You bet it has!!
Posted on 04/07/2006 1:46:27 PM PDT by JustPiper
But, the Fight for Immigration Enforcement Isn't Over
Today, the Senate yet again failed to gather enough votes to pass the latest amnesty proposal brought to the Senate floor. On Wednesday, the Senate took a vote to end debate on the Specter/Kennedy amnesty bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. That bill proposed giving amnesty to the 12 million illegal aliens present in the United States while at the same time opening the door for a million more guest workers to come to the country. FAIR members over the past two weeks voiced their opposition to the Specter/Kennedy bill, and the bill was set aside after a procedural vote to end debate failed. With the Senate scheduled to recess at the end of this week, amnesty-supporters in the Senate had to scramble to find another alternative.
Senators spent much of this week meeting behind closed doors to reach a "compromise." In the rush to reach agreement and return home for the recess, Senators Hagel and Martinez magically appeared with a "compromise" that they believed would garner the support needed to pass the chamber. Unsurprisingly, once the "compromise" was reviewed, it was apparent the bill was virtually the same as the Specter/Kennedy amnesty bill. The only notable differences were the creation of a bifurcated amnesty path and the tremendous increase in employment-based visas.
FAIR reached out to its members yesterday to phone the Senate. And you responded by calling your Senators to tell them the American people cannot be fooled. Your calls produced a major victory! The cloture vote on the Hagel/Martinez "compromise" was defeated 38-60! Amnesty does not have enough support in the Senate to pass!
Not to be forgotten, the cloture vote on Senator Frist's bill also was defeated, 36-62. As you know, the Frist bill had border security provisions, but also included a doubling of legal immigration per year. We asked you to call in to voice your opposition to this bill-true enforcement first! Yet again, the tireless members of FAIR and others who support true immigration reform made your voices heard! Congratulations to all of you! We thank you for your dedication and support.
We have won this battle, friends, but the war is not over. Chairman Specter has said that when they return from recess, he intends to take up the issue of immigration again. Because Congress is in recess over the next two weeks (April 10-21) please call or stop by your Senators' district offices. See the list of offices at http://www.nomoreamnesty.com/offices.html This will reinforce where the American public stands. Now is not the time to rest! Demonstrations and rallies by the open borders lobby are planned for April 10. Don't let these demonstrations drown out your opinion. Let your Senators know your priorities are border security and enforcement first!
Congratulations!
~Smiles
Thanks FAIR, let's keep the heat up on Senate!
You bet it has!!
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO), Chairman of the 94-member House Immigration Reform Caucus and nationally-recognized leader of immigration reform, will join more than 20 House Members to tell the Senate that their current immigration proposals that include amnesty are unacceptable and will not pass the House.
More than 20 House Members including Reps. Beauprez, Brown-Waite, Campbell, Cubin, Culberson, Deal, Gingrey, Goode, Hayworth, Istook, Walter Jones, Steve King, Kingston, McHenry, Tom Price, Rohrabacher, and Dave Weldon
Thanks for the info!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting the contact numbers JP. I just called my Senators again (Cornyn and Hutchison) to thank them and to encourage them to stand tough. If we all call every day or so, I think we can make a difference.
The fight is not over.
I am paying much more attention to FAIR now.
Excellent graphic ;)
pssssst... see post #17
Thank you very much Wife!
The Dems we expected little of voted Yea BUT what do we make of these coming over to our side?
Byrd
Conrad
Dorgan
Nelson FL
Nelson NE
Of interest to me was Rockerfella, because I know we left him messages, did he hear?
Mine too naturally
Obama yo mama and Durbin Nay
Good idea Zulu, marking that right now!
We could add : Cornyn, Kyl, JD Hayworth, Even Kay Hutchison is starting to turn our way (well somewhat).
How on earth could I forget JD?!
Add John Cornyn (R) Texas to you list if you would. A call of thanks to his office will be appreicated. He has stood tall on this issue.
I did not see that! McCain?! What kinda game is he playing now?!
Tis why I liked calling in the middle of the night...Call Obama and Durbin? Hahahaha!
Strongly agree. This is why it is so annoying to hear politicians say, "Our immigration system is broken."
No, DUmmies, our immigration LAWS have been broken; our immigration SYSTEM is not being enforced.
Who is responsible? The very same politicians who say it's broken! Grrr.rrr.rr....
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