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.
Obama has been going against fundamental American values since he took office. Funny how he skews and twists ideals to suit his purposes.
Bus ticket home
And I thought those values were for citizens, to protect us from Gov’t.. I didn’t know The Constitution was written for the whole world…in that case, lots of other Countries are violating The Constitution of The United States. And again, aren’t they suppose to protect our borders first and foremost??!
they are not citizens, they came here illegally they have no rights deport the little wet back bastards
send them home
Hell No
send them home if we threw our kids out we would go to jail for child indangerment
SEND THERE ASSES HOME AND USE THE DAM LAWYERS TO FIGHT THE VA FOR VETS. WE DESERVE IT WE FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY AND GET $#%&!@* ON. ILLEGAL IMMIGRAMTS GET FREE FOOD,HOUSING, AND MEDICAL WHEN DOES A VET GET FREE FOOD, HOUSING, AND MEDICAL YOU DUMB ASS DEMORCRATS.
maybe we need to invade mexico
of course they didn’t mention veterans – the dems forget we’re here!!!!