See Santorum Speak on Immigration!

Senator Rick Santorum will be holding a forum about immigration reform this Wednesday, July 5th in Monroeville. The event begins at 7:00PM and is being held at the Monroeville #4 Fire Hall (4370 Northern Pike) right off of the Monroeville exit on the Turnpike. The event will feature an extensive conversation about immigration reform.

Rick has taken a leadership role in the new immigration reform movement, standing up against the amnesty Senate bill. In opposition to the Senate bill first proposed, Rick has authored his own bill called the Border Security First Act, which focuses on securing the border and stopping the hiring of illegal immigrants rather than granting amnesty to those who are already here illegally.

In a recent letter to the editor in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rick wrote:

Problems abound within the bill the Senate passed just a few weeks ago. No one can predict the precise number by which this bill will increase illegal immigration, but it is certainly several times more than any of the bill's supporters suggest. It is terribly complex and will be nearly impossible for the current federal bureaucracy to administer. According to the Robert Rector study that Mr. Will himself cites, the cost to American taxpayers in federal dollars alone will be a stunning $19 billion every year. It will place a significant financial burden on Social Security, granting benefits to millions who have not spent a working lifetime paying into the system. And because of the tiered manner in which amnesty is granted, it will create a booming forgery industry in response to the vast incentives for illegal immigrants to prove they broke the law longer.

Santorum's opponent, Bobby Casey Jr., has publicly stated that he would support the Senate amnesty bill. While Casey is yet to debate Santorum about the issues involved in the immigration reform bill, Santorum is doing his best to make sure everyone knows where he stands on the issue. So if you are interested in learning more about this historic reform, and what Rick is doing to change America for the better, check out the event at the Monroeville #4 Fire Hall this Wednesday!