Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Posted on 07/22/2015 9:48:00 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) interrogated the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director in a contentious exchange during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration policy on Tuesday.
One particularly interesting back-and-forth occurred when ICE Director Sarah Saldana disputed Cruz’s assertion that the Obama administration released 104,000 “criminal illegal aliens.”
“When I asked you how many criminals ICE released in 2013, you were off by a factor of three,” Cruz said. “You said 30,000 — the correct answer is 104,000.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Saldana argued she thought she was asked about 2014 and claimed the number was actually 30,558 released illegal aliens that were not prosecuted. The “good news is,” she continued, “at least that went down from 2013.”
“But you’re omitting the 68,000 criminal illegal aliens that ICE did not begin deportation proceedings against at all,” Cruz shot back. “You’ve got to add both of those together — it’s over 100,000.”
Saldana then admitted, “Yes sir, that’s absolutely right.”
She added, “All done pursuant to this statute that Congress has outlined.”
Watch the exchange below:
During the hearing, Cruz also stated that of the 88,000 convictions against illegal immigrants released in 2013, 193 had homicide convictions, 426 had sexual assault convictions and over 16,000 had drunk or drugged driving convictions.
He delivered a passionate statement about the victims who have been murdered by illegal immigrants in the U.S., including Kate Steinle.
“There are too many politicians in Washington that talk a good game but don’t act. If you want to honor Josh [Wilkerson], if you want to honor Kate Steinle, start enforcing the law and stop releasing murderers, and rapists, and drunk drivers,” he said. “I don’t want to hear from the Obama administration they’re sorry while they continue to do the exact same thing because what we know – more people will be murdered, more people will be raped, more people will be killed by drunk drivers because this Administration refuses to enforce the law. That is wrong. No man is above the law, and that includes President Obama.”
He concluded with the following statement: ”It is within your power to follow federal law. And this administration refuses to do so, and that is altogether unacceptable.”
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I was unaware the Constitution had added a power level indicator as a requirement. Would you be so kind as to post the article it appears in? My copy seems to be from a date prior to it’s inclusion.
I would not want to debate Senator Cruz, no way, no how. The man is brilliant and everything he stands for is based on the Constitution. He must become the next President of the United States, period.
If given an honest debate, he will smoke everyone in the ring. Complete massacre.
Louis is one of the brightest posters here. Read his home page. He also has a ping list for conservative Daniel Greenfield.
No not because I say so but because I OBSERVE so. Have you seen any of these Communists arrested or fired? They all walk scot free. There’s no doubt that the spineless GOP-E is the reason so I don’t understand your comment.
“He just did this because we have a black president and wanted to smear him. Barry did not personally let a single one of those people go! Others did!”
Obemba is responsible for what those ‘Others did”! The buck stops on his desk.
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Yes, I have now read the whole thread. ;-)
You kind of threw me a split-finger curve because none of your other posts were that harsh. ;-)
I covered the whys as you now know but just to restate, if FR wasn’t lousy with liberals doing it in seriousness, the sarcasm would have been obvious.
It would be nice to not have to waste space mocking idiocy but someone has to. Otherwise it goes unchallenged. And there is nothing but idiocy in the TCJLMvote crap.
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