1) Its illegal: Since there are currently no work permits for illegal aliens handing them out would require a change in the existing law. If this were a dictatorship like North Korea or Cuba Dear Leader Barack Obama could simply issue a decree and change the law. Here in America were a republic which means that he unquestionably uncontroversially cannot issue work permits for illegal aliens without a bill passing through Congress. His attempt to do so may seem like a small matter to some people but it sets an extremely dangerous precedent that undermines democracy in our country.
2) Refusing to enforce the existing law sets a terrible precedent: As Obama himself has admitted he swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books. He is breaking that oath to try to give amnesty to illegals. Imagine the chaos that will reign if this becomes standard practice. Suppose Mitt Romney wins. Could he end the death tax or corporate taxes by telling the IRS not to enforce them? What about putting an end to hate crime laws or the endangered species act by simple choosing not to enforce them? This is the can of worms Barack Obama is ripping wide open with his imperial decree.
3) This is a temporary solution designed to be a permanent fix: Barack Obama is asking illegal aliens to sign up and apply for work permits. However since his policy doesnt have the force of law behind it if Mitt Romneys elected he could hand those same applications to ICE for use in tracking down illegals to be deported. In fact thats exactly what Mitt Romney should do (Good luck with getting him to do it) since illegal aliens are by definition breaking the law and the penalty is deportation. In any case the American people and businesses cannot effectively make long-term decisions based on important policies that can change the second a new party gets into power. Replacing laws with illegal presidential decrees creates instability and unreliability that makes for bad policy that helps paralyze the country.
4) There is no realistic way to verify the program: Illegals often use phony names addresses Social Security numbers and documents. The whole idea that the government can reliably verify the documentation from hundreds of thousands if not millions of people like this to prove they were here before they were 16 have graduated from high school havent broken any laws have lived here five years and are under 30 is absolutely laughable. What will inevitably happen is that the bureaucrats handling it will quickly conclude that its futile to try to sort through this mess. Theyll also have to face legal challenges for people who are denied and so they will just rubber stamp every application that doesnt have egregious errors in it. In other words this process has no realistic hope of success before it even begins unless you define success as simply allowing just about every illegal who puts in an application to stay in the United States.
5) Billing this as a way to help children is a dodge: First of all thirty year olds are not children. Theyre adults and if theyre eligible for this program it means theyre adults whove been knowingly breaking this countrys laws for 12 years. Someone like that is not worthy to receive American citizenship in the first place. Oh but what about the real children who will be helped by this program? What about a 14 year old who was brought here five years ago by her parents? Well cant you see the obvious set-up here? What happens when the 14 year olds parents are caught? Then when the law is enforced people will claim were breaking up families. Of course thats a dumb argument we dont apply to other criminals. After all putting burglars (who have kids) in jail breaks up families too. Still this policy is designed from the get-go by proponents of illegal immigration whose ultimate goal is to allow even more illegals to stay here.
6) This will encourage illegal immigration: If you can pass for 30 years old or younger and youve ever considered coming to America illegally now is the time. All you have to do is get here get some phony documentation and chances are youll get to stay in the country indefinitely with a work permit. There are undoubtedly tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of illegals on the way here to take advantage of Obamas stupidity. Moreover whats the long term message were sending with this program? It tells legal immigrants that theyre complete morons for being dumb enough to obey our laws and it tells illegals that despite all the tough talk if they break our laws for a long enough period of time eventually our politicians will come along and reward them for it.
7) Americans will lose jobs: We have an unemployment rate thats over 8 and the economy seems to be stalling out again. In a rational world we would probably dramatically slow down the number of legal immigrants were allowing to come here in order to give our soft economy more time to absorb already unemployed Americans. Instead Barack Obama wants to give hundreds of thousands if not millions of illegal immigrants work permits so they can take jobs that would otherwise go to Americans. Whatever happened to putting Americans first?
John Hawkins
John Hawkins is a professional blogger who runs Right Wing News Linkiest and Viral Footage. Hes also the co-owner of the The Looking Spoon. You can read more from John Hawkins on Facebook Twitter G You Tube & Pajamas Media.
