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Obama, Blaming Congress, Says He'll Go It Alone on Immigration
At what point do you swallow your pride and say you are embarrassed, Some of you never!? (What a Dbag give us a plan. I guess securing our borders would be to much to ask)
President Barack Obama said Monday that he is moving ahead with executive actions to address immigration after a sweeping comprehensive reform bill languished in the House for more than a year.
"I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue and Congress chooses to do nothing," he said. "And in this situation, the failure of House Republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, it’s bad for our economy, and it’s bad for our future."
Obama said that he is sending additional resources to the border to stem a growing tide of undocumented immigrants into the county and that he has directed his team to recommend further executive actions to slow deportations by the end of the summer.
The move was prompted after House Speaker John Boehner formally told the president last week that the House will not move on immigration legislation, a White House official said.
The president has been under intense pressure from immigration advocates to bypass Congress and address the high rate of deportations of undocumented immigrants. Last year, the Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill that would have offered a path to citizenship for many who are in the country illegally, but the GOP-led House refused to vote on the measure, saying that Obama could not be trusted to enforce the legislation’s border security rules.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/obama-blaming-congress-says-hell-go-it-alone-immigration-n144656
Look at it as getting more bang for the buck. $$$ go a lot further in a Third World country and something productive might get done for that price. In this country the money would just pay for a study telling us that part of the violence in our cities can be traced back to Central American gangs. Plus -- more effective to go after the problem at the source [Central America out of control because of lawlessness] than try to catch refugees at this end. Sort of like removing the firing pin instead of trying to catch the bullet on the way out of the barrel.
Vance:
You should run for governor of Texas. I hear the current RNC presumptive is being pulled down by his boss' baggage.
Vance:
You should run for governor of Texas. I hear the current RNC presumptive is being pulled down by his boss' baggage.
Obama's plan is once again a bunch of garbage. Let's give money to out countries that we don't have instead of doing simple things here like BUILDING A FENCE.
"—The U.S. Agency for International Development will launch a $40 million program to help improve citizen security in Guatemala. USAID will also start a $25 million crime and violence prevention program in El Salvador.
—More than $18 million will be used to support community policing and law enforcement efforts to combat gangs in Honduras under the Central American Regional Security Initiative, or CARSI. The U.S. government will also provide $161.5 million for CARSI programs focused on security and government challenges in the region."
Maybe I’m just a simpleton that can’t grasp the overall picture.
I see almost every major inner city in the U.S. (especially Obama’s home town Chicago) out of control and I am supposed to believe we can show South America what they are doing wrong? What will be the sales pitch? Don’t do as I do but do as I say?
I can’t wait to see the details (not holding my breath) of how the Millions of Tax Payers dollars will be overseen that is sent to corrupt Governments.
If it is like the Bail Out/Stimulus fiasco I’m sure we will just send them unsupervised Millions and proclaim failure to be a success, “Crime hasn’t declined in South America but it would have been a lot worse if we didn’t send Millions of Tax Payers Money there.
—More than $18 million will be used to support community policing and law enforcement efforts to combat gangs in Honduras under the Central American Regional Security Initiative, or CARSI. The U.S. government will also provide $161.5 million for CARSI programs focused on security and government challenges in the region."
Maybe I’m just a simpleton that can’t grasp the overall picture.
I see almost every major inner city in the U.S. (especially Obama’s home town Chicago) out of control and I am supposed to believe we can show South America what they are doing wrong? What will be the sales pitch? Don’t do as I do but do as I say?
I can’t wait to see the details (not holding my breath) of how the Millions of Tax Payers dollars will be overseen that is sent to corrupt Governments.
If it is like the Bail Out/Stimulus fiasco I’m sure we will just send them unsupervised Millions and proclaim failure to be a success, “Crime hasn’t declined in South America but it would have been a lot worse if we didn’t send Millions of Tax Payers Money there.
Maybe just maybe we SECURE THE BOARDER. Stop people from coming here.
This is why I posted the last half of the article first. The most important and effective steps are already being taken 1,000s of miles away from here in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
"Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Central American leaders this week, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, following up on a trip that Biden made, will go to Central America next week. Obama himself has spoken with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto about the situation."
