PEROUTKA 2004
8028 Ritchie Highway
Suite #303
Pasadena, Maryland 21122
877-MAP-2004
www.peroutka2004.com
FROM THE CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS IN PASADENA, MARYLAND
January 10, 2004
Dear Friends;
The Republican Party Platform that George Bush ran on called for a
total overhaul of our immigration system and criticized the Clinton
Administration for lax enforcement of our immigration laws. But,
President Bush’s recently announced so-called immigration reform does
nothing to secure our borders. In fact, his suggested plan makes
things worse --- a lot worse and a lot more dangerous.
President Bush says his proposed program will offer legal status as
temporary workers to the millions of illegal aliens now employed in
our country who are breaking the law! This makes no sense at all.
None.
Representative Tom Tancredo, a Republican from Colorado who is
chairman of the 68-member House Immigration Caucus, has it right
when he says this Bush proposal dangerous because it offers additional
incentives and rewards for illegal aliens while it gives only lip
service to what is really important: border security. Tancredo points
out that of the 37,000 non-Mexicans who illegally crossed our borders
in 2002, more than 7,500 were from countries that are known to harbor
terrorists. And, he notes, President Bush and his advisors are ignoring
the fact that there was another amnesty program in 1986 which was a
failure and only encouraged more illegal immigration.
Regardless of what President Bush says, his new program is a blanket
amnesty for the 8 to 10 million illegal aliens who have broken into
our country. It is, as Pat Buchanan says, a massive reward for law-
breaking. It is a refusal to execute the laws of the United States --
which he pledged to do when he swore, as President, to uphold our
Constitution. And is a blatant act of political pandering in an attempt
to get the votes of Hispanics.
President Bush says our country needs an immigration system that, in
his words, “serves the American economy and reflects the American
dream.” This is true. But his new plan does neither. It does not
benefit American workers to have illegal aliens taking jobs at wages
lower than many of our people will not work for. And it is more of a
nightmare than a dream to advocate a plan that makes it legal for
potential terrorists to stay in the United States.
As President, one of my top priorities would be to really secure our
borders and deport all individuals who are here illegally.
Michael Anthony Peroutka
