Connie Mack Tackles Immigration in Fight for Leadership Post

As he continues his campaign against U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to become the next chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, the fifth ranking member of the GOP leadership in the House, Sunshine State Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, touched on immigration Monday.

Mack has raised eyebrows for opposing bringing an Arizona-style law on immigration to Florida, but he called for secure borders in a memo he sent to his Republican colleagues in Congress.

An important role of the Policy Committee chairman is to cultivate ideas within our conference and grow them into successful policies that will lead our nation, wrote Mack. While there are numerous issues facing our nation right now, there are five issues that merit our immediate attention in the next Congress, including border security. As Republican Policy Committee chairman, I pledge to my colleagues that I will work with them to pursue legislation that sticks to our core principles of less taxing, less spending, less government and more freedom.

Securing our borders, both north and south, is the responsibility of the federal government.We must remain vigilant, maintaining our ports and air transit systems with a fully-integrated homeland security system. As your Republican Policy Committee chairman, I will work with you to enact economically sound and prudent reforms aimed at stopping illegal immigration.We must cultivate a policy that secures our borders, promotes economic growth and follows the rule of law.