Last month, Michelle Malkin wrote something that really caught my eye.
To his credit, Texas Democrat Rep. Solomon Ortiz (call him the Dems’ Tom Tancredo) has been recently sounding the alarm about the al Qaeda/illegal alien gang connection–as well as our idiotic catch-and-release policies. Too bad more of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle have failed to join him in stopping the revolving door.
I’ve never seen anything to indicate that Ortiz, my Congressman, was interested in illegal immigration at all. So, I thought perhaps I had been ill-informed, and needed to learn some more. I don’t want to vote against someone here in South Texas who actually wants to do something to stop illegal immigration. Michelle linked to this press release which seems to indicate he cares about the issue.
I went to Project Vote Smart to find out how he has voted in recent years on immigration issues.
I wasn’t wrong.
Since 1997, he has voted against restricting Social Security, health care, and even a new form of Social Security card. He voted against prohibiting illegals from getting Medicaid benefits, and another bill requiring health care providers to notify authorities of illegals who seek health care. Immigration reform organizations give him terrible marks. Most, including Border Patrol officers, say he votes in support of their issues 0% of the time. The Immigration Lawyers give him a 50% rating.
I followed another link which took me to a recent news report.
Congressman Solomon Ortiz announced El Savadorian gangs members are in the Valley possibly to help Al-Qaeda members cross into our country.
It all became quite clear. When illegals are Mexican, it is apparently okay in Ortiz’s mind to welcome them with open arms. But when they come from El Salvador or Brazil, they need to be detained and sent back.
Must be an election year.