Photos from Congressman Henry Cueller's (D-Texas)
trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas provide some more details
on exactly what's happening down there. Contrary to statements made by
both the Obama Administration and pro-amnesty advocates, the border
crisis is much more than women and children trying to escape violence
and a bad economy in Central America.
Rep.
Cueller's pictures depict dozens of working-aged illegal aliens filling
up the Border Patrol offices in the Rio Grande Valley sector. Some are
noting that the images are far different from some of the ones shown on
network news.
Courtesy Rep. Henry Cuellar
We've
been saying for years that when the federal government neglects its
obligation to enforce the law and tosses around the idea of granting
amnesty to illegal aliens, it becomes an open invitation for the rest of
the world to come to the U.S. illegally.
In
2006, we witnessed one of the largest illegal-alien border surges in
our nation's history when Congress was considering the
Kennedy-Bush-McCain amnesty bill that was eventually defeated. Then,
Pres. George W. Bush sent 6,000 National Guard troops to help the Border
Patrol stem the tide.
We
came to you earlier this week asking for action on an amendment offered
by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) to the 2015 Defense spending bill that
would have shifted funding from other defense agencies to the National
Guard to help assist the Border Patrol. But the bill manager, Rep.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) used a procedural move to block it. Rep.
Gohmert is still fighting to offer his amendment.
Meanwhile,
several Members of Congress have spoken out against the situation on
the border. We've posted faxes thanking those Members on your Action
Board. We've also posted faxes for the four border states, urging the
governors to call up the National Guard to assist the Border Patrol.
Check out some of the pictures from Rep. Cueller's visit to the border on our front page.
Details
from the border and the U.S. response are coming in fast and furious.
In case you've missed it, here's a quick rundown of some of the top news
items from the week:
*
Vice President Joe Biden is in Guatemala today to meet with government
officials from that country, El Salvador, and Honduras. All three
countries represent the bulk of the illegal aliens who have crossed the
border in recent weeks. VP Biden is expected to reiterate U.S. policy
that anyone who crosses the border will not be allowed to stay in the
country. Of course, this contradicts the administration's actions over
the past few weeks where they've transported illegal aliens to
undisclosed locations across the country until they can locate family
members.
*
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a strong position on
what to do with the new arrivals in an interview with CNN: "We have to
send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border,
that doesn't mean the child gets to stay. So we don't want to send a
message that is contrary to our laws, or will encourage more children to
make that dangerous journey."
*
Border Patrol Union Representative, Chris Cabrera, said gang members
are among the illegal border crossers: "They are confirmed either by
tattoos or by self admission. But since they have no criminal record in
the United States, and they happen to be minors, they're reunited with
their family in the U.S."
*
House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), said
immigration reform is "increasingly unlikely" this year because of Pres.
Obama's handling of the border crisis and is using his position as
committee chairman to demand answers from DHS.
| chris chmielenski |
| Fri, June 20th |
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