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Illegal immigration is the problem

Letter date: 
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Letter publisher: 
The Register Guard
Letter author: 
Jerry Ritter
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Once again the media have wrongly and unfairly characterized Oregonians for Immigration Reform as an “anti-immigrant group” (“Driver’s license law up for vote,” Oct. 19). OFIR is not “anti-immigrant.” We are anti-illegal immigration and pro-sustainable legal immigration.

We support our nation’s laws. We believe our elected representatives should do the same and shouldn’t be aiding and abetting those who violate those laws.

We are anti-replacement of American workers with foreign workers, as some U.S. companies are doing to drive down wages. We are against a big increase in the number of foreign work visas that would be allowed under U.S. Senate Bill 744, supported by Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden.

Kudos to OFIR, state Reps. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, and Sal Esquivel, R-Medford, and the hundreds of volunteers who forced the misguided state Senate Bill 833 to a vote in November 2014. I’m guessing our legislators and governor will find they’re out of touch with their ­constituents on this issue.

 

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