Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to legalize all illegal aliens who have resided in the United States for at least 25 years.
The U.S. Border Security Council’s National Spokesman Steve LeBlanc blasted presidential candidate Newt Gingrich for proposing a massive new illegal immigration amnesty program.
“Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s proposal to “legalize” illegal aliens who have resided in the United States for 25 years is an illegal immigration amnesty, and the U.S. Border Security Council opposes it.
Mr. Gingrich wants to establish centers in communities all across the nation where illegal aliens can apply to remain in this nation despite having entered the United States illegally as long as they claim they have resided within our borders for at least twenty five years,” says LeBlanc.
“The lines of illegals all claiming to meet these requirements will be huge. Millions of people who broke our immigration laws will line up at the amnesty centers to receive their ‘get out of jail’ free cards. A cottage industry providing fraudulent papers ‘proving’ that an individual is eligible to receive amnesty will appear overnight. Millions more will pour across our borders under the assumption that the federal government will eventually grant them amnesty as well.”
Despite what Mr. Gingrich claims, this policy is not humane, LeBlanc explains. In fact, he says it is exactly the opposite. “Parents who decades ago illegally entered the United States with their small children, and then proceeded to raise these children illegally in our country, are criminals. They must not be rewarded. Americans may well feel sympathy for children who were raised in America under these circumstances, but the law must be applied equally and fairly. We may feel sympathy for the children of bank robbers who will no longer benefit from the ill-gotten gains of their parents. However, these children are not allowed to keep their parents’ stolen loot. Why should enforcement of our immigration laws be any different?”
LeBlanc adds, “In fact, it is the lax enforcement of the immigration laws that is inhumane and immoral. Politicians like Newt Gingrich deliberately encourage people to take great risks and enter America illegally by holding out the possibility that they will hit the jackpot and be allowed to stay. If we simply stop illegal immigration by removing all incentives to break our immigration laws, we will prevent these types of situations.”
LeBlanc says the U.S. Border Security Council will oppose any type of amnesty plan in Washington, D.C., and will educate its supporters about Gingrich’s positions.
“We don’t endorse or support particular candidates,” he explains. “However, our tens of thousands of supporters will know all about Gingrich’s plan for flooding the United States with illegal immigrants. You can be sure of that!”