Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:26 AM
By: Jim Meyers
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano stunned many listeners during an appearance on CNN when she asserted that illegal immigration is really not a crime.
In an interview with CNN’s John King last week, Napolitano discussed Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., a strict enforcer of immigration laws who says he wants illegal aliens to be prosecuted and jailed.
King said: “A lot of Democrats in Congress want you to investigate him. They think he is over the line. He says he is just enforcing the law and the problem is the federal government.”
Napolitano responded: “Sheriff Joe … knows that there aren’t enough law enforcement officers, courtrooms or jail cells in the world to do what he is saying.
She could learn a lot from Sheriff Joe. 0bama is an empty suit and the people he appointed to his administration were the absolute worst choices. It makes me want to fly to Washington and hand each and every one of them a copy of the Constitution and tell them to sit the fuck down and read it.
Janet here is the response to your stupid comment about the legality of border crossings:
The fact is, crossing the border without authorization is a crime. The statute reads: “Any alien who enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers . . . shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.”
My only objection to title 18 is it makes it a misdemeanor and I think it should be a felony, then enforce the three strike laws and put them in prison for life on the third strike. Let’s see how many want to take that chance.