Friday, June 15, 2007

Well Said!

Senator Jim DeMint (Rep, SC), one of the leaders of the opposition to the shamnesty bill, issued a statement yesterday in response to a $4.4 billion offer by the White House for an emergency funding bill to beef up border security in exchange for supporting the shamnesty bill. It's so simple and well-stated that I'm going to quote it rather than summarize it:

"I appreciate the effort to fund border security, but there’s simply no reason why we should be forced to tie amnesty to it. If the administration was serious about fulfilling the border security promises, then this funding should have been supported all along, not offered at the last minute to attract votes to a bad bill."

"We have a serious problem with our immigration system, but this mess of a bill is not the solution. It puts amnesty before security, contains loopholes for criminals, and will increase the burden on taxpayers."

"All of the border security triggers in this bill can already be implemented under current law. It is unfortunate that the bill supporters continue to hold border security hostage in return for passage of amnesty. Instead, they need to prove to the American people that they will secure the border first."

Thank you, Senator! Well said!

There's my two cents.

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