Posted on 10/02/2005 11:51:09 AM PDT by wagglebee
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging the Department of Homeland Security to assure illegal immigrants that they will get their fair share of Hurricane Katrina relief aid without fear of being deported.
In a statement posted to her official Senate web site on Wednesday, Clinton said that the DHS should "issue a formal statement reassuring immigrant victims of Hurricane Rita and Katrina that they can seek help from relief agencies without fear of deportation or being turned over to immigration authorities."
In a letter written directly to Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff, Clinton and other Senate Democrats complained that they first asked for Katrina amnesty for illegals more than two weeks ago, but have not received a response.
"In fact," they said, "we were surprised and troubled to learn that DHS has placed some individuals in deportation proceedings after these individuals sought assistance, despite the fact that the government had previously encouraged all storm victims to come forward to seek help.
"Particularly given the widely publicized reports that DHS will deport some immigrant victims of Katrina who sought assistance, we believe such a public assurance is crucial."
Mrs. Clinton urged Chertoff to "terminate removal proceedings against those [illegal immigrants] who were placed in proceedings after they sought assistance."
Other Senate Democrats who signed onto Mrs. Clinton bid to obtain Katrina aid for illegal immigrants include Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Maria Cantwell, Barack Obama, Russ Feingold, Daniel Akaka, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Carl Levin, John F. Kerry, Chris Dodd, Pat Leahy and Jon Corzine.
The PRIMARY purpose of Homeland Security is to keep the United States secure, hence its name. One way that is accomplished is to keep illegal aliens out of our country. Hitlery needs to be told that we are spending enough money cleaning up the results of Klintoon imcompetence, so she should just shut up or better yet leave.
This is absurd.
But some freepers here are willing to support her cause she wants to get tough on illegal immigrants.. Well she talked about getting tough on illegal immigrants....
No... it's ASININE.
For God sakes, don't we have enough U.S. citizens displaced after Katrina that we need to help get back on their feet? Next time Hillary or any other Democrat starts complaining about spending or gov't debt, let's remind them why.
As usual, PIAPS takes sides AGAINST America.
No, ITS NEW AND IMPROVED HILLARY CARE!!!
"Clinton said that the DHS should "issue a formal statement reassuring immigrant victims of Hurricane Rita and Katrina that they can seek help from relief agencies without fear of deportation or being turned over to immigration authorities."
Someone needs to ask Hillary if escaped convicts who somehow got released during Katrina should be placed back in jail. I see no difference between them and illegal immigrants.
Hillary usually isn't this stupid. This is totally against the mood in the country. Shoring up her base so they don't falter when she moves to the center for the election?
BTW, while aid to stay in this country for illegals is ridiculous, I could see a one time small payment to illegals to aid them in settling back in Mexico if they give themselves up. We'd have to limit it just to Katrina victims or we'd have new illegals coming here just for the resettlement money when they are deported.
With these traitors - who have sworn to protect the Constitution, entrusted with legislative matters of the USA - we are not safe, ever.
Issue the formal statement and then deport them anyway?
Hillary Clinton can always displace Fox in Mexico and then she can service all the needs she cares to there. I'm sure she'd find all the room she wants for her Marxism.
Hey, Hillary, how 'bout a free bus ticket to Tijuana. That's all the aid they need.
"their fair share"
Sorry, it would be American citizens, if anyone, that gets a share. Send these parasites home.
Hillary's firming up Hispanic support, plus if she can get illegals to vote, she'll be all set!
Could someone please define for me exactly what is the "fair share" of federal aid owed to someone who is here illegally and paying no income taxes to support the programs they are sucking money out of?
True, but occasionally her radical leftist views override her "campaign poise."
A great itme to bring up in the 2006 & 2008 campaigns when any of these knuckleheads might be running.
Oh, I forgot, the GOP is now the Party of Amnesty for ILLEGAL immigrants, too.
RNC = Really Not Conservative
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