Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a proposal in next year’s state budget to ship illegal immigrants situated in his state by the federal government to other locales. He’s joked that he should send them to Delaware.
A Pennsylvania Republican actually wants to do just that.
GOP state Sen. Mario Scavello issued a statement earlier this month saying he would file a bill that would force Pennsylvania to dispatch any illegals settled in his state across the state line to Biden’s territory.
“This legislation is in response to many news reports and many concerned citizens who have reached out to my office regarding the relocation of illegal immigrants into their communities in the past, now and in the future,” Scavello said.
“The federal government has relocated an unknown number of illegal immigrants to states across the nation, including Pennsylvania, and at the same time they have failed to provide information that ensures the safety of Pennsylvania citizens. The open-border policy of the President’s Administration has created a health crisis as well as a financial crisis, and states across the nation are being forced to pay for the reckless abandonment of the rule of law,” he said.
“What is most concerning is that Governor [Tom] Wolf has jeopardized the safety and security of Pennsylvania residents by enabling this and by not acting on this, he is aligning himself with such policies.”
Scavello noted that the latest “mass spread” of COVID-19 has been exacerbated by the influx of illegal immigrants “who are not being tested and quite apparently not vaccinated.”
“It’s unknown if there are any health-related exams or vetting of illegal immigrants. If the federal government is not willing to provide extra dollars to communities that have experienced increased strain on their healthcare systems, increased number of students in school districts, and education costs and other services within our communities, then they shouldn’t be forced to take on more illegal immigrants and the additional financial responsibility,” continued Scavello.
“It is important to note that additional education costs per student range from $20,000 to $35,000 and these additional costs are all borne by the taxpayers in those school districts.”
“How many illegal immigrants has the President relocated to his own home state of Delaware? If it is good enough for Pennsylvania, then why not redirect the relocation to Delaware,” the senator concluded.
“Consequently, I am proposing legislation, similar to a proposal in the state of Florida, which would implement a transportation program for the unauthorized relocation of illegal immigrants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the state of Delaware. In addition, this legislation would ban the issuance of state contract work with any federal contractors working with the federal government to transport illegal immigrants into Pennsylvania.”
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