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 luck with that and I really mean it.. they sneak them in, in vans and drop them off at a wal mart or mall, they give the cards and they disappear into the woodwork. It’s very naive to think that Illegals will stay away just bc you say so. Texas has been trying to keep them out for decades. They are crawling all over us.
Send them all (illegals) to Washington, directly to White house! May be then the authorities will start doing something to solve the problem.
good man don’t blame you. you right.
More Gov’s should follow suit.
GOOD MOVE!!!
As he should!
States have more power if they would use it.
Good for him!
PART ONE: “MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
ALL VETERANs HAVE SIGN A FEDERAL MILITARY CONTRACT OF THE SAME. A CONTRACT IS A CONTRACT OF LAW UNDER THE US CONSTITUTION ! ANYTHING ELSE IS TREASON AGAINST US CITIZENS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”the illegals that intenionally go against the USA, Its States and immigration are America’s domestic enemy’s.
“MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
The Understanding of (POLITICs)A Political Citizen could be a Represenitive of any Country or Faith : A US Citizen is a Citizen of the UNITED STATES ONLY..: A Non US Citizen is a Illegal Citizen that is infringing on US American Family Members and the United States In God We Trust ! / if you refleck on the names(mexicans running the State Government offices, like many, us states that favor Mexican law and not US Constitutional law, all States of the Union are to uphold the us Constitution And State Constitution’s.
“MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
PART “A” “WINNING AMERICA BACK: I HAVE A DREAM ” A REAL PLAN ON HOW TO save American’s: IT WILL COST AMERICA: $300,000,000.0-USDOLLAR’S AND UP TO 5X IF I GET YOU US CITIZENS TO HIRE ME: ELECT ME TO BE YOUR US PRESIDENT. I AM A EX US MILITARY/HANDICAP LIKE Many US Presidents: LOVE LIFE/ I BELIEAVE IN THE US FORFATHERS US GOV’T : DOCCUMENTS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT’ I TRUST IN GOD.. AND HOPE MORE AMERICANS CAN DO THE SAME, AND IN TRUST MY LIFE THAT I HAVE LEFT: The “American Elect Party” – “MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA…/ You Are the US AMERICAN Voter.. Elect Me AS “RLEE M for US-President : I Will Make every US AMERICAN A MILLIONAIRE-WITH A HOME TO LIVE IN FREEDOM In AMERICA …RIGHT MY FULL NAME ON THE BALLETT’S “RLEE M-ALL AMERICANS Will GET THESE-THINGS TO HELP BUILD AMERICA ONLY “2016” election or sooner, And the right to weapons & supplys for war..provided US Govt.”Per the War Act to all US Americans.
“MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
“No Inheritance: “No Inheritance Tax.”AMERICANS THAT LIVE IN THE USA FULL TIME.
“No TAX AFTER Death.”AMERICANS THAT LIVE IN THE USA FULL TIME..
PART 2: “MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
HIGH FINES ON AMERICANS THAT MOVE THERE CAPITOL GAINS OUT OF THE USA, AND THE LOST OF THERE US CITIZENSHIP FOR EVER. AND PRISON TIME ON A ISLAND FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMES..OF TREASONS AGAINST OTHER COUNTRYS..
PART 2A: “MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
The word is out, ‘where Hawaii is up to split from the the Union, It is said Obama is in the doings of this, I purpose that all the States of the US Union and its US Citizens should make a say of Vote of terms ” Before any US State of the Union seperates it self from the United States of America; Declairs them selves a seperate Government of the United states of America: I also belieave that if it so happens buy having the vote of all US Americans, And the American Tribes votes.. That any State so does will be required to pay back all monies (the American tax dollars that built that state up over the centrys , Back to the Other States US Tax Dollars… and the lost of any US access, Hawaii would also have to pay for military equipments, and services for militry protections from the Union of America..
“MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA”
No attorney or law students in politics, thats the problems of America..or hold any office of any state or the Federal government, thats why they can’t get anything done except still from Americans…Trillians of us dollars.’ Lawyers belieave they have the right to lie..
PART 2b: “MY PLEDGE TO AMERICA
In God We Trust” ,and all others should not be allowed to have US Citizenships..or access to the United States of America”
Finally another Governor with some guts to actually DO his job and protect his State from Federal corruption and over reach!