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Republicans’ Attempt to Coddle Immigrants Way Worse Than You Can Imagine

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We must not allow the so called "Dignity Act" sponsored by FL Republican Rep Maria Salazar and 19 other Republicans to become law - it would grant amnesty to over 10 M illegal aliens.  Following are the other establishment RINOs pushing this bad bill including two other FL Republican Reps Diez-Balart and Dunn.

 

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]*


Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]*


Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]*


Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]*


Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]*


Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]*


Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]*


Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]*


Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]*


Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]*


Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]


Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]


Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]


Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]


Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]


Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]


Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]


Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]


Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

Royal A. Brown III, MS, MBA


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.@DailyCaller: "Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy told the Daily Caller that the bill 'rewards illegal immigration.' 'The so-called Dignity Act isn’t about dignity—it’s about eroding accountability,' he said. 'It rewards illegal immigration with sweeping amnesty for millions ...


Voters delivered a clear mandate on immigration when they elected President Donald Trump and gave Republicans control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2024.


Exit polls and post-election analyses showed working-class Americans, Hispanic voters, and longtime Republicans prioritized border security, mass deportations of illegal immigrants, and policies that put American citizens first. Yet less than a year into the new Congress, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including nearly 20 Republicans, introduced H.R. 4393, the DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act.


Republican supporters, like sponsor Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar and co-sponsor Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar, tout it as a “practical” fix that strengthens the border while offering limited legal status to long-term illegal immigrants. However, lurking by their flowery praise lies a direct assault on the 2024 election results that rewards illegal immigrants for breaking immigration laws, forces taxpayers to fund open borders, and handcuffs the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies.


Mass Amnesty Through The Dignity Program And Dreamer Provisions

Despite Salazar’s promise that the bill isn’t a mass amnesty program, it seems that’s exactly what the Dignity Act intends to give illegal immigrants, through the Dignity Program. (Sign up for Mary Rooke’s weekly newsletter here!)


The Dignity Program offers renewable legal status to millions of illegal immigrants without a direct path to citizenship. Illegal immigrants present in the U.S. on or before Dec. 31, 2020, and who are in “good standing,” can apply for Dignity Status, which protects them from deportation, gives them the legal right to work, and allows them to leave and reenter the U.S legally.


Not just that, but it offers Dreamer-style protections, which provide conditional permanent residency leading to green cards and eventual citizenship for those brought as minors. It even has a carve-out for criminal illegal immigrants for certain prior offenses to broaden eligibility into the program.


The Dignity Program normalizes millions of immigration violations and incentivizes future crossings. Even without citizenship, permanent legal work status is, in practice, amnesty.


Dignity Program Waivers For Drug Cartel Associates

While gang participation is a disqualification for the Dignity Program, the bill grants the secretary of Homeland Security discretionary waivers for certain misdemeanors. These crimes include theft, fraud, assault (in some cases), domestic violence, certain sex offenses, or crimes with intent to harm or deceive. Additionally, these waivers include many drug-related crimes like possession, distribution, and trafficking. Waivers could even extend to more serious drug violations under the discretionary authority.


This creates an obvious loophole that could allow lower-level cartel operatives to qualify for the Dignity program through waivers.


FICA Tax Exemption For Dignity Program Participants

Not only does the Dignity Act reward illegal immigrants with the right to stay and work in the U.S., but while on the program, they are not required to pay taxes.


The Dignity Program grants seven years of deferred action and work authorization to millions of illegal immigrants. While participants must pay $7,000 in restitution over time, obtain health coverage, work or attend school, and check in biannually, these illegal immigrants are exempt from Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) payroll taxes, which include Social Security and Medicare. Instead, they pay a special 1 percent tax on earnings.


This is effectively a direct subsidy for cheap labor. American workers and legal immigrants pay full FICA to fund entitlement programs. Exempting Dignity participants makes them cheaper to hire, undercutting wages and job opportunities for citizens. Republicans are essentially selling out the working class who put them in power to institutionalize unfair advantages for illegals.


