Hubbub Over Tent City Idea Irritates Chaffetz |
On the face of it, the idea of putting illegal aliens in tent cities while they await deportation, seems mean spirited, but I honestly believe Jason Chaffetz is acknowledging reality. Number one, their presence here is a national security issue for the simple reason that we don’t know the backgrounds of the people crossing our borders and for what I hope is the obvious fact that we must enforce the rule of law or else return to the law of the jungle where only the strong survive. Number two, Jason realizes that the country is going broke, witness the carnage on Wall Street from the week just past. We can’t afford to build gold-plated jails for people who are only going to be here for a short time. Unless we start to run this country the same way most Americans run their households, in other words, take care of the basics, protect your families, work hard and balance your budget, while saving for the future, we as a nation will eventually suffer the same fate as the irresponsible Wall St. gamblers. Broke, busted, belly up.
~~John Cronin~~
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Tags: Tent CitiesPROVO—If special-interest groups want to talk about his suggestion to hold illegal immigrants in tent cities, Jason Chaffetz said Thursday they should talk to him and stop sending press releases.
The Japanese American Citizens League is the latest group to criticize Chaffetz, the Republican with a prohibitive lead in the race to win Utah’s 3rd District seat in Congress.“Mr. Chaffetz has fumbled the ball on the important issue of immigration and turned it into an engine of fear towards immigrants,” JACL National Executive Director Floyd Mori wrote in a press release issued Wednesday.
Chaffetz said the JACL has not contacted him and didn’t even send the press release to him.
“They haven’t even tried to talk to me,” Chaffetz said. “I’d be happy to sit down and explain my position on immigration. My immediate reaction is that press release is based on bogus lies intended to inflame media coverage.”
The Western Governors Association has proposed construction of regional correctional facilities to hold immigrants convicted of crimes. Chaffetz has suggested tent cities surrounded by barbed wire instead, as a way to cut costs.
