Cecilia Mu\u00f1oz, President Obama\u2019s domestic policy advisor and White House point person on immigration policy, publicly apologized for even the minimal immigration enforcement being carried out by the administration. Responding to a question posed to her by illegal alien journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, Mu\u00f1oz insisted that to the extent that immigration laws are being enforced at all by the Obama administration it is being done under protest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government\u2019s job is to do what Congress tells it to do<\/a>,\u201d Mu\u00f1oz told Vargas during an event billed by the White House as a virtual fireside chat<\/a>. \u201cCongress, under the immigration laws that we’ve got now, Congress requires us to remove people who are removable and gives DHS, frankly, a whole lot of resources to do that job. DHS\u2019s job is to make sure they make the best possible decisions on how they use those resources.\u201d<\/p>\n Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s admission seemingly undermines the White House\u2019s effort to portray itself as vigorous and enthusiastic enforcer of immigration laws. This claim is an essential part of the administration\u2019s effort to convince the American public that it is time to move forward with amnesty for illegal aliens. It also undermines the claim that a lack of resources is the reason why immigration enforcement is being \u201cprioritized,\u201d i.e., all illegal aliens who have not been convicted of a serious crime are given a free pass. \u00a0Mr. Vargas, who has bragged about committing felonies, is a prime example of the administration\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n In reality, making the \u201cbest possible decisions\u201d on resource utilization has meant simply disregarding countless immigration law provisions enacted by Congress. Recently, a court cleared the way for a legal challenge to the administration\u2019s non-enforcement policies brought by the National ICE Council, the union representing career employees.<\/p>\n Ironically, while the administration continues to seek input on immigration reform from the people who have broken our immigration laws, or who advocate on their behalf, the people who are paid to enforce our immigration laws remain excluded from the discussion<\/a>. \u201cCecilia Mu\u00f1oz refuses to correspond with us,\u201d complains Chris Crane, president of the National ICE Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cecilia Mu\u00f1oz, President Obama\u2019s domestic policy advisor and White House point person on immigration policy, publicly apologized for even the minimal immigration enforcement being carried out by the administration. Responding to a question posed to her by illegal alien journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, Mu\u00f1oz insisted that to the extent that immigration laws are being enforced<\/p>\n