Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted she was surprised by her department’s release of an undisclosed number of low-risk immigrant detainees in an attempt to save money before the federal budget sequestration took hold last week. But the episode, held up by some commentators as a sign of the unpredictable consequences of arbitrary cuts, actually raises more fundamental questions about immigration enforcement.
The first question is why lower-level bureaucrats felt empowered on their own to release detainees who were asylum-seekers, foreign nationals who overstayed their visas, or illegal immigrants who committed minor offenses. As a simple matter of law enforcement, the department should have a clear hierarchy of decision-making, and the decisions about which types of illegal immigrants should be detained and released should be made at a high level.
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They were being held because they were in this country illegally. Hence they were breaking our laws.
They were released because the president was seeking to find high profile cuts in spending to hurt the Republicans. It
And I would bet the white house knew they would be releasing these criminals...and they were hoping that some would commit a serious crime to blame the republicans...they were going to release thousands and if you believe they were going back to Mexico or wherever they came from I will sell you the Sagamore bridge...anything to hurt the public and spent millions on new TSA uniforms that are not needed at this time....so much for priorities with this administration....the people got what they voted for a very vendictive president...my way or I will destroy you the Chicago way of politics....he could have stopped his flying around on Air Force One for one month and his security would save millions....but then he is so selfish he would never deny himself anything...golf anyone...only will cost the taxpayers a couple of million dollars...
I am simply amazed that the BG has such limited knowledge regarding the function of govt. Decsions mady by low level officials? Does the Globe believe day to day and budgetary decisions have to be cleared by DC? In all agencies there are regional directors, area directors, simple district directors. Individuals who get paid to make these decisions. They actually get to submit their own budget each years. They are actually grown up enough and intelligent enough to decide how that budget is allocated and have the power to move those funds around as needed in their region. They actually get to decide things without asking the President.
Was it a good idea? Was there a good reason to do it? I don't know ask the person in charge of that region. But no why bother to act like a journalist. You know the who, what and when. Instead write a fluff piece. Let's just leave the public as clueless as they always are as to how govt. works. The BG may marvel at times at how much public doesn't understand its own govt. Well look in the mirror or read this stupid piece.
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How much does a one way bus ticket back to Mexico cost? Probably alot less than what these people are going to cost me over a lifetime of taxes...I am all for immigration done the legal way.. No sympathy for those who would break the law.. Play by the rules or dont play at all....
If all laws had been enforced in the first place then we would not have this problem.. Aparently there are those who are above the law, better yet there are those who law enforcement folks dont want to bother with, as if they had more important law breakers to deal with... It is nice! I play by the rules and it has worked wonders for me. Laws are put in place to be followed I follow them and so should everyone else it is a simple process.
Let's see what does a "one way ticket" or whether one is an "criminal" by being an illegal immigrant have to do with the budget. Well let's see "immigration law" you know the law these folks broke requires certain adminstrative actions before deportation. But hey you don't like something you can ignore the laws requirements unless you like the law then you have to enforce it. Folks sure do have simple solutions for complicated problems, but then of course they don't have to answer for the results. They just get to criticize without knowledge. Must be nice.
"HOMELAND SECURITY Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted she was surprised by her department’s release of an undisclosed number of low-risk immigrant detainees in an attempt to save money before the federal budget sequestration took hold last week"...Only the Boston Globe would expect us to believe that neither Janet Napolitano and Barack Obama didn't know anything about this. They not only KNEW about the releases, they APPROVED of these releases..."Low level employees" do not have the authority to make such decisions. And since when does the Homeland Security budget force it to release prisoners (for budget reasons) withougt cuttin g sIf anything, any prisoner releases have to be approved by a Judge...A PHONY article by the Globe...Once again, whether its illegal immigrant prisoners releases, "Fast and Furious", or Benghazi..Barack Obama somehow doesn't know anything about it, and he can't possibly be held responsible. AMAZING how we have the first President who isn't in charge of or responsible for anything.
Like I said the publics ignorance on how government works. There would be no reason for her to know what a Regional or Area Director did. That is not how government works. Everything does not get funneled through DC if it did nothing would ever get done.
"Low level employees"? A regional director or an area director are not low level and make all day to day decisions regarding the implimentation of a budget or regional spending.
These releases do not have to be approved by a judge, as these individuals are not held under normal jurisdiction but are held on seperate legislation and you really shouldn't make authoritative comments on subjects of which you obviously have no clue.
No shock that the Globe would believe the hype from Napolitano. She knew, Obama knew. It was all to get everyone up in arms over the Sequester cuts, just like stopping tours of the White House. It didn't work. Take a good look at the editorial cartoon above, just about says it all.
Such paranoid nonsense can only come from cluelessness. There is plenty to gripe about in the release but this conspiracy theory isn't one of them.
As I said ask the Director in that jurisdiction why the release. You know go to the source instead of just creating your own private theory. Simply lazy thinking and work.
Conspiracy? What conspiracy? It was all done out in the open. If you ask the director in that region he will tell you Washington told him to do it. Private theory? You don't read or listen to national media at all down there in Florida? Even the Globe can see through it, you saw the cartoon, right?
"richstan" That's exactly the problem. No one asked the director, why? The Globe didn't. You didn't. I didn't. So barring the fact that there are no facts, it's a conspriacy theory. Just because you believe it. Oh, the President must know or the Globe says Napolitono should know doesn't make it so. A good journalist would ask why was the release done. I am simply saying this type of action does not require the approval of DC it can be made at a local level and no one has asked. Poor journailsm. As much as you zealots hold the Globe in disdain I'd think you'd agree with me. Poor journalism.
deport them all , now. they are a drain on our country as no other.