LULAC members dispute DeLay's immigration stance

[Judi Lynn]

Aug. 19, 2005, 12:43AM

LULAC members dispute DeLay's immigration stance
They say the House majority leader's words are 'extreme' and run counter to laws
By ERIC HANSON
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

ROSENBERG - At a town-hall meeting hosted by the Houston-area LULAC, several speakers disagreed sharply with comments made recently by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who proposed a tougher stance on U.S. immigration practices.
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Salazar and others at the meeting, held at the Rosenberg Civic and Convention Center, described DeLay's comments as "extreme" and said immigrants make a positive contribution to the U.S. economy. "The economy is fueled by their presence and performance," Salazar said.

In an Aug. 4 speech to Fort Bend County Republicans, DeLay said he does not support educating illegal immigrants or having their U.S.-born children automatically become citizens.

DeLay encouraged local police to round up illegal immigrants and said federal officials could find places to house them, even if it meant putting them in tents.
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[pinerow]

1. That jerk is a real ***hole...

nt

[Cathyclysmic]

2. Why not...rounding up people and putting them in tents has

worked so well in the past:sarcasm:

[sonias]

3. Good for LULAC!

And it's not just a-hole DeLay, we can add Rep. Lamar Smith (CD21-TX) and Rep. John Culberson (CD7-TX) and Rep which are all co-sponsors of Border Protection Corps act to legalize the Minutemen. 47 other congressional idiots joined the proposed bill too including Henry Bonilla, repuke (CD23-TX)

Even conservative think tanks like Cato Institute are changing their tune a bit. Here is the link for this study.

Backfire at the Border:
Why Enforcement without Legalization Cannot Stop Illegal Immigration, (June 2005)
http://www.freetrade.org/pubs/pas/tpa-029es.html

Sonia