Illegal Immigrants, the National Border, Credible Fear, the Obama Administration, and the Disdain for the Law

Congress is on summer recess. Now is the time to call, e-mail, and to go to townhall meetings and tell your Congressman and Senators NO AMNESTY for Illegal immigrants and DEFUND OBAMACARE! We the people have the power IF we use it! USE IT!

　· Watch this video of Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s father Rafael Cruz ·

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrEpRglQNMo

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Watch this video of an interview with Ted Cruz on defunding Obamacare:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NYCUy_3lt0  

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This coming from ABC news! As Rush likes to say, “A random act of journalism!”

Congress is on summer recess. Now is the time to call, e-mail, and to go to townhall meetings and tell your Congressman and Senators NO AMNESTY for Illegal immigrants and DEFUND OBAMACARE! We the people have the power IF we use it! USE IT!

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Muslim in truth:

http://libertyalliance.com/2013/08/most-muslims-are-peaceful-great-video/

Long—but well worth listening to. Listen while doing other things at the computer. I sent this to a Tea Party friend from Illinois and he had sent it to the membership 13 minutes later. Still being a member, I received it too. 

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Watch this video (There is plenty of money out there, it is just that the government doesn’t have it [YET!]!—said by a Leftist Democrat!)

http://cnsnews.com/video/national/rep-ellison-there-s-plenty-money-it-s-just-government-doesn-t-have-it

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From: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/12/Obama-DHS-Publishes-Instructions-For-Asylum-Loophole-On-Internet

“Obama DHS (Department of Homeland Security. I mention this because of the misnomer in the name of the Department—Security!—my addition) Publishes Instructions for Asylum Loophole on Internet
by Lee Stranahan 12 Aug 2013

The process for people attempting to enter the country illegally through the Mexican border has often been characterized as grueling, dangerous and even potentially deadly; a trek across smoldering hot deserts led by ruthless ‘coyotes’ who profit from human suffering.

Meet the new coyotes: immigration attorneys and government rule-writers (Traitors!—my addition).

According to the clear guidelines published on the Internet and updated by the Obama administration in mid-June, there’s an easier way to cross to gain entrance to the United States: simply step right up to a border crossing and tell the officials that you have a ‘credible fear’ of persecution or torture. Use that exact phrasing and you may be able to enter the USA while you await a hearing before an immigration judge … a process that could take years (Seriously! What scum from this Administration! Our own government is helping people game the system!—my addition).

As Breitbart News reported yesterday in a story that swept through the Internet, that’s exactly what’s been happening recently with a flood of new asylum requests that seem designed to overwhelm the system.

The Obama Department of Homeland Security led by Janet Napolitano updated the information on their article Questions & Answers: Credible Fear Screening on June 18th, 2013 (Her parting “gift” to the American people!—my addition). The article explains that if you claim ‘credible fear of persecution or torture’ that you can seek asylum, and that the process is subject to review.

‘Individuals Seeking Asylum

If you are in expedited removal proceedings and found to have a credible fear of persecution or torture, you may seek asylum before an Immigration Judge (IJ). (See definition for Credible Fear in the ‘Glossary’ link to the right)

If the asylum officer does not find that you have a credible fear of persecution or torture, you may request that an IJ review that determination. If you do not request review by the IJ or the IJ agrees with the determination, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may remove you from the United States.’

It defines with a ‘credible fear’ is:

‘Q. What Is a Credible Fear of Torture?

A. A ‘significant possibility’ that you can establish in a hearing before an Immigration Judge that you would be subject to torture if returned to your country (see definition of Torture in the ‘Glossary’ link to the right) [How likely would they be able to prove it. However, if in the U.S. waiting for a decision and amnesty is passed will they get amnesty? You know they will!—my addition].’

Elsewhere on the DHS site, the government draws a distinction between a ‘credible’ fear and a ‘reasonable’ fear. The credible fear standard appears to be a lower bar, which is likely why it became the key word used by about 200 people a week ago at the Otay crossing near San Diego.

‘Q. What is a reasonable fear of persecution?

A. You credibly establish that there is a ‘reasonable possibility’ you would be persecuted in the future on account of your race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. The legal standard is the same standard used to establish a well-founded fear of persecution in an asylum case.

You cannot establish a reasonable fear of persecution based only on past persecution without establishing a ‘reasonable possibility’ of future persecution. After a reasonable fear of persecution or torture is found, the Immigration Judge will decide if you are eligible for withholding of removal or deferral of removal. Withholding of removal only provides protection against future persecution and may not be granted without a likelihood of future persecution. However, if you establish past persecution, there is a presumption that your fear of future persecution is reasonable.’

