Posted on 07/26/2015 10:54:58 AM PDT by John Semmens
In a long overdue reaction to the mounting tally of victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens, the US House of Representatives enacted the "Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act." The bill would block federal law-enforcement grants to cities that refuse to enforce federal immigration laws.
The vote for the bill was highly partisan with Republicans heavily in favor and Democrats heavily opposed. Mocking the bill as "the Donald Trump Act," Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, called the legislation "illogical. Sanctuary cities bear a disproportionate burden of the crimes committed by undocumented inhabitants. Their need for law enforcement aid is even greater than cities that have not opened their doors to these immigrants. Cutting them off would be unfairly punitive."
Whether the bill will do more than allow some members of Congress to vent their anger over the rising tide of felonies committed by persons who should have been deported seems improbable. President Obama has vowed to veto the legislation should it ever get past the Senate.
"It is Congress' failure to pass comprehensive immigration legislation that is the real culprit here," Obama asserted. "If we legalize these undocumented immigrants the crime wave perpetrated by illegal immigrants would vanish. If we bring these individuals out of the shadows, sign them up to get benefits—food, clothing, shelter—we will reduce their incentive to rob, rape, and murder. If we allow them to participate in our democratic process they will be able to vote for those who support programs that meet their needs and wouldn't have to try to take their own initiative to get what they want."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) concurred in the President's assessment and added that "the problem isn't immigrant criminals, it's guns. If all guns were removed from private hands the government's monopoly on the use of force would be supreme. The redistribution of wealth to impoverished immigrants could be achieved through normal government programs.
In related news, the Obama Administration is putting the final touches on a policy that would grant illegal aliens permanent residency status based on what they are calling the "accrual of unlawful presence." Under this policy, the longer an individual is able to evade being deported for illegally entering the US, the more entitled he is to remain in the country. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson described it as "analogous to the statute of limitations for other criminal offenses. If you aren't prosecuted or punished within a specified period of time you can never be deported."
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Kathryn Steinle is acceptable collateral damage.
Just recently I read that 60% of murders committed in Texas are from illegal immigrants.
It’s ok. Americans don’t mind being butchered by democrats.
“If we legalize these undocumented immigrants the crime wave perpetrated by illegal immigrants would vanish.”
— Makes sense to me!
the minute any living person crosses the border—he should be an automatic American Citizen—and a voter. Open the Border to China—let them send 10 Million hard working Chinese! Maybe twenty million to compete with peon labor from Mexico and centeral America. Maybe we could let in 20 million Iraqis (christians) and Copts from Egypt. Wouldn’t American be better with 550 Million new Citizens?
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