Posted on 01/29/2009 3:21:28 PM PST by SmithL
WASHINGTON -- If you're a criminal and you're not entitled to be in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants you out of the country. Napolitano wants what she calls "criminal aliens" off American streets. She is looking at existing immigration enforcement programs to see if taxpayers are getting the most bang for their buck.
"That sounds very simple, but it's historically not been done," Napolitano said, speaking to reporters and senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Thursday.
About 113,000 criminals who were in the U.S. illegally were deported last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. The agency estimates there are now as many as 450,000 criminals in federal, state and local detention centers who are in the country illegally.
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Aren’t all illegal aliens criminals?
What part of “illegal” is unclear?
Let’s follow this to its logical conclusion: If you are not here legally, you are a criminal!
Would that include Obama?
That’s what I thought. They are all breaking the law.
Yes
What part of “illegal” is unclear?
True, but they think a little show and tell will get support for amnesty.
The queen of speaking out of both sides of her mouth has spoken....kinda.
darn...you beat me to it...lol!
I want all illegals out. What say you?
Didn’t they all become criminals the moment they snuck across the border?
Still, baby steps here is helpful.. It would be nice if we could at least arrive at the consensus that an illegal alien who commits rape/robbery/etc, should be sent back to their country of origin rather than set loose on the streets of good ‘ol USA to buy subprime houses, register to vote, and become Democrats in good standing.
>She is looking at existing immigration enforcement programs to see if taxpayers are getting the most bang for their buck.<
Nope.
Not gonna go there.
Homeland security: It’s been how many years and they are now addressing this issue? Now that they have a new TV show, perhaps they’re having to rethink their behavior. Well, I’ll believe it when I see it.
Every illegal alien, is a criminal alien. They have broken and are still breaking the laws of our nation by just being here.
We have one alien in a high office that comitted fraud to be there. How about some action there, DHS?
This doesn’t go far enuff, but it’s a heckuva lot more than I’ve seen from the people I’ve voted for the last twenty years. At least she admits illegals are committing crimes.
If sincere, good!
Only the illegals that aren’t here legally.
With an open border, deport = get out of jail free card and come back.
As your Obama voter neighbors if that is the kind of neighborhood they want to live in.
Interesting coming from her:
Didn’t she NOT want the wall built????
Does this mean no more sanctuary cities?
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