Thread: (Newly) Leaked Memo: DHS Contemplates Amnesty By Exec. Fiat

Sorry if this has been posted previously. Apparenty, this is yet another leaked memo.
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The American Spectator
AmSpecBlog
Leaked Memo: Department of Homeland Security Contemplates Amnesty By Executive Fiat
By W. James Antle, III on 9.16.10 @ 3:23PM

Remember the amnesty memos? The leaked documents that showed officials in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency discussing an Obama administration end-run around Congress to implement an administrative amnesty for untold numbers of illegal immigrants? It turns out that USCIS wasn't alone.

TAS has obtained a draft of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo that sources say eventually made it all the way up to Secretary Janet Napolitano talking about doing much the same thing -- except in much greater technical detail and with more attention to the political ramifications. The idea is that the first phase of a program to legalize illegal immigrants could be implemented by DHS even in the absence of "comprehensive immigration reform." Or, as the memo puts it, by "using administrative measures to sidestep the current state of Congressional gridlock and inertia."

The memo emphasizes registering, fingerprinting, and screening the illegal immigrant population ("excluding individuals who pose a security risk") but the administrative processes envisioned involve giving eligible illegal immigrants work permits and an interim process to "legalize those who qualify and intend to stay here." The memo does acknowledge Congress would have to act to extend permanent lawful residence.

"If going forward with a larger registration program is not possible," the document obtained by TAS says, "we could propose a narrowly-tailored registration program for individuals eligible for relief under the DREAM Act, AgJOBS, or other specifically designed subcategories." The DREAM Act and AgJOBS are pieces of legislation -- targeted amnesties -- that Congress has not voted to pass.

Most of this is consistent with the USCIS memos reported on earlier, except there is a lot more concern over how Congress will react: "The Secretary would face criticism that she is abdicating her charge to enforce the immigration laws. Internal complaints of this type from career DHS officers are likely and may also be used in the press to bolster the criticism."

Like with the USCIS memo, the administration is likely to argue that this just reflects internal deliberations rather than any official policy. And this document is a draft that could have been modified as it moved up the chain of command. More to follow.

http://spectator.org/blog/2010/09/16/de ... nd-securit

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examiner.com
Leaked DHS memo details amnesty without Congress involvement
September 17th, 2010 12:16 pm PT.
Kimberly Dvorak

A newly leaked amnesty-memo inside Department of Homeland Security reveals a way to grant amnesty without Congress debating comprehensive immigration reform or casting a vote.

This is the third inside memo to be leaked to the media regarding the Obama Administration’s intent to legalize 20 million illegal aliens currently residing in America unlawfully. The first memos came out of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agencies- both put together likely tools that could be used to make an amnesty end run around lawmakers.

The American Spectator recovered the latest document from DHS and reports some dubious plans that insiders say went all the way up to the DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.

“If going forward with a larger registration program is not possible,â€

Its already started

Catch and release is in full swing
Police ordered to release illegals for minor violations

Among other things

They are in effect in full amnesty mode right now

The same question I have been asking for a month now

WHY IS CONGRESS ALLOWING THEM TO DO THIS?

Where the hell are our guys ? why don't they have this skank hauled up to capitol hill in chains to plead her treason?

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i wonder, is this an entirely new memo. or is this the same one that we found out about six weeks ago?

and Welcome to the Democrat's and Obama's BIZZARRO WORLD.. you really cannot make this SHIT up

You Will Not "PASS"

You Will Not "BYPASS" our system of checks and balances

FIRE and I mean FIRE HARD this Grossly INCOMPETANT DHS Secretary Janet Incompetano

RIDICULE and BOOT the Criminal Element from Public Office

If you cannot do your Job ~ YOUR FIRED

If you refuse to do your Job ~ YOUR FIRED

If you are NEGLIGENT and an American Citizen dies because of your Negligent Actions ~ YOU SHOULD BE FIRED and PROSECUTED to the FULLEST Extent of the Law ... IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE Where All can Hear the Evidence

Corruption WILL NOT BE Given a Pass

INACTION will not be Tollerated

Giving false data to make it seem like you have secured the border to pass your AGENDA is TREASON during a time of WAR

Kick the Incompetant People out of public office and take away that Government pay check

You want me to pay you for Sub Standard Performance? Are you Goofy or Insane?

Bye Bye ... go find another 3rd world country to destroy; we are Fed up with you trying to make this country one also

there are 32.6 Million Americans that are Unemployed / Under Employed. I'm Pretty sure 32.6 Million Americans can FAR Exceed your ability to do your job.. You have to go ... I dont care where, but you have to go

WE "The American Citizens" ARE NOT YOUR COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN YOUR WANT, HOPE or NEED of OPEN BORDERS / AMNESTY

If they do this they will be bypassing the Constitution,and Congress both. Anyone Involved should be prosecuted for violating their oath of office,and also violating Federal Law. There are 3 branches of government,not one. If they go down this road,all bets are off. Our Republic and our Democracy will become Irrelevent. There will be no need for a Congress If they can just make up rules as they go along,and the President rules by EXECUTIVE ORDER. We are going down a very slippery slope here,and this could be THE defining moment of a generation. Will we give our country away to a bunch of third world Illegal outsiders,or will we fight to keep the country that I fought for In the armed forces ? TS

Copy of the Amnesty Memo that was Pushed Into Transparency by Sen. Chuck Grassley.

http://www.numbersusa.com/content/files ... veMemo.pdf

Originally Posted by jamesw62

i wonder, is this an entirely new memo. or is this the same one that we found out about six weeks ago?

This is a new one and only one of several they have found according to Megan Kelly..

I have sent a letter to my senators everyday and Sen. Grassley asking them to hold hearing and question Napolitano and John Morton to find out just what they think they are doing.

It is time for the Republicans to be forced into speaking out about what is going on in ICE and DHS.

"Corruption WILL NOT BE Given a Pass

INACTION will not be Tollerated "


BUT IT IS
And so far nobody seems to care