Conservatives Support the Rule of Law and Oppose Amnesty

November 29, 2017
Washington, D.C.
Signatures updated 11/30/17

Conservatives are united in the belief that the rule of law must be enforced and respected. When it comes to illegal immigration, rewarding those who break our laws encourages more illegal behavior and flies in the face of Constitutional government. It is unfair to those who wait for years to come here legally and chose to become U.S. citizens by respecting the law instead of rejecting it.

With this in mind, we urge Congress and the President to reject any attempt to give amnesty to immigrants here illegally.

On the campaign trail, President Trump repeatedly promised to stand up against amnesty for illegal immigrants, specifically those illegal immigrants in the country under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

However, recent reports indicate that there may be a bipartisan deal in the making to include amnesty for DACA recipients in Congress’ end of the year spending package. Conservatives strongly oppose such an inclusion. Not only does this reward illegal behavior, it will incentivize further illegal behavior, and encourage trends like chain migration. It would also reward the wrongful actions of the Obama administration for willfully ignoring our immigration laws and creating a clearly unconstitutional amnesty program through executive fiat.

We urge leaders and members of the House and Senate to continue to stand with the overwhelming majority of the American people for the rule of law and for an immigration system that treats legal immigrants with respect and dignity. Our nation cannot continue to prosper without enforceable borders, the rule of law that applies equally to all, and an enforceable immigration system.

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The Honorable Edwin Meese III Former Attorney General President Ronald Reagan	The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Chairman, Conservative Action Project Former White House Advisor, President Ronald Reagan
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc.	The Honorable Jim DeMint Former Member (SC) United States Senate
The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio	Ed Corrigan Former Executive Director Senate Steering Committee
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Former Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan	Rachel Bovard Former Policy Director Senate Steering Committee
David Bozell President ForAmerica	Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund	Tom Fitton President Judicial Watch, Inc.
Michael A. Needham CEO Heritage Action	L. Brent Bozell, III Founder and President Media Research Center
Richard A. Viguerie Chairman ConservativeHQ	The Honorable Donald P. Hodel Former Secretary of Energy Former Secretary of Interior
The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli II President Senate Conservatives Fund	Donald L. Woodsmall President Truth at Wake Forest, Inc.
Anne Schlafly Cori Chairman Eagle Forum	Rick Manning President Americans for Limited Government
Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus	Terrence Scanlon Retired Chairman and President Capital Research Center
William W. Pascoe, III Managing Partner Antietam Communications	Tim LeFever Chairman Capitol Resource Institute
Allen Roth President Secure America Now	James L. Martin Founder & Chairman 60 Plus Association
Kay R. Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary	Steve Berger Founding Pastor Grace Chapel
Willes K. Lee President National Federation of Republican Assemblies	The Honorable Belden Bell Co-Chair, Legacy Society The Heritage Foundation
Floyd Brown Chairman Western Center for Journalism	Becky Gerritson President Wetumpka TEA Party (AL)
Ed Martin President Phyllis Schlafly Eagles	Rebekah Gantner Executive Director Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
Ron Robinson President Young America’s Foundation	C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, III
Anthony Saliba CEO Saliba Venture Management	Bob Adams President Revive America PAC
Col. Francis X. De Luca USMCR (Ret) President Civitas Institute	Seton Motley President Less Government
Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation	Mathew D. Staver, Esq. Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel
Jim Backlin Vice President of Legislative Affairs Christian Coalition of America	Gary L. Bauer President American Values
Louis J. Cordia President, Cordia & Associates Executive Director, President Reagan’s Alumni Association	Ann Drexel Member, Board of Governors Council for National Policy
Donna Hearne Chief Executive Officer The Constitutional Coalition	Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. Washington Bureau Chief Infowars.com
Maggie Briones Administration Movieguide	Dr. Ted Baehr Chairman MOVIEGUIDE®
The Honorable Tom DeLay Former Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives	Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor
Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness	Virginia Armstrong National Court Watch Chrm. National Eagle Forum
Caren Cowan Executive Director New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association	David Ridenour President National Center for Public Policy Research
Dan Forest North Carolina Lieutenant Governor State of North Carolina	The Honorable Mike Spence Founding President Conservative Republicans of California
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith	Allen Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston
Randy M. Long CEO Long Business Advisors, LLC	Barbara S. Waddell Founder and Director Let Us Pray Ministries, Inc.
J. Christian Adams President Public Interest Legal Foundation	Amy Kremer Co-Chair Women for Trump
Roxanne Phillips Member, Executive Committee Council for National Policy	Jim Clymer Former National Chairman Constitution Party
James C. Dobson Ph.D. Founder & President Family Talk	Rod Vandenbos CEO B3 Holdings, Inc.
Michael R. Long State Chairman NYS Conservative Party	Richard Falknor Publisher BlueRidgeForum.com
The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State House	Tim Macy Chairman Gun Owners of America
James Simpson Author and Journalist