Houston City Councilman Mark Ellis told an August 11, 2005, meeting of the Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Club that something must be done to stem the tide of illegal aliens into Houston.
August 11, 2005 (Press Release) --
Houston City Councilman Mark Ellis told an August 11, 2005, meeting of the Bellaire Southwest Houston Rotary Club that something must be done to stem the tide of illegal aliens into Houston, citing a controversial pre-9/11 Executive Order that forbids Houston police from even inquiring about immigration status unless a violent crime is being committed.
The escalating net cost of education and social services is in the billions of dollars, and the sheer number of illegals is unmanageable from a homeland security standpoint, he said.
Ellis called upon Mayor Bill White to rescind the "Don't Ask" Executive Order put in place in the mid-nineties by former Mayor Bob Lanier, characterizing it as a magnet that draws more and more undocumented persons to Houston’s already strained city and social services.
"Houston is widely known to be a so-called 'sanctuary city' to which illegal immigrants flock precisely because city officials have openly declared that they will turn a blind eye to this critical problem," said Ellis.
Ellis had noted in a July 17 press release that "illegal immigration directly contributes to crime, gang violence, and escalating social costs such as the current fiscal crisis at the Harris County Hospital District." During his Rotary address, he added that revenue contributions by Houston's 400,000 illegals hold no hope of offsetting mounting infrastructure costs and that It is not rational to think that Houston property taxes ever can be stabilized unless the demands placed by illegals on city services decrease.
Turning to the security risk posed by Houston’s large illegal population, he warned that “We don’t know who or where these undocumented people are,” and that it only takes one to cause a major problem.
Ellis took Houston Mayor Bill White to task for "ducking this critical public safety issue" and publicly supporting the "don't ask" order: "The federal government has asked for our help, and there are reasonable, measured steps the Mayor can and should take today - instead of passing the buck."
"If I were Vicente Fox Quesada [President of Mexico], I would be pretty happy to let Texas provide services for my country's poor and keep the upper class's money at home in Mexico," Ellis told Bellaire Southwest Rotarians.
Ellis expressed the hope that Mayor White would reconsider his refusal to rescind the order and take a more proactive approach to solving Houston's immigration crisis. The increasing number of illegals in Houston is generating bi-partisan support for addressing the problem at the city level, Ellis suggested.
Bellaire / SW Houston Rotary is one of 31,000 Rotary clubs in more than 165 countries that provide humanitarian services and promote goodwill around the globe. More information may be found at www.bellairesw.org. Media contact: F. Nan Wagoner(713)668-5680.
The escalating net cost of education and social services is in the billions of dollars, and the sheer number of illegals is unmanageable from a homeland security standpoint, he said.
Ellis called upon Mayor Bill White to rescind the "Don't Ask" Executive Order put in place in the mid-nineties by former Mayor Bob Lanier, characterizing it as a magnet that draws more and more undocumented persons to Houston’s already strained city and social services.
"Houston is widely known to be a so-called 'sanctuary city' to which illegal immigrants flock precisely because city officials have openly declared that they will turn a blind eye to this critical problem," said Ellis.
Ellis had noted in a July 17 press release that "illegal immigration directly contributes to crime, gang violence, and escalating social costs such as the current fiscal crisis at the Harris County Hospital District." During his Rotary address, he added that revenue contributions by Houston's 400,000 illegals hold no hope of offsetting mounting infrastructure costs and that It is not rational to think that Houston property taxes ever can be stabilized unless the demands placed by illegals on city services decrease.
Turning to the security risk posed by Houston’s large illegal population, he warned that “We don’t know who or where these undocumented people are,” and that it only takes one to cause a major problem.
Ellis took Houston Mayor Bill White to task for "ducking this critical public safety issue" and publicly supporting the "don't ask" order: "The federal government has asked for our help, and there are reasonable, measured steps the Mayor can and should take today - instead of passing the buck."
"If I were Vicente Fox Quesada [President of Mexico], I would be pretty happy to let Texas provide services for my country's poor and keep the upper class's money at home in Mexico," Ellis told Bellaire Southwest Rotarians.
Ellis expressed the hope that Mayor White would reconsider his refusal to rescind the order and take a more proactive approach to solving Houston's immigration crisis. The increasing number of illegals in Houston is generating bi-partisan support for addressing the problem at the city level, Ellis suggested.
Bellaire / SW Houston Rotary is one of 31,000 Rotary clubs in more than 165 countries that provide humanitarian services and promote goodwill around the globe. More information may be found at www.bellairesw.org. Media contact: F. Nan Wagoner(713)668-5680.
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