

Welcome to the official website of the campaign to elect Ron St.
John to represent California’s 46th Congressional District. This
campaign is necessary to help clarify the Republican position
on immigration, to send a message about how new immigrants
fit in with the Republican Party, and to give all the voters a
chance at having a representative who can represent all of the
people of this District.
Consider the following quotes from responsible, common-
sense Republicans on the immigration issue:
“ I have thought of America as a place in the divine scheme
of things that was set aside as a promised land . . . and the
price of admission was very simple . . . any person with the
courage, with the desire to tear up their roots, to strive for
freedom, to attempt and dare to live in a strange and foreign
place, to travel halfway across the world was welcome
here.”
- Ronald Reagan (1979)
“We need comprehensive, fundamental change in our
immigration system -- not just more small band-aid fixes that
create more problems than they solve. . . . Immigrants built
this country, and immigrants will rebuild it. Immigrants bring
with them a tremendous work ethic and a great appreciation
for freedom and opportunity.”
- U. S. Chamber of Commerce (2002)
“Turning the GOP into an anti-immigration party could dash
Republican hopes of becoming a long-term governing
party.”
- William Kristol, Weekly Standard (2006)
In the 2008 primary we received over 5000 votes and
succeeded in raising these important issues with thousands of
voters, even on a shoestring budget. We need to continue this
fight so that we establish that the Republican Party stands
consistently behind its free market and free trade principles with
a humane, inclusive plan for a comprehensive legal
immigration that will strengthen our economy and our nation.
The next order of business is to get John McCain elected
president this November, and continue the dialogue on these
important issues to prepare for our 2010 campaign!

Ron St John
Republican for Congress
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