Upset with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's executive order to deny benefits to illegal immigrants approved to work under the president's new program, dozens of protesters went to her office demanding answers Thursday.
Many of the protesters claimed they were undocumented citizens, brought to the country as babies and children by their undocumented parents.
The group was screened through capitol security and waited patiently for the governor to greet them. A spokesman for Governor Brewer came out and talked to the crowd instead.
He informed them that Brewer was not available and repeated her stance on President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The protesters said they were disappointed the governor would not talk to them directly.
Young illegal immigrants around the nation on Wednesday began the process of applying for federal work permits under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The federal policy defers deportations for that group if they meet certain criteria, including arrival in the United States before they turned 16 and no convictions for certain crimes.
After President Barack Obama announced the policy change in June, Brewer labeled it "backdoor amnesty" and political pandering by the Democratic president. The day Obama's Deferred Action program went into effect, Brewer ordered state agencies to deny driver's licenses and other public benefits to young illegal immigrants who qualify.
The young immigrants told ABC15, they want to work and contribute to society like every legal citizen.
Dale Whiting posted at 6:03 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Since when does Governor Brewer take orders from David Axelrod? I can't think of a better way to drive the Hispanic vote to the President! On behalf of the President, thank you Governor Brewer!
Bluepoet posted at 6:32 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Let's not try and deal with Immagration in any rational way. That's not good for the under-the-table-businesses, that rely on illegal slave labor. Ms. Brewer is only protecting the interests of her benefactors.
Let's also cling to the notion that millions of people can somehow be rounded up and sent to the border, anytime within this or the next generation.
Accuracy posted at 6:43 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
"After President Barack Obama announced the policy change in June, Brewer labeled it "backdoor amnesty" and political pandering by the Democratic president."
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President Obama has sidestepped Congress and come up with a "backdoor amnesty" program for illegal immigrants who are here, or illegally on expired visas. Obama decided to use our U.S. tax-payers money, and U.S. jobs, to buy Hispanic votes with his illegal amnesty of illegal aliens.
Under this new federal (Obama amnesty) program, illegals will be eligible to stay in the United States and be given legal work permits. The Migration Policy Institute and the Pew Hispanic Center estimate that as many as 1.7 million illegal Latinos would be helped to work and avoid deportation.
For Americans searching for work, this process of “legally” stealing jobs from unemployed Americans has to be downright sickening.
In Arizona; State agencies providing public benefits will ensure that these deferred action recipients are prevented from obtaining “any taxpayer-funded public benefits and state identification, including a driver’s license, so that the intent of Arizona voters and lawmakers who enacted laws expressly restricting access to taxpayer funded benefits and state identification are enforced,” Arizona Governor Jan Brewer wrote.
Thank you Governor Brewer!
Juggernaut8000 posted at 6:45 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Each and every protester should be spayed/neutered and deported back to mexico.
Only in the US would illegals be allowed to b itch and gripe at a governors office and not be arrested and thrown out.
I hope all the bleeding heart liberals who allowed this to happen get robbed, assaulted and raped by the very element that Brewer is trying to protect Americans from.
downtownresident posted at 6:49 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
We need 'em.
Who's gonna cut the grass and wash the dishes?
No, seriously, Brewer's only doing the Tea party's bidding.
Let's let the whole economy crash. That'll show everybody that they mean business.[censored]
ThatUserNameIsTaken posted at 6:49 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
I am very attracted to Latino women, Latino guys make me laugh, generally both Latino sexes have a great sense of humor, and others I have met, both graduates of college and others, were and are very intelligent. My significant other was born in South America, but she came to the USA legally.
Which brings me to my point, do not come to my country illegally and protest here in the USA. You refused to protest in your country of origin, then came to the USA illegally. It is backwards for a foreign national to refuse to protest in their country of origin, refuse to attempt to collectively fix their country of origin, and instead come to the USA illegally and then protest here, when this is NOT your country of origin.
Foreign nationals do not NOT have a right to be admitted entrance to the USA under the US Constitution. Foreign nationals do NOT have a right to be admitted entrance to the USA under US Federal Law, you must be granted authorization. That authorization is determined by U.S. Law, and not by the POTUS, nor by the Department of Justice, nor the Department of Homeland Security.
