In a platform issued on the opening day of its national convention, the Republican Party of the United States adopted a tough policy on almost all immigration issues which may alienate the party from those who favor a more balanced approach.
"Border security is essential to national security. In an age of terrorism, drug cartels, and criminal gangs, allowing millions of unidentified persons to enter and remain in this country poses grave risks to the sovereignty of the United States and the security of its people," the 60-page document said.
"We simply must be able to track who is entering and leaving our country," it said, calling for the enforcement of the rule of law at the U.S. border and throughout the nation.
"The rule of law means guaranteeing to law enforcement the tools and coordination to deport criminal aliens without delay -- and correcting court decisions that have made deportation so difficult," it said.
"It does not mean driver's licenses for illegal aliens, nor does it mean that states should be allowed to flout the federal law barring them from giving in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, nor does it mean that illegal aliens should receive social security benefits, or other public benefits, except as provided by federal law," it added.
The document also voiced strong opposition to amnesty, saying that such a policy will encourage or reward illegal immigrants and undermine the rule of law.
Source:Xinhua
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