Immigration bill: Why I was opposed

By Mike Pence
U.S. Congressman: 6th District Of Indiana

"Last year, President Bush set out his views on immigration reform to the American people, saying there must be 'a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant, and a program of mass deportation.'

I agree with the president that a rational middle ground can be found between automatic citizenship and mass deportation, but the amnesty bill that was defeated in the Senate was not the middle ground.

I opposed the Senate immigration bill because ...."