Ashooh on Illegal Immigration: Time to be clear
July 22, 2010Today, Rich Ashooh’s campaign issued the following statement on the issue of immigration and draws a policy contrast with one of his opponents. See the video below for more context into the
Ashooh: It’s time to be clear on Illegal Immigration
Recent public comments expose real differences between the 1st CD candidates
(Manchester, NH) Businessman Rich Ashooh, candidate for Congress in the 1st CD, issued the following statement today regarding the issue of illegal immigration:
“Our country was founded by immigrants and has prospered over the years thanks to the contributions of the men and women who came here legally, worked hard, and assimilated into the American culture. In fact, my grandparents did just that. However, the current situation regarding illegal immigration in this nation is unsustainable, of great concern to voters around the district, and requires real leadership to solve. It is also an issue that highlights significant differences between me and at least one of my opponents.”
“My position is clear: if the U.S. is going to have a comprehensive and successful immigration policy, we must first secure our borders in order to stop the flow of illegals. Second, we must remove the incentives for people to come here illegally. There should be no taxpayer-funded benefits such as healthcare, education, housing or welfare for people here illegally. We must also crack down on employers who hire illegal immigrants and states that give them driver’s licenses. Third, we must enforce existing immigration laws and deport people who we know are here illegally.”
“By contrast, my primary opponent Sean Mahoney does not think the Federal Government should enforce existing immigration laws and deport people who we know are in the country illegally. He is also trying to have it both ways on this issue – he claims to oppose amnesty and to support Arizona, but then he turns around and says we should let people who are here illegally continue to stay here illegally. That makes no sense.”
“I’m opposed to Mahoney’s ‘register and release them’ policy. We need clear policies on illegal immigration, backed up by strong leaders willing to implement them. I support measures that make legal immigration easier and that make illegal immigration harder. I am completely opposed to ‘amnesty’, a policy that rewards people for their illegal actions, allows them to remain in the country, and puts them ahead of people who are trying to come to America the right way.”
“If we knowingly allow people to stay in our country illegally, we are not only condoning behavior that’s against the law, we are also undermining the process of legal immigration that we want people to follow. Our current lack of determination to enforce the laws we already have is exactly how our nation has ended up in this situation. Voters in New Hampshire understand this argument, and as a Member of Congress they can count on me to provide the leadership necessary to turn this situation around.”
This video will help to provide some context to Ashooh’s statement:
conserv-ed
Jul 23, 2010
Sorry Rich, I did not read your article first. I just posted a similar article and spoke with Sean directly about it yesterday. I concurrently withdrew my support which was very short lived.
To further this discussion, As we all are acutely aware; the whole World wants to come to America for its freedom’s. In order for America to stay a bastion of freedom and liberty it must allow LEGAL immigration particularly with those that have “advanced education and critically important skills”. In Mitt Romney’s book “No Appology” he quoted “The Economist” magazine which calls ours “a policy of national self-sabotage.” Note; Mitts book is a great read. See, You Tube Radical Immigration Reform Rally, ATL Ga on You Tube May 2010 that few have seen. If you the prospective Senators and Congressman are not shocked by this angry video that Homeland Security has blatantly turned a blind eye to then we are in deep trouble. Yep, you sure have your work cut out for you.
fairmind
Jul 23, 2010
And, now Ashooh moves into second place.
Arthur
Jul 26, 2010
Still waiting for the also-rans to explain why I shouldn’t vote for Frank Guinta. Anybody can spout conservative principles during a GOP primary without a record. Time is running out for the also-rans.