Where does The American Legion stand on The Immigration Bill? The American Legion sees immigration policy as a national security issue that affects public safety, economics, and good federal governance. In order to be effective, the government must be able to account for the needs of its people. In order to accomplish that, it needs to know how many people it has within its jurisdiction. People who reside in the United States illegally are undocumented, and undocumented people make it impossible for local and federal governments to properly plan for, budget for, and provide for its citizens. Further, The United States of America should be free to monitor and evaluate the applications of people who wish to live among our citizens. This policy is no different from that of any other developed nation’. When people reside in The United States illegally, or any other country for that matter, they thwart the entire process and undermine our legal, social, and economic system. Immigrants found to be living here illegally, in the opinion of The American Legion, must not be granted amnesty because, as mentioned earlier, it not only undermines our legal and judicial system, but it also cheapens the value of the expense and hard work it took for the millions of American citizens who abided by the law, and assimilated into the American family of citizens legally. Lastly, The American Legion believes that blanket amnesty would send the message that America’s immigration laws are to be scoffed at, encouraging future prospective citizens to seek illegal shortcuts rather than abide by federal law.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:14:17 +0000
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