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    OBAMA picks another open-borders policy wonk for DHS

    Folks be prepared for a very tough battle....OBAMA has made it clear by picking many, open-borders, pro-amnesty, pro-illegal alien advocates to in his administration dealing directly with immigration issues, we have Cecilia Munoz, from La RAZA, Hilda Solis (anchor-baby, rabid, liberal, SEIU recruiter and pro-illegal alien, ethno-centric advocate...hubby a tax cheat as well), and now these other two....read on and be prepared to challenge their records by sending your comments to the articles and doing some research...the public needs to know...OBAMA is setting us all up to pay for cradle to grave public benefits for milions of illegal aliens (who are overwhelmingly poor, uneducated, and very needy) and their progeny...just what we need when Americans are hurting the most. LL

    REad on>>>>

    http://washingtonindependent.com/31326/ ... ion-reform

    New Picks for DHS Raise Hopes for Immigration Reform
    By Daphne Eviatar 2/24/09 8:00 PM

    President Obama announced today that he plans to nominate John Morton — a longtime Justice Department official and current acting deputy assistant attorney general of the criminal division — to be assistant secretary of homeland security for immigration and customs enforcement (ICE). Esther Olavarria, a Senior Fellow and Director of Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress, is his pick for deputy assistant secretary of homeland security for policy.

    Olavarria, in particular, signals a major change for DHS.

    Not only does she come from the progressive CAP, but she spent almost ten years as counsel to Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Refugees — where she worked on immigration proposals that included comprehensive immigration reform. Olavarria started her career as an immigrants’ advocate when she was a managing attorney of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center; directing attorney of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Pro Bono Project; and staff attorney at the Haitian Refugee Center in Miami.

    Here’s what the National Immigration Forum had to say about today’s choices:

    In selecting John Morton, the President has chosen a seasoned federal prosecutor who understands the importance of documenting the facts and ensuring government transparency. These skills will be immediately relevant to the review and assessment ordered by Secretary Janet Napolitano of controversial and loosely managed immigration programs, including partnerships with state and local law enforcement agencies and detention conditions for immigrants. The head of ICE will be key in moving DHS towards the vision Secretary Napolitano articulated in her recent directive, “Smart, resolute enforcement by the department can keep Americans safe, foster legal immigration to America, protect legitimate commerce, and lay the groundwork for a more comprehensive reform.â€

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    Obama and Solis peas in the same corrupt pod.

    Like attracts like. Criminals hang with criminals.
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    And don't forget former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior. Several bills have been sponsored by Southwestern Congressmen which would make portions of the border "wilderness areas" where the Border Patrol virtually would not be allowed to operate This is supposedly in the name of "protecting the fragile desert environment". Sadly, this fragile environment is being destroyed, but it is by the tramp, tramp, tramp of the feet of thousands of illegal aliens poring over our borders and leaving moutains of trash behind, not by border law enforcement.
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    A South Floridian is tapped to help shape immigration policy in D.C.
    BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER
    cmarbin@miamiherald.com

    Florida immigrant advocates looking for possible clues to the direction President Barack Obama will take his new administration may need to look no further than the appointment this week of a woman whose name is familiar to virtually all immigration advocates and attorneys in Miami: Esther Olavarria.

    The lawyer and policy wonk held jobs with the Florida Immigration Advocacy Center, the Haitian Refugee Center, and Legal Services of Greater Miami before moving to a bigger stage in Washington, D.C.

    Both supporters and opponents of more open borders in the United States say Olavarria's appointment as deputy assistant secretary for policy within the Department of Homeland Security likely augurs greater opportunities for migrants in the U.S., a theme that is consistent with Obama's stump message when he was on the campaign trail.

    ''The fact that they chose her signals to me that the Obama administration is very serious about looking at the immigration system, and then finally coming up with a viable solution for redress,'' said Marleine Bastien, executive director of Haitian Women of Miami.

    Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank in Washington that supports tighter immigration controls, said Olavarria's appointment can be seen as a sign Obama will work toward some sort of amnesty for undocumented migrants -- often viewed as the third rail of immigration policy.

    ''He clearly has to give the pro-amnesty side something,'' Krikorian said. ``He believes in it himself, but he knows it's politically very dangerous.''

