[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PLAYS POLITICS

  (Mr. ROONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the administration, in an effort 
to drive home the devastating impacts of sequestration, indicated that 
they would begin releasing criminal aliens held in detention centers 
across the United States. This policy is not only a shortsighted scare 
tactic, but it is also a completely inappropriate way to handle our 
fiscal problems.
  By releasing these criminals out into the communities, the Obama 
administration is also playing politics with American safety. Not to 
mention, the administration is placing an undue additional burden on 
the already strained Federal programs that have succeeded in 
identifying, arresting, and removing criminal aliens. Ordering the 
release of criminals back into our communities because their crimes 
aren't serious enough to qualify for deportation completely ignores 
DHS's core mission to address our Nation's illegal immigration problem. 
We're putting our communities at risk, stressing local law enforcement, 
and not saving a dime once repeat offenders find themselves back in the 
system.
  Mr. Speaker, we are a Nation of laws. We would do well to remember 
that.

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