House Republicans introduce bill to speed-up illegal immigrant deportations

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-actio...illegal-aliens

Republican says bill is partly a response to an administration policy that focuses on deporting immigrants who are a threat.

Twenty-one House Republicans on Thursday introduced legislation that would require immigration officials to deport illegal immigrants on an expedited basis.

The bill, H.R. 2952, was planned before the Obama administration announced a new policy that focuses on deporting immigrants who pose more of a threat to the U.S., such as those who have committed crimes. But the bill's chief sponsor, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), said it is partly a response to that policy decision, which he called a "blatant disregard for the law" because it would selectively enforce U.S. immigration laws.

"Laws are meant to be followed, and not ignored for convenience or political advantage," Hunter said in late August when he said his bill was pending.

"If someone is in the U.S. illegally, then that person is subject to deportation under the law, plain and simple," he added. "What the administration is doing is sending a loud message across our borders that we are not serious about enforcing our nation's immigration laws while backdoor channels remain wide open to millions of others."
Hunter's bill would require immigration officers to immediately remove immigrants who have not been continuously present in the U.S. for four years, except in some circumstances, such as when the immigrant has committed a crime or poses a threat to U.S. national security.

It would clarify the authority of officials to order the expeditious removal of criminal immigrants, and limit the ability to grant stays of removal to immigrants who have been ordered to be removed.

I even doubt this will pass the House, and forget about it even clearing in the Senate.

The Prsident would never sign this! The GOP need to learn that if they don't learn to compromise they will never get what they want.

How funny. They haven't compromised at all and they've gotten exactly what they wanted Haha.

"The bill, H.R. 2952, was planned before the Obama administration announced a new policy that focuses on deporting immigrants who pose more of a threat to the U.S., such as those who have committed crimes"

I have a feeling this might pass. The only thing is disliked was that it would affect those who have not been here continuousy for four years.

Other than that, isn't this a pretty good sign??????????????? Republicans introducing a bill that pretty much goes along with Obama's decision: priortitize the deportation of criminal undocumented immigrants.

It would have been worse if the Republicans introduced a bill to deport every undocumented immigrant--no exceptions.

This is not a good sign! The Devil is in the details!!!!! We have to read the fine print before we can say anything is fine. Remember the GOP are not our friends, So when a GOP congressman introduces a bill related to immigration, we have to look at the bill Extra carefully.

Very true indeed! Those GOP racist are very subtle in commencing their evil ways!

Good points. Oh well, the bill won't pass. All of us know that. So, just ignore it.

What this bill does do though is increase the focus on the topic of immigration.

This wouldn't be a bad bill to try to attach the dream
Act to ? Maybe ?

Ha! Yeah. Who knows how the imminent immigration debate will be handled. Will anything be done? Many say no. Can a compromise be reached? some of us think so. Who knows. I have feeling the debate will be intense.