Speech #1130126501

Imagine this scenario. Imagine that a foreign national approaches our border. The border officials ask the individual for a visa. and he says. oh. I dont have a visa. but I do have a business meeting in Denver. Can I come in. even though I dont have a visa? There is no doubt he would be turned away promptly. But for the new deferred action recipients under the Presidents Executive action plan. so long as you have a business meeting in Toronto or an overseas assignment in Buenos Aires. you can get permission to leave and be paroled back into the country immediately upon your return. along with the governments promise to ignore the 3year or 10year bar that is supposed to keep you out of the country. And once you do that. you can adjust your status and get a green card and eventually citizenship. How do I know this? Well. in 2010 the American Spectator published a leaked Department of Homeland Security memo. a version of which purportedly reached the Secretary of Homeland Securitythen- Secretary Janet Napolitanoexploring the administrations options on immigration. That memo explicitly contemplated using parole as a way to sidestep Congress and give citizenship to illegal immigrants who are relatives to U.S. citizens. It says "individuals could . . . be paroled into the U.S. for purposes of applying for adjustment of status to render immediate relatives of U.S. citizens eligible for parole. DHS could issue guidance establishing that family reunification constitutes a significant public benefit." So let me be clear. Advance parole leads to citizenship for parents of U.S. citizens. The administration knows that. and they are giving advance parole for reasons such as client meetings that clearly violate Federal law.