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ICE Union Boss Blasts Obama Admin. for Making U.S. Immigration Law ‘Essentially’ Unenforceable
Credit: AP
President Barack Obama and his administration appear to care about satisfying “special interest groups” within the Democratic base more than protecting the lives of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, the ICE union boss told lawmakers Tuesday.
“Internally, the agency, in my opinion is falling apart. Morale is at an all-time low, according to recent federal surveys. The agency refuses to train our officers on these new policies, resulting in mass confusion and frustration… nobody really knows what’s going on,” Chris Crane, president the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, told the House Judiciary Committee.
He went on: “As our officers are investigated by ICE for enforcing U.S. immigration law as they see other officers threatened with suspensions for lawful arrests, increasingly officers feel they have become the enemy of this administration.”
Watch a portion of Crane’s testimony below:
Crane said ICE agents have been “essentially prohibited” from enforcing U.S. immigration law. He said agents are unable to arrest illegal aliens who are in the country illegally or immigrants who have overstayed their visas. “It’s basically not illegal anymore, generally speaking, not unless the alien has been convicted of a criminal offense.”
He said ICE agents are being forced to accept any illegal alien’s claim as to whether he or she graduated or is attending high school or college, thus qualifying them for Obama’s “deferred action for childhood arrivals” (DACA) privileges. Agents are “powerless” in requiring illegal aliens to prove they actually qualify.
“Death or serious injury to ICE officers and agents appears more acceptable to ICE, DHS, and Administration leadership, than the public complaints that would be lodged by special interest groups representing illegal aliens,” Crane said, according to a report by the Washington Examiner.
Several ICE agents have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over policies that prevent immigration officials from enforcing federal immigration law.
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capecoralM
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:36pmYesterday by law the president had a duty to preform his responsibility under the law and he declined. USC 31 at 1105 a) On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year….What now?
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danrighty
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:20amPlease bring up this question.
The oboma administration can do what ever they want with NO consequences. He has become a dictator stepping all over the constitution.
Who is going to stop him? The house can vote for impeachment. Then it goes over to the senate. With the socialist reid in charge a vote would never ever come up against oboma. What democrap would vote for impeachment even if it does come up for a vote.
So in effect we have a lawless regime that can do what ever they want. He doesn’t need congress anymore to destroy the USA.
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Obama Been Lauding
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:36amI just want to know when those crossing the borders “Illegally”, were ok’d to use our public school system? This costs “We The People” taxpayer money. Why are “WE” having to pay for these “Illegals” to go to school?
This is insane!!!!
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Fubared
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 8:21amBudget? Who cares about a budget when mean old assault rifles are running around. Be sure to submit your tax returns early before they run out of newly printed cat box paper.
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:27pmObama is flooding us with illegal aliens and foreigners. He is ruining our money. He is ruining our economy. He is ruining the military. He is dividing the nation. He is a traitor. How much more does he need to do to be impeached?? How much will we put up with and how much will the congress allow? They apparently don’t care about the country either. What are we to do but to plan a revolution somehow…., or leave.
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slugo
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:24amI agree with you 100% when will the PEOPLE wake up and say enough is enough
and so much for obama supporting you UNION boys and girls……..wake up he uses all of you
God help this great country
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radinsocal
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 4:08amUnfortunately, he is protected by Reid in the Senate. Yes they are killing our nation, and the Repubs are going along, what a disgrace!
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gperky
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 9:51amThe problem is that our fellow republicans and conservatives stayed home on election day and let Obama’s minions take control of America. It is our own lazy fault that this man is still in office. Shame on us as American’s for allowing this to happen.
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Ben__Franklin
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 10:34amWE are not illegal immigrants or illegal aliens. WE are “Democrat Voters” here to get our fair share. Now Gimme….Gimme…..Gimme…. YOU OWE us for your illegal occupation of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California. Forget we came from Spain and conquered Mexico by killing off its native peoples for our gain. That was the past – WE have moved on and you should too. Now Gimme…..Gimme….Gimme or I am telling Obama and Holder on you!!
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Questionman
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:20pmspoken like a true racist hick He has done racist acts but he has not hit the bar for being racist. Most people have perform racist act, but Obama’s act are far more reaching.
He’s not gay.
He wish he was a dictator.
He has not been caught doing anything significant illegal, but I’m sure has broken the law.
He’s not a commie, marxist or socialist.
He has not been found to have committed a crime signifcant enough to be impeached.
I was right, you racists NEVER learn. that’s why America didn’t vote for the racist right in 2012, and they will NEVER ever vote for the racist right EVER again!
Is Barack Obama a traitor to America? No. A traitor by definition would be to commit treasonous acts and as much as some people don’t like him, no one is pursuing any action to legal categorize him as such.
