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| Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy |
| 2009-12-30 |
| The Obama administration quietly announced last week that it would overturn one of the harsh immigration enforcement measures enacted by the Bush administration following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Beginning next month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said, those who arrive in the United States fleeing torture or persecution abroad will no longer automatically be welcomed with handcuffs and months in a jail cell. Instead, many of those seeking protection will again be permitted to live freely in the country while their applications for permanent asylum are considered by an immigration judge. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 So I imagine we will now see full flights of "refugees" from Somalia and Yemen. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-12-30 18:24 |
| #5 Why do I think we're living The Manchurian Candidate, Part Deux? |
| Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-12-30 12:22 |
| #4 When is the Obama administration going to take the "kick me" sign off the U.S.? Why is he asking for trouble? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-12-30 10:59 |
| #3 Mark Steyn once remarked that the quickest way for an immigrant to get into Canada legally would be to commit some horrid crime in the old country and claim he's fleeing to Canada to avoid torture and execution. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2009-12-30 10:17 |
| #2 So the 'keep out of jail free card' simply reads "I am fleeing torture and persecution." Will we be using the UN definition? Appears we'd better get ready for an onslaught of persecuted Gazookians, unwanted criminals from Cuba, and other new Democrats from the middle east. With the dole and food stamp money running dreadfully low, one must wonder how we are to feed these people. The Napolitano "system is working" for us again. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-12-30 07:30 |
| #1 Oh, goody! Now the bad guys can fly in, get a few lap dances, and then blow up a domestic airliner. Any chance the One will re-visit this decision after the Christmas Miracle? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2009-12-30 07:05 |