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A Legislative Report from Coastal Carolina Taxpayer Association

The North Carolina House and Senate will each convene for business on Wednesday, January 30.  As bills are introduced, they will show up on their website at http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/.  We can use the website to follow the progress of each bill.

 

The attachment is my “wish list” for the North Carolina General Assembly to accomplish in 2013.  I sent it to Norm Sanderson, Michael Speciale, and John Bell with a letter asking to meet with each of them to hear their hopes and plans for the upcoming legislative session, and to get their reaction to the things I’m concerned about.  I’ve now had long, informative conversations with each of them.

 

To a person, they’re sympathetic to the things I expressed concern about.  Republican caucus meetings have already been held, caucus votes counted on a number of issues, and it appears there’s a good chance we’ll see a lot of things we’ll like coming out of our General Assembly this year.  I’m very grateful to have been reinforced in my belief that we conservatives are excellently represented there.

 

I met with Michael last Tuesday, and he said that nullification is hard to do, and gave me a little history lesson to show what he means by that.  He said that in the prior legislative body, Glenn Bradley had gone “full bore” after the National Defense Authorization Act, but that none of his stuff got to the floor, and he was “double bunked” when his area was redistricted (only the area very near his home remained in his district; most of it was in areas in which he had no name recognition), so he ran for the Senate, but he lost.  Apparently, the “leadership” punishes those it deems to be extreme.

 

Therefore, Michael says he thinks we can achieve much of what I covered in the “PROTECT NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT” section of the attachment by taking a lower key approach.  I’m not wed to the word nullification, and I don’t think our members are either.  We just want North Carolina citizens protected from the expensive, poor quality health care that would come with ObamaCare, and protected from federal attempts to control our weapons and ammo, and protected from being detained without due process under the NDAA, and have our small farmers protected from the most ridiculous aspects of the Food Safety Act, etc.

 

Michael said he’d like to see the Craven County Board of Commissioners pass a resolution similar to the one passed in Beaufort County so that it’s obvious what his constituents want.

 

Michael also pointed out that two thirds of the general assembly members have been there two years or less, that they’re pretty conservative, and they’re not the sort to sit quietly in the back of the room and await events.  They’re there because they have a job to do.  Michael thinks PHOTO ID will pass (along with some other voting reforms such as shortening the early voting period, doing away with same day registration and voting, and eliminating “straight ticket” voting), and does not think North Carolina will set up a state exchange.  He says they’ll be evaluating each bill that might be challenged in court for how well it can be expected to hold up under that kind of pressure.  Michael knows several people for whom the FOOD SAFETY ACT is a big issue and thinks we can expect to see some legislation we’ll like in that area.

 

Michael says the state’s infrastructure is falling apart.  Many state owned buildings badly need repairs.  Money is an issue.  Spending will need to be carefully watched.

 

Real tax reform will be proposed.  Michael is glad drastic tax changes are being talked about, but doesn’t agree with everything he’s hearing.  I think this is an area we should follow and form an opinion on based on what will make North Carolina solvent, attractive to business, and affect citizens in the most even handed way and so that a maximum number of citizens “have skin in the game.”

 

Michael also expects changes in unemployment insurance to be proposed.  I think we should watch this, too.  If it gets less expensive for employers, it will tend to strengthen employment; if it gets more expensive, the reverse is true.

 

John Bell couldn’t meet with me until next week, and I’m having knee replacement surgery on Tuesday, so we “met” for a couple of hours on the phone.

 

John sees ObamaCare as unconstitutional and a jobs killing bill.  He doesn’t have to look far from home to see the jobs killing aspect because his mother has a medical device business that will be “done in” if ObamaCare is implemented.  John says he represents 84,000 people in House District 10, and if they want the effects of ObamaCare nullified, he needs to work toward that end.  His is but one voice in the House, but there are ways to work on it, and he pointed out that the North Carolina Constitution could be changed if need be.

