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USCIS Memo Details Administration’s Plan to Provide Mass Amnesty Through Administrative Actions

http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/july-29-2010/uscis-memo-details-administrations-plan-provide-mass-amnesty-through-executive-act

A newly revealed memo, obtained by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) who is leading the fight against amnesty, shows Obama Administration officials offering a detailed plan that would offer actual or de facto amnesty to millions of illegal aliens without Congress ever taking a vote.

The 11-page memo, drafted by Chief of Policy and Strategy for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Denise Vanison, outlines the various ways to offer a mass amnesty to the nation’s 11-18 million illegal aliens through the use of administrative actions. The stated purpose of the memo is to offer “administrative relief options to promote family unity, foster economic growth, achieve significant process improvements and reduce the threat of removal for certain individuals present in the United States without authorization.“

“The memo proposes 18 different ways for the Obama Administration to essentially eliminate our borders through regulatory fiat and in clear violation of the letter and the spirit of U.S. immigration laws, which Obama swore an oath to faithfully execute,” said NumbersUSA’s Director of Government Relations Rosemary Jenks.

The memo is an alternative plan to amnesty “in the absence of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” In addition to using deferred action and parole, which were previously identified in two separate letters drafted by Sen. Grassely and signed by 11 other Senators (read the first and second letters), the memo outlines ways that USCIS can extend benefits and protections to individuals and groups of people by lessening the standards used in “extreme hardship” cases.

Item 4 in the memo outlines ways the Obama Administration can provide amnesty for millions of illegal aliens through the “extreme hardship” provision. It would “encourage many more spouses, sons, and daughters of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to seek relief without fear of removal. It would also increase the likelihood that such relief would be granted.” Section 4 reads:

Lessen the Standard for Demonstrating “Extreme Hardship”

The Act at 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I) and (II) renders inadmissible for 3 or 10 years individuals who have been unlawfully present in the U.S. for 180 days or one year respectively, and then depart. By statute, DHS has discretion to waive these grounds of inadmissibility for spouses, sons and daughters of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents if the refusal to admit such individuals would result in extreme hardship to their qualifying relatives. Generally, the “extreme hardship” standard has been narrowly construed by USCIS.

To increase the number of individuals applying for waivers, and improve their chances of receiving them, CIS could issue guidance or a regulation specifying a lower evidentiary standard for “extreme hardship.” This would promote family unity, and avoid the significant human and financial costs associated with waiver denial decisions born of an overly rigid standard. This revised standard would also complement expanded use of PIP as set forth in B.

In addition to lessening the standard for demonstrating “extreme hardship”, the memo details many more options that “have the potential to result in meaningful immigration reform absent legislative action.”

Other options include: allowing aliens in the United States under Temporary Protected Status to adjust their status to Legal Permanent Resident, extending “grace periods” to leave the country for aliens on temporary work visa, changing the distribution time line for temporary workers on the H-2B visa, and granting up to 240 additional days on applications for employment authorization when the application is filed before the work authorization expiration date.

Denise Vanison has been an immigration attorney for more than 18 years. She advised multi-national and domestic corporate clients on employment of foreign nationals in the United States, I-9 employment verification and procurement of passports, visas, green cards and U.S. citizenship.

The memo was drafted for Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas. In addition to Denise Vanison, Roxana Bacon from the Chief Councel’s office, Debra Rogers from Field Operations, and Donald Neufield from Service Center Operations were also listed as authors of the memo.

Read the full memo (PDF)

Sen. Grassley’s first letter to the Obama Administration (PDF)

Sen. Grassley’s follow-up letter to the Obama Administration

$200 million.

That’s what Republican-aligned special interests have pledged to spend on the 2010 election. Just to put that in context, that’s nearly $40 million more than every interest group spent on the 2008 presidential election — combined.

When our administration and this movement decided to take on the special interests, we knew we were making a choice. And the consequences are clear. These groups have fought us at every turn in our struggle for change, and now they’re trying to drown out our voices — and our accomplishments — with their campaign cash this fall.

We’re not going to sit back and let that happen. Today, Organizing for America is announcing the By the People Fund with the goal of getting 3 million citizen donations to fuel our grassroots campaign for the upcoming election.

Please donate $5 today and help us take back this election from the corporate interests.With our By the People Fund, we’re going to make a statement this fall — strengthening our grassroots efforts on the ground, focusing on getting first-time voters from 2008 back to the polls this year, and holding the Republicans and their special-interest allies accountable.

We’ve all gone to the mat with these folks time and again — ever since Barack and I took office. And, from the Recovery Act to historic health reform to Wall Street reform, you helped prove we could win those fights.

Now these groups have one goal in mind when it comes to November 2nd — erasing the progress we’ve made together.

By spending an unprecedented amount of cash to support Republicans, they’re doing their best to buy their way back into power. And, if they do, they’ve been clear that they will do everything they can to undo the historic achievements we’ve fought so hard to win.

