Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney recently release and open letter to the people of Puerto Rico declaring that he, “will work to settle the Island’s 113-year political status question.”
The odd statement seems to indicate that Romney would be open to Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state. A bill that would pave the way for Puerto Rican statehood was passed by the House of Representatives but not the Senate.
The South Carolina State Capitol. The U.S. Border Security Council is standing behind states like South Carolina that are standing up the Obama Administration on the issue of illegal immigration.
The U.S. Border Security is 100% behind any state that stands up to the Obama Administration and implements tough state laws to enforce the nation’s immigration laws,” says national spokesman Steve LeBlanc. “The White House is trying to persecute state’s like Arizona, South Carolina and Alabama for trying to protect their citizens.”
The U.S. Justice Department has been very active in suing states that pass their own immigration enforcement laws and has even attempted to demonize state governors like Jan Brewer of Arizona.
“I want every single on of our supporters to call or write their state representatives and tell them to stand up for their constituents and pass a tough state immigration law allowing state and local law enforcement to check the immigration statuses of suspected illegal aliens,” LeBlanc says. “Every state in America should be standing up to the Obama Administration on this issue. It’s a matter of public safety.”
Senator Marco Rubio says he supports the “Dream Act” amnesty.
Republican Senator and possible Vice Presidential candidate Marco Rubio now says he supports a version of the the Dream Act amnesty for illegal alien kids.
In a recent interview with Fox News personality Geraldo Rivero, a supporter of amnesty, Rubio declared, “I do want to help out these (illegal immigrant) kids. The Dream Act is a way to help them out.”
The Dream Act is a bill designed to grant amnesty to illegal alien children. The Obama Administration has been effectively implementing this amnesty through relaxed enforcement ever since efforts to pass it through Congress failed.
Rubio previously described himself as a pro-border security or a “border security first” Republican.
“This betrayal is exactly why we have to keep fighting amnesty and why I keep telling our supporters that amnesty is not dead,” warns U.S. Border Security Council National Spokesman Steve LeBlanc. “These politicians, especially ones with national political aspirations, will turn on the American people in a heartbeat.”
Rubio says that he doesn’t support the Dream Act amnesty in its current form. Instead he wants the bill slightly modified so that anyone amnestied under this new law can’t become citizens.
“The notion that we are going to have two sets of immigration laws, one for people who come here legally and one for people who get amnesty is ridiculous,” says LeBlanc. “That will never happen. This is all just political doublespeak coming from a politician who desperately wants to give amnesty to as many illegals as possible. If Senator Rubio truly cared about immigrant kids, he would make sure that parents understand the consequences for breaking America’s laws and that sneaking their children into the U.S. is an immoral and irresponsible thing to do.”
According to various Media reports, Rubio is trying to craft a “compromise” on an illegal immigration bill that can pass the Senate.
“From what we understand of the situation, it seems Rubio has completely sold out and is working with liberal Democrats to craft a slighty modified version of Harry Reid’s S.6 Amnesty Plus bill,” LeBlanc says. “We are going to fight any such compromise and I predict that Marco Rubio will not be the first Hispanic President thanks to his stand on it.”
A proposal in Kentucky will ban illegal immigrants from getting welfare benefits. The measure has already passed the state house and is awaiting action in the Kentucky state senate.
The bill requires welfare applicants to present documentation of U.S. citizenship or legal residency in order to be eligible for the government benefits. Illegal alien supporters are opposing the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is upset that groups like the U.S. Border Security Council are fighting him on amnesty.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is blasting grassroots opponents of Senate Bill 6, called Amnesty Plus, and other immigration reform measures.
Reid’s outburst was in response to his inability to ram through “comprehensive immigration reform” legislation because of massive grassroots pressure being applied to Senate Republicans.
During a conference call with reporters Reid accused Republicans of “harshness, bitterness, meanness” and of “catering to the Tea Party.”
“While the U.S. Border Security Council isn’t a ‘Tea Party’ organization, we certainly are part of the grassroots movement opposing Amnesty Plus,” says Council National Spokesman Steve LeBlanc.
“I’ll take Mr. Reid’s hysterical comments as a compliment. Our grassroots campaigns are obviously making a difference.”
LeBlanc says the Council has been bombarding both the U.S. House and Senate with petitions opposing Reid’s amnesty bill and similar measures for the past year. “Harry Reid though he would have an easy time ramming S. 6 through the Democrat-controlled Senate. However, he didn’t count on the American people fighting back.”
So far, no immigration amnesty bill has made it to the floor of the Senate during this session of Congress and Reid is obviously frustrated.
“Our grassroots strategy has, so far, been able to keep Republicans and line and to scare a few politically vulnerable Democrats into ignoring the leaders of their own party,” LeBlanc explains. “I don’t know how long we can hold out, however. Reid has the power to literally bribe his fellow Senators with government projects and earmarked spending initiatives. And then there is the Republican political establishment that is convinced that pandering to Hispanic voters is the key to winning the Presidency next year.”
LeBlanc says that Reid’s outburst could be a sign that he is desperate and is prepared to make a major effort to “compromise” with Republicans who would like to support amnesty but fear a backlash from their constituents.
“We are entering a very dangerous few months,” LeBlanc says. “Our sources say it is very possible that some type of deal could be cut on the issue of the Dream Act Amnesty or Amnesty Plus sometime before the election and that Reid’s attacks are an effort to intimidate some Republicans into supporting such a bargain. All our supporters must keep pressuring their elected representatives and be ready to man the phones if such a deal is reached. Harry Reid may be frustrated, but he has a lot of cards still to play. This battle is far from over.”
