Senator Cornyn calls for Immigration Reform this year

Dear Senator Cornyn,

It’s hard to believe that you’ve called on the President present a comprehensive Immigration Reform Plan this year.

I’m incredibly DISAPPOINTED in you. I’ve written to you multiple times re: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, and it wasn’t very long ago that the American people sent a loud and clear message to Congress.

I respectfully ask that you listen hard to the will of the American people on this issue.

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

• 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".
  

1. 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.
   
   Amnesty was a bad idea in 1986.
   Amnesty was a bad idea two years ago.
   Amnesty is still a bad idea.
   

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!

We need to remember that Ted Kennedy has already pushed SEVEN amnesties into law. Not a single one was followed by a reduction in illegal immigration. Why should anybody believe that Obama would present anything different?

1. In 1986, Ted Kennedy's blanket amnesty for 2.7 million illegal aliens promised a lot more enforcement but did not set any requirements for actual reductions in illegal immigration. The illegal flow continued.
2. In 1994, Ted Kennedy's Section 245(I) Amnesty gave legal residence and jobs to 578,000 illegal aliens. It was a temporary rolling amnesty primarily for extended family members of immigrants who instead of waiting in line, would come on into the country illegally. The illegal flow continued.
3. In 1997, Ted Kennedy's extension of the Section 245(I) rolling amnesty was followed by an Increasing Flow of Illegal Immigration.
4. In 1997, Ted Kennedy also won an amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens from Central America. Illegal immigration sped up some more.
5. In 1998, Ted Kennedy won an amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti. The illegal flow continued.
6. In 2000, Ted Kennedy got the so-called Late Amnesty, legalizing another 400,000 illegal aliens who claimed that they missed out on Kennedy's 1986 amnesty. Illegal immigration continued unimpeded.
7. In 2000, Ted Kennedy also won the LIFE Act Amnesty for an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens. It was another reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(I) amnesty., an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens. Illegal Immigration Accelerated.

It just makes good ole common horse sense to ENFORCE our current immigration laws before we grant amnesty under the guise of "comprehensive immigration reform".

We can’t just disregard the intentional violation of the law in one context because it serves policy objectives in another, as this would undermine the rule of law.

Illegal immigration is a national security issue.

We can’t play politics when the lives of Americans are at stake.

Senator Cornyn, please let me propose some principles for immigration:

1. Turn off the job magnet for illegal immigration by mandating E-Verify for all employers. This can be done immediately, before any other "reform" is put in place.
2. The net result of all immigration reform must be a large net reduction in annual green cards. Immigration of foreign workers and dependents has been running four times higher than traditional levels. The million green cards a year should be cut as far toward 250,000 as possible.
3. The nation is in a jobs depression. Most immigration of foreign workers should be suspended so that jobless Americans can have a better chance to get back into the jobs market.
4. Any attempt to give permanent work permits to an estimated 8 million illegal foreign workers would be political suicide while 14 million Americans looking for a job can't find one.
   

Senator, please remember that most Texans are conservative, and some of us have long memories. If you decide to betray the conservatives who elected you by pandering to the Hispanics for their vote, we will remember with our votes, and forget with our contributions.

Feeling betrayed,

Dr. Chris Albritton
Abilene, TX