Rep. Calvert Urges Obama Administration to Take Action to Protect Health and Public Safety

Rep. Calvert Urges Obama Administration to Take Action to Protect Health and Public Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement in response to the health and public safety concerns raised by Riverside County officials regarding the transportation and processing of illegal immigrants at the Murrieta Border Patrol Station:

"I am and continue to be opposed to the Obama administration's decision to transport illegal immigrants detained in Texas to the Murrieta Border Patrol Station, however if they insist on taking this action Riverside County residents expect them to put in place sufficient health and public safety procedures. Riverside County has offered to place its mobile health clinic at the Murrieta Station to assist with health screenings, treatment and immunizations. However, the Obama administration has failed to authorize this common sense action. If President Obama is going to spread the problems he has created at our border to communities around the country, the least he can do is allow those communities to protect everyone's health and safety."

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