Posted on 06/03/2007 10:58:10 AM PDT by PhiKapMom
May 2, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today once again introduced his immigration legislation aimed at addressing the ever-increasing influx of illegal immigrants to the United States and its strain on society. Inhofe’s ENFORCE - Engaging the Nation to Fight for Our Right to Control Entry -Act (S.1269) increases U.S. border security, emphasizes greater enforcement of existing immigration laws and prevents amnesty and other shortcuts for illegal immigrants.
“Illegal immigrants continue to cross our country’s borders, strain our economy and exploit our resources,” Inhofe said. “The gravity of this situation warrants that Americans of all political stripes come together to address this problem immediately. I will not stand idly by and watch our great nation collapse under the pressures of uncontrolled illegal immigration; this is a crisis and one that must be addressed aggressively.
“Simply granting citizenship to immigrants, who are currently in our country illegally, is not the answer. We must enhance our border security, hold those accountable who encourage illegal immigration and ensure that those who violate our laws by entering our country illegally do not have this illegal activity easily forgiven and even rewarded with permanent residence or citizenship. Our nation’s future rests on Congress’ actions of today, and the ENFORCE Act is a strong step in the right direction to help solve our growing problem of illegal immigration.”
Major Provisions in Inhofe’s ENFORCE Act:
· Establishes the National Border Neighborhood Watch (NBNW) Program allowing retired law enforcement officers to assist Border Patrol agents by reporting illegal border crossings.
· Makes unlawful-presence in the United States a felony.
· Establishes an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
· Authorizes funding for online immigration training for state and local law enforcement officers.
· Eliminates the practice of granting automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants in an effort to reduce ‘anchor babies.’
· Establishes an independent verification system for Social Security numbers; also mandates that immigrant’s Social Security numbers expire when visa runs out.
· Establishes electronic birth & death registries to fight fraudulent Social Security cards
· Helps reduce Individual Taxpayer Identification Number abuse.
· Empowers state & local law enforcement to carryout immigration laws (but does not make it mandatory).
· Establishes penalties for most flagrant employer tax violations—i.e. if an employer willfully files incorrect tax returns, they will be assessed the maximum penalties available.
· Makes it illegal to operate day laborer centers for illegal aliens and to give them unemployment assistance.
· Eliminates in-state tuition benefits for illegal aliens.
I, for one, am very pleased to see you. Kind regards- from the swamps of Georgia.
Far better than wholesale Shamnesty!
Makes good sense to most Americans....so therefore the congress critters won’t like it....
Good to see you back posting again. :o)
What element might that be?
It is just more bureaucracy on top of bureaucracies that are NOT working now.
Secure the border and enforce existing laws.
Then we can go from there. Until then, until they secure the border, anything else is window dressing, moot, the same ole shellgame.
You should send your bill to the Senate and congress! I like it!
Please write and give Senator Inhofe your suggestions!
Maybe this site should write a bill and send it into Sen Inhofe — we could keep it short and simple as he has done great with the basics.
Excellent Senator as is Coburn.
It is ironic! All the times I have been into it on here on a variety of issues I was never threatened to be suspended or banned!
Glad to be back where I feel at home! I would love for this bill to see the light of day in the Senate to replace that 1,000 page debacle!
ROFLOL!!! I love the graphic!
As would I. Incredible that this is the first I've heard of it! Inhofe is a good senator, and certainly worthy of all our support.
I figure we can try to drum up support for Inhofe’s bill starting with our own Reps and other Senators. It is simple and to the point unlike the ‘dog’ they came up with of 1,000 pages.
That's too funny. I was surprised when Isakson won the primary. I thought sure Cain would win. Just glad that Dr. Coburn won in 2004!
As far as I am concerned, Sen Inhofe is the #1 Senator for reelection and so far he has no opponent! I don’t think he can be beat here but he is taking no chances.
Start small — easier to add in the future then take a 1,000 page bill and rework it! I will set for Sen Inhofe’s simple bill and then expand when they start enforcing those provisions.
Exactly! We need a lot more of Jim Inhofe's in the Senate IMHO!
Thanks for your suggestions! I think I am going to forward this thread to one of his aides with the comments.
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(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
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