As I told you earlier Rep. Gary Miller (CA-42) is a proud co-author of HR 4437 which makes all undocumented immigrants felons and demands deportation. This bill is nothing but a bone tossed in the direction of the Nativists in the Republican party. But here is what Rep. Miller has to say about the ridiculous bill:
March 27, 2006- Congressman Miller made the following statement today urging congressional passage of HR 4437, a bill he co-authored that enlists military and local law enforcement help in stopping illegal border crossings, requires employers to verify the legal status of their workers and builds 700 miles of fencing along parts of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border:
“I strongly believe the U.S. government must maintain a tough and unified policy on immigration to effectively curb the influx of illegal aliens entering our nation. The so-called ‘guest-worker' proposals being considered are nothing more than a mechanism to provide amnesty to millions of illegals living in the United States. ( Gary Miller's website)
But you would probably figure that Mr. Miller has a district where this kind of harsh rhetoric is A-OK. Well, let's look again. CA-42 is in Southern California! It has a VERY sizable minority community. WHile the percentage of immigrants is not clear, try these numbers on for size: 23.8% of his district is Latino, 17.5% is Asian. How do these people feel about his proud position on 4437? Who knows, but I'm guessing that if somebody stands up to this trash-talk, people will listen.
On the flip I've included the detailed 2000 demographic data for the district from Miller's website.
% Unit Total % Dem % Rep Black %Black Asian %Asian Latino %Latino
District County T Place of all Persons Reg Dem Reg Reg Rep Reg Reg % Gore % Bush Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop
