Top Immigration Officials Describe Border Chaos Resulting From Obama Amnesty Policy

IN a clear violation of the Constitution's separation of powers, President Obama issued an executive order last month that implemented the DREAM Act. A law that could not pass Congress, even when Democrats held a super-majority during Obama's first two years in office, has now been legislated by executive fiat.

And, as you could have expected, lawlessness begets lawlessness:

Union heads representing thousands of America's immigration agents slammed the Obama administration Thursday over a policy they claim is forcing officials to ignore the law and allowing illegal immigrants to exploit the system...

In a startling allegation, the president of the union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claimed illegal immigrants are "taking advantage" of a new directive [which] ends up allowing illegal immigrants to avoid detention without any proof -- particularly so-called "dreamers," or those illegal immigrants who would benefit under the "DREAM Act" proposal, which Congress has not passed but the administration has partially implemented...

"Prosecutorial discretion for dreamers is solely based on the individual's claims. Our orders are if an alien says they went to high school, then let them go," he said at a press conference with GOP senators. "Officers have been told that there is no burden for the alien to prove anything. ... At this point we don't even know why DHS has criteria at all, as there is no requirement or burden to prove anything on the part of the alien...

Crane cited one case in which, he said, an immigrant facing criminal charges was let go under the policy. Further, he complained that officers are "under threat of losing their jobs" if they defy the policy.

Folks, we are seeing the civil society unravel right before our eyes. If we don't stop this madness in November, we may well have lost the Republic.


Hat tip: NoisyRoom.