Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant sent a letter to Obama stating he would not allow the federal government to bring illegals into his state.
“To the extent permitted by law, I intend to prohibit the federal government or its agents from housing large numbers of new illegal immigrants in the state of Mississippi,” Bryant wrote.
“Illegal immigration imposes real and substantial costs on the states, and it is unfair to expect the states to bear the costs of a problem created by the federal government’s failure to enforce the law.”
JACKSON — Mississippi has received fewer than 200 of the unaccompanied immigrant children who crossed the U.S. border and were released to sponsors so far this year, but the war of words over such children continues within the state.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families released data yesterday showing that sponsors in Mississippi received 179 of more than 30,000 such children nationwide from January 1 to July 7.
California, Florida, New York and Texas received the most children in the past half year, accounting for 46 percent of the children released to sponsors.
Gov. Phil Bryant, a longtime opponent of illegal immigration, said it was “troubling” that the federal government was sending children to Mississippi without consulting him, calling the moves “covert immigration practices conducted by an overreaching federal government.”
Bryant, a Republican, wrote to President Barack Obama on Friday demanding that Obama pre-announce plans to send immigrants to Mississippi and saying Mississippi would block transports.
Bryant, who accused Obama of having “lax immigration policies and flagrant disregard for federal immigration law” noted a 2012 executive order he signed that’s meant to bar immigrants living in Mississippi illegally from receiving public benefits. Yesterday, he threatened immediate action against any official who violates that order by giving food stamps, non-emergency medical benefits or welfare payments to the children.
The Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance held a news conference yesterday to decry Bryant’s letter, saying Mississippi should welcome children in need and afford them a chance to go through deportation hearings under federal law.
“We’re very concerned about the xenophobia in the letter that was put out by the governor,” said alliance Executive Director Bill Chandler.
Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., sent his own letter to Obama criticizing Bryant’s stance.
“We have a moral obligation as Americans and as decent human beings to do the right by the kids that have, against the odds, reached our border,” Thompson wrote. “Many Mississippians agree on this — you can count me among them.”
Good for you Gov.
Someone tell Thompson if WE have an obligation to them then open his home and let them in. hypocrite.
A man with conviction. He should swap with the $#%&!@*e in the White House. Immediately!
I’d vote for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WISH YOU LUCK BUT NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN. HES RUINING THIS COUNTRY AND I THINK IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME EVER AGAIN. I FEEL SO SO SORRY FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY AND LIVE WITH WHATS LEFT WHEN HE GETS DONE. AMERICA AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT IS GONE.
BALLS TO STAND UP TO OBAMA. THANK YOU GOVERNOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lea Gerner you are absolutely right..I can’t believe how so many people are blinded by this so called president….. I guess the blind leading the blind……Obama has destroyed this country…and the sad thing is he’s not done yet…….By the time he’s finished this may not even be America any more……I feel sorry for our kids and grand kids no I feel afraid for them because who knows what they will face in the years to come…as a whole we as Americans have stood by and let these politicians ruin this country for their own personal gain…America will never be the same after Obama is finished with us and it’s sad…….I seen a documentary the other day on Howard Hughes when he testified before congress the one thing that stood out for me was he told the senator “LOOK I DON’T WORK FOR YOU SENATOR YOU WORK FOR ME” if only we as Americans could remember that maybe we could take our country back…….
10th Amendment, You go Governor
Takes more than him alone to do that, come one all of you must tell all of your governors to make a stand up and fight against this $#%&!@*s.
This is what each state should do – let Obama take them to Washington DC along with the gutless congress
OBAMA IS A TERRORIST !!!