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JUN

24

Bridgewater endorses Lee

Former candidate for the U.S. Senate seat from Utah released the following statement today:
“I wish to formally congratulate Mike Lee on his victory in the Republican primary election, and I offer my endorsement of his candidacy to replace Senator Bob Bennett.  I also want to encourage all of my supporters to help him in the general [...]

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JUN

20

Insanity #24 – Tax-payer funded parties

Political parties, that is. Since 1976, taxpayers have subsidized a portion of the cost of political conventions, with the money derived from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. In 2008, the Republican and Democrat conventions received a total of $33.6 million for grants to hold their political conventions (this is in addition to appropriations they received [...]

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JUN

19

Insanity #23 – IRS agents and Obamacare

According to the Congressional Budget Office, over the next ten years the IRS will require between $5 billion and $10 billion in funding to implement Obamacare.
Scores of new federal mandates and fifteen different tax increases totaling $400 billion are imposed under this bill. In addition to more complicated tax returns, families and small businesses [...]

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Border Security and Immigration

 
Protect and secure the borders to make illegal entry into the United States less attractive than legal avenues.  In particular, the southern border and weak enforcement there makes illegal entry into the United States an easier and more attractive option than the legal avenues. Conscious efforts must be made to give the U.S. government greater awareness along the border.

The physical and technological fence is only part of the solution. More border agents are needed, more technology has to be deployed, and federal authorities must cooperate and collaborate more with state and local law enforcement.

Eliminate the “anchor baby” loophole. In general, it should be harder–not easier–than it is to become a citizen of the United States. Children born to non-citizens should not receive automatic citizenship. There are arguments to be made that changing the current practice will require a constitutional amendment, but I think there is a strong case that it could be done by statute, and I would pursue that avenue vigorously as Senator. If it can’t be done by statute, I would support a constitutional amendment to achieve the goal.

Enforce existing immigration and workplace laws to reduce the economic incentives for illegal immigration. The executive branch is responsible for implementing laws passed by Congress, but immigration reform is possible only if the government defends its laws. Effective enforcement will not require Congress to pass a massive comprehensive bill, nor will it require a costly amnesty that would erode the rule of law and be patently unfair to legal immigrants.  Use of E-verify and other effective programs should be expanded.

Reform needs to be incremental and designed to lessen all incentives for illegal immigration, while strengthening the capacity of employers to hire the employees they need to help the economy grow and prosper without jeopardizing the nation’s security, sovereignty, and social fabric.

Reform U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to handle legal immigration better. Today it generally takes more than 5 years and over $5,000 to enter this country legally.  The system is broken and the perverse incentives put in place by government are designed to ignore and break the law.  USCIS needs to be a more efficient and effective partner in providing the immigration services and enforcement that the nation needs. These reforms should include an entirely new funding model, a comprehensive overhaul of the agency’s service support enterprise, and better integration of USCIS programs with immigration enforcement and border control efforts.