 

John believes that if we lose our 2nd Amendment rights, all our other rights will fall, too.  He believes the president wants to take guns from our people, and he’d like to see action in the general assembly to counter that.  Like Michael, John would like to see a resolution from local Boards of Commissioners.

 

John gave an open invitation to CCTA to lobby for anything we want changed, and specifically requested that we give him feedback on our ideas about North Carolina tax reform.

 

John agrees that the FOOD SAFETY ACT puts some ridiculous regulations on small businesses (family farms).

 

John has submitted a request for research on the topic of consolidating many of the very numerous boards and planning organizations with which North Carolina is burdened.

 

On immigration, John seemed favorably impressed with Marco Rubio’s recent pronouncements Continue reading →

Lt. Gov. Forest attacks attorney general's opinion on driver's licenses for some illegal immigrants

By Bruce Siceloff – bsiceloff@newsobserver.com

RALEIGH — Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said Saturday that President Barack Obama was wrong to defer deportation for some immigrants who entered the United States illeglly as children, and the state attorney general’s office was wrong in issuing its opinion that participants in the deferred-action program are legally eligible to get driver’s licenses in North Carolina.

“A person entering the United States illegally should not be afforded the privileges reserved for US citizens,” Forest said in an email statement released by his chief of staff, Hall Weatherman. “The President is willfully ignoring the laws on the books and should be Constitutionally challenged on this point by our Congress. While Congress has not acted, we in North Carolina can and should. We are a sovereign state and need to stand up and push back when the Feds encroach on our ability to protect our citizens and enforce our laws. The Attorney General’s ruling leaves open the possibility that the DMV can issue licenses to those individuals who came to our country and state illegally. I disagree with this action.”

The state Department of Transportation said Friday that it was “carefully assessing” the opinion issued Thursday by Grayson Kelley.

The Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program delays deportation for two years for some illegal immigrants. Kelley wrote that the DACA program allows the young immigrants to remain legally in the country for two years, and it meets state law requirements for confirming the “legal presence” in North Carolina for non-residents who are applying for driver’s licenses.

Kelley wrote that neither the DACA program nor his opinion has any effect on the lawful status of illegal immigrants.

“We believe that individuals who present documentation demonstrating a grant of deferred action by the United States are legally present in the United States and entitled to a drivers license of limited duration, assuming all other criteria are met,” Grayson wrote.

“This conclusion should not be construed to suggest that individuals granted deferred status under the DACA program have ‘lawful status’ in the United States. … (Homeland Security) Secretary (Janet) Napolitan’s memorandum, in fact, specifically states: ‘This memorandum confers no substantive right, immigration status or pathway to citizenship.’ There exists, however, a recognized legal distinction in immigration law between ‘lawful status’ and ‘legal presence.'”

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/01/19/2617956/lt-gov-forest-attacks-attorney.html#storylink=cpy

Walter Jones on Immigration Enforcement

Dear Mr. Kukulinski:

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns regarding immigration enforcement.  I appreciate you taking the time to contact me and I’m honored to respond.

                Like you, I am deeply concerned about  America’s lack of immigration enforcement.  I have been, and will continue to be, a strong supporter of initiatives to strengthen enforcement and an opponent of efforts to reqard those who break our immigration laws.  You will be happy to learn that I have cosponsored a number of bills that would do just that, including:

· H.R. 140, the Birthright Citizenship Act would clarify that children born in the  United States to illegal immigrants are not granted citizenship, ending the process of birthright citizenship.

· H.R. 100, the CLEAR Act of 2011 would provide resources for state and local agencies to assist in the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws.

· H.R. 280 and H.R. 282 would each require contractors to participate in the E-Verify program as a condition of any work for the federal government (H.R. 282), and within the United States Capitol Complex (H.R. 280).

· H.R. 787, The No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act, would ensure that illegal immigrants would not receive social security.

· H.R. 692, the Nuclear Family Priority Act would end the process of “chain migration” where countless non-nuclear family members of immigrants are allowed to immigrate into the  United States.

