One of the country’s most widely read conservative media outlets is hailing Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as “arguably the leading intellectual force against amnesty in Congress.”
Breitbart News said in an exclusive piece posted last week that Sessions is “coming out swinging” against what they referred to as a “secretive house immigration push” backed by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the United States military.
“We are now in a period of very large troop reductions. The last thing this nation should be doing is to provide those few slots to persons who illegally entered the United States or who overstayed their visas while denying young Americans the ability to serve their country,” Sessions told Breitbart.
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Sophomore Republican Rep. Jeff Denham of California is sponsoring the plan, which proposes permanent residency to illegal aliens who were under the age of 15 when they entered the country and now want to serve in the military in return for citizenship. These individuals are commonly referred to as “DREAMers,” named after the “DREAM Act” that would give blanket amnesty to young illegal immigrants.
Cantor for the first time publicly announced his support of the plan last week and pledged that he would help Denham push the bill through Congress. But their efforts hit a major road block when Sessions caught wind of what they were attempting to do.
“Such a policy would be another unacceptable action that sends a message that this nation is not willing to take the most basic actions to end the immigration lawlessness,” Sessions said. “The first step is to stop rewarding it, as with a career in the United States military — which is not a job Americans won’t do. It is a high calling and a noble career. I am not aware of any evidence indicating that there is a lack of qualified applicants to meet the needs of the armed services.”
Sessions has repeatedly said that Republicans should maintain their focus on helping Americans struggling to find jobs and work their way up the economic ladder, rather than facilitating a flood of new immigrant labor.
Head over to Breitbart News to read the full piece.
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