A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO S 744 AMNESTY

Glynn County Republican Committee

June 6, 2013

Executive Summary:

IT IS RESOLVED BY THE GLYNN COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (“GCRC”) that –
(1) The GCRC expresses no confidence in the federal government to competently implement or enforce the provisions of S. 744, and
(2) The GCRC demands that both Georgia Senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson adhere to the core principles of the Republican Party and vote in opposition to whatever version of S. 744 is finally presented on the floor of the United States Senate.

WHEREAS the members of the Glynn County Republican Party are offended by the
inaccuracies and the apparent intentional obfuscation in the various promises
and commitments made by the “Gang of Eight” and specifically, by Marco
Rubio and others, and

WHEREAS the members of the Glynn County Republican Committee, based on a
unanimous vote of its membership, expresses NO CONFIDENCE in the United
States Government and its ability to fulfill and satisfy ANY commitment regarding the immigration situation in this country, based on a long history of failure and of unfulfilled promises, and

WHEREAS on May 21, 2013, Rebecca Gambler, Director of Homeland Security and
Justice Issues for the Government Accountability Office, testified in a hearing before a House Subcommittee that, after two years of searching, the Department of Homeland Security, with more than 240,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $ 60 BILLION, could not locate almost 300 illegal overstays “who could pose national security or public safety concerns”, and

WHEREAS the Simpson Mazzoli amnesty was passed in 1986 and the United States
Congress promised the American people that the borders would be secured. In
fact, one of the principal architects of that amnesty, Senator Ted Kennedy was
quoted as follows :

This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will
secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another
amnesty bill like this. (emphasis added)

WHEREAS almost seven years have passed since President Bush signed a border
security law calling for the creation of an almost 700 mile physical barrier to be constructed on the southern border of the United States, and now the “Gang of Eight” promises ONLY that the “high risk” areas will be subjected to “effective control”, with such control to be determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and

WHEREAS various studies have estimated that as high as forty (40 %) of the illegal
aliens in this country are a direct result of previously legal immigrants over
staying the time granted under their respective visa, and

WHEREAS the law requiring an entrance and exit system for the purpose of tracking all
foreign travelers is known as the U.S. VISIT program and has existed since
immediately after the attacks of 2001, and
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WHEREAS S. 744 does not address the national security weakness that has been the
direct result of the failure of the President of the United States to enforce the exit
portion of the U.S. VISIT law and S. 744 does not require a biometric exit system at all land, air and sea ports of entry to track aliens who enter and leave the U.S. per current law, and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not secure the border or strengthen national security. Instead,
the bill rewards law breaking and encourages more illegal immigration, and

WHEREAS S. 744 allows DHS to grant legal status (Registered Provision Immigrant, or
RPI status) in 6 months, before any measure to secure the border has been taken, and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not require any additional border fencing or completion of
current border fence requirements. Instead, it requires DHS to submit to
Congress a fencing strategy in which DHS recommends what additional fencing
is needed along the U.S. – Mexico border, if any, and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not improve immigration enforcement or public safety. Instead,
the bill undermines immigration enforcement and is riddled with waivers and loopholes, such as allowing DHS to waive a broad array of unlawful behavior for the purpose of determining whether illegal aliens are admissible, including :
› Gang related crimes and gang membership;
› Three or more drunk driving offenses;
› Domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, and violation of protective orders;
› Committing crimes or moral turpitude;
› Violating federal or state drug laws;
› Trafficking in passports;
› Providing fraudulent immigration services;
› Trafficking immigration documents, including document fraud;
› Prostitution;
› Misrepresenting a material fact to procure visas or other immigration benefits;
› Violating student visas;
› Falsely claiming citizenship;
› Illegally re-entering the U.S. after deportation (which is a felony);
› All other grounds NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN THE BILL. (emphasis
added)

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WHEREAS S. 744 delays implementation of E-Verify to appease big business and
illegal workers. The bill provides that mandatory E-Verify won’t go into effect for all employers until four years after DHS issues regulations implementing the mandatory program. That means (based on the amnesty timeframe) it could be at least a decade before E-Verify becomes mandatory for large companies and 14 years before all employers are phased into the program, and

WHEREAS S. 744 voids state and local E-Verify laws, and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not require the deportation of a single illegal alien. DHS is
never required to deport an alien whose RPI application is denied – for any reason, and