· H.R. 152, the National Guard Border Enforcement Act would direct the Secretary of Defense to make National Guard troops available for border security upon the request of a  US Governor.

Please know that I will continue to do all I can to secure borders and to oppose amnesty for those who break our immigration laws.

                Again, thanks for sharing your concerns with me. If you have any questions on other immigration legislation, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Walter B. Jones
Member of Congress

Walter Jones on Obama's Amnesty for Illegal Aliens

FROM:
TO:
  • Kenneth Lang
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:57 PM

Dear Mr. Lang:

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns regarding the DREAM Act, and the Obama Administration’s memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that closely resembles the DREAM Act. I appreciate you taking the time to contact me and I’m honored to respond.

As you are likely aware, the DREAM Act is a bill that has been introduced for the past few years that would provide legal status to illegal aliens. Specifically, the DREAM Act would allow illegal aliens who came to the United States as minors to obtain permanent residency if they meet certain requirements such as either completing college or military service. I have long opposed the DREAM Act and have always voted against it because, very simply, it rewards illegal behavior. Although these children came to our country through no fault of their own I cannot support amnesty—we are a nation of laws. The American people have consistently voiced their opposition to this legislation.  In fact, so many voiced their concerns that the DREAM Act was not able to pass the Democrat controlled Senate in 2010.

Unfortunately, President Obama’s Administration recently overruled the will of the American people and the Congress and issued a memo that closely resembles the DREAM Act. This memo directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to use discretion when deciding whether or not to deport illegal aliens if they are currently in school, have a family member serving in the military, or are pregnant or nursing. I am adamantly opposed to the DREAM Act and to the new ICE memo, and will continue to fight to ensure that our nation’s laws are enforced. You will be pleased to know that I am a cosponsor of H.R. 2497, the HALT (Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation) Act– legislation that would prevent President Obama from bypassing Congress and providing any amnesty. The Constitution, in article I, clause 8, section 4, grants Congress the power to establish immigration policies and President Obama’s end run around the Constitution and the Congress must not stand.

Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts with me. Please know that I understand and agree with your concerns and will oppose any effort to provide amnesty to those who break our nation’s immigration laws. If I may be of any further assistance please feel free to contact my office.


