U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOHN C. FLEMING, M.D.

Homeland Security

Our government’s number one priority should always be the safety and security of American citizens. We must stay on the offensive in the War on Terror while remaining vigilant here in our homeland.   Entry points into the United States -- mainly our ports and borders -- pose a grave threat to our physical and economic security.  I will work to secure these points and stop the surge of illegal immigrants, drugs, and those who would seek to harm us into the United States.

The most significant and pressing issue facing our borders today is illegal immigration.  We have always been a nation of immigrants, but today we face the challenge of a new influx of people from other countries who are coming here illegally. Illegal immigration is creating stress on our education, health care, and social services systems - all at the expense of the American taxpayer. Additionally, taxpayers are saddled with the soaring costs of prosecuting criminal activity by illegal aliens and for jail and prison costs of illegal aliens convicted of crimes.

We need to  work to strengthen our immigration policies and continue to pressure my colleagues here in Washington to show resolve by enforcing the laws already on the books. I support additional measures, such as imposing fines on businesses that knowingly hire illegal aliens, eliminating the spending of tax dollars on benefits and services for illegal aliens, cutting off federal funds to states and cities that declare themselves "sanctuaries" for illegal aliens, making English the official Language of the United States, and removing the possibility of amnesty for those that break our laws.  I will also continue to work to ensure that our first responders and local law enforcement receive every available resource to deal with this problem.