Officials overseeing a federal program that offers an immigration short-cut to wealthy foreign investors have ignored pointed warnings from federal agents and approved visas for some immigrants suspected of having committed fraud, money laundering, and even one applicant with alleged ties to a child porn website, an ABC News investigation has found. The shortcomings prompted concerns within the Department of Homeland Security that the boutique immigration program would be exploited by terrorists, according to internal documents obtained by ABC News.
“It is shocking,” said Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican. “Particularly when you have F.B.I. and other law enforcement agencies that are saying national security could be compromised or is being compromised — that’s enough for us to be concerned.”
Five different Homeland Security whistleblowers spoke with ABC News about a range of cases where visas were approved despite numerous red flags. They said objections were often ignored because the immigration program is so popular within the Obama Administration and with members of Congress from both parties. Known as the EB-5 visa program, foreigners who are willing to invest $500,000 in an American business can jump to the front of the line and obtain legal status to live in the U.S. for two years. If the investment is shown to create at least 10 jobs, the investors can receive a “Green Card” — permanent residency.
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Question of the decade: When will Obama’s Impeachment be on the table?
We’re all too familiar with the pattern by now: His exultancy, the maximum Dear leader Obama the second, ruler of all and master of no responsibility will decree some outrageous and illegal act. This will be followed by the surrender monkeys of the GOPe almost getting into fist fights in a mad dash to be first to solemnly announce that once again, Impeachment is off the table.
And just as with any other rule breaking, the psychological science of operant conditioning applies. The result is an increase of a behavior that is rewarded and less for which is punished. Were the police to declare that arresting people for bank robbery is off the table… Katie bar the door of every bank in town, because there will be line of people stretching around the block waiting to rob the place.
Obama and other dictators of the past have done this because they’ve learned that there are no consequences to their early acts. And when people finally do wake up to the danger and try to impose consequences it’s too late, because the exalted leader will have too much power. Such as the people being for their political views *cough* IRS *Cough* or being under constant surveillance.. but that won’t happen here, right?
The slowly boiled frog’s goose is cooked (Please pardon my use of mixed metaphors)
So what will finally witness the GOPe changing their tune and finally take impeachment action? What will make them do a 180?
This issue was discussed on Rush as of late – and the basic contention was that the Constitution is based on the honor system. But what happens when you have a President who doesn’t have any honor? What happens when you have a president who doesn’t care for the country and would love to see it trashed?
The man is perfectly willing to steal from the taxpayers to buy votes, and please note that we were warned of this back at the nation’s founding:
Consider that his excellency’s approval rating is 50% now that he’s talking about all the goodies he’s going to hand out?
Tyrants of the past have done the very same thing:
One can only imagine the plots and schemes of Dear Liar has in store for the nation – but let’s speculate to be in a sense forewarned and prepared.
1. More illegal executive order decrees on the invasion of illegals – let’s face it, the GOPe blew this big time – and many say On purpose to get some cheap labor for their donor class.
Expect more of the same now that Barack the illegitimate has set the precedent at 5 million – how many more will it be? 10, 20 million more? [How many more will the Communists need to tip the balance of power permanently to them?]
2. By the same token, those invaders aren’t much help to the nation’s socialist on the left IF they can’t vote for that sweet honey of taxpayer mola flowing from D.C
So, expect him to grant de facto citizenship to the criminal invaders, along will all kinds of goodies for the sake of ‘fairness’
3. And executive order essentially repealing parts or all of the Constitution – yeah sure, it sound outrageous now, but so did illegal executive amnesty a few months back.
And let’s be realistic, what to stop his highness from getting rid of the 2nd amendment by executive decree along with the 22nd amendment? [A 2 for 2 special, hey!]
By the same token, what’s to stop him from simply canceling elections?
This idea has been floated several times already – so given the right crisis and a compliant congress who’s to stop him?
What will it take to get the GOP to get off their collective a.. derrieres and Impeach the miscreant?