WHAT DOES MO BROOKS THINK ABOUT THIS MESS ON THE BORDER?

In February 2013, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano proclaimed “the border is secure.”  Rarely has the gap between hype and reality been so great.  Yesterday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) shed light on the Administration’s misleading use of deportation numbers to claim the defense of our borders is superior to previous Administrations.  Brooks also called on the President to stop offering billions of dollars in incentives for people to illegally cross our borders. 

Youtube video link: http://youtu.b/Q78ZDjdQ1kU 

Brooks stated, “America cannot give free food, free clothing, free shelter, free health care, free transportation, and billions of dollars a year in fraudulent tax returns and refunds to illegal aliens and then wonder why we have an illegal alien crisis. These failings contribute to America’s porous borders and produce millions of illegal aliens competing with Americans for jobs . . . thereby creating income inequality via wage suppression and lost job opportunities for American citizens.”

Brooks emphasized, “According to Department of Homeland Security data, and contrary to what my Democrat friends and their media allies want you to believe, Obama’s border security and enforcement record is the worst in more than two decades.”

The best indicator of a president’s border enforcement record is the whole picture:  deportations plus catch and returns.

Youtube video:  http://youtu.be/qiSsuwYo_qo
 
In 2012, the Obama Administration deported or caught and returned 649,000 illegal aliens.
In contrast, in 2008, the Bush Administration deported or caught and returned 1.2 million illegal aliens . . . 80% more than President Obama in 2012.
Similarly, in 1993, the Clinton Administration deported or caught and returned 1.3 million illegal aliens . . . 98% more than President Obama in 2012.  

“To solve the immigration problem, America must vigorously enforce immigration laws, stop promising illegal aliens amnesty, and stop giving illegal aliens ‘stuff’ paid for with tax dollars forcefully taken from struggling American families.  If America will be smart and do these things, there will be no immigration crisis.  There won’t be illegal aliens competing with Americans for jobs.  And American families can better participate in the American dream.”

Source: Mo Brooks Official Site