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.”
not to mention our DICTATOR wants to house them all in the poorest states in the nation, they have many of them here in New Mexico as we speak……it’s not fair to the poor states.
Eula M. says:
“The Governor is correct. A government’s first and only solidified moral obligation is to its own people. When we have our own children who need these limited resources it is both unfair and irresponsible to give these to children who, let’s face it, should not be here and are only here as a part of a handful of politicians’ and special interests groups’ agenda. These children are being used as distractions to keep us focused on everything but what we should be looking at. To even have them here, against our US Constitutions which guarantees our states protection from invasion and the fact that these are not sex trafficked kids and do not qualify for the 2008 dictator’s dictate….it is unfair to even puth this onto the already overloaded shoulders of the American people. These kids, the illegal adults taking care of them (being paid out of our taxpayer money to do so mind you), the adults that came across the border with them, the adults and criminals that slipped past the Border Agents while they were being distracted by these “minors” and the illegals that came before them from Mexico and every other country must leave our country. Legal immigration is the only form of immigration that must exist and this must be enforced from the perspective of the protection of the American people, unlike they are doing now!!”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-8/#comment-414136
The Governor is correct. A government’s first and only solidified moral obligation is to its own people. When we have our own children who need these limited resources it is both unfair and irresponsible to give these to children who, let’s face it, should not be here and are only here as a part of a handful of politicians’ and special interests groups’ agenda. These children are being used as distractions to keep us focused on everything but what we should be looking at. To even have them here, against our US Constitutions which guarantees our states protection from invasion and the fact that these are not sex trafficked kids and do not qualify for the 2008 dictator’s dictate….it is unfair to even puth this onto the already overloaded shoulders of the American people. These kids, the illegal adults taking care of them (being paid out of our taxpayer money to do so mind you), the adults that came across the border with them, the adults and criminals that slipped past the Border Agents while they were being distracted by these “minors” and the illegals that came before them from Mexico and every other country must leave our country. Legal immigration is the only form of immigration that must exist and this must be enforced from the perspective of the protection of the American people, unlike they are doing now!!
Way to go Phil!Stand up to that Treasonous Weenie!
Thank you Governor, every state should do the same thing. I agree with you 110%
M. Sanchez says:
“The 2008 dictate is referencing kids who have been sex trafficked into our country. These kids come here because they want to be with their illegal parents here in our country. They do not qualify and never should have been allowed entry.
The Governor is correct. A government’s first and only solidified moral obligation is to its own people. When we have our own children who need these limited resources it is both unfair and irresponsible to give these to children who, let’s face it, should not be here and are only here as a part of a handful of politicians’ and special interests groups’ agenda. These children are being used as distractions to keep us focused on everything but what we should be looking at. To even have them here, against our US Constitutions which guarantees our states protection from invasion and the fact that these are not sex trafficked kids and do not qualify for the 2008 dictator’s dictate….it is unfair to even puth this onto the already overloaded shoulders of the American people. These kids, the illegal adults taking care of them (being paid out of our taxpayer money to do so mind you), the adults that came across the border with them, the adults and criminals that slipped past the Border Agents while they were being distracted by these “minors” and the illegals that came before them from Mexico and every other country must leave our country. Legal immigration is the only form of immigration that must exist and this must be enforced from the perspective of the protection of the American people, unlike they are doing now!!”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-8/#comment-414145
Lisa says:
“Oh get over the slave times!! No one on this planet had a thing to do with that and sorry it happened and I’m sick of hearing about it when we can’t change what happened!! But we have a sorry president that doesn’t care about how he destroys America ? You should be concerned about that.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-8/#comment-414155
I give Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant credit for taking a stand for the folks in Mississippi. I hope more Governors would do this!
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Yes sir, I certainly agree with you, but I’m in Alabama!