Thread: Napolitano pronounces U.S. border more secure now

Napolitano pronounces U.S. border more secure now

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.

Napolitano, designated by President Barack Obama to lead the administration's immigration reform efforts, said many members of Congress had said they could support immigration reform, but only after border security improved, Napolitano said.

"Fast forward to today, and many of the benchmarks these members of Congress set in 2007 have been met," she said in a speech to the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank.

She cited construction of 600 miles of border fence and the hiring of more than 20,000 Border Patrol agents. Illegal immigration has also fallen sharply because of better enforcement and the economy.

"I've been dealing hands-on with immigration issues since 1993, so trust me: I know a major shift when I see one, and what I have seen makes reform far more attainable this time around," Napolitano said.

Congress passed tough immigration enforcement legislation in 2006 that called for building 700 miles of border fences and barriers. Immigration critics have said the fence has not been built with double layers as the law required and is not all fencing.

"How can they claim that enforcement is 'done' when there are more than 400 open miles of border with Mexico, hundreds of thousands of criminal and fugitive aliens and millions of illegal immigrants taking American jobs?" said Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees immigration and border issues.

Napolitano said the immigration and border security improvements are not enough. "The laws themselves need to be reformed," she said.

Obama has repeatedly said immigration reform is a priority, although it has been pushed further down the list as he has taken on the economy and health care reform.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he would introduce legislation by early next year. New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who heads the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, has said immigration reform must be done by March or it won't be taken up until after the 2010 elections.
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EVERYONE please post a comment about this lie at this link:

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Can she be arrested for lying?

At 10%?
I don't think so.

(from previous article on "Obama unveils")

The Secretary's speech, while citing the many successes necessary for the consideration of broad immigration reform neglected to mention that her agency has only secured about 10% of the nation's borders.

All that work was done BEFORE Obama and that worthless Janet Napolitano. Who are they kidding ? Yes, it needs to be pushed back, until after the 2010 elections and the Republicans get a say in congress. This liberal congress gets me sick.

Originally Posted by cclarkkent

All that work was done BEFORE Obama and that worthless Janet Napolitano. Who are they kidding ? Yes, it needs to be pushed back, until after the 2010 elections and the Republicans get a say in congress. This liberal congress gets me sick.

The republicans didn't secure the border when they were in power either.

Bush, Obama, Biden, McCain, Palin, Clinton, Kennedy, etc. all supported the exact same amnesty plan.

We need a third party who will respect the demands of the voters.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-177954.html
Napolitano on Immigration Reform

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by cclarkkent

All that work was done BEFORE Obama and that worthless Janet Napolitano. Who are they kidding ? Yes, it needs to be pushed back, until after the 2010 elections and the Republicans get a say in congress. This liberal congress gets me sick.

The republicans didn't secure the border when they were in power either.

Bush, Obama, Biden, McCain, Palin, Clinton, Kennedy, etc. all supported the exact same amnesty plan.

We need a third party who will respect the demands of the voters.

OK, I do not care who gets into power, as long as they promise to stop illegal immigration I will vote for them!

What has the democratic administration done since its been in power?

What has the democratic administration done since its been in power?

Nothing about illegal immigration.

That's why I suggested that we need a new third party.

How about The Tea Party ?

HEY HEY HEY... They got my VOTE!!!!

I'll tell you what. If they legalize drugs in Mexico, there is no way in h-ll I want ANY of those people coming across the border. Period.

And that's what Mexico is trying to do. After waiting for our path to amnesty and open borders.

What are we going to do? Give them all a drug test before they drive or step over on our land?