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July 21, 2010 How Tough Is Obama? "Criminal immigration enforcement by the federal government has recently increased to levels comparable to the highest seen during the Bush administration," says USA Today about the analysis of data from TRAC, a monitoring project of Syracuse University. Readers should note two important problems with this report. First, the TRAC report measures referrals for prosecution, not the prosecutions themselves. Referrals for prosecution, which normally go to the U.S. Attorneys (within the Department of Justice) could easily be declined and often are declined for lack of resources. And even if a prosecution takes place, it does not mean that the offender prosecuted is removed. The alien could be released on bond, or the government may simply decline to initiate removal proceedings. The second point is that even when comparing prosecution referrals and using TRAC's own numbers, the Obama administration still falls 8 percent below the Bush administration. For TRAC to call this to "immigration enforcement" (see the title of the report) and suggest that the number of prosecution referrals are comparable under the Obama and Bush administrations is seriously misleading. Finally, looking at this from a broader perspective, the TRAC reports also highlights how statistics are being manipulated to convince the American people that the Obama Administration takes immigration enforcement seriously when the exact opposite is the case.
DREAM Act Protests Call Obama's Bluff Does anyone really believe that any of the illegal aliens brazen enough to wear cap and gown during their protest at the Hart Building will end up being deported by the Obama administration? Here, in this case, are illegal aliens going to the center of American democracy to announce that they are breaking our laws and have no intention of leaving and that they expect to be rewarded for it. And they will face no consequences. Why? Because the Obama administration wants them here. The Obama administration thinks these people who have no respect for our immigration laws are right, and you, the American public, are wrong.
Utah Will Fire Both Employees in "Vigilante" Illegal Immigrant List Case "The Utah Department of Workforce Services announced the termination of one temporary employee who maintained a database containing information found on the list, and said a second employee would be fired soon," the LA Times says. "The agency has been conducting an internal investigation to determine how birth dates, Social Security numbers, pregnancy due dates, home addresses and other personal data were assembled into a 29-page document and released."
Arizona Prepares to Enforce SB 1070 Arizona prosecutors and police are preparing to enforce SB 1070. Training videos now warn police that illegal alien supporters with video cameras are likely to stage incidents during routine patrol stops in an attempt to discredit enforcement of the law. Prosecutors in several counties say they are working overtime to make sure they have guidelines in place for charging people under the law. And contributions to a state legal defense fund now top $1 million.
Immigration Lawyers Want to Reopen Cases for Already Deported Criminals "Under the ruling last month, which echoed decisions by four federal circuit courts, including the one covering New York, legal residents with minor drug convictions are eligible to have an immigration judge weigh their offenses against other factors in their lives and decide whether to let them stay," says the New York Times. "But deportees who were denied such a hearing have no means to get one now. The Board of Immigration Appeals says it has no jurisdiction over any case after deportation . . . The Obama administration, which is on track to deport a record 400,000 people this fiscal year, according to government statistics, has shown no eagerness to open the door. Now two dozen legal rights groups are calling for a process that would let immigrants reopen their cases under the ruling last month."
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