Obama's Amnesty Plan for 2010
March 6, 2010, Todd Jaspers
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Realizing that his poll numbers are down, and support for his agenda has all but completely disappeared (note, 80% congressional disapproval rating), President Obama has decided to turn his focus on immigration reform. He plans to meet with Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York and Republican Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, in hopes of drafting and passing legislation before the mid-term elections.
Immigration reform sounds great! But what exactly does he mean by reform? There have been several reports, including one from F.A.I.R., which suggest Obama is working on a bill that will include AMNESTY for over 10.8 million illegal immigrants in the United States. The act of “amnesty” on these 10.8 million illegal immigrants would be through naturalization.
US Immigration Support has an excellent write-up on exactly what it means to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. Specifically, one particular section which details what Obama’s goal for naturalization is:
Generally speaking, it is more beneficial to be a U.S. citizen rather than just a permanent resident. U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in both federal and local elections, and they are eligible to become elected officials, and to vote in elections.
Make no mistake, when a person becomes a naturalized citizen, they immediately become a US Citizen. Obama realizes that there will be a crucial election this November, and it is quite possible he stands to lose nearly every Democrat seat that’s up for re-election. His focus on amnesty is not a way to resolve an on-going domestic issue, but a way to obtain more votes. Obama is constantly in campaign mode. Just when America thought it couldn’t get any worse, we’re proven wrong.
If Obama’s voting history is any indication of what we can expect from this Immigration Reform bill, then amnesty is all but certain:
- Voted NO to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
- "I don't understand when people are going around worrying about, we need to have English only. They want to pass a law, we just, we want English only...Now, I agree that immigrants should learn English, I agree with this. But understand this, instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English, they'll learn English, you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish.”
- Voted NO to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.
Support for this bill will be fierce, and it appears as though the bill will likely need to go forward without Republican support. The tension between Democrats and Republicans have heated up since Obama suggested that he would go through with the vote with or without Republican support through reconciliation, a move that many suggest will likely cost him to lose his majority in the House and Senate. In an interview regarding this amnesty bill, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said,
"The things you hear from the administration won't be well received."
The details have yet to be fully sketched, but one thing is for certain, naturalization means US Citizenship. This means the potential for 10 million new voters who will likely all vote Democrat in hopes of supporting social programs. It's only a matter of time before ACORN gets involved and convinces them that they are all victims and that the only way they can survive is through government subsidy. What's most frustrating about this law, separate from the obvious hopes of voter gain, is the precedence this sets on immigration policy in the United States. What does amnesty say for the American citizens who came here as immigrants and went through the process legally?
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Just what this country needs: To go through the healing process of a brutal political battle on immigration. - Matthew Cochrane
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8 more months Matt... 8 more months. - Todd
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I can't imagine going straight to naturalized citizenship status. I can't even see accelerating naturalization for those already in a legal resident status. I can imagine granting legal resident status to illegals. That would not get votes from the previously illegal because they wouldn't be eligible for naturalization for the requisite number of years (7?), but it might increase the perentage of votes from the Hispanic community, but I can't imagine that would amount to a big difference. It could help Obama down the road if he loses his second term bid and runs again in 2016 or 2020 when the amnestied illegals start getting naturalized (check my math). - c
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Since B.O. likes campaigning so much, this option allows him to campaign and lose in 2012 and 2016 and 2020 and so on until he gets reelected or dies of old age. He'd be in hog heaven. All the adulation and no responsibility. But if gets reelected in 2012 it's two terms and done. - c
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Being prez after all sux because guys like McCain keep reminding him that campaign promises weren't just campaign promises. That'll be a good 2012 GOP ad by the way.
McCain: Mr. Prez what about those campaign promises you made?
Obama: We're not campaigning anymore (ie those only mattered during the campaign cuz they sounded good. You took those seriously? No wonder you lost.) You lost. I won.
Obama's 2012 debate opponent: Mr. Prez is that a real promise or an Obama promise? - c
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One of the things I most appreciated about Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny (see review here) was his emphasis on how important it was to assimilate immigrants into American culture before granting them citizenship. In his book he writes:
"Moreover, rather than Americanize aliens and use public and private institutions to inculcate them with the virtues of American culture, language, mores, history, traditions, and customs, the Statist is cultivating a cultural relativism in which the cultures from which the aliens fled are given equal accord with the American culture. But all cultures are not equal, as evidenced, in part, by the alien fleeing his own country for the American culture and the American citizen staying put. It is normal and healthy for ethnic groups to celebrate their diverse heritages…But neither the heritage nor home language of the individual has ever competed with the American culture for dominance. The history of immigration in the United States up to now has been of assimilation." - Matthew Cochrane
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The idea of amnesty for illegal immigrants is simply ridiculous. I can't possibly assume that anything like this would pass, even if he wishes it so. The simple act of suggesting it would bring political chaos for any Democrat politicians that are on the tight-rope. But honestly... I continue to be surprised over and over... so who knows... - Todd
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