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Thread ID: 19700 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2005-08-17
2005-08-17 21:44 | User Profile
*Who are you going to believe, the Federal Government or your own lying eyes?
It looks like the anger about illegal immigration is reaching a critical mass. FedGov may actually have to do something, which is why neo-cons like [url=http://www.originaldissent.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19686]David Brooks[/url] are trying to coopt the issue, and make sure that any actions taken are perfectly useless.*
[url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/border_emergency;_ylt=ArKfqxEWNIkhmaZZ9jQPolkb.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-]Yahoo News[/url]
By JENNIFER TALHELM, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 16,11:18 PM ET
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Tuesday defended efforts by the United States and Mexico to stem violence and drug trafficking on the border following decisions by two Southwestern states to declare an emergency in their border counties.
In the last week, the governors of Arizona and New Mexico said the U.S. government's inability to control crime and violence related to illegal immigration was forcing them to take matters into their own hands.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the United States and Mexico are working together "to address violence stemming from organized crime along the Mexican border."
A spokesman for the Homeland Security Department said in an interview that the agency has made "extraordinary progress" by adding new technology and beefing up the number of border patrol agents on the ground. It also has intensified its work in Arizona.
The southwestern border has been a priority, said agency spokesman Jarrod Agen. "We've put resources toward it, and we have plans to increase those resources and initiatives in the future," he said.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Friday declared an emergency in four counties that he said have been "devastated by the ravages and terror of human smuggling, drug smuggling, kidnapping, murder, destruction of property and death of livestock."
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano followed suit in four more counties on Monday. Arizona is the nation's busiest entry point for illegal border crossings. The federal government "has not done what it needs to do and has promised to do" on the border, Napolitano spokeswoman Jeanine L'Ecuyer said Monday.
Their moves free up more than $3 million combined in state emergency dollars to pay for law enforcement overtime, repairs of border fences and costs related to illegal immigrants' deaths.
Richardson said Tuesday the Mexican government has to do more.
But Mexican President Vicente Fox suggested that the U.S. and Mexican governments share the responsibility to fight lawlessness on the border and called on everyone to work together.
Members of Congress from both parties said the actions in Arizona and New Mexico prove the federal government must fix its immigration system.
"I'm surprised it took so long" for the governors to declare an emergency, said Rep. Jeff Flake (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., who has co-sponsored an immigration bill in the House. "We have a huge problem here in Arizona."
2005-08-18 04:45 | User Profile
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]FedGov will simply "play the game" and make it appear as though something is being done, when in reality spicks are trotting across the border and darting straight to the welfare office by the tens of thousands, daily.
It will take CW2 to repair this mess. CA, NM, and parts of AZ and TX are already lost beyond redemption, though. [/size][/font]
2005-08-18 12:44 | User Profile
[QUOTE]"I'm surprised it took so long" for the governors to declare an emergency, said Rep. Jeff Flake (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., who has co-sponsored an immigration bill in the House. "We have a huge problem here in Arizona."[/QUOTE]
Flake, a person who lives up to his name, is a lying s.o.b. The "huge problem" is one he has contributed mightily to as his [url=http://grades.betterimmigration.com/testgrades.php3?District=AZ06&VIPID=928]voting record on immigration shows.[/url] There is no surprise here. Flake is a big favorite of Steven Moore and the plutocrats of Club for Growth Greed.
2005-08-18 18:23 | User Profile
So this is all just political posturing with no intent on doing anything serious? Why am I not surprised?
Viva Aztlan!
2005-08-18 22:35 | User Profile
[QUOTE]So this is all just [B][SIZE=2]political posturing[/SIZE][/B] with no intent on doing anything serious? Why am I not surprised?[/QUOTE]
Talk about nail on the head! Napalitano is a snake who has fought implementation of Prop 200 since it passed and consistently does everything she can to promote services for illegals on the backs of AZ taxpayers. Richardson is worse if that is possible he has made New Mexico a sanctuary state outright prohibiting the police from checking immigration status, he also promoted both taxpayer funded school loans for illegals and drivers licenses for illegals. They both know immigration is a hot button issue and are POSTURING its all a load of crap.
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