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Border Sheriff Likens Influx Of Illegal Immigrants To Hurricane Katrina
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Posted on 06/11/2014 9:39:09 AM PDT by traumer

SOUTH TEXAS (KRLD) – Officials say that nearly a thousand illegal immigrants a day are crossing into Texas from Mexico, an anomaly that is now being compared to Hurricane Katrina.

“How do you prepare for that?” says Don Ray, the Executive Director of the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition. “You can’t have an influx of people like that without having an impact; I think we saw that after Katrina. It’s relocation services that are really taking place. In the case of Katrina, most of them were United States citizens or people that were here lawfully, and now you have people that aren’t here lawfully.”

Ray says that with that sort of influx of people crossing illegally into Texas from various parts of Mexico and Central America, there are public health concerns. “You have that many people in one place — you have the potential for illnesses that could spread that could have an impact on the local community.”

More: Flood Of Immigrants At US Border Causing Issues It’s a concern that’s shared in Nogales, Arizona, where most of the illegal immigrants captured in Texas are being shipped to temporary housing and processing facilities.

“When you put 1,000 or 1,500 people in just some little facility and they just came from another country, you never know what they’re bringing into the country,” says Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; arpaio; immigration
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1 posted on 06/11/2014 9:39:10 AM PDT by traumer
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“.... the biggest complaint the detainees have is that they don’t like their flour tortillas — they prefer corn tortillas with their food.”


2 posted on 06/11/2014 9:40:18 AM PDT by traumer
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A few well placed M-60s would stem this tidal wave.


3 posted on 06/11/2014 9:42:40 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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Cosigned.


4 posted on 06/11/2014 9:43:49 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (Pitch black is the new "transparent.")
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To: traumer

Where are the cowboys now?


5 posted on 06/11/2014 9:46:33 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: traumer

Key difference being that with Katrina, we were at least trying to help American citizens. The foreign invasion from Central America is a sieve of criminals demanding scarce resources. There can be no doubt that all the amnesty talk only encourages more of it.


6 posted on 06/11/2014 9:47:03 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (Pitch black is the new "transparent.")
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WTH?
I’m speechless.....SPEECHLESS as to why we as a nation have allowed these insolent people to dictate to us their demands.


7 posted on 06/11/2014 9:48:14 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Bible Summary in a few verses: John 14:6, John 6:29, Romans 10:9-10)
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Just here a few hours and they already feel entitled.


8 posted on 06/11/2014 9:48:33 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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they prefer corn tortillas....

What??? And cut into the US supply of ethanol?

My impression is that a lot of immigrants when they first arrive in the US, perhaps especially poor ones, have healthy eating habits based on native diets. Some of these adolescents, if they're from poor self-sufficient communities might be used to eating healthier foods.

What is wrong with the US? These children should be sent home. Isn't that what US citizens would expect if our children travelled unaccompanied to a foreign land? Anything else would be considered kidnapping even if the minors want to stay.

9 posted on 06/11/2014 9:48:46 AM PDT by grania
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It would be a massive undertaking, but the only solution is to bus them to DC. Arizona could bus them to California.


10 posted on 06/11/2014 9:49:02 AM PDT by pallis
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

What can we do about it?


11 posted on 06/11/2014 9:49:46 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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Where are these people crossing the border in droves. There aren’t coming across
at the ports of entry so there must be locations that they typically come to. Anyone know?


12 posted on 06/11/2014 9:50:18 AM PDT by deport
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Hire more bi-lingual teachers....


13 posted on 06/11/2014 9:51:17 AM PDT by traumer
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The answer is Cargo Planes.

Start loading these people up on as many cargo planes as you can get here. Men, women and children. Get them out.

14 posted on 06/11/2014 9:51:46 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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Very similar to my thoughts:


15 posted on 06/11/2014 9:52:44 AM PDT by wolfpat (Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. -- Cicero)
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“I’m speechless.....SPEECHLESS as to why we as a nation have allowed these insolent people to dictate to us their demands.”

Welcome to what California has had to endure for a long time now.


16 posted on 06/11/2014 9:53:51 AM PDT by Pelham (If you do not deport it is amnesty by default.)
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They would love San Francisco. Also Seattle.


17 posted on 06/11/2014 9:55:45 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
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To: traumer

Yes, the teachers unions are licking their chops at that prospect.


18 posted on 06/11/2014 9:55:45 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: traumer

Hurricane Obama has decimated the land….a catastrophe in so many ways..


19 posted on 06/11/2014 9:56:22 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Responsibility2nd
I have a somewhat different idea for returning the illegal immigrants to their home country:



20 posted on 06/11/2014 9:56:27 AM PDT by wolfpat (Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. -- Cicero)
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