The Hill
By Jordain Carney
January 13, 2016
A
pair of Republicans are pushing their colleagues to take a tougher
stance on immigration as they gather for a joint GOP policy retreat.
Sen.
Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) sent a letter to
Republican lawmakers, suggesting that politicians are out of touch with
American voters on the
issue.
"If
we want to lay out a ‘bold, conservative agenda,’ and demonstrate that
we serve the voters ... we should begin by advancing bills to reduce
out-of-control immigration,"
they wrote in the letter, which was released Wednesday.
The
two argue that immigration is "the one policy that most separates the
views of the GOP's voters from the party's biggest donors" and impacts a
myriad of issues from
jobs to crime and national security.
Sessions
and Brat point to rising immigration levels, reports that the number of
Americans not working has hit a record level and a poll from the Pew
Research Center that
found that almost half of Americans want immigration to decrease as
evidence that the Republicans need to take a different path.
While
only 7 percent of Republican voters want immigration to increase,
according to Pew, Sessions and Brat argue that "party elites continue
pushing for more — with no
recognition of, let alone concern for, its impact on workers."
"Instead,
we should correctly define the words ‘immigration reform’ to refer
exclusively to the policies our voters — and all voters — can cheer and
celebrate," they added.
The letter isn't the first time the two Republicans have voiced concern about their party's stance on immigration.
Brat
defeated then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in a closely
watched primary upset. The candidate made Cantor's immigration stance a
key pillar of his campaign,
suggesting Cantor supported amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
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