Seifert Amendment on Illegal Immigration Fails by One Vote(MN)

email ^ | 3-4-08 | self

[WOBBLY BOB]

Representative Marty Seifert (R-Marshall) came up one vote short on an amendment to a bill that would have taken local aid away to cities that prohibit their law enforcement officers from inquiring about the legal status of people detained by police.

Currently, Minneapolis and St. Paul disallow their police officers from inquiring about the status of people detained for violations of the law. Reports of illegal aliens using the two cities as "safe harbors" have come to light since the cities adopted the ordinances some years ago.

"Something needs to be done to bring sanity to this insane system," Seifert said.

Seifert's amendment failed 66-67, with DFLers keeping the voting board open and urging their members to vote against the measure. All of Seifert's fellow Republicans voted for the amendment, while all votes in opposition were DFLers. Seifert was able to persuade 18 DFLers to vote with him, but it wasn't enough.

Seifert said he would try to attach measures to restrict illegal immigration to any bills that would relate to the topic.

Roll Call vote failed 66-67.

[NordP]

So sad. Thank God and goodness for men like this that TRY to represent us, and ...as similar to what he said... bring some sanity to this insane situation.

[RDasher]

Hopefully Marty can get this passed in another bill. Obviously Democrats lack common sense among other important brain functions.

[G.Mason]

" ... Obviously Democrats lack common sense among other important brain functions."

This is often quoted here on FR.

IMO ... it isn't a matter of "common sense" with the enemy Democrat Party & their "friends" across the aisle, the RINO's.

It is their agenda.

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

[WOBBLY BOB]

We have both ‘rats and pubbies in MN who favor a free pass for illegals.

The MN Chamber of Commerce even pushed for in-state tuition for illegals.

But by and large, “ it’s a ‘rat thing “.

[muawiyah]

Not surprising at all. The whole point of going easy on the illegal aliens is to drive out the legal aliens. They do tend to live in the same neighborhoods, and the "illegals" have all the criminal types~!

People who don't like immigrants in general, make use of the illegals to keep the real immigrants out of their towns.

I guess they presume the worst illegal aliens will be picked up and imprisoned anyway.