The American Legion Makes Illegal Immigration Major Priority

The American Legion national convention last month adopted as Resolution No. 1 a strong call for action to bring illegal immigration to a The Legion, because it is comprised of wartime veterans of all of America’s wars, is reliable barometer of public opinion as a whole throughout the nation. Political leaders throughout the country should take notice, particularly those in Washington, DC.

Pointing to the current huge resident population of illegal aliens and the estimated 500,000 new illegal aliens that enter the country each year, the Legion finds a clear threat to the fabric of American society. The resolution also recognizes the increasing public frustration with the “federal government’s failure to stop the invasion and the actions by some states to provide taxpayer funded services and other benefits to illegal aliens…”

In its resolution the Legion calls for control of the borders and an accounting from all elected officials for their positions on this critically important issue.

-- Paul S. Egan, Dir. Govt. Rels. for FAIR