Thursday
Sep172009
Congress Needs To Take Illegal Immigration Seriously Says Iowa Rep
Geoff Holtzman
Talk Radio News Service's Geoff Holtzman speaks with Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) at the 2009 "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" radio row in Washington, D.C. King comments on efforts he has made to try and pressure the federal government to get serious about enforcing existing illegal immigration laws. The Congressman also gives his assessment of the current situation on the U.S.-Mexico border where he visited earlier this summer. (7:18)
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The American people were told a passel of lies in 1986 when we were conned into the Amnesty bill. We were assured that there would be strict workplace enforcement, border security and deportations of illegal immigrant criminals. Didn’t happen. 23 years later, our problem has grown much worse and now we're asked again to believe that enforcement will come....I'll believe it when I see it this time.
This has really infuriated the citizen masses who have seen radical changes in their communities. They’ve seen the local schools overcrowded, the local ER’s close and the state budgets bulge with the weight of 10+ million illegal immigrants living within the cities of our nation. Local enforcement is prohibited and federal enforcement is ineffective. Citizens are rightfully mad.
The demographics of our communities have changed in the last 20 years to levels that are now Latino dominated due to poor enforcement of illegal entry from South of the border. This is unfair to everyone that is here LEGALLY. Millions of angry people are currently being disenfranchised by this system. The system they end up paying for with their taxes.
When will the American citizens voices be heard?