Border Chief Threatens Agents Who Object to Obama’s Amnesty Agenda


New Obama Proposal Ignores Congress

Obama has shown that he has no interest in recognizing constitutional limitations on his power, and Democrats seem more than willing to follow his lead. His new immigration policy ignores existing law, and directs federal workers to do the same.

This executive amnesty is a direct attack on the Congress’s Article I powers under the Constitution,” Mr. Ryan said. “The president is not permitted to write law. Only Congress is. The House will make that very clear.”

Mr. Obama announced his new policy in November 2014, granting what he called “deferred action” to as many as 5 million illegal immigrants he said have deep ties to the U.S. Those illegal immigrants were to be given a three-year stay of deportation, work permits and access to Social Security numbers, tax credits and some other government benefits.

The president also announced a new set of “priorities” for border and interior agents to follow, saying they should only target recent illegal immigrants and those with serious criminal records for arrest and deportation.

The deferred action part of his plans has been halted by lower courts, and he has appealed to the Supreme Court. Mr. Ryan said the House will weigh in with an amicus brief arguing Mr. Obama broke the Constitution’s strictures by trying to rewrite immigration law on his own.

In response to Mr. Ryan’s comments Mr. Kerlikowske stated, “Well, if you really don’t want to follow the directions of your superiors, including the president of the United States and the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, then you really do need to look for another job.”

Shawn Moran, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, a labor organization representing Border Patrol personnel (NBPC), took “great offense” to the commissioner’s remarks.”

“When it comes to catch and release, Border Patrol agents are the only ones following the law. The commissioner can dress it up any way he likes, but even though we are documenting people, they are being released into American society, never to be seen again,” Mr. Moran said.

The president is not a monarch, nor is Mr. Kerlikowske, and simply because they decree a policy does not make it law. The desire of the Obama administration to pad the voter roles with illegal aliens soon to be given amnesty and then citizenship is shocking and indefensible. Mr. Kerlikowske should be ridden out of town on a rail, and his lawless boss should be right behind him.

Source: washingtontimes.com

Photo: Jessica Darmanin



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