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Obama Picks Critic of Local Illegal Immigration Enforcement for Key Role at ICE
Fox News ^
| 6/24/2010
| Stephen Clark
Posted on 06/24/2010 9:26:53 PM PDT by Qbert
The Obama administration has tapped an outspoken critic of immigration enforcement on the local level to oversee and promote partnerships between federal and local officials.
Harold Hurtt, a former police chief in Houston and Phoenix, has been hired as the director for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of State and Local Coordination. Starting July 6, Hurtt will supervise outreach and communication between ICE, local law enforcement agencies, tribal leaders and representatives from non-governmental organizations.
"Chief Hurtt is a respected member of the law enforcement community and understands the concerns of local law enforcement leaders," said John Morton, the Homeland Security assistant secretary for ICE. "His experience and skills will be an invaluable asset to the ICEs outreach and coordination efforts."
But as a police chief, Hurtt was a supporter of "sanctuary city" policies, by which illegal immigrants who don't commit crimes can live without fear of exposure or detainment because police don't check for immigration papers.
He also, during his tenure as Houston police chief, criticized ICE's key program that draws on local law enforcement's support.
"There's no way you can head up an office if you don't believe in what the office is supposed to do," Curtis Collier of U.S. Border Watch, told the Houston Chronicle. "Immigration and Customs Enforcement's primary mission is to protect the American people. If this guy believes any of these programs should not be enforced, he's certainly going to be a very weak advocate for them."
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; az; bhofascism; democratcorruption; democrats; haroldhurtt; hurtt; ice; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; liberalfascism; obama; sanctuarycity
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To: Oceander
i honestly wish I could put that on my car.
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posted on
06/25/2010 3:54:38 AM PDT
by
SumProVita
(Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
To: Qbert
It was the intent of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IRCA) that the federal government deputize local police to help enforce federal immigration laws - exactly as the new Arizona law requires. Section 287(g)of IRCA states:
(g) Performance of immigration officer functions by State officers and employees (1) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Attorney General may enter into a written agreement with a State, or any political subdivision of a State, pursuant to which an officer or employee of the State or subdivision, who is determined by the Attorney General to be qualified to perform a function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers), may carry out such function at the expense of the State or political subdivision and to the extent consistent with State and local law.
This quisling will now be responsible for the very partnership in immigration enforcement that he opposed for his entire police career.
The Obama regime's dismantling of America continues.
42
posted on
06/25/2010 3:55:45 AM PDT
by
drpix
To: bunkerhill7
This is the way this demented leader operates...he stacks the deck. Witness his new Oil Commission, all on it oppose drilling. What does the public think, they are going to have an epiphany and suggest drilling be continued or extended? The guy is a three card monte dealer who plays with the cards up, you just have to open you eyes to what is going on here. Someone said it tersely a post earlier, in your face.
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posted on
06/25/2010 4:11:52 AM PDT
by
Mouton
To: Qbert
Hurtt will supervise outreach and communication between ICE, local law enforcement agencies,
tribal leaders and representatives from non-governmental organizations.
WTF is that about?
44
posted on
06/25/2010 4:45:08 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
To: raybbr
When he first started posting I thought the he had gotten permission to link to his zazzle page but now it's obvious the mods put a stop to it.
That would be correct. I got a very brief message telling me to cut it out. So I did. I can live with that.
45
posted on
06/25/2010 5:22:59 AM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: Windflier
Thats a mighty lengthy post. Much bigger than any Ive ever seen from you, and far more extensive a reply than my post to you should warrant.
Methinks thou doth protest too much.
I never said that I was ticked off. I said that I had mixed feelings about your marketing here (which you are doing).
Fair dinkum. Think of it as an apologia, then. At any rate, I hope you don't think there're any hard feelings on this end, as there aren't.
46
posted on
06/25/2010 5:25:14 AM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: Qbert
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's primary mission is to protect the American peopleThey have already said that they might not do the job assigned to them. I just don't understand how ICE can get away with that.
47
posted on
06/25/2010 5:25:47 AM PDT
by
Just Lori
(There is nothing democratic about democrats!)
To: LouAvul
And any move against him will rile the black community since they still approve of him.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Who really gives an Eff?
They are so far outnumbered it doesn;t matter. we just have to unify in the face of Barry Soetoro's plan to divide and conquer the majority.
We need t keep egging Soetoro until he flies off the handle and people get to see who he really is.
48
posted on
06/25/2010 5:32:01 AM PDT
by
Candor7
(Obama .......yes.......is a fascist... ...He meets every diagnostic of history)
To: Qbert
I think it’s time to start talking about a real conservative resistance.
49
posted on
06/25/2010 5:41:19 AM PDT
by
deep
(http://www.americansagainstobama.com)
To: Qbert
Obama needs to be impeached, tried for treason and sent to Gitmo to rot with his muslim buddies.
To: goodnesswins
Ive been thinking a lot about tar and feathers lately....Piker!
51
posted on
06/25/2010 6:23:42 AM PDT
by
DTogo
(High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
To: max americana
I sure hope someone is making notes and keeping track of all these inflitrators imbedded within the beaurocracy. They too will need the boot or maybe something significanly more permanent, when the lib/dems lose power.
52
posted on
06/25/2010 7:44:33 AM PDT
by
dusttoyou
(libs are all wee wee'd up and no place to go)
To: raybbr; Oceander
Oceander's posts, until recently, all had links to where one could but the stickers. I'm guessing the mods gave him notice and he's just been waiting to post that response for some time. Personally, I like his stuff.
I like his stuff too, but throwing in a sample with every post begins to look fairly commercial after a while.
Like I said before, if it were my website, I'd create an area of the site where people were free to hawk their goods and services. There are ways to do it without being obnoxious to the reader (not saying his postings are).
53
posted on
06/25/2010 7:50:58 AM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Qbert
In a related story, Obama appointed a fox to guard the local hen house...
54
posted on
06/25/2010 7:52:34 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(http://www.portpublishing.com/Computer%20Based/retaildetailgmsea.htm)
To: Oceander
Oceander, I’ve got no hard feelings at all. If it were my place, I’d tell you to have at it. I believe that capitalism and free markets make the world go ‘round.
55
posted on
06/25/2010 7:55:30 AM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Qbert
It’s not just Obama’s defiance of the American majority here but his total failure to provide a single reason or explanation of WHY he overrides public opinion on everything from Health Insurance to Immigration. His silence makes him all the more sinister as a force for evil.
Is he really an agent for another government placed in office to destroy America?
56
posted on
06/25/2010 9:35:21 AM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(Obama - The anti-American dictator disguised as a President)
To: Qbert
57
posted on
06/25/2010 10:08:24 AM PDT
by
TokuMei
To: Qbert
Best line from Schlussel:
Its like putting Rosie ODonnell on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. A complete joke. But the jokes on you, America.
58
posted on
06/25/2010 10:16:06 AM PDT
by
TokuMei
To: chasio649
he may be right.
_____________
Let’s face it, he is right.
59
posted on
06/25/2010 10:35:20 AM PDT
by
mojitojoe
(banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson)
To: Qbert
"Migrant" workers have a message for those that disagree with the decision.
60
posted on
06/25/2010 10:39:14 AM PDT
by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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