Earlier today, I delivered a floor speech to identify the many problems with the Gang of 8 immigration proposal. I turned the speech into a series of tweets, so you can help me spread the word about the problems with this bill. Please help me RT these tweets:
S.744 offers more of same from Washington: plans, promises, commissions, studies and spending, but no action on border security. #CIRfloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
Failing to secure the border is the quickest way to repeat the mistakes of the past. #CIRFloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
If all we do is fix border-security portion, #immigration bill is still considerably weak in major areas, and is still unworthy of support.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
S.744 offers no congressional oversight of how the executive branch implements these immigration reforms. #CIRfloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
As branch of gov. most accountable to people, Congress must play a vital role in approving, overseeing, and verifying #immigration reforms.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
S.744 leaves Congress and the American people out of the loop. #CIRfloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
S.744 surrenders control of #immigration law to the Secretary of Homeland Security and other unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats. #CIRfloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
S.744 authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security in hundreds of instances, to simply ignore #immigration law. #CIRfloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
I can certainly see why Congress would want to evade responsibility for consequences of S.744, but our republic shouldn’t function this way.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
S.744 is inherently unfair to the many who have tried to navigate our current broken immigration system. #CIRfloor
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
WATCH @chuckgrassley explain how claims that there will be stiff penalties for those who broke law are false. ow.ly/lXQnd
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
Proponents of this #immigration bill have so far refused to do their own cost analysis. Taxpayers should know how much it will cost.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
There are reports that Democrats have asked CBO to evaluate S.744, but report won’t be published until next week. #betterlatethannever
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
Far from “good,” S7.44 repeats the mistakes of the past, makes our #immigration system worse, and will lead to bigger problems.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
I support legal #immigration into our country and recognize that immigration is vital to nation’s success.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
There are more than 40 individual pieces of immigration-related legislation that have been introduced in this congress alone.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
I have sponsored, cosponsored or could support over half of the 40 #immigration bills introduced in 113th Congress.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
The only reason #immigration reform is controversial is because the Senate refuses to take it step by step.ow.ly/i/2lkxf <See pic
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013
We don’t need another 1,000 page bill full of unintended consequences. We need real #immigration reform. ow.ly/lYcLo #tcot
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) June 12, 2013