Sessions Issues Statement On Tonight’s Procedural Vote To Advance 1,200-Page Substitute Immigration Bill
“The Gang of Eight and their allies revealed
their true tactics tonight. They shut down debate and blocked amendments
to a 1,200-page immigration bill that no one has read… This legislation
is a crushing blow to the working people of this country, a surrender
to illegality, and a capitulation to special interests over the
interests of the citizens we pledged to represent.”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after
tonight’s vote:
“The sponsors of the Corker-Hoeven substitute fell short of the
votes they expected tonight to advance what they had erroneously billed
to other Senators as a strong border security amendment. Failure to
capture the votes they anticipated for this motion demonstrates the
building unease this 1,200-page legislative monstrosity has created. I
expect that unease will increase as Senators learn more about what’s
really inside this proposal.
The Gang of Eight and their allies revealed their true tactics
tonight. They shut down debate and blocked amendments to a 1,200-page
immigration bill that no one has read. It was anything but the open and
fair process that they had promised.
What we know for absolute certain is that this bill guarantees
three things: instantaneous amnesty, permanent lawlessness, and a
massive expansion in legal immigration that will reduce wages for
working Americans. This legislation is a crushing blow to the working
people of this country, a surrender to illegality, and a capitulation to
special interests over the interests of the citizens we pledged to
represent.”
BACKGROUND ON CORKER-HOEVEN SUBSTITUTE AMNESTY-FIRST IMMIGRATION BILL:
· Immediate amnesty before enforcement
· Guts legal requirement for biometric exit-entry system
· Millions of green cards (permanent residency) before enforcement—debunking another false claim from sponsors
· No border surge. Agents aren’t required until 2021. It will never happen
· No fence requirement. DHS retains discretion in the bill
that preempts the call for a fence in ten years. Litigation also
provides an escape hatch to never build the fence. The fence won’t
happen
· Legalization for gang members and convicted criminals
· Amnesty for future visa overstays (in other words, a prospective amnesty for future illegal immigrants)
· Guaranteed welfare access for illegal immigrants
· Undermines interior enforcement, prompting ICE officers to
warn: “There is no doubt that, if passed, public safety will be
endangered and massive amounts of future illegal immigration—especially
visa overstays—is ensured.”
· Expands non-merit chain migration—less than 10 percent of future flow is merit-based
· Doubles the number of guest workers and triples the number
of immigrants granted lawful permanent residency—reducing wages for
U.S. workers and driving up unemployment
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
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