Top 10 Lies from Obama’s Nullification Speech

“The one [a president] can confer no privileges whatever; the other [the king] can make denizens of aliens, noblemen of commoners; can erect corporations with all the rights incident to corporate bodies.”
    – Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 69
Lie #1: Every President has Taken Executive Action on Immigration: No other president has ever issued an amnesty of anywhere near this scope, created it out of thin air, or built it upon a prior executive action instead of a statute. And in the case of President Eisenhower, his executive action was to deport 80,000 illegal immigrants.
Lie #2: Illegal Immigrant Crossings are Down: Actually, this is the third straight year that border crossings have gone up, not to mention the entirely new wave from Central America.
Lie #3: It does not grant citizenship or the right to stay here permanently: Under the royal edict, the work permits can be renewed every three years, and most likely, they will be renewed at the same 99.5% acceptance rate as DACA applications.  And once they get Social Security cards, they are going nowhere.  So yes, this is permanent.  And yes, they will be able to get green cards, which puts them on an automatic path to citizenship: “we are reducing the time that families are separated while obtaining their green cards.  Undocumented immigrants who are immediate relatives of lawful permanent residents or sons or daughters of US citizens can apply to get a waiver if a visa is available.”
Lie #4: Only 5 Million: Make no mistake about it.  Obama’s illegal amnesty will not just apply to 5 million individuals.  It will apply by default to all 12-20 million illegals in the country as well as the millions more who will now come here to enjoy the permanent cessation of borders and sovereignty.  Given the numerous options for people to become eligible for amnesty, ICE and CPB will be restricted from enforcing the law against anyone because each individual has to be afforded the opportunity to present themselves and apply for status.  There is no way those who were here for less than 5 years will be deported and there’s no way the new people rushing the border and overstaying their visas will be repatriated.
Lie #5: Deport Felons: Obama claims he is going to focus on deporting felons. Yet, he has done the opposite.  36,000 convicted criminal aliens were released last year, 80,000 criminal aliens encountered by ICE weren’t even placed into deportation proceedings, 167,000 criminal aliens who were ordered deported are still at large, 341,000 criminal aliens released by ICE without deportation orders are known to be free and at large in the US.  Again, this is cessation of deportations for everyone. They are leaving no illegal behind.
Lie #6: Don’t deport families: Obama is playing the family card. It works like this: people are encouraged to come here illegally, Obama grants them amnesty, then their relatives all get to come, even though they would otherwise be ineligible under public charge laws.  Yet, at the same time, because the bureaucracy will be flooded with applications of illegals, and those are the applications that will be prioritized, those families who came here legally will have to wait longer to be united. There is no longer an incentive to enter the legal immigration process.
Lie #7: They have to pay taxes to stay: Aside from the absurd notion that they would turn someone away for not paying taxes, almost every one of these illegal immigrants lacks a high enough income to incur a net positive tax liability.  Hence, by paying taxes, he actually means they will collect refundable tax credits!
Lie #8: Background Checks: Just the thought of a criminal background check of people coming from the third world on a lawless program is a joke.  But the reality is that Obama has already done this with DACA, and 99.5% of applications were approved, including those of criminals.
Lie #9: Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration at the Border: Obama promises to beef up resources at the border.  But as we’ve seen over the past few years, what good are more agents if they are explicitly intimidated into turning a blind eye.  Moreover, there is no promise to build a fence or implement a visa tracking system, so any talk of enforcement is an insult to our intelligence.  Moreover, he is unilaterally abolishing the Secure Communities program, the only successful interior enforcement program left after he abolished 287g state-federal cooperation in 2012.  At a time when we are facing threats from Islamic terror and deadly diseases, this invitation to the world will present a security nightmare.
Lie #10: Scripture tells us, we shall not oppress a stranger: It’s great to see him quoting the Bible for once, but nice try.  There are different variations of this verse throughout the Bible, but each one uses the Hebrew word “Ger” to describe what Obama translates as “stranger.”  A Ger is a convert to Judaism.  The commandment was not referring to people who illegally migrate to a nation state.  And more importantly, it is downright offensive to Americans to insinuate that not granting them benefits is tantamount to oppression, especially given the fact that they have been the biggest recipients of our generous legal system.  Moreover, if there is oppression taking place it is to the American taxpayer and worker and those who suffer from gangs like MS-13.

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  • BMS

    He is destroying this once great country. All his efforts, other than on the golf course, are toward aiding illegals and Radical Islamic extremists. He is such a disgrace to the office of the Presidency. I think he would prefer the title King Obama.

  • Pete

    “We made this meeting so luxurious, with singing and dancing, but see Obama stepping out of his car chewing gum like an idler.”
    - Yin Hong, journalism professor

  • vnamvet1969

    What will our new Congress do? Will they play the game of professional politicians, or will they do something to restore our Nation?

    • Pete

      One of my kids told me that they expect Republican leadership will definitely pushback against the Democrat leadership.

      • Erudite Mavin

        While the Republicans continue the pushback of amnesty, the Rand Paul libertarian wing enable the Democrats.

