How the United States Immigration System Works
Immigration 101
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/how-united-states-immigration-system-works
How the Immigration System Works
9.7K August 12, 2016

Download PDF https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/how_the_united_states_immigration_system_works.pdf

U.S. i*********n l*w is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members. Lawful permanent residency allows a foreign national to work and live lawfully and permanently in the United States. Lawful permanent residents (LPRs) are eligible to apply for nearly all jobs (i.e., jobs not legitimately restricted to U.S. citizens) and can remain in the country even if they are unemployed. Each year the United States also admits noncitizens on a temporary basis. Annually, Congress and the President determine a separate number for refugee admissions.

You will note that the law defines what the criteria are for being in this country lawfully. Any other form of entrance and presence is per se, unlawful. Your question therefore was deceptive in that there are no specific laws defining unlawful immigration yet the condition exists as a default to the normal i*********n l*w which defines lawful occupation. To make the assessment that burrito snappers who wade the Rio Grande are i*****l a***ns it is only necessary to observe that they do not fit any of the lawful immigration categories.

It is incumbent on the citizens of this nation to follow its laws; it is even more important that State and Local government follow the laws, else we have no law. The i*****l a***n should not have been knowingly hired for the State post, he needs to be deported.

It's interesting that you say it's a crime but can't actually point to the law that makes it a crime. Instead, you tell ME to look it up. You don't even mention what kind of agency hired the alien. Not all agencies are held under the same laws. Wanna try again?

Here's a tip (for when you're arguing with someone who isn't stupid)... when you claim someone is breaking a law, it's a good idea to actually reference that law. Otherwise, you're just another angry guy making noise.

Maybe you can get Loki to help you - I've noticed that at least he has the ability to look up laws.

As long as Arab terrorists rule Palestine there will never be any understanding between the Arabs & Jews... this BS has gone on for too long now to turn a blind eye.. Hamas is brainwashing Arab children to h**e inciting war with Israel than seeking world pity when they get their ass kicked...Radical Islam is the problem & we will have to address it sooner or later on a world level if allowed to expand... this is a just cause. for Israel & Palestine, something we have not fought for in a long time... I'm not saying that we should go it alone... this should be a world effort including Arabs... Radical Islam is a world problem we can't hide from...

Obama never actually said that. What he said was that he doesn't have the authority to create laws...remember what I said about Article II of the Constitution and how the President is not empowered to create laws? But DACA is not a law it's an executive order designed to be a stopgap until Congress passes actual laws regarding immigration. This is why he famously called himself "a president, not a king". I know Trump (who thinks he is king) said that Obama admitted that DACA is unconstitutional but we all know what a liar Trump is.

If you have any doubts read the transcript of his speech from the Rose Garden when he signed DACA, it's actually on the White House website... Amazingly, the Trump administration hasn't taken it down yet. Here it is... https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/06/15/remarks-president-immigration

Yes, I was OK with Obama signing DACA. I didn't protest the move because it was NOT unconstitutional and it allowed him to focus the energy of federal law enforcement on actual criminals instead of deporting immigrants with good intentions. It's not Obama's fault that Congress refused to move on i*********n l*ws. And yes, Trump *DID* create the current crisis because the asshole *decided* to repeal DACA BEFORE Congress moves on immigration.

There are no federal laws that say ANYTHING about the children of i*****l i*******ts who are here through no action of their own. So California has the constitutional authority and will continue to protect them since the current N**i regime is bent on tearing their families apart for no other reason than pure simple hatred... (and the obvious stick up Session's ass). Bottom line, the Trump regime doesn't have the constitutional authority to attack California, nor do they have the economic leverage... Trump mentioned cutting federal subsidies, but that would encourage CA to stop funding the federal government and since California is one of the biggest "giver" states in the union, the federal government would be getting the short end of that deal. What else have they threatened us with? Oh, yeah - Trump said he considered just pulling the federal agents out... LOL. Nothing would make us happier.

Why ? She is a good woman and did not break any law What do you want a police state ala the Gestapo There is no law in refusing to conform like a jackbooted thug. Illinois also v**ed to be a sanctuary state. All that means is refusing to allow local to participate in knocking down peoples doors and arresting them. The state will not interfering in ICE opperations but will not assist. California has the lowest un-employment In 40 years and is suffering a labor shortage in harvesting the crops. A cabbage farmer had to let his crop rot in the field he could not find people to pick it and Americans will not do that kind of work and fearful of deportation

I say no. They should in fact be commended for standing up to the tyranny that Trump and Sessions are trying to force on the American people, especially "that woman from Oakland" otherwise known as the Libby Schaaf, the Mayor of Oakland and a true American hero.

While Trump is lying to the rest of America about the need to "save" American cities from evil immigrants and all their "future crimes", tiny little Jeff Sessions had the audacity to address the California Peace Officers’ Assn in Sacramento with an announcement that he is going to sue their state over the sanctuary laws. During his speech he declared that California doesn’t have a right to refuse his orders because “Federal law is the supreme law of the land.”

