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. Sign our letter urging Congress to secure our nation before anything else! Add your name to the group of 4,924 people who have already signed using the Internet! Please read our letter below and fill in the form to add your signature. Then, forward this letter to your friends and family. tool.donation-net.net/public/ACT4A/signup/enter.cfm?dn=1097&source=2029&id=124927&commid=137591662&CFID=17036563&CFTOKEN=82060711
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:58:25 +0000
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