Prosecutorial Discretion is the discretion to prosecute, IT IS NOT an asylum ruling in accordance with the law administered by an ICE or DOJ immigration adjudication. You CANNOT grant deportation deferment to millions, as in just under 2 million, when the people involved come from 10, 20, to 100 different nations around the world, ONLY the U.S. Congress can do that.
Blame the Illegal aliens parents, deport the illegal alien family. I have seen video of some of these so-called DREAM youth this week, many of them do not speak English as a first language, and many do not speak English at all. If they grew up in the USA for all these YOUNG years, they would speak fluent English. I have been abroad for work for 1-2 years, and I started becoming fluent within months.
Engaged Voter posted at 7:18 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
"The group was screened through capitol security"
Just one question - did all of these protestors already sign up for the Deferred Action program? Because if not, they have no immunity - their status is still that of an illegal alien.
So the next time there's a protest like this, the solution seems simple - enforce the law!
Leon Ceniceros posted at 7:19 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Houston, or should I say, Washington DC, we have a problem.
Who decided (Obama and his Democrat Administration) that "Legal", "Tax-Paying", "God-Loving", "Patriotic", "Military Serving", Caucasian (Anglo-Saxon, European type) Americans are left holding the bag for all of these Ethnic/Racial ..."Give-Aways" ??? No wonder why "Joe the Plumber" is ticked off.
We have seen Japanese-Americans who were interred during World War II because their cousins and uncle back in Nippon decided to bomb Pearl Harbor and kill thousands of unsuspecting American Service Men and Women and starve, rape, bayonet and torture American P.O.W.s............given $25,000.00 each by another Democrat President.
We have seen Black Americans pushed to the head of the line for jobs, College and University spaces over Caucasian Americans of equal or superior merit.
Now we are seeing Citizens from other Countries given "BACK-DOOR AMNESTY" and even "WORK PERMITS" who entered into our Nation...........I.L.L.E.G.A.L.L.Y.
There a law on the books that has not been over-ruled by the Supreme Court or changed or ended by the House and Senate of the United States that makes it a...."CRIME"....to enter the United States illegally.....UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 8, CHAPTER 12, SUB-CHAPTER 2, PART 7, SECTION 1325; "IMPROPER ENTRY BY ALIEN".
How many tax-paying, hard-working, patriotic, military serving, flag-waving, God-loving....Caucasian Native-Born or Naturalized Americans has this Democrat President, Barack Hussein Obama...........bent any Laws for ????????????
If you are a College Student who took out a zillion loans to got to School and now can't or don't want to pay back your loans = if you vote for President Obama in November = he will forgive your loans.
If you are a Union Worker or a Democrat voter in a Rust-Belt State and you vote for President Obama = he will not charge you for Obama care and give you Billions and Billions of "Stimulus Dollars" to buy your vote in November.
If you are a Commie Wanna-Be or Anarchist and will vote for Obama in November = he will support your ...."Occupy Wall Street" demonstration or riot.
If you are a woman who doesn't want to practice "Safe-Sex" and get pregnant as long as you vote for President Obama in November = he will continue to fund your abortion(s).
Don't believe in heterosexual marriage or lifestyle = no problemo = if you vote for President Obama in November = he will change the marriage laws and even let you live your homosexual/lesbian/transgender/trans-sexual lifestyle in the United States Military.
Only in America has the "normal", the civic-minded, the loyal, the patriotic and the tax-paying, day-in-day-out taxpayer become the............"VICTIM".
DAVIDB posted at 8:32 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Illegals have no right to any benefits,and Jan is only enforcing the laws. If the illegals(CRIMINALS) want benefits,they can go home.
tededitedit posted at 8:45 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Gimmee, gimmee, gimmee! Lawbreakers DEMANDING rights. Immoral businessmen skirting the law to line their pockets. Politicians importing votes and exporting jobs for "donations" and "future favors".
chatmandu002 posted at 9:45 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
Thank you Gov Brewer.
