AZ Sheriff: ‘No Consequences for Breaking Immigration Law,’ That’s Why There’s 131% Increase In Families Crossing

Pinal County, AZ Sheriff and Congressional candidate Paul Babeu (R) stated that “there are no consequences for breaking immigration law, and that’s what we have here. That’s why we see 131% increase in families coming across, over the past six months alone..because the message has gone out, make it to the border and you’re home free” and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “released a murderer in Florence, in my county seat, and they tell me, the sheriff, two weeks after the fact” on Thursday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel.

Babeu said, “[W]hen it comes to immigration laws, there is no debate here, it’s complete lawlessness, there are no consequences for breaking immigration law, and that’s what we have here. That’s why we see 131% increase in families coming across, over the past six months alone, the Mexican border into the United States, is because the message has gone out, make it to the border and you’re home free. There’s deferred action for 12 million to 20 plus million illegals right now under Obama. And sadly, Hillary Clinton has already announced — gone a step further than Obama, and says that she’s going to actually put them on a path to citizenship. So, this is outrageous, it’s unacceptable, anybody who questions whether they can support Donald Trump or not, there’s such a stark contrast, our safety, not only in our communities, but our entire country, our national security is on the line here, and there is no real choice when it comes to, do we support Donald Trump? It’s a resounding yes.”

He added, “[T]hey’re releasing 208 actual convicted murderers last year, who are illegals, who have no business in this country. 900+ that were convicted of rape, sexual assault, and child molestation, and the answer we get back from ICE is, well, we don’t have proper travel documents, or their countries won’t accept them back. And that’s not a legitimate excuse. They’ve released 500+ of these criminals in Pinal County, Arizona alone. They released a murderer in Florence, in my county seat, and they tell me, the sheriff, two weeks after the fact.”

(h/t Daily Caller)

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