(TEXAS) STATE SENATOR FILES BILL TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TEXAS PRISON BUILT IN MEXICO

Quorum Report / Border Buzz ^ | March 14, 2005 | Harvey Kronberg

[SwinneySwitch]

Estes say there could be cost savings if some of the 7,700 Mexican prisoners were re-housed

A state senator has introduced a bill that would allow the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to look at building prisons in Mexico for Mexican nationals currently imprisoned in Texas.

Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) said he filed Senate Bill 1119 because state prisons are at or near capacity. He cited TDCJ statistics that show that the state is looking at a $62 million price tag to rent space from county jails.

"The long run cost savings to Texas could be astronomical as there are currently 7,700 Mexican nationals in the Texas system," Estes said. "Senate Bill 1119 does not require TDCJ to build a prison. It allows the agency to explore the option of building a prison in Mexico, which is up to Texas standards of quality but can operate at a much lower cost."

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[SwinneySwitch]

I don't suppose we could send the bills to El Presidentes Fox and Bush?

[Dubya]

LOL

[TXBSAFH]

This and the stealth income tax, what are they drinking up in Austin?

[NRA2BFree]

LOL that*s EXACTLY what I did when I read the headline too. :)

[malia]

I'm with ya! Always thought this the best way to use NAFTA!

First to go are child molesters.

[tfecw]

Hmm if they actually sent them to that prison that's fine with me. As long as the prison is an open field and the only cost to the tax payer is gas money to deport the criminals

I don't really give a crap what happens to the aliens once they get deported.

I don't see why we need to limit it to aliens (once again they are getting special treatment) Send all the criminals on over.

[ARCADIA]

NOW YE'ER TALKIN'!

You want to spend our tax dollars to develop civil infrastructure in Mexico?

[ImphClinton]

Sounds like a great idea to me. House all illegals convicted in America in Mexican Prisons. Make then only to Mexican Standards. House our worse there as well eventually. Make it real hard time.

Make the law not reviewable by the Supreme Court.

[Yo-Yo]

Danged outsourcing.

[NRA2BFree]

Arizona did send a bill to the Fedral government in DC and their reply was that they would pay them when they got the money. LOL

[SwinneySwitch]

Tex/Mex Prison Ping!

Please let me know if you want on or off this South Texas/Mexico ping list.

[WestTexasWend]

And with the money that's saved, build a nice, sturdy fence along the border...

[HostileTerritory]

I'm pretty sure it's either illegal or unconstitutional for a state to deport American citizens to another country.

Even if they're criminals. American citizenship has some inalienable rights. I think that the anarchists deported 100 years ago (like Emma Goldman) were not naturalized.

[SwinneySwitch]

"....building a prison in Mexico, which is up to Texas standards of quality...."

Sorry, they'd have people climbing the walls to get into prison!

[SwinneySwitch]

"....7,700 Mexican nationals in the Texas system...."

[chuckcam]

is he nuts.
Just what we need, send more money to Mexico.

[ARCADIA]

Consignment in Mexico would probably be less than $5K.

Mexico should pay all of these expenses. This is their problem, a problem which they have illegally transfered to us. Either, they accept responsibility for their citizen, subject to US verification (to make sure the full sentence is carried out), or we expend $0.45 and put a bullet it him and toss the carcass across the border.

[politicalwit]

What makes this republican fool think that Mexico would allow this? Some people will do anything to get their 15 minutes of fame.