Tuesday, September 05, 2017

The END of DACA - Trump Era

The White House: Has released a Statement by President Trump on the end of DACA, " 

Therefore, in the best interests of our country, and in keeping with the obligations of my office, the Department of Homeland Security will begin an orderly transition and wind-down of DACA, one that provides minimum disruption.  While new applications for work permits will not be accepted, all existing work permits will be honored until their date of expiration up to two full years from today.  Furthermore, applications already in the pipeline will be processed, as will renewal applications for those facing near-term expiration.  This is a gradual process, not a sudden phase out.  Permits will not begin to expire for another six months, and will remain active for up to 24 months.  Thus, in effect, I am not going to just cut DACA off, but rather provide a window of opportunity for Congress to finally act.
Congress now has the opportunity to advance responsible immigration reform that puts American jobs and American security first.  We are facing the symptom of a larger problem, illegal immigration, along with the many other chronic immigration problems Washington has left unsolved.  We must reform our green card system, which now favors low-skilled immigration and puts immense strain on U.S. taxpayers.  We must base future immigration on merit – we want those coming into the country to be able to support themselves financially, to contribute to our economy, and to love our country and the values it stands for.  Under a merit-based system, citizens will enjoy higher employment, rising wages, and a stronger middle class.  Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue have introduced the RAISE Act, which would establish this merit-based system and produce lasting gains for the American People.
Lets Get Real:
The President is a political cowards, he does not have the guts to come out to face the press when it comes to DACA, he is pleasing his BASE support, while the news cycle will have the Attorney General stating the policy and leaving it to the US Congress to come up with a deal.  After all the get outs what happens to the DACA Dreamers once their permit runs out, will they be dragged to a plane or bus and sent back to their original Countries, the US Congress must act, if the President and the US Congress could act in 1986 why can they not  NOW, there is a difference, Reagan supported amnesty and the House was in control of the Democrats.    One can see the US Courts will be very busy!! The Democrats and Moderate Republicans must get a deal, it's the only just action. 

Putin on North Korea - North Korean Crisis


Lets Get Real:

The Russians as the article states are fed up with the sanctions they face over the takeover of the Crimea, they do not want to see a United Korea under the influence of the West.  The question is will they VETO a UN resolution that places new tough sanctions on North Korea, this would do down poorly with the US and the US Congress would increase its investigation of Russian meddling in the US Presidential Election of 2016.   The South Koreans think that the North will launch another ICBM over the weekend, this could be the straw that breaks the US, they might shoot down any new missiles, they would dare the North Koreans to react, it could lead to WAR. The next few days will be very interesting.