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Congressman: Get Ready for Immigration Move From Obama

By David Eldridge Posted at 12:55 p.m. on Aug. 25

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Gutierrez said Monday the president’s move on immigration could be “unprecedented” in scope. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Reacting to a report that President Barack Obama is mulling unilateral action that could impact almost half the nation’s estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez said Monday, “It’s music to my ears.”
The Illinois Democrat, one of Congress’ most vocal supporters of a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, said in an appearance on MSNBC that Obama has been forced to take action because of gridlock in the House.
“We want to get as many as we can out of the vicious cycle of deportation,” Gutiérrez said. “But I think if the president takes such a move … I think it would be a huge move.”
His comments came after reporter Chris Jansing told MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart that administration sources have said the White House is weighing executive action that would impact up to 5 million illegal immigrants.
“If it is 5 million,” Gutiérrez said, “That would be five times as many as when the president freed the ‘Dreamers’ from deportation — when he instituted [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] in June of 2012, when he said we’re not going to deport anymore immigrants that arrived here as children.”
The Illinois Democrat told Diaz-Balart that he’s talked with leaders in his hometown about gearing up to welcome thousands of newly legal residents into the city’s systems.
“We have to get prepared as a city and prepare a model for the nation,” he said. “Because when 5 million people are allowed the opportunity to come out from under the shadows and into the light of day and get legalized, it’s going to take a lot of work and a lot of capacity of our community.”
Diaz-Balart’s brother, Florida Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, has worked with Gutiérrez to craft a bipartisan immigration overhaul in the House, but the effort collapsed this summer over GOP conservatives’ concerns about security on the southern border.
Obama administration officials have told Hispanic groups that if Congress failed to act this summer, the president would take action on his own.

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Jeff Sessions: Obama’s Executive Amnesty Is ‘a Security Nightmare’ - Tea Party News
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(National Review) – President Obama’s reported plan to provide administrative amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants presents “a security nightmare,” according to Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), who fears the policy could make it easier for terrorist to carry out an attack on the United States. “Immigration agents already tell us that the president’s DACA order has redirected ...




Jeff Sessions: Obama’s Executive Amnesty Is ‘a Security Nightmare’


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August 26, 2014 10:02 am

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(National Review) – President Obama’s reported plan to provide administrative amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants presents “a security nightmare,” according to Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), who fears the policy could make it easier for terrorist to carry out an attack on the United States.
“Immigration agents already tell us that the president’s DACA order has redirected resources away from national security and created massive enforcement loopholes that can be exploited by terrorists,” Sessions said in a statement.
Representative Luis Gutiérrez (D., Ill.) is delighted by the prospect. “It’s music to my ears,” he said on MSNBC, adding that “when 5 million people are allowed the opportunity to come out from under the shadows and into the light of day and get legalized, it’s going to take a lot of work and capacity of our community.”
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Sessions, though, says that the real burden will be placed on immigration enforcement and counterterrorism operations.
“If President Obama goes through with his plan to provide formal work authorization to millions who violate the terms of their visas, it would be a security nightmare for the United States,” he said.
Sessions’s warning comes on the heels of another Republican lawmaker warning that Islamic State terrorists in Iraq are quite capable of making a move toward the United States.
“They are one plane ticket away from U.S. shores and that’s why we’re so concerned about it,“ House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R.,Mich.) said Sunday on Meet the Press.
Sessions preempted the charge that he is fear-mongering by recalling that the 9/11 hijackers also violated immigration laws.
“For instance, we know ICE officers can no longer police visa overstays even though they are a proven security risk — and even though the 9/11 hijackers exploited our visa system in order to launch their attacks,” he said.
A White House spokesman said Friday that the Islamic State doesn’t appear to be plotting an attack on the United States.
“To date, we have not seen them focus on that type of planning, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to be very mindful that they could quickly aim to pivot to attacks against Western targets outside of the region,” deputy national-security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters Friday.
“If they show the intent or they show plotting against the United States, we’ll be prepared to deal with that as necessary,” he said.
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