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"—The U.S. Agency for International Development will launch a $40 million program to help improve citizen security in Guatemala. USAID will also start a $25 million crime and violence prevention program in El Salvador.
—More than $18 million will be used to support community policing and law enforcement efforts to combat gangs in Honduras under the Central American Regional Security Initiative, or CARSI. The U.S. government will also provide $161.5 million for CARSI programs focused on security and government challenges in the region."
You either make this country less desirable or help make their countries more liveable. Since we've been spectacularly unsuccessful in getting contractors, meat processing plants, etc. to stop hiring the undocumented at slave wages that leaves sticking our nose into the affairs of other countries - again. This is unfortunate, but it is what it is.
"Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Central American leaders this week, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, following up on a trip that Biden made, will go to Central America next week. Obama himself has spoken with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto about the situation."
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"—The U.S. Agency for International Development will launch a $40 million program to help improve citizen security in Guatemala. USAID will also start a $25 million crime and violence prevention program in El Salvador.
—More than $18 million will be used to support community policing and law enforcement efforts to combat gangs in Honduras under the Central American Regional Security Initiative, or CARSI. The U.S. government will also provide $161.5 million for CARSI programs focused on security and government challenges in the region."
You either make this country less desirable or help make their countries more liveable. Since we've been spectacularly unsuccessful in getting contractors, meat processing plants, etc. to stop hiring the undocumented at slave wages that leaves sticking our nose into the affairs of other countries - again. This is unfortunate, but it is what it is.
I read through almost all of it but stopped reading when I read “Details of the White House plan aren't expected for several weeks.”
In other words, there is no plan other than the typical "Obama Plan", a plan with no details.
In other words, there is no plan other than the typical "Obama Plan", a plan with no details.
I'm not ignoring you, for the last 3 days combined, I'm running on about 10 hours of sleep and maybe should not have posted at all.
"....."While I will continue to push House Republicans to drop the excuses and act - and I hope their constituents will too - America cannot wait forever for them to act."
Accordingly, he said he is ordering the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department to "move available and appropriate resources from our interior to the border." He also said he would ask them to identify additional "aggressive steps" the administration can take without congressional approval.
The administration is also aiming to use requested funds from Congress to prosecute criminal networks and launch a public information campaign in Central America making clear that adults and children face deportation when they arrive. Obama promised to send Congress a detailed request when lawmakers return from Fourth of July recess on July 7.
At the same time, the president is requesting that lawmakers give the Homeland Security Department the authority to more quickly deport unaccompanied Central American children, making the process similar to how the United States treats Mexican individuals.
The administration is also requesting tougher penalties for smugglers who bring "vulnerable migrants," such as children, into the country illegally.
The White House has argued that extreme poverty and violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have driven young people north, where some hope to find relatives living in the United States. Meanwhile, Republicans have countered that weak border enforcement is the root cause of the wave of illegal immigration.
Reaching out to neighbors
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Central American leaders this week, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, following up on a trip that Biden made, will go to Central America next week. Obama himself has spoken with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto about the situation.
In the end, however, Obama acknowledged that any lasting solution to the immigration problem will require the participation of Congress. "Maybe it will be after the midterms," he said, referring to this fall's elections. "Maybe it will be next year. Whenever it is, they will find me a willing partner."
Rest of Article
http://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Obama-vows-to-act-on-his-own-on-immigration-5591442.php
"In a direct challenge to House Republicans on the issue of immigration, a visibly frustrated President Obama vowed Monday to act on his own to stem the tide of people crossing the southern border illegally, "fix" failures in the immigration system and speed the return of thousands of smuggled children from Central America.
Obama's announcement, which met immediate resistance from Republicans, came just days after Speaker John Boehner told him that the House will not vote on a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year.
Congressional Republicans and the White House blamed each other for the failure to act on one of Obama's top legislative priorities, as well as for the continuing influx of Central American children inundating border facilities in recent months.
