Do you think this is just another Obama trick to keep the illegals here even tho it is against the law?

[symington]

Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases
Critics assail the plan as a bid to create a kind of backdoor 'amnesty'
By SUSAN CARROLL
Copyright 2010, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Aug. 24, 2010, 9:00PM
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Billy Smith II Houston Chronicle
The scene at the Harris County lockup last summer. Culling the immigration court system dockets of noncriminals started in earnest in Houston about a month ago and has stunned immigration attorneys.

Share Del.icio.usDiggTwitterYahoo! BuzzFacebookStumbleUponEmail Close [X]Resources Immigration blog: Deaths on border in Arizona reach record levels Immigration blog: McCain's do-over on issue works just fine Immigration blog: the cost of illegal immigration The Department of Homeland Security is systematically reviewing thousands of pending immigration cases and moving to dismiss those filed against suspected illegal immigrants who have no serious criminal records, according to several sources familiar with the efforts.

Culling the immigration court system dockets of noncriminals started in earnest in Houston about a month ago and has stunned local immigration attorneys, who have reported coming to court anticipating clients' deportations only to learn that the government was dismissing their cases.

Richard Rocha, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman, said Tuesday that the review is part of the agency's broader, nationwide strategy to prioritize the deportations of illegal immigrants who pose a threat to national security and public safety. Rocha declined to provide further details.

Critics assailed the plan as another sign that the Obama administration is trying to create a kind of backdoor "amnesty" program.

Raed Gonzalez, an immigration attorney who was briefed on the effort by Homeland Security's deputy chief counsel in Houston, said DHS confirmed that it's reviewing cases nationwide, though not yet to the pace of the local office. He said the others are expected to follow suit soon.

[khalid]

Thank you for this excellent question.
I do agree that it is a trick.
I find it interesting how the Democrats have tricked people in the USA into thinking that they are the ones who have "humanity" on their side. I think they are more evil and devious than the other side (who has their share of tricksters as well).
I am looking forward to the new USA philosophy of people I talk to taking effect after this election. Most want incumbents out and are willing to cross the isle in terms of setting their own term limits. We are all very fed up as it appears that no one is listening and we (both sides here) are suffering.
Getting illegals to stay here in the USA is one of the Democrats biggest tricks. They trick the people into thinking that they are acting humanely towards them all the while it is a plot to get more and more votes. Open your eyes people.
The corporate lobbyists who have made our elected officials their puppets also want illegals here. Why? Cheap labor. So, "it's all good". The Dems get people fooled into thinking they are their "friends" and the corporations get more people willing to work for less. The politicians line their pockets with donations and get wined and dined by lobbyists. We pay the price, they win and the USA citizen's wishes are pushed aside yet another time. Beware.
Then, to top it all off the hard working Americans who worked all their life to pay in to social security lose. These illegals will get retirement income, medical and all that stuff, even food stamps while the rest of us get less and less even though we worked and paid in all our lives. I have nothing against immigrants. But, I want them to come here legally and pay their share of taxes and I, especially, want them to learn English.
We have Obamacare due to the lobbyists as well. Take note that a larger percentage of the US public didn't want that voted in, and yet we have it. Why? Lobbyists for drug companies. The drug companies are no fools, they get more and more expensive presciption business and the governement is contracting to buy drugs with them and not go outside this country to Canada, for example, to get things cheaper. Contributions, fancy trips and governement gets bigger and bigger and we all pay. How nice.

Democrats are masters at getting the people to be the sheep and think they are being "helped" while they are being stolen from.

Look at why Scott Brown was elected. He was out there in his pick up truck, pouding the payment and really listening to what the people wanted on one evening (using an example) when his "bleeding heart liberal" opponent, Coakley, was at a $1000.00 a plate "fundraising" dinner with corporate lobbyists in Washington. You could see right through her and whose interests she would have been voting on. He was out there listening, talking while she was getting "fed". Sickening. It happened every day of the week.
We found out about this one night as one of her henchmen assaulted a reporter who actually tried to expose this. In the end, we found out and we were not pleased.
Wouldn't you love to follow some of our members of Congress/Senate around for a few weeks and record who they meet with for meals, parties and whatnot and identify the lobbyists and which corporations pay them and track what the voting record was following those meetings? Boy, would that be an expose'. I wish someone would do that, I really do.

[matyas]

No it is an attempt to focus on those who continue to commit crimes. There are not endless resources for this, and it's similar to going after marijuana when the real problem is heroin and cocaine.

[hillocke]

He is only doing what he thinks will afford his staying in power! He is a C-sucker and won't stop doing us until someone stops him with the justice system!

[tredway]

That's exactly what it is- backdoor amnesty.

[egan]

There won't be amnesty. We have 69 days until the power changes in the Senate and Congress. Most States are writing laws as we speak against hiring, renting, welfare, and other aiding of illegals. On top of that, suing over the Obama Care issues. The Feds have their hands full with all of these and the Mosque issues. More job losses on the way, too.

[danil70]

Why are you concerned? Think they will escape into Canada?