[Ben Ficklin]

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.

[inquest]

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?

If there were available beds at the time, then they might as well have used them for these 60 illegals. If 60 Arabs get caught afterwards, there's no reason why the 60 Mexicans couldn't then be released to make room for them.

But the problem DeLay was pointing out, of course, is that beds weren't available, either for these 60 illegals, or for 60 OTMs.