Can Barack Obama be impeached? No because there are no grounds for it.
Is Barack Obama destroying America? No and here’s the most important thing to remember. The president may be the most powerful person in the free world but the Speaker of the House decides when and what gets voted upon day to day. That power sets the course on the countries direction and the votes set it in stone. The President signs into law or vetos which sends it back down.
You people are racist, bigoted losers!
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Questionman
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:24pmspoken like a true racist Obama is…
He’s not gay.
He wish he was a dictator.
He has not been caught doing anything significant illegal.
He’s not a commie, marxist or socialist.
He has not been found to have committed a crime signifcant enough to be impeached.
you racist are wrong to call Obama a liar!
I was right, you racists NEVER learn. that’s why America didn’t vote for the racist right in 2012, and they will NEVER ever vote for the racist right EVER again!
Is Barack Obama a criminal? No. The only policies he can make are
executive orders which can be overturned either by the Supreme Court or
Congress. All other legislation is created and voted upon by the House
and Senate.
Is Barack Obama a traitor to America? No. A traitor by definition would be to commit treasonous acts and as much as some people don’t like him, no one is pursuing any action to legal categorize him as such.
Can Barack Obama be impeached? No because there are no grounds for it.
Is Barack Obama destroying America? No and here’s the most important thing to remember. The president may be the most powerful person in the free world but the Speaker of the House decides when and what gets voted upon day to day. That power sets the course on the countries direction and the votes set it in stone. The President signs into law or vetos which sends it back down.
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KevINtampa
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:48pm@QUESTIONMAN
You are wrong about how laws are enacted, or at least missing something very vital to that conversation you started.
Regulations become laws after 90 days. So if the EPA sets a new regulation, which can come many ways but one is by an order of the executive branch (President or his cabinet), 90 days later it becomes law. Congress is not needed at any point to pass these laws, that’s why last year over 90,000 brand new federal laws were put on the books.
You could really use a civics lesson, obviously high school social studies failed you miserably or you weren’t paying very close attention.
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Kathleen3
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:09pmChris Crane was one of the more impressive presenters today. Anyone who listened to the information put forth by Crane could easily conclude how our government has betrayed its citizens and those entrusted to protect us while simultaneously elevating illegal aliens to preferred status. This is nothing less than treason.
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RDavis49
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:52pmGuess what? You guys are the enemy of this administration because you want to do your job, honor your oath to the America public, capture and deport all those democrat votes back across the border…. So, of course they don’t like you guys.
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BODYBAG
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:02pm“Internally, the agency, in my opinion is falling apart. Morale is at an all-time low”
He went on: “As our officers are investigated by ICE for enforcing U.S. immigration law as they see other officers threatened with suspensions for lawful arrests, increasingly officers feel they have become the enemy of this administration.”
Chaos, Division, Class-warfare, Strife, Hate, Intimidation, Corruption, Theft
These are the CALLING CARD of a MARXIST.
Its not just ICE experiencing this —– you could substitute the word “country” for “agency” above.
You wonder how these people won this election? This is how. Its their specialty.
And this country will NOT be regained at the voting box.
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Wolf
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:19pm“…“As our officers are investigated by ICE for enforcing U.S. immigration law as they see other officers threatened with suspensions for lawful arrests, increasingly officers feel they have become the enemy of this administration.”…”
Welcome to the party, Pal- you expected better of this coon and his administration? Oh? Like what?
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red_white_blue2
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:49pmDefend and Protect the Constitution of the United States–Barry couldn’t do this if he fell over it because Daddy two timing socialist polygamist A**H*** in Africa told him not to from his grave.
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denkat56
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:39pmIts like fishing, it’s called catch and release. No support from the feds, and Obama let’s them come over and tells them how and where to fill out the paperwork for food stamps, and state support. To bad he can’t give them jobs, so as to pay their fair share of the taxes, and social security, Medicare etc. All part of the plan to control the so called sheep.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:37pmAs with our armed forces, the administration is deliberately undermining the ICE ability to do their job. When ICE finally falls apart, Homeland Security will use the TSA or another similar agency created for that purpose, to ‘close the border.’
Of course when they close it, they will do their job of keeping American citizens from fleeing to other countries when the hammer falls hard in Obama’s hands.
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SUNTZU
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:07pmYou hit that one square on the head
my friend
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Wolf
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:25pm“…Death or serious injury to ICE officers and agents appears more acceptable to ICE, DHS, and Administration leadership, …”
Maybe they should have thought about walking guns across the border a little harder than they did when ATF started the program.
