Breitbart’s John Sexton has found more evidence that the Obama administration acknowledges a connection between the flood of unaccompanied alien children at the U.S.-Mexico border and President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Sexton’s evidence comes in the form of an op-ed written in late June by DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson and published in Central American media in Spanish.
DHS Sec. Johnson in Spanish-lang. op-ed: "'DACA,' does not apply to a child who crosses the U.S. border illegally today"
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
Johnson op-ed was published in Central America in Spanish. Quote is from Eng. translation on the DHS website. http://t.co/hrYU3hml3w
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
The op-ed read, in part:
The long journey is not only dangerous; there are no “permisos,” “permits,” or free passes at the end.
The U.S. Government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also called “DACA,” does not apply to a child who crosses the U.S. border illegally today, tomorrow or yesterday. To be eligible for DACA, a child must have been in the United States prior to June 15, 2007 – seven years ago.
Also, the immigration reform legislation now before Congress provides for an earned path to citizenship, but only for certain people who came into this country on or before December 31, 2011 – two and one half years ago. So, let me be clear: There is no path to deferred action or citizenship, or one being contemplated by Congress, for a child who crosses our border illegally today.
Seems that word of DACA then, if not its limitations, reached as far as Central America, and clarification was needed.
Obama admin. has been telling Central Americas "DACA isn't for you" while telling US media "DACA has nothing to do with it."
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
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White House undeniably believes DACA is part of the problem yet media refuses to make the connection they've already made.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
And of course this is pertinent to current discussion over expanding DACA which Obama says he is poised to do.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
Truly astounding the US media will ignore statements by DHS Sec. and Vice President drawing this connection. What more do they need?
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
DHS starting to take credit for decrease in UACs at border. Implication => Message is working. That message = "DACA is not for you!"
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
Evidence Obama's exec. actions are implicated in current crisis is strong. Public should hear that, esp. as O ponders further action.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 8, 2014
Read the whole piece at Breitbart.com.
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