Posted on 06/27/2005 4:05:07 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) today urged the civilian "Minuteman" border patrol organization not to begin operation along the Texas-Mexico border in October as planned, expressing concern that the group's activities could do more harm than good.
"I would hope that everybody who is concerned about the porous nature of our borders would allow the federal government to act," Cornyn told 1200 WOAI news this morning.
The Minuteman action "may actually not help solve the problem but may create a new and additional problem," Cornyn said.
"So my preference would be to let the federal government do the job the federal government is supposed to do."
Cornyn said he is preparing to introduce a comprehensive immigration control measure along with Senator John Kyl (R-Arizona) next month. He said he hopes many of the measure included in that bill will address the concerns the Minutemen have been raising.
He said a budget measure set to be discussed this week is designed to take Homeland Security funding from other projects and move that money to boost security along the Texas-Mexico border.
"With our enemies exploiting our vulnerability to a porous border, it is important that we move on this issue."
Cornyn stressed that his proposal, which is expected to reach President Bush's desk by the end of the year, will not include an amnesty for people already in this country illegally.
"We need to deal with employer verification and employer responsibility. We need to give them the tools to determine whether an employee is legal to work in the United States. We need additional money for Border Patrol agents, and a new commitment to technology. But we also need to have a 'common sense and realistic' temporary worker program, which allows them to come into the U.S. and work legally, but then requires that they return to their home countries with the skills they learned and the money they earned in the United States," Cornyn said.
Cornyn said repeatedly that he feels the Minutemen have brought attention to problems along the border, and he understands their frustration with a lack of border controls. But he doesn't think putting untrained civilians along the increasingly dangerous border is the right way to handle the problem.
"What I worry about is if civilians step in, there will be an unexpected conflict, there will be some incident where somebody could get hurt."
He cited the danger posed by drug traffickers, traffickers in illegal immigrants, and violent syndicates like the MS-13 organization.
The Arizona based Minutemen group announced plans last week for four chapter in Texas to begin patrolling the Texas-Mexico border in October, possibly as part of a larger effort to string civilian patrols from San Diego in the west to Brownsville in the east.
But since then, groups have emerged in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and elsewhere dedicated to opposing the Minutemen's efforts, causing the issue to become politically charged.
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
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And that problem is that they may actually shut off the supply of wet backs???
To give them time to make it worse?
Wheels are turning in political circles on how to make it look like they are concerned about protecting the border and at the same time not lose millions of Hispanic votes in 2008.
"So my preference would be to let the federal government do the job the federal government is supposed to do."
"Mine too, but since they have made it plain they have no intention of doing so, why listen to this crap?
"So9"
You got 'em, dead-center.
No, the last thing we need is more wet backs. The next to the last thing we need is an amnasty.
Uh, yeah, but that only works when the government ACTUALLY DOES their job. By the time they move on it we'll have so darn many of them in America, we might as well move to Mexico and let them have it, because there won't be any of them left in Mexico!
That said, he must know this illegal invasion is just about to set off some fireworks amongst the natives. His calling for calm and asking for a little more time is too little too late. If we thought his words actually meant something we'd probably be willing to cut him some slack, but it's almost to the point of him charging hell with a bucket of water.
Most of us have listened for decades to promises of federal action on the borders; what we've gotten are bandaids applied to a gaping wound. I've had it with promises. They mean nothing any more. I want something done about the invasion YESTERDAY!
Just one other thing, I would like the politicians on either side to come clean concerning just WHY there is no resolve to seal our borders. I think it goes beyond votes, cheap labor and the like. There's something else at work here we, the unwashed, are not privy to IMO.
FGS
And of course you're going to believe me when I tell you that to the best of my knowledge, I've recieved no direct benefit from immigration, illegal or otherwise, aren't you?
Dear Senator John Cornyn, I'm getting a NO!
That would be from me, TLI, Minuteman Project, Day -1 to Day 8.
Nice!!!!!!
You have that right, for sure.
I'm a sovereign American citizen, and I support the Minutemen wholeheartedly. This is grassroots at it's finest.
Cornyn must think we're all fools. No legislation is going to force a "temporary worker" to return to his home country after his allotted time in a guest worker program has expired. Temporary workers equals permanent workers.
Those ACLU fellers will share their doob with you and Pedro, I'm sure...
So, does Cornyn believe he's actually any more qualified to make that assessment?
The federal government has had enough time. Their goal is allow as many illegals into this country as possible before us law abiding citizens take the law into our own hands. The American public has been too generous and too civilized concerning this matter. I beleive that is will probably get ugly very soon since the federal government refuses to obey the will of it's people.
"....... would allow the federal government to act,"
Is this guy for real?
You've had several years since 911. You guys own the Whitehouse, Congress and the Senate. Get off your a$$e$.
Years isn't enough time to act?!
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