Got this sent my way - again, I wish I paid more attention to the state legislature, because apparently there are a lot of crazy things happening. Thoughts?
OFFICAL STATEMENT
National Hispanic Group Demands Apology from Rep. Manny Steele for His Use of Offensive Terms For
Immediate Release
Contact: 515-423-7312 9 February 2011 bob@somosrepublicans.com
Ankeny, Iowa – On Monday, February 7, 2011, Representative Manny Steele used the term “anchor babies” to describe children born on non-citizens during a hearing of the South Dakota legislature . This term is deeply offensive and should never be used to describe babies. Rep. Steele owes all babies and pro life Republicans an apology for his use of defamatory language. Rep. Steele recently introduced a birthright citizenship bill which would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. of immigrants including some legal immigrants, in clear violation of the U.S Constitution. Rep. Marc Feinstein also found the term offensive.
Steele is being intellectually dishonest to all Americans, and is choosing to use introduce laws that will most likely be challenged in the Courts, while costing tax payers millions of dollars to defend. Steele also took an oath of office wherein he swore to uphold and defend the Constitution of the U.S. and to protect it against all enemies foreign and domestic. It appears that Steele has chosen to ignore his respective oath of office to uphold the Constitution. To the contrary, his support of this bill serves as a domestic attack on the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court precedent decisions, and the codification of birthright citizenship as contained within the INA.
§301(a) of the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) and (8 U.S.C. §1401(a)) entitled “Nationals And Citizens of United States At Birth” reads as follows: “The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth: (a) a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof. “ The U.S. Congress codified birth right citizenship within federal immigration law approximately 58 years ago. Birthright citizenship is the law of the land and not a “simple policy.”
As a result of Steele trampling on our Constitution, and attacking baby rights, we believe he should resign from political office to prevent further embarrassment of our Party and the image of Abraham Lincoln. Somos Republicans believes honoring oaths of office is a serious matter and is holding politicians accountable, and recently launched a recall effort of Arizona Senator Russell Pearce. Pearce is behind a similar birthright bill and introduced Arizona‟s infamous „papers please‟ law which Steele is also seeking to copy though a judge has already found that law is likely unconstitutional and enjoined it‟s enforcement.
About Somos Republicans:
Somos Republicans is a national watchdog group and the largest Hispanic Republican grassroots organization in the nation because of our leadership that is pro immigration reform. The Mission of Somos Republicans is to promote political education and information needed to make more informed political decisions. To inspire the Hispanic people to make a difference in their lives and the lives of their neighbors through collaborative political education, volunteer commitment and responsible participation in society. Our vision is to increase the Latino Republican voting block by 100% within two years. To increase voter registration, precinct committeemen recruitment, campaign volunteering, fundraising and events to reflect quality of future Latino leadership.
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