Issue Position: On Illegal Immigration

Issue Position

Issue Position: On Illegal Immigration

I have enormous respect and compassion for individuals seeking a better life in our great nation by way of legal immigration. This is part of our proud heritage, and it certainly will be part of our lasting legacy. Conversely, I feel equally passionate about the need to secure our borders and put an end to illegal immigration.

We are a nation rooted in the rule of law. We are compassionate and just. We, however, injure ourselves when we ignore or disregard the rule of law by tolerating, harboring and even employing illegal immigrants. We need to reclaim control of our borders with surveillance and steel. Illegal immigrants who remain in the United States must be subject to the consequences of the laws they have broken.

We must accomplish the following:

-Secure the border first, using every asset available and all the manpower required at the federal level;
-Oppose amnesty in any of its currently proposed forms;
-Welcome legal immigration and extend the privilege of United States citizenship by assisting applicants in the learning of English;
-Reward those applicants who demonstrate a willingness to assimilate into our communities and become productive, law-abiding citizens; and
-Enforce the rule of law and prosecute illegal aliens, making their path to citizenship secondary to those pursuing the proper path.

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