It’s no wonder that each and every Republican in the Senate on Tuesday voted to allow these special interests to have a greater say in our elections. Their vote will allow these groups to spend millions on campaign ads — and not have to reveal who’s actually behind them.

I’ve been in politics a long time. I’m used to seeing the good guys outspent by interest groups. But we’ve never been outnumbered — and we’ve never been outhustled.

I’m asking you to make sure it stays that way. Will you chip in and help us grow our By the People Fund?

Please donate $5 or more today:

https://donate.barackobama.com/ByThePeople

Thank you,

Vice President Joe Biden

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Story here

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Renee Ellmers Republican Congressoinal canidate.   

http://www.reneeforcongress.com/

Bill Randall Republican Congressional candidate.   Ready to make this state one Miller lite running against Brad Miller.

http://www.randallforcongress.com/

Dr BJ Lawson Republican Congressional candidate running againt David Price.  Everyne was seeing red.

http://www.lawsonforcongress.com/

I’m paying attention, really I am.

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I cannot argue that a growing percentage of the people are publicly stating that the federal government has been overthrown from within. I cannot argue that Washington has been corrupted by unlimited power. I cannot argue that the Constitution has been thrown into the trash along with our freedom and future.

Remember the Speaker of the House’s response to the question of the constitutionality of health care:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=APUhVXImUhc

What does this mean if it is true? Some patriots are ready to “lock and load” now to restore the Constitution. Are we ready for this step? Are we moral and virtuous enough to understand the reality of governing ourselves as our forefathers understood?

These questions need to be seriously considered. Our founding fathers understood what was necessary to not only secure, but maintain a free government that is guaranteed to us under natural law. This article is based on the works of Gordon Wood from his book “The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787” and the chapter outlining the 2nd principle in the 5000 Year Leap.

The Creator’s order of things is called “natural law”. Since our country is founded in natural law, the most important premise understood by the forefathers is that no man has the right to take away what God has given us. This includes freedom which has been taken away for us with our tacit consent. The consequences of health care legislation and financial reform were outlined clearly in Mr. Beck’s video.

The people prior to the revolution wanted independence but had self doubts that they were “good enough” to make it work. They recognized that the overriding concept of public virtue was the key ingredient necessary to become a self-governing body.

Mr. Wood outlines this concept in his book:

Precisely because republics required civic virtue and disinterestedness among their citizens, they were very fragile polities, extremely liable to corruption. Republics demanded far more morally from their citizens than monarchies did of their subjects. In monarchies each man’s desire to do what was right in his own eyes could be restrained by fear or force, by patronage or honor. In republics, however, each man must somehow be persuaded to sacrifice his personal desires, his luxuries, for the sake of the public good.

Our republic is lost because we have elected politicians with low moral character in order to appease our low sense of civic duty and continue in our apathy. Is the answer as easy as restoring honor in the upcoming elections to restore our country? Absolutely not. Every one of us must regain and practice public virtue so that we will hold not only our elected officials accountable but also our individual actions. The price of our failure rests in the eyes of children.

When was the last time that you sacrificed for the sake of the public good? Our media and government have twisted the meaning of public good to suit their own agendas and secure their grip on the people. Public good is a simple concept that starts by becoming sentient in the fate of our country. A simple admission that things will not get better because they can’t get any worse is the first step.

The first step to start recovering from alcoholism is:

We admitted we were powerless over our addiction -- that our lives had become unmanageable

We have to admit that the power of the people is an illusion. We will look back at March 21, 2010 as the first overt admission of the ruling class’s takeover of our republic. Our lives have now become controlled by illegal legislation and the fruits of our labor are being stolen and redistributed through social engineering and an out of control monetary policy. Hyperinflation will reduce our life’s work and savings into a few crumbs of bread. This is an acceptable price to ensure a future for our children but this is not the plan being implemented in the Halls of Congress.

The answer to the question of public virtue is simple and undeniable: we are not ready to restore our country. We must admit this first before we can start on the same journey that our forefathers made.

From the 5000 Year Leap:

Many Americans became extremely self-conscious about their lack of “public virtue” because of non-involvement in the affairs of government. They began to acknowledge their obsession with self-interest, the neglect of public affairs, and their disdain for the needs of the community as a whole. Gradually, a spirit of “sacrifice and reform” become manifest in all thirteen colonies.

Looking back on that period, one historian [Mr. Wood] wrote:

In the eyes of the Whigs, the two or three years before the Declaration of Independence always appears to be the great period of the Revolution, the time of greatest denial and cohesion, when men ceased to extort and abuse one another, when families and communities seemed peculiarly united, when the courts were wonderfully free of that constant bickering over land and credit that had dominated their colonial life.

