08/18/2011
Federale has a post on the Obama Stealth Amnesty becoming less stealthy and more flagrant every moment–as he predicted:
The Formal Obama Regime Administrative Amnesty
As I predicted, Associated Press has obtained a letter from Janet Reno Napolitano to Demoncrat Senators demanding an administrative amnesty, announcing a formal amnesty for illegal aliens, but apparently only those already in removal proceedings. (h/t Weasel Zippers)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Thursday it will indefinitely delay deporting many illegal immigrants who don’t have criminal records and will offer them a chance to apply for a work permit. The government will focus on sending back convicted criminals and those who might be a national security or public safety threat.
The policy change will mean a case-by-case review of approximately 300,000 illegal immigrants facing possible deportation in federal immigration courts, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.
Advocates for an immigration overhaul contend the administration has failed to live up to its promise to only deport the “worst of the worst,” as President Barack Obama has said.
“From a law enforcement and public safety perspective, DHS enforcement resources must continue to be focused on our highest priorities,” Napolitano wrote a group of senators involved in supporting immigration legislation. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.
“Doing otherwise hinders our public safety mission — clogging immigration court dockets and diverting DHS enforcement resources away from the individuals who pose a threat to public safety.”
In June, the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent a memo to agents outlining when and how they could use discretion in immigration cases. That guidance also covered those potentially subject to a legislative proposal, known as the DREAM Act, intended to give young illegal immigrants who go to college or serve in the military a chance at legal status.
The memo from John Morton also suggested that agents consider how long someone has been in the United State, whether that person’s spouse or children are U.S. citizens and whether or not that person has a criminal record.
A senior administration official said delaying deportation decisions in cases for some noncriminals would allow the quicker deportation of serious criminals. The indefinite stay will not give illegal immigrants a path to legal permanent residency, but will let them apply for a work permit.
“As a matter of law, they are eligible for a work authorization card, basically a tax payer ID card, but that decision is made separately and on a case-by-case basis,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the policy change before it was announced.
Actually, that is incorrect. It is routine to give those in removal proceedings employment authorization, but it is not required. In fact, there is no legal basis to give them employment authorization, but the legacy INS and currently DHS does it regularly.
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