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Citing constituent outcry, House Immigration Reform Caucus sees increase in membership
By Jackie Kucinich
June 26, 2007
When debate on the Senate immigration bill heated up earlier this month, the phones in the office of freshman Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) began to ring continuously.

In one day, says Altmire, “I had 200 phone calls … all in opposition to the Senate bill.â€

The House Immigration Reform Caucus, chaired by Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), has seen a steady increase in membership since the Senate legislation was introduced with White House backing. Fifteen members have since joined the group, bringing its membership to a total of 108 members. The caucus fiercely opposes the Senate bill, which in principle would allow the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country to become legal citizens.

The growing membership in the caucus on both sides of the aisle could suggest major problems for any House immigration bill that includes the amnesty provision. Polling results from a recent Democratic survey also underscore that trend.

probably the best news we could hear after the senate gets set to sell us out

[quote]“We’ll watch it very carefully to see what it is and see what we can do to improve upon it or possibly reject it,â€

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“The American people have embarked on a very effective, grass roots-driven effort to phone, fax and e-mail their members of Congress to let them know that an ‘aye’ vote for amnesty is a ‘no’ vote in November,â€

Perhaps we are not saying this in language these Senators can understand...
¡Haga cumplir nuestros leyes de la inmigración!
¡Aplicación, sÃ*! ¡AmnistÃ*a, no!