The maturing of the colonists for a greater good gave the world the greatest nation every seen on the face of the earth. We have now reaped the consequences of our lack of public virtue. Is America up to the challenge to restore our country in the future? The American spirit is currently a few pieces of glowing embers. It is up to us to decide if we can rekindle this spirit into the greatness we were given at such a high cost. It is also up to us if we don’t fan the flames of freedom and descend into a period of darkness.

My personal observations over the past 18 months of travel and meetings have produced a mixed assessment for our future. I believe that we will have to undergo a more severe degree of suffering than what we have already endured in order to understand the precipice upon which we now all stand. A patriot is hard to find these days. Life, fortune and sacred honor mean nothing to most Americans at this point in time. Mr. Beck’s question to America is valid: “Why are we not in the streets”?

The time will come when we will be in the streets and I pray that we have the wisdom to understand what is required to restore and maintain a true republic.

David DeGerolamo

August 30th, 2:00PM
Christopher Pierce
Mecklenburg Co. Superior Criminal Court, Room 5170
832 E. 4th Street
Charlotte, NC

September 20th, 9:00AM
Jerry Plemmons
Forsyth County District Court, Room 1A
200 North Main Street
Winston Salem, NC

September 27th, 9:00AM
Isaac Hutchinson Birch
Macon County Courthouse, Room A
5 West Main Street
Franklin, NC

Supporters are welcome to attend either inside the courtroom, or support in “protest style” outside. The idea has been discussed that protests could be organized outside the courtroom, perhaps on adjacent sidewalks. Here are some ideas for signs, more are welcome!

Protest Sign Ideas:

-Is your state LAWFUL?
-Participate in LAWFUL government.
-U.S. Citizen / State citizen. Learn the difference.
-Fight the Nationalization of Citizenship.
-Reconstruction is unconstitutional.
-Rights. Stop begging. Start asserting.
-No more protests.
-Get OFF the plantation. Become a state citizen.
-Voting IS NOT the answer.
-Prove your lawfulness!
-Reconstruction is unlawful.
-My government is DEBT FREE.
-A government established with fraud, coercion and force can only be maintained with fraud, coercion and force.

The following websites could be used in conjunction with these ideas:
AmericasRemedy.com, NCRepublic.org, and of course NCFreedom.us.

Come out to the next North-Carolina American Republic meeting on Saturday, August 7th and support your lawful state!

NORTH-CAROLINA AMERICAN REPUBLIC MEETING
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 1:00PM
Golden Corral Restaurant
Exit 36, off of I-77, in Mooresville
Please plan to eat at 1PM, meeting starts approx. 1:45PM
Meeting is open to all citizens and interested persons

Learn more about the NCAR:
http://americasremedy.com/remedy.php
http://tinyurl.com/yg3wpz3
http://www.ncrepublic.org/

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Goldman Sachs sent $4.3 billion in federal tax money to 32 entities, including many overseas banks, hedge funds and pensions, according to information made public Friday night. Goldman Sachs disclosed the list of companies to the Senate Finance Committee after a threat of subpoena from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia. 

Asked the significance of the list, Grassley said, “I hope it’s as simple as taxpayers deserve to know what happened to their money.” 

He added, “We thought originally we were bailing out AIG. Then later on … we learned that the money flowed through AIG to a few big banks, and now we know that the money went from these few big banks to dozens of financial institutions all around the world.”

Grassley said he was reserving judgment on the appropriateness of U.S. taxpayer money ending up overseas until he learns more about the 32 entities. 

Goldman Sachs (GS) received $5.55 billion from the government in fall of 2008 as payment for then-worthless securities it held in AIG. Goldman had already hedged its risk that the securities would go bad. It had entered into agreements to spread the risk with the 32 entities named in Friday’s report. 

Overall, Goldman Sachs received a $12.9 billion payout from the government’s bailout of AIG, which was at one time the world’s largest insurance company. 

Goldman Sachs also revealed to the Senate Finance Committee that it would have received $2.3 billion if AIG had gone under. Other large financial institutions, such as Citibank, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, sold Goldman Sachs protection in the case of AIG’s collapse. Those institutions did not have to pay Goldman Sachs after the government stepped in with tax money. 

Shouldn’t Goldman Sachs be expected to collect from those institutions “before they collect the taxpayers’ dollars?” Grassley asked. “It’s a little bit like a farmer, if you got crop insurance, you shouldn’t be getting disaster aid.” 

Goldman had not disclosed the names of the counterparties it paid in late 2008 until Friday, despite repeated requests from Elizabeth Warren, chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel. 

“I think we didn’t get the information because they consider it very embarrassing,” Grassley said, “and they ought to consider it very embarrassing.” 

The initial $85 billion to bail out AIG was supplemented by an additional $49.1 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, known as TARP, as well as additional funds from the Federal Reserve. AIG’s debt to U.S. taxpayers totals $133.3 billion outstanding. 

