WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The following
statement was issued by Dan Stein,
president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR),
in response to the Departments of State and Homeland Security
expanding the Central American Minors (CAM) program:
"Today's joint announcement by the Departments of State and
Homeland Security expanding the Central American Minors (CAM)
program is nothing more than a blatant attempt by the Biden
administration to perpetuate unchecked illegal immigration without the
bad optics of the ongoing border crisis created by their
policies.
"CAM represents a flagrant abuse of the executive branch's
parole authority by asserting that the president and his appointees
have virtually unlimited authority to permit entry of broad
categories of foreign nationals who are otherwise inadmissible
under federal law.
"The expanded CAM program actually gives illegal aliens living
in the United States preferential
treatment in bringing family members to this country. While U.S.
citizens and legal immigrants often wait years for permission to
bring a relative to this country, CAM moves relatives of illegal
aliens to the front of the line – and it does so at taxpayers'
expense. Under the program, the American public will pay to
transport minors, who were left behind by parents who entered
the United States illegally, to
our country.
"Today's announcement is a blatant attempt by the Biden
administration to end the horrifying spectacle of children being
smuggled to our border by criminal cartels that have been
emboldened and enriched by the policies of this administration by
having the United States
government act as the delivery agent. Just about everybody in
Central America who seeks to
settle in this country will be able do so, regardless of the impact
on American citizens and their communities.
"Not surprisingly, the architect of this latest attempt to
subvert U.S. immigration laws and create de facto open borders is
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Today's action reaffirms FAIR's call for the resignation or removal
of Mayorkas from his post. He, and the damaging and illegal
policies he has implemented, must go."
Contact: Matthew Tragesser,
202-328-7004 or mtragesser@fairus.org
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nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve
national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that
immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the
economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a
rule of law that is recognized and enforced.
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SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)