[StBernard] Melancon Senate Recruiter And Fundraiser Wants Health Care For Illegals

[Westley Annis]

New Jersey’s liberal Senator Bob Menendez has decided that he not only wants government-run health care (except probably not for himself), but also wants it to cover illegal aliens <http://lagop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81f80dfae08a15f3629eabdeb&id=a6f12d7b50&e=e293a5ac38> .

This is the same Bob Menendez who chairs the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee, which recruited Charlie Melancon to run for U.S. Senate in 2010.  And it’s the same Bob Menendez who invited Charlie Melancon to the DSCC’s annual retreat with big money liberal lobbyists in Martha’s Vineyard back in July.

Now we know why.

For all of his “blue dog” rhetoric, Melancon seems to agree with his fundraiser Menendez on a lot about immigration.  In fact, Charlie Melancon voted in 2007 against funding an employment verification program that would ensure businesses wouldn’t be able to hire and pay illegal aliens.

Conversely, Sen. David Vitter secured unanimous support in the Senate for his amendment that put the critical “no-match” workplace enforcement provision back in place the same day President Obama’s administration tried to strip it out.  The “no match” rule notifies employers of any potential employees' Social Security numbers that do not match, providing an important tool to prevent illegal immigrants from working fraudulently in the United States.

Sen. Vitter is also the chairman of the U.S. Senate Border Security Caucus and was a critical leader for Louisianians in derailing the bad 2007 amnesty bill.

So the question remains, why is “blue dog” Charlie Melancon putting the liberal amnesty agenda ahead of enforcement positions of Louisianians? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV7rrCMFq10 <http://lagop.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81f80dfae08a15f3629eabdeb&id=2688cdbc08&e=e293a5ac38> 


Sincerely, 

Roger Villere, Chairman
Republican Party of Louisiana