Ann Coulter- After all the wailing about the children streaming across our wide-open, wall-less border, there was very little media interest in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday on this very subject. Knowing facts could interfere with their showboating displays of compassion.
Among the facts journalists might have learned is that, although the Constitution technically gives Congress the power to write laws, it turns out our immigration laws are written by the ACLU.
The children clamoring across our border can’t be held for more than 20 days. This isn’t because Congress, after hearings, debate and negotiation, passed a law. The 20-day rule was the ACLU’s innovation.
The Alien Civil Liberties Union brought endless lawsuits, resulting in a 1997 “settlement agreement” between two parties who appeared to be opposed, but were actually on the same side: the pro-open borders Janet Reno Justice Department versus the pro-open borders ACLU. No, no — not the briar patch, ACLU! Anything but that!
The 20-day limit is unfortunate because, from capture to final order, an immigration proceeding takes 30 to 40 days. Illegals who are detained at the border cost the taxpayers $1,600 to remove. By contrast, releasing illegals, even under the much-celebrated “alternatives to detention” (ankle monitors and “community supervision”), costs U.S. taxpayers $75,000 per removal — and most of them don’t ever get removed. By some estimates, 90 percent don’t even show up for their hearings.
The biggest spike in illegal border crossings came after Dolly Gee, an Obama-appointed federal district court judge in California, announced in 2015 that not only “children,” but also any adults traveling with them, had to be released into our country after 20 days.
I wonder if Judge Gee’s order created any sort of incentive. Drag some unfortunate child across thousands of miles of desert and … YOU WIN! You’re in and will most likely never be caught and deported. Arrive alone and you will be detained and probably removed after 30 days. more
Ask the ACLU if it’s okay for children from poor countries, who have not been immunized, to come across our borders and spread their diseases here. Or maybe the ACLU figured it would be best to blame the American citizens who are against immunization so the low info mofo leftist voter would have a place to direct their anger towards?
The ACLU should be declared a terrorist organization, or at least and enemy of the United States!
The method used by the DOJ and ACLU was pioneered by the EPA and has been used to circumvent Congress and give power to unelected bureaucrats (and a slush fund to left wing groups) ever since.
Get a left wing group to file a lawsuit in the court of a left wing judge. Mount a lousy defense. Impose a new law by fiat. Pay court costs and “damages” to left wing plaintiff. Use new regulation/law as a cudgel to compel donations to left wing causes in lieu of reduced fines.
Alternative: employ bureaucrats leaving the regulatory agencies to capture the agency and make regulations favorable to you but impossible for upstart competitors to comply with.
While government grows exponentially, have lobbyists buy off all politicians.
Government take over by handful of elites complete.
Enter Donald J. Trump – unowned and unbuyable.
Release the hounds!
An organization that can oppose the ACLU is desperately needed. Such an organization would be well funded by conservatives. The ACLU has done tremendous damage to our country and must be contested.