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Tretka
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:14amSnow Leopoard,
Absolutely. They have no use for America as planned by the constitution. This is maddening to watch.
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DefyTYRANNY
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:18pmThis guy will be vilified and replaced in a matter of days.
I commend him for speaking the truth.
Too bad the “truth” to the masses is mostly accepted as what the propaganda pushers say it is.
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RabidPatriot
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:41pmThe problems associated with telling the truth in governments are many. He will never be promoted again. His name will be dragged through the mud and he can never make a mistake in his job again. Even the slightest mistake, even those that normally would not even trigger an investigation, will now be used to try and terminate him. He will be harassed until the day he leaves.
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DeOppressoLiber
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:21pmI hear ICE has been told by the WH to let ammunition shipments to sit at the ports and not clear them through customs. Anyones have anything on this?
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asybot12
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:11amyou are right he will have an “unfortunate” caused by a ” drunken ” driver accident shortly.
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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:13pmMark Levin suggests reforming the Mexican government? George Soros enjoys thinking about the days he helped looted Jewish homes after they were sent to the ovens in WWII, as the happiest times of his life, the UN wants small arm treaties, US government databases with employee information are hacked, twitter is hacked, so for the next 20 years, foreign governments are going to have the help of Facebook, and Google Maps to convince you that having open borders is a good idea?
Did I mention the US government tells us there are 9 Chinese men for every woman, and they are touring South American socialist countries to cement permanent relationships? Nothing to worry about with illegal immigration? What are you going to do, disarm border ranchers, so they can foreclose and then the US Government just post a sign, stay out of the area, known illegal route for smugglers?
Never mind there are several military bases within minutes of those areas? You deserve a round of applause?
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gauge
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:13pmIMPEACH Obama for high treason!
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DefyTYRANNY
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:01pmImpeachment is a joke.
Much like our supposed system of checks and balances.
Cast down “Democracy” and restore the Republic.
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BODYBAG
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:11pm@GAUGE
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:13pm
IMPEACH Obama for high treason!
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Its a nice idea but no way it will ever happen.
There is only one way he’ll ever be removed.
419
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asybot12
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 12:13amImpeachment HaHa BraHaHa look what happened to cigar willy
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Wolf
Posted on February 6, 2013 at 9:18amProbably the fastest way to start a race war iin this country would be to impeach this POS P(retend)OTUS. And everyone in D.C. has been told so by the Usurper.
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woodyee
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:07pmSurprised?
Some of you may have already forgotten the folks that got Obammy elected – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBcAIPKLAx4
It’s like calling a known thieving child molester to house-sit with your children while you go out on a date with a crak-hoe for the next four years, see what I’m sayin’?
Ya feel me?
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DADDYWOREAWHITEHAT
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:55pm@woodyee
I feel your pain. Yeah people make bad choices. None worse than the presidential races of 08 & 12. My grandfathers democrat party has been hijacked but too many people get the public school brainwashing and the union pressure & they sell their souls telling themselves they have the high road. Like Aniken Skywalker they think they must do what they have been convinced is right, even when they DO NOT have the high road.
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Michael
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:04pmA good example of a person appointed to a leadership position and cannot lead. It is just going to get worse.
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CathyvanDyke
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:26pm“Internally, the agency, in my opinion is falling apart. Morale is at an all-time low, according to recent federal surveys. The agency refuses to train our officers on these new policies, resulting in mass confusion and frustration… nobody really knows what’s going on,” Chris Crane, president the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, told the House Judiciary Committee.
+++++++
Marc Rubio had it right in 2009 and … then he flip-flopped in 2013.
Marco Rubio – March 2009
“I am strongly against amnesty. The most important thing we need to do is enforce our existing laws. We have existing immigration laws that are not being adequately enforced. Nothing will make it harder to enforce the existing laws, if you reward people who broke them. It demoralizes people who are going through the legal process, its a very clear signal of why go through the legal process, if you can accomplish the same thing if you go through the illegal process. And number two, if demoralizes the people enforcing the laws. I am not, and I will never support any effort to grant blanket legalization/amnesty to folks who have entered, stayed in this country illegally.”
http://shark-tank.net/2013/01/28/marco-rubio-the-immigration-reform-savior-or-fraud/
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CathyvanDyke
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:28pmMarco Rubio – January 16, 2013
Sen. Marco Rubio’s immigration plan earned a measure of praise from the White House. And why not? It looks a lot like a White House plan from 2011.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/16/3185077/rubio-obama-immigration-plan-senators.html#storylink=cpy
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woodyee
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:03pmThanks for that, Cathy. I just sent that two-faced hypocrite an email.
