Release of Hundreds of Illegals Ahead of Cuts 'Height of Absurdity'

Newsmax ^ | 26 Feb 2013 | Todd Beamon

[Cheerio]

Arizona officials — from the statehouse to Capitol Hill — were outraged on Tuesday at the Obama administration’s release of hundreds of illegal immigrants held in local jails to save money as huge budget cuts loom.

“I’m appalled to learn the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun to release hundreds of illegal aliens from custody, the first of potentially thousands to soon be freed under the guise of federal budget cuts,” said Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who has long battled the White House on immigration matters. “This is pure political posturing and the height of absurdity, given that the releases are being granted before the federal sequestration cuts have even gone into effect.”

In Pinal County, about 70 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Sheriff Paul Babeau told Newsmax that the release of hundreds of detainees over the weekend was “outrageous and unacceptable because there’s a direct and immediate impact to public safety of families in my county.”
“These are criminal illegals,” Babeau said. “They were headed for deportation — but now, they have received a budget pardon.”

[Vaduz]

Height of absurdity for the last four years nothing new.

[Rusty0604]

Like they did in CA, where some of them promptly went out and committed murder and other crimes.

[Rusty0604]

Your right! All because he wants more taxes from the rich. I don’t think the Republicans are explaining to the people that these aren’t cuts, they’re just a little less of a decrease.

[buffaloguy]

Aren’t you glad that open carry is legal in Ariz.?

How fortunate that Ariz. has recognized the right to carry.

[FatherFig1o155]

Can't you see?

"It's all part of the plan."

[FreeAtlanta]

States must start deporting on their own and dare Obama to stop them. The border states could receive illegal from other states for a fee to hold and deport.

[EDINVA]

“These are clear flight risk illegals.”

You wish! They won’t flee, they will return to the barrios they already know. It’s not as if they’re being released on bond. They are being released, period.

[cripplecreek]

When I said flight risk, I didn’t mean back to Mexico.

[EBH]

Just heard on Rush...

They had over 3,000 empty beds for the criminal illegals. They were running below budget!!!

There was NO REASON to release these people. In fact, it was an illegal act in and of itself.

Plus Carney is now claiming the WH knew nothing about releasing 34,000 crimials!!!!

[RedwM]

Uncle Joe used to blame stuff like this on corrupt local officials.

[Cheerio]

Aren’t you glad that open carry is legal in Ariz.?

Yes, indeedie !!! When I moved to Phoenix in 1965 almost every pickup truck had one of these, many with guns included.



I have not seen one of these in Phoenix for over two decades (or three). In rural areas one still sees them.

And all are welcome here as long as you leave your libtard leanings in the state you are about to DEPART. We already have enough of the CA liberals moving over here to escape what they have wrought over there - AZ is turning PURPLE which you can see in the last couple of election district by district maps.