Thread: House GOP Says "Reject Amnesty"

The House GOP always reminds me that we have a fighting chance.

The relevant story is quoted below:

Local Lawmaker wants Senate to reject amnesty to illegal immigrants
5/10/2007

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Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (TX-21), along with a group of his congressional colleagues, sent a letter to all Members of the Senate urging them to reject any bill that grants amnesty to illegal immigrants.

"We need border security, but we don't need amnesty to secure the border," stated Ranking Member Smith.

Senate leaders have made it clear they plan to bring "comprehensive" immigration reform legislation to the floor this month. News reports indicate the proposal could legalize most of the estimated 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants now in the United States.

The letter was signed by other high-ranking Republican committee leaders, including Homeland Security Ranking Member, Peter King (R-NY), Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Ranking Member, Steve King (R-IA), Immigration Reform Committee Chair Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and Terrorism Subcommittee Ranking Member Ed Royce (R-CA).

"There is a common sense definition of amnesty: it occurs when someone in the country illegally, instead of being deported, is rewarded by being legalized and allowed to stay," Smith explained.

Added Smith, "Just because someone is in the country illegally doesn't mean we have to give them citizenship, the greatest honor our country can bestow. Some want to sell citizenship to lawbreakers for the price of a fine."

Congressman Smith's letter contained clear message lawmakers in the Senate: the closer you move toward amnesty, the further away you move from the American public and your House colleagues.

"Amnesty puts lawbreakers ahead of those who are law abiding, puts foreign workers ahead of American workers, and encourages even more illegal immigration," concluded Smith. "Amnesty treats illegal immigrants better than those who play by the rules and come in the right way."

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Here is a link for those interested.

Keep the heat up!

Thank God for Lamar Smith, Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, Mike McCaul, Dana Rohrabacker!

I love those Republicans. They make the liberal Democrats look soooooo
bad. I'm an Independent voter but my votes are with the GOP House Patriots.

Originally Posted by Faye

Thank God for Lamar Smith, Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, Mike McCaul, Dana Rohrabacker!

I'm familiar with all those guys except Mike McCaul.

Please tell me a little about him.

He's the one who headed up the committee to investigate the situation at the border and report back to the Congress. I know you're familiar with his report: "A Line in the Sand."

"We need border security, but we don't need amnesty to secure the border," stated Ranking Member Smith.

Finally! Someone with a set of cajones said this! We've been saying it for a long time now, but the globalists seem to think we can't have security without amnesty. It makes you wonder why they are so opposed to trying. My guess is they are afraid that enforcement w/o amnesty would actually work. Not to mention the fact that they would lose all kinds of lobbyist support. If this was the case, they'd have serious FACE to try and save.

Originally Posted by skepticalmonist

The House GOP always reminds me that we have a fighting chance.

The relevant story is quoted below:

Local Lawmaker wants Senate to reject amnesty to illegal immigrants
5/10/2007


[quote:1h80soy6]The letter was signed by other high-ranking Republican committee leaders, including Homeland Security Ranking Member, Peter King (R-NY), Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Ranking Member, Steve King (R-IA), Immigration Reform Committee Chair Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and Terrorism Subcommittee Ranking Member Ed Royce (R-CA).

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And we need to let those who are against amnesty know that we support them.

Here's the money quote:

The letter was signed by other high-ranking Republican committee leaders

I wonder how much influence they have over their fellow House GOPs.