Posted on 06/30/2014 12:29:37 PM PDT by PoloSec
President Obama on Monday formally requested that Congress grant him additional powers to deport the wave of young people illegally immigrating into the country.
In a letter to congressional leaders, Obama also asked for more money to deal with the surge of people, mostly children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, who have come to the border in escalating numbers. [READ OBAMA'S LETTER.]
Obama said the administration is working to execute a governmentwide strategy as the surge across the Rio Grande Valley continues, and is “eager” to work with Congress to ensure that “we have the legal authorities to maximize the impact” of administration efforts.
The lengthy letter did not say how much money Obama would request, but he expected to ask for $2 billion in supplemental appropriations.
The funding would help officials at the border deal with what many say is a humanitarian crisis. It would also help the administration hire more judges to give people hearings on whether they will stay or be sent out of the country.
Obama is coming under pressure from Republicans who say his pro-immigration policies have helped lead to the surge by giving people the idea that they’ll be allowed to stay in the United States.
He’s also come under criticism from Democrats, who want the White House to relax deportations.
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Central American leaders to address the issue on Tuesday.
According to border control memos, authorities have arrested more than 47,000 unaccompanied minors between October 2013 and May 2014.
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He has the power to order the Air Force to start flying C-17’s loaded with illegals to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. That is an easy way to fix the problem.
Yes, I know. He’s the Shinola president. Everything he touches turns to sh.
Impeach this bastard already.
Yes, he does. He has the power to deport illegal alien invaders. He has the power to build a wall on the border. He has the power to put Border Patrol officers in the field. He can empower the military or national guard to respond to military incursions on the border.
He does not do these things.
He does not WANT TO do these things.
Clearly, 0bama WANTS these United States to be invaded by a horde of illegal aliens. 0bama is giving aid and comfort (and a bloody INVITATION) to alien invaders, to enemies of these United States.
Draw your own conclusions ...
So, he created a crisis and now he’s asking for new powers to deal with the crisis he created. Wow, who could have seen that coming.
Here, please allow me to give his request proper and adequate consideration.
NO!
hey congress,
Do your usual and bend over and kiss this ass clowns butt.
After the B-52s teach them a lesson.
New powers? Use the ones you have and close the border and send interlopers south.
Who is he requesting new powers from??
The irony being that it was George Lucas’ ham-handed attempt to bash the Bush administration only coming true now with the President he supports.
“President Obama on Monday formally requested that Congress grant him additional powers to deport the wave of young people illegally immigrating into the country.”
B*arbara S*treisand!
It’s expensive to get tens of thousands of young illegal invaders settled-in. And whatever’s left over, if anything, goes in the Dem’s war chest.
they couldn’t get a website up-and-running for 3/4 of a billion dollars! Incompetent and malevolent—a bad combo!
This lying sack of chit doesn’t plan to deport anyone.
He’s already made it clear that he plans to bypass Congress—our gelded critters—and rule by decree, granting amnesty to 20-30+ millions.
Not one effing penny ... Impeach!
Watch the other hand!!
Congress only has 28 more “working Days” before midterm elections.
With the congress on recess, he will say “ They wouldn’t work with me” ( give me what I wanted ) and now in recess so I have to step in and take control of the terrible situation, for the Children….”
mark my words
-PJ
Since when did he ever ask for new powers, especially all those he usurped from Congress?
New powers? how about abiding by the constitutional powers he was granted and nothing more.
Bump
MONEY? We don’t need no stinkin money...... Deport them to the country they came from and send THEM the bill.
obama brought them here and he wants us to believe he will deport them because congress will not?
BOEHNER TO OBAMA: People don’t trust you...
They cannot be given amnesty or we will be overwhelmed by a tsunami of humanity.
We can't really just throw them back over the border and let them fend for themselves.
We need to establish some sort of guardianship relation.
I believe we have grounds to enter into negotiations with the emigrating countries. I believe that by assuming responsibility for some of their citizens we now assume a stake in their country.
If they are unable to respond to their responsibilities we may need to classify them as a failed state under our protection. Sovereignty requires self sufficiency.
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