Gil Ferrer Immigration Web Journal

"The Bush administration is seeking to appoint a lawyer with little immigration or customs experience to head the troubled law enforcement agency that handles those issues [DHS Bureau of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement], prompting sharp criticism from some employee groups, immigration advocates and homeland security experts." So reports the Washington Post today in a front page story. Julie Myers appears to have adequate law credentials and some "managerial" experience with smaller government operations. She clearly has the right Republication and administration connections. She was "an associate under independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr for about 16 months and has most recently served as a special assistant to President Bush handling personnel issues. Her uncle is Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, the departing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She married Chertoff's current chief of staff, John F. Wood, on Saturday,")

But there is particular concern among many, even party loyalists after the Michael Brown catastrophe at FEMA (all right he is more of a symptom of FEMA's pathetic state rather than a cause,) about continuing the practice of hiring the minimally experienced and politically connected to run "troubled" organizations like ICE. Looks like more of the same under this administration.

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