Thread: Immigration Hearings in Santee (pics)

The heated illegal immigration debate took center state in the East County Saturday.

A house committee held an immigration hearing in Santee, drawing people from both sides of the debate.

Among the topics discussed were border security and its impact on federal land.

Those attending had no problem expressing their opinions.

This is the third congressional hearing on immigration to be held in San Diego in the past few weeks.


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sANTEE – About 120 people rallied outside West Hills High School in Santee Saturday, where the House Committee on Resources met to discuss border security and illegal immigration.

The 10 a.m. hearing, the third held in the county in recent weeks, was billed as “Border security on federal lands: What can be done to mitigate the impacts along the southwestern border?”

Advertisement No problems were reported and it was not clear whether the protestors were on both sides of the illegal immigration issue, which is usually the case.

The Senate and House of Representatives are deadlocked over competing legislation aimed at controlling the flood of people sneaking across the U.S. border from Mexico.

About 11 million undocumented immigrants are believed to be living in the country.

House Republicans argue that the Senate bill, which would provide a path to legalized status for some undocumented immigrants, rewards lawbreakers with the equivalent of amnesty.

The House Judiciary Committee, led by Wisconsin Republican James Sensenbrenner, held a hearing Wednesday at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.

Another Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration was held early last month at an Imperial Beach U.S. Border Patrol station.

Thanks for the pics. I particularly like the sign that says:

Illegal Aliens deserve exactly the same respect they show for US law and borders.