PETER KIRSANOW DETAILS HIS OPPOSITION TO LYNCH AG NOMINATION
PETER KIRSANOW DETAILS HIS OPPOSITION TO LYNCH AG NOMINATION
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by DAN RIEHL
16 Mar 2015Washington, DC131
Civil Rights advocate Peter Kirsanow strongly opposes the nomination of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as Barack Obama’s Attorney General.
Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, detailed his opposition to Lynch in a formal letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on March 14. He writes:
Ms. Lynch’s response to Senator’s Session’s question suggests that she supports the implementation of DAPA enjoined by Judge Hanen. It is respectfully submitted that such support would be contrary to an Attorney General’s obligation to support and defend the Constitution (as opposed to the policy preferences of a president) and faithfully discharge the duties of the office, including enforcing the immigration laws written by Congress.
To countenance a usurpation by the executive branch of the legislative branch’s authority and support millions of people breaking the law should disqualify any nominee from being the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. Such support does profound and self-evident damage to the rule of law.
No less damaging to the rule of law would be Senate confirmation of an Attorney General nominee who has expressed support for unlawful actions. Such confirmation would be tantamount to ratification of the very actions enjoined by the State of Texas court.
Moreover, as stated in my letter of February 3, not only does support for amnesty/work permits for illegal aliens undermine the rule of law, it also causes significant and irreparable harm to American workers, particularly black workers (this harm was not raised by plaintiffs in State of Texas nor was it addressed by the court).1 This harm has been amply demonstrated in hearings before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
The Kirsanow letter is another signal to McConnell to oppose the nomination. He has already taken significant criticism, as reported by Breitbart News, for failing to lead any concerted effort against the nomination.
… despite backing Barack Obama’s executive power grab on amnesty — and her belief that illegal immigrants share the same “right and the obligation to work” in America as citizens, including veterans — Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch is poised to be confirmed thanks to the support of some Senate Republicans.
On Sunday McConnell said that he would hold off on a confirmation vote for Lynch as long as Democrats are delaying a human trafficking bill:
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says the Senate will not take up attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch’s confirmation until it completes work on a human trafficking bill that Democrats are holding up due to objections over abortion language in the legislation.
“We have to finish the human trafficking bill. The Loretta Lynch nomination comes next. And as soon as we finish the human trafficking bill, we will turn to the attorney general,” McConnell said Sunday on “State of the Union.”
McConnell had previously said that the Senate would take up the nomination this week, however complications with what was expected to be a bipartisan human trafficking bill, McConnell explained, have had an impact on timing.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/03/16/peter-kirsanow-details-his-opposed-to-lynch-ag-nomination/
Civil Rights Commissioner: Will AG Nominee Enforce Immigration Law?
(CNSNews.com) - Before voting to confirm Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general, the Senate must ask her for a "definite statement" on whether she supports President Obama's executive amnesty; and whether she will enforce immigration law as written by Congress, says Peter Kirsanow, a Republican member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
In a March 14 letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Kirsanow says Lynch "should not be confirmed" if she fails to explain exactly where she stands on Obama's executive actions and how she will enforce the law as it is written.
Kirsanow previously expressed concern that Lynch, during her confirmation hearing, stated that "everyone in this country, regardless of how they came here," shares the same "right and obligation to work."
"This statement is contrary to U.S. immigration laws," Kirsanow wrote in his letter to McConnell. "Illegal aliens are prohibited from working in this country. Yet the nominee for the office ultimately charged with enforcing those laws asserts otherwise."
Kirsanow also cited the negative impact of illegal immigration on black employment, both in job opportunities and in wages, particularly for black males who are more likely than other groups to hold low-skilled jobs.
"The obvious question is whether there are sufficient jobs in the low-skilled labor market for both African-Americans and illegal immigrants. The answer is no," he said.
Kirsanow pointed to research indicating that lower wages and fewer jobs correlate with an increase in the black incarceration rate.
And, he added, "Both lower wages and incarceration likely contribute to one of the most serious problems facing the African-American community today: the dearth of intact nuclear families."
Kirsanow also warned that granting amnesty to illegal immigrants will encourage more people to come to the United States illegally.
"The 1986 amnesty did not solve the illegal immigration problem. To the contrary, that amnesty established the precedent that if you come to America illegally, eventually you will obtain legal status. Even a rumor of amnesty will increase illegal immigration, as demonstrated by the cross-border surge in the summer of 2014."
Kirsanow, appointed by President George W. Bush, made it clear that he was writing to McConnell as one of eight commissioners, and "not on behalf of the Commissions as a whole." (Indeed, a notice at the top of the Commission's website says, "Any other documents or correspondence not listed on this website should not be considered as an official viewpoint of the Commission.")
Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen, at the request of 26 states, temporarily blocked President Obama's unilateral decision to let millions more illegal immigrants live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
When Judge Hanen later refused the Justice Department's request to suspend his injunction, the Justice Department turned to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is likely to rule in the "near future," Kirsanow said.
He noted that Lynch has indicated she supports the very actions blocked by the Texas judge: "It is respectfully submitted that such support would be contrary to an Attorney General’s obligation to support and defend the Constitution (as opposed to the policy preferences of a president) and faithfully discharge the duties of the office, including enforcing the immigration laws written by Congress.
"To countenance a usurpation by the executive branch of the legislative branch’s authority and support millions of people breaking the law should disqualify any nominee from being the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. Such support does profound and self-evident damage to the rule of law."
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/...mmigration-law
