Thread: E Mail from Mel Martinez

I received this in response to an e mail I sent him. At least I some form of answer unlike from his office staff. This is the complete opposite from what he has said. After the immigration bill did not go through he was trying to reserect it. I even posted an article from a South Florida newspaper where he was saying it was unfair that the bill did not go through. After hearing about the recall Mel Martinez campaign and the Republics against Mel Martinez he has changed his tune.


Thank you for contacting me regarding immigration reform. I appreciate hearing from you and would like to respond to your concerns.

As you may know, on June 28, 2007, the Senate voted to set aside debate once again on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S.1639).

I firmly believe addressing this issue in a comprehensive manner is critical to our nation’s security and continued prosperity. While securing our borders is top priority, we must also address the economic and law enforcement realities of having millions of illegal immigrants already living and working in the United States. Any solution to this problem must be practical to be effective. Efforts to secure our borders should be coupled with necessary changes to our current ambiguous and ineffective immigration policies to maximize security for our country. Additionally, gaining operational control of the border will not cease the problem if we do not gain control of our employment system. Please know that, I will continue to work with President Bush and my colleagues in Congress to develop a plan that will halt the flow of illegal immigrants crossing our border while implementing needed changes to our immigration laws.

Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Do not hesitate to contact me with any additional questions or comments. For more information about issues and activities important to Florida, please sign up for my weekly newsletter at http://martinez.senate.gov.

Sincerely,

Mel Martinez
United States Senator

our current ambiguous and ineffective immigration policies

Please write Mad Mel back and ask him to elaborate on that statement or was it just politically expedient talk to shape the issue to his propaganda.

security and continued prosperity

Sound fimiliar?????

I received the exact same letter.