    The daughter of Cuban nationals, Olavarria and her four siblings left Cuba when she was 5. Olavarria was raised in West Miami, and her mother, who raised the children alone after losing her husband, ran a small business on N.W. 27th Avenue, said Juan Gomez, a Miami attorney and friend of Olavarria's who worked with her in the 1990s.

    Olavarria graduated cum laude in 1983 from the University of Florida, and earned a law degree at UF three years later. She told the New York Times in 1994 that she largely molded her identity as a Cuban American debating with classmates in Gainesville. She also took a trip to Cuba, which helped her realize she was more American than Cuban.

    ''I probably will never feel completely American,'' Olavarria told the newspaper. ``But I think visiting Cuba really crystallized for me the fact that I didn't belong there anymore. I would be a stranger.''

    Formed in the crucible of Miami exile culture and politics, Olavarria developed a keen identification with the less fortunate that she later honed as a staff attorney for the Haitian Refugee Center, an epicenter for organizing around Haitian diaspora causes in the 1980s, Gomez said.

    ''She has a real sense of fairness for the underdog because of the situation of the Haitians,'' Gomez said.

    That sense of fairness, said Marcia Cypen, the longtime head of Legal Services of Greater Miami, may lead Olavarria to spearhead the cause of Haitian migrants, who continue to be deported or repatriated to their homeland while Cuban migrants are permitted to stay so long as they reach dry land.

    ''She is a champion for immigrant's rights,'' said Cypen, who headed the legal services group in the 1990s when Olavarria worked there. ``She has devoted her life and career to representing immigrants and trying to help them be treated fairly.''

    Bastien worked with Olavarria when the two represented Haitians seeking aid at the Haitian Refugee Center. She recalls Olavarria as a kind of Energizer bunny who didn't seem to have an off switch.

    The two women would work for 14 hours interviewing Haitians at the Guantánamo camp who were seeking refuge in the U.S., and then go out to dinner. ''You would think she would be eating dinner,'' Bastien said. ``But she was also working. She never stops. She just keeps going and going and going.''

    Olavarria worked in the late 1990s at the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, where she kept a large caseload of indigent court cases, supervised other lawyers, and did training. Cheryl Little, the group's founder and head, said Olavarria can be expected ''to fight tooth and nail'' for a reform package that will lead to more normal lives for immigrants.

    ''You have someone who knows her way around complex immigration laws, has tremendous experience in terms of trying to get fair bills passed in Congress, and who is aware of the challenges that immigrants face on a daily basis,'' Little said.

    After leaving Miami, Olavarria worked from 1998 to 2007 as general counsel to Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, and observers on both sides of the aisle credit her with essentially drafting the 2007 immigration reform bill sponsored by Kennedy and Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

    ''She wrote the bill,'' said Krikorian, whose group does favors greater restrictions on immigration. ``She was Kennedy's main immigration person. She was really driving the bus.''

    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politic ... 19918.html

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    How nice. More Hispanics who are hell-bent on making all Hispanic illegal aliens legal.
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    President Obama announced today that he plans to nominate John Morton — a longtime Justice Department official and current acting deputy assistant attorney general of the criminal division — to be assistant secretary of homeland security for immigration and customs enforcement (ICE). Esther Olavarria, a Senior Fellow and Director of Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress, is his pick for deputy assistant secretary of homeland security for policy.




    Well, we know this is in direct response to the pro-illegal advocacy being none too pleased with Napolitano being chosen to head up DHS.

    We might view her as weak and wishy-washy on the issue of illegal immigration, but the pro-illegals were "very concerned" by her appointment and disagreed with the choice......

    They absolutely cannot stand her because she isn't 100% pro-illegal and open borders.
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    It looks to me like the open borders lobby has gained the upper hand in making their voice heard with the Obama administration, above any voice for moderation. What else can we do except registering our protests loud and clear with our politicians? Maybe appealing directly to Napolitano with concrete facts? Supposedly, she knows what is going on in her department (as the official news releases reveal the tremendous traffic in contraband) but I wouldn't bet on it. Having expert opinions weigh in on this to both DHS and the Congress would be very helpful.
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    They're stacking the deck but they are still going to LOSE!
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