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DHS Janet Napolitano
During a recent CNN interview, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was asked about the man known as “America’s toughest sheriff,” Joe Arpaio and the initiative he has taken by apprehending thousands of illegal aliens found in Maricopa County.
CNN’s John 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.”
In response, Napolitano said: “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 went on to say: “What we have to do is target the real evil-doers in this business, the employers who consistently hire illegal labor, the human traffickers who are exploiting human misery. "
“And yes, when we find illegal workers, yes, appropriate action, some of which is criminal, most of that is civil, because crossing the border is not a crime per se..”
Once again, Janet Napolitano is either ignorant of the law or simply being dishonest.
Crossing our borders without legal authorization is indeed a crime. The specific law states: “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.”
Additionally, entering this country illegally after being previously having been deported is a felony, and subject to a much stiffer penalty.
During her short tenure, Napolitano has ended work site enforcement, refused additional funding to help protect this country from violent Mexican drug cartels, and called veterans and political conservatives potential terrorists.
It is clear that Napolitano has no intention of enforcing our immigration laws. Apparently, in her mind, the laws do not even exist.
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