I spoke at the Board of Supervisors meeting on 5/8/18 and
made the following statement:
"I am speaking here to urge a unanimous resolution against
the sanctuary state. Without a border we are not a nation. There is no need to
repeat the grim data on MS-13 and other illegal immigrant criminals, along with
the personal tragedies endured by too many Americans. This mayhem also costs us taxpayers
considerable sums including a vastly increased burden on our social welfare
system."
"Many illegals work in the underground economy. Walk the
back alleys of Central Los Angeles and count how many sewing machines can be
squeezed into a garage powered by a tangle of overhead extension cords
originating from just one or two outlets.
I was once told that a certain Modesto area grape grower had his farm
workers line up for their two week paychecks with immigration agents arriving
shortly thereafter. The workers then ran away unpaid. No one should have to
work under these circumstances. Anyone
who supports the sanctuary state supports gangster style employment.
This is not about opposition to immigration. Nationally
we have, and have had since the early 1960’s, a very liberal immigration policy.
If so desired we could legally, through Congress, vastly expand quotas for
Mexicans, Hondurans or anyone else. And we can also have a secure border and
keep the criminals out."
"Congress should make a compromise deal on the dreamers. Let’s
get it done and move on. The mistakes that created that situation happened over
30 years ago and can’t be changed. It is
easy for a feeling person to be sympathetic to many of the dreamers as well as
to the Hondurans fleeing a brutal dictatorship installed during Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton’s recent tenure."
"But approving sanctuary state means officially promoting
lawlessness. What have we become if we
find solutions, instigated from the top down, outside the law and democratic
process? The sanctuary state is not only wrong, but a chilling precedent.
Please unanimously approve a resolution opposing sanctuary state. Thank you."
Mark Bennett
Pine Grove