“The only thing I can tell you is that people have the right to know, and the Fed and the public’s business ought to be more public,” Grassley said. 

The list of companies receiving money includes a few familiar foreign banks, such as the Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays. 

DZ AG Deutsche Zantrake Genossenschaftz Bank, a German cooperative banking group, received $1.2 billion, more than a quarter of the money Goldman paid out. 

Warren, in testimony Wednesday, said that the rescue of AIG “distorted the marketplace by turning AIG’s risky bets into fully guaranteed transactions. Instead of forcing AIG and its counterparties to bear the costs of the company’s failure, the government shifted those costs in full onto taxpayers.” 

Grassley stressed the importance of transparency in the marketplace, as well as in the government’s actions. 

“Just like the government, markets need more transparency, and consequently this is some of that transparency because we’ve got to rebuild confidence to make the markets work properly,” Grassley said. 

AIG received the bailout of $85 billion at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which was led at the time by Timothy Geithner. He now is U.S. treasury secretary. 

“I think it proves that he knew a lot more at the time than he told,” Grassley said. “And he surely knew where this money was going to go. If he didn’t, he should have known before they let the money out of their bank up there.” 

An attempt to reach Geithner Friday night through the White House public information office was unsuccessful.

Grassley has for years pushed to give the Government Accountability Office more oversight of the Federal Reserve.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Waterloo Democrat, said he would propose that the House subcommittee on oversight and investigations convene hearings on the need for more Federal Reserve oversight. Braley is a member of the subcommittee.

Braley said of Geithner, “I would assume he would be someone we would want to hear from because he would have firsthand knowledge.”

Braley also noted that the AIG bailout was negotiated under President George W. Bush, a Republican.

He said he was confident that the financial regulatory reform bill signed by President Obama this week would help provide better oversight than the AIG bailout included.

“There was no regulatory framework in place,” Braley said. “We had to put something in place to begin reining them in. I’m confident they will begin to be able to do that.”

So let’s get right to it. NCFreedom.us has been accused of having a secret agenda in collaboration with John Ainsworth which would put people and their families in danger. For those of you who know John and have listened to his presentations, you can stop laughing.

1. NCFreedom does have a secret agenda or at least I do. The charter for this organization states that we are a communications’ network for patriot groups. This means that we will promote the activities and events of these groups in order to let people know where to go to join local groups and coordinate our efforts on a larger scale. Although we have been successful compared to other states, our biggest obstacle to achieving this goal is and always has been personal agendas and ignorance.

The secret agenda is not so secret. The overwhelming majority of group leaders have come to the same conclusion: our country is facing economic collapse in the near future. So the secret agenda is to have a communications’ network in place across the state in which we can still communicate and hopefully restore our country and our Constitution in this event. Education and preparedness are the two methods that we are working on to achieve this goal. Sorry for the letdown for those of you who like to develop unfounded conspiracy theories.

2. NCFreedom supports John Ainsworth and his message. Unfortunately his message gets lost because of the victors’ writing of history. So what is his message in twenty words or less? Again, for those of you who know John and have listened to his presentations, you can stop laughing.

John completely documents his historical presentations. His main topic of discussion as presented at our town hall last year (click here for more information and videos) was the 14th amendment being the source of many of our current problems: anchor babies, abortion, no school prayer and banning the ten commandments in courthouses. For those who find history boring and don’t have the time to read, let your chains rest lightly on your shoulders but don’t make false accusations.

3. John Ainsworth asserts that North Carolina is a republic. Where would he get such heresy?

Article IV Section 4 of the US Constitution:

Section 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

 Too bad the government in Washington does not read this article too closely as it applies to the invasion of Arizona. Every one of us reading this article should revere the US Constitution and working diligently to restore it. The reason why North Carolina seceded from the Union was that we would not attack another state (South Carolina) in defiance of the Constitution. If we do not follow the Constitution, we have no rule of law and therefore no republic on any level.

4. John Ainsworth supports the U.S. Constitution and he is adamant that we follow it. If we do not want to hear the truth as documented, please find the nearest door and enter the land of tyranny and Socialism.

5. I have been called a missionary and the most passive activist that people have ever met. I find that keeping quiet for most of the time adds weight to the times when I do speak. I must admit that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both used this method. However, to suggest that my efforts for the past eighteen months have been the result of a secret agenda that would endanger anyone’s family is fighting words: literally. This kind of divisive rhetoric is right out of Saul Alinsky’s playbook. Nothing is more paramount that passing a country to our children that will not enslave them. That is my personal agenda to which I have dedicated my life, fortune and sacred honor.

Now if any one wants to debate this in an honorable, open forum, add your comments here or I will be willing to personally meet to discuss this further. The time for truth and honor is now.

David DeGerolamo

http://www.petitiononline.com/OKNC1349/petition.html