Friday, June 29, 2012

Billy Long: We must act now to secure our borders

In the second part of his most recent newsletter, Seventh District Congressman Billy Long explains his stance on illegal immigration.

All we have to do is look at the past to see that granting amnesty to select groups of illegal immigrants will not fix our country’s illegal immigration problem.  In 1986, the Immigration Reform and Control Act became law and required employers to verify their employees’ immigration status.  This Act also granted amnesty to select seasonal agricultural immigrant workers and to any illegal immigrant who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1982 and resided here continually.  Around 2.5 million people applied for legalization under the 1986 law.  Today around 10-12.5 million people are estimated to be illegal immigrants.

You might ask why after granting amnesty to illegal immigrants in 1986 the number has risen from 2.5 million to today’s estimates of between 10 and 12.5 million?  The answer is simple – no one has lifted a finger to secure our borders since the implementation of the 1986 Act.  Until we get serious about securing our borders like most every other country in the world no solution will be possible to this problem.  Our lack of secure borders is not only an illegal immigration problem but a very serious security risk to our nation. We must act now to secure our borders.  

We must ensure that legal immigrants are integrated into our society.  We want people to immigrate to America because they want to become Americans.  Our ancestors were all immigrants too, and many of them were from different European nations that hated each other and had recently been at war with each other, yet we left all those things behind and became Americans.  

I am fed up with this administration’s disregard for our laws and will work with like-minded colleagues to ensure our country is not condoning illegal behavior. We welcome legal immigration but should not be advocating policies which give an incentive to people to break our nation’s immigration laws.
 

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This administration has done more with deportation and other things than any previous administration but that is not a fact that Long would know anything about because it is not talked about on Fox. He needs to look at facts and not just right wing talking points.

Brittanicus said...

ILLEGAL ALIENS WILL BE ARRIVING HERE IN THE MILLIONS FOR FREE HEALTH CARE. YOU KNOW THE DEMOCRATS WILL FIGURE SOME LOOPHOLE TO GIVE THEM YOUR HEALTHCARE, SO THEY CAN ACCUMULATE ILLEGAL VOTES IN NOVEMBER? THAT’S WHY THEY DON’T ‘PICTURE VOTER IDENTIFICATION’ OFFICIAL FOR THE OBAMAS/ROMNEY ELECTION.

WE ARE ALL FOOLS, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE MINDLESSLY HIRE THE SAME POLITICIANS EVERY TIME, BUT DO NOT CONTACT THEM ABOUT THE LAWS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO UPHOLD. ONLY THE U.S. TEA PARTY WILL DO EXACTLY THAT. NOT THE BARACK OBAMA’S OR THE MITT ROMNEYS? GET YOUR HEADS OUT THE SAND?

HERE is a summary of the Constitutional TEA PARTY ideology, which from its inception has advocated a halt to illegal immigration that Democrats, Liberals or Republicans pay lip service too. Since the 1986 fraudulent amnesty illegal immigrants and migrants has poured into America, through a border that still remains porous. The television broadcasts of CNN, ABC and other stations always show the huge steel reinforced fences between Mexico and the United States. This is misleading as further along the demarcation between two countries, there is nothing more than a few thin strands of rusty barbed wire. Go to ‘AMERICAN PATROL, to be enlightened about the true length of the border fence and other details. For every Democrat, Liberal or Republican incumbent in office, we need to replace with an honest fresh face TEA PARTY leadership. We must stop President Obama’s ‘Tax and spend” epidemic or Mitt Romney potential to press for better advantages for Wall Street and financial institutions.

Just today with the stunning news the Supreme Court in supporting ObamaCare, could be yet another nail in America’s economic coffin. This is going to further encourage illegal alien absconders from poverty stricken countries, to bring their sick by international flight or through state borders ; people needing FREE treatment as an appendicitis to major surgeries, will arrive here and because of federal mandates American taxpayers will be further raped to pay for these unfunded mandates. Millions will try to slip through our Borders or fly into America, because of the Democrats and it’s financially in our laps.

