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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his department aims without exception to expel all those who enter the United States illegally.
"Our goal at DHS (Homeland Security) is to completely eliminate the 'catch and release' enforcement problem, and return every single illegal entrant, no exceptions.
"It should be possible to achieve significant and measurable progress to this end in less than a year," Chertoff told a Senate hearing.
Thousands of "Mexicans who are caught entering the United States illegally are returned immediately to Mexico. But other parts of the system have nearly collapsed under the weight of numbers. The problem is especially severe for non-Mexicans apprehended at the southwest border," Chertoff explained.
"Today, a non-Mexican illegal immigrant caught trying to enter the United States across the southwest border has an 80 percent chance of being released immediately because we lack the holding facilities," he added.
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"Our goal at DHS (Homeland Security) is to completely eliminate the 'catch and release' enforcement problem, and return every single illegal entrant, no exceptions.
Originally posted by StickyGIf they want to eliminate the "catch and release" problem they have to remove their reason for coming here. Otherwise as soon as they are returned to Mexico they are going to come right back.
"Today, a non-Mexican illegal immigrant caught trying to enter the United States across the southwest border has an 80 percent chance of being released immediately because we lack the holding facilities," he added.
Originally posted by marg6043
People forgot that is not only Mexicans coming to the US, is also south Americans, Haitians, Jamaicans, Cubans, Dominican Republic, Chinese and hum . . . every where else.
Or lets make it easier and start with the very first illegals that came to the New world, all the descendants from the Mayflower. Right?