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/53631966/hi-there-little-guy-your-napoleon-complex-is-showing.jpg

Indeed, there is a “Supremacy Clause” in the Constitution… Article VI, Clause 2 says…

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land;

Clearly, this confirms that federal law *IS* the “Supreme Law of the Land”. But the Constitution is also very clear about who has the power to MAKE these supreme federal laws… Article I gives that power to Congress, not the President. Powers delegated to the President are listed in Article II and do not include ANY legislative power. According to the Constitution, Trump and Sessions are supposed to be enforcing the federal laws that come from Congress, not their own executive orders (which according the U.S. Constitution are NOT "federal laws"). BTW, this separation of powers is precisely what differentiates a constitutional republic from a dictatorship.

So this is why the little weasel is on the loosing side of a constitutional argument and it's why he is going to wind up wasting millions of your tax dollars on a pointless law suite. *yawn*

What is it about the word "ILLEGAL" that you don't understand? Why do you think these people are called "I*****L I*******TS"? That being said, state and local "LAW ENFORCEMENT" agencies are supposed to ENFORCE the laws, not ignore them. They are not allowed to pick and choose which laws they enforce. There is a thing called I*********N L*WS. Though they are Federal in nature, they are still LAWS that should be enforced by "law enforcement" agencies and obeyed by Americans. If these law enforcement officers are American, which I assume they are, then they should enforce the law. People that enter this country without being properly documented are IGNORING these i*********n l*ws. They should be arrested and deported no matter who they are. This includes the children.

These people cost the taxpayers money. Even though you are willing to allow everyone else to pay for them, I'm not. How many i*****l i*******ts have you "sponsored" out of your own pocket? I would guess the answer is 0. Like most liberals, you are willing to "feel good" about your policies as long as someone else is paying for it.

The Palestinian Peace Plan

by Bassam Tawil
March 13, 2018 at 5:00 am

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12032/palestinian-peace-plan
Send
Print

Opposing a peace initiative because you do not like its content is one thing. Opposing a peace initiative designed to improve the lives of your people is another thing entirely.

Palestinian leaders do not care about their own people, so why should they care about peace with Jews?

They will never accept another plan, even if it comes from Prophet Muhammad.

It is easy to see why Palestinians would be opposed to the US administration's upcoming plan for peace in the Middle East. The Palestinians do not like what they are hearing about the plan, which has not yet been made public.

Opposing a peace initiative because you do not like its content is one thing. Opposing a peace initiative designed to improve the lives of your people is another thing entirely. The latter defies logic and reveals the disappointing aspects of human nature.

Palestinian hatred of the US administration and President Donald Trump is so intense that the Palestinians are prepared to prolong the misery of their people.

Palestinian leaders care nothing for their people's ongoing suffering. Give those leaders jobs, money and power, and their people be damned.

Once again, the two million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have fallen victim to their leaders' greed, carelessness and idiocy.

Last week, we witnessed another example of how Palestinian leaders are prepared to fight for their own interests, at the expense of their people, all in order to remain in power and keep the funds flowing to their secret (and sometimes public) bank accounts.

US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, in an op-ed in The Washington Post, announced that the White House would soon host a meeting of "key countries and stakeholders to find real solutions to the problems has caused" in the Gaza Strip.

In other words, the US administration is telling us that it cares about the situation in the Gaza Strip and wants to work with other parties to improve the living conditions of the Palestinians, who for the past 10 years have been suffering under the corrupt and ruthless regime of Hamas.

The US initiative to help the two million Palestinians of the Gaza Strip should have been welcomed by Palestinians leaders. The administration of President Donald Trump is doing something that no Palestinian or Arab leader has done in recent memory: to convene a special meeting on the Gaza Strip in an effort to solve what many Palestinians are calling the "humanitarian and economic crisis" there.

When was the last time the Palestinian Authority and its president, Mahmoud Abbas, convened such a meeting to discuss the plight and suffering of their people in the Gaza Strip? Not only does Abbas not care about his people in the Gaza Strip, he also bears responsibility for the crisis. In the last year, Abbas and his PA government have been imposing a series of sanctions on the Gaza Strip, further aggravating the crisis and suffering of the people. These sanctions, which are aimed at undermining Abbas's Hamas rivals, include halting payment to electricity supplied by Israel to the Gaza Strip, cutting salaries of thousands of PA civil servants, suspending social assistance to hundreds of families and forcing thousands of public employees into early retirement.

Abbas is hoping that the crisis in the Gaza Strip will drive Palestinians to revolt against Hamas. Abbas still can't overcome the humiliation he experienced when Hamas expelled his PA and violently seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Abbas wants revenge for being humiliated at the hands of Hamas. He also wants revenge because he believes that Hamas had plotted to assassinate him while he was still living in the Gaza Strip. A former Hamas official who defected is said to have warned Abbas about the alleged assassination attempt.

