Obama immigration policies echoing Bush's

May 20, 2009

Although President Obama has spent much of his time in office moving away from the policies of his predecessor, on immigration enforcement, he has embraced several Bush administration initiatives, and the changes he has promised to make are couched in nuance.

In recent days, for example, the administration has announced it will expand a $1.1 billion program begun under President George W. Bush to check the immigration status of virtually all people booked into local jails over the next four years. Obama will continue a 'zero-tolerance' program that charges and jails any illegal immigrant caught crossing parts of the U.S.-Mexico border. And the administration will resume construction of a $8 billion 'virtual' fence of tower-mounted sensors and cameras along the border.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced only one formal change from Bush administration policy: limiting controversial raids at workplaces. Under the new policy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigators must give priority to prosecuting employers and can arrest workers only when officials have secured indictments, warrants or a commitment by prosecutors to target managers first.

The Washington Post

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	Obama immigration policies echoing Bush's May 20, 2009 Although President Obama has spent much of his time in office moving away from the policies of his predecessor, on immigration enforcement, he has embraced several Bush administration initiatives, and the changes he has promised to make are couched in nuance. In recent days, for example, the administration has announced it will expand a $1.1 billion program begun under President George W. Bush to check the immigration status of virtually all people booked into local jails over the next four years. Obama will continue a 'zero-tolerance' program that charges and jails any illegal immigrant caught crossing parts of the U.S.-Mexico border. And the administration will resume construction of a $8 billion 'virtual' fence of tower-mounted sensors and cameras along the border. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced only one formal change from Bush administration policy: limiting controversial raids at workplaces. Under the new policy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigators must give priority to prosecuting employers and can arrest workers only when officials have secured indictments, warrants or a commitment by prosecutors to target managers first. The Washington Post This entry is in the following archive(s): US More Immigration Stories From US Administration expanding Secure Communities May 20, 2009 President Barack Obama has asked Congress for a 30 percent increase in funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 'Secure Communities' program - a program launched in March 2008 by the Bush administration to help local jails identify inmates... Continue Reading Census nomination moving forward May 20, 2009 Washington, DC (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next census director moved closer to Senate confirmation on Wednesday, with approval all but assured after he ruled out the controversial use of statistical sampling in the 2010 head... Continue Reading Senate hears testimony from border officials May 20, 2009 A mayor from the U.S.-Mexico border wants federal lawmakers to provide more money for border agents and dogs to help curb cross-border trafficking of drugs, guns and humans. Chad Foster, mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, says President Barack Obama's budget... Continue Reading House bill seeks to expedite Filipino applications May 20, 2009 Washington, DC -- Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) has refiled a bill seeking to expedite the processing of immigrant visas of children of aging Filipino World War II veterans. The Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, or House Resolution 2412, aims to... Continue Reading CIS study: immigrants hit hardest by recession May 20, 2009 The workplace is turning far less favorable for immigrants -- legal and illegal -- in the United States, a new study of U.S. labor statistics shows. Unemployment in the first quarter of 2009 for immigrants -- defined as those who... Continue Reading
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