Thread: Missouri Hearings On Illegal Immigration July 27

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William Jud
Missouri Hearings On Illegal Immigration July 27 in Cape Girardeau
By William Jud
Jul 20, 2006, 00:38



The Missouri House of Representatives, Special Committee on Immigration Reform, is holding Hearings on the effects illegal immigration in Missouri.

Hearings already were held in Jefferson City, Troy, Kansas City and Joplin. The next Hearing is scheduled on July 27 in Cape Girardeau. A Hearing is still being organized for St. Louis on August 9 or 10. For information on the St. Louis Hearing and any future Hearings, contact Rose Granich, rose.granich@house.mo.gov

At the Legislative Breakfast held in Greenville, Missouri, on July 8, House Speaker Rod Jetton said that there are an estimated 50,000 to 75,000 Illegal Aliens agricultural workers in southeastern Missouri. Representative Billy Pat Wright, 159th District, who is a member of the Immigration Reform Committee, told the Legislative Breakfast audience about the Hearing to be held in Cape Girardeau.

These Hearings are for gathering information on the Illegal Aliens situation in Missouri. The Hearings are informal. Persons do not testify under oath.

Results of the Hearings will be forwarded to House Speaker Rod Jetton for appropriate action.

You can see the Hearing Notice online. Go to www.house.mo.gov

Click on HEARING SCHEDULE on the left side of the page. Click on HOUSE HEARING SCHEDULE. Scroll down to SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM. Click there if you want additional information.

The Hearing in Cape Girardeau will be held at the Show Me Center on the Southeastern Missouri State University (SEMO) campus, Thursday, 27 July 2006. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. There will be a lunch break from 12:00 to 12:30. End time depends on the number of people who want to speak, but generally is 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

This Hearing is only for people in Missouri. If you live outside of Missouri, do not attend the Hearings in person. However, you may submit written testimony no matter where you live.

The Hearings are gathering information related to the effects of Illegal Aliens on businesses, schools, prisons, social services, hospitals, employment, private citizens and everything else affecting people in Missouri.

The Hearing format is 15 minutes of testimony from each speaker, followed by 15 minutes of questions from the Committee.

If you would like to testify, you must pre-register your name on the Speakers List before the day of the Hearing. Contact Rose Granich, telephone 573-751-2165, or e-mail rose.granich@house.mo.gov

A map of the SEMO campus, showing the Show Me Center, is available online at www.semo.edu/tour/

On the map. the Show Me Center is about 1/3 of the way into campus from the top-left, and has a dark-colored roof. Hold your mouse pointer over the area to identify the building name.

Driving directions to the Show Me Center are available online at www.showmecenter.biz

Click on GENERAL INFORMATION, then on DIRECTIONS.A MAP QUEST map is available. You will need to ZOOM IN a couple of times to get enough map detail.

You may present your testimony in written form without attending the Hearing. That avoids a lot of expense and inconvenient travel.

You can FAX your testimony to 573-526-2577.

Address E-mail testimony to the Special Committee on Immigration Reform, rose.granich@house.mo.gov

Send written testimony by postal mail to:

Rep. Edgar G. H. Emery
Attention Rose Granich, Immigration Hearing
MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City MO 65101

If you send written information and you live in Missouri, also send a copy to Missouri's federal elected officials. To send e-mail, go through the Home Pages of the officials. You will need to identify yourself as a citizen of Missouri to e-mail Senator Bond and Senator Talent. You must be a resident of Missouri's Eighth Congressional District (Cape Girardeau and southeastern Missouri) to e-mail Representative Jo Ann Emerson. Find the websites by first going to www.senate.gov for letters to the US Senate, and www.house.gov for letters to the US House of Representatives. Find your elected official's website and e-mail your letter through that website. If you live in Missouri but outside of Missouri's Eighth Congressional District, find your Representative's website by going through www.house.gov

If you want to submit a copy of your written Testimony and live in these United States but do not live in Missouri, look up your US Senators (www.senate.gov) and US Representatives (www.house.gov) websites and use those e-mail contact addresses.

To send a copy of your testimony to Missouri's federal officials by postal mail, address the letter to:

(Senator Bond, or, Senator Talent, or, Eighth District Representative Jo Ann Emerson)
Federal Building
339 Broadway
Cape Girardeau MO 63701

Outside of the 8th District, look up your Missouri US Representative's mailing address at www.house.gov



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