Taxpayer-Funded Humanitarian Campuses Offering Comprehensive Services To Illegal Immigrants

Title V of the bill mandates the creation of at least three “Humanitarian Campuses” along the southern border. These large federal facilities would house migrants who present themselves for asylum processing. Instead of immediate removal or detention, individuals receive a 72-hour rest period followed by medical assessments, mental health services from licensed professionals, social worker case management, child advocates, and on-site legal counsel.

The bill claims zero net cost to taxpayers because funding flows from the Dignity Program’s $7,000 fees and the 1 percent payroll tax. Initial construction of the facilities, staffing with a mandatory minimum of 300 new asylum officers, and other operational costs, however, rely on federal infrastructure that has already been appropriated for border security. This transforms border enforcement into a taxpayer-supported welcome center.


These facilities are the opposite of what voters wanted because it actively expands the government bureaucracy instead of streamlining the removal of illegal immigrants. There needs to be a serious discussion about support for Republicans who are endorsing what amounts to a resort-like processing model while American communities still deal with strains of the Biden administration’s open border policies.


In other words, ‘What do we want? Mass deportations. What do we get? Taxpayer-funded open borders.’

Student Loan Forgiveness For Lawyers Representing Migrants

This is exactly what it sounds like. Section 1516 of the Dignity Act creates a targeted student loan forgiveness program for attorneys. Lawyers who hold a Juris Doctor degree and commit to four years of full-time legal service at the bill’s proposed Humanitarian Campuses receive forgiveness of 75 percent of their federal student loans. The campuses are federal processing centers for asylum seekers and border crossers.

On its face, this is an egregious misuse of taxpayer money as student loan forgiveness remains a flashpoint issue for millions of American students. However, even worse, the provision effectively subsidizes advocacy on behalf of illegal immigrants by directing financial relief specifically to lawyers whose work often involves challenging deportation orders or advancing asylum claims. It’s a roundabout way of forcing taxpayers to fund illegal immigrants to fight U.S. immigration laws.

Mandatory Free Access For Pro-Immigrant NGOs At Federal Humanitarian Campuses

The bill doesn’t stop at giving them free housing, healthcare, and lawyers. The Dignity Act mandates that the Humanitarian Campuses must grant private organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) unrestricted access to provide humanitarian aid and legal counsel to illegal immigrants. (RELATED: Trump Finds A Way To Deliver On His Most Important Promise Despite Left-Wing Anarchy)

These are the same advocacy groups that previously facilitated mass illegal immigration flows and encouraged expansive asylum claims. The bill embeds open-borders activists directly into taxpayer-built federal facilities. It invites the very organizations blamed for the crisis to operate inside government processing centers.

Handcuffs The Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Efforts

Section 1122, titled “Protecting Sensitive Locations,” prohibits most immigration enforcement at so-called sensitive locations. Immigration officers are restricted from making arrests, serving notices, or conducting removals in a broad list of public places:

  • Inside or near schools,

  • Hospitals,

  • Clinics,

  • Churches,

  • Public assistance offices, like social services,

  • Courthouses,

  • Playgrounds,

  • Daycares,

  • Disaster relief sites,

  • And public events such as parades, protests, weddings, and funerals.

Officers need prior high-level approval from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leadership or must demonstrate exigent circumstances, such as an imminent public safety threat. The bill’s language codifies safe zones, significantly restricting Trump’s mass deportation efforts by creating de facto sanctuaries in every U.S. city. Law enforcement cannot act swiftly in everyday locations where illegal immigrants may seek shelter or services, which prioritizes illegal immigrants over the safety and sovereignty of U.S. citizens.


The Dignity Act represents a classic Washington, D.C., compromise that directly conflicts with voters’ demands. While the bill is bipartisan, Americans are used to Democrats pushing for amnesty and leniency for illegal immigrants. However, Republican co-sponsors are effectively spitting in the face of the same voters who provided them the majority in 2024.

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