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.”
Linda Rakestraw says:
“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.”
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Harper says:
“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 !!”
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Ok Del Lane. If you are going to bash them for speaking English then you “too” should be required “to” speak it properly! ! Know what I’m saying? Now don’t get me wrong. I’m on your side of this thing and I think that they all should come over the legal way. The way my girlfriend of 2 years did. Legally. However, we should back up our arguments properly and not look like we weren’t taught English either by not differentiating to, too, or two. Carry on sir. 😉
Good boy sir
So tired of the term ‘illegal immigrants’! These people ARE NOT immigrants! They are in fact invading felons…criminals…and should be treated as such!
Send them back how hard is that,new have those huge transport carriers that carries troops, equipment
Thank you for standing up to our gov.
Lindsey says:
“Scary”
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Lindsey says:
“This is scary”
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Ash says:
“He is a Muslim!!! Also supports the Muslim brotherhood!!!! Hates Israel !!!”
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