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.
Story Continues Below
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.
Finally !!!
Regardless of all the MSM and Dem BS, illegals are a drain on USA citizens tax paying resources.
No offense pal but I too had long ago concluded that and more about you. Try and have a nice life.
You and Michael Jackson live in never-never land.
Tom DeLay introduced himself to me when he first ran for Congress. I was caucus chair of an adjoining CD and represented part of his county on the State Committee.
He has always been 100% on the side of Karl Rove and the Bushes and Texas economic interests.
Tancredo is out as far as being able to influence other Congressmen. His presidential campaign being run by Bay and his bomb Mecca gaff has left a vacuum into which DeLay has quickly stepped.
When the bill finally comes out of committee containing the two objectives of President Bush, Tom DeLay will be in a position to deliver the votes just as he always has, while Tancredo will be out meeting with some Buchanan malcontents telling them he's too short, fat and stupid to get elected president.
A couple of points.
1. Being with Bush and Rove doesn't make you in the majority of average republicans voters. It does put you in with the party leadership and establishment, and they do have the power. So I guess you could be right there.
2. EVERY article, column and editorial I've ever read say that any guest worker plan, even Tancredo's, cannot pass the house of representatives. Maybe the senate, but not the house.
3. You are way to willing to be certain things to fit your own wishful thinking. You have no idea why DeLay said what he said, regardless or whether or not you ever spoke with him. Also, you have no idea what's going to happen before 2008. Just because you say it doesn't make it so.
That first "be" in my third point should be "bend."
LOL! Hear that...all you scum suckers on the Montgomery County, Maryland county council? Hear that County Executive Doug Duncan???
Again, just my observations, but I get the impression that his two most important objectives are to supply sufficient guest laborers to meet the requirements of our economy and to beef up border security against terrorists (not gardeners and maids).
The bills introduced so far have a lot of bells and whistles that President Bush probably doesn't care about one way or the other.
It looks like the biggest dispute is over whether guest workers have to file their applications (or be postmarked) in their nation of origin. A really silly requirement that serves no purpose other than assuage the tiny little feelings of the Antis. The cost to the economy would not be that great for Mexicans who can take a quick trip across the border, but some that escaped China or other distant nations may not be able to meet the requirement.
------------------------------------------
"I see Antis"
I'm still awaiting your opinion on whether President Bush lied about supporting the Assault Weapons Ban or if he actually did support it.
I haven't formed an opinion because I haven't paid attention to the issue, but I will if you simply supply me a direct quote by President Bush, not a third person paraphrase (with link), and then the documentation, preferably a direct quote or official record of him doing the opposite of what he said he would do.
That's how perjury is proven in court, not by anonymous editorials from Stormfront.
Anyone watching Lou Dobbs CNN on Delay right now?
ok
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.