Graham Statement on Reviving Immigration Floor Debate

L. Graham Senate website ^ | June 17, 2007

[3AngelaD]

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement on the agreement to bring the immigration reform bill back to the floor. The Senate will resume debate on immigration possibly as soon as next week.

Graham said: “After 9-11 immigration reform is not just a social and economic problem, but also a national security issue of the highest importance. I am pleased that the Senate leadership is going to bring the immigration reform bill back to the floor for further debate and amendment. This is a great opportunity for the Senate, in a bipartisan fashion, to reform a chaotic immigration system.

“The challenge is to bring to the table workable solutions instead of political rhetoric that embraces the unrealistic and caters to fear. I hope the Senate can rise to the occasion because if we fail it will be years before this issue is dealt with again, and the current chaos will continue to grow.

“Much is at stake for the Senate and the country as we resume debate on immigration reform. We have a chance to prove to the American people that we still have the ability to solve hard problems, or we can choose to reinforce growing skepticism about our government and fall further in the eyes of the American people.

“As elected leaders of the world’s greatest democracy I hope we will choose to make tough decisions and not pass this problem on to the next generation of political leaders. I understand the public skepticism about any effort to reform immigration. However, skepticism should never be used as an excuse for inaction.”

[3AngelaD]

South Carolina Weeping Pansy's latest. Dated June 15 but posted on website today, as near as I can tell. It wasn't there Friday.

[Don Corleone]

BOHICA

[From One - Many]

The shamnesty bill and congress critters like lindsey are the national security problem. South Carolina, please take lindsey to the woodshed, he needs an attitude adjustment.

[elizabetty]

I have a question for Senator Graham, “How exactly is a wide open border in our National Security Interest?”

[shekkian]

Lindsey Graham can kiss my (censored).

[gubamyster]

ping

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!

U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121

U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121

White House comments: (202) 456-1111

Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep

Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[Cementjungle]

Congress loves skewering people with their hearings. Why don’t they hold hearings on why the CURRENT LAWS aren’t being enforced. It seems to me that passing more laws isn’t the answer to law enforcement, but holding those responsible for enforcement accountable is.

[PAR35]

I hope we will choose to make tough decisions and not pass this problem on to the next generation of political leaders.

Looks like he's realized that his career in the Senate is nearing an end.

[Zathras]

Same "Security" nonsense Swimmer said today.
WH and DNC exchanging "Talking Points" ?

[K-oneTexas]

 

 Snidley Whiplash

   

[goldstategop]

They want to look good for the cameras but they could care less about OUR OPINION! We've said to Lindsay Grahamamnesty and his ilk NO, WE DON'T WANT THAT BILL! But Senators keep at it, a case of the dumb leading the dumb.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[B Knotts]

Here is a list of the senators the amnest y pushers are going to try to flip, along with contact information. Please polit ely, but firmly, request that they oppose this deal.

Senator

Phone

Fax

Alexander (R-TN)

(202) 224-4944

(202) 228-3398

Bennett (R-UT)

(202) 224-5444

(202) 228-1168

Cochran (R-MS)

(202) 224-5054

(202) 224-9450

Coleman (R-MN)

(202) 224-5641

(202) 224-1152

Collins (R-ME)

(202) 224-2523

(202) 224-2693

Cornyn (R-TX)

(202) 224-2934

(202) 228-2856

Craig (R-ID)

(202) 224-2752

(202) 228-1067

Domenici (R-NM)

(202) 224-6621

(202) 228-3261

Gregg (R-NH)

(202) 224-3324

(202) 224-4952

Hatch (R-UT)

(202) 224-5251

(202) 224-6331

Hutchison (R-TX)

(202) 224-5922

(202) 224-0776

Kyl (R-AZ)

(202) 224-4521

(202) 224-2207

Lott (R-MS)

(202) 224-6253

(202) 224-2262

McConnell (R-KY)

(202) 224-2541

(202) 224-2499

Murkowski (R-AK)

(202) 224-6665

(202) 224-5301

Smith (R-OR)

(202) 224-3753

(202) 228-3997

Snowe (R-ME)

(202) 224-5344

(202) 224-1946

Stevens (R-AK)

(202) 224-3004

(202) 224-2354

Warner (R-VA)

(202) 224-2023

(202) 224-6295

Please copy and paste this information to other threads, as appropriate.

[dirtboy]

After 9-11 immigration reform is not just a social and economic problem, but also a national security issue of the highest importance.

Yeah, and that's why enforcement has been such a pressing issue, eh?

No one buys your crap any longer, Lindsey. You'd better start planning what you will do after the Senate, because the people of SC ain't gonna forget this.

[3AngelaD]

The fact that he thinks he’s part of this generation of political leaders made me snort, too.

[wolfcreek]

I don’t take kindly to being called a racist or a bigot. What this fairy says is inconsequential.

[Ohioan]

“The challenge is to bring to the table workable solutions instead of political rhetoric that embraces the unrealistic and caters to fear. I hope the Senate can rise to the occasion because if we fail it will be years before this issue is dealt with again, and the current chaos will continue to grow."

Just a collection of vapid, ex cathedra pronouncements with neither real substance nor credibility. He is pure political rhetoric. For example, there is no reason why a Senate without the likes of Senator Graham would not be willing to actually deal with the issues, rather than gloss over them with a lot of verbage. As for the current chaos? There is no prospect of its not continuing to grow under the Bush/Kennedy/Graham sell out.

Senator Graham needs to address the points in the letter, I faxed to him last Friday:

Open Letter To Senator Graham.

Not that I think he would dare to do so!

William Flax

[ElkGroveDan]

or we can choose to reinforce growing skepticism about our government and fall further in the eyes of the American people.

Trust me Lindsey, you can't fall any farther than you already have.

[Altura Ct.]

Graham said: “After 9-11 immigration reform is not just a social and economic problem, but also a national security issue of the highest importance.

I know that we are all stupid but how high of importance can security be seeing that we are now almost 6 years past 911?

[cryptotech]

Talked to my brother yesterday and he said replacing Linsey was front page in the Columbia newspaper.