As a life long Republican and patriotic American, I am absolutely aghast at your support for creating a "path to citizenship" for illegal aliens. The three reasons that are being given for this are absurd.
1. Legalization will "put them in the taxpaying economy". The most liberal think tanks estimate an increase in GDP by something around $1 trillion....over the course of 20 years...only $50 billion a year. This does translate to increased "revenue" as politicians refer to it (the rest of us call it taxes) and, as such, is insignificant to the deficits that YOUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has created.
2. If we don't do something, it is going to get worse. We have laws on the books to address this problem but you and the rest of the GOP leadership allow the Executive branch to do what it wants to when it wants to regardless of the rule of law.
3. We need to do this for the future of the party. As bad as the above reasons are, this is THE WORST. I understand, although not enough people do, that your first allegiance is to YOUR PARTY.....because it is your party that keeps you in that position....then to your own best interests....and finally, and least, to your constituency. This is the case with ALL national elected officials. It is the party that provides access to the large fundraising opportunities and consultants that have co-opted our electoral system. You have no interest or loyalty to those of us who get seemingly endless emails and letters asking for $25 here and $100 there. Those of us who volunteer to KEEP YOU IN OFFICE.
Your first, and overriding interest and loyalty...that which you have uttered many times in your oaths of office...
"I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
is SUPPOSED to be to the citizens of The United States of America.
This legislation is NOT in the best interests of American citizens and the way you conduct business in the Office of the Speaker is antithetical to your oath. You should be ashamed...but I doubt very much if you will be.
