El Paso commissioners pass anti-border wall resolution

Houston Chronicle/AP ^ | May 6, 2008

[SwinneySwitch]

"If it's not your job to enforce immigration laws, by God it's not your job to hinder the enforcement of immigration laws," Armando Cardoza said. "If you support this resolution, all you do is kick America right in the crotch," he said.

[LiteKeeper]

What is it that makes city councils think they can vote against national security? Anti-wall, sanctuary cities, etc. What gives?

[SwinneySwitch]

El Paso ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[Blue Turtle]

am I in the twilight zone...what the hell is wrong with the american people?

[mgc1122]

Vote the commissioners out of office or seek a recall.

[Eurale]

Latino’s all.

[steel_resolve]

balkanization and the needs of the individual over the collective.

[Robe]

Hmmmmmmm... Lets see .... conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice + conspiracy to obstruct federal laws = conspiracy to commit sedition.. Arrest them all

[DesScorp]

“Commissioner Veronica Escobar said the commissioners aren’t advocating having open borders or not enforcing immigration laws with the vote.”

Yes they are. And they’ve chosen loyalty to Mexico over loyalty to the United States. And we should remember that.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

They-Saved-Juan-McCain’s-Brain PING!

[Puppage]

"It's very important we tell the federal government we want a voice in policies that impact our daily lives," Escobar said.

Yeah, Escobar. Nice anglo saxon name...I am sure he holds America's well being first & foremost.

[dennisw]

They are reconquistas. El Paso is part of Aztlan. These city commissioners of El Paso are loyal to Mexico not the USA

[dennisw]

am I in the twilight zone...what the hell is wrong with the american people?

Where did you get the crazy idea these people are Americans? They are Mexicans who happen to live here and same for their constituents

[Tex Pete]

“If it’s not your job to enforce immigration laws, by God it’s not your job to hinder the enforcement of immigration laws,” Armando Cardoza said. “If you support this resolution, all you do is kick America right in the crotch,” he said.

Right on.

These commissioners and border city councils do have an impact on national security. What they vote on does effect national policy. These wastes of skin have decided that they want Mexicans to have access to all of the United States, and they believe there is nothing we can do about it.

Maybe they’re right. I haven’t noticed a spine in Washington lately.

[Tspud1]

More people have been killed by ILLEGALS since 911 so that excuse doesn’t hold water. Bank robbery is a federal crime so maybe the local police shouldn’t respond to that crime as well. How does one in good conscious actually condone breaking the law or deciding on which to enforce?

[gubamyster]

ping

[zerosix]

Check out the names of those commissioners (save Cardoza). Unfortunately, there have been so many illegals in those areas and presumably owning businesses, driving, working, voting and even running for political office and getting elected!

It would seem that most the people who are for turning a blind eye to illegals coming across the border and stealing from those who are here legal and paying taxes, are those whose families are still coming or desire to come.

[snarks_when_bored]

El Paso commissioners pass anti-border wall resolution

Stockholm Syndrome...

[longtermmemmory]

seems their refusal to enforce the law should be treated as a defacto resignation.

[TADSLOS]

El Paso, Laredo and Brownsville are Mexico for all practical purposes.