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Re New Trump Deportation Rules


From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:51:28 -0500




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From: "RJR-rjriley" <rjr () rjriley com>
Date: February 22, 2017 at 6:24:27 PM EST
To: "'Paul Alan Levy'" <plevy () citizen org>, <dave () farber net>
Subject: RE: [IP] Re New Trump Deportation Rules

I am disappointed that Mr. Levy, who I hold in high regard, would chose characterize my belief that limited 
immigration slots be filled by people who have skills which will benefit America, as racism.  I don’t care about 
race.  I think that way too many people are prone to falsely accuse people of racism, when we should be having a 
civil discussion about policy.
 
We have a huge problem with illegal’s, which has come with staggering costs born by taxpayers.  I do not have any 
problem with legal immigration when allowing entry is in America’s interests.
 
Europe has serious problems with refuges they allowed into their respective countries not assimilating.  It is 
foolish to ignore these issues.
 
It is incredibly expensive to bring in people which in many cases will not be productive for a very long time, in 
some case it will only happen in the next generation.
 
When we bring more people in the country which represent deficit spending, we are placing the burden to paying for 
those immigrants on our children and maybe even on grandchildren, is this fair to them?
 
I agree that amending basic civil liberties is a risky business, but so is uncontrolled illegal immigration.  I have 
friends and associates from all over the country, many who live states along the border are up in arms about the 
impact of illegal immigration.
 
Ronald J Riley
 
From: Paul Alan Levy [mailto:plevy () citizen org] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 5:44 PM
To: rjr () rjriley com
Subject: FW: [IP] Re New Trump Deportation Rules
 
Are you the same guy I represented a few years ago?
 
Paul Alan Levy
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 588-7725
http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=396
Twitter:  @paulalanlevy
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From: Paul Alan Levy 
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 5:38 PM
To: 'dave () farber net'; ip
Subject: RE: [IP] Re New Trump Deportation Rules
 
“we need to change birthright citizenship”
 
My former client Ron Riley wants to amend the Fourteenth Amendment?   That part of our constitution provides (Section 
1, first sentence) “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are 
citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
 
Wholly apart from the fact that the plain meaning of this sentence is that the children of immigrants, if born in the 
United States, are citizens, if the Fourteenth Amendment did NOT mean that birth within the US meant citizenship 
regardless of whether the child’s parents were citizens, it would not have succeeded in ensuring that the freed 
slaves, born in the United States, would be considered citizens.
 
Ron’s apparent racism aside (it’s the white immigrants who are desirable), I am not persuaded that starting to amend 
the basic civil rights amendments adopted after the Civil War is a good idea
 
Paul Alan Levy
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 588-7725
http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=396
Twitter:  @paulalanlevy
Public Citizen Foundation participates in the Combined Federal Campaign with the CFC Code 11168
 
From: Dave Farber [mailto:farber () gmail com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:53 PM
To: ip
Subject: [IP] Re New Trump Deportation Rules
 
As I said I present all sides


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From: "RJR-rjriley" <rjr () rjriley com>
Date: February 22, 2017 at 4:49:30 PM EST
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: RE: [IP] New Trump Deportation Rules

There is no reason that we cannot speed up legit immigration, from more desirable sources.  Also, we can issue work 
permits without an easy path to citizenship.  We also need to change birthright citizenship to one requiring one 
parent to be a citizen or to be naturalized before their child turns 18, and then confer citizenship to the child.
 
For example, there are lots of people in Europe, well educated, with desirable skills who would love to flee the 
problems created by Muslims who refuse to assimilate.
 
There is no innate right to be Allowed into America.
 
Ronald J Riley
 
From: Dave Farber [mailto:farber () gmail com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 1:31 PM
To: ip
Subject: [IP] New Trump Deportation Rules
 



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From: "Evers Ridgely C." <rce () evers org>
Date: February 22, 2017 at 1:17:57 PM EST
To: Farber David <dave () farber net>
Subject: New Trump Deportation Rules

Dave,
 
For IP if you wish.
 
New Trump Deportation Rules Allow Far More Expulsions
 
This is remarkably (terrifyingly?) sweeping in its construct.  From the actual order (italics mine):
 
Department personnel should prioritize removable aliens who:
(1) have been convicted of any criminal offense; 
(2) have been charged with any criminal offense that has not been resolved;
(3) have committed acts which constitute a chargeable criminal offense;
(4) have engaged in fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with any official matter before a governmental 
agency;
(5) have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits;
(6) are subject to a final order of removal but have not complied with their legal obligation to depart the United 
States; or
(7) in the judgment of an immigration officer, otherwise pose a risk to public safety or national security.
The Director of ICE, the Commissioner of CBP, and the Director of USCIS may, as they determine is appropriate, issue 
further guidance to allocate appropriate resources to prioritize enforcement activities within these categories - for 
example, by prioritizing enforcement activities against removable aliens who are convicted felons or who are involved 
in gang activity or drug trafficking.
Note that being in the US without permission is a "chargeable criminal offense" (condition #3)  Basically, therefore, 
this tasks ICE with kicking out pretty much everyone who is undocumented, with the exception of DREAMers.
 
I live in an agricultural area, where the vast majority of workers are immigrants, mostly undocumented.  Many have 
children born in the US, who have US citizenship but not Mexican citizenship (for example), so the children cannot 
just "go to Mexico."
 
The families are terrified that they will be separated – and not without evidence to support that fear.  We know 
people who, in the past two weeks, have had a parent targeted, arrested, and deported without hearing.
 
–Ridge
 

 
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