Posted on 04/26/2007 6:01:27 PM PDT by AmericaOne
WND AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Bush: 'Immigration laws should be followed'
Spokeswoman says no room for rebel 'sanctuary' cities
The president expects that federal laws – including immigration laws – will be enforced, leaving the implication there is no room for rebel cities that decide to provide "sanctuary" for illegal aliens, according to a White House spokeswoman.
Dana Perino was responding to a question from Les Kinsolving, WND's correspondent at the White House.
"How will the United States ever develop, adopt and enforce any sort of immigration policy when individual leaders such as San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom have vowed to oppose federal enforcement of such laws and, in fact, are preparing to run a sanctuary city that would facilitate illegal activities, as just reported for the San Francisco Chronicle?" he asked.
"President Bush believes that the laws of this country, including immigration laws, need to be followed," she answered.
In the Chronicle report, Newsom vowed to maintain San Francisco as that type of sanctuary and do everything he can to discourage federal authorities from conducting immigration raids there.
"I will not allow any of my department heads or anyone associated with this city to cooperate in any way, shape or form with these raids," Newsom told the newspaper. "We are a sanctuary city, make no mistake about it."
Newsom has a reputation of making his own decisions. At one point he arbitrarily decided the state's restriction that marriage is only between one man and one woman wasn't for him, and he started issuing marriage certificates to same-sex couples.
The courts later rejected his action.
While officials declared San Francisco a "sanctuary city" in 1989, a move taken by other cities as well, it has no legal impact, and federal immigration authorities have conducted raises in many locations.
"Our action is to stand strong in opposition to these raids … to make sure that we are not contributing in any way, shape or form," he told the paper.
In a related question, Kinsolving asked Perino for the president's reaction to a recent no-confidence vote by U.S. Border Patrol agents.
"The National Border Patrol Council, the union of our 11,000 non-supervisory U.S. Border Patrol agents, has just passed a resolution, which, among other concerns, deplores what they say is, 'shamelessly promoting amnesty and a greatly expanded guest worker program, despite intense opposition to these concepts from the front-line Border Patrol agents who risk their lives enforcing our nation's immigration laws.' … What is the White House reaction to this resolution?" Kinsolving asked.
"I haven't seen the resolution. What I would say is that I would hope that the council would take a look at the president's plan. We are working with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to try to work through a plan that would help alleviate the pressure at the border. And I understand that they have very real concerns, since they work on the border every day. And the president believes that the plan that we have in place is one that would help alleviate the problems at the border, as well as allow our country to be one that is continuing to be a welcoming one," she said.
Took him 6 years to say that.
And the reason they are not is...?
... waiting ...
... waiting ...
The title is from Scrappleface, right???
Nope. It is the actual title of the story. Just click on the story link.
Why is it no one beleives him?
I got it. Good one. lol!
Followed, but not enforced. Isn’t that what he really means?
Let’s round up all our illegals and dump them off in the nearest “sanctuary” city!
Yeah but he had his fingers crossed behind his back.
I welcome/plead/demand that the National Guard by deployed to San Francisco and other cities around here to restore order and ensure enforcement of immigration laws.
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What a typical, limp, wet-noodle statement by the Prez.
And that’s not to mention his long record of pro-illegal policies.
Want to stop the “sanctuary city” problem?
Easy..... Stop all federal funds to any state wherein the leaders knowingly allow it.
Then prosecute the leaders that allowed or supported such sanctuary’s.
Start with San Francisco and this would be done within a couple of months.
It’s hard to believe the President cares about the borders, but I am glad he said this. On Newsom: I wish the Coingress was still in Repub hands, AND, that Congress voted to cut off any and all federal funds for sanctuary cities, including Medicare.
Get rid of every bit of the guest worker program, and he might just have an idea.
Thanks for sharing, Dubya.
It’s been six years, three months and six days since your inauguration.
Nice of you to bring that up now, pal. The horse is out of the barn.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
The man is a comedian. Such lip service! Not even “Immigration laws WILL be followed”, or MUST be followed. Just should. I sure wish the IRS would tell me I “should” pay my Federal income taxes. Gee, you know I REALLY should, but I just don’t think I’m gonna...
Bush continues to be a severe embarrassment on the issue of immigration. Too little, too late you idiot! If Bush had cracked down hard on illegal immigration, he would never have lost the Senate.
I don’t mean deporting those here, but if he just slammed the door on the border shut and prevented illegals from just walking across the border 13 million at a time, the 80% of the electorate who has been demanding border enforcment would have turned out.
At least then, Convervative Republicans and Libertarian Independence would have had a reason to turn out and vote, rather than stay home.
Too little, to late, Senior idiota!
Personally, I think that it's his stance - or non-stance - on immigration that cost the GOP the election, not Iraq. If he's not willing to defend our borders, why the heck is he trying to defend Iraq?
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