Thread: Laredo Mayor: No Taxpayer Money to Help Illegal Immigrants

Obama just requested 3.7 Billions dollars to pay for his folly. The money would be better spent sending them home.
Laredo Mayor: No Taxpayer Money to Help Illegal Immigrants
Posted: Jul 7, 2014 9:33 PM

VIDEO REPORT AT LINK:

LAREDO - City leaders in Laredo say they will not use taxpayer money to help illegal immigrants released from Border Patrol custody.

Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas said the city has to look out for its own citizens.

Laredo's position runs counter to those of cities like McAllen, which has spent thousands in tax dollars helping Central Americans released from Border Patrol custody.

Salinas said hundreds of illegal immigrants are released at Laredo's bus stations.
"Our bus stations are full," Salinas said.

Illegal immigrants stop at a building in downtown Laredo to take a shower, grab a change of clothes and eat before continuing their journey north. The site functions more like a rest stop and is run by a faith-based group.

"What's going to happen when the faith organizations run out of money? The burden will be on cities," Salinas said.
The city of McAllen confirmed last week that it spent more than $70,000 in June to help shelter immigrants. Salinas said Laredo will not spend a penny.

"We're strapped. We cannot put the local taxpayers in strain," Salinas said.

"We're not going to raise taxes. If use some tax money, and we're strapped for money now, are we going to get reimbursed? That's the challenge that we face," Salinas said.

Salinas said Laredo hasn't received any federal funding to cover costs associated with the influx of illegal immigrants.
He said the city can't afford to hope for a reimbursement.

Salinas will meet with other border mayors in an effort to create a united front and send a message to politicians in Washington that money is desperately needed in the region.
http://www.krgv.com/news/laredo-mayor-no-taxpayer-money-to-help-illegal-immigrants/

Dare I ask, If cities do not have the money, the feds are already broke, where does the money come from?

The full truth is that no one has it, nor can afford it!

Maybe a surtax of a kind, they get here, they get the jobs, and the welfare. There really is no one else to tax.