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Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« on: June 28, 2019, 12:13:42 pm »
Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) said President Donald Trump has a “constitutional duty” to enforce immigration laws and added that America has a “crisis” at the border and needs “to have stronger border security.”

At the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, CNSNews.com asked Sen. Collins, “Article 2, Section 3 of the Constitution says the president ‘shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.’ Does the president have a constitutional duty to enforce the immigration laws?”........

Senator Collins said,  “The president has a constitutional duty to enforce all duly passed laws by the Congress.”

CNSNews.com then asked, “Should the president deport aliens who are in the United States illegally?”

The senator did not answer the question directly but said, “We have a crisis and we need to have stronger border security. But we also cannot ignore the very serious humanitarian needs that are affecting children who have come to this country through no choice of their own.”...........

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ilona-schumicky/sen-collins-trump-has-duty-enforce-immigration-law-us-needs-stronger
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2019, 12:18:18 pm »
Pleasant surprise.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2019, 12:43:41 pm »
She is absolutely correct.  IMHO ALL the GOP Senators need to hold Trump's feet to the fire and demand that he do something at the border.  The border bill that they just passed however, is a disgrace.  They can't just cast stones at this President without doing something to help him and stand behind him.  Trump's FAILURE at the border isn't his alone.  It's also the majority of the 535 members of Congress.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2019, 01:31:43 pm »
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Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) said President Donald Trump has a “constitutional duty” to enforce immigration laws and added that America has a “crisis” at the border and needs “to have stronger border security.”

Damn Senator Collins! It's about time you awakened to that FACT!!!
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2019, 01:34:02 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on June 28, 2019, 01:31:43 pm
Damn Senator Collins! It's about time you awakened to that FACT!!!

Hopefully the rest of the Senators that have been asleep or who have let their hatred for Trump get in the way, awaken as well!
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2019, 02:16:59 pm »
Pigs...pigs flying out my window.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2019, 02:19:05 pm »
Quote from: rustynail on June 28, 2019, 12:18:18 pm
Pleasant surprise.

Yes, even with the wishy washy answer to the deportation question.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2019, 02:27:09 pm »
She also voted 'yes' on Kavanaugh.

I suppose this makes the second time the stopped clock was correct.


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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2019, 02:28:58 pm »
I'm not buying it. It's a trick.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2019, 02:29:21 pm »
Quote from: rustynail on June 28, 2019, 12:18:18 pm
Pleasant surprise.

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No kidding. I am wondering if she has had a mini-stroke recently.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2019, 02:47:05 pm »
Astonishing statement from the RINO.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2019, 02:55:07 pm »
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2019, 03:45:43 pm »
I believe she's running for re-election.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2019, 11:36:17 pm »
Louie states same:

Rep. Gohmert: Trump ‘Absolutely’ Has a Constitutional Duty to Enforce Immigration Laws

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cody-leach/rep-gohmert-trump-absolutely-has-constitutional-duty-enforce-immigration
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2019, 11:40:54 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on June 28, 2019, 11:36:17 pm
Louie states same:

Rep. Gohmert: Trump ‘Absolutely’ Has a Constitutional Duty to Enforce Immigration Laws

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cody-leach/rep-gohmert-trump-absolutely-has-constitutional-duty-enforce-immigration

If Trump is not fulfilling his 'duty' is not that an Impeachable Offense?
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2019, 11:51:22 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on June 28, 2019, 11:36:17 pm
Louie states same:

Rep. Gohmert: Trump ‘Absolutely’ Has a Constitutional Duty to Enforce Immigration Laws

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cody-leach/rep-gohmert-trump-absolutely-has-constitutional-duty-enforce-immigration

Sounds good to me.  The difference is, Louie is consistent about this and other topics, but I can't trust Collins any more than I can hurl an anvil.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2019, 04:12:13 am »
Quote from: rustynail on June 28, 2019, 12:18:18 pm
Pleasant surprise.

That's for sure, but nothing is getting done.  We're too busy with the who done it leak to actually round up the people with deportation orders.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2019, 04:16:56 am »
Quote from: rustynail on June 28, 2019, 11:40:54 pm

If Trump is not fulfilling his 'duty' is not that an Impeachable Offense?

I don't know if being a "Slacker" is an impeachable offense.

Not that I'm calling him a slacker.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2019, 04:17:11 am »
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McAleenan Says Arrests of Migrants on Border Expected to Decline by 25 Percent in June
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

WASHINGTON — Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of homeland security, said on Friday that arrests of migrants at the southwestern border are expected to decline by 25 percent in June.

He attributed the drop to Mexico sending security forces to crack down on undocumented immigrants crossing the border and the expansion of a Trump administration policy that forces migrants to wait in Mexico while their asylum cases are processed.

Mr. McAleenan, meeting with reporters to discuss the final passage of a $4.6 billion emergency border bill, said the decrease from May, when 144,200 migrants were taken into custody — the highest monthly total in 13 years — showed the deployment of the security forces and the policy known as “Remain in Mexico” are successfully deterring migration.

Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/politics/homeland-security-border-arrests.html

There was an article that came out,

"Mexico Turning Itself Into A Border Wall"
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-turning-itself-into-a-border-wall/

Premature to say but a situation to watch.  And then, who is paying for that wall?   *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #19 on: June 29, 2019, 10:01:44 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on June 29, 2019, 04:16:56 am
I don't know if being a "Slacker" is an impeachable offense.

Not that I'm calling him a slacker.

Well, he has slacked BIGLY on the border crisis at every point; the wall, border security, asylum, etc.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #20 on: June 29, 2019, 11:09:15 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on June 29, 2019, 10:01:44 pm
Well, he has slacked BIGLY on the border crisis at every point; the wall, border security, asylum, etc.

@libertybele

Yeah,especially in comparison to Obomber and Boy Jorge,and I have no doubt at all your tame "usual suspect" Republican would have done MUCH better,right?
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2019, 08:14:24 am »
In all fairness, it is Congress, specifically, the House of Representatives which is charged with funding such actions. If and when they keep looking for Russian dustbunnies in the dark alcoves of Capitol Hill, maybe they can get around to some of that National Security stuff.
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2019, 03:20:53 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 30, 2019, 08:14:24 am
In all fairness, it is Congress, specifically, the House of Representatives which is charged with funding such actions. If and when they keep looking for Russian dustbunnies in the dark alcoves of Capitol Hill, maybe they can get around to some of that National Security stuff.

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You misspelled "lust bunnies".
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #23 on: July 01, 2019, 05:35:54 pm »
#3 now becoming vocal about this issue.  Interesting ... no response from the President on this?

Sen. Risch: Trump Has a Constitutional Duty to Enforce Immigration Laws

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/mark-jennings/sen-risch-trump-has-constitutional-duty-enforce-immigration-laws
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Re: Sen. Collins: Trump Has a Duty to Enforce Immigration Law, U.S. Needs ‘Stronger Border Security’
« Reply #24 on: July 01, 2019, 08:16:49 pm »
Well, he has tried to get the Congress to do something.

>crickets< at best, adamant opposition at worst.

If he can get the Congress to clamor for, to demand he do something, and let that reach a media frenzy (because it comes off as a Trump Failure and they can't resist that), then perhaps he can turn it around and use it to force them to give him the funding and tools he needs.

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