Yes there are illegal aliens in the US military, Its completely shocking that we are training foreign nationals how to kill and giving them military benefits too, but on top of that they want to give them amnesty
The threat of a military amnesty -- that could be the vehicle to carry a much larger amnesty later this year -- is far from over!
Reports surfaced yesterday that Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) is still aggressively pushing to have his military amnesty bill attached to the National Defense Authorization Act, and according to House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), he's getting some help from GOP Leadership, mainly Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
On Thursday, Chairman McKeon (R-Calif.) officially started the process by introducing the Defense Authorization bill, H.R.4435. There's no text of the bill, so it's still too soon to tell whether McKeon kept his promise made a week ago of keeping out any amnesty provisions for illegal aliens who join the military. But in a round table discussion with reporters on Thursday, McKeon said he's still open to the idea of an amnesty being added through the amendment process, and named Cantor as a proponent.
McKeon is a cosponsor of Denham's bill, so his support of the measure is not in question. Instead, it's whether or not the House Armed Services Committee has jurisdiction over the Denham bill. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee that oversees immigration policy.
Last year, Denham tried to add his bill as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill, but it was blocked by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte. Goodlatte may end up having the final say once again.
McKeon has scheduled subcommittee markups for the Defense Authorization bill for April 30 and May 1 - a few days after Congress returns from its spring recess that starts today. The full committee markup is scheduled for May 7.
Over the next few weeks, most of our focus will be on GOP lawmakers who sit on the full committee and Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte, so please check your Action Board for new actions in the coming weeks.
GOP Elitists Target the Grassroots
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's comments from last weekend were widely reported, and in fact, are still the subject of editorials and op-eds in papers across the country. Bush equated illegal immigration to an "act of love" enraging many of the GOP voters who support immigration enforcement.
Those comments were escalated when reports surfaced of a blog written by the Republican Party of Virginia's new executive director, Shaun Kenney. Kenney labeled voters who oppose amnesty and support enforcement with words that are more typically spouted by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
But he didn't stop there. Kenney went on to say that voters who oppose amnesty and support enforcement should be driven out of the party.
It's clear that Kenney is out of touch with his Republican base. In a Pulse Opinion Research poll of Virginia Republicans last year, 40% said their preference is to deport most illegal aliens. Another 35% supported deporting some illegal aliens but ensure the rest can't have jobs or receive taxpayer assistance. Only 32% supported amnesty and work permits for illegal aliens. Roy's blog has more details.
These opinions aren't limited to Virginia Republicans, and they're not even limited to Republicans. A poll taken last year during the debate over S.744found that only 14% of Republicans supported a full amnesty and work permits for most illegal aliens, while only 21% of ALL likely voters, regardless of party affiliation, supported a full amnesty.
| CHRIS CHMIELENSKI |
| FRI, APR 11th |
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