Jan Brewer Unleashed: White House Freeing Dangerous Immigrants As ‘Payback’

[DonViejo]

Mess with President Obama and he’ll unleash a horde of dangerous illegal aliens into your state as “payback.” At least that’s Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s (R) take, the latest in a growing body of GOP conspiracy theories surrounding the federal government’s decision to release hundreds of immigration detainees ahead of sequester cuts.

Brewer suggested on Fox News Friday that the move, which officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency say was a matter of simple budget math, was retaliation for the state’s law cracking down on undocumented immigrants, which has been a major flashpoint in the national immigration debate.

“Well, you know, I personally believe it could be payback,” Brewer said. “It could be to punish Arizona, to make them squirm. They’re pushing back on what we’re pushing on because we want our border secure and we’re strong about it.”

Asked whether Washington was “picking on you,” she replied: “I think it’s pretty obvious that they’re doing everything in their power.”

Both the White House and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano have denied any involvement in the decision to release the detainees, which they say was made by ICE independently in response to the sequester. Napolitano explicitly warned on Thursday, however, that the 5 percent cut to DHS’s budget that went into effect Friday will have an unavoidable impact on immigration enforcement, including the department’s ability to maintain its usual 34,000 detainee capacity.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Paranoia will destroy ya

Poor Jan always thinks it's about her !!

[gateley]

2. Pay no mind to the fact that they've all been given GPS coordinates to her home.

(I can dream, can't I?)

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. As I understand it...

These are "across the board" cuts and agencies have ZERO flexibility in how to respond to them. That is, INS can't suspend non-essential programs in favor of fully funding others that are more important -- the Republicans were pretty adamant on this subject.

So if ICE can afford to keep 5% fewer detainees, then 5% of them are going to walk.

Note to the GOP: This is ALL YOUR FAULT.

[thelordofhell]

4. Janet Napolitano used to be our Democratic Governor

Then she left for Homeland Security and because of succession laws.....we got Jan Brewer.

Thanks Obama...........

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Obama should release the immigrants right on her front porch.

and say: "how do you like them apples?"

[davidpdx]

8. I was going to say something similar

Send them to her door and tell them to knock on it and say they were told they could stay there with her. She'd shit her pants.

[Sunlei]

6. why poor Jan should shake a finger in that naughty mans face!

[treestar]

7. For one, they are not "dangerous"

and for another, the cuts are across the board. What an idiot. Arizona seems like a nice place, but it must be full of freepers. Between this lady and McDope, they sure pick some idiots for their leaders.