Posted on 05/06/2009 11:54:29 AM PDT by Windflier
Please see the following from our friends at IRCOT:
TX SANCTUARY CITY BILL STALLED IN THE SENATE IRCOT EXTREMELY URGENT ACTION ALERT! .....Your Calls, Faxes, E-Mails Needed ASAP..... PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS!
WWW.IRCOT.COM
SB 358 (Sen. Patrick [R] - Houston) - "Anti-Sanctuary City" Legislation IS IN DANGER OF NOT GETTING OUT OF THE SENATE! WE NEED YOUR CALLS, FAXES & EMAILS NOW!!!
SB 358 relates to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities (i.e., law enforcement officers).
SB 358 needs one (1) more vote to get it to the Senate floor for a vote before it can head to the House.
Senator Patrick has the support of all Republican Senators BUT we need one (1) more vote. One (1) Democrat needs to see the light -- please help to make that happen!
All of our Travis County (and surrounding area) supporters:
* Call Senator Kirk Watson (D) at the following number:
Capitol Phone: 512-463-0114 Capitol Fax: 512-463-5949
E-Mail Link: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist14/dist14.htm#f orm
All of our Tarrant County (and surrounding area) supporters:
* Call Senator Wendy Davis(D) at the following number:
Capitol Phone: 512-463-0110 Capitol Fax: 512-475-3745
E-Mail Link: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist10/dist10.htm#f orm
District Phone: 817-332-3338 District Fax: 817-332-1230
District Street Address: 421 W. 7th, Building A, Suite 131 Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Tell them:
* "Vote in Favor of SB 358 to end dangerous sanctuary city policies in Texas. Sanctuary City policies enable violent criminal illegal aliens to remain within our communities, without fear of being detected or deported." * "Too many Texans (including Texas law enforcement officers) have been killed and/or seriously injured because of the sanctuary given to these law breakers by city officials." * "Criminal illegal aliens injure and kill Texans from all political parties and all races -- U.S. citizens, legal immigrants & illegal aliens." * "You were elected to protect Texans not criminal illegal aliens." * "90% of the U.S. based MS-13 gang members are foreign-born illegal aliens." (per "Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat on the SW Border," Majority Staff of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Investigations; 2006 U.S. Congressional Texas Hearings)
FINALLY..... Contact the Speaker of the House, the Lt. Governor (President of the Senate), and Governor Perry.
Let them know that you expect them to do EVERYTHING possible to get "ANTI-SANCTUARY CITY" bills (which we support) passed this session...period!
Lt. Governor David Dewhurst Phone: (512) 463-0001 Fax: (512) 463-0677 E-mail: http://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/contact.php
Speaker of House Joe Straus Phone: (512) 463-1064 Fax (512) 463-1064 E-mail: Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us OR click Here to fax FREE via the Peter Morrison Report
Governor Rick Perry E-mail Governor Perry Phone: 1-800-843-5789 OR (512) 463-2000 Fax: (512) 463-1849 Mail: Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 - Austin, TX 78711
© 2009 Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT) PO Box 8742, Lumberton, TX 77657, USA
Please tell your state rep to vote FOR the Anti-Sanctuary bills this session.
ping
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