Immigration enforcement program to be shut down OCD_OCD: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-17/immigration-enforcement-program/53134284/ By Toby Talbot, AP John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Department of Homeland Security, speaks Dec. 12 in Williston, Vt. A program that deputized local police officers to act as immigration agents is ending. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have trained local officers around the country to act as their agencies' immigration officers. Working either in jails or in the field, the officers can check the immigration status of suspects and place immigration holds on them. The program, known as 287(g), reached its peak under President George W. Bush, when 60 local agencies signed contracts with ICE to implement it. But that trend slowed significantly under President Obama— only eight agencies have signed up since he took office, and none has done so since August 2010. STORY: Arizona sheriff's officers turn in federal credentials Now, in their proposed budget for the upcoming year, Department of Homeland Security officials say they will not sign new contracts for 287(g) officers working in the field and will terminate the "least productive" of those agreements — saving an estimated $17 million. ... (Edited by OCD_OCD)  Serabi: How popular is Obama? What is going on? I don't know enough but there seem to be a serious problem brewing.  dave3974: i would have thought thsi was one program you would have wanted to keep and expand , particulary if you look at the exaperince of the uk were the providing for the results of a chaotic unregulated immigration ploicy will cost the state billions  StuckInTheSixties: OCD_OCD says: "His popularity is apparently as low as any US president in history." Not so. Gallup Politics February 17, 2012 Americans Judge Reagan, Clinton Best of Recent Presidents Public split on whether Obama will be judged positively or negatively by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans believe history will judge Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as the best among recent U.S. presidents, with at least 6 in 10 saying each will go down in history as an above-average or outstanding president. Only about 1 in 10 say each will be remembered as below average or poor. Three years into Barack Obama's presidency, Americans are divided in their views of how he will be regarded, with 38% guessing he will be remembered as above average or outstanding and 35% as below average or poor. How do you think each of the following presidents will go down in history -- as an outstanding president, above average, average, below average, or poor? [Chart that can't be copy/pasted here shows]: Ronald Reagan - Net rating - pct. pts: +59 Bill Clinton - Net rating - pct. pts: +48 George H.W.Bush - Net rating - pct. pts: +15 Barack Obama - Net rating - pct. pts: +3 Gerald Ford - Net rating - pct. pts: +2 Jimmy Carter - Net rating - pct. pts: -13 George W. Bush - Net rating - pct. pts: -22 Richard Nixon - Net rating - pct. pts: -41 http://www.gallup.com/poll/152771/Americans-Judge-Reagan-Clinton-Best-Recent-Presidents.aspx According to an averaging of eight different pollsters (Gallup; Rasmussen Reports; Democracy Corps; CNN/Opinion Research; CBS News/NYTimes; Fox News; Reuters/Ipsos; ABC News/Washington Post) Currently, Obama has averaged 48.9 approval / 46.8 disapproval ratings (Even Fox has him at 48/45.) http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html There's others. They're all saying pretty much the same thing. OCD_OCD: President Obama's slow ride down Gallup's daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history. Since March, Obama's job approval rating has hovered above Carter's, considered among the 20th century's worst presidents, but today Obama's punctured Carter's dismal job approval line. On their comparison chart, Gallup put Obama's job approval rating at 43 percent compared to Carter's 51 percent. OCD_OCD: http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/11/29/obamas-job-approval-drops-below-carters OCD_OCD: Obama's 12th Quarter Average, 43%, Is Lowest for Elected Presidents The higher approval ratings for Obama in December 2011 and January 2012 led to an improvement in his 12th quarter average -- 43% in the period from Oct. 20, 2011, through Jan. 19, 2012, compared with his 41% 11th quarter average. Still, Obama's most recent quarters have been his worst in terms of job approval. Despite the improvement in Obama's rating in the 12th quarter, it ranks as the lowest Gallup has measured in the comparable quarter for all elected presidents. Gallop.com You can see the graphs there because I cannot reproduce them here Serabi: I saw it, very informative. The world cheered when he got elected, what went wrong? This must be serious fodder for a large proportion of the western world. Is the above 'immigration enforcement program' being shut down to allow more voters to be persuaded towards Obamas re-election? "The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living." OCD_OCD: What you are asking is part of the overall debate here in the U.S., Serabi. We are fast reaching the point that the people who do not pay taxes and live off of the government are about to surpass the people who support them and do pay taxes. When it comes to voting, if the people who do not pay taxes and are supported by the government exceed the rest of us, you might as well call us Greece because we're done. (Edited by OCD_OCD) dave3974: your system seems to elect performers that look good on tv , similar to the uk ,we elected Blair and look how that turned out. we a re headed in the same directyion with welfare calimants too  LiptonCambell: I've noticed no one has discussed the effect these programs have had....any reason? I mean, if they aren't working.....  (Post deleted by staff )  Wild__: WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! Don't go to that website! It's a trick! If you go to the above website, it will automatically plant some very destructive malware on your computer that will destroy all of your files! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! WARNING ! 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