Thread: SMITH: DREAM ACT EXACERBATES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROBLEM

SMITH: DREAM ACT EXACERBATES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROBLEM

States News Service
May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC

The following information was released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary:

Senate Democrats reintroduced the DREAM Act, legislation that would legalize millions of illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.

Following the introduction of this bill, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the statement below.

Chairman Smith: "It's time for the Democrats to wake up to the reality that millions of Americans face right now: an unemployment crisis. Nearly 26 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed, yet Democrats are rallying for legislation that would make this problem much worse."

"The DREAM Act prevents Americans from getting jobs since millions of illegal immigrants will become eligible to work legally in the United States."

"I am sympathetic to the young illegal immigrant children who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents, but the DREAM Act doesn't solve America's illegal immigration problem, it exacerbates it. Amnesty only encourages millions more illegal immigrant parents to bring their children to the U.S. illegally."

"Congress acts on behalf of the American people, not illegal immigrants. And the American people want us to focus on creating jobs and getting Americans back to work. It is quite pointless to talk about any new immigration proposal that grants amnesty since the border is not secure and our immigration laws are not fully unenforced."

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There you go, end of story. Well done and well put Rep Smith!

Obama, get off your silly radical soap box and get back to enforcing OUR laws, yes for the American people and only for the American people.

It is quite pointless to talk about any new immigration proposal that grants amnesty since the border is not secure and our immigration laws are not fully unenforced."

Huh?? He's gotta mean not fully enforced. Other than that, I agree he hit the nail right on the head.