Immigration Vote Count [Kate O'Beirne]

National Review ^ | June 21, 2007 | Kate O'Beirne

[MainFrame65]

My senior senator (Alexander) has redirected the opposition funded ENGLISH number (800-417-7666) but the SPANISH number (800-882-2005) goes through to a real person in his office. It also can be used for the Junior senator (Corker) but is likely to go to his LOCAL office instead of DC.

NOTE: You do NOT need to listen to the whole spiel - dial 800-882-2005, wait 10 seconds, then press 1 for senior or 2 for junior. Listen for the name, then press 1 to be connected.

[Bushman2]

I’ve called all these Sen. just this a.m. and each office says they are still firm against cloture and this bill.

I hope they were not blowing smoke.

[Bushman2]

BTTT

KEEP CALLING

[gubamyster]

ping

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

She will totally lose all support from me and mine should she vote for this.

[ears_to_hear]

We need to let them know WE know their game

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Kay BH’s office via the Spanish 800 # says she is voting against it. Gal says she was always against this . So they say she is voting NO.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

See post 47.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Keep calling FReepers! And recruit 3 others to do the same.

BUMP

[Nam Vet]

Smith has sworn to vote against it here on talk radio. He is also, supposedly, penning a bill to remove deductability of any and all wages paid to people whose SS # does not match properly with SSA. We'll see, but he will have hell to pay here in Oregon from the right if he flinches on this vote.

Nam Vet

[GailA]

I alternate between their DC and local offices.

[Bushman2]

DON’T LET UP KEEP CALLING

BTTT

[Blom11]

One of Sununu’s top aides assured us that John will not vote for any bill that contains amnesty. He considers this bill an amnesty bill and will not vote for it. The staff member also told us that calls have been 100% against the bill.

[Gritty]

Burr has already come out with Dole against the bill and will vote no on cloture according to what I was reading.

I just talked to both Senator Burr's Washington and Winston-Salem offices. They say he has not yet decided on his vote on cloture. Of course, I recommended "NO" and gave them the reasons why.

Keep the calls coming and the pressure on!

[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

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks because Liddy Dole was counting him on her side earlier in an email.

Will call right now!

[Principled]

So they will vote for closure and then when it does not matter vote against the bill. It is a political game.

That way they can say “hey I did not vote for the bill”

Just make sure when you call that you mention this li'l trick. They don't think we get it.

Anyway, that's part of what turned the Ga guys.

[azhenfud]

I personally spoke this AM with Sen Burr’s staffer who stated he was against the measure. Sen. Burr’s press release reveals he’s against any attempt to limit meaningful debate, which is necessary to the metamorphasis of any bill and is against any form of amnesty for illegal aliens.

http://burr.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=302&Month=6&Year=2007

One can only hope he holds true to his word.

I believe he will.

“Burr voted against immigration legislation in the Senate last year that would have granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.”

[PhiKapMom]

My husband is retired civil service and is one of the people that was affected on social security by the windfall which goes away 5% a year plus he is working and can earn whatever he wants. I called SSA yesterday because we had not heard about the raise he gets yearly from the windfall going away and another year of income and found out instead of May, it was pushed off to October when the new fiscal year starts because SSA is running short of money and they have to pay the money from January to October that they have deferred.

I asked the girl why they didn’t have any money and she said we are paying to people that have not paid in that much and I asked to illegals and she refused to answer. Are non-American citizens under a different social security arrangement then citizens because she inferred they had to have less years but wouldn’t answer me direct.

Called my Senators office when I got off the phone so they are checking into it for me.

[rurgan]

You are quoting an AP story as proof on a conservative web site? LOL . the AP is marxist/liberal/Democrat propaganda. They are trying to run cover for Unions and Democrats who are driving this bill.

86% of Democrat Senators voted to end debate and so to pass this Amnesty bill that would allow 20 million illegals to bring to the U.S.A. their family members thus destroying the U.S.. Unions and Democrats have the same positions.

The AP is trying to put the blame on the GOP for this Amnesty.

I am quoting a reliable conservative Michelle Malkin Look at all the unions in that list:

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.

CIR 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.