Sincerely,

Walter B. Jones
Member of Congress

Letter to the Editor – THE ILLEGAL FLOOD OF DISEASE

THE ILLEGAL FLOOD OF DISEASE

Did you know hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants crossing our borders without being health screened have brought us thousands of new cases of leprosy in the past years since we  opened the southern border back door? (Dumb Question).  Additionally, they brought 10s of thousands of cases of incurable (multiple drug resistant) tuberculosis, hundreds of thousands of cases of high resistant hepatitis (ask me about it), blood parasites (ask me about it), head lice (not yet) no hair and many other diseases.
Chagas Disease (Chagas (SHA-gus) disease is an inflammatory, infectious disease caused by a parasite found in the feces of the triatomine bug. Chagas disease is common in South America, Central America and Mexico, the primary home of the triatomine bug. Rare cases of Chagas disease have been found in the southern United States as well, but it is coming close to high levels now and can be passed from person to person.
Exotic Newcastle Disease (ND) is another newcomer. A catastrophic outbreak of exotic ND led to contact between chickens that were packed in crates and brought across the unguarded section of the border from Mexico.  The chickens were raised in a farming district in California.  Poor security at a chicken farm led to contact with the infected chickens and the commercial poultry business. The disease spread rapidly from 1971 through 1973 within the California poultry farms. The disease was eradicated after eight Southern California counties were quarantined and millions of chickens destroyed (Colonel Sanders rolled over in his grave after seeing all those chicken wings going to waste).
The cost to the tax-payers was $56,000,000.00 (chicken feed to the US Congress) (Pun intended) in 1973 dollars. But it was not the illegal chicken immigrants that caused the problem, it was the “poor security failing” as our liberal friends would say.  They (liberals) shed blame like water off of a duck’s back (I wanted to keep this section in the fowl mind set).
Don’t take this letter to mean that our country shouldn’t have an “open arms policy” towards immigrants, but it should be the legal way. But we cannot continue to let our Leaders (I use that term very loosely) keep this flood of people that will shortly cost us trillions of dollars (“trillion” a very small amount of money in a politician’s mind) to pay their health costs and schooling, taking away jobs from the America poor.  The liberal answer to that is “Don’t worry, we always have “Obama’s stash” to fall back on.”  But remember, that “stash” is our tax dollars, which was your “stash” for old age enjoyment, if there is such a thing. I’ll be 70 in May and don’t feel a day over a 105 (I do get some of Obama’s “stash”) but I’m still out there working, paying into Obama’s “stash” also.
Remember, thousands of children that have never been vaccinated or even seen a doctor in their lifetime are now mingling with our children in all of the school systems in the country. I’d like to see their health/shot records that a school is supposed to get (or at least they used to) before they  start school, but in the liberal’s mind, that would be called the “BAD old days – it’s not progressive”.
I served my country for 28.5 years and got blood parasites and hepatitis from serving as a liaison on a Vietnamese patrol boat on the Mekong Delta.  I had the best health care, yearly shots and check-ups and I still came home with a host of diseases (but no new holes) that still give me problems (the diseases, not the lack of holes) sometimes.
Don’t worry, I’m not Typhoid Mary, I am not contagious, I may be a bubble out of plumb, but I don’t want my country to go down the drain now.  I do worry about what my son/daughter, grandsons and granddaughters will have if this keeps on going as is.
I did have to go to Long Bien Hospital to be treated.  That’s where there were a lot of guys that didn’t have the lack of holes, some had way too many.  Somewhere along the line I got separated from my uniforms; all I had was one pair of “Tiger Greens”, those that were there know what they look like.
I was told to report to Saigon.  After I got there they offered me a choice to go back to a Vietnamese boat or go back to the USA……I’ll give you 25,000 chances to get the right answer.  So off to San Francisco I went with orders to report to Alameda CG Base. After I got to the San Fran airport I called the base and told them I had enough money to fly back to the East Coast and report in there, where my family and next duty station were.  They gave me the nod with verbal orders to go.  Of course I had to borrow some money from another Coastie going to the East Coast (I’m still in tiger greens with a wallet with a service ID and a load of Dongs and “MPCs…Dongs/MPCs???? Ask a Viet vet.). I had my wife meet me at Philadelphia airport where I paid off the guy for my plane ticket.  Boy, I did get the weird eyeball and a wide berth in a number of places. I don’t know if it was the way I looked, or was it smelled? My uniforms even arrived home before me.
A lot of people said that some people would spit on servicemen coming in from Vietnam and I was asked if that had happened to me.  The only answer for that was “I’m not in prison for murder, am I?”
It is time for “YOU” to wake up, open your eyes, get involved, pull your noses out of the roses (always like to throw in a rhyme when I can) and take back our country from that POOL OF FOOLS in Washington, D.C. (and I like to end with a rhyme).
PS: I had the displeasure of serving a three-year tour in that POOL (everyone I know said I had a mental problem afterwards)…..visit, but don’t live there. It has to do with all of the self- adoration and the thought pattern that “anyone outside of the beltway is an idiot” that is in the air.
Every person, before they can be elected to Congress, should have to serve a year in a dirty/filthy combat zone.

CWO Roma D. Wade
USCG Retired

Email from Walter Jones re. Border Security

JONES TO OBAMA: DON’T TAKE NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS OFF THE MEXICAN BORDER


WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) has joined Texas Republican Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) in urging President Barack Obama not to reduce the presence of U.S. National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico border this coming year. In a letter to the president, Jones and a bipartisan group of lawmakers cited their deep concerns with recent reports that the Obama Administration plans to withdraw half of the National Guard troops currently in the region.

