ICE Union Chief Says Paul Ryan Shares a Lot of the Blame for Immigration Mess

Chris Crane, the president of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, the union representing ICE officers nationwide, has written a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that calls out the speaker, in no uncertain times, for what the union sees as Ryan���s complicit behavior in the immigration crisis besetting America.

Specifically, Crane maintains in the letter that Ryan���s actions as a legislator, as well as the things he has said on the subject, have given illegals the idea that they can break America���s immigration laws with impunity. Crane, in his letter, said to Ryan, ���I am sorry to say that your rhetoric could be adding to that perception. Children crossing our border are molested and perish. Any political leader who truly cares about these children will stop the rhetoric and begin working with law enforcement to develop sound immigration policy to end the crisis on our nation's border.���

���We are in the middle of a national crisis ��� immigration officers are prohibited from enforcing the laws of the United States, and as a result dangerous criminal aliens are being released into American communities daily.���

In addition, Crane���s letter asks of Ryan that he ���immediately��� craft, in consultation with the National ICE Council and its membership, comprehensive legislation to address the immigration problem, and Crane also requested that the speaker hold a joint press conference with the group in an effort to prioritize genuine solutions to the immigration crisis.

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large