Thread: TX Urgent: Contact Gov. Perry & Demand a Special Session

From: The Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT)

URGENT ALERT!

CONTACT GOVERNOR PERRY NOW!!

DEMAND A SPECIAL SESSION TO PASS
VITAL IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION
HE SUPPORTED IN HIS 1/27/09
STATE-OF-THE-STATE ADDRESS

www.ircot.com

MAY 29, 2009

Please call, fax, and e-mail Governor Perry TODAY, through the weekend and Monday. LET'S MELT HIS COMMUNICATION LINES AT ALL LEVELS-- PHONE, FAX & EMAIL (see contact info below). While the Governor can call a Special Session at any time, it is more likely he might call one to begin immediately when session ends on June 1st.

Due to the stalling tactics of several legislators during the final days of House floor debate, several important immigration related bills died on 5/26/09 at midnight.

If Governor Perry does not deal with immigration this session, Texas will soon follow in the footsteps of California -- bankrupt and fractured due to the failure of their Governor to stem the never ending tide of illegal aliens into their State. With an election season looming, Governor Perry surely desires a better track record than that of the "California Terminator."

During Governor Perry's State-of-the-State Address on January 27, 2009, he made several statements suggesting he supported passage of immigration reform legislation this session. Did he mean what he said or were his statements (see below) just politics as usual?

Quotes from the Governor's address follow along with several of the bills which were introduced to deal with his concerns:

1. "I also support an end to the notion of sanctuary cities. Local government sends the wrong message when they pick and choose what laws they want their piece officers to enforce."

• Sen. Dan Patrick introduced SB 358 to address ending "sanctuary city" policies in Texas.

2. "We should also track the citizenship status of those receiving state-funded services so we can get our hands around the financial impact of Washington's failure to handle the immigration challenge."

• Rep. John Zerwas introduced HB 276 which would have required State agencies to report the costs associated with services provided to illegal aliens.

3. "Originating in foreign countries and taking shape in our prisons, these gangs have been radiating outward into our towns, schools, and neighborhoods, applying terror tactics to build their influence."

• Sen. John Carona introduced SB 11, SB 366, SB 369, SB 371, and SB 423 (and additional related bills left pending in committee) to deter the growth of transnational gangs.

4. "I believe we should also require the same identification procedure for voting that we require for voter registration. .... A democracy without proper protections against voter fraud cannot preserve the public trust."

• Sen. Troy Frazer introduced SB 362 and Rep. Betty Brown introduced HB 125 to address the increasing concern of voter fraud and election integrity in Texas.

Tell the Governor you expect him to "call a Special Session and to include in his proclamation the subject of immigration reform" which should deal with the following important issues:

End "sanctuary city" policies in Texas;

Deter the growth of violent transnational gangs in Texas;

Require determination of citizenship status for receipt of any state-funded benefits or services; and

Preserve election integrity in Texas by requiring photo/voter ID at the polls.

Please call, fax, and e-mail Governor Perry TODAY, through the weekend and Monday -- AND FORWARD THIS ALERT TO EVERY TEXAN YOU KNOW -- ask them to do the same!

SEE THE GOVERNOR'S CONTACT INFO BELOW.

Tell the Governor it is important for him to show REAL leadership and call a Special Session of the 81st Texas Legislature without delay to pass legislation which would save the lives of Texans from every political party, every race, and every walk of life.

Texans have spoken and 70+ % demand that their families (and their futures) be protected NOW without further delay.

Too many lives have been lost at the hands of criminal illegal aliens. When the Federal government fails in its responsibility to secure the population, it is then the job of the Governor Governor and the Texas Legislature to see that Texas communities and families are protected.


Governor Rick Perry
Mail: Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711

E-mail Governor Perry
http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/contact.aspx

Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-252-9600 OR 1-800-843-5789

Local: (512) 463-1782 OR (512) 463-2000 (M-F)

Fax: (512) 463-1849


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Subject: Urgent - Contact Gov. Perry Now & Demand a Special Session
Date: 5/29/2009 12:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
From: action@IRCOT.com

Shortened and amended slightly by poster.

For background and a look at what anti-illegal immigration groups in Texas are up against, please see:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-157757-balk.html