Thread: Kerry introduces Families First Immigration Policy

John Kerry: Kerry introduces Families First Immigration Enforcement Act
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/4873 ... cement_act

Bill would require safe and humane polices in all immigration enforcement operations

09/20/2007 - BOSTON – Senator John Kerry today introduced the Families First Immigration Enforcement Act, a bill that would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use safe and humane policies and procedures when dealing with the arrest, detention and processing of anyone involved in workplace immigration enforcement operations. Senator Kerry first introduced this important legislation as an amendment to the failed comprehensive immigration bill this summer.

“While I recognize the importance of enforcing our immigration laws, it is absolutely critical that we also respect basic human dignity. Regardless of one’s legal status in our country, we are all human beings and deserve to be treated as such,â€

allow the aliens access to legal orientation presentations provided by independent, non-governmental agencies through the Legal Orientation program (in cases of raids with the apprehension of 50 or more). This program cuts down on confusion and allows the detainees to fully appreciate their rights.

What the heck ever....what a numbnut

* In addition, if a detainee has humanitarian grounds for release, such as a medical condition that require special attention, or pregnant women, nursing mothers, parents who are the sole caretakers of their minor children or elderly relatives, parents who function as the primary contact between the family and those outside the home due to language barriers, parents who are needed to support their spouses in caring for sick or special needs children, parents whose spouses are ill or otherwise unable to be sole caretaker, and minors, within 72 hours of their apprehension, if they are not subject to mandatory detention, or pose and immediate flight right, they shall be released on their own recognizance, on minimum bond or placed in the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP). * In addition, if a detainee has humanitarian grounds for release, such as a medical condition that require special attention, or pregnant women, nursing mothers, parents who are the sole caretakers of their minor children or elderly relatives, parents who function as the primary contact between the family and those outside the home due to language barriers, parents who are needed to support their spouses in caring for sick or special needs children, parents whose spouses are ill or otherwise unable to be sole caretaker, and minors, within 72 hours of their apprehension, if they are not subject to mandatory detention, or pose and immediate flight right, they shall be released on their own recognizance, on minimum bond or placed in the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP).

Yet another anchor baby amnesty plan. Sure let the pregnant women out so the can go to a hospital and have the baby that instantly becomes a citizen, then the mother and all 30 or 40 of her immediate family members get to stay.

This one need to go down in flames too!

John Kerry, the fake 3 purple heart winner.
Hey John, why don't you just ship them tons of heinz ketchup and maybe they'll vote for you. Nobody else here will!

And to think I voted for Kerry. Would he have been any better than Bush?

Originally Posted by Sam-I-am

And to think I voted for Kerry. Would he have been any better than Bush?

ANSWER:

this is payback for the raids in his home state at the place making vests and other stuff for our troops....

hell just the other day i read where he wanted to sue ICE because of the raids and said ALL RAIDS should stop.

Once a traitor always a traitor i guess

CFR globalist! His agenda is for the NAU not AMERICA!

Kerry revives proposal to change immigration raids

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By Brian Boyd
Standard-Times staff writer
September 22, 2007 6:00 AM

Six months after federal officials arrested 361 illegal immigrants at a New Bedford factory and were criticized for separating mothers from their families, Sen. John F. Kerry is proposing changes to prevent "inhumane" treatment of immigrants in future raids.

Sen. Kerry, D-Mass., is trying to revive guidelines he first proposed in May as an amendment to the failed immigration reform bill.

Critics had charged federal officials failed to sufficiently consider the impact on families during the Michael Bianco Inc. raid.

In a similar, standalone bill he filed Thursday, Sen. Kerry is calling for detainees to be held as close to home as possible and federal authorities to work with state social-service agencies.

"It's asking for a fairly sensible, common-sense approach to how you deal with groups of people in those kinds of situations," Sen. Kerry said in a telephone interview Friday.

The senator acknowledged his bill, like other immigration reform measures before it, faces an uphill battle in Congress.

Sen. Kerry has argued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's handling of the Bianco raid was "inhumane" and "haphazard," separating parents from their children, and he has sought to create stronger standards.

Sen. Kerry said he has not changed his view of the raid. He contends immigration officials failed to adequately plan in advance, and he said his bill would set minimum standards of decency and a sensible approach to processing detainees.

"It's not punitive," Sen. Kerry said of his proposal. "It might be helpful to every party involved, and I think it is."

ICE would not comment on Sen. Kerry's proposal.

"We don't discuss pending legislation," ICE spokeswoman Paula Grenier said.

She contended federal immigration officials did act humanely. "ICE did take unprecedented steps to respect the rights of those we detained in the operation and their families," she said.

Sen. Kerry's bill, called the Families First Immigration Enforcement Act, would require ICE to use "safe and humane policies and procedures" in workplace immigration enforcement, the senator's office said.

The bill would require ICE to follow certain procedures:

Provide state social agencies access to screen and interview detainees.
Give agencies sufficient notice to arrange for representatives who speak the detainees' first language fluently.
Hold detainees within the jurisdiction of the local ICE field office to the extent space allows, rather than transport them hundreds of miles away, as happened with many Bianco employees.
Provide a toll-free number for families to use after a raid, to report their relationship to a detainee or obtain information.
Allow the aliens access to legal orientation presentations provided by independent agencies, in cases of raids where 50 or more are apprehended.
Set requirements regarding the release of detainees on humanitarian grounds, such as medical conditions.

Local immigrant advocates welcomed the proposed legislation.

Helena Marques, executive director of the Immigrants Assistance Center in New Bedford, said she supports the legislation because it would "eliminate the chaos" she believes occurred during the Bianco raid due to a lack of access to detainees.

"We knew during the raid that a lot of women in (the factory) had children," Ms. Marques said. "We knew they were being interviewed by ICE, and they were not going to mention the fact they have children out of fear of Immigration taking their children away. That is what created a lot of the chaos."

Corinn Williams of the Community Economic Development Center said there is a need for legislation to hold ICE accountable in regard to large-scale immigration raids.

"There was a lot going on during the Bianco raid that needs some further investigation and legislation to avoid this kind of tragedy that happened here in New Bedford," Ms. Williams said.

Given Congress' failure to pass immigration legislation, Sen. Kerry said he did not want to raise expectations too high about the prospects for his bill.

"I would look for opportunities to try to pass it, but there is an unhealthy mood in this Congress," Sen. Kerry said

just another goony goo goo worthless politician .. as a veteran of 21.5 years I have zero respect for this low life... not because he is a democrat.... because he is what he is - Corrupt