Above: Profiles in Courage – Governors Jan Brewer (R-AZ), Dave Heineman (R-NE) and Phil Bryant (R-MS) have all defied Barack Obama’s lawless amnesty decree by denying drivers licenses and benefits to illegal aliens in their respective states.
And then there were THREE.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer spoiled the celebrations of the illegal alien crowd last week by issuing an executive order denying drivers licenses and state benefits for so-called “Dreamer” illegal aliens who receive “deferred action” through Barack Obama’s mass amnesty program.
Now Brewer has company. Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant have joined her defiance against Obama’s lawless action.
Last week, Gov. Heineman announced that Nebraska will not issue licenses, welfare benefits or any other public assistance to the illegals unless otherwise required by Nebraska law:
“President Obama’s deferred action program to issue employment authorization documents to illegal immigrants does not make them legal citizens,” Heineman said in a statement.
“The State of Nebraska will continue its practice of not issuing driver’s licenses, welfare benefits or other public benefits to illegal immigrants unless specifically authorized by Nebraska statute,” he added.
And today, Gov. Bryant issued an executive order prohibiting illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits in Mississippi, and requiring executive state agencies that administer such benefits to clarify their processes in order to guard against erroneously issuing benefits to illegal aliens recently granted “deferred action” status by Obama’s USCIS – essentially the same order AZ Gov. Brewer issued last week.
Said Bryant:
“Illegal immigration has real consequences for Mississippi, as it puts additional burdens on our already stretched budget,” Bryant said. “This executive order will help ensure that public benefits go to only those persons who are lawfully eligible.”
And Gov. Bryant also challenged the legitimacy of Obama’s amnesty:
“Being granted such status does not confer legal rights to a person and does not entitle that person to receive public benefits. Mississippi law prohibits issuing public benefits to a person who is not lawfully present in the state or country.”
These orders by three governors in separate regions of the nation – challenging the very legitimacy of the president’s order - have added significance in light of today’s lawsuit by 10 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents challenging the legality of Obama’s new amnesty policy.
The line MUST be drawn: enough sitting on the sidelines. It is time to stand and be counted. Every political leader of principle must reject and actively oppose Obama’s lawless usurpation of power that is granted solely to Congress.
These governors have taken a stand. So have the ICE agents. What about YOUR governor, Representative and Senator?
ACT NOW!
- Contact Your Governor HERE
Tell them to stand with the three governors above, and reject state benefits to illegal aliens who receive “deferred action” status from the Obama Administration. Remind them that the granting of such status - which is subject to almost ZERO safeguards against fraud – does NOT make them citizens, not confer legal status to them under U.S. law, and therefore they should receive NOstate benefits – including drivers licenses, welfare, and tuition subsidies.
- Contact Your Congressional Representative HERE
Tell them to call on the governor of their state to do the same, and demand they come out in PUBLIC OPPOSITION to Obama’s lawless amnesty plan that bypassed Congress – which 3 times rejected the ‘DREAM Act’. And demand they show PUBLIC SUPPORT for the ICE agent lawsuit to stop the Obama decree. - Contact Your U.S. Senator HERE
Tell them to call on the governor of their state to do the same, and demand they come out in PUBLIC OPPOSITION to Obama’s lawless amnesty plan that bypassed Congress – which 3 times rejected the ‘DREAM Act’. And demand they show PUBLIC SUPPORT for the ICE agent lawsuit to stop the Obama decree.
If YOU stand against illegal immigration and want to see the border secured, the rule of law upheld and amnesty for illegals stopped, then put your name where your heart is, and join the 160,000 who have signed our petition…
