White House memo: Criminal conviction required to deport illegal immigrants

Story.

According to the story, if an illegal immigrant is arrested for a reason unrelated to being undocumented the Federal Government won't request custody of the person to start deportation procedings against them unless they are convicted of the original crime they was arrested for. If they're acquitted of the crime they are arrested for they are released without being turned over to immigration officials.

This is based on a memo released on December 29th. Do you think this could help or hurt the White House? Also, what do you think the public reaction will be?

If you are not a Native American you are an illegal immigrant. This is a step in the right direction.ThumpyBowser

If you are not a Native American you are an illegal immigrant. This is a step in the right direction.ThumpyBowser

You have to make some type of standard for immigration or people will just come as they please if they have no fear of penalty. The US didn't exist when Native Americans came thousands of years ago, by the way.

Its hard to track someone who is not documented, amirite? I see the message, well... as long as you are not causing trouble we do not care. Then again they are not payying taxes.... They can send their kids to school that cost people a few thousand dollars a year without payying a dime. That is not right.

All WASPs are immigrants.

Government shouldn't be regulating migration in the first place. But I'd say this is a step in the right direction. -Sun_Tzu-

All WASPs are immigrants.

Ilovegames1992

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]Government shouldn't be regulating migration in the first place. But I'd say this is a step in the right direction. DarkOfKnight

All WASPs are immigrants.

Ilovegames1992

Are you a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant? :( Is that term offensive?

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

All WASPs are immigrants.

DarkOfKnight

Not really...

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]Government shouldn't be regulating migration in the first place. But I'd say this is a step in the right direction. DarkOfKnight

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"][QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]Government shouldn't be regulating migration in the first place. But I'd say this is a step in the right direction. -Sun_Tzu-

Because.

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"]No they are not, and that is an offensive term.DarkOfKnight

Are you a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant? :( Is that term offensive?

So you arent a WASP then. And its not offensive.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Not really...DarkOfKnight

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"]Yes really, it is meant to be. DarkOfKnight

It doesnt even make sense as an insult.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"]Yes really, it is meant to be. DarkOfKnight

Calling someone a WASP is just saying what they are.

If you are not a Native American you are an illegal immigrant. This is a step in the right direction.ThumpyBowser

All this means, is cops will have to find a way to press charges.

This has no change on U.S. immigration what so ever.

All this means, is cops will have to find a way to press charges.

This has no change on U.S. immigration what so ever.

Blue-Sky

Memos aren't laws far as I know....LJS9502_basic

So would being an illegal immigrant be a criminal conviction?

This is good news.

I like how the White House picks and chooses which laws to enforce. It's a good example to be setting.

I like how the White House picks and chooses which laws to enforce. It's a good example to be setting.

airshocker