The Obama White House firmly denies any involvement in the release of
hundreds of detained illegal aliens, but U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.,
told WND that’s preposterous and the move was done to inflict
punishment for Obama not getting his way on sequestration.
According to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the decision to
release several hundred allegedly “low-risk” illegals was made entirely
by officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and was done because
of looming budget cuts related to the sequestration spending cuts.
Does Gosar believe that story?
“Absolutely not,” he said. “This just shows the pattern of
do-and-deny that this administration does over and over again. We saw it
in ‘Fast & Furious.’ We also saw it in the horrific acts of
Benghazi. So here’s No. 3. Three’s a charm. We need to wake up and
understand how this administration rolls.”
The congressman then elaborated on why he believes the administration
would consciously release criminals as the first response to a budget
tightening.
“This was to create hysteria in which to get the public behind their
mantra of increasing taxes and doing it the president’s way in
sequester,” Gosar said. “This shows the lack of leadership by this
president and this administration for accountability and responsibility.
When you look at our core functions as a federal government is security
and protection. Boy, I certainly hope that none of these people that
are released create a crime that cost a citizen both injury to
themselves, their life or their property.
“This is absolutely horrific. It’s like taking page out of Fidel
Castro’s playbook, dumping people out on the streets egregiously,” he
said, echoing a similar statement by Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., to Fox
News today.
The congressman believes another factor is at work in this decision
as well. Like Gov. Jan Brewer, Gosar believes the president is still
bitter at Arizona officials over the immigration fight between the state
and the Obama administration.
“I find it kind of interesting and very offensive that once again
this administration targets Arizona as one of its foremost states to
pick on,” Gosar said. “We have additional responses by this
administration by rules and regulations and administrative rulings that
(designate) Arizona as their evil stepchild.”
The Obama administration insists the released illegals do not pose a
criminal risk, are still being monitored and are still on schedule to be
deported. But Gosar isn’t convinced.
“First of all, they didn’t know and now they do know? Give me a
break. The bureaucracy of DHS is just horrifically riddled with
oversight balloons and potholes,” he said.
Gosar is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform
Committee and promises the panel will investigate this thoroughly,
although he’s not holding out much hope for cooperation from the Obama
administration.
“Absolutely. This is part of our job, part of our detail. And I’m
sure that the administration, like they did in ‘Fast & Furious,’ in
Benghazi as well as other things like Solyndra. They’ll show us contempt
by not giving us the proper details and information that we should have
access and proper access to,” he said.
According to Gosar, the decision to release illegals shed some light
onto how Obama really views the looming immigration reform debate.
“The president probably doesn’t want to have an immigration policy
and get this broken policy fixed because he keeps intruding and stirring
the pot so that we don’t come to a creative solution that defines a
good, secure immigration policy,” he said.
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