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Administration rebrands controversial immigration post to skirt funding cut-off

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Revmitchell, Sep 4, 2013.

  1. Revmitchell

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    The Obama administration is being accused of trying to pull a fast one on lawmakers by re-branding a controversial immigration job -- a "public advocate" for both legal and illegal immigrants -- after Congress explicitly voted to defund it.

    The administration over the summer quietly changed the name of the position, first created in February 2012, from "public advocate" to deputy assistant director of "Custody Programs and Community Outreach." It was a change in name only. The administration kept the person in charge and the job description the same.

    By doing so, the White House has been able to keep the post off the congressional chopping block – a move Judicial Watch called “sneaky” in a recent report.

    “It’s simply part of the president’s well-established pattern of abusing his authority to blow off Congress, especially when it comes to immigration,” the conservative government watchdog group said.

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...on-job-to-avoid-congressional-chopping-block/
     
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    ... no end to his dishonesty.
     
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