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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (NC-9) announced she would not support the Senate’s immigration bill, which passed last night.
“I cannot support the Senate immigration bill because it is amnesty. It rewards illegal aliens for breaking the law, and punishes legal immigrants who have played by the rules,” said Rep. Myrick. “The overwhelming majority of Americans, including those in my district, want to secure the border before we move forward with this debate. I hope that Conference between the House and Senate will produce something I can support, but I will not vote for a bill that rewards illegal aliens with citizenship.”
Last December, Rep. Myrick voted for, and the House passed, an immigration bill that secures the America’s borders. The Senate bill focuses more on programs that would allow illegal aliens to remain in the United States, and provides ways for them to be citizens.
Provisions of the Senate Bill:
- Illegal aliens who have been here for more than five years would be allowed to remain in the country, keep working at their jobs, and eventually be an official citizen. This would grant amnesty to an estimated 7 million illegal aliens.
- Illegal aliens who have been here from two to five years would have to go to a point of entry at the border and then re-enter the United States. They would get a temporary work visa when they are allowed to come back in as a “guest worker.” There would be a path for permanent residency and then citizenship. This plan gives special treatment and priority to illegal aliens over legal immigrants applying to come to this country. This would cover an estimated 3 million illegal aliens.
- Illegal aliens who have been here less than two years would be sent home.
- In order to determine how long an illegal alien has been in the U.S., the Senate would allow illegal aliens to produce documentation such as pay stubs and utility bills. There is no way to ensure this documentation would not be duplicated, or forged, by illegal aliens in order to say they have been in the country more than five years.
- Employers of illegal aliens would pay no fines or penalties for knowingly hiring illegal aliens.
- Illegal aliens would have the right to Social Security benefits.
- Illegal aliens would also receive taxpayer-subsidized tuition rates for colleges and universities.
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