Chertoff: We can't really enforce laws on illegals

World Net Daily ^ | 7/1/07 | World Net Daily

[captjanaway]

Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff is blasting the U.S. Senate for failing to pass an immigration bill, and claims the federal government doesn't have the ability to enforce laws when it comes to illegals working in America.

"We're going to continue to enforce the law. It's going to be tough," Michael Chertoff said. "We don't really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that's truly effective."

[captjanaway]

If the head of Homeland Security says he can't enforce our laws... well... I'm speechless.......

[LouAvul]

He’s a liar. “Can not” and “will not” are two different things.

[Mamzelle]

If you can’t enforce American laws in America, what are we doing in Iraq?

[TommyDale]

If Chertoff really believes this, he should resign and let someone else enforce the law.

[kjo]

This is NOT rocket science, if they are here illegally they should be deported. What part of this does he not understand?

[Cicero]

Fire this S.O.B.! And do it now! He is a danger to our country.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

We need a President who demands a “can do” attitude from his Cabinet officials. Not one who encourages a infectious, defeatist attitude.

[cripplecreek]

It’s not the first time. About a year back he said it was too expensive to enforce the law. I think it’s time to disband his department and put the money into border control.

[Darnright]

It’s time for a new head of Homeland Insecurity.

[mgstarr]

What a f-ing moron.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

“Fire this S.O.B.! And do it now! He is a danger to our country.”

Why? He echoes President Bush.

[DCPatriot]

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy... what did I tell ya? LOL!

Do you seriously think the voters need to see video of a Republican administration arresting and deporting Hispanics in the middle of the night?

[ExTexasRedhead]

If he can’t do the job, tell him to resign, and find someone with gonads that can!

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“He’s a liar. “Can not” and “will not” are two different things.”

Yes, deport this anti-American creep, or jail him for obstruction of justice.

[sourcery]

How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico

I Like Ike.

The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer

"Reform" must conform to the following principles:

1. Anyone who enters this country illegally must be forever barred from legal residency, let alone citizenship.
2. The right to obtain legal residency in the US must be fairly rationed among all the world's nations, and must not favor those who happen to have the geographic advantage of having their native country located near the US. Residency must be granted based on a variety of factors, with self-sufficiency, useful talents and/or knowledge, and other economic benefits to the US taking precedence over other considerations. Race (as opposed to nationality) should NOT be one of the factors considered, in any way at all.
3. Taxpayers must not be responsibile for paying the bills of immigrants they cannot afford to pay themselves. The rate of new immigrants must be controlled so as to not overwhelm the capacity of our infrastructure to absorb the increased population pressures.
4. Those born to parents neither of whom are US citizens must not automatically become US citizens.
5. English must be mastered before citizenship is granted. Legal residency should require either mastery of English, or yearly enrollment in a semester-long course in English as a second language.
6. And last, but not least: No reform is permissible until we prove we can a) remove the illegals who are here, and b) prevent new illegals from arriving.

[tenthirteen]

Chertoff should sign off. Now.

[dsc]

“We don’t really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that’s truly effective.”

You lying bag of crap.

Another betrayal by the Bush administration.

[RightWhale]

He means he doesn’t have sufficient budget. Unfunded mandates don’t go as far as they used to.

[DCPatriot]

See #12...has nothing to do with funds.