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MEMO :  I MMIGRATION AND THE GOP  A GENDA J ANUARY 2 8 ,  2014  T O :  H OUSE R EPUBLICAN C OLLEAGUES  F R OM :  R ANKING M EMBER J EFF S ESSIONS  President Obama   after five years of openly and aggressively defying federal immigration law   is now demanding that House Republicans adopt an immigration plan he has no intention of enforcing. Republicans must end the lawlessness   not surrender to it   and they must defend the legitimate interests of millions of struggling American workers. Attached to this memo are the key findings from my staff on the Budget and Judiciary Committees regarding the negative impact that the immigration proposals moving through Congress would have on American workers, taxpayers, and the rule of law. You will also find objective polling data   not misleading polls from special interests   demonstrating the depth to which these measures are repudiated by working and middle class voters from all backgrounds. And finally, included is a summary document of the opposition from conservative thought leaders to the proposals under consideration. Where We Stand Coordinating with a small group of the nation’s most powerful special interests, last year President Obama and Senate Democrats forced through an immigration bill which can only be described as a hammer blow to the American middle class. Not only would it grant work permits to millions of illegal immigrants at a time of record joblessness, it would also double the annual flow of new immigrant workers and provide green cards to more than 30 million permanent residents over the next decade. These new workers, mostly lesser-skilled, will compete for jobs in every sector, industry, and occupation in the U.S. economy. Under current law, our nation provides green cards   legal admission, permanent residency, and the ability to apply for citizenship   to approximately 1 million largely lesser- skilled immigrants each year. Under the Senate Democrat / White House plan, the number of green cards would more than triple in a decade: it would expedite the applications of nearly 5 million previous applicants, offer green cards to 11 million current illegal immigrants, and increase the regular annual flow at least 50 percent, to 15 million immigrants over a decade. Together, that provides for a minimum of 30 million green cards, a number that could grow substantially as a result of ensuing chain migration. Over the last six years, 6.8 million Americans left the workforce and 15 million were added to the food stamp rolls. For the first time in history, the majority of food stamp recipients are now working-age adults. The urgent moral task before our nation is to undertake a robust effort to transition millions of Americans from welfare and dependency to work and rising wages. The President’s immigration plan is antithetical to that goal.  

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