This past Friday DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson stated at the United States Conference of Mayors that the approximately 11 million people who are in the country illegally have “earned the right to be citizens.”
“An earned path to citizenship for those currently present in this country is a matter of, in my view, homeland security to encourage people to come out from the shadows,” said Johnson.
“It is also, frankly, in my judgment, a matter of who we are as Americans,” he said, “to offer the opportunity to those who want to be citizens, who’ve earned the right to be citizens, who are present in this country–many of whom came here as children–to have the opportunity that we all have to try to become American citizens.”
So the Dept of Homeland ‘Security’ doesn’t want to ‘secure’ our borders, surprised?
Speaking at the United States Conference of Mayors on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the approximately 11 million people who are in the country illegally have “earned the right to be citizens.”
“An earned path to citizenship for those currently present in this country is a matter of, in my view, homeland security to encourage people to come out from the shadows,” said Johnson, in what he remarked was one of his first public speeches since being confirmed as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief in December.
“It is also, frankly, in my judgment, a matter of who we are as Americans,” he said, “to offer the opportunity to those who want to be citizens, who’ve earned the right to be citizens, who are present in this country–many of whom came here as children–to have the opportunity that we all have to try to become American citizens.”
Here’s an obvious question: How exactly did illegal immigrants “earn” their right to be citizens? Their first act on American soil was breaking the law and they have continued to break the law every moment they’ve been here. Many of them broke the law again by faking a Social Security number. Many of them either didn’t pay taxes at all or lied on their taxes to get earned income tax credits they didn’t deserve. They go to emergency rooms and get “free” health care they don’t pay for; their kids go to schools they don’t pay taxes on; they collect welfare and food stamps to give to kids who should have never been in our country either; they take jobs that would have otherwise gone to American citizens while they drive down wages — but, they deserve citizenship?
What illegal aliens actually DESERVE is deportation, which has been and SHOULD BE the penalty for coming to the United States illegally. Until we get more politicians in D.C. in BOTH parties who understand that, nothing of significance will be done about illegal immigration.
Earned it???? Yeah, by coming here illegally does NOT give someone a free ride to citizenship, you IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You need to be fired…..
Breaking the laws of this land is not a way to get what you want and we the people don’t owe you anything, but deportation and prosecution for breaking our laws.
~~~Many people in our government do not know our history, nor do many know how our governmental system is suppose to work, so they pretty much do as they please!
~~~ I say everyone running for office needs to pass a written or oral history and governmental function test !!!
well we can hope he goes away with the rest of the Democrats in November!!!!! Vote this crowd out of our office!!!!!
Another idiot!!
americans would like some opportunity, they seem to be slim to none.
Oust this baffoon.
what planet is he from?
What about the other 2 or 3 billion people who want to come here. Where do we put them? If we continue down this path is is only a matter of time until this country is a sewer and Americans will be looking for refuge in some other country.
when do you get rewarded for breaking the law better yet why do we have laws then I hope they all visit his house