Wednesday, June 27, 2007

No Compromise on Amnesty

There Can Be NO COMPROMISE When It Comes To Amnesty for 12-20 Million Illegal Aliens

I understand that Members of the Senate have negotiated a so-called "compromise immigration bill" that, if passed will grant amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.

Let me be very clear: this "compromise immigration bill" is nothing more than amnesty.
  • I don’t want amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.
  • I don’t want compromise legislation.
  • I don’t want a comprehensive package that allows 12-20 lawbreakers to keep on breaking the law.
  • I don’t want foreigners coming into America unless they go through proper immigration channels.
  • I don’t want a "guest worker program".
  • I don’t want a "pathway to citizenship".


These are nothing more than amnesty phrases, and I oppose amnesty for the millions of people who have sneaked into our country illegally. Giving amnesty to people who have broken American laws increases the likelihood of further illegal conduct. This so-called compromise amnesty bill will do nothing but encourage more people to cross our nation’s borders illegally.
I understand that the spin doctors are already at work trying to convince the American people that this isn’t an amnesty bill. But the American people know better. We are not going to be fooled.


Amnesty was a bad idea in 1986.
Amnesty was a bad idea last year.
Amnesty is still a bad idea.


Former Sen. Fred Thompson is right when he said, "With this bill, the American people are going to think they are being sold the same bill of goods as before on border security. We should scrap this bill and the whole debate until we can convince the American people that we have secured the borders or at least have made great headway."


The bill should be broken up into pieces with each piece given a fair hearing. We need to secure our borders first, with a separate, tough bill that produces results. Then follow that with visa reform. A separate bill can address employer enforcement.


Throwing everything into one bill, and calling it comprehensive reform is the wrong approach.


The American people want secure borders and no amnesty for millions of illegal aliens. The American people want to stop terrorists, who wish to bomb military installations, from coming into this country illegally!


After all these months, why is it that only two miles of the promised 700-mile border fence have been built? I believe the American people want that border fence built today!

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