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Congressman Duncan Hunter opposes Senate’s Immigration Proposal
Washington D.C. May 17… U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) vowed to oppose proposed legislation now being considered by the Democratic controlled U.S. Senate. The new legislation was drafted and supported by Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy (MA) and Republican Senator John McCain (AZ). The legislation would provide new immigration benefits to millions of immigrants who are in America illegally. Hunter was a leader in the opposition to the 1986 Amnesty Act saying it provided benefits to those who had broken U.S. laws. He also contended that the ’86 act would draw even more immigrants to America who were seeking citizenship. Hunter said he was, “fiercely disappointed in seeing history repeat itself.”
“This package will confirm to the world that the U.S. does not really mean what it says when it comes to immigration enforcement,” said Hunter. “As a result of the citizenship benefits included in this legislation, and despite the fine print, we will see a stampede across our borders as people seek to attain legal status in the U.S.”
Last year, the House of Representatives passed an Enforcement-First Immigration Reform Measure. Hunter said, “Enforcement mechanisms are sorely lacking in our current policies. It shows when Senator Kennedy included several enforcement provisions similar to those passed last year. According to Hunter, the Democratic controlled Senate is demanding legitimate enforcement policies, but what they are offering is a vast new amnesty and expansive guest-worker program. I suspect the program will be filled with fraud and abuse, and will ultimately lead to millions of low-skill workers relying on our public assistance programs.
The Senate’s decision to blatantly ignore the 2006 Secure Fence Act is yet another failure of this legislation, said Hunter. That act was signed into law last year and requires construction of 370-miles of fence, as opposed to the 854-miles mandated by the law. “The San Diego border has proven that fencing works. The time has come to quickly implement the Secure Fence Act, not retreat from its mandates,” stated Hunter.
Hunter contends that this new legislation will result in lower wages for America’s already struggling families. This will encourage importation of cheap foreign labor rather than this country investing, developing and growing a domestic workforce that will sustain our economy far into the future.”
Hunter is emphatic. “Amnesty is not the answer. Border enforcement must come first and it must be comprehensive. To do otherwise is to repeat the mistakes of the past.”
The California Republican reiterates, “This Senate bill is bad for Americans, bad for our workers, bad for law enforcement and, most importantly, bad for national security.”
Hunter will fight to oppose this proposal and will seek support to secure our borders. He supports strong enforcement of the current immigration laws. Hunter is a Republican candidate for President of the United States.
Duncan Hunter for President
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Roy Tyler * Communications Director, Cell (92 
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Join FreedomWorks and Rep. Duncan Hunter for breakfast in Spartanburg
Please join FreedomWorks South Carolina as we discuss our agenda of lower taxes, less government and more freedom with presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). We will have the opportunity to talk with Rep. Hunter about his views on taxes, spending, property rights, school choice and many other important freedom agenda issues.
As the presidential campaign for 2008 approaches, FreedomWorks volunteers will meet with the candidates and ask them to support personal retirement accounts, fundamental tax reform and market-driven energy and health care policies. Please join us as we meet with Rep. Hunter next week.
Who: FreedomWorks and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
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When: Friday, February 23rd from 8:00-11:00AM
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299 North Church Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306
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