Posted on 08/01/2015 11:08:35 AM PDT by Rusty0604
MCALLEN -
The city of McAllen set up another tent outside of Sacred Heart Church. More space is needed as illegal crossers continue to be released.
Catholic charities said federal authorities released the illegal crossers without any travel documents.
“We've seen almost a doubling of our numbers, I would say, in the last 3-4 weeks,” said Sacred Heart Church Volunteer Coordinator Deb Boyce.
“There are a number of refugees that are being released now without bus tickets in hand, so when they come to the center, you know, we have to make arrangements for them,”
Volunteers are helping the crossers contact their family members in the U.S., so they can purchase bus tickets.
Boyce said that 65 people slept at the church overnight. The relief center is not equipped for overnight stays. The city sent staff to make more room.
Volunteers at the respite center are filling the gaps left by the federal government and finding comfort in faith.
The center is seeing upwards of 140 people a day, that’s double the numbers from a month ago.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for the release of the illegal crossers in McAllen. The cost of setting up and maintaining the second tent at Sacred Heart was just tacked onto McAllen’s running tab.
The city has spent more than $330,000 on the crisis on the border. All of that money was spent over the last year.
McAllen is still waiting to be paid back by either the federal or state government. Lawmakers said the federal government will pick up the tab. There is no action yet.
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The definition of a refugee is someone forced to leave their country because of war, persecution or natural disaster. At least that’s what I thought. Obama is letting any and everyone in under refugee status.
“Lawmakers said the federal government will pick up the tab. There is no action yet.
I’m thrilled to find out that the city is not paying for this stuff——that I am./s
Bring ‘em on!!!!!
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The government didn’t pick up the tab for Arizona
“Catholic charities”
Aiding and abetting a federal crime.
They are collecting millions in goverment handouts.
And they are at the border, why the hell aren’t they sent back rather than “find family members in the USA to buy them bus tickets.”
To me the ONLY issue for 2016 is illegal immigration. The policies set in motion will guarantee a progressive liberal socialist majority for ever. The country will not recover in many many generations, if ever.
If you build it, they will come.
Never give a dime to Catholic Charities. The are helping to destroy America.
We’re any of these crossers involved in the big gunfight in Reynosa this past week?
They are not doing God’s work.
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