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Immigrant rights groups blasted President Obama on Wednesday for breaking what they called his "personal commitment" to change Bush-era immigration raids after U.S. authorities raided an engine machine shop in Washington state and detained illegal immigrants. The Obama administration itself seemed taken aback by the raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano vowing to Congress that she would "get to the bottom of this." "The secretary is not happy and this is not her policy," a Homeland Security official said Wednesday evening, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the secretary's review is ongoing.
Immigrant rights groups blasted President Obama on Wednesday for breaking what they called his "personal commitment" to change Bush-era immigration raids after U.S. authorities raided an engine machine shop in Washington state and detained illegal immigrants. The Obama administration itself seemed taken aback by the raid by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano vowing to Congress that she would "get to the bottom of this." "The secretary is not happy and this is not her policy," a Homeland Security official said Wednesday evening, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the secretary's review is ongoing.
Ms. Napolitano said she expects ICE actions at work sites to focus on employers "who intentionally and knowingly exploit the illegal labor market."
"That has impacts on American workers, it has impacts on wage levels, often has undue impacts on the illegal workers themselves, and our ICE efforts should be focused on those sorts of things and we should really have thought through the prosecutions that are going to result and the deportations that will result after any sort of work-force action," she said.
I am for enforcement of our laws but when we cannot distinguish between legal and illegal and falsely imprison AMERICANS it just proves how ineffective and pathetic our government can be. Appearance does not = illegal.
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the California Democrat who questioned Miss Napolitano on the raids, said the laws need to be enforced but said raids, including Tuesday's, have swept up legal residents and citizens as well.
"There is concern that Americans have repeatedly, in the past years, been held in some cases for 10 and 11 hours against their will, and it does not seem to comport with the requirements of the law or the Constitution," she said, asking the secretary to address that issue in her review.
In any criminal investigation, the innocent are interrogated along with the guilty. Many are held for hours for questioning to determine the truth, and later released. Illegal immigration raids should not be the exception.
In any criminal investigation, the innocent are interrogated along with the guilty. Many are held for hours for questioning to determine the truth, and later released. Illegal immigration raids should not be the exception.
Ms. Napolitano did nothing, zip, nadda & zero as gov. of AZ. She paid a lot of lip service about border control while being one of the biggest pro-illegal avocates in the state. Benicar got it right, If you are legal, why worry?
Ms. Napolitano did nothing, zip, nadda & zero as gov. of AZ. She paid a lot of lip service about border control while being one of the biggest pro-illegal avocates in the state. Benicar got it right, If you are legal, why worry?
Unfortunately, that is what a lot of them do. Do you think they'll get it when we take to the streets in protest of their treason
In any criminal investigation, the innocent are interrogated along with the guilty. Many are held for hours for questioning to determine the truth, and later released. Illegal immigration raids should not be the exception.
So true. We're not talking about being hustled off to prison here...or beaten...or thrown into concentration camps. We're talking about being inconvenienced, maybe uncomfortable, and annoyed.
Welcome to the REAL WORLD, folks. When your kid is using drugs, expect to have the cops and the District Attorney in your life. Got a spouse who receives 'hot' merchandise? Expect to be caught up in his problems. Got a house guest who's not legally allowed to live in the US? If he lives under your roof, you may find your life impacted by his actions. That's how 'being illegal' works. The 'guilty' person impacts those around him, by his presence.
I know...I've found myself 'inconvenienced', too, by the actions of family members. That's what happens when those in our family put us in jeopardy.
So true. We're not talking about being hustled off to prison here...or beaten...or thrown into concentration camps. We're talking about being inconvenienced, maybe uncomfortable, and annoyed.
Welcome to the REAL WORLD, folks. When your kid is using drugs, expect to have the cops and the District Attorney in your life. Got a spouse who receives 'hot' merchandise? Expect to be caught up in his problems. Got a house guest who's not legally allowed to live in the US? If he lives under your roof, you may find your life impacted by his actions. That's how 'being illegal' works. The 'guilty' person impacts those around him, by his presence.
I know...I've found myself 'inconvenienced', too, by the actions of family members. That's what happens when those in our family put us in jeopardy.
Absolutely! Also, I am reminded of a time when entering a rock concert involved simply displaying a ticket. Now, in certain venues, they do everything but collect blood -- all due to the behavior of others.
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