First of all, why is this such a priority given all of the other challenges facing this country? We have sequestration, debt ceiling, unemployment, entitlement reform, etc. that deserve immediate attention.
Do these talking heads understand what the impact of an amnesty would be?
Any legislation that legalizes the status of those who broke our laws by entering our country illegally and allows them to stay and work here is amnesty. We must not only prevent the Democrats and some moderate Republicans from hijacking the meaning of the word amnesty, but the public must be made aware about the true impact of an amnesty. The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty would be $2.6 trillion just for increased entitlement program costs. And the number of additional LEGAL immigrants who would join those who were the recipients of amnesty through chain migration, i.e., family reunification, would approach 70 million over a 20-year period, assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens. We cannot assimilate such numbers. An amnesty would destroy the United States of America with the stroke of a pen.
If the public understood that legalizing the status of the 12 to 20 million illegal aliens would permit them to sponsor at least another 66 million more LEGAL immigrants, the poll results would be much different. On immigration generally, Americans want less, not more, immigration.
Conferring rights and privileges upon illegal aliens has a corrosive effect on the Rule of Law, the very foundation of our Republic. It is also a slap in the face to legal immigrants who have followed the rules and obeyed the laws. There are four million immigrants waiting their turn overseas to enter the U.S. legally and approximately 40 million immigrants living in the U.S., most of whom followed the law.
If you want to understand why the Dems are pushing amnesty, just take a look at this chilling 2009 video of Eliseo Medina, International Executive Vice President.
If the GOP approves an amnesty, I will never vote for a Rep again.
Thanks for the long reply! I agree with just about all. They seem intent on changing the character of this country. This country was based on the Western Judeo-Christian values of European immigrants. In the latest year only 8.5% of immigrants came from Europe. They come from places that dont really care for the rule of law and probably dont give a crap about the founding fathers.