Secure border advocate Jason Chaffetz beats amnesty addict Chris Cannon in a landslide.Were the LaRaza awards (right) worth it?
The King of Amnesty is dead. On tuesday, Team America candidate Jason Chaffetz defeated La Raza Republican Chris Cannon by over twenty points! Team America raised over $25,000 for Jason who used the money to make it clear to the voters of Utah that he stood for securing the borders and enforcing our laws, while Cannon stood for amnesty.
Chris Cannon has long been one of our top targets. He’s sponsored over half a dozen amnesty bills, and has won awards from MALDEF and La Raza for his pro-amnestyrecord. We supported his challengers in 2004 and 2006, but they were both weak. He managed to squeak by at the last minute by posing as a restrictionist. He was up to his old tricks again this year–running ads saying, “Cannon wants to replace ‘catch and release’ with ‘catch and deport.'” But as Honest Abe said, “you can’t fool all the people all the time” and Jason Chaffetz was able to stand strong. He told the voters, that Chris Cannon “gets tough on immigration about two weeks before an election. That’s it.” The voters listened, and they sent Chris Cannon packing.
With your support, we’ve sent a clear message to Congress: If you vote for amnesty, you will lose your job! This is a huge victory, but we still have a lot of workleft to do. There are many other great candidates like Jason Chaffetz who need your help. Please contribute to Team America so we can build off this victory.
Help Us Save E-Verify
E-Verify, an internet-based system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration, is our most effective tool to stop illegal immigration. It allows businesses to check the legal status of its employees—accurately, cheaply, and timely. It only takes seconds to get the answer! It has been made mandatory for all employers in Arizona, and many employers in other states like South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennesee,and Georgia. The illegals are leaving those states in droves. Last week, George Bush signed an executive order that requires all federal contractors to use E-Verify. We don’t know why he suddenly decided to enforce the law, but we’re happy he did.