Calling it an "urgent humanitarian situation," Obama wrote to congressional leaders earlier Monday asking them to work with the administration to deploy additional enforcement resources to the border, including more immigration judges, attorneys and asylum officers - at a cost estimated by White House officials to be more than $2 billion. The executive action would transfer enforcement resources to the border from the interior, a move that could have the effect of speeding deportations.
House Republicans dig in
Details of the White House plan aren't expected for several weeks. But the announcement reignited a sharp clash between the White House and congressional Republicans over the limits of Obama's presidential powers.
The president struck a decidedly combative tone in a televised announcement in the Rose Garden, where he castigated House Republicans for failing to take up a bipartisan immigration measure the Senate passed a year ago by a comfortable 68-32 margin.
"I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing," Obama said.
Obama praised the 14 Republicans who support the Senate bill, which would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers who pay fines and meet other legal requirements. It would also beef up border security.
Obama suggested there remains enough bipartisan support in the House to pass a comprehensive immigration bill, if only Boehner and the rest of the House GOP leadership would allow it to come to a vote. Many Republicans, however, still dismiss the Senate legislation as "amnesty" for illegal border crossers and are skeptical of how Obama would implement such a law.
"The American people and their elected officials don't trust him to enforce the laws as written," Boehner said in a statement. "It is sad and disappointing that - faced with this challenge - President Obama won't work with us, but is instead intent on going it alone with executive orders that can't and won't fix these problems."
Obama maintained that he still believes Boehner "wants to pass an immigration bill" but has been held back by conservative hardliners challenging the House GOP leadership. "It's just politics," Obama said, "plain and simple."
The president's Republican critics also have sharpened their attacks in recent weeks over the wave of unaccompanied children from Central America.
Children crossing border
Since October, more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border into the United States. Nearly two-thirds of those children pass through the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, one of the top Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee, called the president's new plan "amnesty by executive action."
Obama, speaking alongside Vice President Joe Biden, called the current border crisis and the GOP attacks on his executive authority "their newest excuse to do nothing.".............."
Accordingly, he said he is ordering the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department to "move available and appropriate resources from our interior to the border." He also said he would ask them to identify additional "aggressive steps" the administration can take without congressional approval.
The administration is also aiming to use requested funds from Congress to prosecute criminal networks and launch a public information campaign in Central America making clear that adults and children face deportation when they arrive. Obama promised to send Congress a detailed request when lawmakers return from Fourth of July recess on July 7.
At the same time, the president is requesting that lawmakers give the Homeland Security Department the authority to more quickly deport unaccompanied Central American children, making the process similar to how the United States treats Mexican individuals.
The administration is also requesting tougher penalties for smugglers who bring "vulnerable migrants," such as children, into the country illegally.
The White House has argued that extreme poverty and violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have driven young people north, where some hope to find relatives living in the United States. Meanwhile, Republicans have countered that weak border enforcement is the root cause of the wave of illegal immigration.
Reaching out to neighbors
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Central American leaders this week, and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, following up on a trip that Biden made, will go to Central America next week. Obama himself has spoken with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto about the situation.
In the end, however, Obama acknowledged that any lasting solution to the immigration problem will require the participation of Congress. "Maybe it will be after the midterms," he said, referring to this fall's elections. "Maybe it will be next year. Whenever it is, they will find me a willing partner."
Rest of Article
http://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Obama-vows-to-act-on-his-own-on-immigration-5591442.php
"In a direct challenge to House Republicans on the issue of immigration, a visibly frustrated President Obama vowed Monday to act on his own to stem the tide of people crossing the southern border illegally, "fix" failures in the immigration system and speed the return of thousands of smuggled children from Central America.
Obama's announcement, which met immediate resistance from Republicans, came just days after Speaker John Boehner told him that the House will not vote on a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year.
Congressional Republicans and the White House blamed each other for the failure to act on one of Obama's top legislative priorities, as well as for the continuing influx of Central American children inundating border facilities in recent months.