So Abbas wants to fight Hamas to the last Palestinian in the Gaza Strip. Unsurprisingly, Hamas also appears to be prepared to fight Abbas to the last Palestinian in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas, which for the past 10 years has been holding hostage the two million Palestinians of the Gaza Strip (although many of them v**ed for the Islamic terror movement in the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary e******n), is not prepared to make any concessions to Abbas and his PA government to ease the crisis.

Hamas is not prepared to dismantle its military wing or relinquish security control over the Gaza Strip. Hamas is not prepared to distance itself from Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. Hamas is not prepared to renounce terrorism and violence nor is it prepared to recognize Israel's right to exist. Hamas has one course of action, which it follows with full force and energy: to destroy Israel and k**l as many Jews as possible.

Let's return to the American initiative to seek ways to alleviate the anguish of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Who were the first to repudiate this humanitarian initiative?" Could it be Israel? Nope. Israel was and remains the only country that has been seeking solutions to the crisis in the Gaza Strip. Hint: it was Abbas's PA and Hamas, each of whom rejected it for its own purposes and interests.

While Israel's top Ministry of Defense official, Major-General Yoav Mordechai, has been holding meetings with United Nations Special Coordinator for Peace in the Middle East, Nikolay Mladenov, to discuss ways of reducing the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza Strip, Abbas and his Hamas rivals continue to launch accusations about each side's responsibility for the suffering. Abbas blames Hamas for the "humanitarian crisis," while Hamas says it's Abbas and his government that are inflicting the suffering because of the sanctions they imposed on the Gaza Strip.

Not only are Hamas and Abbas wholly shirking their responsibility to their people, they also are prepared to foil any attempt by outsiders, in this case the US, to work towards ending the crisis in the Gaza Strip. Why would any Palestinian or Arab reject an offer by anyone, even if it were the devil himself, to extend an arm of help to Palestinians in dire need?

The answer, again, is twofold: First, Hamas and Abbas are too busy ripping each other to shreds over money and power to take notice of their people's misery. Second, the two Palestinian parties actively desire a continuation of the crisis: it enables them to rake Israel over the coals at various international forums. The relationship between Abbas and Hamas is bad on an epic scale, but when it comes to incitement against Israel, they are best buddies.

The Hamas and PA officials are even spelling this argument out in their rejection of the US initiative to improve the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Not only are Hamas and Mahmoud Abbas wholly shirking their responsibility to their people, they also are prepared to foil any attempt by outsiders, in this case the US, to work towards ending the crisis in the Gaza Strip. Pictured: Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Dismissing the initiative, Ahmed Majdalani, a top Abbas aide in Ramallah, said: "The US knows very well that Israel is the main reason behind the Gaza tragedy."

Majdalani deserves an award for being a professional liar. This is the man representing the president and government that continue to impose severe sanctions on the Gaza Strip and its residents. Yet, it's more comfortable for Abbas and his cronies to continue blaming Israel and lying to the international community. Unfortunately, we are facing an international community that is often quick to swallow any lie or fabrication coming from the Palestinians.

So the PA does not want to resolve the crisis, nor does it want anyone else -- like the Americans -- to help. The PA doesn't like Trump or his ideas for peace in the Middle East. But what does that have to do with the "economic and humanitarian crisis? Why should this hatred or dislike prompt the PA to reject any attempt by Westerners to help its own people?

Consider, for a moment, what Hamas and Islamic Jihad are also saying about the US initiative on the Gaza Strip. The position of the two terror groups is strikingly similar to that of Abbas and his PA; they too want to continue using the crisis to rally the world against Israel. In separate statements, the groups said that Washington's effort to help the Palestinians was designed to "exempt" Israel from its responsibilities.

These are the same terror groups that have turned the lives of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip into hell. These are the groups that have brought war and death and destruction upon the people of the Gaza Strip by attacking Israel again and again and again. These are the groups that prefer to import weapons rather than food and medicine into the Gaza Strip. These are the groups that are suppressing and k*****g Palestinians in the Gaza Strip whose only crime is to demand reform and democracy and a better life.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad are no different from Abbas when it comes to their hatred of the US. Their hatred runs so deep that they would rather die than accept a remedy from the US. Not to mention the massively useful pawn that suffering Palestinians are in the popular and longstanding game of tarring and feathering Israel for the Palestinian leadership's own crimes against its people.

All these Palestinian parties share a common goal: to see Israel removed from the face of earth. In their eyes, the incitement against Israel falls into the general framework of delegitimizing Israel. They believe that this process serves their goal of eliminating Israel. Meanwhile, babies and other patients in the Gaza Strip continue to die because of lack of medicine.

More than half of the Gaza population lives under the poverty line. But, for the Machiavellian Palestinian leadership, the end justifies the means: tens of thousands of Palestinians can and will be sacrificed on the way to k*****g Jews and destroying Israel.

Palestinian leaders don't care about their own people so why should they care about peace with Jews?

The only peace plan the Palestinians would ever accept is one that facilitates their mission of destroying Israel and k*****g all the Jews living in the region. They will never accept another plan, even if it comes from Prophet Muhammad.

Bassam Tawil is a Muslim based in the Middle East.