Texas Congressman Get's It: Go John!

Texas lawmaker proposes volunteer border corps
By Jerry Seper
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
August 26, 2005

A Texas congressman, concerned about the government's lack of manpower and resources to protect America's borders against criminal aliens and terrorists, wants a "corps of civilian volunteers" appointed to help guard the nation's borders.

Rep. John Culberson, Texas Republican, has introduced legislation to authorize and fund the "Border Protection Corps" for states along the Mexican and Canadian borders, comprising civilians named by the governors to work as sworn law-enforcement officers, alongside state and local authorities and the U.S. Border Patrol.

Known as the Border Protection Corps Act, the bill would fund -- through $6.8 billion in unspent Department of Homeland Security first-responder funds -- the volunteer groups and the federal government's cost of detaining and deporting foreign nationals caught at the border.

Pending consideration before both the House Homeland Security and Armed Services committees, the bill also would prevent the government from releasing detained aliens back into the United States -- requiring them to be deported or prosecuted if found to be a "dangerous criminal, a terrorist or a potential terrorist."

"I am convinced in my heart that the country has reached its tipping point on illegal immigration, fed up with the full-scale invasion now taking place, particularly on our southern border" Mr. Culberson told The Washington Times yesterday.

"This bill is a common-sense, stop-gap solution to our border security problem until the federal government has the manpower and the resources to fill the breach," he added.

Wow! We do have a Congressman with his head on straight on this issue. Representative Culberson is one of the few people in Congress in the forefront on illegal immigration. Thank-you Congressman!

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