| Illegal Immigration |
Few issues so clearly illustrate that the people we have entrusted to run our government have sold us out like the immigration issue. Across the state and nation poll after poll have shown that Americans want the unchecked flow of illegal immigrants stopped. Both parties have vested interests in turning their backs on their constituents on this issue. The evidence has shown that most illegal aliens vote Democratic when they achieve the right to vote. The Democrats therefore have no intention of enforcing our laws, protecting our borders, or doing what’s right for the people that elected them. The Republicans often claim that they are against illegal immigration but when you look at their actual voting record on the issue you will quickly find that they are no better than the Democrats. Large corporations make large contributions to the GOP nationwide. Many of these corporations benefit from the hiring of illegal immigrants. When the Republican Party puts the interests of campaign contributors ahead of their constituents they too lose all credibility. Illegal immigration is not an issue based on race, it is an issue based on the survival of our nation. When corporations hire illegals at cheaper wages than they would pay Americans it decreases the available jobs and buying power of Americans. When illegals remit part of their pay to their home country rather than spend it here it hurts our economy and the demand for goods and services. As the demand for those things decrease then the jobs that were associated with them disappear. Illegal immigrants are also placing an unsustainable strain on our health care industry, our law enforcement agencies, our judicial system and our educational system. The federal government has proved over and over that it has absolutely no intention of even slowing the flow of illegals even it means the United States becoming a third world nation. If the federal government is clearly unwilling to look after its people then it will be up to the state to step in. This will not happen as long as the governor is a puppet to the national party. As an independent not beholden to the party doctrine or special interest group I can enforce our laws and protect Tennesseans jobs and tax dollars.
Brandon Dodds
Back"Illegal immigration is not an issue based on race, it is an issue based on the survival of our nation. "
Brandon Dodds