Obama’s illegal alien auntie: The rest of the story; Update: Open-borders lobby demands enforcement freeze
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My syndicated column today reports the rest of the deportation fugitive Aunti Zeituni Onyango story that both Barack Obama and George Bush would prefer to keep covered up. God save us from bipartisanship.
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Obama’s illegal alien auntie: The rest of the story
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2008
I hope Barack Obama remembered to thank George Bush on behalf of his illegal alien aunt this week. The lame-duck Republican president did the Democratic president-elect a generous — and dangerous — favor right before Election Day: Putting politics above homeland security, the Bush administration ordered immigration authorities across the country to halt all deportation enforcement actions until after the campaign season was over.
According to my sources, the Bush administration issued a 72-hour cease-and-desist order to all fugitive apprehension teams to spare Obama embarrassment over his Kenyan half-aunt, Zeituni Onyango. The Associated Press had reported on Nov. 1 that Onyango was a deportation evader – one of an estimated 700,000 illegal alien absconders who have ignored orders from immigration judges to leave the country. The wire report mentioned that the Department of Homeland Security distributed “an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring any deportations prior to Tuesday’s election to be approved at least at the level of ICE regional directors.”
But the politicized order was even worse than the AP reported. The deportation process wasn’t simply slowed down for public relations reasons and fear of a media backlash. The process was completely frozen.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement source familiar with Western field offices told me: “The ICE fugitive operations group throughout the U.S. was told to stand down until after the election from arresting or transporting anyone out of the U.S. This was done to avoid any mistakes of deporting or arresting anyone who could have a connection to the election, i.e., anyone from Kenya who could be a relative. The decision was election-driven.”
Another source close to ICE operations in a southern California field office confirmed that immigration officials there received the same directive: “The reason they included all offices in the US was to show that they were not targeting the district Office where Aunti lived. They don’t want to pick her up by mistake and cause a big problem.”
In other words, the Bush Department of Homeland Security determined that protecting Barack Obama from the negative publicity surrounding a potential arrest of his illegal alien aunt was more important to the general welfare of the country than tracking down untold numbers of deportation absconders who received an extra three-day pass last week. DHS refuses to comment publicly about the case. Warped homeland security priorities are bipartisan. Democrat Rep. John Conyers has called for an immediate investigation – not into the rank politicizing of our deportation policies, but into who leaked Onyango’s deportation fugitive status to the press.
Question: Why shouldn’t this information be public?
As for President-elect Obama, his true views about ICE are well-known. Despite telling Katie Couric that his aunt should be required to follow the law because “We’re a nation of laws…I’m a strong believer you have to obey the law,” Obama scolded ICE agents who do their jobs for “terrorizing” communities.
Onyango arrived in the U.S. in 2000 on a temporary visa. Her asylum request was rejected in 2004. She defied the immigration court order to go back to Kenya, moved into Boston public housing, and is now hiding with relatives in Cleveland while contemplating how to extend her illegal stay.
Question: Will an Obama White House reinstate the deportation enforcement freeze in Ohio? Wouldn’t want to “terrorize” the community.
(Meanwhile, real terrorists have benefited enormously from lax enforcement of deportation orders and asylum loopholes. Ramzi Yousef, Gazi Ibrahim Abu Mezer, and Mir Aimal Kansi all exploited our catch-and-release system by invoking asylum and evading swamped authorities before plotting and executing jihadist attacks.)
Onyango’s options, like those of hundreds of thousands of deportation fugitives like her, are wide open. With the help of a seasoned immigration lawyer, she can take another bite at the judicial apple and appeal her deportation order. She can take her case all the way to the Supreme Court. She can find an illegal alien sanctuary church to give her refuge. Or she can take advantage of the longstanding congressional practice of creating “special relief” bills to help individual deportation fugitives escape punishment and acquire U.S. citizenship.
