Obama’s illegal move on immigration

Washington Post ^ | 09/02/2011 | David B. Rivkin Jr.

[IndePundit]

Only Congress has constitutional authority to establish U.S. immigration policy, and fundamental reform requires legislative action. Thus the administration’s recent announcement that deportation will be sought only for undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes in the United States violates the separation of powers and is unconstitutional.

No president, of course, can hope to expel every undocumented person in the United States — they number perhaps upward of 11 million people. Human and financial resources to identify, apprehend, process and promptly deport millions have been lacking for years as has, arguably, the political will to do so. In this environment, immigration enforcement authorities, under administrations of both parties, have performed as best they could given their resources. Still, millions have been deported over the years. And while many had been convicted of serious criminal offenses, most deportees have not been in that category.

[IndePundit]

This sort of failure by design leaves us extremely open to terrorist attack—most of them don’t do anything illegal until they fly a plane into a building.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Selective enforcement of the law, the favorite tool of tyrants everywhere.

[Tennessee Nana]

PING

[upchuck]

And, AFAIK, the pubbies are just sitting on their collective asses letting nobama EO the USA into a turd world country.

Why are they not screaming and yelling about this? Am I expecting too much?

[ExTxMarine]

Selective enforcement of the law, the favorite tool of tyrants everywhere.

Just thought that should be repeated!! It is the most commonly used tool in Socialist/Communist countries worldwide!!

[Verginius Rufus]

The illegals can’t vote for him next year if they are back in their native country.

[moonshinner_09]

Want Obama clear all this up, is it this thursday of how these are better days ahead of us ?