Mike Morrell is a businessman from Southern California.  He has been married to Joanie for 31 years and together they have three children.  He is an alternate on the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee.  He is a candidate for the 63rd Assembly District.  His website can be found at:   www.morrellforassembly.com

We hear today that the United States houses between fifteen and twenty-five million illegal immigrants.  An estimated 32 percent of these individuals live in California, as our state offers assistance up to $11.2 billion annually.  In light of the staggering fiscal and social problems inherent in these figures, what position should we Republicans take?

Certainly, we recall that ours is a nation of immigrants.  From the Eastern seaboard Lady Liberty calls, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”  Truly, America is unlike any other nation, with neither racial nor ancestral borders to define us.  Yet our founders determined a set of immovable principles, both political and moral, and these became the “ties that bind.”  These principles found clear expression in our early writings. Continue reading →