Enforce all the laws all the time.
hillstreet posted at 10:15 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
More lawsuits and more of our $$ wasted by the wicked witch of the west. If these kids receive federal recognition as being here legally now, they meet the state legal criteria. Brewer's contempt for Obama has nothing to do with this and this executive order will be shoved up her a--, just like SB1070 was.
Exgop2006 posted at 11:45 pm on Thu, Aug 16, 2012.
"Death Panel" Jan showed her total disdain for fairness, once again. How many times is she going to embarass the good citizens of this state in order to pander to her right wing zealots I am totally disgusted with her.
chuckles3 posted at 7:52 am on Fri, Aug 17, 2012.
Where are the proud parents? Would have been a good spot for a Sheriff Joe sweep. Someone should tip him off next time.
Funny no one wants to challenge Obama's executive order but there is talk of all the challenges to Brewer's.
I would like to see BOTH of them challenged in Court. Obama's is on the shakiest ground Constitutionally.
k33j88 posted at 8:50 am on Fri, Aug 17, 2012.
Would someone please explain to me why it isn't a crime to enter illegally? Isn't there still a law on the books that says that it is a felony to aid and abet an illegal? There will be another 911 when the OTM'S(other than mexicans), decide to pull-off another islamic terrorist attack. How many of you progressives(liberals) are willing to sacrifice your loved-ones for your sharia-compliant agenda? If any of you still believe that islam is a tolerant, religion of peace, please move to sudan, nigeria, or some other muslim-dominated country and practice your religious faith. Obama was once quoted as saying concerning islam-----"respect it".
Haddie Nuff posted at 9:12 am on Fri, Aug 17, 2012.
@chuckles3: Actually Obama is on very solid ground constitutionally. This stems from the US Supreme Court decision in Heckler v Chaney 470 US 821, 831 (1985) that states, among other things: “...an agency’s decision not to prosecute or enforce, whether through civil or criminal process, is a decision generally committed to an agency’s absolute discretion.”
As for the governor, it all depends upon whether or not the deportation deferral grants legal status or not (not citizenship, it doesn't, but legal status). Does the work permit these people can apply for grant the same legal status as a normal work visa or green card? If so, then Brewer, according to state law, cannot block them from receiving a drivers license or ID card. If not, she's certainly able to do so.
I'd like to see it go to court. I can't find anything to verify one way or the other.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 11:42 am on Fri, Aug 17, 2012.
READ THE "ACTION STATEMENT" BY THE ....U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES" DEPARTMENT.
"Individuals who demonstrate that they meet the guidelines below (go to website) may request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals for a period of two years, and may be eligible for employment authorization".
NO WHERE DOES THIS OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT STATEMENT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ..............STATE I.D. CARDS............STATE DRIVER'S LICENSES....STATE HEALTH BENEFITS....STATE WELFARE BENEFITS...ANY STATE BENEFITS OTHER THAT BEING ALLOWED TO ATTEND SCHOOL AS AN....."OUT OF STATE STUDENT".
GOVERNOR JAN BREWER WAS ENTIRELY WITHIN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY TO ISSUE HER EXECUTIVE ORDER.
Masterrogue666 posted at 7:22 am on Sat, Aug 18, 2012.
It just goes to show their ENTITLEMENT MINDED ATTITUDE! Did they EARN anything? NO!
They ARE NOT CITIZENS, therefore, they can keep their OPINIONS to themselves for all I care. They want change? Go back to your country of origin, and make your complaints there!
Jesus Christo de Nogales posted at 12:23 pm on Mon, Aug 20, 2012.
Mr. Owebama. How is allowing 1,760,000 illegal occupiers to stay in the US and giving them work permits going to help lower unemployment? Do you not understand that these young, educated, motivated and potential small business creators are the only possibility for improving the standard of living in the poor Spanish speaking countries they came from? And you want to keep them in the US instead of helping our poor neighbors? Shame on you! No wonder the Spanish speaking peoples of the world hate the United States that steals their best and brightest. Shame on you.
Americans need to unite to help Mexico and Central America by returning these illegal occupiers back to their home land. You keep them in the US and you are only helping one person. Send them back and you are helping millions of their fellow citizens. Are you with me America?