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America First Party
1630 A 30th Street #111
Boulder, Colorado 80301
http://www.AmericaFirstParty.org
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Bush Immigration Plan Sells US Out
Boulder, CO -- In response to this evening's State of the Union Address,
National Party Chair Dan Charles issues the following statement:
"Tonight, President Bush continued to show that his immigration
policies are out of step with common sense, national security, and the
aspirations of the American people. His programs are no different than
the failed policies of the past.
"In 1986 we granted amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. It did not
stem the flow of the invasion. Indeed, it accelerated it. This happens
every time the President opens his mouth on this issue. Calling an
amnesty by a different name will not prevent more and more people from
defying our laws and sneaking over our borders.
"The President says that his program encourages family values and
claims that 'family values don't stop at the banks of the Rio
Grande.' It is true that family values do not stop at our borders, but
the right to be in this country does. If we can't protect our borders,
we are no longer a sovereign nation. And today, the very safety of our
citizens' families is at risk from groups sneaking into this country
illegally.
"There are more than 15 million people who are breaking the law every
minute of every day that they are in this country, just by being
here. Another 3 to 4 million arrived in 2004 alone, and the Mexican
government has published a comic book to advise those who would break
into our country. We are also supposedly at war against an enemy who
attacks by infiltration and stealth, with the goal to kill as many
innocents as possible.
"It is time for the President and Congress to put America First! We
need to find a solution to our immigration problem that is humane and
consistent with the values that so many Americans fought for and died
to maintain. The top priority of this country should be national and
personal security for American citizens and legal residents.
"A good first step would be to enforce our current immigration
laws. We should increase the number of border patrol and, if need be,
take our troops from duty patrolling the Iraqi border and put them on
our border. We should never forget that advising people they have to
follow the laws of this country is not inhumane. We should never reward
people for breaking the law, whatever their country of origin.
"Illegal immigration burdens our hospitals, schools, jails, and
taxpayers. It reduces the tax base and drives down wages for those who
have followed the law and deserve to be here. It helps Al Queda and
endangers our people. President Bush's dangerous plan should be
rejected."
Contacts:
Dan Charles, National Chairman, 1-866-SOS-USA1, ext. 4
Romelle Winters, Press Secretary, 1-866-SOS-USA1, ext. 2
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