Posted on 08/05/2005 7:45:55 PM PDT by Black Tooth
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay urged Texas police Thursday night to begin rounding up illegal immigrants, and said he backed legislation that would cut off federal funds to cities that don't enforce U.S. immigration laws.
Speaking to a gathering of Fort Bend County, Texas Republicans, DeLay said that if police rounded up illegals, the federal government would find places to house them.
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In quotes picked up by the Houston Chronicle, the top Republican urged: "If you pick up 50 or 100 of them, you can call the National Guard." As for housing, DeLay said: "Put them in tents."
He noted that until now, even the federal government has not rounded up illegal immigrants in U.S. cities, because federal agents had no place to detain them. The situation is changing, however, under the new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, he said.
DeLay emphasized that he's a strong supporter of legal immigration. But he opposes educating illegal immigrants using U.S. tax dollars or having their U.S.-born children automatically become American citizens.
According to the Chronicle, he blasted Houston city officials for their lax attitude toward illegal immigration, saying, "It greatly concerns me that the police chief in Houston, Texas, has created a sanctuary in Houston by announcing that he is not going to enforce our laws."
DeLay said he supported legislation introduced by Rep. Tom Tancredo that would withhold federal funding from cities like Houston that ignore federal immigration regulations.
Other big city governments, including New York City, that do not enforce immigration laws and would presumably also be at risk to have federal subsidies yanked under the provision supported by DeLay.
Same thing here in Cal, and many other places.
It's absolutely ridicules. Actually it's more like national suicide.
I agree. I said this on other threads nearly 2 months ago, citing the fact that 1000's of school buses would be sitting idle for 2+ months.
They should have been put to use.
Good for DeLay. I've put him on my donation list.
There will be a tribunal that is for sure. And how could it be fair for other countries to have to go through the tribuna, and not the USA?
Our court system is too screwed for words. Ginsberg is alway longing for European law in the American courts. She is getting pretty close to having it with these agreements.
That law makes liars of all politicians who claim to have a plan to put a halt to illegal immigration. How can they think the American people are so stupid as not to know this?
Less the lawful taxes paid to promote individual agendas in Congress that is....
Government as an entity in our nation can be trusted for it was concieved as a government for the people, by the people,....
It's when the people willingly opt for shysters for elective office (for whatever reason) is when distance is increased from the Constitutional bedrock thus making it less effective as a platform for our way of life.
WOW - BIGGEST STORY OF THE WEEK! Good news for a change. In fact, WONDERFUL news.
The party?
I think not.
Let's see name's within the party for that is where substantiation in your statement can be gained.
Even better news would be the likes of DeLay stating support for the citizens achieving results via taking matters in their own hands by taking up the slack for the governments deficiencies with respect to our border concerns.
After all, they work for us, it's not us working for them.
Right?
NAFTA brought the illegals here and promoted a redistribution of middle class wealth to the world, while CAFTA will keep the illegals here and make them citizens. And FTTA will drive the final nail if the coffin known as America. Our elected people in our "government" can't wait to vote for FTAA.
You mean to say: "It's about time DeLay did something to thwart the political shenanigans of the DNC which made an issue (again) out of a non issue?
The administration has shown it's true colors by promoting a strategy of creating an atmosphere which entices illegals and legals to stay home and prosper.
After all, the issue of immigration has been an issue for a time long before Dubya' was POTUS or even Governor. It is now a MSM discussion because finally we have a POTUS who has a political agenda via CAFTA to turn the tide away from illegal immigration from the South, strategically.
Who do you trust?
But who will do the low paying jobs Americans cannot afford to take?
I hear ya...we need "The Hammer" and "The Bomb" in DC to antagonize the lefties!!!
We're at a point in American politics where treasonous treaties and destructive ideas rule every aspect of American lives. There is no way out for us, as we are surrounded by corrupt politicians who don't care about America.
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