 

“The violent crimes along our southern border have escalated substantially in recent years,” said Jones. “These crimes are not just taking place on the Mexico side; innocent Americans are in frequent danger. It is of the utmost importance that our National Guard maintains a strong presence along our southern border in order to protect the American people.”

 
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reported that the U.S. Border Patrol only has operational control of 44 percent of the southern U.S. border. While this number is disappointing, it illustrates the need for the continued presence of the National Guard to help secure the border.

 
The full text of Congressman Jones’ letter to President Obama can be read here.

Illegal Immigration Alert

From the Tea Party Patriots – Call your Congressman now!

 

HR 2885 – Legal Workforce Act
There are four problems with HR 2885 which is the second bill called the Legal Workforce Act,
the first was HR 2164.
Section 6 Preemption in HR 2885, must be removed or the bill killed.
The problems with HR 2885 are in the following sections:
• SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROCESS
• SEC. 6. PREEMPTION
• SEC. 10. FRAUD PREVENTION
• SEC. 11. BIOMETRIC EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PILOT
PROGRAM
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROCESS
‘‘(ii) DOCUMENTS EVIDENCING EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION AND
ESTABLISHING IDENTITY.—A document described in this subparagraph is an
individual’s—
‘‘(IV) in the case of a non-immigrant alien authorized to work for a specific
employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I–94 or Form I–94A, or
other documentation as designated by the Secretary specifying the alien’s nonimmigrant
status.
Comment:
The original legislation, HR 2164, designated only the I-94 and I-94A. HR 2885 allows other
documents to be used at the discretion of the Secretary of DHS and could be abused for
political reasons. The I-94 and I-94A are sufficient documents for establishing identity and
authorization for employment.
SEC. 6. PREEMPTION.
Section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) PREEMPTION.—The provisions of this section preempt any State or local
law, ordinance, policy, or rule, including any criminal or civil fine or penalty
structure, insofar as they may now or here after relate to the hiring, continued
employment, or status verification for employment eligibility purposes, of
unauthorized aliens.
Comment:
The state preemption, Section 6 is exactly the same in the new bill, HR2885, as in the previous
bill, HR 2164. It has not been removed. Currently 17 states have passed their own version of
E-Verify legislation. By next year 25 – 30 states could have their own state laws. The U.S.
Supreme Court in the Whiting Case has ruled that states can pass and enforce their own EVerify
laws. The state preemption in HR 2885 would prohibit the states from using E-Verify
to enforce employment laws to the benefit of American workers (American citizens or legal
immigrants with work visas.)
The state preemption in HR2164 was opposed by:
• Arizona Senator Russell Pearce (Author of AZ’s E-Verify law, SB1070 and other
legislation)
• Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (Co-author of SB 1070 with Russell Pearce)
• U.S. Congressman Lou Barletta (former Mayor of Hazelton Pennsylvania)
• NAFBPO-The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers
• Daryl Metcalfe, Rep. Pennsylvania House of Representatives and founder of the State
Legislators for Legal Immigration
• Bay Buchanan, Co-Chair of Team America PAC. (One of the sharpest political minds in
the country.)
• Tom Tancredo, Co-Chair of Team America PAC. (Nobody worked harder inside the
Beltway for enforcement.)
• Phyllis Schlafly, Founder and President of Eagle Forum, (Has impeccable patriot
credentials.)
• State Legislators for Legal Immigration
• Patriot Action Network
Rep. Steve King R-IA said in his opening statement about HR 2885 in Judiciary on Thursday
September 15:
“…do you believe the Federal Government will enforce efficiently and effectively the laws that
we might pass in this Congress. The history of that, of immigration enforcement, doesn’t answer
that as a yes. I have concerns because of that. I want local government to help us enforce
immigration laws because the Federal Government is not doing the job.
Comment: cont…
Section 6 Preemption, is a state’s rights concern. Also, it is believed that the state preemption
is the reason for this bill, as it is supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce which has been
an enemy of immigration enforcement for the past 25 years. The Chamber opposed the
Employer Sanctions in the 1986 IRCA amnesty, (Simpson-Mazzoli) and, among other things,
