Obama’s latest plan to rewrite immigration law

The Hill ^ | Oct 19 2015 | Ian Smith

[Whenifhow]

The Obama administration is about to power up a massive new executive action on immigration and it’s far scarier than anyone could have imagined. Last November, when Homeland Security released its ten memos commandeering immigration policy from Congress, Secretary Johnson included a vague plan aimed at benefiting the tech industry, innocuously titled “Modernizing the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa System.” But a secret memo recently leaked on an immigration law blog now reveals that this ‘modernization’ plan will not only fast-track hundreds of thousands of work permits to employment visa-applicants in violation of longstanding U.S. worker protection laws, but will enable hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens to also receive work permits despite their unlawful status. As the full details leak out from the narrow clique of immigration lawyers and lobbyists advising the President, labor advocates are scrambling to warn the public.

Under our current system, most guest workers wishing to remain permanently in the U.S. must arrange for their employer to “sponsor” them by filing an I-140 application, putting them in a queue for a green card. When a temporary (“non-immigrant”) guest worker reaches the front of the immigrant visa queue, they are allowed to submit an application to “adjust” their “status” to that of permanent resident alien. Getting to this stage is key. By regulation an adjustment-of-status applicant automatically receives a coveted work permit or “EAD”. An EAD allows the alien to work anywhere in the country and apply for welfare. It’s the central reason foreigners line up to come here and it’s what Obama’s attempting to distribute to illegal aliens under the DACA and DAPA programs. And for those on guest-worker visas, EADs allow them to stay in the country even when their “temporary” visa (like an H-1b) runs out.

[Whenifhow]

The new executive action will cut the line of people waiting to get an EAD dramatically, a backlog of hundreds of thousands of people who would otherwise have to wait patiently in line. This action will be a major encouragement to come here by any means possible, with a likely surge of thousands of EAD applications hitting an already backlogged USCIS in the first week alone. For the weak labor market faced by most American workers, it’ll be like a dam bursting.

[scooby321]

Go Trump

[USMCPOP]

A long time ago, we called it “slavery”. But now there are benefits.

[Diogenesis]

Obama supports terrorists, criminals, Islamic murderers,
and uses the DH”S” to go after Americans who have
done NOTHING BUT SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.

Obama ONLY can do this because he is supported by the
accursed GOP, every day, every hour, and every way, including
the SECRET (only for Americans) ObamaTRADE.

[Pollster1]

I miss the rule of law. When government fails to do its job, it is our responsibility to do that job for government. This is likely to get ugly, but the rule of law must be restored.

[bgill]

Why are we paying for the Legislative Branch if we’re not using them?

[combat_boots]

Goes to what’s in the TPP, which allows for unlimited ‘immigration’ to the US from Mexico at least. All signatories’ citizens can move freely for work.

[Jim Robinson]

FUBO!!

[combat_boots]

“Why are we paying for the Legislative Branch if we’re not using them?”

Bingo. We are witness to the last vestige of the Legislative. Soon to include the Judiciary. Next comes ‘I am the Law’

[bert]

the legislative branch is refusing the Obama agenda

what you perceive is the lack of raw political power for the Republicans to pass any programs not approved by 60% of the Senate or the president

[Logical me]

America’s first dictator is changing America. And no stopping him. He is supreme ruler. America is finished and this King will get another term to finish the job. Congress is just waiting until the next election. Surprise, we may not win.

[knarf]

Moonbeam just signed a new motor voter that no longer asks your permission to register to vote .... now you have to articulate you don't WANT to be a registered voter

Moonbeam already has every manner of illegal getting drivers licenses ... sooooo

[combat_boots]

They really do want us to just die already, don’t they. I say we get them to go 1st.

[tumblindice]

But no increase in Americans’ Social Security retirement COLAs because we just don’t have the money.
Grandma and grandpa are just going to have to give up some of their pie so foreign invaders can have more.

[V K Lee]

We still have this branch? It was thought that it had died and subsequently trimmed from the trunk. We’d find it to be more use to us as firewood used to keep us warm on the coming cold winter nights. Soon there commeth something not seen in hundreds of years.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Trump will amass a much greater following than the DemonCrats can possibly imagine but the DemonCrats have their secret weapon: THE ILLEGAL ALIEN VOTER, MILLIONS OF THEM.

[Slyfox]

Psssst! It is un-Constitutional for the president to be making law. (Pass it on)

[Whenifhow]

ping to #12 re: motor vehicle voter registration and article. Read the entire article at the link.
And note the last paragraph where it says it will “go through the normal regulatory process “ and if enough people make public comments, it could help make a difference.

[Iron Munro]

Obama ONLY can do this because he is supported by the accursed GOP, every day, every hour, and every way, including the SECRET (only for Americans) ObamaTRADE.

The GOP is very busy looking for a clue as to why voters seem to be displeased with them.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

The Caliph has spoken.
Praise the Caliph!
Now back to the bread and circuses.