Illegal Protest

Nevermind that she has been “acting” as the head of ICE for what, close to two years, without a confirmation hearing.. So some on the committee are saying she’s done a good job? Oh really? Then why do we have 600,000 or so FUGITIVE ILLEGAL ALIENS in this country in the last couple of years?

Here is proof she is totally incompetent as the head of ICE - need we look any closer?

Even though more than $204 million was allocated for 52 fugitive operations teams since 2003, a backlog of 623,292 cases existed as of August of 2006, the report said.

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ICE chief faces second confirmation hearing

By AMY DOOLITTLE

September 10, 2007

 

The second time should be the charm for Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Julie Myers, who faces a new confirmation hearing Wednesday.

 

Myers currently is serving without confirmation — she was appointed to the job by President Bush during the 2005 congressional winter recess because it was feared that the full Senate would not approve her controversial nomination. The recess appointment expired in January, and Bush immediately renominated her. [ Can I say coronation? ]

 

Republicans and Democrats earlier questioned whether Myers had the management experience or the needed immigration background to run ICE. Now key lawmakers say she can expect smooth sailing at Tuesday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.

“I think that on balance, Ms. Myers has done a good job and has put to rest many of the concerns, concerns that I shared about whether she had sufficient management experience for the job,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the committee’s ranking member. “We’re going to ask her some tough questions tomorrow, but in the end, I expect to support her.”

Until taking over ICE, which has more than 14,600 employees, Myers’ largest management job was as assistant secretary of Commerce for export enforcement, where she oversaw 170 employees.

 

 

Still, both Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Collins said they will have some tough questions for Myers surrounding the way the department handles illegal immigrants with criminal records and prosecutes employers who do not require workers to have green cards.

“I’m going to judge her based on what I hear from the hearing and the answers I get to my questions,” McCaskill said.

It is unclear when the committee will vote on confirmation.