The post-9/11 Bush homeland security equation looks pretty much like the pre-9/11 one – one that will continue under Barack Obama: Cowardice plus rank opportunism times political correctness equals a lasting recipe for immigration chaos.
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Update: Right on cue…
Dozens of immigrant advocates from across the country convened in Washington yesterday to call on President-elect Barack Obama to halt work-site immigration raids and fulfill campaign pledges to offer the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States a path to citizenship within his first year in office…
…Representatives of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of grass-roots organizations from Los Angeles, New York and the Washington area, also announced plans to mobilize tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters for a demonstration on the Mall on Jan. 21, the day after Obama’s inauguration.
“We voted in the millions, and now we’re going to demand progress in the millions,” said Angelica Salas, director of one of the allied organizations, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, at a news conference to publicize the movement’s efforts.
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I think if I put my mind to it.. I could be a very good fascist.
I think there is a lot of truth in that statement (the update). They, being illegal aliens, voted in the millions and now they want millions.
-Do we ever enforce the law, when it concerns liberal-socialist criminals?
Vinny, no. It’s racist and a hate crime to enforce the law against them.
But how would you ensure a majority? With four parties, the votes would be so fractured, the outcome would probably not be definitive.
speaking of illegal aliens…check this site out….
http://www.borderinvasionpics.com/
Well, you are correct that there would not be a majority for one party (ie > 50%). But the party with the most votes would be the winner. I am not convinced that would be a bad thing. The 2 party system evolved into what it is today, it was not written into the Constitution. I look at it this way. If the center right party won for example, the far right would not be ecstatic but they would live with it. I can’t see 4 parties being any more devisive than the 2 party system today. Most likely, people’s views would probably straddle 2 parties, but would join the party that addresses their “hot button” (for me immigration). Additionally, having more parties in the Congress would make it more difficult to do these back room deals and end arounds the 2 parties pull. I don’t knwo all the detial but i can’t see how it ouwld be worse than having to choose between the LOTE every single election. Adding 1 more party would most likely end up splitting the republicna party in 2, with all the spolis going the dems unless they too are split.
PLEASE everyone go and sign this petition
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It is a symbolic move to start the 2009 fight against illegals amnesty but then Obama’s entire presidency is symbolic…
This is an unlawful order.
There is something that is so Liberal about President Bush…
Hang it all up . . . just change the name of this country to the Socialist States of America and we’ll all look to the great leader for our salvation.
Like hell we will! It’s time to begin the offensive and send this guy back to Chicago in 2012.
Do you think maybe GWB had a stroke? If he did…I think both he and McCain had a stroke. I regret ever voting for GWB in spite of that worthless piece of S*** John Kerry being the only other choice. Bush/mccain seems intent on kissing the arse of those who despise him.
AND I wish McCain had kept his stupid arse out of the race for president.He wanted to win mr.congenality..he did a terrible disservice to the republican party and he sure as hell did one to Sarah who wanted to win. Freak him
Got to love that obama effect on the markets. Doen 1400 points since obama got elected.
No doubt…I don’t understand how he even got into republican party. Heres what Ron Paul had to say today about Bush/Rove –
The Republican Congress never once stood up against the Bush/Rove machine that demanded support for unconstitutional wars, attacks on civil liberties here at home, and an economic policy based on more spending, more debt, and more inflation — while constantly preaching the flawed doctrine that deficits don’t matter as long as taxes aren’t raised.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/paul.republican/index.html
Thats amazing. So were going to be a open borders nation. Its tough enough getting a job nowadays… but now we have to deal with 12 – 20 million Illegals who will gain the power to vote… ie. Socialism. Who knows one they and other Liberals will vote to denationalize US Borders and become one nation with Mexico, Canada, and Cuba.
Jean…that has been the plan for a long time now…it’s called the NAU….
http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/
I just received my Strafor email today. It tells of the Mexican government having arrested a powerful drug and weapons dealer. Problem is, his gang’s tentacles are so wrapped round the US border states…. assault weapons and drugs are still proliferating. To this I say, humanity isn’t the issue here nor should it be, it’s our survival!!!!
