I thought you were ignoring me?
Regardless, SCOTUS did not issue a ruling as they were deadlocked. Assuming Clinton wins this will be back before SCOTUS in short order with a fifth vote in favor of Obama's order.
Then I'll win.
Courts disagreed with your argument. You lost.
I'm sorry, I am not fluent in idiot so I'm not phrasing it in a way you are capable of understanding. From my link:So not only did you get called out for providing bullshit links, but work authorization isn't a taxpayer subsidy.
More importantly though, you said that this sort of discretionary enforcement was akin to a dictatorship. You have now shifted to an argument that it's about money. Justify your original statement in light of the fact that every law enforcement agency in history has done this without exception.
Either that or take the more rational stance of "of course Obama has the power to prioritize enforcement however I think it should be more limited than this". Whatever works for you!
When it says resettlement assistance, that means taxpayer money for housing and living expenses. When it says "taxpayer benefits", that means benefits paid by the taxpayer. I have every faith that you can under- um, find someone to explain it so that you- um . . . I have every faith that you can find someone who understands this and can pat you on the head?A new State Department and Department of Homeland Security Program will fly immigrant children from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to their parents in the U.S. for free.
Parents can apply to have their children picked up and flown over the border to them on the taxpayers dime, as long as they have some kind of legal immigration status, The Daily Caller reported Wednesday.
The program was created in response to a surge of unaccompanied Central American children making the perilous trek to illegally cross the U.S. border that began last summer.
Any permanent resident, parolee or illegal immigrant granted or in the process of being granted a work permit under President Barack Obamas executive order or his deferred action policy, who have children under age 21 living in Honduras, Guatemala or El Salvador can apply for the program, The Daily Caller reported.
If the application is approved, the child will be granted special refugee status and flown to the U.S. to receive resettlement assistance and will be eligible for taxpayer benefits. If the child has children of their own under 21 they can come into the U.S. too, along with parents of the child who is married to the applicant.
I said the courts, not the SCOTUS but you aren't very honest.I thought you were ignoring me?
Regardless, SCOTUS did not issue a ruling as they were deadlocked. Assuming Clinton wins this will be back before SCOTUS in short order with a fifth vote in favor of Obama's order.
Then I'll win.
I said the courts, not the SCOTUS but you aren't very honest.
I'd like for just one leftist to show an example where an America law enforcement agency "prioritized enforcement" on, say, rape by sending passenger planes to foreign nations to bring back planeloads of rapists.
Given that "every law enforcement agency in history has done this without exception", it surely can't be difficult.
Then I'll win.
This should also be followed by punishing employers who hire undocumented workers with meaningful fines and after a few violations prison time...
If no one is hiring immigrants who arrive illegally then there will be much less motivation for them to come over.
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So you pick the crime and show us where any American law enforcement agency has "prioritized enforcement" for that crime by sending planes to foreign nations to bring in more people committing that same crime.Holy shit that has to be the stupidest and most disingenuous attempt at an 'example' I've ever seen in my life. You really are a fundamentally dishonest person.
Law enforcement agencies 'prioritize enforcement' by going after the most serious crimes with their resources. Similarly, prioritized enforcement for immigration focuses on immigrants who have committed serious crimes.
Jesus christ you're terrible.
So you pick the crime and show us where any American law enforcement agency has "prioritized enforcement" for that crime by sending planes to foreign nations to bring in more people committing that same crime.
Given that "every law enforcement agency in history has done this without exception", it surely can't be difficult.
Even you and "fskimospy" can't honestly be stupid enough to believe that.
To believe Factcheck, one must accept that Obama spent $32,743 PER CHILD flying them in. Even the federal government can't waste that kind of money.The Obama administration has spent at least $18.5 million to fly “unaccompanied children” caught crossing into the country illegally to locations inside the United States, according to newly obtained figures.
The numbers, shared with FoxNews.com by the Senate subcommittee on immigration, were provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to questions from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
The numbers shed light on the extent of a program that has drawn scrutiny not just from lawmakers but the federal courts, amid concerns the U.S. government is effectively aiding smugglers.
“This shows how fundamentally flawed our approach to immigration enforcement has been in the Obama administration,” a Senate aide who has seen the questions to and answers from ICE Director Sarah Saldana told FoxNews.com.
The administration, which continues to grapple with waves of Central American migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and has gone to great lengths to ensure the safety of minors, has defended the practice as appropriate.
