Posted by
Jack Cruger on Friday, January 11, 2008 10:31:40 AM
To the Presidential Candidates:
Mitt Romney, Sen. Clinton, Sen. McCain, Senator Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Rep. Paul, John Edwards, Fred Thompson:
With the exception of Fred Thompson’s statement at the SC debate last night, I have a problem with all of your statements on Immigration. To say the least they are very convoluted and in my opinion plain reckless.
We are a nation of laws-not lawlessness. We are a nation of order-not chaos. I implore you to use your platform to call for real border security and no amnesty for the illegal aliens who are threatening our nation with their unlawful invasion.
Americans aren’t fooled by the amnesty double-speak. Americans want strict border security and no amnesty. It would be a wise candidate that used his/her platform to embrace real border security.
I simply cannot support, nor will I tolerate any candidate who refuses to listen to the voice of the people. True border security-without an amnesty is the only option, and I urge you to publicly champion such a measure.
There is no reason to invent another Immigration Bill which will lead to more Earmark spending.
Congressman Heath Shuler (D-NC) introduced the Secure America with Verification and Enforcement Act, HR 4088(SAVE) which by my last count had 112 co-signers of which 67 of them are Republicans. This proposed Act is exactly what the American people were calling for when we sent hundreds of thousands of messages to Congress when the House and Senate tried to jam the Bush, McCain, Kennedy 3,000 page bill down our throats.
If all of you endorse the SAVE ACT by saying it publicly in your many speeches, between now and the elections, then the Congress will have to react.