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Illegal Immigration

As a contributing author to the acclaimed book "WAR FOOTING - 10 Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World", I know that lax border security and sloppy enforcement of our immigration laws puts America at risk.

Representative Peter King (R-NY) got it right when he said "You can't have Homeland Security without Border Security".

I went to court on behalf of all New Yorkers (Staudenraus v. Spitzer) in 2007 to stop Elliot Spitzer’s reckless Driver License giveaway to illegal immigrants.

In addition to securing America’s borders, we must secure the American workplace. American citizens should not be forced to compete with illegal immigrants for any job.

Employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants must be held accountable for their actions.

We already have an employer verification system to help employers make sure that they’re hiring a legal workforce. This program is already used by some 70,000 employers nationwide. The problem is this program is now voluntary. Common sense tells us that this program should be mandatory. Is it asking too much of American employers that they only hire legal employees?

Most importantly, we must never reward “line jumpersâ€