Sam Johnson Reacts To Blanket-Amnesty Deal For Illegal Immigrants

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Sam Johnson reacts to blanket-amnesty deal for illegal immigrants

Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) criticized a new plan to grant instant American citizenship to illegal immigrants living in America, as well as their loved ones. According to the Associated Press, "A bipartisan group of senators reached agreement with the White House Thursday on an immigration overhaul to grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S."

"People are called ‘illegal' immigrants for a reason - they are here illegally! Granting instant American citizenship to countless illegal immigrants is blanket amnesty, plain and simple, and I vehemently oppose it.

"This plan rewards the lawbreakers and punishes those who have patiently waited their turn to become an American citizen. I will work tirelessly to make sure that this proposal does not pass the House of Representatives.

"What am I supposed to tell my young grandchildren when they ask me why some government leaders want to encourage people to break the law?

"America tried blanket amnesty in 1986 with the caveat that it would be a one time deal. It didn't stem the tide of illegal immigrants then and it won't work now. If anything - the 1986 amnesty got us into this immigration quagmire. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results."

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