Does Mencken not translate well, or are the illegals applying for Obama’s new immigration policy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), too busy jumping through Citizenship and Immigration Services hoops to sign up for English classes? If they took a moment to consider why our government is offering them a temporary, $465.00 stay from being deported, they might understand why DACA immunity is such a cynical political calculation.
Immigration
Sanctuary Cities are No Havens for Taxpayers
Chicago and other big cities have a problem. There are fewer and fewer things left on which to levy fees and taxes. Fortunately for illegal immigrants, being short on cash only encourages sanctuary cities to obstruct federal law. Strong words from Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a speech in Sacramento, California won’t matter to public officials who know that illegals work and spend just like citizens. The problem is that isn’t all they do, but criminal immigrants are not a threat we’ll hear much about from big city mayors beholden to the sanctuary movement.
Illinois DREAM Act: Smarter Illegals, Better Frauds?
Remember Elvira Arellano? An illegal immigrant, Arellano hid out in a Chicago church to avoid deportation after a second illegal entry. Arellano had also committed Social Security fraud, a nasty habit that amnesty proponents prefer to overlook. Apprehended in California in August 2007, Arellano was finally booted out of the U.S.