American taxpayers paying for illegal alien hotel rooms simply by claiming 'credible fear' of drug cartels

Ahh, looks like Democrats are pursuing the refugee angle now (you know, unlike an actual refugee)...

Townhall: Illegal immigration is speeding up and has been for months as amnesty talks continue on Capitol Hill. But now, Fox News has obtained documents showing illegal immigrants are getting free hotel rooms courtesy of taxpayers and are being given asylum in the United States by citing fears of drug cartels in Mexico.

A sudden influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico requesting asylum is overwhelming immigration agents in San Diego, forcing agencies to rent hotel rooms for some undocumented families and release others to cities around the U.S.

Documents obtained exclusively by Fox News show Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been paying for hotel rooms for dozens of recently arrived families to relieve overcrowding inside the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, Calif., processing centers. Some ICE employees are working overtime and others have been asked to volunteer to work weekend shifts. “Duties include intake, placements, transports and release of family groups and unaccompanied minors,” according to a memo obtained by Fox News.

The surge has raised suspicions about what is driving the influx, amid claims that illegal immigrants have learned they can attempt to get asylum by using a few key words -- namely, by claiming they have a "credible fear" of drug cartels.

But it isn't just illegal immigrants seeking asylum who taxpayers are housing, they're also paying for cartel members to be housed in America's prisons as the violent criminal organizations partner with dangerous gangs in our neighborhoods.

Peculiar how Congress isn't actually addressing that legitimate concern in their so-called immigration reform push. No, not really. Because as with much of what Washington pushes these days, it's got more to do with internal agendas than addressing the real problems ailing our society.