What Lies Ahead for the Country and Our Immigrant Policy: Down a Rat Hole It Seems

It all started with this kind of statement

(How's that working out - watch your tax bill)

Origin in Nazi Germany, a fling in Arizona, now National Policy

BACKGROUND INFO ON THE STORY THAT FOLLOWS:

AZ Law like “Nazi Germany” (the so-called: “Show me your papers” law)

By: Kasie Hunt (Capitol News Company, LLC (2010)

Filed: April 26, 2010 04:04 PM EDT

(Short summary from that article posted here)

A Colorado Democrat says Arizona is on its way to becoming a “police state” and its new immigration law is “reminiscent” of Nazi Germany, or so says Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) who is Jewish, speaking to POLITICO: “It is absolutely reminiscent of second class status of Jews in Germany prior to World War II when they had to have their papers with them at all times and were subject to routine inspections at the suspicion of being Jewish. I fear that Arizona is headed for a police state and it really underscores the need for immigration reform at the federal level to fix our system.”

Arizona’s immigration law *(SB 1070), signed by former Gov. Jan Brewer (R), required police officers to ask people for identification papers if they have “reasonable suspicion” to believe that someone is an undocumented immigrant (the USSC upheld that part).

The law has sparked protests across the country and reignited a national debate over comprehensive immigration reform. Court challenges continued.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) originally called the Arizona law (SB 1070) “… a step forward and a good tool,” although his office once said his statements do not represent an endorsement of the law. 

That position is a dramatic switch from 2007, when he was a key proponent of comprehensive immigration reform.

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* Insert Update with this headlines after several long legal court battles all documented here:

“Arizona's once-feared immigration law, SB 1070, loses most of its power in settlement” (Article is here from LA Times)

 The story for today here from CNBC with this headlines:

Starting Jan 22, some may need a passport for domestic air travel

    

•  Starting January 22, for some, a driver's license will no longer suffice for domestic travel thanks to the REAL ID Act. 

•  Here's what to know before you fly. 

Highlights:

In some states, a driver's license will no longer cut it for domestic travel as of January 22, thanks to the REAL ID Act (here in .pdf).

Steve Yonkers, the DHS director of REAL ID, confirmed that as of that date, all adults boarding any federally regulated aircraft — including domestic flights — who don't have a REAL ID, or an enhanced ID, will need to show an alternative form of identification (such as a passport, Global Entry card or other acceptable forms of ID (listed here) at security check point — unless they are a resident of a state that has been issued an extension.

Note: This is the final phase of an Act passed by Congress in 2005 (here in .pdf – 93 pages), in the wake of 9/11, which aimed to raise the security standards for state-issued driver's licenses.

And, here we are today with the most anti-immigrant and immigration president in modern history – hell bent on “his wall and ban on certain persons from abroad wanting to immigrate to and live and work in the U.S. (even with family members already here). Sadly linked to this story is this major story breaking at the same time with this headlines from the Washington Post via MSN here:

“200,000 Salvadorans may be forced to leave U.S. as protected status ends (some with children born in the U.S.)”

In one of its most significant immigration decisions, the Trump administration said it will soon terminate the provisional residency permits (TPS program) for some 200,000 Salvadorans some living here from 2001, and they face deportation.

The administration said it will give the Salvadorans until September 9, 2019, to leave the United States or find a way to obtain legal residency, according to a statement Monday from the Department of Homeland Security. The Salvadorans were granted what is known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, after earthquakes hit the country in 2001, and their permits have been renewed on an 18-month basis since then. Many have children born here, too, which compounded the issue.

My 2 Cents: Folks we are headed for deep water with this man in office on top of this his other action I posted about here >>> Merit-based Immigrant Policy.

Overall my view of Trump is pretty well known and with each passing day with his new policy positions (via tweet mostly), he erasing everything Obama, and his world stage stance (i.e., against most of our allies and partners while giving kudos to Putin regularly), well … it’s easy to blast and label him as the worse president in modern American history – hands down. Not just an opinion, but factual based on his dastardly deeds to date.

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