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| House Restores Funding to Jail Illegal Immigrants |
| By washingtonexaminer.com |
| Published: 06/30/2009 |
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House restores funding to jail illegal immigrants By: David Sherfinski Examiner Staff Writer June 28, 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to restore $400 million in funding for state and local jails to incarcerate criminal illegal immigrants, a program which would reimburse Fairfax and Prince William counties a total of $1.5 million. The Commonwealth of Virginia would also receive $1.7 million if funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program provided under the measure, which was included in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, are approved. SCAAP funding had been cut in President Barack Obama’s proposed fiscal 2010 budget. “This funding will be a great help in these hard financial times,” said Fairfax County Sheriff Stan Barry. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., wrote a letter, co-signed by five other members, urging the chairman and ranking member on the House Committee on Appropriations to include funding for the program. “This action represents the expansion of an unfunded federal mandate and increases the already undue financial burden of state and local governments by $400 million,” they wrote. “The presence of undocumented, convicted criminals in state and local correctional facilities represents a failure of the federal government to live up to its responsibility.” Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, R-at large, agreed. “Let’s be clear — this is a big unfunded mandate right now,” he said. “We’re bearing the cost of illegal immigration, when it’s the federal government’s job to secure the borders.”Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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There is no doubt that this illegal immigration has caused more problems than anyone could have ever imagined. I can't say the ILLEGAL ALIENS are completely to blame for the shape of our economy, but they are a BIG part of the problem. The ILLEGAL ALIENS send BILLIONS upon BILLIONS out of this Country every year, money we will NEVER see again. Does this help our economy? How about the BILLIONS the American taxpayers fork out for the ILLEGAL ALIEN BABIES, the schooling of them, the medical care and the list goes on, and on, and on. How about the MILLIONS upon MILLIONS paid to jail ILLEGAL ALIENS for the crimes, then the cost to deport them. Does this help our economy? Then you have these activist groups, the Catholic Church and the ACLU that want AMNESTY for these ILLEGAL ALIENS. It would be absolute suicide for this Country if AMNESTY were granted to the 20 million or so ILLEGAL ALIENS. We have more and more people out of work everyday and they want to add another 20 million to this Country? I say, "NO"! If AMNESTY were ever granted to these 20 million ILLEGAL ALIENS, you can bet big money that 3 years from now, there would be ANOTHER 3-5 million ILLEGAL ALIENS demonstrating on our soil for AMNESTY. An end MUST come to this illegal immigration. The perfect tool we have so far is E-Verify. It MUST be used by ALL businesses and Government Social Services. EVERY employee must be checked! If they are illegal, they are to be dismissed! I believe it is time for all 50 States to pass a State law, like Arizona, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina and a few others. It is time for these ILLEGAL ALIENS to go back to their home Country and get out of this Country. The problems they are causing will not go away until the ILLEGAL ALIENS are out of this Country. I think that is plain to see. It's time for ZERO TOLERENCE with these ILLEGAL ALIENS. It's time for them to get back to their own country where they belong. If they truly want to be part of America, let them apply and wait their turn like the millions of others who want to come to America LEGALLY. They will then be welcomed with open arms. THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER GET BACK ON IT’S FEET AS LONG AS ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE IN THIS COUNTRY NO MATTER HOW MANY TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE SPEND!