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To: Ben Ficklin
You will not find any posts that I have made that indicate that I am opposed to border enforcement.

You would never actually admit to that, of course. But your relentless attacks on those who are trying to enforce the law, tell the tale all too clearly.

I have also pointed out that trying to remedy the illegal problem with enforcement only(no comprehensive reform) is destined for failure.

Where did DeLay say that he wanted enforcement only? He said he wanted enforcement. The issue he was commenting on in the article of the thread was whether these particular illegals who were rounded up should or should not have been deported. So the only question that needed to be answered for the purposes of this thread was which of the two options - deporting them, or not deporting them - would have helped the situation more. Shouldn't be all that hard to answer.

16 posted on 01/24/2006 2:29:53 PM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: inquest
Whether or not those particular illegals would be deported is not the issue.

As I pointed out way up at the top of the thread, Does Mr DeLay or you think that the avaiable detention beds should be used to deport these 60 particular illegals or 60 OTMs?

Since Mr Delay is not here to answer, tell me your answer.

17 posted on 01/24/2006 2:43:31 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: inquest
The issue he was commenting on in the article of the thread was whether these particular illegals who were rounded up should or should not have been deported. So the only question that needed to be answered for the purposes of this thread was which of the two options - deporting them, or not deporting them - would have helped the situation more. Shouldn't be all that hard to answer.

Re: Deportation

The big problem is lack of Federal enforcement, States thumbing their nose at Federal laws, and neither the Dems or Repubs, House nor Senate, have the spine to do anything about this horrible out of control problem.

Houston for example has been a Sanctuary City since 1992. City law enforcement officials have been fired/demoted for trying to properly enforce illegal immigrant laws. So illegals see nothing happens to them, tell their friends back home, and the illegal flow races out of control. Don't even get me started talking about South Florida.

The moral among the U.S. Border Patrol on the Mexican border is at an all time low. Many of these fine men and women didn’t sign up to be low paid narco agents. They signed up to protect our borders and their hands are totally tied on this illegals issue.

Living most of my life in Houston, and now Miami, I’ve seen it all on this subject.

30 posted on 01/25/2006 10:41:58 AM PST by flattorney ( The DeLay Chronicles - Updated 24/7: http://www.freerepublic.com/~flattorney)
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