DeMint Puts Immigration On The Campaign Trail
It was only a matter of time that immigration would become a major platform issue.
And U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., was the one to strike the pose despite not being up for election for another three years.
His campaign released the results of an online immigration survey this week that showed 97 percent of South Carolina respondents believe the current Senate bill will not solve illegal immigration problems and 95 percent don’t support it.
DeMint hit several of the state’s key cities last week trying to gauge reactions to the proposed Senate bill that calls for increased border security, increase penalties for businesses hiring undocumented workers and the opportunity to gain citizenship over a period of years.
The majority of the people at these events have been outspoken critics of the immigration bill and its supporters. The general feeling is that Congress won’t do any of the previsions of the bill, and it will lead to blanket amnesty.
“This isn’t shocking to me,” DeMint said in a statement. “After traveling the state last week and listening to constituents talk about this bill, I am convinced the vast majority of South Carolinians do not support amnesty for illegal immigrants.”
The survey was placed on DeMint’s campaign site, which previously had not been updated since his 2004 victory over Democrat Inez Tenenbaum.
However, dissatisfaction over immigration in South Carolina has led to several rumblings amongst conservative activists about running candidates against Republican incumbents, so it is not surprising that DeMint’s team is making it a campaign issue for him.
DeMint has been an outspoken critic of the immigration bill. He offered nine amendments to the bill since it was introduced in May, and each one failed to pass. Those bills ranged from eliminating Z visas to requiring full border security before amnesty could be given.
“This proves to me that the Senate isn’t serious about responsible reform,” he said.
This week, his campaign e-mailed an immigration survey to more than 10,976 South Carolina voters. As of Thursday, 2,518 votes were tallied from South Carolina IP addresses.
It showed 98 percent said illegal immigration was a serious problem, 96 percent don’t support amnesty, 98 percent said borders must be secured and 96 percent said businesses need to be held accountable when verifying Social Security numbers.
“I know this online survey isn’t a scientific representation of the electorate, but it is a good indication where a number of grassroots activists in South Carolina stand on this issue,” DeMint said.
Wild Thing’s comment………..
I realize this could not happen, BUT I would LOVE to put this whole thing for a vote from the citizens of the USA. Yes, why not, let US speak how we want this to be handled. NO lobbyist can effect my thoughts and decisions. No LaRazza can tell me how to vote, or Soros either for that matter.
“However, dissatisfaction over immigration in South Carolina has led to several rumblings amongst conservative activists about running candidates against Republican incumbents, so it is not surprising that DeMint’s team is making it a campaign issue for him.”
And that is the ONLY WAY to put the fear of God in the ones that are traitors that are pushing this bill.
It is just up to us to do it. Call your local Republican office and tell them point blank that you will neither send money or support candidates that propose or vote for pro-illegal laws.
Let We The People VOTE on this, and my gut tells me it will be a majority vote for following the law that exist for immigration.
And thing we need is a constitutional amendment that provides for the recall of US Senators. Because right now we might as well all have this stamped on our foreheads……
Illegals: representation without taxation——–Citizens: taxation without representation
Give a REBEL YELL to the Palmetto State Senator John DeMint! Myrtle Beach UP ya’ll!! As for gringo wannabe Sen. Loser Graham … adios senor? Go Gamecocks, Tigers and Chanticleers!!!
Good idea–we should vote on it as a NATION–one voice.
That might tell our government something–maybe we know what we want and we elected them to get it done.
Now they have to do their jobs.
They remind me of that commercial full of monkeys and one human. Where the monkeys are all excited that the profits are up, when they’re really down and when the human points out their mistake they get all mad at him and ignore it anyway.
Bugeyed Lindsey even went to Kennedy to ask permission to vote against his own Senior Senator from SC, Jim DeMint.
Someone should grab ole Lindsey by the Short hairs and take him out to the woodshed for a good ole South Carolina ‘Ass-whuppin’, then fire him.
I’m an avid fisherman, I hit the road for the Blue Eyed Arabs for over a year of commuting, after 2 months I lost track of what was happening on the fishing scene, what was going on back at the ‘job’ and what my friends were doing.
I was part of my new environment, this is exactly what the politicians are doing. They are so far out of touch and self serving that they have forgotten why they went there in the first place and only listen to special interest lobbies.
Then there are the lifer’s who are kept in office by the special interests. Yo, Kennedy, Murtha and Kerry yes you, you don’t represent the American people only the Socialist movement of FDR and worse. I haven’t forgot Jorge either, he’s out of touch and self serving too. Along with that recall amendment lets cap the term limits at two years and make them ineligible to hold any public office anywhere at any time, the military term for them is PFC’s. Yes Mark, as for Lindsey “a good ole South Carolina ‘Ass-whuppin’, then fire him”.
I hope Graham is really history. How neat if South Carolinians don’t even let him run in the primary.
I hope support for the Immigration(Amnesty) Bill costs many politicians their job. It should just about finish McCain’s presidential bid.
Darth, good one!!!!
Lynn, hahaha that is a good one to compare it too. Your right!
Mark wow that is horrible!!
What you said is just what someone should do to Graham.
Jack good comparison about fishing.
Tom there is a possibility this Bill will be the end to some of these politicians. Our voice is loud when we use it and the millions of calls that were made and letters and Faxs show people are ticked and have had enough. I hope they don’t forget all of this they are trying to do.