I am thrilled to receive the endorsement of the Rhode Island Fraternal Order of Police, representing the rank and file membership of every Rhode Island police department from Providence to Portsmouth.
Clearly they appreciate my commitment to enforcing our laws against illegal immigration and they understand that I am the candidate in this race that supports their mission.
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been endorsed by Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC).
During this campaign I’ve made my position on illegal immigration clear. We must secure our border and crack down on unscrupulous employers that take advantage of this vulnerable population. The pathway to citizenship should begin in the same place for every person wishing to immigrate to this country — at the immigration office of one’s own country.
We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. It is the federal government’s responsibility to enforce those laws and ensure that our borders are secure and that immigration is a safe and legal process.
My opponent, Mayor David Cicilline, has a very different view. He has run Providence as a virtual santuary city and believes that there should be a “pathway to citizenship” for those that break the law and sneak across our border. The failure of the Providence Police to turn over Marco Riz to ICE agents — even with a deportation order on his record – allowed him to kidnap and rape a Rhode Island woman.
This election presents a real choice to the voters of this district and the illegal alien crisis is another illustration that David Cicilline is wrong for Rhode Island and the wrong man to send to Congress.
Below is an excerpt from the ALIPAC press release:
“John J. Loughlin’s Democratic opponent, David Cicilline, is one of the few federal candidates in America displaying open support for Obama’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Amnesty which would add over 12 million new voters that support illegal immigration into American politics. Those voting for Cicilline would literally be voting to replace their own votes in future American elections.”
The ALIPAC release can be found here.
Great press conference today. Here’s the text of my remarks.
Across the country, the news media reports that voters are angry and they want change. The story is no different in Rhode Island. On November 2nd, voters in Rhode Island’s first congressional district will have the opportunity to vote for me or to vote for my opponent, embattled Mayor David Cicilline.
I am the candidate that wants to chart a new course for Rhode Island. My opponent will be for the same disastrous policies that have gotten us into the dire straits that we are in. My opponent has pledged to support Speaker Pelosi if elected to Congress and this would be just one of his many bad votes to advance her left-wing agenda.
To show what we know we can expect from a Congressman Cicilline, I have this simple illustration. 
He and Nancy Pelosi are like peas in a pod.
Like Nancy Pelosi, my opponent has a history of raising taxes. He favors repealing some of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and raising taxes on the investors and entrepreneurs whose success is key to our economic recovery. His campaign has brushed these tax cuts off as “trickle down” economics while leading economists agree that extending the tax cuts would help the middle class and grow the economy.
As mayor of Providence he has shown a propensity towards raising taxes – even when he said he wouldn’t. In his state of the city speech this year he promised “No hidden fees, no phantom taxes, not even a dime’s increase in parking meter fares.” And he added, “People can’t be asked to pay higher property taxes.” Just a few months later when it was clear he would leave Providence with over $50 million in debt, he balanced the budget on the backs of Providence property owners.
I believe that we should cut taxes – and maintain the existing cuts – and give employers access to their own money so that they can invest in their businesses, create jobs and grow the economy. My record as a state legislator stands in stark contrast to my opponent’s tenure as mayor. I have voted against tax increases at every opportunity and been a champion for lowering the tax burden on all Rhode Islanders.
Like Nancy Pelosi, my opponent would favor additional stimulus spending, driving us further into debt and putting an unsustainable burden on our children and grandchildren.
I believe that we need to stop the outrageous spending that has cost us more than $787 billion. No more bailouts, no more stimulus packages that don’t work.
Like Nancy Pelosi, my opponent believes that illegal aliens should have a “pathway to citizenship.”
I believe in legal immigration – and that the only path to legal immigration begins at the immigration office in one’s home country. We are a nation of immigrants but we are also a nation of laws and it is the role of the federal government to secure our borders and adopt a fair immigration policy that allows us to protect our sovereignty and control our borders.
Like Nancy Pelosi, my opponent supports the health care bill that CBO estimates will cost more than $1 trillion – more than $115 billion more than was estimated when the bill was rammed through Congress with bipartisan opposition.
I believe that we need to repeal and replace the most onerous parts of the health care bill, particularly the aspects that have nothing to do with improving health care. Clearly our health care system is broken but instead of taking steps to control costs, the health care bill is home to hidden taxes and penalties for small businesses.
The citizens of this district deserve their own vote in Congress and I am the only candidate in this race that will go to Washington with no sworn allegiances and an agenda that is focused only on improving the lives of the people I will represent. As I talk to voters across the district, they tell me that Washington isn’t working for them.
Today I ask, do you want someone different, or just another pea for Nancy Pelosi’s pod?
Judge Bolton’s decision was disappointing, but this fight is far from over. If the federal government fails to do its job – in this case that job is securing the border – then states should be able to protect themselves from the consequences of the federal failure.
We are a nation of immigrants but we are also a nation of laws. I traveled to Arizona to meet with law enforcement officials because I’d been getting many questions about the illegal alien crisis. Even though we’re not a border state, Rhode Islanders are concerned about the issue, the precedent the federal lawsuit sets and our fundamental right to set and enforce a fair immigration policy.
I believe we need to close our borders; crack down on employers who take advantage of the illegal population; use a reliable and enforceable system of determining one’s status and most importantly, have a national conversation about an immigration plan that makes sense for America. It’s unfair to offer a “pathway to citizenship” to people who broke the law when the folks who want to immigrate legally are waiting in line back home.
We will win this race but I need your help:
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Thank you!
Take a quick look at the illegal alien crisis from Governor Brewer’s perspective:
When we go to Mexico, we have to travel with a passport and be willing to produce it at a moment’s notice. The truth is, if the federal government were doing its job and properly securing the border, Arizona would not be forced to take these steps – or have to defend its actions. Let’s fix the problem, not blame the victim.
