8/2/2019 Legal Immigration- Republican Platform Resolution 1.0

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Legal ImmigrationOne nation, one flag, one language, one loyalty;

America is a country of immigrants, we should insist that any immigrant who comes here in

good faith, becomes an American and assimilates himself/herself to follows the laws of the

United States. He/she shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else. This is

predicated upon the fact that the person is in every facet an American, and nothing but an

American. abides by our laws.

There can be no divided allegiance. Anyone who says he is an American, but something else

also, isnt American at all. We have room but for one flag, the American Flag. We have roomfor but one language here and that is the English language. We have room for but one sole

loyalty and that is loyalty to the American people. (Teddy Roosevelt, 1907)

Illegal ImmigrationSecure the Borders Now.

With growing impatience the American people in overwhelming numbers have asked our

Government to secure our borders. They now demand it and we as a party agree with the

American people. Illegal aliens immigrants have by definition violated U.S. law.

We oppose illegal immigration, including amnesty in any form leading to citizenship. or legal

status for illegal immigrants. We support an end to the catch and release policy; criminalpenalties and aggressive enforcement for those who knowingly employ illegal workers;

expeditious hearings on deporting non-violent illegal immigrants; amending the U.S.

constitution to suspend automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants;

elimination of federal and state funding to cities with sanctuary laws; empowering state and

local law enforcement agencies with authority and resources to detain illegal immigrants;

rejection of non-verifiable foreign-issued cards as valid identification; strict prosecution of

any entity involved in phony identification documents; elimination of day labor work centers;

elimination of laws requiring hospitals to give non-emergency care to illegals; elimination of

social security benefits or federal and state funding to illegals for education, housing orbusiness loans; preventing any foreign entity from using our judicial system to enter theUnited States; document verification prior to issuance of a Texas drivers license; withholding

federal highway funds from any state issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens; and aggressive

prosecution of persons smuggling humans across our borders. We support requiring all

employers to utilize E-verify system to confirm the legal status of all new hires.

Enforcement of Immigration LawWe support strict and immediate enforcement of all

immigration laws.

Birthright CitizenshipWe call on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of theseUnited States to clarify Section 1 of the 14th amendment to limit citizenship by birth to those

born to a citizen of the United States: with no exceptions.

These are my thoughts on a revision of this plank. Yellow highlights are additions, red are hot spots

that I think require some thought Duke M.