The webpage spells out the Catch-22 of the asylum claim: if the asylum officer finds you have a ‘credible fear,’ the next step is a hearing by an immigration judge. However, if the asylum officer does not find you have a ‘credible fear,’ you can then request a appeal hearing by an immigration judge. Either way, you will have a hearing in front of a judge (Which gives them a tremendous amount of power! Was this all set up by Congress or is this Obama rewriting laws?—my addition).

This is where the fun begins, because you will wait for your hearing in the United States under some sort of bond. Effectively, you are free to roam about the country for years. This ‘credible fear’ tactic was used by Lizbeth Mateo, Lulu Martinez and the others in the Dream 9 group of illegal alien activists to gain reentry into the Unites States last week.

As the Los Angeles Times reported:

‘The protest took root in July when Marco Saavedra of New York, Lizbeth Mateo of Los Angeles and Lulu Martinez of Chicago—all young adults brought into the U.S. illegally as children—voluntarily crossed the border into Mexico as a protest of the administration’s deportation policies. They tried to reenter the U.S. on July 22 with six other dreamers who also had been brought to this country illegally as children but had returned to Mexico more than a year ago for various reasons.’

The Times points out the claim that the Dream 9 are making that pushes the legal envelope:

‘A person seeking asylum must establish a well-founded fear of persecution based on ‘that he or she belongs to a race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion,’ according to Citizenship and Immigration Services guidelines.

Some of the Dream 9 are petitioning for asylum, saying that they have family members who have been killed and face death threats themselves (Why? Supposedly they have lived in the U.S. since coming here as children! Gaming the system and the Obama Administration wants them to!—my addition).

However, many in the Dream 9 claim they should be granted asylum because they belong to a particular group of people—that they are singled out and persecuted in Mexico because they have lived most of their lives in the U.S. They could become targets for criminal organizations that see them as easy prey for extortion and violence, they claim.’

It bears repeating: some in the Dream 9 are claiming that they fear persecution in Mexico because they spent time in the United States as illegal aliens. They are prepared to argue that illegal aliens are a particular social group that is due asylum consideration for having been illegal aliens (Which is ridiculous! I am going to be persecuted in Mexico because I did not live in Mexico!—my addition).

It’s such an outlandish argument that it’s one only a lawyer could love, but it will be years until an immigration judge hears it. In the meantime, Dream 9 activist Lizbeth Matter remains in the United States and begins her first day of law school at Santa Clara University today (We MUST be the laughing stock of the world!—my addition).”
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From: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/12/surge-mexican-illegal-immigrants-claiming-asylum-overwhelms-border-officials/

“Agencies buying hotel rooms for surge of Mexican illegal immigrants, others released
By William La Jeunesse
Published August 12, 2013

EXCLUSIVE: A sudden influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico requesting asylum is overwhelming immigration agents in San Diego, forcing agencies to rent hotel rooms for some undocumented families and release others to cities around the U.S.

Documents obtained exclusively by Fox News show Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been paying for hotel rooms for dozens of recently arrived families to relieve overcrowding inside the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, Calif., processing centers. Some ICE employees are working overtime and others have been asked to volunteer to work weekend shifts (This instead of catching bad guys crossing the border to do harm to the United States! It certainly makes Obama sense! It does not make common sense! If the Republicans vote for any type of amnesty, the Party is finished!—my addition). ‘Duties include intake, placements, transports and release of family groups and unaccompanied minors,’ according to a memo obtained by Fox News.

The surge has raised suspicions about what is driving the influx, amid claims that illegal immigrants have learned they can attempt to get asylum by using a few key words—namely, by claiming they have a ‘credible fear’ of drug cartels (See above post!—my addition).

‘This clearly has to have been orchestrated by somebody,’ said former U.S. Attorney for Southern California Peter Nunez. ‘It’s beyond belief that dozens or hundreds or thousands of people would simultaneously decide that they should go to the U.S. and make this claim (Posted on the internet!—my addition).’

Sources say one day last week, 200 border-crossers came through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry claiming asylum while as many as 550 overflowed inside the processing center there and in nearby San Ysidro.

‘People were sleeping on floors—they had nowhere to put them,’ said one source, a long-time border agent and supervisor. ‘This shouldn’t be happening. Unless there is an immediate and well-publicized policy change, this situation will become another debacle (Do not count on the Obama Administration to change it and the leadership in the Republican Party has NO backbone! Mitch McConnell GONE!—my addition).’