Are there any plans for us to gather and march on Washington to demand no bail-outs????
Are there any plans for us to assemble and strongly protest the taking of our money by the U.S. Government????
Are there any plans for us to get up and voice our collective anger – as loudly as possible – and demand that the U.S. Government act to preserve this nation and it’s freedoms?
Are there any plans for us to organize and finally show the U.S. Government that we’re tired of being abused and looked down upon?
Are there any plans for us to send a strong message that the U.S. Government works for us???
I’m ready, willing, and able. Someone put it together and I’m there.
(response to guitar guy #118)
And in some places if you are not fluent in Spanish, forget about it!
And you can imagine where it will be when Dear Leader actually assumes office….DJA on 1/20 @ 5000
The judge upheld Jose Alonso Compean’s original punishment and resentenced him to 10 years in prison for his conviction on a charge of using a weapon in the commission of a felony and another two years in prison for assault and other charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Just want to be sure that I read the update correctly.
That seems to be as bold a confession that illegal aliens voted in this election, possibly changing the outcome, as you could ever get. The real story to me is why did Bush stand by and refuse for two years to do anything within his power that could have protected America from this train wreck?
The case against the government ignoring the will of the people is epitomized by the illegal immigration
debate. Upholding and enforcing our laws are essential to an orderly and stable society.
Suspending deportation for 72 hours by a cease and desist order is an unlawful act.
Nepotism creates conflicts of interest. Bush doing this for decorum purposes is particularly disgusting when we have seen politicians on the Democrats side constantly ignoring these rules.
Think of Carter,Gore, Pelosi,Kerry statements overseas. Even the private Bush/Obama conversation leaked this week.
When the government picks and chooses when to enforce a law we all are left confused and justice also becomes selective.
Right now our government is looking very scary and untrustworthy.
We no longer have elected officials. Instead we have rulers who do what they want on a whim. I’m certain we will all get our Barack Hussein knee pads soon as we will be expected to put them to frequent use for the new rule of servitude.
At the risk of being considered conspiratorial, I often wonder if the Reps/Dems are simply pawns in a game to ratchet us to the left …that it’s the communist principal of “pressure from above and pressure from below” being perpetrated on us. Note how the Republicans have let the Dems run roughshod over them through the years. How many times have we witnessed the Reps just give way and let even the minority Dems bully them? We were given reasons for this behavior (restrained response, being more civil than the Dems, reaching across the aisle, bi-partisanship, tolerance). Well, why the Hell won’t the Reps fight?!? How come they never demand the same courtesy from the Dems? They simply do not stand up to the Dems tantrums, lying, demagoguery, and double standards. The Reps appear to be doddered naive gullible fools. They’re all Charlie Brown trying to kick the football held by Lucy Dem. It’s either that, or they are not fighting because they are being told not to fight… I can’t say by who because I don’t know. This is all a suspicion of mine.
I remember George HW Bush running for his second term, which he lost to Clinton. Do you remember how timidly he ran his campaign, especially at the end? He wasn’t even trying to win. I thought then that maybe he was not **supposed** to win. Fast fwd to this election. Remember last spring when more conservative Rep candidates were in the spotlight and McCain’s camp was all but dead? Then suddenly, seemingly in just a few days, they all went down and McCain shot up out of nowhere? Did anyone else besides me wonder just how weird that was? We conservatives were looking for a Reaganesque leader to carry our nation forward. Then somehow we were handed this limp-noodle RINO. We were set up to fail. We conservatives were not supposed to win. It was time for another few ratchet clicks to the left, and now we have it. In a few years, we’ll get another Republican president and maybe Congress, but we won’t go back to the right. The gains of liberalism will not be lost until we put an end to the scheming of those who would drive this nation to tyranny. We must restore this nation to the principles that the Founders laid out for us.
