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Tag: Hispanic

How to Destroy the GOP in One Easy Step

By Conservative First, Section News
Posted on Mon Apr 01, 2013 at 12:47:27 AM EST
Tags: immigration, amnesty, Hispanic, illegal alien (all tags)

Since the results of the 2012 election came in, calls for amnesty for illegal aliens have increased dramatically. Many commentators have noted Mitt Romney's poor showing (28%) among Hispanics, and claimed that passing amnesty is the key to improving those numbers.

Senator Marco Rubio and the "gang of eight" in the Senate have been working on a "comprehensive immigration reform" (amnesty) bill, and President Obama has been making a major push for it. We don't know the exact details of the bill yet. But based on similar proposals by the same folks, we can reasonably surmise the general outline of its contents.

These bills all contain an immediate legalization (amnesty) of illegal aliens in exchange for a promise of improved immigration enforcement (border security, internal enforcement) in the future. The trouble with such a "compromise" is that the enforcement is likely to be sabotaged by the same global elites and businesses that are preventing our current immigration laws from being effectively.

Incidentally, 'amnesty' is the correct term for legalization of illegal aliens. Entering the US without authorization or overstaying a visa is not permitted under America's law, nor should it be. The penalty for this infraction is deportation at a minimum (and could include jail time as well). Allowing illegal aliens to stay waives this penalty and thus constitutes amnesty. While many versions of amnesty contain some fine, this is a farce considering the much greater value of legal status and eligibility for many government benefits.

Note also that amnesty is not a "path to citizenship". Citizenship would actually be worse than amnesty, since it would not only waive the penalty, but actually provide a benefit in addition. Most illegal aliens likely care more about legal status than citizenship, but many powerful supporters of amnesty would like them to become voters as well. Some versions of amnesty bill would delay citizenship for awhile, but it is all too likely that illegals would get it eventually, whether from a future democrat administration, or activist judges. Even if they don't, their children will, due to birthright citizenship.

Many conservatives, including Michelle Malkin, Erick Erickson, Ann Coulter, Phyllis Schlafly, Pat Buchanan, John O'Sullivan, and Victor Davis Hanson have come out against the plan, but the outcome remains in doubt.

This article will focus on the political implications of amnesty, though I certainly think that it is bad policy as well. Is amnesty really essential to the Republican party's survival, or would it ensure its doom? Consider several arguments.

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