At a hotel near San Diego—which Fox News agreed not to identify for security reasons—ICE vans arrived several times over the weekend with immigrant families. They were escorted to the second floor by two armed, uniformed agents. Two border agents secured the entrance and side door (What a ridiculous waste of resources!—my addition).

Documents obtained by Fox News show that recently on a single day, dozens of illegal immigrants were being transferred to an area hotel where rooms cost $99 a night (Ridiculous!—my addition). Others were released to addresses in Texas, Florida and even Brooklyn, N.Y.

ICE sources say the addresses are almost always bogus. When they don’t show up for court, they are removed by an immigration judge in absentia.

Most of the immigrants came from Mexico, but others listed their native country as Haiti, Romania, Guatemala and Iraq. Some were over age 50, others were under a year old. Thirty were transported to a hotel. Seventy were released around the country.

Fox News spoke to four agencies responsible for the San Diego situation last week. All deferred to the Department of Homeland Security press office in Washington, D.C., which issued this statement:

‘Credible fear determinations are dictated by long standing statute, not an issuance of discretion. The USCIS officer must find that a ‘significant possibility’ exists that the individual may be found eligible for asylum or withholding or removal (And how long does it take and why is it being broadcast on the internet?—my addition).

‘If the credible fear threshold is met, the individual is placed into removal proceedings in Immigration Court. The final decision on asylum eligibility rests with an immigration judge.’

It is during this time—during removal proceedings—when illegal immigrants are released. Many don’t show up, as 91 percent of asylum claims from Mexico are denied (And where do they go or rather do they stay in the U.S. illegally?—my addition).

Asylum claims from Mexico are highly unusual and critics say this is an orchestrated sham—it’s not about getting asylum, they say, but about overwhelming the system and getting a free pass into the U.S. and a court date for which no one will show up.

‘Hundreds of thousands of people have never returned and the list of people for whom warrants are outstanding is phenomenal,’ said Nunez. ‘We have a long history of people absconding from immigration hearings of one sort of another, they just blend back into the community (Stay HERE ILLEGALLY!—my addition).’

ICE sources say an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 illegal immigrants a year do not show up for their court date and disappear into the U.S.

The number of asylum claims is on the rise, almost tripling the last four years. Most come from Chinese, Egyptian and Ethiopian immigrants. Fewer than 200 a year come from Mexico, let alone 200 in a day. However, by claiming they have a ‘credible fear of persecution’ if returned to Mexico, the immigrant is entitled to a series of interviews, hearings, proceedings and appeals that can drag on for years.

The initial evaluation usually is done in the border processing center by an asylum officer employed by USCIS.

Officials stress that meeting the ‘credible fear’ standard is not a tentative asylum approval. It’s simply a step in the process.

An immigration spokesman said last week: ‘The legal threshold for ‘credible fear’ is broad and low to ensure individuals who may face a ‘significant possibility’ of persecution ... have the opportunity to have their case heard before an immigration judge.’

Last week, an asylum officer heard the claims of the ‘Dream 9,’ nine Mexican nationals brought to the U.S. as children. Even though seven of the nine lived, worked and went to school in Mexico without incident, they were granted asylum. Most thought they would be deported (The power of the judge! Way too much power!—my addition).

‘The orders from Washington are to simply turn these people loose,’ said Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. ‘All you have to say is you qualify for the Dream Act and/or you intend to apply, and they’re instructed by their higher-ups to simply turn these people loose, to set them free and let them pursue any path they want (The Obama Administration is a criminal enterprise!—my addition).’

There are 57 immigration courts and 231 immigration judges. Immigration courts handle 280,000 proceedings each year—an average of 1,243 per year per judge, or four decisions per day.

Asylum can be granted if the applicant has suffered past persecution or has a ‘well-founded fear of persecution’ on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion in their native country.”

IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH!

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Watch this video: impeach the President!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTwF5KZ_qMY

This immoral and illegal federal government can be stopped. It will take the American people—We the People—to do it! Are you ready! Are you willing? Let us do it! If not now, when? Let us Rock and Roll!

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Watch this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AjZQgjyj3M

Mitch McConnell, if he really wants to stop Obamacare, has the opportunity to stop it by not funding Obamacare in the Continuing Resolution before Congress in September! He has an opportunity to lead the Republican Party. Will he? If he does not, “If he funds it, he owns it!” And so does every other Republican who votes to fund this illegal, unconstitutional, immoral law! Are we a constitutional republic or are we an executive dictatorship who ignores Congress and its laws?