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June 24, 2011 ICE Agents Slam Latest Non-Enforcement Policy By Jack Martin, FAIR Special Projects Director The national union of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, representing some 7,000 members, has attacked the recent policy announcement of ICE director John Morton that expands the practice of ignoring illegal immigration status by the use of prosecutorial discretion. The president of the ICE union, Chris Crane, issued a statement calling Morton's policy announcement a "law enforcement nightmare." The statement urged people to contact Congress and call for a reversal of this new policy. Crane's statement said, "I think the writing is on the wall for every person concerned about good government and effective immigration reforms - the things happening at ICE represent neither." The June 17, 2011 Morton memo, according to the union statement,"...is a means for every person here illegally to avoid arrest or detention; as officers we will never know who we can or cannot arrest."
Vargas Story Raises Questions of Ethics Steve Myers with the Poynter Institute weighs in on the ethical questions surrounding the revelation that Jose Vargas lied about his legal status to get jobs at the Washington Post and other media outlets. "What does it mean when someone involved in journalism tells a series of lies and breaks a series of laws, for so long, about something so important? It may seem small to focus on Jose the journalist when he says his story is about Jose the undocumented worker. But the two are intertwined," says Myers. "Vargas is a journalist; he's also an activist . . . When you take that into account and consider a few omissions in his story, it becomes a work of skillful advocacy - one that could harm journalism as much as it elevates immigration reform."
Tom Tancredo: Drawing the Wrong Lesson on DREAM Act "One popular sign that illegal immigrants hold up at rallies reads 'Undocumented, Unafraid' for good reason. To the best of my knowledge, not one of the dozens of illegal immigrants who publicly disclosed their status has been deported, or even detained, by the ICE," says former Rep. Tom Tancredo in an op-ed. "I truly sympathize with Vargas' story, but there is nothing courageous about revealing himself. The worst consequence he may face is another Pulitzer prize. If we had a president who was serious about enforcing our immigration laws, it would be another story."
Virginia County Readies Suit Against Feds to Release Illegal Alien Data "A top Virginia official is preparing to sue the Department of Homeland Security for information about illegal immigrants his county delivered into federal custody -- a case fueled by his claim that 10 percent of the nearly 4,000 illegal immigrants turned over were subsequently re-arrested in the same place," Fox News reports.
U.S. Senate Looking to Revive DREAM Act By Julie Kirchner, FAIR Executive Director The DREAM Act, which went down to defeat during a lame duck session of Congress back in December, is still very much alive in the U.S. Senate. A Senate hearing is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, and FAIR learned Thursday morning that the Committee leaders and the Obama Administration are pulling out all the stops to promote this amnesty legislation. The planned witnesses for the first panel include Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and a (yet-to be named) representative from the Dept. of Defense. The second panel will consist of two illegal aliens with deferred actions status who would benefit from passage for the DREAM Act, and, offering the only opposing view, our friend Steve Camarota from the Center for Immigration Studies. It is stunning - not to mention disheartening - to see the state of the immigration debate in America today. First, consider the fact that the Senate leaders have invited illegal aliens to testify before Congress regarding legislation that would benefit them personally, but would completely undermine the rule of law and hurt the American people. Second, one could not possibly consider it coincidental that this hearing comes days after ICE Director John Morton issued a policy memo encouraging ICE Agents to look the other way when it comes to enforcing our immigration laws. For those of you who haven't seen it, the memo reminds federal agents and attorneys that they have broad discretion in enforcing our immigration laws and then lists the requirements of the DREAM Act as considerations they should take into account when exercising that discretion. When one steps back and looks at the big picture, maybe the Senate Judiciary Committee should reconsider the Tuesday hearing on the DREAM Act. After all, why should the Legislative Branch bother taking any action when the Executive Branch is so effective at circumventing it?
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