The battle over extending amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants continues to rage in Washington, D.C., as politicians of both political parties battle grassroots Americans who are adamantly opposed to allowing illegal aliens to remain in the United States.
“We still have petitions and surveys pouring in from across the country,” says U.S. Border Security Council National Spokesman Steve LeBlanc. “Everyday we are fighting the Obama Administration and its allies over amnesty.”
For instance, in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid is still trying to round up the votes for Amnesty Plus, a radical series of “reforms” that includes a blanket amnesty for illegals.
In the House, the Council has been carefully working to protect the anti-amnesty “firewall” of votes to prevent any Senate-passed bill from passing the lower chamber.
LeBlanc says the biggest issue, however, is the Obama Administration, itself, which is trying to impose amnesty through executive order and refusing to enforce immigration laws. “Barack Obama truly believes that by either undermining or flatly ignoring the nation’s immigration laws he can curry enough favor with liberal activists and Hispanic voters in order to get reelected” he explains. “However, we are not going to let him do that.”
LeBlanc says the Council’s main goal in 2012 is to educate the American people about this “backdoor amnesty” plan, and to mobilize them to hold the Obama Administration responsible.
“Americans are are paying a big price because Barack Obama won’t enforce our immigration laws,” LeBlanc complains. “And I don’t see much in the way of opposition coming from the Republican on Capitol Hill. That means it’s the Council’s responsibility to continue to fight the Administration in the media, on the Internet, in the mail, and on Capitol Hill.”
More anti-amnesty petition campaigns are being prepared for 2012, LeBlanc explains. “We need our supporters more than ever in 2012. Sometimes it feels we are all alone here fighting against impossible odds. But then, I see the statistics on the number of signed petitions pouring in, and I realize that we can and ultimately will win this battle. The American people are with us. They know the danger Obama’s amnesty policies present to our great nation and they want them stopped.”
Council supporters should be on the lookout for more anti-amnesty petitions campaigns in their mailbox in February.
Commentary From the Council: January 2012
by Steven J. LeBlanc
As we begin a new year I want to promise you that the U.S. Border Security Council will never, ever, let you down or “sell out” to the illegal alien lobby.
These days it seems too many politicians from both political parties will cave into the demands of the illegal immigrants and their supporters in Washington. They say they don’t want to appear “mean,” or they claim they can’t get reelected unless they pander to these criminal and their allies.
That is nonsense, of course. Illegal aliens are trespassers. They are breaking the law by being here. They are destroying our society!
In 2012 the U.S. Border Security Council will continue to hold accountable politicians who “sell out;” and we will continue to represent you and your values in this great battle to secure our borders.