To: Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-1)
Rep. Ryan: Don't walk back on the path to citizenship
Rep. Ryan: Don't walk back on the path to citizenship for 11 million Americans without papers. A majority of the House supports it, and we need you to continue being a leader on immigration reform.
Why is this important?
Just last week, Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-R) seemed to be on board the path to citizenship, saying that Republicans must offer "people a path to earned citizenship. We have to invite people to come out of the shadows."
Now he seems to have changed his tune, telling a North Dakota radio station this week that immigrants want jobs, not citizenship. "We don't want to push people into citizenship."
This isn't the kind of leadership we're looking for. Rep. Ryan knows that a majority of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the American people support the path to citizenship. So why is he walking back now?
In fact, Rep. Ryan seems to be speaking out of both sides of his mouth. In May, he referred to the US-born children of undocumented immigrants using an ugly slur -- "anchor babies" -- while pitching immigration reform to conservative constituents in his home state of Wisconsin.
We need Rep. Ryan to be on our side and be a leader on immigration reform in the House. As a former Vice-Presidential nominee and future player in his own party, Rep. Ryan's words influence. He needs to champion reform, not cater to the out-of-touch anti-immigration faction of his party.
Tell Rep. Paul Ryan to continue supporting a pathway to citizenship for 11 million Americans without papers.
Now he seems to have changed his tune, telling a North Dakota radio station this week that immigrants want jobs, not citizenship. "We don't want to push people into citizenship."
This isn't the kind of leadership we're looking for. Rep. Ryan knows that a majority of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the American people support the path to citizenship. So why is he walking back now?
In fact, Rep. Ryan seems to be speaking out of both sides of his mouth. In May, he referred to the US-born children of undocumented immigrants using an ugly slur -- "anchor babies" -- while pitching immigration reform to conservative constituents in his home state of Wisconsin.
We need Rep. Ryan to be on our side and be a leader on immigration reform in the House. As a former Vice-Presidential nominee and future player in his own party, Rep. Ryan's words influence. He needs to champion reform, not cater to the out-of-touch anti-immigration faction of his party.
Tell Rep. Paul Ryan to continue supporting a pathway to citizenship for 11 million Americans without papers.