Another Obama Gaffe… Immigrant ID Law Has Been On Books For 70 Years
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, May 2, 2010, 11:12 AM
The tenured law professor senior lecturer who claims to be a history buff sure messed this one up.
The lecturer in chief reacted hastily to the the new Arizona immigration law. Obama said it was “irresponsible” and threatened “the basic notion of fairness that we cherish as Americans.”
Obama went on to say this about the Arizona law:
“In fact I’ve instructed officials in my administration to closely monitor the situation and examine the civill rights and other implications of this legislation. If we continue to fail to act on a federal level we will continue to see misguided acts open up around the country… We can choose a different future. A future that keeps faith with our history, with our heritage and with the hope that America has always inspired the hearts of people all over the world.”
Unfortunately, the president was wrong again. The law has been in the books for 70 years and the new Arizona bill just reinforces this national immigration law.
Byron York reported:
Some people might not know that since the 1940s, federal law has required non-citizens who are in the United States permanently to carry on their person, at all times, the official documents proving that they are here legally — green card, work visa, etc. That has been the law for 70 years, and the new Arizona law does not change it.
Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach mentioned this yesterday at the Winning Back America Conference in Independence, Missouri. Kobach, who has successfully defended Arizona immigration laws in the past, also noted that it was liberal hero FDR who first initiated these laws 70 years ago.
Maybe somebody should clue President Obama in on this before he starts shooting his mouth off again about this “irresponsible” bill.
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Steve commented:
I was always told that we were given two ears and one mouth so we would listen twice as much as we spoke. With a pair of jug handles like Junior sports, he has even less excuse than the average man. What a human tragedy!
ar05075 commented:
Not much will prevent this clown from running his mouth, it’s all he’s ever done.
And as far as the 70 year old law goes– O’clueless has only been vacationing in America from Kenya for the last 35 or 40 years. So he’s once again clueless.
Cato the Elder commented:
I was…uh. I…was told there would be…uh…no math.
Jean commented:
This is a perfect example of the left trying to rewrite history.
Valerie commented:
I remember holding a position at a law school like BO — I got to make up a name for it, myself. It was “Assistant junior adjunct Professor.”
‘Course, I stuck to the merely descriptive title.
Freddy commented:
Obama simply tries to make what he percieves as political points. Obama does not care what the laws actually say, he is only interested in his personal campaign for political power.
Anyone that does not agree with Obama is ALWAYS demeaned and lied about. There is plenty of history over the last 18 months, in Obama’s own words , that shows his divisive hate.
down with dems commented:
The man loves the taste of his foot!
Hasty, reactionary, ignorant… three qualities you don’t want in a president.
Mrgoodwench commented:
Lets make it easy for the community criminal in chief, use small words.
1. “Sanctuary ” city = Breaks the federal law
2. “Sanctuary state” = Breaks the fed law
3. “Sanctuary ” laws = illegal, criminal, unconstitutional ( US constitution, not mecha’s meme)
4. AZ law = AZ not sanctuary anymore
so
5. AZ law = legal and constitutional
6. AZ law = federal law
Mrgoodwench commented:
Posting linky from local cageliner
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14998618
Stuart commented:
When I was a child the Post Office carried alien address cards. Once a year every non citizen in the US was required to fill one out and send it in. The government actually had a TV public service ad campaign to remind non citizens of their duty to respond. Once upon a time the nation did have a sensible immigration policy. Of course, Obama wouldn’t remember that however, as he hadn’t been born yet.
jorgen commented:
“Maybe somebody should clue President Obama in on this”
Who? The Dems are all either clueless or talking against better knowledge.
CommieBlaster commented:
OBAMA HAS ORDERED US TROOPS TO MARCH UNDER HUGE IMAGE OF MASS MURDERER AND COMMUNIST, JOSEPH STALIN IN RUSSIA ON MAY 9.
See photos of the rehearsals and Stalin’s image here: http://tinyurl.com/ycsv8gn
WILL YOU STAND FOR THIS OUTRAGE?
Jean commented:
OT…This story forwarded via email originated from the Tea Party Patriot Blog.
We must do something to save our country. Republican dinner last night (from a classmate). Just thought I would share with you a little bit of what we heard at last night’s Republican dinner here in Crawford County Ohio. John Kasich (running for Gov. of Ohio) was the keynote speaker. Also present were many politicians, most notably, Bob Latta, our U.S. Congressman. Mike and I walked up to Bob and thanked him for his conservative voting record and voiced our concern about what is going on in Washington . He made some
funny botox remarks about Pelosi and then agreed with us that we have every reason to be concerned. As there were others waiting to talk to him, our time was brief. Although what took place later that evening should make chills run up and down everyone’s spine to hear. He had asked to speak a few words at the
end of the night and went up on stage. He proceeded to tell the crowd how bad things really are in Washington . He said he only had a few minutes to speak, but if he could tell us even half of what the agenda is and what this administration plans to do to our country we couldn’t sleep at night. He said he only gets about 4- 4 1/2 hours of sleep a night and worries constantly about what they want to do to this country. He said that Pelosi, Reid and Obama have to be stopped. He said, “You know, you always hear this is the most important election blah blah blah, but I am telling you people…whatever you have to do to wake people up you need to do! We have got to vote them out in 2010 or with the things they have planned for this country we won’t even be a country by 2020! Ten years. You could see the look of almost desperation on his face. He talked about the huge debt. He talked about how the CBO gets their “figures”. He sits on the finance committee of some sort and listens to the ramblings of Geitner and Bernanke. He said “If you think that the Chinese won’t hold this over us with all our debt you have another think coming. Our children will have nothing. I don’t care if you have to go out door to door, tell at least 10 people who will then tell 10 people. We have to do this. This is the single most important election ever in the history of this
country. The change that Obama promised us is NOT the change people thought he meant.” Chilling.