has sued the federal government to prevent requiring contractors with the federal government
to use E-Verify.
Employment is the biggest magnet attracting illegal immigrants. This fact is indisputable. If
states are prohibited from enforcing federal employment law and the federal government
continues its policy of defacto-amnesty through “Discretionary Prosecution,” Section 6 of
HR 2885 will result in the biggest single setback to immigration enforcement since the 1986
IRCA amnesty.
SEC. 10. FRAUD PREVENTION
(c) BLOCKING USE OF CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a
program in which the social security account numbers of an alien described in
paragraph (2) shall be blocked from use for purposes of the employment
eligibility verification system established under section 274A(d) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)), as amended by section 3 of
this Act, unless the alien is subsequently admitted lawfully to the United States in,
or the Secretary has subsequently changed the alien’s status lawfully to, a status
that permits employment as a condition of the alien’s admission or subsequent
change of status, or the Secretary has subsequently granted work authorization
lawfully to the alien.
Comment:
Section (c) from the original HR 2164 is not in HR2885. Blocking use of a SSAN is an
important part of reducing fraud. This section should be added to HR 2885. We need more
fraud prevention, not less.
SEC. 11. BIOMETRIC EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PILOT
PROGRAM.
Not later than 48 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Commissioner of Social
Security and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall
establish by regulation a Biometric Employment Eligibility Verification pilot program
(the ‘‘Biometric Pilot’’). The purpose of the Biometric Pilot shall be to provide for
identity authentication and employment eligibility verification with respect to enrolled
new employees which shall be available to subject employers who elect to participate in
the Biometric Pilot. Any subject employer may cancel the employer’s participation in the
Biometric Pilot after one year after electing to participate without prejudice to future
participation.
Comment:
The Biometric Pilot Program has been reduced from seven pages in HR 2164 to this single
paragraph. The merits of any biometric identification legislation should be debated separately
from E-Verify and legislation written in a way that specifies the limits of the program to avoid
government abuse and unconstitutional invasions of privacy.
Links:
• HR 2164
• HR 2885
• Morton Memo on Prosecutorial Discretion
• Whitehouse Blog Announces Defacto Amnesty based on Prosecutorial Discretion
• Dept. of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis protects illegal alien workers
• The HALT Act
• HR 2847 Agricultural Worker Program (500,000 workers per year)
Take Action:
Contact all members of the Judiciary Committee and identify yourself as a member of the Tea
Party. Below is a suggested script, modify as necessary. Be polite.
“My name is _____________ and I am calling Congressman/woman ___________ to ask that
he/she support an amendment of HR 2885-The Legal Workforce Act.
Section 6, the preemption, must be removed. If the states are prevented from enforcing
employment law to prevent illegal aliens from working in our country, there will be no
enforcement. Employment is the number one reason illegal aliens sneak into our country.
Please contact Congressman Steve King on the Judiciary Committee and tell him Congressman
______ will support an amendment removing the state preemption from the HR 2885.
States rights must be preserved and the states must not be prevented from enforcing the law that
can cut off employment to illegal aliens.
Thank you.”
Please report what feedback you get from the staffer, if any.
Member District
HR 2885
Cosponsor Party Phone
Rep Griffin, Tim AR-2
R 202-225-2506
Rep Franks, Trent AZ-2 9/12/2011 R 202-225-4576
Rep Quayle, Benjamin AZ-3
R 202-225-3361
Rep Gallegly, Elton CA-24 9/12/2011 R 202-225-5811
Rep Lungren, Daniel E. CA-3
R 202-225-5716
Rep Issa, Darrell CA-49
R 202-225-3906
Rep Ross, Dennis FL-12 9/12/2011 R 202-225-1252
Rep Adams, Sandy FL-24
R 202-225-2706
Rep King, Steve IA-5
R 202-225-4426
Rep Pence, Mike IN-6
R 202-225-3021
Rep Coble, Howard NC-6
R 202-225-3065
Rep Chabot, Steve OH-1
R 202-225-2216
Rep Jordan, Jim OH-4
R 202-225-2676
Rep Marino, Tom PA-10
R 202-225-3731
Rep Gowdy, Trey SC-4
R 202-225-6030
Rep Gohmert, Louie TX-1
R 202-225-3035
Rep Poe, Ted TX-21
R 202-225-6565
Rep Smith, Lamar TX-21 9/12/2011 R 202-225-4236
Rep Chaffetz, Jason UT-3
R 202-225-7751
Rep Forbes, J. Randy VA-4
R 202-225-6365
Rep Goodlatte, Bob VA-6
R 202-225-5431
Rep Sensenbrenner, Jim WI-5
R 202-225-5101

