Personal Statement on DACA/Amnesty Discussions in Washington DC

Whether President Trump is playing games with the Democrats or making a bad deal for Republicans, there should be no amnesty of any kind.

After confronting illegal immigration and its negative consequences for the past two years—including the brazen lawlessness and entitled arrogance of the illegal aliens, especially the DACA recipients—I am absolutely committed to stopping amnesty of any kind.

There can be no DACA deals or offers of legal status to anyone who entered our country or who resides in our country unlawfully. The United States has already provided a pathway to citizenship in our government code. Men and women who want to enter this country must follow that pathway already laid out for all immigrants.

Those who have broken into this country are law-breakers. The circumstances of their children having been brought into this country is not a consideration which the American government or the nation’s citizenry must take into account.

For those who consider clear-cut enforcement cruel or unfair, we are not the ones separating families, for we did not put the young illegals—now all grown adults—into this tough position. The United States has been a generous, welcoming country, but that international reputation has been taken advantage of, and now it’s time for our government to put Americans first. That move includes enforcing the immigration laws on our books.

Besides, these “young illegals” are no longer little children, and some are violent adults who are intent on undermining the United States, country and culture--especially in the Los Angeles area where I live. A considerable number of these young illegal aliens want to turn California into Aztlan or “return” the land to Mexico. These fantasies are unrealistic and dangerous—and we should not allow one more illegal to skirt the just consequences for their—or their parents’—criminal acts.

To quote former US Senator Rick Santorum, who addressed a young illegal in a CNN town hall: “You have been blessed by this country. Go and make the world a better place. Return to your home country and come back legally.”