Senator exposes flaws in immigration bill

Visit our News page June 6, 2013 Senator exposes flaws in immigration bill Please sign our Open Letter to the congressional leadership! On June 5th, Senator John Cornyn of Texas announced he would introduce a significant amendment to the proposed immigration reform legislation. In a media release (highlights added), Senator Cornyn described the same flaws we pointed out in an email earlier this week, and what his proposed amendment will do: For starters, its border-security triggers are talking points disguised as policy: Legalization of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States would be activated by meaningless promises rather than concrete results. Haven’t we heard enough of that from Washington? Meanwhile, the bill would actually make it harder for us to prevent visa overstays, even though such overstays account for nearly half of all illegal immigrants living in the United States. It would also allow violent criminals to gain immediate legal status; it would prevent law enforcement from sharing information; and it would do absolutely nothing to bolster infrastructure and personnel at U.S. ports of entry along the southern border. Unless these flaws are corrected, I will not be able to support the legislation. Therefore, I will introduce my RESULTS amendment that addresses the full range of concerns listed above. RESULTS stands for Requiring Enforcement Security (and safety while) Upgrading Lawful Trade (and travel) Simultaneously. More specifically, the RESULTS amendment would require the Department of Homeland Security to achieve (1) full situational awareness of the entire U.S.-Mexico border and (2) complete operational control of every single border sector. It would define “operational control” as apprehension of at least 90 percent of all illegal border crossers. Let’s give Senator Cornyn some help in his efforts by sending an Open Letter to the congressional leadership that makes it clear we want border security and our visa process addressed before the Congress looks at doing anything else. Please add your name to our Open Letter today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.