The Truth About Obama's "Temporary" Ebola Amnesty

Michelle Malkin / Townhall Columnist

When it rains, it pours. Just before unveiling his colossal administrative amnesty for millions of "undocumented" aliens and foreign tech workers on Thursday, President Obama separately ordered up to 8,000 more executive pardons and special work passes for Liberians, Sierra Leoneans and Guineans illegally in this country.

Strange, isn't it? The same administration that refused to enact travel bans from Ebola-plagued West African nations to protect Americans is now granting "temporary protected status" (TPS) to West Africans on American soil so they don't have to go back.

It's not really about public health, of course. It's about political pandering and electoral engineering.

Here's the dirty open secret: There's nothing "temporary" about TPS benefits. Under both Democratic and Republican administrations, the program has become an endless, interminable residency plan for unlawful border-crossers, visa overstayers and deportation evaders from around the world.

TPS golden ticket holders live here, work here, travel freely and are immune from detention or deportation. They are eligible to apply for an "adjustment of status," which puts them on the path to green cards and eventual citizenship.

In theory, TPS is a short-term humanitarian program built on good intentions. The secretary of homeland security "may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately." Those conditions include hurricanes, environmental catastrophes, civil war, epidemics and other "extraordinary and temporary conditions."

Boehner: Obama Has Cemented His Legacy of Lawlessness

Katie Pavlich / Townhall Tipsheet

House Speaker John Boehner, who warned after the recent midterm elections that executive action on immigration reform would "poison the well," has issued a statement in response to President Obama's announcement and decision to move forward with changes in immigration law without Congress, saying Obama has "cemented his legacy of lawlessness." 

“The American people want both parties to focus on solving problems together; they don’t support unilateral action from a president who is more interested in partisan politics than working with the people’s elected representatives. That is not how American democracy works. Not long ago,

President Obama said the unilateral action he just announced was ‘not an option’ and claimed he’d already ‘done everything that I can on my own.’ He said it would lead to a ‘surge in more illegal immigration.’ He said he was ‘not a king’ and ‘not the emperor’ and that he was ‘bound by the Constitution.’ He said an action like this would exceed his authority and be ‘difficult to justify legally.’ He may have changed his position, but that doesn’t change the Constitution," Boehner said.

“By ignoring the will of the American people, President Obama has cemented his legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility he had left. His ‘my way or the highway’ approach makes it harder to build the trust with the American people that is necessary to get things done on behalf of the country.

Republicans are left with the serious responsibility of upholding our oath of office. We will not shrink from this duty, because our allegiance lies with the American people. We will listen to them, work with our members, and protect the Constitution."

Iran nuclear talks stuck, Obama will extend deadline

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs

Stuck? The only player watching the clock and the deadline is the Obama administration. Did anyone really think the mullahs gave a hangman’s noose about some Western imposed deadline? The only reason Iran talks is for time. Talk for time — time to build their nuclear weapons. They are arming Hamas and Hezb’allah to — among other things — keep Israel busy with other things.

Report: Iran Secretly Continuing Nuclear Weapons Work: Research, construction of nuke never stopped, expert report says

Of course Obama is going to move the deadline, so he can keep on talking and playing with himself.

On November 18, 2014, less than a week before the November 24 deadline of the extension of the Iran-P5+1’s...

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Jordan queen says fight against the Islamic State is “fight for the future of the Middle East and Islam”

Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch

 

Will the fight against the Islamic State succeed in saving Islam?

The supporters of the Islamic State can and do point to Islamic texts and teachings to justify what they do. The Muslims in the West who denounce the Islamic State have thus far ignored the Qur’anic justifications for their actions, and declined to address their Qur’anic case. This is not a strategy that is going to win the internal debate, however dazzling it may be to non-Muslims who are eager to be convinced that their complacency is justified.

