Thread: talking points against S.1348 - pick and choose, but use!

[size=134]Please proceed by calling all of your state delegations and sending the following messages, then follow up on your calls with e-mails. You may phone the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
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Don't rewrite our immigration laws; ENFORCE them!

No Amnesty! Aggressive Enforcement! Stronger Border Security!

"I am calling to express my emphatic opposition to the 790 page Senate Bill 1348 (S. 134!
This bill is amnesty for illegal aliens and I know it.
We do not need a Guest Worker, Temporary Worker, path to citizenship, enforcement triggers, or any of the deceptive language the pro-amnesty crowd is using.
We are not stupid, and we know that over 80% of America's LEGAL citizens oppose this!"

-- Vote NO on S. 1348 or anything remotely like it!

-- An Amnesty by any other name is still an amnesty! This bill is AMNESTY!

-- Enforce the existing laws for five years to establish some credibility about enforcement before talking about letting illegal aliens stay in America.

-- The public is going to remove anyone that supports this legislation from office in 2008!

-- How dare the Congress even consider overriding the 35 states and hundreds of cities and towns that have passed immigration enforcement laws cracking down on illegals, by even considering legislation like S. 1348?

-- Wow, the Senator can read 790 pages in one day!
I don't know anyone that can do that.
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What do illegal aliens cost America's taxpayers? How does half a TRILLION dollars a year sound? "On average, low-skill households received $32,138 per household in immediate government benefits and services in FY 2004, including direct benefits, means-tested benefits, education, and populaÂ*tion-based services." http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/sr12.cfm
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INDIANAPOLIS (May 10, 2007) - The nation’s largest veterans organization is calling on Congress to reject proposed legislation that would grant “fast trackâ€

Thank you Minuteman! You charged my batteries this early morning!

I used your basic email to write one that I'll submit in another post. Between us, we need to challenge everyone here to pick one of these letters and send it out to those who have aligned with the S.1348 Bill.


Come on everyone! Mass emailings!!

Just last night my retired mom asked what to say when she called and I said I'd write her out a script. This will be very helpful! I'll post this around too. I'm intrigued about the part of enforcing our existing laws for five years. And I definitely want our border guarded.

Or you can use the very simple and powerful:

The only compromise we/I will agree to is the:
ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS ACT OF 2007

Great post, Minuteman,

Pulls it all together!!!

Thanks,

Thanks Minuteman! This got added to my letter "ammo" stash. This is a good one. You can bet this one is going to be "littered" amongst senator hatch and bennett's office.

When you pick and choose the talking points you find are most effective, put them in four blocks of text on the back of a "Gogo" list of the President, Cabinet members, Senators, Representatives, Attorneys General, Governors, Mayors, Sheriffs, Congressional staffers and pages, Capitol hairdressers and physical trainers, ...

Originally Posted by Gogo

Here's another thing I'm doing. I created a word processing document that is split into four sections. I place my representatives names and all of their numbers in each section. Now I cut them and have them in my purse. When I hearing someone complaining about the bill, I ask, "Have you called your representatives?" If they haven't, I tell them they must and I hand them a sheet with the names and numbers to make it really easy for them. Then if they don't, they get what they don't want. If they do, then maybe I've helped another person to get on the train.

Senators leaning NO on final passage but probably leaning YES on CLOTURE (when it counts).

Please do everything you can to get to these Senators. Help them understand what is at stake and where the citizens of your state stand.

If you can't reach the Washington office, calls to a local office count equally toward the total.
One fax counts more than several personal calls.
One personal call counts more than several emails.
One email counts infinitely more than silence.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
6/22/07 - U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today called on the federal government to act quickly to rebuild a new vehicle barrier along the New Mexico-Mexico border.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 224-1792
from NM: (800) 443-8658
Santa Fe
(505) 988-6647
Albuquerque
(505) 346-6601
Roswell
(505) 622-7113

Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Washington, D.C.
(202) 224-5721
TTY/TDD: (202) 224-9901
Fax: (202) 224-8149
Columbia
573-442-8151
Saint Louis
314-725-4484
Fax: 314-727-3548
Jefferson City
573-634-2488
Fax: 573-634-6005
Springfield
417-864-8258
Fax: 417-864-7519
Cape Girardeau
573-334-7044
Fax: 573-334-7352
Kansas City
816-471-7141
Fax: 816-471-7338

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Washington, D.C.
(202) 224-3553
Sacramento
(916) 448-2787
(916) 448-2563 fax
San Francisco
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax
Los Angeles
(213) 894-5000
(213) 894-5042 fax
Fresno
(559) 497-5109
(559) 497-5111 fax
San Diego
(619) 239-3884
(619) 239-5719 fax
Inland Empire- San Bernardino
(909) 888-8525
(909) 888-8613 fax

Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
June 7th, 2007 - Senator Richard Burr today voted against ending debate on S.1348, the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, citing insufficient time for amendments to the bill on the Senate floor. Burr voted against immigration legislation in the Senate last year that would have granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 224-3154
800-685-8916
Raleigh
336-631-5125
Winston-Salem
336-631-5125
Wilmington
910-251-1058

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
WASHINGTON
202-224-5054
JACKSON
601-965-4459
OXFORD
662-236-1018
GULFPORT
228-867-9710

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Washington
(202) 224-2043
Fax: (202) 224-7776
from North Dakota: 800-223-4457
Minot
(701) 852-0703
Fax: (701) 838-8196
Grand Forks
(701) 775-9601
Fax: (701) 746-1990
Bismarck:
(701) 258-4648
Fax: (701) 258-1254
Fargo:
(701) 232-8030
Fax: (701) 232-6449

Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)
(202) 224-6244
Fax: (202) 228-2193
Las Vegas
(702) 388-6605
Fax: (702) 388-6501
Reno
(775) 686-5770
Fax: (775) 686-5729
Carson City
(775) 885-9111
Fax: (775) 883-5590
(877) 894-7711

Sen. Gregg (R-NH)
(202) 24-3324
Berlin
(603) 752-2604
Concord
(603) 225-7115
Manchester
(603) 622-7979
Nashua
603-577-3823
Portsmouth
(603) 431-2171

Sen. Hatch (R-UT)
(202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331
Salt Lake City
(801) 524-4380
Fax: (801) 524-4379
Provo
(801) 375-7881
Fax: (801) 374-5005
St. George
(435) 634-1795
Fax: (435) 634-1796
Ogden
(801) 625-5672
Fax: (801) 394-4503
Cedar City
(435) 586-8435
Fax: (435) 586-2147

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)
Washington
202-224-6221
fax: 202-224-1388
Detroit
313-226-6020
Fax: 313-226-6948
TTY: 800-851-0030
Escanaba
906-789-0052
Fax: 906-789-0015
Grand Rapids
616-456-2531
Fax: 616-456-5147
Lansing
517-377-1508
Fax: 517-377-1506
Saginaw
989-754-2494
Fax: 989-754-2920
Traverse City
231-947-9569
Fax: 231-947-9518
Warren
586-573-9145
Fax: 586-573-8260

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Washington
(202) 224-6551
Fax: (202) 228-0012
Omaha
(402) 391-3411
Fax: (402) 391-4725
Lincoln
(402) 441-4600
Fax: (402) 476-8753
Scottsbluff
(30 631-7614
Kearney
(30 293-5818

Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
Washington
(202) 224-4024
Fax: 202-228-6363
Richmond
804-771-2221
Fax: 804-771-8313
Roanoke
540-772-4236
Fax: 540-772-6870
Virginia Beach
757-518-1674
Fax: 757-518-1679

If you have reached all 12 of the above Senators, here are four more who need encouragement to vote NO TO CLOTURE of S.1639.

Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT)
(202) 224-5444
Fax: (202) 228-1168

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)
(202) 224-4343
Fax: (202) 228-1373

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
(202) 224-2644
Fax: (202) 224-8594

Sen. John Warner (R-VA)
(202) 224-2023
Fax: (202) 224-6295

bttt

When we call these senators, lets report in our results so we know what is going on and can see our progress!

Lets him them hard!
Let them know we will hold them accountable!