But it comes with a cost.
The ICE figures show that from June 8, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015, ICE spent $4.8 million on charter flights for the children (ICE could not provide figures before that period). From March 2009 to Sept. 30, 2015, ICE spent $13.7 million on commercial flights for unaccompanied minors utilizing funds appropriated to ICE.
In total, the cost reaches at least $18.5 million.
A new State Department and Department of Homeland Security Program will fly immigrant children from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to their parents in the U.S. for free.
Parents can apply to have their children picked up and flown over the border to them on the taxpayer’s dime, as long as they have some kind of legal immigration status, The Daily Caller reported Wednesday.
The program was created in response to a surge of unaccompanied Central American children making the perilous trek to illegally cross the U.S. border that began last summer.
Any permanent resident, parolee or illegal immigrant granted or in the process of being granted a work permit under President Barack Obama’s executive order or his deferred action policy, who have children under age 21 living in Honduras, Guatemala or El Salvador can apply for the program, The Daily Caller reported.
If the application is approved, the child will be granted special refugee status and flown to the U.S. to receive “resettlement assistance” and will be eligible for taxpayer benefits. If the child has children of their own under 21 they can come into the U.S. too, along with parents of the child who is married to the applicant.
Even you and "fskimospy" can't honestly be stupid enough to believe that.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ing-illegal-immigrant-children-across-us.html
To believe Factcheck, one must accept that Obama spent $32,743 PER CHILD flying them in. Even the federal government can't waste that kind of money.
In any case, the courts just shut down Obama for overstepping his Presidential authority. Again, even the very dimmest bulb can understand that continuing a program in place for 36 years is not what he has been doing.
EDIT: Since I'm working with dense material here:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/4/state-dept-program-would-fly-in-immigrant-children/
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/u...r-challenge-to-obama-immigration-actions.htmlYou've become a dumb mother-fer.
The plane costs are not paid by the government according to the article I posted.
The courts didn't rule on Obama overstepping his authority. You simply don't know what the fuck you are talking about.
Go take your damn meds!
Fourteen months ago, Mr. Obama ordered the creation of a program intended to allow as many as five million illegal immigrants who are the parents of citizens or of lawful permanent residents to apply for a program sparing them from deportation and providing them work permits. The program was called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA.
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The president has said he took the step after years of frustration with Republicans in Congress who had repeatedly refused to support bipartisan Senate legislation to update immigration laws. In an Oval Office address just before Thanksgiving in 2014, Mr. Obama excoriated Republicans for refusing to cooperate and told millions of illegal immigrants, You can come out of the shadows.
But the presidents promise has gone unfulfilled. A coalition of 26 states, led by Mr. Paxton, a Republican, quickly filed a lawsuit accusing the president of ignoring federal procedures for changing rules and of abusing the power of his office by sidestepping Congress.
White House officials said they were pleased by the courts decision to hear their case, and they expressed optimism that the justices would eventually clear the way for the presidents actions to be carried out.
The policies will make our communities safer. They will make our economy stronger, said Brandi Hoffine, an assistant White House press secretary. They are consistent with the actions taken by presidents of both parties, the laws passed by Congress, and the decisions of the Supreme Court. We are confident that the policies will be upheld as lawful.
Last February, Judge Andrew S. Hanen of Federal District Court in Brownsville, Tex., entered a preliminary injunction shutting down the program while the legal case proceeded. The government appealed, and on Nov. 9 a divided three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, affirmed the injunction.
The decision was just nine words long: The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.
When things don't go his way, Cameron resigns. Obama, not so much.Good. Obama can't just do what he wants.
When things don't go his way, Cameron resigns. Obama, not so much.
208 days left.
I hope you're aware of what a silly comparison that is. We have an independently elected president, not a prime minister chosen by a parliament who is subject to a vote of no confidence.
Jeez, as a conservative I find that my own party's backwardsass is wrong al ot of times, but I'm totally surprised how this is a 4-4 ruling. Too bad this isn't an actual ruling/decision that sets precedent. I'd love to see how the 4 judges who supported Obama's actions could write their opinion... this is absolute bullshit.
As a minority whose parents came here legally, our immigration situation is a disaster. I can't believe we allow people to come into this country so easily and yet do nothing when someone breaks the law. It's sad when enforcing the law gets you labeled a racist.