“Jordan queen says fight against IS key to saving Islam,” i24News, November 18, 2014:

Queen Rania urges support for US-led air strikes against jihadists, stresses need for education reform

Jordan’s Queen Rania on Tuesday urged support for US-led air strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group, saying the future of the Middle East and Islam was at stake.

“Our silence is the greatest gift” for IS, which has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria, she told participants at a media summit in Abu Dhabi.

“We are complicit in their success,” added the queen.

She is married to King Abdullah II, whose Hashemite kingdom has joined the US-led air campaign against IS in Syria along with Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

“The coalition must be broader… It’s the fight for the future of the Middle East and Islam,” she said. “It’s a fight that we have to win.”

She said the fight goes beyond the battleground and is between moderates and extremists worldwide.

“Winning also depends on our ability to conquer the philosophical battleground as well. Because at the heart of this assault is an ideology,” she said.

Ain’t that the truth.

Queen Rania stressed the need for education reform, insisting that the followers of extremist groups are “from classrooms in which they were never challenged to think for themselves, and where they learned an outdated curriculum”….

Ah, in America we don’t have that problem — no, wait…

Enough said...

Op-ed:

November 4th: a Referendum on Amnesty...November 20th: a Constitutional Crisis in the Making

By: Diane Sori

"Everybody agrees that our immigration system is broken. Unfortunately, Washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long." 
- Barack HUSSEIN Obama on the announcement that he would unilaterally initiate immigration reform

NO Obama...NOT everyone agrees with you...in fact two out of three Americans do NOT agree with you and told you so on November 4th but hey, why should 'We the People's' wants mean anything to you...after all, they NEVER have before.

And so now with 'his pen and his phone' lame duck President Barack HUSSEIN Obama...who looked a bit odd and quite glassy-eyed before the cameras...will go as far as he can under the radar of the law to "fix" an immigration system that in reality is NOT actually broken...it's just that the laws currently on the books are deliberately and with malice NOT being enforced by Obama and his administration.

Never mind that this man claimed 22 times (http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/2014/11/obama-says-he-does-not-have-authority.html) that he could NOT take unilateral executive action on immigration because he does NOT have the Constitutional authority to do so, yet this most miserable of presidents addressed the nation last night saying that is exactly what he will do...moving ever so closer to his ultimate goal of totally destroying our nation from within.

Now allowing almost 5 million "undocumented immigrants" as he calls them...ILLEGALS as we call them...many with a criminal history, some having been deported before, and most being the parents of so-called 'anchor babies'...to "temporarily" live here in our country without the shadow of being deported hanging over their heads. And he's doing this while they will also get certain 'perks' previously afforded to citizens only...'perks' such as Social Security numbers, work permits, government ID cards, and drivers licenses (making them eligible to vote thanks to Bill Clinton's 1993 'Motor Voter Law' which mandating states to offer on-the-spot voter registration at various government agencies).

And so these multitudes of newly-made LEGAL ILLEGALS, will now openly compete for what few jobs there are...especially low-skilled, low paying jobs but jobs nevertheless...at a time when our economy is barely limping along. And with wages for the most part idling in neutral all across the job's board, this action of Obama's is a deliberate and calculated move to take what few jobs there are away from LEGAL American...from citizens already living paycheck to paycheck...that is if they have a paycheck at all...and this action will especially take jobs away from the very people he calls his beloved black brothers.

I sure hope black Americans truly understand the ramifications of what Obama has just done.

\And of course let's NOT forget what's the driving force behind all this...besides being payback for his and his party's shellacking a few short weeks ago...this is all about the muslim who quotes Scripture and his undaunting desire to increase the Democratic voting rolls for generations to come. And with the swipe of his pen, Obama has just 'bought' the party loyalty of people our country would be better off without. People our country would be better off without including the 100,000 muslims he has allowed to enter through the 'back door' so to speak...I just wonder if this executive amnesty order encompasses them as well...just something to think about as terrorist attacks increase here in America with each passing day.

