From Adam Hasner

Dear Alexander, This week, Adam posted a Facebook note in response to President Obama's speech on immigration reform, outlining his opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants, and his common sense solutions to solve Washington's immigration reform failures. Here is an excerpt: President Obama's speech, 17 months removed from the next Presidential election, was a campaign speech, not a serious attempt at discussing policy. His insistence on granting amnesty to the millions of illegal immigrants within our borders through so-called "earned citizenship" sends the wrong message to those who followed the law to enter our country, and those who still seek to come to our country. It also all but ensures that immigration reform will once again remain unresolved in Washington.   And Republicans share in the blame too. Despite controlling the White House and having majorities in Congress for several years, Republicans also failed to pass serious immigration reforms. Republicans who over-promised and failed to deliver on common-sense solutions were a big part of the GOP's losses in 2006 and 2008.   Too often, Republicans focus solely on the economics of immigration, when in reality, immigration reform is more than just an economic issue; it is a national security and moral issue. If we cannot enforce our laws, and create an immigration system that encourages the lawful over lawbreakers, we will make it harder to preserve the integrity of our own system of government for future generations.   Rather than pursuing the failed policies of so-called comprehensive immigration reform, the Federal government should prioritize immigration reform into three commonsense steps. Read more at www.facebook.com/adamhasner You don't have to be a Facebook user to read Adam's commentaries and contribute to his campaign. Thank you for your continued support. Team Hasner  Copyright (C) 2011 Adam Hasner for US Senate All rights reserved.