Just
when you think you’ve seen it all, the Obama administration has found
yet another way to outdo itself where immigration policies are
concerned. The newest ploy: an outrageous proposal to provide illegal
aliens with “An Unlawful Presence Waiver.”

This newest assault on the rule of law (reported
by Fox News on April 2) would give illegal aliens permission to remain
in the U.S. if they can prove they have at least one U.S. citizen family
member.

In order to deal with the onslaught of applications the already
beleaguered adjudications officers of USCIS (United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services) would find even more work to accomplish within
tight time constraints and scarce resources.  USCIS currently has only
about 700 immigration investigators looking into suspected fraud and
adjudicates some 7 million applications every year.  As a result, it is
highly likely that, as is the case with nearly every immigration benefit
program, fraud will permeate the system.  As a consequence a
significant number of illegal aliens would suddenly be made “legal.”

It must also be presumed that these aliens will be granted employment
authorization and documentation to legally work in the U.S. While the
regulations do not mention this specifically, the Obama administration
has already issued policy directives to terminate some 300,000 cases
already under deportation proceedings and provide them with employment
authorization. The supposed reasoning is that if an alien is allowed to
remain in the U.S. for an extended period of time then they should be
able to work and support themselves.  It would therefore logically
follow that aliens whose waivers are approved would similarly be granted
employment authorization.

The news is full of stories about jobs that have been created and
unemployment statistics looking up, but they all fail to include the
millions of American workers who have fallen off the radar and are no
longer included in those unemployment statistics.  The Administration is
working overtime to overwhelm unemployed American workers by dumping
God knows how many thousands or potentially millions of “legalized”
aliens into the job market.

Furthermore, because these aliens evaded the inspections process, it
must be presumed that they belong to one or more categories of aliens
who are by law excludable from entering the U.S. This is a terrible risk to national security and community safety.

Finally, this program sends an invitation tied with a big red bow:
Come to America! Violate our nation’s borders and our laws! Not only
will you not be arrested and deported, you will be rewarded for your
transgressions!

We have seen a succession of Democrat and Republican administrations
ignore the will of the people and the immigration laws to enable a
continuing flood of illegal aliens from countries across the planet
where their impact is felt in nearly every challenge and threat that
confronts our nation today. This is why there are now unknown millions,
perhaps tens of millions, of illegal aliens now living in towns and
cities across our vast country.

By words and deeds, the Obama administration is convincing foreign
nationals that America’s borders and immigration laws are mere
formalities that are easy to overcome.

Even more frightening in its implication, this program and the
Administration, is thumbing its nose at the vital foundation of checks
and balances which our Founding Fathers devised to prevent a tyrant from
taking control over our government. The purpose of our three branches
of government (Executive, Legislative and Judicial) is to limit the
power of our government and prevent a “power grab” by those who are
elected to lead our nation. Lord Acton famously stated, “Power tends to
corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

By making a mockery of our laws and the democratic process, this
administration has taken to a new and disturbing tact – waiving laws
that have been protecting American lives and jobs for decades to
apparently seek a political advantage at the expense of our nation and
our citizens.