Posted on 06/16/2007 4:45:36 AM PDT by NapkinUser
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo’s (R-CO) amendment to cut funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Bill (H.R. 2638) for cities that employ a sanctuary policy passed the House with strong bipartisan support today; 234 to 189.
“The times, they are a changing,” said an exuberant Tancredo, who had introduced the same amendment several times in the past with far less support. “This should also serve as a warning sign to the White House and supporters of re-introducing an amnesty bill from the Senate. If that legislation makes it to the House, it is in serious trouble.”
The Amendment would prevent cities like Denver and San Francisco who employ a sanctuary policy for illegal aliens from receiving first responder funds, including law enforcement and terrorism prevention grants, among other programs.
Tancredo concluded, “The days that local officials could pander to the open borders special interests are over.”
Outstanding.
There must be an enormous ammount of pressure on representatives of both parties.
If it fails in the house, our pro amnesty senators still are not off the hook!
Yes! Now how about those anchor babies?
Also, this is putting some teeth back into enforcement (meaningless of course if the amnesty bill passes).
I also know that if the amnesty bill can't pass the house and senate, it will probably be fed to us in small bites as amendments to other bills.
The President and Senate amnesty group best sit up, clean their eyes and ears, and take careful note.
If they bring the failed CIR back to the floor to effect amnesty and pass it “just to show America”, American Patriots will revolt and it’ll result in the much earned end of the GOP’s influence in American politics for a long time.
The eventual fruits of the 17th Amendment are blooming on this immigration issue. In place of the States and their legislatures holding the reins of the Senate, “special interests” now hold them.
EXCELLENT!
What is part of a plan?
Does it correspond to an update of this?
Mercy, I hope so!
What about those statewide house races, like in Wyoming and South Dakota?
The other 99.99999995% of the time, NOTHING is changed, and you wonder why it passed?? BAH! IT DOES NOTHING!
Tancredo is a presidential candidate. He is the only one of the Democrat or Republican candidates worth considering because he realizes the importance of enforcing the law.
This gives some encouragement that the Senate/WhiteHouse Shamnesty Bill might have trouble getting enough votes in the House.
Tancredo tried to get them to limit this to enforcement, but it failed.
42. H.AMDT.292 to H.R.2638 An amendment to prohibit funds of this Act to carry out the visa waiver program.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] (introduced 6/15/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2007 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Tancredo amendment (A043) Failed by recorded vote: 76 - 347 (Roll no. 484).
Seems like the Reps. are in favor of waivers.
Sanctuary cities should lose every dollar of Federal funding -- from every source. They're breaking the effing law.
Stop. - Dont be fooled. - here is what the house is really doing.
"House rejects security fence at the border."
DHS hell... ALL Federal money should be stripped!!!
Uselsss. Grandstanding (not by Tancredo). To paraphrase Trent Lott "....any "unfortunate" amendments will be removed in the House/Senate reconciliation of the bill..."
What about cutting off the federal funds for the schools in those communities?
Good. But now we need to get to the employers. JAIL those who employ illegal aliens and the illegals will go home on their own. That is why there IS a need for a “temporary worker” program. And I mean TEMPORARY. You work a while and go home. I am sure there is a “common sense” (to borrow a phrase from the gun grabbers) solution most could agree on. IF, we stop the illegal hiring of illegals.
The other side of the coin — this bill probably will not make it through the Senate.
And of course, my moonbat rep voted against it.
BTW—the exact vote is Roll Call Vote 485.
It is the revenue sharing based on census counts that explains sanctuary policies, I think. While everybody has been busy blaming business, it is the pols who have welcomed the illegals. Everyone who voted for it in the senate was from a state that is losing population and political power.
Life is now too complicated.
better hold on to your wallets as your property taxes will be going up to provide new schools, jails, cops and teachers that will be needed for the current crop of illegals 'extended families'. Then the states will need more prison beds for the 6-7% of them that will commit felonies and need be put in state prisons.
They keep telling us this is NOT an amnesty.....it seems they don't read the dictionary..if it looks, quacks and walks like a duck, it's a dirty, ugly pig of an amnesty bill.
am·nes·ty –noun 1. a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
2. Law. an act of forgiveness for past offenses, esp. to a class of persons as a whole.
3. a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense. –verb (used with object) 4. to grant amnesty to; pardon.
Sucker. This amendment will be stripped out in conference committee, as will any pro-enforcement language.
UNTIL THIS BILL IS KILLED, NO PEACE FOR RATS AND RINOS!
I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that the bottom line is actually that the "Mexico model", wherein a small group wields total control of a populace that is nominally democratic is just exactly what the "powers-that-be" want for the USA.
They've been trying to destroy the Republic ever since day it was founded, and they've just about got the "handles of power" sufficiently secured that they CAN tell us to "go to hell" and run things the way they wish.
I’ve thought that too. Also, seems like we are getting more corrupt like Mexico, but probably not. Just seems that way with all the failures of our Justice Dept to prosecute Burger, CIA leaks, etc.
Well, why can't We the People collect money and have power. With Lott saying what he said yesterday, I am getting worried and concerned for our country.
If We could only unite and get power. Seems that we are so lazy and complacent - I'm guilty of that, although I had energy after 911 and was active in getting Bush re-elected.
Perhaps this amnesty bill will energize the people. Just free associating here because I really am concerned.
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=sanctuarycities
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1746511/posts
Mexifornia isn’t losing political power, thanks to the illegals.
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