We affirm the integrity of the
international borders of the United States and the
Constitutional authority and duty of the federal
government to guard and to protect those borders,
including the regulation of the numbers and of the
qualifications of immigrants into the country.
Each year approximately one million
legal immigrants and almost as many illegal aliens enter
the United States. These immigrants - including illegal
aliens - have been made eligible for various kinds of
public assistance, including housing, education, Social
Security, and legal services. This unconstitutional
drain on the federal Treasury is having a severe and
adverse impact on our economy, increasing the cost of
government at federal, state, and local levels, adding
to the tax burden, and stressing the fabric of society.
The mass importation of people with low standards of
living threatens the wage structure of the American
worker and the labor balance in our country.
We oppose the abuse of the H-1B and
L-1 visa provisions of the immigration act which are
displacing American workers with foreign.
We favor a moratorium on immigration
to the United States, except in extreme hardship cases
or in other individual special circumstances, until the
availability of all federal subsidies and assistance be
discontinued, and proper security procedures have been
instituted to protect against terrorist infiltration.
We also insist that every individual
group and/or private agency which requests the admission
of an immigrant to the U.S., on whatever basis, be
required to commit legally to provide housing and
sustenance for such immigrants, bear full responsibility
for the economic independence of the immigrants, and
post appropriate bonds to seal such covenants.
The Constitution Party demands that
the federal government restore immigration policies
based on the practice that potential immigrants will be
disqualified from admission to the U.S. if, on the
grounds of health, criminality, morals, or financial
dependence, they would impose an improper burden on the
United States, any state, or any citizen of the United
States.
We oppose the provision of welfare
subsidies and other taxpayer-supported benefits to
illegal aliens, and reject the practice of bestowing
U.S. citizenship on children born to illegal alien
parents while in this country.
We oppose any extension of amnesty to
illegal aliens. We call for the use of U.S. troops to
protect the states against invasion.
We oppose bilingual ballots. We insist
that those who wish to take part in the electoral
process and governance of this nation be required to
read and comprehend basic English as a precondition of
citizenship. We support English as the official language
for all governmental business by the United States.
Federal
Immigration & Naturalization Law Decisions
