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.”
All state should up busses and crop them off in front of the White House. If the tell you they can’t get off the bus fine a close place near the White House. If they come back keep bussing them back.
Amen
ILLEGAL aliens need to be sent home!
Harper says:
“Morons? Lol because we don’t feel our tax dollars should take care of them? To many Americans need help , jobless , homeless ? Where have you been? The government gets the money to help these illegals from our tax dollars. You think that’s fair? Sounds to me you are the moron”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-5/#comment-415405
Lisa says:
“No they are illegals ! Sent here by their parents for us to support ! We can’t take care of the homeless in America ! They come here with hardly any shots or none at all they are bringing in measles , scabies , the swine flu, have you not heard small pox is making a come back? I’m just not ready to fight off the many diseases we will face coming this winter as they continue to arrive ! They have parents and they need to be deported back to them! Our president is destroying this country because the many that voted for him never researched what he was about but only saw his color and the words ” hope and change” that was enough for them!! Now look where we are! The only thing we can “hope “for is that he is impeached”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-5/#comment-415421
We need a new House-Boy, Alex is being bad; let them in!
Lisa says:
“Hey I know !!! You sign up as a “sponsor”!!! They are looking for people like you ! You take care of them! Feed them , clothe them, send them to school and pay for all their medical by yourself with your own money !!!! Leave my tax dollars alone! Later get back on this web site and let us all know how that worked out for you !!! Ok?”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-5/#comment-415430
Some of my Ancestors were “illegals” too. illegols…rhymes with seagulls. This place should not be named “truth” and action. It should be “one-sided repiglicans and their agendas” or some such name.
Illegal Sea-Gulls ; now you can make a cartoon from that name. See.
Yes!!! You are the solution to the whole problem!! Be a sponsor!!! Take as many kids in that you can and you support them because I am not !! I have my own children that I’m struggling to support while iv been cut to part time and looking for a second job just so the government can raise MY taxes to help support them !! You do it !!
MS is my home State and I agree with the governor. Bennie has been nothing but trouble since he came to office. He’ll deliberately disagree with a white person. If you say up, he’ll say down even if he knows it’s up.