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.
of course our government is fighting to keep em in!!!! we’ve been bought out by the cartels! a deal is a deal. for $#%&!@*s sake -_-
Such Bull $#%&!@* will not take care of the ones that gave their all to a government that would rather help someone who hates us and our government. Asses
Just send them back they broke the law and are here illegally. We have done this before, sending them back. We can’t afford them we need to help our citizens first..
Democrats say a lot of things, but we know they are all lies. These people are fascists and destruction is near ! American money flows like a river into these countries in central America and around the world, “yet we are broke and suffering the indignity of traitors” ! Rise up and defend the homeland before it is too late, turn back to GOD, pray, repent and vote with your 1st, and 2nd, amendment rights !
Who’s paying for it ??? DNC ???
but they are not Americans, they don’t deserve the same considerations true Americans do. Look at Mexico’s immigration laws, we could learn a few things.
We need to process the children and send them home and just take the adults to the border and make sure they go back to Mexico, Don’t need to process them they weren’t processed when they came. Close are borders and send the military to the border until it is under control. Hire more border Patrol Agents and let the do their jobs.
More future votes for the dems , that’s what this is all about ! SHAME !
Our vets have rights also. But we let them die. That’s ok???
Fuk obama send those parasites back