Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) issued the following statement in response to news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it will not be moving forward with a detention center at the Concord Naval Weapons Station.
“I am pleased the effort to turn Concord Naval Weapons Station into a detention facility has been halted. As we advised the Administration, the Concord Naval Weapons Station is an unsafe and inhabitable environment, and to propose housing almost 50,000 people there was both dangerous and immoral. We fought this proposal along with our local officials and dedicated community and will continue to fight against the inhumane and unjust policies proposed by this Administration. It is important not to let our guard down as one tweet can change things.”
Congressman DeSaulnier voiced concerns to the Administration about creating a detention facility on Concord Naval Weapons Station and led an effort of California Members in asking for the release of a proposal identifying Concord Naval Weapons Station as a possible detention site. News of Concord making the list of proposed facilities first broke in Time Magazine and Congressman DeSaulnier immediately contacted local officials to work with them to fight this effort. He also held a Facebook town hall to answer questions from area residents.
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We don’t have housing for citizen don’t need more poor people.
Like that POS had anything to do with the decision to halt.
Congressman DeSaulnier wants us to believe “The People” migrating are coming from two story houses with two cars, a swimming pool, and at least one pet. Wrong, the migrants will find the same shelter that our military found useful will also be useful to provide them shelter. The migrants may actually say “better than what we had before”. What a poor excuse for defending his NIMBY attitude.
Liberal POS talking out of both sides of his mouth. Open Borders for all and shows he is a Liberal NIMBY too.
He needs to go………………. but we already lost our chance for two more years of reading his POS statements.
I think they should open that place up in Concord and allow the immigrants free everything. It’s vacant and they need a home. It’s the Kalifornia way. Maybe give them an ID and car to drive. Oh, hell give them an EBT card too! We need to be compassionate people. We voted these politicians in, we deserve to take from the existing welfare people and give it to illegal immigrants. It’s the right thing to do. Now get the hell off my lawn.
Bravo, Congressman DeSaulnier, I support you 100%. Thank you.
What is now the Concord Naval Weapons Station area was owned by individual landowners prior to WWII … The feds forced those owners to sell their land at minimal prices OR it would be taken from the entirely. They had no choice! The former owners and/or their descendants should have this land returned to them. NOT given to Concord to build more houses and other things on it and adding to the already terrible overcrowding and traffic problems we have.
I don’t believe DeSaulnier is powerful enough to say “THIS” – Nor does he have the [[[as JFK would put it]]] “Military Industrial Machine” connections to get the skinny on it.
And, I really like what Elizabeth said here on Jun 28, 2018: “What is now the Concord Naval Weapons Station area was owned by individual landowners prior to WWII … The feds forced those owners to sell their land at minimal prices OR it would be taken from the entirely. They had no choice! The former owners and/or their descendants should have this land returned to them. NOT given to Concord to build more houses and other things on it and adding to the already terrible overcrowding and traffic problems we have.”
If Mr DeSaulnier had a good moral compass he would be returning the land to the original owners and not kissing the boots of those corporations whom want the land for various reasons.
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