Thread: Schumer: 'Illegal Immigration Will Be a Thing of the Past'

by Matthew Boyle 11 Jun 2013, 1:42 PM PDT
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After the U.S. Senate voted to pass the motion to proceed to floor debate on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed that this bill would solve illegal immigration and secure the border.

“Illegal immigration will be a thing of the past,” Schumer said on the Senate floor, celebrating the passage of the motion to proceed.

Schumer complained in an impassioned and lengthy speech on the Senate floor that opponents saying the bill “does not have border security “is not fair.” Schumer said giving billions of dollars to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will lead to increased border security, even if illegal immigrants are given amnesty first. He promised that assurances of future border security measures would be followed through with.

Nonetheless, Schumer admitted the bill “is not perfect.” He pleaded with other senators, “if you have a better idea" on how to secure the border, "tell us." Though Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have offered outlines of amendments that would improve the border security provisions in the bill, Schumer did not say he would support them.

Schumer said the Gang of Eight would not compromise by conditioning the path to citizenship on “factors that may not ever happen” like border security. He complained that border security should not be used as a “bargaining chip.”

And while Schumer claims the bill fixes enforcement issues, he also dismissed border security as not a real pressing concern.

“We don't have a problem whereby these people [illegal immigrants] are besieging us with terrorist acts,” Schumer said.

Schumer also said he has been to the border with other Gang of Eight senators and said “it’s huge.”

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"Schumer said giving billions of dollars to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will lead to increased border security, even if illegal immigrants are given amnesty first."

No Mr Schumer, the billions you send DHS are being used for :


Department of Homeland Security Adds over 2,700 armored urban tanks to its Billions of Bullets

AUTHOR Bookworm
March 4, 2013 4:41pm PST

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The Department of Homeland Security — a theoretically non-military organization tasked with protecting Americans from mass terrorist attacks — has been on a buying binge lately. Included in this shopping spree was the purchase of almost three thousand armored vehicles meant to patrol American streets.
Ordinary Americans first became aware that something was going on when they tried to buy weapons and ammunition after Sandy Hook and found empty shelves at the stores. Part of the shortage undoubtedly came about because of the mad rush to purchase that was triggered when the Obama administration and several Blue state governments announced that they intended to pass drastic gun control legislation. (And really, aside from those bitter clingers in Pennsylvania, who really cares about the Second Amendment?)



Some have wondered, though, if the manufacturers’ inability to meet demand might also have had to do with the fact that the DHShad gone on a shopping spree. In the past few months, it has purchased 2 billion bullets (enough to fight the War in Iraq for 25 years) and 7,000 fully automatic assault rifles (which the DHS charmingly calls “personal defense weapons”). As myriad posts around the blogosphere revealed, Sarah Palin was not alone in believing that the Obama administration was stocking up in case of civil unrest on America’s streets.

It didn’t make worried Americans feel any better when, in February, they learned that the DHS has spent $2,000,000 buying “no hestitation” targets depicting old folks, pregnant women, and small children holding guns. The purpose behind this type of target it is to train law enforcement officials to overcome their instinctive reluctance to fire on those soft targets. It appears that the “no hesitation” targets the DHS purchased depict people who look just like you and me.
Now, concerned Americans can have something new to wonder about: News is beginning to trickle out that, back in September 2012, the DHS recently retrofitted 2,717 Mine Resistant Protected armored vehicles, which are intended for use on American streets.
These vehicles, which are made by Navistar Defense, are impressive. At NavistarDefense.com, they’re described as follows:

The International® MaxxPro® is Navistar Defense’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle and incorporates the latest design in armoring technology. Extensively tested by the military and used in theater today, the MaxxPro features a V-shaped hull and other design features that greatly improve survivability. With so much protection, it’s the vehicle that every crew wants when they’re out in the field.
MaxxPro® MRAP specifications:
Length: 254″ (21.2 feet)
Width: 102″ (8.5 feet)
Height: 120″ (10 feet)
Wheel base: 153″ (12.8 feet)
Curb weight: 37,850 lbs. (18.9 tons)
Engine: MaxxForce® 9.3
The MaxxPro MRAP is built to withstand ballistic arms fire, mine blasts, IEDs, and other emerging threats. Its V-shaped hull helps deflect blasts out and away from the crew and its armoring can be customized to meet any mission requirement.
The International® MaxxPro® is Navistar Defense’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle and incorporates the latest design in armoring technology. Extensively tested by the military and used in theater today, the MaxxPro features a V-shaped hull and other design features that greatly improve survivability. With so much protection, it’s the vehicle that every crew wants when they’re out in the field.
MaxxPro® MRAP specifications:
Length: 254″ (21.2 feet)
Width: 102″ (8.5 feet)
Height: 120″ (10 feet)
Wheel base: 153″ (12.8 feet)
Curb weight: 37,850 lbs. (18.9 tons)
Engine: MaxxForce® 9.3
The MaxxPro MRAP is built to withstand ballistic arms fire, mine blasts, IEDs, and other emerging threats. Its V-shaped hull helps deflect blasts out and away from the crew and its armoring can be customized to meet any mission requirement.

Kind of awe-inspiring, right?
The real question, though, is why the DHS is stocking up? Perhaps it has a perfectly good reason to buy enough weapons to fight multiple wars, as well as massive armored vehicles that can withstand major battle conditions. But until it reveals to Americans the decisions driving these purchases, all that we can do is guess — and to wonder whether Sarah Palin might be right.

Not for border security, by the way Mr Schumer can you tell me what the tanks are for?