Posted on 04/25/2017 6:18:46 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Ted Cruz Introduces EL CHAPO Act to Make Mexican Drug Lord Pay for Wall
Charles Fain Lehman 3-4 minutes
BY: April 25, 2017 8:31 pm
Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) introduced the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act on Tuesday, intending to cover the cost of the southern border wall by seizing more than $14 billion in drug proceeds from infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
According to Cruz's press release, the bill would use all funds forfeited to the federal government during the prosecutions of El Chapo and other Mexican drug lords to fund the construction of the border wall. The funds could additionally be appropriated for other border security needs. The government is currently seeking over $14 billion from El Chapo in drug proceeds and other illicit profits.
"Fourteen billion dollars will go a long way toward building a wall that will keep Americans safe and hinder the illegal flow of drugs, weapons, and individuals across our southern border," Cruz wrote in the release. "Ensuring the safety and security of Texans is one of my top priorities."
(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...
Sounds reasonable. That means the Democratics will oppose it.
Game...Set....and...Match.
Good for You, Ted!
I am boycotting Cinqo de Mayo. no mexican product like their booze, and none of their products for a month. I hope Americans don’t go to Mexico to vacation.
They don’t care about drugs coming here, phony ss claims and tax refunds, their illegal kids getting free education, welfare, medical, food stamps. Mexico teaches them how to game America. These slick criminals steal identities, then charge credit cards ruining American’s lives. Violent gangs, and crimes.
Boycott Mexico on the 5th of May send them a message we can live without Mexico.
In effect, Mexico does pay for the wall.
Assuming these seized assets are not just frozen but have been permanently confiscated after full adjudication?
I like it. Cruz has got a good idea. Now lets see how many rino’s oppose it.
Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday. It’s pure fiction brought to you by La Raza and your local beer distributor.
This.
It’s a state holiday in Puebla that barely gets any attention from native Mexicans.
It only got pushed by Mexican-Americans who wanted their own St.Paddy’s Day “LOOK AT ME! I’M SPECIAL!” type cultural holidays.
So Ted writes a bill....and I'd say it's going nowhere.
Sounds good to me
Might we also tax the money that is wired from USA to mexico to add to the Great Wall Construction Fund?
and none of their products for a month.
= = =
If I cook up some enchilada casserole, using USA ingredients, is that OK?
Wife caring for daughter, batching for a couple of weeks.
Brilliant Plan.
I want all the bad things that have been said about Ted Cruz here at Good Old FR to be officially withdrawn and removed from the record.
Or else.
Or else what?
I’m working on it.
I’ll think of something.
great idea
Where is the money?
Lets say some of it is in mexico. Who says they have to give it up?
How much of it is In a foreign jurisdiction?
YES IF ITS AMERICAN BEAN AND TACOS. NO MEXICAN BEER.
REALLY THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE WALL AND STOP SENDING US THEIR UNEDUCATED LOWER CLASS
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS OUR IMMIGRATION SHOULD BE LIKE IN AUSTRAILIA WHERE YOU NEED TO HAVE SKILLS THE COUNTRY NEEDS
AND THEN WE COULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHO WILL HELP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
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