DC: The White House is reportedly deciding whether to bring on an “immigration” or “border czar” to help President Donald Trump coordinate his immigration agenda.
The Trump administration is mulling two potential candidates for the proposed position: Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli or Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press. The selected candidate could be brought on to assist Trump coordinate his goals across the several federal agencies that manage immigration.
The administration has not yet determined whether the position would reside within the White House or within the Department of Homeland Security, the latter of which would be more difficult. An appointment within Homeland Security would require Senate confirmation, as is the case for all the Department’s leaders. An appoint within the White House, on the other hand, would be a quick hire.
Talk of an immigration czar comes as the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border escalates, and the president pushes greater enforcement measures.
“The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is getting worse every day,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stated in a string of tweets over the weekend, begging Congress to enact legislative fixes.
“On Tuesday there were 4,000 apprehensions. I know that a thousand overwhelms the system. I can’t imagine what 4,000 a day looks like. So, we are truly in a crisis,” former President Barack Obama’s DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, Nielsen’s predecessor, said during a Thursday interview. read more
No more czars, tsars, etc.
This isn’t Russia.
They can be the head of whatever agency or offshoot but it’s beyond the time to quit using Soviet or Maoist titles for US bureaucratic offices.
See also, Gang of Eight.
First, shut the Mexico border…
then, we can talk about IMMIGRATION…
…AFTER stopping the INVASION*.
* AKA “Democrat voters of convenience”
All this Czar type of stuff is the direct result of dereliction of duty by Congress.
If they’d do their job, it wouldn’t be necessary.
Too bad Vlad the Impaler isn’t available.
I’ll volunteer and take the job without pay. I promise to shut the border down immediately. If I personally have to drive a bus caravan to drop off criminals, I can do that too. I’m fairly sure that I am not alone in this thinking.
Give the job to the Secretary of Defense with the direct order to secure our border(s) from invasion. That’s “Secure” Secretary, not setup bed and breakfast with daycare for the children. Stop this invasion immediately!
And, ENFORCE THE LAW! 5 – life OR death. Excerpt from:
8 U.S. Code § 1324 – Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
(1)
(A) Any person who—
(i)
knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;
(ii)
knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;
(iii)
knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;
(iv)
encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v)
(I)
engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or
(II)
aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).
(B) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—
(i)
in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;
(ii)
in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;
(iii)
in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and
(iv)
in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, or both.
(a) Criminal penalties
(3)
(A)
Any person who, during any 12-month period, knowingly hires for employment at least 10 individuals with actual knowledge that the individuals are aliens described in subparagraph (B) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(B) An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien who—
(i)
is an unauthorized alien (as defined in section 1324a(h)(3) of this title), and
(ii)
has been brought into the United States in violation of this subsection.
(4) In the case of a person who has brought aliens into the United States in violation of this subsection, the sentence otherwise provided for may be increased by up to 10 years if—
(A)
the offense was part of an ongoing commercial organization or enterprise;
(B)
aliens were transported in groups of 10 or more; and
(C)
(i)
aliens were transported in a manner that endangered their lives; or
(ii)
the aliens presented a life-threatening health risk to people in the United States.
@Cliche Guevara April 2, 2019 at 8:04 am
> it’s beyond the time to quit using Soviet or Maoist titles for US bureaucratic offices
Did somebody do a night of communist long knives, and not invite me?
@Lowell April 2, 2019 at 8:47 am
> Too bad Vlad the Impaler isn’t available.
Why run a factory, when you can cheer a circus?
Fair points made about commie lingo.
Therefore, I’d take the job and be IMMIGRATION CAESAR.
Possibly IMMIGRATION KAISER.
Ohhhh. I like that, KAISER BURR.
BREAKING: Kaiser mobilizes 200 thousand mounted Cossack’s on border for spring offensive.
Good idea to put someone (hopefully mean as a snake) in charge of Immigration but forget the Czar. That was Obama’s schtik.
We do NOT need an immigration Czar we need a DHS Secretary with the will and knowledge to do the job.