Virtual Amnesty in Action -- DHS Cuts Back Internal Enforcement

Virtual Amnesty in Action
DHS Cuts Back Internal Enforcement

James R. Edwards, Jr. -- Human Events -- November 5

President Obama and DHS head Napolitano – amnesty by any means necessary.

Obama's Homeland Security Hobbles Local Immigration Enforcement
    The Obama operatives at the Department of Homeland Security have pared back one of the most successful immigration-enforcement programs, known as 287(g).
    DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stripped the state and local law enforcement agencies in the popular program of the flexibility to design a customized, collaborative arrangement with immigration authorities.
    The changes recently implemented force state and local police into a Washington-dictated, one-size-fits-all model. And these changes fly in the face of Congress's original intent for the 287(g) program. There was never any requirement that 287(g) cases involve only actions against "serious" criminals or even be limited to criminal aliens. [...]
    The Obama Administration apparently isn't serious about enforcing the immigration laws on the books. Its DHS has hobbled a success story that has truly improved public safety in our communities, saved taxpayers money and signaled to illegal and criminal aliens the greater likelihood of being caught and held accountable.