Ohio Federation of Republican Women
Position on fair immigration
September 5, 2013

To the Editor:

On March 9, 2013 the National Federation of Republican Women passed a Resolution regarding immigration that included this statement:

"RESOLVED, The National Federation of Republican Women urges the federal government to expeditiously establish criteria for young people in this country illegally through no fault of their own to earn legal resident status or citizenship when they demonstrate English fluency and knowledge of American civics, comply with all health requirements, have no criminal record, graduate from an accredited high school, and pursue a college degree, trade certification or enter into military service."

It is in this spirit that the Ohio Federation of Republican Women applauds Speaker John Boehner for having the courage to move the conversation forward with his recent comments that this issue is, “about basic fairness. These children were brought here on no accord of their own. And frankly, they are in a very difficult position. And I think many of our members believe that this issue needs to be addressed." These are not children of foreign countries, these are not children of the USA -- they are children without any country. Our group urges the entire Ohio Congressional Delegation to join together to bring about a resolution to the question of legal status in these cases.

Jean Turner, President

Lyn Bliss, Vice President

Lauri Hart, Secretary

Mary Beth Kemmer, Treasurer

Ohio Federation of Republican Women

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