Rep. Gary Gene Miller (R-CA)
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Likely Nay
Rep. Gary Gene Miller (R-CA) represents California's 42nd Congressional District. He is considered a rank-and-file Republican by govtrack.us
This is what Rep. Miller thought about congressman Gutierrez recent bill for comprehensive immigration reform:
"Today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP). Among its questionable provisions, the legislation is expected to grant amnesty for those illegally in the county, outline family reunification policies, push for the controversial AgJOBS program, and eliminate the 287(g) program. Following the introduction of this bill, Congressman Gary Miller issued the following statement:
“Today’s introduction of amnesty legislation once again displays the breadth of Congressional Democrats’ misguided and out-of-touch policies. With over 15 million Americans unemployed and seven million illegals employed, amnesty legislation is an affront to American citizens and legal residents. It is simply wrong to award citizenship to those that have recklessly disregarded our nation’s immigration laws.
“Rather than enacting a ‘comprehensive’ plan that would put illegals on a path to citizenship, I believe that Congress must take an enforcement-first approach to solving our nation’s immigration and border security. To this end, my bill, the Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act, will stem the inflow of illegal aliens by securing our borders, denying access to American jobs, and closing loopholes in our government programs that provide access to benefits. With an enforcement strategy, the United States could reduce the illegal population by as many as 1.5 million each year, which would more than halve our current illegal alien population in five years. By securing the border and ending the job magnet, illegals will lack incentives to cross the border and the illegal alien population will begin to dwindle.”" http://garymiller.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=162439
In addition, Rep. Miller believes that the U.S. needs to establish "harsher financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants". Rep. Miller also believes that, "Illegal immigrants should have to return to their countries of origin before being considered for citizenship". http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=8346
Rep. Miller is most likely to vote Nay on D.R.E.A.M. Act or any comprehensive immigration bill.
