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Sanctuary City vote coming up (and maybe DREAM act amnesty tonight) -- PHONE NOW

FRIENDS, WE NEED EVERY PHONE RINGING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON!

Floor debate has begun on Sen. Vitter's amendment to put an end to cities having sanctuary policies to protect illegal aliens. The vote is likely later this afternoon.

If you haven't made any phone calls today, please make one this minute. We have a chance for a rare offensive victory in Congress on this one.

Thanks to all of you who have been calling all day.

Phone 202-224-3121

See phone talking points below.

There is no purpose in having an army of nearly 500,000 activists, if we can't get enough phone calls of the army to rattle the offices of the Capitol when a tremendous opportunity presents itself. Please phone.

Sen. Durbin (D-Ill.) has been leading the floor fight against this amendment. The entire state of Illinois is becoming a sanctuary where illegal aliens are protected from enforcement. If you live in Illinois, don't let Durbin or Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) go to that vote without hearing from you.

If you live in an early presidential primary state, phone the Senators who are running for President and tell them where you live and that you are watching.

The big argument against the Vitter amendment is that it would refuse federal money to local police departments and that will lead to hardened criminals going unarrested.

The Vitter amendment, in fact, would prevent the federal "COPS" program funds from going to local police departments if their governments prevent them from asking people about legal status and from turning illegal aliens over to the feds.

But it is doubtful any police department would lose the funds, because nearly all cities would get rid of their sanctuary policies once federal funding is threatened. It also must be remembered that the sanctuary cities already are allowing criminal illegal aliens to mingle in and out of their communities because they refuse to turn them over to the feds.

CITIES WILL BE FAR SAFER IF THEY GET RID OF THEIR SANCTUARY POLICIES.

Ask your Senators to vote FOR Sen. Vitter's anti-sanctuary amendment to the H.R. 3093 appropriations bill. This is known as the "CJS spending bill" (commerce, justice and science).

Phone 202-224-3121

DREAM ACT AMNESTY VOTE AS EARLY AS TONIGHT?

Once the Vitter amendment has been voted and the overall CJS spending bill has been brought to a vote, the Senate is expected to take up the Labor spending bill.

That could happen as early as tonight.

If so, amendments will begin to be debated and voted tonight. There are strong rumors on Capitol Hill today that somebody will try to add the DREAM Act amnesty to the Labor spending bill.

So, when you call this afternoon to support the Vitter amendment, be sure to tell staffers you are also opposed to any consideration of the DREAM Act Amnesty.

Please consult your Action Buffet corkboard for Phone Action Notes about the DREAM Act and for new faxes to send.

If there is a DREAM Act Amnesty amendment, the vote most likely will occur tomorrow or Thursday, but you must register your opinion now in case it comes up tonight.

NUMBERSUSA MEMBERS ARE ALMOST ALONE IN FIGHTING FOR THE ANTI-SANCTUARY AMENDMENT

Very few others are working this issue today. Without you, there would be virtually no pressure on Senators to pass this important enforcement measure.

Please don't let Sen. Vitter or our country down.

Phone now to stop sanctuary city policies.

Large numbers of people have been robbed, raped, beaten and even murdered by illegal aliens who came in contact with police in sanctuary cities but were let go because the police weren't allowed to report them to the feds.

Even larger numbers of Americans have seen the quality of life of their communities and their occupations deteriorated because of the presence of masses of protected illegal aliens in these sanctuary cities.

And Americans everywhere tend to see more illegal immigration into their communities simply because the publicity about sanctuary cities entices more foreign workers to decide to move to the U.S. to become illegal aliens.

Let's put an end to Sanctuary City policies NOW!

PHONE TALKING POINTS

Call your state's two U.S. Senators at 202-224-3121.

If you have difficulty getting through, call one of their state offices. You can find those phone numbers and the names of your Senators by clicking on: www.NumbersUSA.com/myMembers


TELL THE STAFFER WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:


I am calling about H.R. 3093, the CJS spending bill.


I am urging a YES vote on Sen. Vitter's amendment to prohibit "COPS" money to cities that support sanctuary policies. (COPS is a federal grant program to state and local law enforcement agencies to advance community policing.)


THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY AND THEN SAY 'THANK YOU.' OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO PICK ONE TO THREE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO MENTION:


Only Senators who seek to protect illegal aliens and promote illegal immigration would vote against the Vitter amendment. I am counting on Sen. xmxmxmx to vote YES.


Sanctuary policies have been against federal law since the 1996 federal immigration law required local governments to cooperate with Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But many cities have refused to do so, adopting so-called "sanctuary policies." Unfortunately, the Clinton and Bush Justice Departments have refused to bring suit against these cities.


The Vitter amendment would seek to eliminate sanctuary policies in local municipalities, whereby law enforcement officials are barred from asking suspects about their immigration status or reporting them to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).


The amendment would ensure that existing law is enforced uniformly across the country by withholding COPS federal funding for cities that choose to violate section 642(a) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA).


It is highly unlikely that any sanctuary cities in our state will lose funding because nearly all of them will end up ending their sanctuary policies once they see they will lose federal funding by keeping them.

BONUS AMENDMENT

When you call your Senators, also ask them to support an amendment from Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.).

It would add $75 million for 287(g) program-related training, exercises, and technical assistance.

Scores of cities, counties and states across the country are in line to get the 287(g) program training so they can aggressively go after illegal aliens in their jurisdictions. But few can get the training because Congress hasn't appropriated enough money for the training.

While we put a stop to sanctuary policies in cities with officials who don't respect the rule of law, the feds should be doing everything possible to help those jurisdictions who are ready to do all they can to help identify and detain the illegal aliens in their areas.

Please check your Action Buffet corkboard for any faxes that are available for you to send on various immigration issues. (We are not posting faxes on the sanctuary amendment because it is unlikely there will be enough time for staffers to tabulate them and report them to the Senators before the floor vote.)

On your corkboard, you should see a phone note about this wonderful opportunity for amendments on the CJS spending bill. Please click the response items to let us know you have made your calls.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO CAN RESPOND QUICKLY,

Thanks for the info. I am starting calling now.

Sen. Vitter's amendment number is S. AMDT 3277 (to H.R. 3093). It is co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Session (AL) and Jim DeMint (SC).

"To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Alien and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996."

I've started my calls. According to some staffers, they are hardly receiving any calls. PLEASE CALL!

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Same here. I've been buggin' hatch and bennett too because they will not support this bill. After all, they can't get their huge fed monies if SLC loses their sanctuary status.

On this one as well
Sen. x's and m's yes

New DREAM Act fax just appeared on your NumbersUSA corkboard. Please go send it!

Vitter Amendment comes up for debate at 5:30 PM, vote at 6 PM. Proposed and seconded without dissent.

Senator Dole is presenting her amendment NOW!