Pat Buchanan on Immigration Policy
Note: The following information is from the Buchanan campaign's 
official web homepage.  The title of the document is, "Letter from Pat 
Buchanan on Immigration."  We have excerpted from that document all the 
information on immigration and included it below.
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   Dear Friend:
   
   Before I share with you my concerns about an issue that I believe is
   critical to our nation's future, I want to again express my deep
   thanks to you for your commitment to my Presidential campaign.
   
   Thanks to you, we are building a conservative coalition for change the
   likes of which I haven't seen in decades. The response I'm getting
   from the people I meet as I travel around the country is fantastic.
   
   As I travel, the voters share many of their worries with me. I like to
   listen to them.
   
   And it is one particular worry, about an issue ignored by the
   establishment media and politicians, that I'd like to raise with you
   today, and ask for your help in spotlighting as part of our campaign.
   
   Let me ask you two direct questions:
   
   Do you believe the Republican Party should take a strong stand against
   illegal immigration in 1996?
   
   And do you share my belief that our nation should impose a five-year
   moratorium on legal immigration, to give America time to absorb and
   assimilate the record number of recent immigrants?
   
   If you share my concern over immigration and its impact on our nation,
   then I urge you to fill out the Republican Referendum on Immigration.
   
   And I also-urge you to backup your referendum with a special
   contribution of $25, $50, $100 or even more to "Buchanan for
   President" to help me carry our platform campaign for immigration
   reform into the 1996 presidential primaries.
   
   Your Referendum asks some very basic questions that are at the heart
   of the growing national debate on illegal immigration.
   
   And we need to be involved in this debate, because the Republican
   Presidential candidates have radically different views about the
   nature of the immigration crisis we are facing and how to solve it.
   
   I'm planning to take the results of this Referendum survey around to
   key primary states to let the media and the other candidates know
   where grass-roots conservatives like you stand on this critical issue.
   
   
   As you can see from the enclosed article in the Washington Times, it's
   no secret where I stand.
   
   I believe the explosion in illegal immigration is causing massive
   crime, social disruption and an enormous financial drain on government
   services.
   
   Indeed, the unprecedented flood of illegal immigrants into our nation
   over the last 15 years leaves me no choice but to call for a 5 year
   moratorium on even legal immigration, just to give our nation some
   breathing space and time to absorb them, financially and socially.
   
   A few brief facts about illegal immigration's impact on what many
   Americans see as our greatest social problem, crime:
     * One in four criminals in our federal prisons today are illegal
       aliens.
     * In six of our greatest cities -- Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
       Angeles, Miami and New York -- 20 percent of all arrests are of
       illegal aliens.
     * In Los Angeles, 40 percent of the illegal immigrants released from
       jail are rearrested for new crimes.
     * And as just one example of "high profile" crime, two illegal
       immigrants masterminded the deadly bombing of the World Trade
       Center in New York two years ago.
       
   This truly is a crisis. And although certain parts of the country --
   California, Florida, New York -- are on the "front line," the
   ramifications of this crisis are affecting our entire nation.
   
   And it's not only crime that is impacted by the immigration crisis.
   It's health care, too. Did you know that American taxpayers pay a
   BILLION dollars a year just to cover the health care costs of illegal
   aliens who refuse to pay their own bills?
   
   In fact, when everything is accounted for, including government
   handouts and lost jobs for American citizens, illegal aliens cost
   taxpayers a whopping $13.1 billion in 1993. That total is certainly
   higher now.
   
   This is an outrage!
   
   That's why I favor strong action to stem the tide of illegal
   immigration. If elected President, I will use every power at my
   disposal to secure our borders.
   
   But the other major Republican Presidential candidates do not believe
   tough action is needed.
   
   Senators Bob Dole and Arlen Specter both voted AGAINST legislation in
   Congress that would allow states like California to cut off benefits
   to illegal aliens.
   
   --And Senator Phil Gramm actually OPPOSED California's Proposition 187
   last year, the referendum that ended state benefits for illegal
   immigrants (which passed with a large majority last November).
   
   It's clear that there's no difference between my principal Republican
   opponents and President Clinton on this burning issue. At a time when
   American taxpayers are being forced to pay more than $13 BILLION a
   year to deal with the problems created by illegal immigrants, these
   Presidential aspirants have decided immigration reform isn't really
   needed.
   
   Clearly, candidates Clinton, Gramm and Dole are all worried about
   offending certain powerful voting blocs!
   
   Beyond the financial costs of uncontrolled immigration, as high as
   they are, America pays even more dearly in the priceless coin of
   national unity.
   
   For decades now, our institutions of assimilation have been battered
   by liberals ashamed of America's heritage and by multiculturalists who
   despise it.
   
   In the past, America's great melting pot worked to forge people from
   diverse nations, creeds and ethnic backgrounds into one people.
   
   Now, that melting pot is broken and needs to be fixed.
   
   That's one of the major reasons I've stepped forward to run for
   President.
   
   But to keep immigration reform on the agenda (and remember ... I'm the
   only candidate talking about it!)....[contained here is a solicitation 
   for campaign contributions] 
   
   Today, illegal immigration is helping fuel the cultural breakdown of
   our nation. That cultural breakdown, which you and I have recognized
   and sworn to fight, is the single most important factor which has
   impelled me to run for President.
   
   Please help me again with a generous contribution to make this
   campaign a success. The issues are with us, and so is grassroots
   America. Please make a gift of support to our campaign to give me the
   resources we need to make the most of this historic opportunity to
   take back our nation.
   
   I look forward to your reply. As always, I'm in your debt for your
   wonderful early help in this campaign. Thank you in advance for
   whatever you can do to help at this time.
   
   Your Friend,
   
   Patrick J. Buchanan