Amnesty bill dead! Now, let's build the fence!
Steve Beren 2006 position paper on border security and illegal immigration http://www.berenforcongress.com/border.html
The American people have spoken, and have achieved a victory. The amnesty bill has failed, and never has it been more clear: the American people want tough border security, enforcement of existing laws, and removal of benefits and loopholes that create a magnet of attraction for illegal immigration.
The national debate over border security and illegal immigration must be placed in the context of overall strategy in the U.S.-led war against terrorism. We must first address the issue of border security. We can and must reverse the flow of illegal immigration.
Legal immigration is a wonderful and important feature of American history. I know this well, because I myself am the grandson of four legal European immigrants.
But illegal immigration poses a danger to America. It threatens our national security, harms our economy, and weakens law enforcement. And illegal immigration is unfair to legal immigrants who played by the rules and became American citizens.
America welcomes the immigrant, but we ask people to be respectful of our country and abide by our laws. Illegal immigration is closely tied to drug smuggling, importation of gang activity, tax evasion, exploitation of workers, and other types of crime. And in a world menaced by international terrorism, allowing this to continue is a recipe for disaster.
During my 2006 congressional campaign against far left Democratic Party incumbent Jim McDermott, I issued a position paper on border security and illegal immigration, which is still available online at http://www.berenforcongress.com/border.html
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