Sen. Jim Demint on Immigration

I was a little surprised he responed so quick, as I just emailed him this morning. Here is a portion of his reply:

We must stem the flood of illegal aliens into our country and take
control of our borders. You will be pleased to know that I voted for, and
Congress passed, the Secure Fence Act and its funding last fall. This bill
authorizes 850 miles of physical fencing along the border with Mexico and $1.2
billion for its construction. The bill also strengthens operational control of
all borders and ports through additional physical barriers, fencing, and greater
use of state-of-the-art technology and surveillance. Only when we have
true border control will comprehensive reform be realistic.

As
for people who are already in the United States illegally, I do not support any
form of amnesty and will continue to vote against it. We cannot reward
illegal behavior with a path to citizenship, voting rights, or Social Security
benefits. Rest assured that I will continue to be a vocal supporter of
reserving Social Security only for American citizens who have legally paid into
the system.

This is great and I hope the emphasis will continue to be on border security as opposed to appeasing the Hispanic community with amnesty. We can't let Mexico control our borders.