My thoughts as sent to a Senator:
Legalization of illegal immigrants ie, amnesty, is a terrible idea that would have many bad effects on this country. Please oppose it.
Amensty in 1986 worsened our immigration situation by enticing more lawbreakers, and this legalization/amnesty is doing the same, only on a more massive scale. Politically, this will help the Democrats with an enlarged welfare state client base. Economically, it means higher taxes for the middle class to pay for welfare benefits for millions of legalized indigents.
A TRUE comprehensive immigration bill does NOT include amnesty, It includes: Enforcing the law rigorously - including employer sanctions, employment verification, and the CLEAR Act, to get state and local enforcement involved; having reasonable visa/immigration levels to accomodate employment needs; true border security; streamlined deportation that eliminates many hidden amensties; ending birthright citizenship, sibling sponsorhsip and diversity quotas, so 'chain migration' is limited.
I hope you support the above formula and not the extremely flawed Hagel-Martinez and similar bills.
Good letter. And thanks for the link. Bump for later.