DC Mall Amnesty Push Backfires Derailing Immigration Reform Chances in 2013

DC Mall Amnesty Push Backfires Derailing Immigration Reform Chances in 2013

For National Release

October 9, 2013

Contact: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)
(866) 703-0864 Press@alipac.us

The DC phone lines of 32 GOP members of Congress identified by ALIPAC as supporters of Obama's plan to pass mass amnesty for illegal immigrants in 2013 are ringing off the hook today with upset activists accusing them of shared responsibility for the "DC Mall Incident"!

Many Americans learned yesterday that members of Congress supporting a path to legality and/or citizenship for illegal aliens rallied with illegal immigrants, SEIU, and the AFL-CIO on the Washington Mall yesterday although that mall and many monuments and federal parks are all closed to US Citizens and taxpayers due to the budget shutdown.

"We have another clear example of illegal immigrants and their supporters being given preferential treatment over American citizens as part of this push for immigration reform amnesty!" said William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. "Americans need to let these Republicans working to help Obama pass a bill in 2013 know that they share responsibility in what happened on the DC Mall yesterday because that protest was designed to be a message to them."

The organizers of the pro-amnesty event on the shut down closed DC Mall said they wanted their effort to persuade GOP members of Congress to bring up immigration reform for a vote so any bill passed can go into Conference Committee with the Senate Bill S.744 that passed this year. Any immigration bill sent to conference is expected to return with a provision to legalize 12-20 million illegal immigrants.

Then, in the final moments, 30-40 GOP lawmakers are expected to break ranks and follow John Boehner and Eric Cantor into voting for an amnesty bill to be sent to Obama's desk to be signed into law.

"The political theater we are witnessing in Washington, DC, is clearly designed to pass a form of amnesty for illegal aliens that will have an incredibly destructive impact on American workers, taxpayers, and borders!" said William Gheen. "We hope that enough Americans will hear our call today to get on the phones to Congress and tell them what they think of their amnesty bill and illegal alien friends parading around on our closed DC Mall this week!"

The 32 GOP members of Congress working to pass amnesty for Obama behind the scenes are:

REP. MARK AMODEI (R-NV), REP. SPENCER BACHUS (R-AL), REP. JOHN CARTER (R-TX), REP. JASON CHAFFETZ (R-UT), REP. MIKE COFFMAN (R-CO), REP. JEFF DENHAM (R-CA), REP. MARIO DIAZ-BALART (R-FL), REP. SEAN DUFFY (R-WI), REP. MICHAEL GRIMM (R-NY), REP. JOE HECK (R-NV), REP. DARRELL ISSA (R-CA), REP. SAM JOHNSON (R-TX), REP. MICHAEL KELLY (R-PA), REP. PETER KING (R-NY), REP. RAUL LABRADOR (R-ID),REP. JAMES LANKFORD (R-OK), REP. DEVIN NUNES (R-CA), REP. DAVID REICHERT (R-WA), REP. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)
REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI), REP. AARON SCHOCK (R-IL), REP. CHRIS STEWART (R-UT), REP. DAVID VALADAO (R-CA), REP GREG WALDEN (R-OR), REP. DANIEL WEBSTER (R-FL), REP. DON YOUNG (R-AK), REP. TED POE (R-TX), REP. BOB GOODLATTE (R-VA), REP. TREY RADEL (R-FL), REP. RENEE ELLMERS (R-NC), REP. ERIC CANTOR (R-VA), and REP. JOHN BOEHNER (R-OH)

For interviews or more information about ALIPAC's efforts to Stop Amnesty 2013, please visit www.AgainstAmnesty.com or www.ALIPAC.us.

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