Coburn's Immigration Amendment Fails Vote
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, (R-OK), today released the following statement regarding his amendment to S. 1348, the Senate immigration bill. Coburn’s amendment called on Congress to secure our borders and enforce existing immigration laws before granting amnesty. The Senate rejected the amendment by a vote of 42-54.
“The American public cannot trust any new promises made by the Congress concerning immigration because the federal government has not kept its word. The American people expect their laws to be upheld. Yet, despite numerous laws on the books today, our borders are not secure and we have an estimated 12 million people in this country illegally,” Coburn said. “Congress’ broken promises have caused the American public to lose trust in the government’s ability to secure our nation’s borders and address our problems with illegal immigration.”
“The American public cannot trust any new promises made by the Congress concerning immigration because the federal government has not kept its word. The American people expect their laws to be upheld. Yet, despite numerous laws on the books today, our borders are not secure and we have an estimated 12 million people in this country illegally,” Coburn said. “Congress’ broken promises have caused the American public to lose trust in the government’s ability to secure our nation’s borders and address our problems with illegal immigration.”
Labels: Immigration Policy Backlash, Immigration Reform, Tom Coburn
posted by Mike McCarville @ 12:19 PM
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