Thread: FAIR Claims That Obama’s Immigration Reform Meeting Was An

FAIR Claims That Obama’s Immigration Reform Meeting Was Anything But Fair

April 22, 2011
by Personal Liberty News Desk

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has blasted President Barack Obama for holding a partisan meeting to discuss the nation's immigration policies.

On April 19, the President hosted a gathering at the White House that was slated as a "broad group of business, law enforcement, faith and former and current elected leaders from across the political spectrum." The meeting was billed as a brainstorming session regarding immigration reform.

However, FAIR president Dan Stein said that it was an amnesty planning session made up of officials representing special interests. He claimed that not a single invitation was issued to a governor, sheriff, member of Congress or group from a border State, where the true impact of illegal immigration is being felt.

"The President will only address immigration when it serves his political interests," said Stein. "Just days after he announced his re-election bid, the President met behind closed doors promising amnesty to appease the special interests he needs to energize his campaign supporters."

Among the invited guests to the immigration reform meeting were John Podesta, CEO of the Center for American Progress (CAP), and Bill Bratton, former police chief of Los Angeles. According the FAIR, CAP supports a radical agenda that pushes for open borders and non-enforcement of immigration policies.

As LAPD chief, Bratton staunchly supported efforts not to focus enforcement on "individuals whose only violation is illegal entry."

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Nailed it!

I would call it an amnesty pep rally.

of course it was not fair. does anyone think this president is going to have meetings with anyone who opposes him.

his past record shows that it hasnt happened before. so why change now

It is amazing how many people I talk with weekly have no idea what illegal immigration is. Most people seems to be confused and believes illegal aliens were ordered by our Government to come to the U.S. and work; however, now the economy is unstable undocumented aliens are forced to leave jobs and the Country. When I express illegal aliens broke laws and entered the U.S. unlawfully and the Government did not have aliens transported to this Country, people becomes outraged, shocked and frightened to know millions of illegal aliens resides among them and says the police have not captured aliens and put them in jail, what is the problem with that they ask. This is the reason we all must reach out to citizens and educate them about illegal immigration and assist them with knowing the truth about what is happening in this Country, otherwise they will continue to vote for people who caused the problems we are having to deal with presently.