Thread: Does U.S. Power Shift Kill Immigration Reform?

Martina Valverde-KFOX Morning News Reporter

Updated: 6:22 pm MST December 27, 2010

EL PASO, Texas -- When New York republican Peter T. King takes over the Homeland Security Committee, he said he will introduce legislation to secure the borders, which he said has been lacking under President Barack Obama's administration.

"Five or six years we've seen these great, brave attempts at passing comprehensive immigration reform, really regardless of whose in power it always gets right there and then they just can't get the votes to make it pass," said El Paso city representative Susie Byrd.

One of King's ideas to secure the border is to expand a program that gets local police departments to arrest suspected illegal immigrants.

"We already have stress on police departments, to add another task without any resources would again put us in a really difficult position of trying to secure our communities, keep it safe for everyone who lives here," said Byrd.

Byrd said she worries about safety if King gets his way.

"If the people believe that the local police department is going to enforce immigration status, they will be less likely to report those crimes," said Byrd.

One Texas lawmaker is also attacking illegal immigration.

Republican Lamar Smith said he wants to encourage workforce raids to make sure businesses aren't hiring illegal immigrants and wants to encourage businesses to use the free online site E-verify to make sure their employees can legally work in the U.S.

"It's important to enforce in the workplace since you have so many employers specifically recruiting people who are here illegally," said Byrd.

Byrd still hopes there is a chance this session for comprehensive immigration reform.

"Maybe we need to find more legal avenues for people to get here and contribute to our community," said Byrd. http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/26293180/detail.html

""We already have stress on police departments."
Ya think? Illegal aliens and their total disrespect of our laws.
One foot over the border baby. Show you stinking stress.
America is criminally and economically stressed by illegal aliens.
Martina Valverde must be Irish and I want all the damn illegal alien
Irish deported just because SHE IS!

How would it put more stress on the police force over time? Police start cracking down on the largest group that commits crime... they find criminals and illegals then deport. Sure they make come back but unlikely tocome back to that area for the higher risk of being caught. After a bit of time overall time goes down and police get to relax more with less worries about major criminal activity.

Take everything away from the illegals, leave them with nothing. Less reason to want to come back.

Look, let me let you in on a little secret about the politicians who want comprehensive immigration reform. They have a vested interest in illegal aliens. They either hire them or rent to them or collect contributions from people who do. Check the real estate holdings and investments of these traitors and their paypals who want comprehensive immigration reform. You'll find they own houses and apartment buildings they rent to illegal aliens at twice or three times the going rental rate and collect the rent in cash. When someone hems and haws around about "contributions to our communities", what they really means is contributions to my pockets at the expense of American Workers and US taxpayers. Just like when they claim illegal aliens pay taxes what they really mean is illegal aliens file tax returns to collect tax credit welfare which they use in whole or in part to pay inflated rents on housing.

Or they're family business is building or construction,
I learned that one very sad day, when looking in the yellow pages for a job
and right there was the Mayor and the Governor's down home construction
companies! And I'll bet Ol' Susie Byrd's family business is in the Elpaso yellow pages somewhere! She must not realize we're all keeping score right now!"WELCOME TO THE HEADCUTTER'S BALL!" The Queen of Hearts "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!"