Ryan Frazier says immigration reform should not include amnesty

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 8:47 pm, April 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

Ryan Frazier, the leading GOP candidate to oppose incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter in Congressional district seven, told the first of his town hall meetings in Aurora Thursday evening that Congress needs to pass an immigration reform law that enforces border security laws, bans amnesty for illegal immigrants who are in the country and provides temporary work visas for seasonal workers. People who are in the country illegally should be sent home before they are allowed to apply for permanent visas, or they should pay a "big fee" for such visas, he told about 20 people at the meeting. Financial reform also is needed, but it shouldn't include the $50 billion bailout fund that is or was in the bill, he said. The failed government sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, also should be regulated by a financial reform bill, he said. He asked why new regulatory agencies would do any better than the 20 or so agencies that failed to protect the country from the current financial crisis. After the meeting, Frazier told me that he is 100% opposed to a value added tax, which is being promoted by President Obama and Congressional Democrats. Frazier said he would support a simplified tax and a flat tax. By expanding government with the stimulus bill, ObamaCare and the proposed new financial regulatory agencies, Frazier said, Congress is giving banks incentives to hire more lobbyists. Any time Congress increases the size of government, it increases the amount of money that is spent on lobbyists and the power of special interests, Frazier said. Attorney General John Suthers will speak at Frazier's next town hall meeting Monday, April 26, at Colorado Christian University. The meeting will start at 5 p.m. Call 303-333-7926 to find out where on the campus the meeting will be held.

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