Rep. Poliquin is Wrong: No Amnesty for DACA

Along with my other visits to key House Reps' offices in Washington DC, I would discover offices that I realized would be worth the visit.

For the first time in nearly two decades, Maine has a Republican Congressman, representing the Northern part of the district.

Bruce Poliquin is pro-life, and he is fiscally conservative, too.

I wanted to congratulate him and his staff, but I also wanted to send the message loud and clear: "No Amnesty."

The staffer provided me a copy of his statement!

Check it out below, with my remarks

REP. POLIQUIN’S STATEMENT ON THE DACA PROGRAM

September 5, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) released the following statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:

“Congress has waited far too long to act on serious border security and to implement an effective system to control who enters our county. It’s the federal government’s responsibility to establish immigration laws that work for current American families while welcoming those wanting to become law-abiding citizens of the United States.

How about that? It's not the fault of the American People if our border is not secured. We have elected officials time and again to ensure that our borders are protected and keep illegal aliens out of the country. I had confronted a local Republican official who had shamed me about illegal immigration.

 “America is a country of immigrants, like my own family. However, no President can simply side-step Congress and create immigration laws on his or her own. The Constitution is clear that the Legislative branch is responsible for passing laws to be presented to the President for signature. The Obama Administration acted illegally in creating the DACA program in 2012. I strongly opposed this action—joining a resolution condemning it—because it was unconstitutional and a violation of executive power. Now, the current Administration is facing legal challenges from several states if the DACA policy continues.

Thank God that at least Poliquin understand the need to stop this lawlessness

 “As someone who raised my son mostly as a single dad, I am particularly sensitive to the fact that a young child has little or no control over the movements of his or her family. A child should not be held responsible for the actions of parents who chose to break our immigration laws.

True, but neither should we. This misplaced compassion must be checked. The fault lies with the parents, not with the country into which the parents entered and violated the sovereignty.

 “There are nearly 800,000 people in the current DACA program, including 35,000 in New England.  Some of these individuals grew up believing they were Americans with no knowledge of their parents’ actions. I believe if these people have been fully law-abiding members of our society, they should be protected from deportation through legislative action by Congress. At the same time, we need to continue to secure and control our borders. We need to continue our work to end illegal immigration.

Hey Bruce! No AMNESTY!

Hmm.

Nope. The fact is that these illegals are still in the country without authorization. I do not accept the argument that these young illegals--who are now adults--have any right to live in the United States.

Their parents need to take them back to their home countries and enter legally. Many families have already done that.

Build the Wall!

 “Congress must act to improve our border security; to find a solution to address those well-meaning individuals now caught in DACA status; and to update our immigration policies which reduce incentives to break the law. America can continue to be a nation of laws, border security, and controlled immigration.”

The idea that they are not criminals or have not broken our immigration laws is just total nonsense. I am going to give Rep. Poliquin the benefit of the doubt on this one, since he doesn't know the destructive effects of illegal immigration on our country and our culture.

I shared the following video with Poliquin's staffers.

They need to see it again:

Make sure Rep. Bruce Poliquin gets the message:

No DACA.

No Amnesty.

No Open Borders USA!

WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE

1208 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-6306
Fax: (202) 225-2943

BANGOR OFFICE

4 Union Plaza

Suite 7

Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: (207) 942-0583
Fax: (207) 942-7101     

CARIBOU OFFICE

7 Hatch Drive

Suite 230

Caribou, ME 04736

Phone: (207) 492-1600
Fax: (207) 492-1606

LEWISTON OFFICE

179 Lisbon Street

Lewiston, ME 04240

Phone: (207) 784-0768
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