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.”
Whereas civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as military forces, which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their right to keep and bear their private arms. ~Tench Coxe~ 1755-1824
you are lieing
Good talk
Jihadist Comrade Obama is a traitor,fraud and a criminal who continues to break any law with impunity.If everyone with a brain would stop listening to him and ignore his illegal actions and just do what is right,we will take this country back.The Commiecrats should have taken him out the first time he committed treason,they are clearly behind him destroying the America we know and love.Omuslim and his Ominions belong at the end of a rope or jail.
HOW ABOUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT MR. GOVERNOR?
jffktt says:
“I say put them on a bus directly to the white house and to the congressional building and drop them off inside the gates. Let Obama deal with them then.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/mississippi-governor-will-block-federal-govt-bringing-illegals/comment-page-17/#comment-482054
I say put them on a bus directly to the white house and to the congressional building and drop them off inside the gates. Let Obama deal with them then.
Now here is a leader, wish Michigan had such strong leadership. The issues of today are not really all that complex, its politicians making issues complex as to hide from view hidden agenda’s, all one has to do to solve much of our major issues facing our nation is to ask 2 questions to each issue, #1 is it the right thing to do ? #2 is it best for America and its people, all that easy. Today, the political agenda & special interests are ruling the nation, time to stop & reorganize…
God Bless and help you sir !
Another GREAT man. We hear you, Gov. Phil Bryant, great American.