IRC Principles

Principle #1:  Border Enforcement Must Be Effective.

The border must be secured, and enforcement at the border must be effective.  Congress must authorize and routinely fund adequate border enforcement personnel, technology, physical infrastructure, detention facilities, and judicial and prosecutorial resources.  There is a direct relationship between border security, national security, illegal immigration, border violence, contraband and illegal drugs.

Principle #2:  Enforcement At The Worksite Must Be Effective.

The ability of employers to rely on illegal labor must be stopped.  Illegal employment is one of the driving forces of illegal immigration.  In harsh economic times, it is important to make sure illegal aliens are not in the workforce.  Employers who knowingly hire illegals must be prosecuted and held accountable.

Principle #3:  The Illegal Immigrant Population Must Be Treated Compassionately, But Should Not Be Given Every Benefit That Legal Immigrants Receive.

A compassionate solution for the illegal immigrant population living and working in the United Stated can be accomplished without amnesty.  Current illegal immigrants should not receive all the rights and privileges they would have been eligible for had they come legally.  They should not be eligible for citizenship, and they should not be given access to benefits such as means tested entitlements, the earned income tax credit, or social security credit for their illegal work history.

Principle #4: We cannot support amnesty for illegal immigrants.

To pardon lawbreakers and reward them with the objective of their offence is inappropriate and will accelerate the flow of illegal immigrants.