Calling it an "urgent humanitarian situation," Obama wrote to congressional leaders earlier Monday asking them to work with the administration to deploy additional enforcement resources to the border, including more immigration judges, attorneys and asylum officers - at a cost estimated by White House officials to be more than $2 billion. The executive action would transfer enforcement resources to the border from the interior, a move that could have the effect of speeding deportations.
House Republicans dig in
Details of the White House plan aren't expected for several weeks. But the announcement reignited a sharp clash between the White House and congressional Republicans over the limits of Obama's presidential powers.
The president struck a decidedly combative tone in a televised announcement in the Rose Garden, where he castigated House Republicans for failing to take up a bipartisan immigration measure the Senate passed a year ago by a comfortable 68-32 margin.
"I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing," Obama said.
Obama praised the 14 Republicans who support the Senate bill, which would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers who pay fines and meet other legal requirements. It would also beef up border security.
Obama suggested there remains enough bipartisan support in the House to pass a comprehensive immigration bill, if only Boehner and the rest of the House GOP leadership would allow it to come to a vote. Many Republicans, however, still dismiss the Senate legislation as "amnesty" for illegal border crossers and are skeptical of how Obama would implement such a law.
"The American people and their elected officials don't trust him to enforce the laws as written," Boehner said in a statement. "It is sad and disappointing that - faced with this challenge - President Obama won't work with us, but is instead intent on going it alone with executive orders that can't and won't fix these problems."
Obama maintained that he still believes Boehner "wants to pass an immigration bill" but has been held back by conservative hardliners challenging the House GOP leadership. "It's just politics," Obama said, "plain and simple."
The president's Republican critics also have sharpened their attacks in recent weeks over the wave of unaccompanied children from Central America.
Children crossing border
Since October, more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border into the United States. Nearly two-thirds of those children pass through the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, one of the top Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee, called the president's new plan "amnesty by executive action."
Obama, speaking alongside Vice President Joe Biden, called the current border crisis and the GOP attacks on his executive authority "their newest excuse to do nothing.".............."
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Administration-to-open-family-detention-at-border-5567250.php
"...... More than 174,000 people, mostly from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, have been arrested in Texas' Rio Grande Valley this year......House Speaker John Boehner urged President Barack Obama to send National Guard troops to the southern border to help deal with the surge of children and other immigrants........President George W. Bush deployed thousands of troops to the border during his second term to augment the Border Patrol as it bolstered its ranks. Since then, the agency has nearly doubled to more than 20,000 agents......[Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro]Mayorkas said the administration only recently received Boehner's letter and will review it to understand how lawmakers envision the role of the National Guard......
The administration planned a series of other steps it hopes will help curb the flow of illegal immigration from Central America:
—The U.S. Agency for International Development will launch a $40 million program to help improve citizen security in Guatemala. USAID will also start a $25 million crime and violence prevention program in El Salvador.
—More than $18 million will be used to support community policing and law enforcement efforts to combat gangs in Honduras under the Central American Regional Security Initiative, or CARSI. The U.S. government will also provide $161.5 million for CARSI programs focused on security and government challenges in the region."
"...... More than 174,000 people, mostly from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, have been arrested in Texas' Rio Grande Valley this year......House Speaker John Boehner urged President Barack Obama to send National Guard troops to the southern border to help deal with the surge of children and other immigrants........President George W. Bush deployed thousands of troops to the border during his second term to augment the Border Patrol as it bolstered its ranks. Since then, the agency has nearly doubled to more than 20,000 agents......[Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro]Mayorkas said the administration only recently received Boehner's letter and will review it to understand how lawmakers envision the role of the National Guard......
The administration planned a series of other steps it hopes will help curb the flow of illegal immigration from Central America:
—The U.S. Agency for International Development will launch a $40 million program to help improve citizen security in Guatemala. USAID will also start a $25 million crime and violence prevention program in El Salvador.
—More than $18 million will be used to support community policing and law enforcement efforts to combat gangs in Honduras under the Central American Regional Security Initiative, or CARSI. The U.S. government will also provide $161.5 million for CARSI programs focused on security and government challenges in the region."
All I want to see is a Laid Out Plan from Your The President. I don’t think I’m asking for too much.
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