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'Sanctuary' practice in Houston draws fire
EFL - hattip to WND. September 11 Commission member John Lehman Thursday criticized so-called "sanctuary" practices in Houston and elsewhere that restrict cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials as an invitation to terrorists looking to enter the United States. "It is ridiculous that five cities in the United States do not allow local police to cooperate with the federal immigration service," said Lehman, visiting Houston to lobby for Sept. 11 commission report recommendations. "The terrorists know" which cities have such policies, Lehman said, naming Houston and Los Angeles among those cities. Normally I am against hardball tactics by the federal government to suppress states rights. For instance, I disagreed with the withholding of road funds from states that refused to raise the drinking age to 21 or refused to implement a 55 MPH speed limit. Even today I feel that presenting an active duty military card ought to be enough to allow a kid to buy a beer. In this case though, I would like to see these cities hurt monetarily in a bad way for compromising our collective security. Posted by: Super Hose 2004-08-07 |
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