Migrant controversy hits heartland as Alabama council meeting boils over, state officials slam feds'

[libertybele]

The invasion is in our backyards, it's here.  It doesn't matter where you live, big cities, small towns, rural areas .... the invasion continues!!  Note that these ILLEGALS  are under Temporary Protective Status -- meaning that they're here to stay. 

Migrant controversy hits heartland as Alabama council meeting boils over, state officials slam feds' 'mess'

Residents of a small Alabama city were up in arms at the migrant influx during a recent city council hearing that lawmakers suddenly cut short amid the outcry.

Meanwhile, state leaders demanded answers from the feds as the migrants appear to be in the country legally under Temporary Protective Status provisions extended to Haitian nationals by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

In Sylacauga, just south of NASCAR’s Talladega Superspeedway, City Council President Tiffany Nix abruptly curtailed public comment as residents demanded accountability for the at least 50 migrants that appeared in the city.

"We’re done," Nix responded to resident David Phillips, who had criticized council’s attitude as "entirely unacceptable" during the meeting last week.

"[Haiti is] a failed state – their president (Jovenel Moise) was assassinated in 2021 – there is no way the State Department can vet these individuals," Phillips said before Nix cut in as another resident called out, "Please let him talk."...................

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrant-controversy-hits-heartland-alabama-council-meeting-boils-over-state-officials-slam-feds-mess

[Hoodat]

Another resident wondered aloud how local schools will be able to handle the new migrants, noting that financial resources would be needed for children that only speak French-Creole and not English.

Amid the murmuring, Nix could be heard asking, "What would you like us to do?"

Earlier in the meeting, Nix said there is no reason to launch a municipal investigation and that people should not treat others "differently because of how they look."

State Rep. Benjamin Robbins, who represents the city, wrote a letter Thursday to Mayorkas, demanding a federal response.

"As the secretary of Homeland Security, you are charged with overseeing immigration enforcement and refugee resettlement," he wrote.

"Recently, my district has seen an influx of Haitian immigrants. You and your agency have failed in your responsibility to notify our community of the relocation of refugees, provide any information to local leaders or answer questions."

First off, the State of Alabama is under no obligation to provide educational services to people who entered the country illegally, which each of these immigrants did.  And granting them TPS ex post facto does not change the fact that they are still illegal aliens.

As for State Rep. Benjamin Robbins, he has followed due process.  And it is clear at this point that the Federal Government is now derelict in their responsibilities in granting TPS.  So this becomes a case of force majeure.  In other words, Alabama can do whatever in the heck it wants regarding this.  All power has been forfeited to them based on DHS inaction.  So I strongly suggest they ship the migrants to Mobile, put them on a boat, point it towards Haiti, lock the rudder, and start the motor.