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Posted on 05/25/2007 8:04:24 PM PDT by Snerdley
If you are having trouble getting through the Capitol switchboard to express your opinion about the Bush-Kennedy shamnesty, there's a special hotline number you might like to try.
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number) 1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Freepers picked up on it this morning. Bryan Preston dialed it earlier today and captured audio of the hotline. He reports:
The hotline is paid for by something called the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and it’s being blasted to pro-open borders groups all over the country. The hotline gives its callers access to their senators that average Joes don’t have.
Here's what the "Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" is directing its pro-illegal alien activists to do:
Call between 9:00am and 5:00pm Eastern time to have a better chance of connecting with the Senate offices.
When you call, you will hear a recording
1) The system will scan your phone number (or ask you to enter it) to verify your Senators.
2) The system will ask which Senator you would like to be connected to.
3) Before connecting, you will hear a brief message about immigration reform to deliver.
4) After the message, you will be connected to your Senator.
5) After you are done, be sure to call again and connect to your other Senator's office.
Now, you can use it, too:
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number) 1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Operators are standing by...
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Who is the "Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform?" An umbrella group for every major pro-open borders outfit--many of which receive generous taxpayer subsidies. From a March 2007 press release:
A coalition of local immigrant advocates, national policy groups, labor unions, faith-based groups, and ethnic organizations have come together under the umbrella of the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR) to mount an unprecedented nationwide campaign to support passage of workable comprehensive immigration reform legislation in Congress this year.
"This campaign is unprecedented in the pro-immigration community," said Cecilia Munoz, Senior Vice President of the National Council of La Raza. "Never before have we brought together under one banner such a formidable political coalition to fight for passage of comprehensive immigration reform. We now have the money, the people and the political will to punch this vital issue over the goal line in Congress and make America a better place to live and work."
The campaign already has approximately $4 million on hand, and is expanding its war chest for what many believe will be a defining legislative debate in Congress this year. The campaign is anchored in the work of leading local and national groups committed to comprehensive immigration reform that will work and that will pass. It will feature a strong central staff headquartered in Washington, DC supported by a bi-partisan team of lobbyists, communications specialists and a field operation in 30 key states.
CCIR launched its effort over the weekend in Washington by bringing together field organizers from 29 states to hammer out strategy and refine legislative targets. In addition, the campaign�s Strategy Council met to consider legislative strategy and policy priorities. The members of the Strategy Council are:
ACORN, Asian American Justice Center, Center for American Progress, Center for Community Change, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Denver Area Labor Federation, El Centro, Inc., El Pueblo, Hate Free Zone, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, LA County Federation of Labor, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, LULAC, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, MALDEF, NAACP, NAKASEC, NALACC, National Capital Immigrant Coalition, National Council of La Raza, National Immigration Forum, National Immigration Law Center, Nebraska Appleseed, New York Immigration Coalition, PCUN/CAUSA, SEIU, SEIU 32BJ, SEIU Florida Healthcare Union, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, UNITE HERE, UNITE HERE Local 226 Las Vegas, UNITE HERE New Jersey State Council, United Farm Workers, United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society.
The CCIR Board is comprised of Munoz, (Chair); Frank Sharry, National Immigration Forum; Deepak Bhargava, Center for Community Change; Chung Wha Hong, New York Immigration Coalition; Eliseo Medina, SEIU; and Tom Snyder, UNITE HERE.
Where did that $4 million come from? From something called "The Atlantic Philanthropies:"
Atlantic has made three grants to date in support of this effort: a planning grant in the amount of $100,000, and two core support grants, one in 2004 which was renewed in 2005, totaling $7m.The initial planning grant enabled these twelve advocate groups – from labor, community development, ethnic identified groups, national immigration advocacy, and regional immigration coalitions – to come together at a common table and set a coordinated agenda and strategy.The two core support grants enacted this strategy – through advocacy, lobbying, communications, message and media development, grassroots mobilization and education efforts. To widen the reach and coordination of this “inside/outside” strategy, a sister 501(c)(3) coalition, The New American Opportunity Campaign, was created by the CCIR. Grant Data
* Project: Immigrant Rights * Programme: Reconciliation & Human Rights * Region Served: United States * Grantee: Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform * Amount Awarded: $4,000,000 * Year Awarded: 2005 * Duration: 24 Months (31 Aug 2005 to 29 Aug 2007)
And yes, this philanthropic group has ties to open-borders billionaire George Soros:
Gara LaMarche is President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies. He joined Atlantic in April 2007 to lead the organisation through its final chapter as the foundation disburses its remaining $4 billion endowment and completes active grantmaking by 2016.
Before joining Atlantic, LaMarche served as Vice President and Director of U.S. Programs for the Open Society Institute (OSI), a foundation established by philanthropist George Soros. LaMarche joined OSI in 1996 to launch its U.S. Programs, which focuses on challenges to social justice and democracy.
Local talk show host Brian Sussman talked about this this evening. So some of “our” media is getting it.
Thanks! I called today on the ‘spanish’ number.
This week’s edition of “The World Over Live” with Raymond Arroyo on EWTN has Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation. It is actually must-see.
That’s the thought I’ve had concerning this illegal immigration bill. I don’t know nearly enough about it yet but everything I know so far, I don’t like at all. I’m so surprised that Bush is pushing this bill. Then again, anything with Kennedy’s name or agreement sends a big red flag to me.
I haven’t called or emailed or written any here in NJ yet. I’ll do that next week but I really don’t think it’s going to make a difference, at least not in NJ. Our government is only concerned about a certain few (homos, certain minorities, Muslims, Unions, imo). I’m a conservative, republican politically and it seems like I don’t have a party to support anymore.
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AND it was listed first.
Sad. How are good Catholics supposed to feel putting donations in the basket knowing that their leaders are using them to destroy our nation?
I was puzzled to see this in the list of council members as what interest do they have in open borders?
SEIU Florida Healthcare Union
The only thing I can think of is there are “ILLEGAL” healthcare workers taking care of us. Yikes! Not sure that that is a very comforting thought.
anyone?
The presence of a former Soros employee - even as CEO - doesn't mean that Soros is funding this activity or the pro-illegal "advocate" alliance.
The Atlantic Philanthropies - which *is* funding it and them - was created by the founder of Duty Free Shopper Group (aka DFS) and from what I can tell entirely funded by him.
Barring solid proof and FACTS, it's unwise to promote any Soros connection.
So is Rush being influenced the White House? Keep the peons in check, don’t encourage them to speak up against the amnesty/immigration issue?
“The United Methodist Church is in on this”?
I was in a UMC Church for a Confirmation a few months ago. The only young people were the the boy’s parents and the rest of the family. All of the regular members in attendence looked well over retirement age. Going as a habit I guess. As Hank Jr. says: “Old habits are hard to break”.
“This campaign is unprecedented in the pro-immigration community”
That’s right...and that’s us...
Dont forget WE are the pro-immigration community ...
THEY are the pro-illegal alien community...
WE are the pro-America community...
THEY are the anti-America community...
THEY are also the Anti-Immigration community...
I’m an immigrant and they are working against me and everything I stand for.....entering America the right way...
Good question. I am also wondering how honest the Senators are regarding all the calls.
“comprehensive immigration reform”
This has NOTHING to do with immigration and everything to do with AMNESTY for criminals.....also known as illegal aliens...
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