Sole Loyalty: The Identity Politics of Immigration Reform

Because we are bound together by a set of principles that transcend race, ethnicity, and national origin, our national unity requires an absolute fidelity to the covenant of American citizenship. For immigrants, entry into the covenant begins with passage through our borders on terms set by the American people and codified under our immigration laws.

Contrary to what some advocates of immigration reform and amnesty allege, opposition is not founded upon xenophobia or bigotry.

Only by maintaining an orderly and honorable process of immigration can we preserve the American Dream that served generations of immigrants in the past.

Only by protecting our cultural foundation, embodied by shared traditions, ethics, and language, with neither racial prejudice nor racial passion, can we continually be ready for "the tremendous tasks of both war and peace."