WHEREAS S. 744 allows immigration judges to ignore U.S. immigration law, and

WHEREAS S. 744 allows the Secretary of DHS to ignore U.S. immigration law, and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not prioritize the American worker at a time when 22 million
Americans are unemployed or underemployed, and

WHEREAS S. 744 triples the number of so-called skilled (H-1B) guest workers who
may enter the U.S. Annually, and

WHEREAS the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”) projects job openings in the Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (“STEM”) fields for the period of 2010 to 2020 to approximate 2,540,000, while the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education has projected the number of STEM degrees to be awarded during the same time frame to approximate 3,900,000, clearly demonstrating that the huge increase in the H-1B workers under S. 744 is NOT NECESSARY, and

WHEREAS S. 744 increases the number of guest workers by 50 percent over the
decade after enactment, and

WHEREAS S. 744 creates a new unskilled guest worker program, through a new W
visa, to bring in up to 200,000 additional workers each year, and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not prevent American taxpayers from being forced to subsidize
illegal immigration, and

WHEREAS S. 744 allows DHS to grant legal status (RPI) in 6 months, and
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WHEREAS the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has acknowledged
that “many states frequently extend family benefits to anyone who is ‘lawfully
present’ in the United States”, and

WHEREAS the United States is technically insolvent, with a stated debt of almost $ 17
TRILLION, and an unfunded liability in excess of $ 100 TRILLION, and

WHEREAS the Heritage Foundation has estimated that S. 744 will increase the stated
debt of the United States by more than $ 6.3 TRILLION, and

WHEREAS the Glynn County Republican Committee believes that it is unconscionable
that any elected Republican would vote to INCREASE the debt of the United States, and

WHEREAS S. 744 exacerbates the chronic problem of “Chain Migration”, which could
possibly result in an influx of as many as 15 million workers granted amnesty under the provisions of the bill, and another 35 to 40 million relatives and extended family members of those being granted legal status (RPI), and

WHEREAS S. 744 does not address the problem of “anchor babies”, which for a proper
understanding, one must refer back to the Fourteenth Amendment which was originally enacted to ensure the civil rights of newly freed slaves after the Civil War. The author of the phrase “…subject to the jurisdiction thereof…”, which gives rise to the current practice of granting citizenship to babies born in this country, was Senator Jacob Merritt Howard of Michigan, and Senator Howard noted that the jurisdiction requirement is “simply declaratory of what I regard as the law of the land already.” Senator Howard continued and wrote “…this will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons.” In light of the statements made by the originators of the Fourteenth Amendment, it appears clear that the authors intended ONLY to grant citizenship to persons born here who were also “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. The Supreme Court has never decided the issue, and therefore, it remains up to Congress to clarify the Fourteenth Amendment.
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WHEREAS the Glynn County Republican Committee believes that the United States
immigration policy should be based on the following priorities :
1. America’s immigration system must be a national strength and not a strategic vulnerability, and absolute border security is essential.
2. The rule of law requires the fair, firm, and consistent enforcement of the law, and immigration is no exception.
3. Amnesty is NOT the answer. Those who enter, remain in, and work in the
country illegally are committing an ongoing violation of our immigration laws.
4. Each nation has the responsibility and obligation to determine its own conditions for immigration, naturalization, and citizenship, and the federal government must complete the following :
a. Provide for the common language;
b. Clarify birthright citizenship;
c. Protect the integrity of the legal immigration process
d. Implement the US-VISIT program.
5. Immigration policy should be a fiscal and economic benefit not only for
immigrants, but also for the nation as a whole.
6. Any temporary worker program must be, by definition, temporary, market
oriented and feasible.
7. Any proposal that subjects this country to an enormous unfunded liability should be rejected irrespective of ANY other consideration.

WHEREAS the federal government has, for at least the past 27 years, demonstrated
that it is NOT CAPABLE of enforcing the existing immigration laws of this country, and therefore,

IT IS RESOLVED BY THE GLYNN COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (“GCRC”) that –
(1) The GCRC expresses no confidence in the federal government to competently implement or enforce the provisions of S. 744, and
(2) The GCRC demands that both Georgia Senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson adhere to the core principles of the Republican Party and vote in opposition to whatever version of S. 744 is finally presented on the floor of the United States Senate.