Thread: HR 5141 Bill Introduced to Stop Central American Amnesty Program

Congressman Gosar Introduces Bill to Stop Obama's Central American Amnesty Program

Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) recently introduced legislation that will stop President Obama's backdoor amnesty program known as the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee/Parole Program. Gosar's bill, the "Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016" is straightforward: the legislation prohibits the use of any federal funds to "implement, administer, or carry out" the CAM program or "any successor program." (H.R. 5141) In an extensive "findings" section, Gosar points out that CAM recipients receive cash, loans for flights, medical assistance, and most importantly are put on a path to citizenship.


President Obama announced the CAM program in November 2014 and fully implemented it in February 2015, supposedly to stop the surge of unaccompanied alien minors (UAMs) from Central America from crossing the southern border unlawfully. (See FAIR Legislative Update, Nov. 18, 2014; FAIR Legislative Update, Feb. 18, 2015) Under the CAM program, the federal government has offered to grant either refugee or parole status to children and adults from Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador when a "qualifying parent" who is "lawfully present" in the U.S. files an application for refugee status on behalf of their child currently living in one of those countries. (USCIS CAM Guidelines)

The guidelines provide that a "qualifying parent" may be an alien with (1) permanent resident status; (2) temporary protected status; (3) parole (after one year); (4) deferred action (after one year); (5) deferred enforced departure; or (6) withholding of removal. Importantly, these categories cover illegal aliens granted amnesty through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), as well as the President's other backdoor amnesty policies. (FAIR Legislative Update, Feb. 18, 2015) (note that in reality, they are being placed will illegals also)

***This means that the Obama administration unilaterally created a program to allow illegal aliens to use the laws of the United States governing refugees and parole to bring in their relatives living outside the U.S.***

(note - those allowed in will ask for their entire family eventually just as the muslim refugees will - so 10x the figure being imported or taken in at the border plus those 5million under DACA/ DAPA if passed - all this disastrous treason could bring 300 million poor people, many with questionable backgrounds and mentalities- if Democrats win 2016, count on all 20 million here to be amnestied & 10x that figure - all this could total 500million foreigners to take over America - the death of our nation & our quality of life).


Granting refugee or parole status to Central Americans through this program contradicts federal law. (See FAIR's Johnson Memos Anniversary Update, Nov. 20, 2015 at 12-13) Section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) defines a refugee as a person "who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion."

Moreover, legal opinions make it clear that poverty and crime are not sufficient grounds for granting refugee status. Similarly, granting parole en masse to relatives of illegal aliens in the U.S. stretches "humanitarian parole" far beyond its statutory definition in INA Section 212 as allowing the entry of an alien on a temporary, case-by-case basis, and "for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit." (INA § 212(d)(5)(A)) More than 8,000 aliens have already applied for the CAM program, the U.S. has already admitted 197 Central American aliens through the program, and more applications and admissions are expected. (See Gosar Press Release, Apr. 29, 2016)


In a press release announcing the introduction of his bill, Rep. Gosar blasted the Obama administration for bypassing Congress and unilaterally implementing CAM. "Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution gives Congress clear jurisdiction on immigration matters and the creation of the CAM program by executive action clearly infringes on that authority," declared. Rep. Gosar. "Surely, our Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves at the thought of the Obama Administration flying illegal aliens from Central American countries to the United States, allowing them to work and putting them on the path to citizenship."


The bill has 21 original cosponsors: Brian Babin (R-TX); Lou Barletta (R-PA); Diane Black (R-TN); Dave Brat (R-VA); Mo Brooks (R-AL); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN); Jeff Duncan (R-SC); Louie Gohmert (R-TX); Glenn Grothman (R-WI); Tim Huelskamp (R-KS); Walter Jones (R-NC); Steve King (R-IA); Kenny Marchant (R-TX); John Mica (R-FL); and Steve Palazzo (R-MS).

Supports H.R. 5141.

http://www.fairus.org/legislative-up...te-5-10-2016#3