The chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee said he emerged from a briefing today unsure about the use of Defense Department facilities to house illegal immigrants.
The briefing, “Use of DoD Facilities to House Undocumented Aliens,” focused on the Pentagon’s agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services to house unaccompanied children at military installations.“One thing is clear today after this briefing: DoD cannot be certain how long this mission will continue,” subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said in a statement afterward. “And despite the DoD’s assurances, I remain concerned that the DoD’s commitment to this potentially long-term mission could have significant implications for our overall readiness posture and the general capacity of our armed forces.”
“I also have significant concerns that our men and women in uniform are being tasked with an enduring mission for which they are unprepared, untrained, and ill-equipped,” Wittman added. “During a time of significant danger around the world and tight budgets, this is a serious risk.”budgets, this is a serious risk.”
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