        • Pete
          • Erudite Mavin

            Rand Paul is the typical Isolationist, Amnesty, pot supporter, and Iran apologist.
            Rand Paul and the other libertarians in Congress along with the Democrats spend more time attacking Republicans than defending America which the Libertarians and Democrats spend time blaming America first.

    • Pete

      The Republican Leadership will definitely do something to restore out nation!

      They will go all out. They will flop around a few times and give up.

      Fish – This is a term used to describe wrestlers with very little skill or ability. This is because a fish essentially flops around when it’s on the ground, very similar to a wrestler who doesn’t know what he or she is doing.

      No seriously, they will worked hard. They will send out fund raising letters, file a few lawsuits and give a few interviews before caving..

      • Erudite Mavin

        Republicans have been the opposition to the amnesty crowd.

        It is the Libertarians who are the enablers especially Rand Paul

        Immigration:
        Rand Paul to back path to citizenship

        ASSOCIATED PRESS | 3/18/13

        WASHINGTON

        — Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that illegal immigrants should be allowed to become U.S. taxpayers and ultimately get a shot at citizenship, a significant step for the Tea Party favorite amid growing Republican acceptance of the idea.

        “Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport” the millions already here, the potential 2016 presidential candidate told the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of ommerce

        ——————-

        Sen. Rand Paul: Illegal immigrants should be allowed to obtain legal status

        By Rosalind S. Helderman, Published: March 19, 2013

        Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a conservative tea party icon and possible 2016 presidential contender, endorsed an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws that would allow the nation’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrants to obtain legalized
        status

        ———————

        06/12/2014
        -

        Rand Paul continues to mislead on immigration (amnesty,Bloomberg, Norquist) Yesterday
        Sen. Rand Paul spoke on a conference call organized by Michael Bloomberg’s Partnership for a New American Economy and – together with Grover Norquist – promoted
        comprehensive immigration reform (what most call “amnesty”).

        Bloomberg, Democrat — Norquist, Libertarian pro Islamic — Rand Paul Libertarian, Isolationist

        ———————–

        Rand Paul: GOP must get ‘beyond deportation’

        By: Katie Glueck April 1, 2014

        Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday argued the Republican Party needs to get “beyond deportation” in order to break through to Hispanic voters.

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        Libertarian Rep. Justin Amash supports pathway for citizenship for illegals as does

        Charles Koch of the Koch Brothers and the CATO Inst., support Amnesty

        Tea Party Express and some of the other TP heads.,

        Freedom Works, and the list goes on. as supporters of amnesty

        Libertarian Ron Paul when in congress voted against every bill that would fence the border.

    • Erudite Mavin

      Along with the Democrats, the Libertarian wing, Rand Paul and his bunch have also been pushing amnesty,

      Immigration:
      Rand Paul to back path to citizenship

      ASSOCIATED PRESS | 3/18/13
      — Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that illegal immigrants should be allowed to become U.S. taxpayers and ultimately get a shot at citizenship, a significant step for the Tea Party favorite amid growing Republican acceptance of the idea.

      “Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport” the millions already here, the potential 2016 presidential candidate told the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
      —-
      Republicans are not on board that train.

  • Rob

    The guy is full of hot air, waffle on and on , and hasn’t got the foggiest idea to say something worthwhile , he is a champ in antogonizing friends ( Israel , Australia),
    with cheap comments only to be looking like a fool.

  • Zombee

    “What you’re not paying attention to is the fact that I just took an action to change the law,” Barack said. The Constitution has a remedy for a lawless subversionist president. If only the new Republican controlled Congress will use it. Call your legislative rep and remind them of why they won in November . It is to stop block , and impeach Barack.

  • sendtheclunkerbacktochicago

    Still waiting for David Horowitz to take time to give an exhaustive grilling of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his lead investigator Lt. Mike Zullo concerning ALL they have discovered in their THREE and a HALF YEAR criminal investigation of this usurper in the White House. I am very curious as to why Mr. Horowitz refuses to investigate this criminal activity. Is he waiting for “America’s sheriff” to take center stage first. That doesn’t sound like a great investigative journalist to me. I would think a great journalist would like to be OUT FRONT of the story as were Woodward and Bernstein. I am a big fan of all the amazing hard hitting journalistic work done here at Frontpage BUT to miss the SCANDAL of the Century would be the mortal sin of journalism, especially given the FACT that most of the investigative work has already been done and all Frontpage would have to do is shed the LIGHT OF TRUTH on it. Are you going to help in exposing this SCANDAL of all SCANDALS?

  • SoCalMike

    I still blame American journalists for selling us this poison.
    Spit on them wherever you find them.

  • NJK

    He and those who let him, have turned America into a slum.

  • NJK

    Let’s hope they or their loved ones are victimized by what they’ve unleashed on America.

  • herb benty

    Wow, Obama has sure been using the taqyyia he learned in Indonesia. The hate on Obama’s face while he looked at B. Netanyahu, Michelle Obama, upon Barack being sworn in as President said, “this is the FIRST time I’ve been proud of my country”, tells me a lot. These two, steeped in Islam, Marxism and anti-Americanism, all their policies/laws completely detrimental to the US., I mean, I didn’t realize the “left” were such enemies to our way of life.