DHS Secretary on Illegal Aliens: ‘They’re Here, and They’re Not Going Away’

cnsnews.com ^ | 2/7/14 | Penny Starr

[ColdOne]

(CNSNews.com) – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the nation’s top immigration law enforcer, said on Friday that the estimated 11.5 million illegal aliens in the United States are “not going away.”

“They’re here, and they’re not going away,” Johnson said at the Woodrow Wilson Center in remarks billed by the Obama administration as his “first major speech.”

[Secret Agent Man]

i’d refer the obama admin to this statement referring to lawful gun owners.

[Secret Agent Man]

law of the land only applies to laws they like.

sick bastard imperialist marxists.

[TurboZamboni]

“sanctuary city” is now “sanctuary nation”.

[forgotten man]

The old bracero program worked OK. I would not have a problem with giving temporary permits to screened Mexicans and allow them to come up here to pick crops for six to nine months per calendar year, but not for the entire year. That way they will maintain their homes and families in Mexico. They can earn money in the U.S. and then go back to Mexico and build their casitas down there. The key is that they keep their home and their dependents in Mexico.

[andyk]

“They’re here, and they’re not going away,”

Not as long as you're welcoming and coddling them, you moron.

[Buckeye McFrog]

And you thought they could not come up with anybody dumber than Big Sis.

[oldbill]

But isn’t he saying the same thing as Boehner, Rubio, McCain, Cantor, Ryan, Graham, and Issa?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Quit giving them jobs and free stuff and they’ll leave. Simple as that.

[morphing libertarian]

Impeach and remove

[kabar]

The illegal alien population is not a static population. It is constantly changing.

The frequently heard comment "You just can't deport 11 million people" reflects a mistaken mental image of the illegal alien population.

But the illegal alien population is not like the Super Bowl audience; it is a churning group, some newly arrived, some here for a long time, and many thinking about, planning to, or actually leaving through a wide variety of exits.

If we could limit the number of new entrants and make it less attractive for illegal ones to stay and make it easier and more attractive to leave, then we could decrease the size of the illegal alien population without any need to deport them all, as the graphic below illustrates.

The frequently heard comment "You just can't deport 11 million people" reflects a mistaken mental image of the illegal alien population.

But the illegal alien population is not like the Super Bowl audience; it is a churning group, some newly arrived, some here for a long time, and many thinking about, planning to, or actually leaving through a wide variety of exits.

The illegal alien population is a dynamic one and could be reduced substantially over the next few years if the government were to bring more pressure to bear on it in an organized manner by expanding interior enforcement while, at the same time, narrowing the inflow gates for that population, and broadening the outflow gates.

[3Fingas]

I agree that work permits for screened individuals is the way to go. If someone wants to become a citizen, that person must do so lawfully just like millions of immigrants before.

America has benefitted from legal immigration. People that choose to become Americans and do so the right way are an asset. We are a better nation for it. Those that come here illegally devalue the efforts of all those people who came here legally.

[Milton Miteybad]

“They’re here, and they’re not going away,” Johnson said at the Woodrow Wilson Center in remarks billed by the Obama administration as his “first major speech.”

So...you admit that you're not doing the very job we hired you to do, isn't that right, Mr. Johnson?

[TigersEye]

They would go away if...

• Deport illegal aliens on contact with LE.
• Enforce the law vigorously on employers of illegals.
• Strong border security. Build the physical fence and use high-tech surveillance.
• Eliminate entitlements for illegal aliens except for true emergency care.
• End the "anchor baby" policy.

Do those things and illegal aliens will deport themselves and pay for the trip.

Just enforce the law!

[faithhopecharity]

Part of the problem instead of the solution. Like do much of Washington, D.C. These days.

[hal ogen]

Would they “go away” if all welfare, free education, free medical, and jobs were taken away from them? Arrest the criminals, seize their assets, jail them, then, deport them and their families. I think they’d “go away”.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Who frickin’ job is to see they DO go away?

[TigersEye]

Many years ago I was a carpenter. I’m trying to picture showing up for my first day and announcing “I’m not going to pound any nails, carry any lumber or use any power tools.”

[GOPJ]

Homeland has only ONE enemy. It’s NOT illegals. It’s NOT radical Muslims. It’s not third world drug dealers. Anyone know? (Hint - the IRS ‘profiled’ this group to deny them tax exempt status too)

[lowbridge]

“Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the nation’s top immigration law enforcer, said on Friday that the estimated 11.5 million illegal aliens in the United States are “not going away.”

Then what are we paying your salary for?

[musicman]

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