Sunday, February 21, 2016

ICE Council President Warns: Marco Rubio Betrayed Us


From Breitbart:
In an exclusive Q&A with Breitbart News, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council President Chris Crane provides never-before-heard details about the 2013 Gang of Eight immigration fight that are likely to shake up an already tumultuous presidential race. 
ICE Council President, Crane represents the nation’s approximately 5,800 frontline ICE officers, agents and personnel who are responsible for enforcing America’s immigration laws in all 50 states and U.S. territories. 
For the first time ever, Crane details his behind-the-scenes interactions with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as Crane sought to protect the nation’s ICE officers and national security. 
Crane was integral to stopping Sen. Rubio’s amnesty plan from passing the House—which, as Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) recently explained, “was a near-run thing.” 
In his responses, Crane addresses an incident—first detailed by Breitbart News— in which Marco Rubio stood idly by as Crane was ejected from a Gang of Eight press conference for trying to ask a question on behalf of law enforcement. 
Crane, an active duty ICE officer, has served as an officer for approximately 13 years and has been elected by his peers as the president of their union, as thus their voice on the national stage. 
Prior to joining ICE, Crane was a United States Marine. What follows below are the complete, unedited responses of National ICE Council President Chris Crane… … 
CRANE: Sen. Rubio never reached out to us. He surrounded himself with big business and amnesty groups, most of which were more interested in cheap labor and their own political agendas, and had no real concern for the welfare of immigrants, public safety, or the security of our nation. This while he ignored boots on the ground law enforcement officers who work within our broken immigration system every day and know better than any what’s needed to fix it. Common sense dictates that law enforcement be at the table when creating a bill like this. I think Sen. Rubio knew that, but actively chose to exclude us because of his own personal agenda.
Oh yeah, and by the way, Trump won South Carolina tonight.

A big Infidel "WHATEVS" for that.

7 comments:

Nicoenarg said...

Well about the big infidel whatevs, looks like Cruz is toast. 73% evangelicals and he comes in third.

Pastorius said...

Cruz never had a chance in my opinion.

Always On Watch said...

Pasto,
Cruz never had a chance in my opinion.

AND some shenanigans perpetrated by his campaign managers made the situation even worse.

Pastorius said...

Yes, that would be true.

Always On Watch said...

Pasto,
I don't know about you, but I am terribly disappointed in Ted Cruz's campaign. Too many strikes are far as I'm concerned.

Pastorius said...

He doesn't seem to be who we believed he is. But that's par for the course for politicians.

Always On Watch said...

Did Ted Cruz become power hungry?