Posted on 08/05/2009 2:50:47 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
Americans are too soft. We so desperately want to help people that we end up hurting ourselves. We did it with welfare, we do it in the war on terror,they are trying to do it with Obamacare, and we do it when it comes to Illegal immigration.
Too many people on the liberal side of the fence argue that illegal immigration is a racial issue. Those of us that want to protect the US borders inspired by racism, trying to keep out Hispanics (this is a different kind of racism than you are accused of if you disagree with the POTUS)
Of course fighting immigration is not a race issue. This is simply not true. Illegal immigration is a law and order and anti-terrorism issue. Hence the word ILLEGAL
At a time when our southern border is becoming a war zone, President Obama's Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security has found a new way to harass Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who in the last three years has handed over 22,616 illegal immigrants to Immigration for deportation:
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Uh, how about acknowledging when their foot first stepped onto American soil a crime?
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Illegal immigration is not yet a felony, after all of these years. It is still in the misdemeanor category.
If he accepts the new policy, he can still conduct sweeps, but his deputies will have to release illegal immigrants who have not committed crimes.
No problem. If the illegal aliens are working they are violating federal law. If they are using a fake social security number or someone else's number they are violating state and federal law.
Joe can comply and still rid the county of most of these criminals.
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