Democrats announced legislation on Monday that would provide lawyers for the thousands of undocumented minors – 52,000 and counting – stating that forcing minors to face deportation proceedings without representation goes against fundamental American values.
Providing adequate services for our veterans before those that illegally cross our borders was not mentioned as an American value.
Democrats state that upwards of 40 to 50 percent of illegals have legitimate claims to remain in the US under current law.
They also said their bill could save some $2 billion a year because timely immigration proceedings would eliminate the need to house thousands of children for months at a time.
From October to June 15, 52,000 unaccompanied children arrived on the U.S. border with Mexico, according to the Obama administration. Most are fleeing gang and drug violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
A similar provision to provide legal counsel for children and mentally impaired immigrants was included in a comprehensive immigration bill that passed the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate last year. But the measure has stalled in the House, where Republicans hold a majority of seats.
There was no immediate indication that the new bill would make any more progress, given deep partisan divisions on the immigration issue in the United States.
Many Republicans blame the influx of undocumented children on Democratic President Barack Obama’s 2012 decision to give temporary relief from deportation to some young people brought illegally to the United States by their parents.
“(These parents) have been led to believe that all their child has to do is get to America and they will receive amnesty,” Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said on Monday after touring a facility at Lackland Air Force Base to house unaccompanied minors, exposing children to “unspeakable horrors” as they travel through Mexico to the United States.
“The way to act to prevent that is to enforce our laws and stop engaging in the lawlessness that has so characterized the Obama administration,” Cruz said.
The White House announced a plan on Friday to address the growing crisis that focused on expanding the government’s ability to process and deport the children, with new funding to boost security in their home countries.
Democrats at the news conference on Monday said they considered Obama’s plan just a first step.
the illegals need to be deported
Why don’t we just have a guy with a crossing guards stopsign right down on the fence turning them around.. But, if they insist on bus and plane fare, why don’t we choose a destination back home south, instead of north where systems are already taxed to near breaking points? Oh yeah, thats the objective. 🙁
What’s the deal – a bunch of crony lawyers short on work??? They’re obviously trying to tie up the courts for years with this BS; or until the next election, whichever comes first. Betting they’ll really be pushing the ILLEGAL AMNESTY [which describes it pretty well]. Very simple; send the ILLEGAL ALIENS right back where they came from and lock down the border – period !
If we can afford this, we CAN afford a wall!!!
They don’t need Lawyers they need to be sent back to mexico……..
Liberals will do anything to open the flood gates of out borders. These people are ILLEGAL and do not have the protection/privilage of our Constitution. If their country/government is garbage, throw them out, that is what we had to do. Yes it cost us dearly but it was worth it. They must do the same.
THEY GOT HERE WITHOUT REPRESENTATION…DUH!!
Democrats are not trying to help immigrants find a better life, democrats are just trying to import voters
Why, they are illegally here. Send them back NOW. I don’t want to pay extra taxes to support them.
Just cant make this stuff up!..American gov. Officials (Dems) fighting to keep illegals in our country.