The Dems cut a deal with Hispanics: vote for us and we’ll allow tens of millions of illegals (a/k/a additional voters)to continue breaking the law. Constitution? What Constitution?? I want to stay in office.
The dow was actualy going up untill the day Obama was elected. Nov 4th dow = 9625 today 8282. The Obama effect so far 1343 lost off the dow.
Smart move america
Here’s one that didn’t get away!!
http://www.outragedpatriots.com/They%20Cant%20Deport%20Us%20All%20shirt.jpg
Interesting theory, Jet Jaguar, but I personally refuse to believe that some outside agency is that powerful to completely control the future of the US.
I do believe that the liberals have purposely dumbed down the electorate by destroying civics and history education, thereby leaving a major part of the population as politically astute as a box of rocks. I also believe that the press has instituted a policy of “rape and reveal” so vicious and evil spirited that only the most lukewarm non aggressive don’t-rock-the-boat types will run for office.
I think it was sheer dumb luck that GW was elected, and only because he was running against some of the most pathetic “talent” the dems could come up with. If anything he’ll go down in history as the man who saved America from not one but two complete and total failures.
I have no doubts that forces outside of the United States have a hand in the outcome of our elections. I have no doubt that George Soros will get away with his crimes, as will the Bilderbergers, but who else?
Suppose a punk breaks into your car and steals it; you go out in the morning, see it’s gone, report it to the police, there’s a high speed chase on TV, they crash, the cops tackle the perp, they do prison time and then they have a record and restrictions on their rights and freedoms for the rest of their life.
But when millions break into our nation, our home, aliens can demand to be accommodated and claim our land really belongs to them. Aliens are rewarded with social programs, food, housing, education, minority status and more benefits than natives have when the only real talent required is the ability to sneak and walk across an international boundry.
Protections are lobbied for by powerful, taxpayer funded advocacy groups and legislated by disloyal elected officials sworn to uphold the law. We tolerate aliens who live in sanctuary cities were they are catered to with taxpayer money and can’t be exposed as illegal and have forced hundreds of hospital closures.
It’s all insane.
If we allow the government and advocacy groups to run us instead of the other way around.
How is this not a violation of Pres. Bush’s oath of office?
He swore to uphold the Constitution.
The Constitution requires the Executive Branch to enforce the law.
He did not enforce a valid law as a favor to one person.
No one is above the law, even if their nephew is running for president.
Therefore, Pres. Bush blatantly violated his oath of office.
Since when does a President pay attention to the Constitution? FDR was famous for ignoring it, as well as each President since. I expect Obama to do the same, but in a more arrogant manner. Of course, the MSM and congress will support him.
On November 12th, 2008 at 4:00 pm, theloneranger said:
On November 12th, 2008 at 7:54 pm, Jet Jaguar said:
There may be some of that going on behind the curtains.
However, I also think that there is a deep-seated primal need within all humans to be protected and “parented,” to be safe within a cocooning collective.
Look at Germany WWII, the Soviet Union, North Korea or China today. These systems would not have been so strong had they not appealed in some way to their citizens.
The reason collectivism is so powerful a mental virus is because it appeals to the collective sub-conscious of mankind.
And the reason that the “liberal” trolls on this site or over at the Daily Kos seem so intensely illogical and emotional to the conservative mind is precisely because they operate on a sub-conscious level.
They are in Plato’s cave.
I think the real key to defeating the collective is to bring its infectees out of the subconscious realm and into a more conscious plane.
This involves first and foremost diagnosing the illness.
I see conservatives stabbing at one tactic or another (quoting the Constitution, railing against taxes, writing long articles in the Weekly Standard, etc.) but they never NAME the threat head-on (with a few rare exceptions – read some of the speeches Reagan gave, for instance…)
This is due not so much to conspiracy, as to a failure to operate on a conscious plane.