Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) Tells Immigration Gang Of 8 To Stop Lying to Americans

U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was tactful and diplomatic, but essentially he said today that the Immigration Reform Bill Gang of 8 has been lying to the American people.

"...When the Gang of Eight first announced their immigration bill they declared it was the toughest enforcement plan in history. They declared enforcement would come before legalization. And they declared that anyone who suggested otherwise didn’t know what they were talking about...Now the bill has been reviewed and there can be no dispute: it weakens current law, undermines future enforcement and puts amnesty—not enforcement—first..."

"So,"  say some critics, "fix the Bill."

Not so fast.  Session indicates he doesn't trust anyone to do even that, and that the Bill is beyond fixing.

"...So new promises of amendment ‘fixes’ to save the bill should be viewed with great skepticism: every time, on every issue, the promises have not matched with reality. They promised back taxes—but the requirement isn’t there; they promised tight restrictions on welfare benefits—but state and local benefits, as well as tax credits, will be available immediately and federal welfare access is granted to millions of illegal immigrants starting in five years; they promised to protect workers—but this bill would devastate workers by tripling the number of legal immigrants over the next decade and doubling the number of guest workers...."

Sessions said there were no small cosmetic changes that could be made to the Bill that could fix it, because of "so many provisions clearly authored by special interests whose chief desires are lower wages and amnesty—rather than a lawful, rational system of immigration."  And he added:

"...As the ICE officers’ association warned: ‘instead of cracking down on the Administration’s abuse of power, S. 744 places unprecedented new restrictions on interior enforcement—making the current situation much worse and much more hazardous. It is as if S. 744 were explicitly written to handcuff law enforcement officials—binding their hands while giving virtually unchecked authority to executive branch officials to prevent future removals, including removals of criminal aliens.’ And as the USCIS adjudications officers warned: ‘the legislation was written with special interests—producing a bill that makes the current system worse, not better. S. 744 will damage public safety and national security and should be opposed by lawmakers..."

Said Sessions:  "It’s time for the Gang of Eight to start being straight with the American public."

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