Rep. Schrader's immigration stance insulting
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
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Statesman Journal, Salem
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Rep. Kurt Schrader's speech to Causa advocating open borders was an insult to U.S. citizens.
He spoke at Chemeketa Community College in Salem on Feb. 21, saying that the current debate on immigration policy is "the civil rights battle for the younger generation," likening it to the campaign by blacks for civil rights 50 years ago, and overlooking the fact that blacks were citizens – they were not illegally in this country.
He told the group that illegal immigrants have rights that are being denied to them. Thus he reveals his belief that immigration to the U.S. is a universal civil right that should be freely available to anyone in the world, without limits, and without any input from current citizens on the subject.
"Immigration reform is probably the biggest issue of the 21st century," he was quoted as saying. "It will decide who is in charge of this country for the next 20 or 30 years."
Honest polls show that U.S. citizens don't approve of President Obama's amnesty plans. Nor did voters in Rep. Schrader's district approve of driver licenses for illegal aliens here. They vetoed the proposal overwhelmingly in the November 2014 election.
Elizabeth Van Staaveren
McMinnville
