Washington, DC and the Republican Establishment seem to get it wrong on just about everything – immigration is no different. They push “demographics” and predict doom if Republicans don’t reach out and support amnesty. The underlying assumption is that by supporting amnesty more people will like Republicans. They think it’s the only way to expand the tent. How little they understand America. Instead, Republicans should reach out to the tens of millions of legal immigrants opposed to illegal immigration.
As I have fought against illegal
immigration over the years, hundreds of legal immigrants from dozens of
countries have encouraged me to keep up the fight. They’re grateful that
someone sees the damage to legal immigrants and is willing to speak up.
Unfortunately, the beltway folks and the media don’t seem to even know this
group exists.
Besides, Democrat and Republican
establishments’ view of immigrants is based on a form of racism – that
immigrants can’t compete and need or want a nanny state to succeed. Most
immigrants don’t want pandering. They simply want the rule-of-law and the
government to leave them alone.
Two of my friends were in line
before the 1986 Amnesty – one from Canada the other from Mexico. What should
have taken a year took five as others were processed in front of them. Just
imagine the wait as 6 times more than 1986 Amnesty are processed.
Illegal aliens should be a finite
group: legal immigrants are an infinite group. Democrats get this and goad
Republicans into adopting policies that extend illegal immigration perpetually.
Democrats need Republicans to support amnesty because when legal immigrants and
those in line find out how difficult amnesty will make their lives they can say
that Republicans voted for it as well but Democrats still care more about you.
The current tragedy at the border as
well as the rape trees are enough to show which policy is the most compassionate.
Accusations of racism can be countered by the facts. Sixty-two percent of
illegal aliens come from Mexico, another 20% come from Latin American. One
country which makes up 1.7% of the world’s population gets 62% of the benefit.
One ethnic group which makes up 7% of the world’s population gets 82% of the
benefit of illegal immigration. That’s the very definition of institutional
racism.
As the failed policies of Obama’s
liberalism become increasingly apparent, the tent can be expanded to other
non-traditional Republican groups as well. The working and middle classes know
firsthand the damage caused by illegal immigration. A Cornel University Study
states that no issue has affected the economic well-being of African Americans
more than immigration.
Republicans should put forth a set
of principles on immigration. No economic group should have to bear the brunt
of immigration. CE0’s, professors, and the media should feel the same downward
wage pressure as the working class. Everyone will complain when immigration
becomes too great. No ethnic group or economic class should receive preference
over another. Middle-class immigrants deserve the chance at the American Dream
as well.
Unfortunately, no one in the
Republican Party seems willing to speak up form legal immigrants. Instead, we
have Paul Ryan challenging anyone to debate him on whether amnesty really is
amnesty. Republicans have a great opportunity to expand the tent with legal
immigrants and the working class by explaining that we believe in blind justice,
don’t favor those breaking the law, and care greater about fundamental
principles rather than simply profit. Republicans should stand for principles
rather than just pandering for votes and political expediency. This might just
sure-up the Republican base as well.
Chris Herrod’s wife is from Ukraine,
his sister-in-law from South Korea, two adopted nieces from China, and a
business partner from Ethiopia.
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