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Illegal Immigration & Border Security

From the Patriot Action Network…

 

Former Congressman Tom Tancredo’s list of Illegal Immigration Facts on Gov. Rick Perry of Texas

When I ran for president in 2008, I tried to pressure the Republican candidates to take a hard line against illegal immigration. For this, Perry called me a racist.

When he first took office as governor in 2001, Perry went to Mexico and bragged about his law that granted “the children of undocumented workers” special in-state tuition at Texas colleges, the first state in the nation to do so.

“The message is simple,” Perry concluded, “educacion es el futuro, y si se puede.” Education is the future, and (echoing Cesar Chavez’s slogan) yes we can.]

Just a few weeks ago, Perry defended his decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. He said “to punish these young Texans for their parents’ actions is not what America has always been about.”

Perry opposed Arizona’s tough anti-illegal immigration law SB 1070. “I have concerns,” he explained, “with portions of the law passed in Arizona and believe it would not be the right direction for Texas.”

He spoke out last year against using E-Verify to prevent illegal immigrants from getting jobs as state employees, who get their paychecks from the taxpayers. He insisted it “would not make a hill of beans’ difference.”

Numbers USA, a group that supports immigration control, gives Perry a “D-“ for his positions supporting amnesty, open borders, and opposing border security.

 

Read more here

AZ Gov Brewer to Phoenix Suns Owner 

Arizona governor vs. Phoenix Suns owner - I'd say she makes a
pretty good case with her analogy!!

The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver,
came out strongly opposing AZ's new immigration laws.

Arizona's Governor, Jan Brewer, released the following statement
in response to Sarver's criticism of the new law: 

"What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people
were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a
good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and
security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to
produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn't
be ejected.
Furthermore, what if Suns' ownership was expected to provide
those who  sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And
what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured,
the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?"
- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer

Reference

Voter ID costs inflated in report, head of division responsible resigns

A detailed review of the costs associated with HB 351, the Voter Photo ID bill, shows that the costs associated with implementing this bill were grossly inflated. The cost estimate of $3.2 Million noted in the Legislative Fiscal Note for this bill used dubious criteria to determine how many id cards would likely have to be issued and double counted the the costs associated with the issuance of the cards. The report was issued on March 22, 2011 and signed by the head of the Fiscal Research Division, Marilyn Chism. On March 30th, Ms. Chism, a Democrat, was forced to resign her position. No reason was given for her forced resignation.

Following are my observations and comments on this LFN. For reference, download the 11 page LFN here.

This report estimates that 14.5% of North Carolina voters, or 885,000 of them, might need to be issued a free voter photo id card. Now if you’re thinking that 14.5% seems like a high percentage, you’d be right. The report was clearly designed to be misleading. The real figure is closer to1% or 61,000 voters. Where does the 1% come from? Why, from the report itself, buried in the footnote on page 5:

 

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Email from Walter Jones, 3/21/11, Immigration

Dear Mr. Broyles:

 

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns regarding immigration enforcement.  I appreciate you taking the time to contact me and I’m honored to respond.

