Thread: Chertoff: Failure of immigration reform led to extreme measu

Chertoff: Failure of immigration reform led to extreme measures

By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer | April 7, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. --A failure to enact comprehensive federal immigration reform has led to extreme measures at the local level around the country on both sides of the contentious issue, the nation's homeland security secretary said Monday.

Michael Chertoff, who spoke at Yale Law School, was asked about New Haven becoming the first city in the nation last year to issue identification cards to illegal immigrants.

"New Haven is probably at one extreme of the approach to the issue of illegal immigration," Chertoff said.

He said the other extremes were some parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia that have tried to make it illegal to rent to illegal immigrants.

Chertoff said warnings last year that a failure to deal with the issue nationally would lead to a patchwork of local laws have proven accurate.

"I think in the end until we deal with the whole problem comprehensively you're going to see fitful and perhaps in some cases inappropriate ways to deal with the issue on both ends of the spectrum," Chertoff said. "I would like to see us get to the point where we can have a comprehensive solution to the whole problem."

Chertoff also said deporting millions of illegal immigrants was not realistic.

In a wide-ranging talk, Chertoff said progress has been made against the al-Qaida terrorist organization, in part because atrocities by the group has turned many in the Middle East against it. He said the progress shows the threat is not insurmountable and predicted a time when al-Qaida will be rejected by the vast majority it seeks to win over.

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"I think in the end until we deal with the whole problem comprehensively you're going to see fitful and perhaps in some cases inappropriate ways to deal with the issue on both ends of the spectrum," Chertoff said. "I would like to see us get to the point where we can have a comprehensive solution to the whole problem."

Chertoff also said deporting millions of illegal immigrants was not realistic.

Comprehensive solution=attrition thru enforcement. No deportation, no extreme measures. Just the law, just the law.

He said the other extremes were some parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia that have tried to make it illegal to rent to illegal immigrants.

Huh.........since when is making it illegal to knowingly rent housing to illegal aliens extreme? Doing so "knowingly" would be aiding and abetting illegals, which is against the law. What's the damn difference in giving an illegal a job or renting him an apartment? Like I said, it's all aiding and abetting illegal immigrants.

hey you bald headed jacka$$............

the american people have spoken, twice last summer.
have you not learned yet to shut the hell up and just do your damn job.
enforce the damn laws, moron

can someone tell me why this man still has a job. He is grossly incompetant, but yet he still works at the pleasure of the President

Oh, never mind... I think I just answered my own question with a riddle wrapped within an enigma

Chertoff probably looks like a genious standing next to the idiot we have in the white house

The whole administration is incompetent. They all want the NAU.

The failure is that we haven't practiced Comprehensive Immigration Enforcement at any level until recently...and there's still so much we could do now .....

Any time local officials report an illegal alien to ICE....they need to do a comprehensive investigation...find out who the employer is and immediately conduct an investigation of the employer...then also report to the appropriate state and local authorities and agencies that may have an interest in collecting unpaid taxes, underreporting of income/employees, non-payment of required worker's insurance, etc. The enforcement shouldn't end with the deportation of the individual but the employers and any others that were involved including the document peddlers, and smugglers should be traced. NOW that would be COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

"I think in the end until we deal with the whole problem comprehensively you're going to see fitful and perhaps in some cases inappropriate ways to deal with the issue on both ends of the spectrum," Chertoff said. "I would like to see us get to the point where we can have a comprehensive solution to the whole problem."

Chertoff also said deporting millions of illegal immigrants was not realistic.

Self-deportation through enforcement! Chertoff still refuses to get it! He stood side by side with President Bush when Bush was trying to ram amnesty down the throats of America! I have to believe his position is not much different than that of Jorge Bush!

When Chertoff uses words like "comprehensive solutions" he means amnesty! Homeland security needs leadership that is enthusiastic in enforcing the laws of this nation and who is willing to get the job done.

Chertoff is not the guy!