Posted on 06/18/2018 7:11:44 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz announced emergency legislation Monday evening to keep immigrant families together after they cross the border into the United States.
The legislation follows comments Cruz made on Saturday that essentially called for more resources to adjudicate asylum claims. He also called for keeping immigrant kids with their parents as long as those adults are not associated with criminal activity.
"All Americans are rightly horrified by the images we are seeing on the news, children in tears pulled away from their mothers and fathers," Cruz wrote in a release. "This must stop. Now. We can end this crisis by passing the legislation I am introducing this week."
The provisions of the legislation, according to the news release, include:
* Doubling the number of federal immigration judges, from roughly 375 to 750.
* Authorizing new temporary shelters with accommodations to keep families together.
* Mandating that immigrant families be kept together, absent aggravated criminal conduct or threat of harm to children.
* Providing for expedited processing and review of asylum cases so that — within 14 days — those who meet the legal standards will be granted asylum and those who do not will be immediately returned to their home countries.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas' senior senator and the second-ranking Senate Republican, said on the chamber floor earlier Monday that he, too, would introduce legislation on this front.
"It will include provisions that mitigate the problem of family separation while improving the immigration court process for unaccompanied children and families apprehended at the border," he said. "To the greatest extent possible, families presenting at ports of entry or apprehended crossing the border illegally will be kept together while waiting for their court hearings, which will be expedited.”
Cruz and Cornyn are part of a growing number of Republican federal lawmakers who are pushing back against the Trump Administration's recently implemented "zero tolerance" immigration policy, which has so far led to the separation of about 2,000 children from their parents at the border. House Republicans are currently reworking a compromise immigration bill that would modify — but not end — the "zero tolerance" policy, NPR reported Monday.
Cruz's Democratic rival in his fall re-election bid, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, spent part of the weekend demonstrating near a tent city in Tornillo, outside of El Paso.
SPOT ON!
So, your reply “AMEN!” to my post #113, and then bust my balls on this post?
With nonsensical rambling about judges, housing, costs, medical exams, mental exams, criminal past, real children, past deportations etc., etc.?
I mentioned nothing about Senator Cruz’ bill - it is a non-starter.
My idea would be humane, cheap, quick and just!
IOW, a “No Muss, No Fuss” solution.
Which brings me to: Who are you? And what do you mean?
And what do you want?
America is for Americans and those who want to be Americans, LEGALLY!
No way it'll take 48 hours/just 2 days, to process the ILLEGAL INVADERS.
No, my post, which you are taking umbrage with, was a fact filled history lesson of LEGAL IMMIGRATION procedures of the past. People didn't just disembark from a ship and get let into this nation in a very little amount of time.
The hell with the touchy-feely "humane" PC garbage! These damned illegals are criminals and should be caught and sent back, immediately! That's "humane", when compared to the alternative ( which I would prefer ), I would institute.
Yes, Cruz's Bill is a non-starter and just part and parcel of his usual stupidity.
Something is not right with this “discussion:”
Here is my post #113 in its entirety:
“FWIIW,here is my solution:
“Once across the border and captured, ALL (men, women, children, families, etc. etc.) illegal border crossers should be identified, photographed, fingerprinted, submit a DNA sample, have that information entered into a secure data base and then IMMEDIATELY escorted back to the border and sent on their way!
“Furthermore, ICE should follow the same procedure for ALL illegal aliens captured in the USA!
“DEPORT EVERY DAMN ONE OF THEM!”
To which, you responded, at post #116: “AMEN!”
To which, I responded, at post #118: “The entire process should not take more than 48 hours, start to finish!”
And you went off the rails at post #122.
To which I responded at post #162.
And you come back with this “legal immigration” idiocy at post #163.
FYI, we were talking about ILLEGAL ALIENS!
STAY ON TOPIC, FRIEND!
My solution to the problem is as stated at the top of is post, and can be stated in 5 easy to remember words:
“ROUNDEM UP AND SENDEM HOME!”
My point was and still is, that what was fine for LEGAL immigrants took a while.
The damned ILLEGALS should be caught and immediately packed into a truck, bus, plane ( whichever method is best ) and sent to some far off place. No questioning, no separations, no time lapse at all...except to fill whatever mode of transport is to be used.
Sticking the 48 hours into your plan is either not long enough, or too damned long, depending on which way it is handled.
OTOH...I'd much prefer a far less "humane" approach, but I know that that position won't fly in this day and age.
And I also want ALL of the damned ILLEGALS, of every single race, ethnicity, religion, and sex, here already, to be hunted down and sent away...far, far, far away, as well. I don't give a damn how long they've been here, if they are married to an American citizen and/or if they have had children born here...they ALL need to go!
Your post inspired a haiku or two:
Illegal border crossers
ICE is on to you
ROUNDEM UP AND SENDEM HOME!
ALL illegal aliens
get forty eight hours
DEPORT THEM, EVERY DAMN ONE!
:)
I agree with your take on it.
It grated me that they didn’t muster an alternative candidate during the primary.
I would urge folks to vote for him vs losing a Senate seat, but there’s no real fire in my belly for it.
Thanks for the nice comment. Appreciated...
You claimed that that poster is "illiterate", when frankly, it is you who are; not to mention your out of the blue, spurious claim that Blackbird has CDS.
And thanks for your complimentary words re my posts.
I too had hoped for a primary candidate who was a TRUMPER, against Cruz.
I suspect that some shall hold their noses and vote for him, to keep Beto out. But yes, like you, without any enthusiasm at all and 1/2 heartedly. Other GOP candidate would have brought far more voters out. Now, Teddykins will be lucky to squeak this race out with a pathetic win.
2) Butt out. Jerk.
And stay butted out.
Jerk.
You made a fool of yourself and keep on repeating that stale act. Pity that....
You’re stupid, illiterate, incapable of reading or following a thread, and mentally deranged.
Your projection complex has reached the terminal stage. Next stop...go post to DU.
Read the posts I pointed you to, you brainless buffoon! All you’re doing, now, is demonstrating your lack of intellect. It’s really amusing how stupid you are, and how “smart” you falsely believe yourself to be.
You should get someone to read your posts to you, in a month, but telling you that they were written by someone else and then, tell you the truth...after you have condemned them.
You're attempting to engage in a flame war, which you have less than no ability for. Even your insults don't have any bite; however, they are obscenely puerile. LOL
That is clever!
Taxman Bravo Zulu!
OK. We agree that illegal aliens should be deported.
How you got that other stuff in this thread still baffles me!
You threw in the "48 hours" crap.
If you want to deport them, it needs to be done the minute the damned ILLEGAL INVADERS get caught! You take them into custody and lock them up and once you get enough to fill a truck, bus, plane, boat, whatever...off they go.
Of course, my idea would save a lot of time and money and would stop, completely, the border crossings INSTANTLY; however, I doubt that my way would ever be implemented; sadly.
Cruise The Loser showing his true colors .
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