 

Like you, I am deeply concerned about  America ‘s lack of immigration enforcement.  I have been, and will continue to be, a strong supporter of initiatives to strengthen enforcement and an opponent of efforts to reqard those who break our immigration laws.  You will be happy to learn that I have cosponsored a number of bills that would do just that, including:

 

  • H.R. 140, the Birthright Citizenship Act would clarify that children born in the  United States to illegal immigrants are not granted citizenship, ending the process of birthright citizenship.

 

  • H.R. 100, the CLEAR Act of 2011 would provide resources for state and local agencies to assist in the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws.

 

  • H.R. 280 and H.R. 282 would each require contractors to participate in the E-Verify program as a condition of any work for the federal government (H.R. 282), and within the United States Capitol Complex (H.R. 280).

 

  • H.R. 787, The No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act, would ensure that illegal immigrants would not receive social security.

 

  • H.R. 692, the Nuclear Family Priority Act would end the process of “chain migration” where countless non-nuclear family members of immigrants are allowed to immigrate into the  United States .

 

  • H.R. 152, the National Guard Border Enforcement Act would direct the Secretary of Defense to make National Guard troops available for border security upon the request of a  US Governor.

 

Please know that I will continue to do all I can to secure borders and to oppose amnesty for those who break our immigration laws.

 

Again, thanks for sharing your concerns with me. If you have any questions on other immigration legislation, please feel free to contact me.

 
Sincerely,

Walter B. Jones
Member of Congress

State Law to Provide for Acceptable IDs

From NCFire

Attention members:
The NC House Judiciary Subcommittee “A”, will be holding a hearing this Wednesday, March 23rd to get comments from the public on HB33– the State Law to Provide for Acceptable IDs. The hearings will be held in Rm 1327 of the Legislative Bldg in Raleigh @ 10:00 am.
This bill, if enacted will effectively eliminate the Mexican matricula consular ID card as an acceptable form of ID in North Carolina and remove the quasi-legal status that illegal aliens currently enjoy in our state. Passing this bill will go along way towards reducing our illegal alien population.


NCFIRE strongly supports this bill and we urge our membership to contact the House Subcommittee members and tell them that you also support passing HB33. The pro-illegal alien lobby will be there in full force and we need to let our Legislators know how we, as NC citizens, feel about it.
Chairman:
Members:
Rep. Ross (D) – Deborah.Ross@ncleg.net 

James Johnson
President-NCFIRE
North Carolinians For Immigration Reform and Enforcement
www.NCFIRE.info
www.Facebook.com/NCFIRE
NCFIRE@ncfire.info
NCFIRE Hotline: 1-888-885-0879

Press Release – re. Immigration Enforcement

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Contact: Catherine Fodor 202-225-3415
JONES BECOMES FIRST IN THE HOUSE TO WIN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACCOLADE
 

 

Washington, Mar 9 –  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) received recognition by Numbers USA, a nationwide organization that encourages enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws.  Jones is the first member of the House of Representatives to earn the “5 for 5” status by cosponsoring five bills in Congress that if passed would “resolve most of our nation’s immigration problems.”  Throughout his nine terms in Congress, Representative Jones has maintained an “A” grade on immigration enforcement issues according to Numbers USA.

“I am honored by the recognition,” said Jones. “It is far beyond time for the federal government to meaningfully enforce our immigration laws.”

The list of the legislation sponsored by Jones follows:

–          H.R. 692: ending chain immigration and reducing the number of green cards issued each year by 250,000

–          H.R. 704:  ending the visa lottery that awards 50,000 green cards through random selection

–          H.R. 800:  requiring all employers to use E-Verify

–          H.R. 140:  putting an end to the practice of birthright citizenship

–          H.R. 100:  helping local officials enforce federal immigration laws.