Thread: The Obama Administration’s Version of Immigration Reform

The Obama Administration’s Version of Immigration Reform

The Heritage Foundation
September 7th, 2009

As widely noted, President Barack Obama has comprehensive immigration reform on his 2010 legislative agenda. Given the policy changes made during his first nine months, it is clear that President Obama sees reform through the prism of perceived Hispanic votes and union payback.

First, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano changed the worksite raid policy of deporting illegal immigrants caught during raids to giving those illegals temporary work permits to cooperate with DHS. Beyond the legal weakness in buying cooperation, does anyone really believe that the illegals released with work permits will hang around and face deportation once the case is resolved? The history of the “catch and releaseâ€

Not to mention the manipulation of border security. Pulling agents off interior enforcement and inbound traffic to place them on outbound drug money and gun intercept.

There is also talk of closing some of the check points.

Dixie