June 25, 201016 yr http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06 ... t=My+Yahoo The Obama administration has tapped an outspoken critic of immigration enforcement on the local level to oversee and promote partnerships between federal and local officials. Harold Hurtt, a former police chief in Houston and Phoenix, has been hired as the director for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of State and Local Coordination. Starting July 6, Hurtt will supervise outreach and communication between ICE, local law enforcement agencies, tribal leaders and representatives from non-governmental organizations. "Chief Hurtt is a respected member of the law enforcement community and understands the concerns of local law enforcement leaders," said John Morton, the Homeland Security assistant secretary for ICE. "His experience and skills will be an invaluable asset to the ICEs outreach and coordination efforts." But as a police chief, Hurtt was a supporter of "sanctuary city" policies, by which illegal immigrants who don't commit crimes can live without fear of exposure or detainment because police don't check for immigration papers. He also, during his tenure as Houston police chief, criticized ICE's key program that draws on local law enforcement's support. "There's no way you can head up an office if you don't believe in what the office is supposed to do," Curtis Collier of U.S. Border Watch, told the Houston Chronicle. "Immigration and Customs Enforcement's primary mission is to protect the American people. If this guy believes any of these programs should not be enforced, he's certainly going to be a very weak advocate for them." Kelly Nantel, a spokeswoman for ICE, told FoxNews.com that Hurtt has always been a proponent of the jail model of the 287(g) program, which gives local police authority to initiate deportation proceedings against illegal immigrants linked to serious crimes -- but as a police chief, he didn't favor more proactive local enforcement because he didn't believe it was the best utilization of his resources. "I think the critics are only talking about half of what he said," she said. "He's always been a strong proponent of every law enforcement agency making those decision on their own." Critics say his pro-immigration policies enabled illegal immigrants to kill two police officers and seriously injure another in Phoenix before he left in 2005 and to kill an officer in Houston before he retired in 2009. The widow of one of the officers, Rodney Johnson, who was fatally shot by an illegal immigrant with a long criminal record, is suing Hurtt for enacting policies that she says led to his death. But Nantel dismissed such allegations. "The responsibility of those homicides lies on the shoulder of the individuals who committed the crimes," Nantel said. Hurtt's position at ICE reportedly pays $180,000 a year.
June 25, 201016 yr greatest idea since putting non-nuclear warheads in ICBMs and shooting them at stuff.
June 25, 201016 yr Author If this president could open our borders to everyone and destroy our sovereignty he would do it in a second. I'm really starting to think he hates America and American principles of self reliance and law and order.
June 25, 201016 yr There's MaoBama's job growth. $180,000 a year to help filter illegals into the country. Crime Inc. hard at work, working for the US tax payers. Hail MaoBama :hope:
June 25, 201016 yr If this president could open our borders to everyone and destroy our sovereignty he would do it in a second. I'm really starting to think he hates America and American principles of self reliance and law and order. starting to think? he hates America.. but i honestly think his wife hates America even more.. didn't she at one point say she can FINALLY be proud of America now that Obama was elected :roll: guess all the other 8 million positive things America has done don't do it for her..
June 25, 201016 yr Author starting to think? he hates America.. but i honestly think his wife hates America even more.. didn't she at one point say she can FINALLY be proud of America now that Obama was elected :roll: guess all the other 8 million positive things America has done don't do it for her.. Yes when he came into office I was hopeful. I did not care for Bush SR or Jr. Jr's spending and tying us up in Iraq plus his disdain for the middle class annoyed the heck out of me. I was against both Iraq wars. Once we were in it I gave my fullest support to the troops but I feel it distracted from the hunt for Osama.The only good to come from it was killing the heck out of the terrorists they came from all over the world to fight us in the beginning and got a fast lane ticket to hell.That was great.So I did have hope and change. But this guy is gonna make Carter look good at this rate.
June 25, 201016 yr starting to think? he hates America.. but i honestly think his wife hates America even more.. didn't she at one point say she can FINALLY be proud of America now that Obama was elected :roll: guess all the other 8 million positive things America has done don't do it for her.. Yes when he came into office I was hopeful. I did not care for Bush SR or Jr. Jr's spending and tying us up in Iraq plus his disdain for the middle class annoyed the heck out of me. I was against both Iraq wars. Once we were in it I gave my fullest support to the troops but I feel it distracted from the hunt for Osama.The only good to come from it was killing the heck out of the terrorists they came from all over the world to fight us in the beginning and got a fast lane ticket to hell.That was great.So I did have hope and change. But this guy is gonna make Carter look good at this rate. I agree with EVERYTHING you just said with the exception of hope.. from the moment this idiot took office I was concerned.. his ENTIRE agenda really appears to be doing EVERYTHING that America does NOT stand for..
June 25, 201016 yr I knew from day one that he was a corrupt, lying, SOB. He was like a used car saleman in his speeches. He could sell a car with no engine to the stupid public. (No offense to used car salemen - it's a figure of speech). A used car saleman has way more morals. What I didn't realize was how extreme his corrupt roots went. He should be put in jail for crimes against free america. The government is Crime Inc. and they're all tied in together to destroy this nation.
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