In response to the Mexican government’s efforts to "bully" the people of Oklahoma through a trade war, state Rep. Randy Terrill today called for imposing "much tougher sanctions on illegal aliens." --- it's just a matter of time
choose sides carefully On Apr 19, 3:14 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Screw Mexico. GO OKLAHOMA!!!!!!!!! > > http://www.okhouse.gov/OkhouseMedia/ShowStory.aspx?MediaNewsID=3548 > > Mexican Government Targets Oklahoma; State Lawmaker Calls for Tough > Response > > OKLAHOMA CITY (April 9, 2010) – In response to the Mexican government’s > efforts to "bully" the people of Oklahoma through a trade war, state Rep. > Randy Terrill today called for imposing "much tougher sanctions on illegal > aliens." > "This represents an attempt by a foreign nation to interfere with the > sovereign actions of a U.S. state," said Terrill, R-Moore. "We clearly not > only > have the right, but the responsibility to legislate for the public health, > safety, morals and welfare of our citizens – not theirs. > "The Mexican government should know that the people of Oklahoma will not be > bullied or intimidated by anyone, anywhere." > This week the Mexican House of Representatives passed a resolution > denouncing U.S. states that impose remittance taxes and calling upon the > Mexican > government to take trade measures against those states. > The resolution specifically targets Oklahoma, saying remittance legislation > enacted in this state is an "immoral, abusive and harmful" act against > "immigrants’ rights." > The resolution calls on the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry to ask > Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry to eliminate the fee (which he does not > unilaterally have > the authority to do) and urges the Mexican Government to suspend all of > its purchases of products originating in Oklahoma. > Last year, Oklahoma lawmakers voted to assess a 1-percent fee on funds > wired out of the state. Revenue collected from the fee is deposited in a > "Drug > Money Laundering and Wire Transmitter Revolving Fund." > The fee does not single out any one group of individuals. > Terrill noted the proposed sanctions on Oklahoma appear to be a violation > of the NAFTA agreement that could result in U.S. countermeasures on Mexico > as provided under the NAFTA accords, and that Oklahoma lawmakers also have > the ability to respond at the state level. > "If they want to talk about trade sanctions, then they need to first start > by cutting off all the dope coming into Oklahoma from Mexico and the > disaster of Mexican citizens who are being pushed into Oklahoma by the > shamefully > dysfunctional Mexican government, where they are draining tax dollars in > the areas of health care, education, welfare and corrections," Terrill said > "On a daily basis, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics investigates cell > groups tied to some of the most powerful drug cartels in Mexico. Annually, > millions of dollars in illegal drugs are coming into Oklahoma from these > Mexican > cartels for nationwide distribution, and millions of dollars in illegal > drug proceeds are smuggled or wired back to the Mexican bank accounts of > drug > traffickers. Law-abiding citizens are not negatively impacted by The Wire > Transfer Fee. These individuals are able to redeem the fee on their income > taxes," said Darrell Weaver, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. > "A huge share of the drug problem in Oklahoma is clearly tied to narcotics > exported from Mexico along the I-35 corridor," Terrill said. > He said Oklahoma lawmakers would be fully justified under international law > to respond to the Mexican government’s provocations with improved > countermeasures against drug and alien smuggling from Mexican states. > "If they really want to pick this fight with Oklahoma, then I will be happy > to immediately introduce or amend legislation calling for the state’s > current asset-seizure and drug-forfeiture laws to be extended to all > immigration-related offenses," Terrill said. "I’d also like to have good > cause to > advance legislation denying state-issued birth certificates to children born > > to illegal-alien parents. And we should restrict the actions of Mexican > consulars in Oklahoma who often assist illegal aliens attempting to > establish > permanent residence and find employment in the United States. > "I do however, urge the Mexican Congress to support a labor ‘boycott’ of > Oklahoma by investing in sustainable job creation at home," added Terrill. > "I will encourage our in-state development experts to assist them. It will > help improve the employment rate for U.S. citizens and law-abiding > immigrants during this national recession." > . > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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