1) Its illegal: Since there are currently no work permits for illegal aliens handing them out would require a change in the existing law. If this were a dictatorship like North Korea or Cuba Dear Leader Barack Obama could simply issue a decree and change the law. Here in America were a republic which means that he unquestionably uncontroversially cannot issue work permits for illegal aliens without a bill passing through Congress. His attempt to do so may seem like a small matter to some people but it sets an extremely dangerous precedent that undermines democracy in our country.
2) Refusing to enforce the existing law sets a terrible precedent: As Obama himself has admitted he swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books. He is breaking that oath to try to give amnesty to illegals. Imagine the chaos that will reign if this becomes standard practice. Suppose Mitt Romney wins. Could he end the death tax or corporate taxes by telling the IRS not to enforce them? What about putting an end to hate crime laws or the endangered species act by simple choosing not to enforce them? This is the can of worms Barack Obama is ripping wide open with his imperial decree.
3) This is a temporary solution designed to be a permanent fix: Barack Obama is asking illegal aliens to sign up and apply for work permits. However since his policy doesnt have the force of law behind it if Mitt Romneys elected he could hand those same applications to ICE for use in tracking down illegals to be deported. In fact thats exactly what Mitt Romney should do (Good luck with getting him to do it) since illegal aliens are by definition breaking the law and the penalty is deportation. In any case the American people and businesses cannot effectively make long-term decisions based on important policies that can change the second a new party gets into power. Replacing laws with illegal presidential decrees creates instability and unreliability that makes for bad policy that helps paralyze the country.
4) There is no realistic way to verify the program: Illegals often use phony names addresses Social Security numbers and documents. The whole idea that the government can reliably verify the documentation from hundreds of thousands if not millions of people like this to prove they were here before they were 16 have graduated from high school havent broken any laws have lived here five years and are under 30 is absolutely laughable. What will inevitably happen is that the bureaucrats handling it will quickly conclude that its futile to try to sort through this mess. Theyll also have to face legal challenges for people who are denied and so they will just rubber stamp every application that doesnt have egregious errors in it. In other words this process has no realistic hope of success before it even begins unless you define success as simply allowing just about every illegal who puts in an application to stay in the United States.
5) Billing this as a way to help children is a dodge: First of all thirty year olds are not children. Theyre adults and if theyre eligible for this program it means theyre adults whove been knowingly breaking this countrys laws for 12 years. Someone like that is not worthy to receive American citizenship in the first place. Oh but what about the real children who will be helped by this program? What about a 14 year old who was brought here five years ago by her parents? Well cant you see the obvious set-up here? What happens when the 14 year olds parents are caught? Then when the law is enforced people will claim were breaking up families. Of course thats a dumb argument we dont apply to other criminals. After all putting burglars (who have kids) in jail breaks up families too. Still this policy is designed from the get-go by proponents of illegal immigration whose ultimate goal is to allow even more illegals to stay here.
6) This will encourage illegal immigration: If you can pass for 30 years old or younger and youve ever considered coming to America illegally now is the time. All you have to do is get here get some phony documentation and chances are youll get to stay in the country indefinitely with a work permit. There are undoubtedly tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of illegals on the way here to take advantage of Obamas stupidity. Moreover whats the long term message were sending with this program? It tells legal immigrants that theyre complete morons for being dumb enough to obey our laws and it tells illegals that despite all the tough talk if they break our laws for a long enough period of time eventually our politicians will come along and reward them for it.
7) Americans will lose jobs: We have an unemployment rate thats over 8 and the economy seems to be stalling out again. In a rational world we would probably dramatically slow down the number of legal immigrants were allowing to come here in order to give our soft economy more time to absorb already unemployed Americans. Instead Barack Obama wants to give hundreds of thousands if not millions of illegal immigrants work permits so they can take jobs that would otherwise go to Americans. Whatever happened to putting Americans first?
John Hawkins
John Hawkins is a professional blogger who runs Right Wing News Linkiest and Viral Footage. Hes also the co-owner of the The Looking Spoon. You can read more from John Hawkins on Facebook Twitter G You Tube & Pajamas Media.