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rickroland
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:57pmCongress needs to put its separate but equal branch foot up this Administration’s back-side and tell them to A) enforce the laws on the books and B) to stop trying to STOP enforcement of existing law by Executive Order(s) or C) there will be Supreme Court OR impeachment heck to pay!
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:51pmSeptember 2012, 75,000 ICE agents signed a petition. October 2012, Ten ICE agents sued – A judge just ruled that they have standing to overturn the “Morton Memo” (Dream Act).
http://www.maggiesnotebook.com/2013/01/sessions-calls-for-ice-director-john-morton-to-resign-judge-rules-ice-agents-have-standing-to-sue-obama-on-dream/
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DarkJello
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:49pmWinning elections is all that matters to the intelligentsia.
They care a bunch. They know even more. They are tops.
Owebama wins and America fails.
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m14guy
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:48pmThe only Agency that is effectively protecting our border is Texas DPS.
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Winedude
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:01pmThat may be somewhat of an illusion…Texas DPS is absolutely as corrupt as any other law enforcement agency….
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woodyee
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:47pmI’m certain the little Leftist/Libs LOVE this!
They’ll continue to slam immigration policy – heck – ANYTHING pro-American so long as it buys them a little attention from their little circle of like-minded ignoramuses…until they or their rice-propelled yard rats have to compete with these new ‘border-brothers’ of theirs for the ever-scarcer crumbs that Obammy and his ascendents will give them, just like some unions are already chimp-screaming about. THEN they’ll start wising up and start siding with…
…naw, we’ll be too few by then.
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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:45pmYou mean you haven’t figured out that this administration will throw anyone under the bus once there usefullness is over. What this administration and Republican’s have done is let millions of illegals break the law and done nothing. And by doing so.. they will flow into America like a out of control river! I am sick of Washington period!
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spfoam1
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:44pmThe democrats are turning criminals into voters….period. Traitors are many, and treason is rampant in our government. If this administration continues unchecked we are finished as a superpower.
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SendTheMeteors
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:51pmActually President Obama has deported more illegal immigrants than any other President.
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:59pmNow no one wants the label criminal even a criminal.
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:00pm@ SendTheMeteors
Obama only deports his competition.
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katzkiner
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:24pmWe have between 11and 20 million illegals in this country. The combined cost to state and Federal coffers is $330 billion. The Feds spend $ 110 billion on them alone. The DHS says there are 240,000 illegal known sex offenders. They also say illegals kill 4000+ Americans every year. Illegals wedge poor Americans out of the job market. We have 24 million unemployed in this country. 20% of Mexicos’ population is up here with us. We owe them nothing but a one way trip home, if they are nice. Obama advertises the food stamp program in Mexico, I guess he thinks no Americans are hungry. He is no better than Bush.
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Zipit
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:02pmOh paleeeeeeez! Julia/Meteors! You gotta come up with something better than that!
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brother_ed
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:58pmWho should we believe…
SENDINTHEMETEORS who said this: ”
Actually President Obama has deported more illegal immigrants than any other President.
or…
Chris Crane who told the House Judiciary Committee this: “Crane said ICE agents have been “essentially prohibited” from enforcing U.S. immigration law. He said agents are unable to arrest illegal aliens who are in the country illegally or immigrants who have overstayed their visas. “It’s basically not illegal anymore, generally speaking, not unless the alien has been convicted of a criminal offense.”?
I vote Chris Cane.
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mrunner
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:39pmBravo! I am glad this guy had the stones to call a spade a spade! We alll know that Rat Bastard Obama hates America, so he wants to make it Mexico
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banjarmon
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:38pmWas anybody in that room listening?? The deaf ears of government at its best!!
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Tri-ox
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:35pmWell, of course obama has made immigration laws unenforceable – he said he was going to – this has been the goal all along. And once obama gets the Rubio/McCain/Graham amnesty bill passed and give Janet Napolitano unilateral power to grant amnesty at will, we will no longer need immigration laws. The ‘OPEN BORDERS’ that liberals and progressives have been dreaming about for decades will be a reality.
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tonypro
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:33pmThis just shows another avenue being used to destroy our country. (and increase the liberal voting block)
It’s not a matter of if, but when the system collapses, this country will never be able to return to it’s former glory by the time these criminals in this regime are done.
It is intentional.
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Welcome Black Carter
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:00pmBe afraid, be very afraid when they begin to arm TSA agents…
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1FreeVoice
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:33pmCalling it as he sees it. It takes guts to stand up and say something’s wrong. He’s speaking truth to power indeed…
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revelation2012
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 9:33pmthe SPIRIT of TRUTH is ALIVE and WELL ,,, THERE IS NO PLACE for ‘them’ to HIDE!
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:37pmAbsolutely.
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