IT is the Time of the PEOPLE’S PARTY. It is the time for the moderate TEA PARTY, not the far left or right. The TEA PARTY is complimented by man/women; African, White, Hispanic, Asian and other Americans of different nationalities. The TEA PARTY is a wealth of different religions, faiths, gay and ordinary people of every walk of life. Remember a large perpetual majority who votes for President Obama for a second term could are most liable none citizens or American citizens who spend their days watching TV, selling drugs, couch potatoes, collecting public assistance, food stamps and living off the rest of us as parasites. These are the people who want something for nothing. THE TEA PARTY BELIEVES IN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE, NOT RELYING ON GOVERNMENT FOR EVERYTHING. Illegal aliens don’t just come here for jobs but to pilfer state treasuries because elected officials have allowed this to happen. As an example of states in big trouble every month the Sanctuary State of California--as just naming one haven has a deficit of $15.7 Billion dollars, with over $1 billion dollars annually soaked up by illegal alien welfare and rising. And according to the American Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) another similar Amnesty for the 20 plus million already here is estimated to cost the legal American population 2.4 Trillion dollars.

Brittanicus said...

The exception is the sick and true disabled human beings, the honest unemployed, so think of their dilemma that taxpayer money should be assisting citizens, instead of illegal aliens. If you are frustrated with feeding the rest of the world, unable to get a decent job then join the TEA PARTY. The controversial immigration debate and the problems it has brought; it is a theft of your taxes. Obama’s new the rules and regulations have been forced on American with its so called ‘Political Correctness’ along with its growing taint of a growing Socialism agenda impregnating young minds in the schools and universities. President Obama has placed obstacles to halt the extraction of valuable energy resources in a time of urgent need. This administration has squashed efforts to extract oil, natural gas and coal; that we could lower the expenditure from transportation and we could sell residual amounts to friendly foreign countries. The progressive’s zealots in the environmentalist world have stopped the laying of oil pipelines from Canada to Texas, when America could be self sufficient and not relying on Saudi Arabia, and other foreign potentates. Shouldn’t we become a creditor again, instead of a debtor to China and other investing countries?

This is the time when every American who believes in the ‘Rule of Law’ and steps forward to let their Senator or Congress person knows how you will vote. Bombard politician’s aide, that you insist the lawmaker sponsor E-Verify and the Birthright Citizenship bill (H.R.140). NEITHER PARTY DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE THAT THIS COUNTRY IS BEING OVERWHELMED BY THE POVERTY FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER, BUT ALSO A MAGNET TO MILLIONS OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ONCE ARRIVE HERE CAN STEAL THE WELFARE OF AMERICAN FAMILIES. ONCE SMUGGLED THROUGH THE BORDER OR STEP OF A PLANE, 400.000 ILLEGAL ALIEN MOTHERS ANNUALLY CAN REAP THE REWARDS OF CRIMINALLY ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. THIS PUBLIC HELP SHOULD BE GOING TO OUR OWN CITIZENS NOT TO EDUCATE FOREIGN CHILDREN OR FREE MEDICAL CARE, THAT TAXPAYERS EVENTUALLY RECEIVE THE BILL.

Citizen voters should phone Congress at the central Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Insist YOUR CONGRESSPERSON TO accomplish their obligation to the oath of office and stop rewarding the businesses that use cheap labor or the pro-illegal alien lawmakers that are desperate for votes, no matter illegal or legal. By only voting for those who favor the TEA PARTY ideology is the veil of corruption going to be lifted from American politics. Use the power of your VOTE to demand politicians sponsor good policies or we are destined to become like Europe, besieged by the poverty from other countries.

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Anonymous said...

Scapegoating is a really classless political ploy and I think a lot of people are growing tired of the "us-and-them" perspective that has become the latest rallying theme of the extreme right. You know the type - they're the kind of people who feel compelled to type half of their posts in caps because they are as overzealous with their keystrokes as they are with their policies. These are the same folks who love preaching to you about family values but are then delighted with the concept of ripping families apart if some of them don't have their papers in order. In one breath, they'll bash immigrants as a bunch of uneducated, non-English speaking people but then they'll complain that those same immigrants are the reason "real Americans" (with their grasp of the language and superior educations) can't find jobs. Such a perspective is based on ignorance and it appeals to the very worst part of human nature. I think anyone in public office who would attempt to leverage it for political purposes should be denounced for doing so and voted out of office.

Anonymous said...

cpYou must not watch Fox News. They point out that Obama HAS deported more than other presidents. Only now, he is flip-flopping and giving the illegals special priviliges by not be deported in order to get THEIR vote. By the way, I am not a Republican.