And lest we forget those waiting to come here LEGALLY and those currently involved in the LEGAL process...what happens to them...do they get fast-tracked to citizenship but then that is also against the law...so many gaps to be filled in and what of our borders...absolutely NO mention whatsoever of sealing our borders.

But the bottom line in all this is that we do indeed sit on the verge of a Constitutional crisis for while any sitting president can issue an executive order to put some regulations into effect without Congressional approval, the order must still be supported by Constitutional statute. And granting executive amnesty is absolutely NOT supported by any statute, along with the fact that as president, Obama does NOT have the power to grant or fast-track citizenship or the right to vote. And with his citing the use of 'prosecutorial discretion' to defer deportations as the legal basis for his granting what amounts to 'blanket amnesty' to 5 million ILLEGALS...criminals actually as they broke our laws in the way they came here... nowhere in our Constitution does it say we must allow criminals refuge.

And even that does NOT change an important fact that Congress has NEVER given Obama the power to unilaterally decide which groups of ILLEGALS he will enforce the current immigration laws on and which groups he will give amnesty to...meaning Obama is now actually 'selectively enforcing' as per his own accord the rule of law of our land that is the United States Constitution.

Also, by doing what he is doing Barack HUSSEIN Obama is in effect trying to nullify the current 'on the books' immigration laws, which by the way are federal laws. Thus, these actions of his show that Obama has also violated his oath of office...as in to "faithfully" execute his presidential obligation to uphold the Constitution. And his use of 'prosecutorial discretion' 'CANNOT...I repeat CANNOT...neither nullify nor rewrite a federal statute or law according to his whim, especially laws that existed before he took the oath of the presidency, which the current immigration laws do. The president must...is obligated in fact...to enforce the laws, whether he personally agrees with them or NOT. And here is where Obama's Achilles Heel lies for while Obama likes to think himself our king...or America's first dictator...the fact remains that without presidential allegiance, loyalty, and devotion to the rule of law...to the Constitution ...there are indeed grounds to call for his impeachment... that is if Congress stops being afraid of the 'race card' being used against them.

And while his bloviations of last night have Republicans rightfully up in arms, the question remains as to why Obama didn't force through immigration so-called 'reform' during the years he had the Congress painted blue...is it that he was too busy cramming the lie that is ObamaCare down our throats...was it that he was too busy bowing down to our enemies as in those out to kill us all...or was it that he was simply too busy going on vacation after vacation and playing round after round of golf...it's sadly most likely a combination of all three as this man actually hates these 'brown people' as much as he hates whites and especially his white half. Obama will use them for political expediency as he pushes his socialist agenda forward, and then he'll throw them aside when their usefulness has expired.

So what can Congress do...what can Republicans do? Congress can pass legislation to invalidate this executive action but Obama will just veto whatever they pass or they can defund and take away the monies needed to implement this order as well. But Speaker of the House and RINO extraordinaire John Boehner, as well as incoming Senate Majority Leader and fellow RINO Mitch McConnell, have already said they will do neither as that could force a government shutdown and they are NOT willing to risk that even with Republicans taking control of Congress come January. Or they can play tit-for-tat and make it clear that the new Congress will NOT confirm a single nominee...executive or judicial...except for critical national security positions...as long as this Constitutional trampling executive amnesty order remains on the books.

But that is childish and is paramount to playing games...something the Democrats like to do...so that leaves only one viable option and one viable option alone...come January the new Congress MUST...I repeat MUST...impeach Barack HUSSEIN Obama for failing to enforce the current immigration laws on the books as well as the NEVER judicially altered federal statutes, as this president has knowingly, willingly, and with intended malice trampled on the Constitution as he oversteps his bounds and ignores the will of 'We the People.' It's either that or throw up our hands in total surrender as Obama puts out the welcome mat for any and all who wish to come here.

And with that, our Constitution be damned, as the man who thinks himself king becomes just that.