S. Wolf commented:
Speaking of immigrants.. it seems a little odd that Zero is the first president ever with no extended family in the U.S. He has relatives in Kenya and Indonesia but other than an illegal immigrant aunt from Kenya living in a Boston housing development he has no blood relatives in this country, not even in Hawaii.
Kevin commented:
What would you expect from a guy that thinks there’s 57 states.
LL commented:
The Alien Registration Act or Smith Act (18 U.S.C. § 2385) of 1940 is a United States federal statute that requires aliens to register, carry identification at all times, etc.
barack hussein obama, the only member of the Harvard Law Review NEVER to have written or been published, doesn’t know this, but who would expect him to. We all understand that he was far too busy community organizing to have read much.
eaglewingz08 commented:
Maybe if Obama had had Hillary channel Eleanor Roosevelt, he would have know the federal law was passed by FDR. Or if Obama was really FDR he would have known what laws he passed in his last lifetime.
gsr commented:
Is the United States entitled to determine who can enter, in what numbers and under what terms and to enforce the laws which protect it’s sovereignty or does the United States simply exist as a place for half the world to come and “work hard”?
Why are native born Americans required to show ID (driver’s license) to do JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, but illegal latinos are given carte blanche?
The real question is: does every latino in Mexico and Central America, have a God given right to “migrate” to the USA?
I say no. I say deport all illegals and LOWER LEGAL immigration for a period of ten years or so. Re-balance the scales.
Chisum commented:
Barack Hussein Obama
Ummmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmm!
mrt commented:
Steve May 2nd, 2010 | 11:26 am | #1
“I was always told that we were given two ears and one mouth so we would listen twice as much as we spoke. With a pair of jug handles like Junior sports, he has even less excuse than the average man. What a human tragedy!”
.
But Obama also has two mouths, one on each of his two faces.
Which mouth he uses depends on the crowd in front of him.
Chippy commented:
How about the new Democratic Immigration Law being proposed by Senate Democrats. The system involves a biometric card with a microprocessing chip that will carry sensitive information such as name, date of birth, social security number and a fingerprint.
How come these insane lefty/socialists/commies aren’t gettiing weeweed up about that? It’s from there own idiot senators. Geeeeeez
Stan25 commented:
The Smith Act was put into place, because of the pending war with Germany and Japan. That was the basis for which the United States Government tried and hanged the Nazi saboteurs that were there to blow things up. That same law can be applied to the current terrorists that are locked up in NYC.
kate commented:
He could have gone to a community college and known as much about the law.
xcxxcxc commented:
HAHAHHA!! Blame FDR! Democrats fault!
“If we continue to fail to act on a federal level”
Oil Spill Obama’s failure to act
PresidentSuit commented:
When I was a kid, there were public service announcements on TV reminding “aliens” to register at the Post Office every January. Of course, I thought it was proof that space aliens were real and lived amongst us, but hey! I was ten years old! Aliens don’t have to do that anymore, but I knew from those ads that aliens had to carry documents. How is it that a Harvard-educated Constitutional lawyer doesn’t know this???
wanumba commented:
The AZ law works and it isn’t even in effect as yet. The biggest smashing and marching isn’t going on IN Arizona. Kinda pleasant around here, everyone is being ever so discreet.
Mo commented:
My mother was an Australian green-carder for 50 years and always carried it in her purse in the event she was asked to show it!!!
alex commented:
FDR was the first one who did it, huh? That means immigration restrictions came from the left side of the political spectrum. Open borders and free immigration is consistent with capitalism. If you’re anti immigration, you’re a socialist.
Bingo commented:
When BO says “our” history and “our” heritage, he is not referring to the America that most Americans reference. He is not on our side.
theotherjimmyolson commented:
As a scholar the president knows the difference between federal law and state law, a difference which appears to escape the scholars who frequent this blog.
Chisum commented:
“As a scholar the president knows the difference between federal law and state law, a difference which appears to escape the scholars who frequent this blog.”
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Here, braintrust, let me help you.
Some people might not know that since the 1940s, federal law has required non-citizens who are in the United States permanently to carry on their person, at all times, the official documents proving that they are here legally — green card, work visa, etc. That has been the law for 70 years, and the new Arizona law does not change it.
theotherjimmyolson commented:
I rest my case.
Chisum commented:
I rest my case.
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Are you an attorney?
Bwahahahaha!
Chisum commented:
Top 10 dumbest things said about the Arizona immigration law
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/top-10-dumbest-things-said-about-the-arizona-immigration-law-92577964.html#ixzz0mlIhvMvN
LarryG commented:
We have to remember who it is he is trying to communicate with. You know, the same dummies that voted for him and the other dummies he wants to vote for him.
Chip Bennett commented:
@Chisum:
You’re not expecting him to make any sense, are you?
He’s not actually going to articulate his argument; to do so would prove its speciousness – a fact of which he is acutely aware.
Chisum commented:
Chip,
You’re right. He really is incoherent.
Chisum commented:
Chip,
Could “Theotherjimmyolsen” be Conor?
Conor Friedersdorf Is A Dumb Toady And A Fabulist
http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2010/05/conor-friedersdorf-is-a-dumb-toady-and-a-fabulist.html
Chip Bennett commented:
@Chisum:
Quite possibly!
(And what a great name, to boot!)
DANEgerus commented:
Has anyone noticed that everytime the Alinskyite says the word “irresponsible” it’s code for a BigLie spouted while the Leftists squeal in self-delusional glee?