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Newt Gingrich on Immigration
Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House
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Immigrants must learn key values of American history
We must establish patriotic education for our children and patriotic immigration for new Americans. To achieve this, we will renew our commitment to education about American citizenship based on American history and an understanding of the
Founding Fathers and the core values of American civilization. We will insist that both our children and immigrants learn the key values and key facts of American history as the foundation of their growth as citizens.
Source: Gingrich Communications website, www.newt.org
Dec 1, 2006
Make it harder to sneak in, but easier for guest workers
No serious nation in the age of terror can afford to have wide-open borders with millions of illegal aliens crossing at will. But along with making it much harder to sneak in, we need to make it easier for guest workers to enter the country legally and
to work here as long as they obey the law. Millions of illegal immigrants are here because Americans are hiring them. They have jobs in your neighborhood and you know it.
Keeping these hard-working people illegal makes them vulnerable to criminals and keeps them from playing responsible roles in our communities.We need a guest worker program to ensure that guest workers pay taxes, get driver’s licenses,
buy auto insurance, abide by the law, and that filters out criminals and potential terrorists. The program should not be an automatic qualification for citizenship, though eventual citizenship should be held out as an opportunity.
Source: Gingrich Communications website, www.newt.org
Dec 1, 2006
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