Thread: Sen. Conrad may support Dream Act -- please call him

Please call Sen. Conrad and urge him to oppose the "Dream Act" amnesty, as it looks like he is supporting it now:

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The Hill
Dems make last-minute push for DREAM Act
By Mike Lillis - 12/08/10 12:28 PM ET

With both the House and Senate poised to vote on the DREAM Act Wednesday, Democratic leaders are making an 11th-hour pitch for the 10-year-old proposal.

In an emotional Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday morning, Democratic leaders from both Congress and the White House argued that the proposal — creating a pathway to legal residency for hundreds of thousands of illegal-immigrant students — would benefit not only those children, but the whole country.

"This is so much in our national interest," said House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.), "because it will produce people who will go to the level of their skills."

Education Secretary Arne Duncan echoed that message. Citing a new report ranking the U.S. 25th of 34 nations in math, Duncan said the DREAM Act would help the country "educate ourselves to a better economy."

"We need their ingenuity; we need their creativity; we need their entrepreneurship skills," Duncan said. "To have them stay on the sidelines at a time when we're being outcompeted by the rest of the world educationally makes absolutely no sense."

Democratic leaders say they don't know if they have the votes to pass the bill in either chamber. But simply staging the votes marks a victory for immigrant-rights advocates, who have long argued that the children of those who have entered the United States illegally shouldn't be punished for the actions of their parents.

The votes will also send a message to Hispanic Americans, an ever-growing group of voters that both parties are racing to bring into their fold.

"It's an uphill struggle in both the House and Senate," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the sponsor of the Senate bill. "But it's worth the fight."

A similar measure was shot down in the Senate in 2007, though the language has changed since then, leaving a number of votes uncertain. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), for instance, opposed the bill three years ago, but says he's not so sure he'll do the same this time.

[b]Pulling a summary of the changes from his breast pocket Wednesday morning, Conrad pointed out that beneficiaries of the new DREAM Act won't be eligible for Pell grants or other federal tuition assistance. He also noted that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the bill would cut deficit spending by $1.4 billion over the next decade.

The changes, he said, "have made a strong impression on me."

"This is very substantially differentâ€

Contact info:

Senator Kent Conrad
530 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3403
Phone: (202) 224 -2043

State Offices

Minot:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 105
100 1st Street SW
Minot, ND 58701

Phone: (701) 852 -0703
Fax: (701) 838 -8196

Grand Forks:
33 S 3rd St., Suite B
Grand Forks, ND 58201

Phone: (701) 775 -9601
Fax: (701) 746 -1990

Bismarck:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 228
220 East Rosser Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501

Phone: (701) 258 -4648
Fax: (701) 258 -1254

Fargo:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 306
657 2nd Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102

Phone: (701) 232 -8030
Fax: (701) 232 -6449

I called and got no where, I can't tell if he is a yes or a NO.

From William:

America,

This is your last chance to weigh in against the Dream Act Amnesty which the US Senate plans to vote for Cloture on around 4:30pm Eastern today! (3 hours from time of this email).

The US House plans to vote on Amnesty around 7:30pm EST!

ALIPAC activists across America are lighting up the DC switchboards, while tracking who is voting for or against Cloture on the Dream Amnesty in the Senate. ALIPAC's President, William Gheen, is doing back to back talk radio shows rallying more Americans to our efforts to defend America.

Millions of you are on the verge of being replaced and displaced in your jobs, classrooms, and voting enclosures.

Speak out now while minutes remain.

STEP 1: Your efforts have helped to move key votes our way! Please call the Senators below listed as "Noting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture" and say "I want to thank Senator ______ for standing with Americans, instead of foreign nationals. Tell Senator ____ I said thank you for agreeing to vote NO ON DREAM AMNESTY CLOTURE. Please ask Senator ____ to encourage other Senators to vote NO ON DREAM AMNESTY CLOTURE like he/she is."

STEP 2: Please call, then write the Senate offices listed below as VOTING YES or MAY VOTE YES ON DREAM AMNESTY CLOTURE.

Call and say "Please ask Senator ______ no to sellout America! Ask him/her to vote NO ON DREAM AMNESTY CLOTURE. Dream Amnesty is inappropriate for the lame duck session and would displace and replace millions of innocent American students, workers, and voters!"

Step 3: After you have called and written ALIPAC's senate targets below, please rally more Americans (friends, neighbors) to join you and then proceed to call and write our targets in the Congress found at this link.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-219949.html

PLEASE KEEP CALLING AND WRITING UNTIL YOU RECEIVE FURTHER WORD FROM US.

THE DEMOCRATS ONLY NEED A FEW MORE VOTES TO PASS AMNESTY.

Give this everything you have!

The ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us


SENATE TARGETS

Sen. Bob Bennett (R., Utah) VOTING YES FOR AMNESTY, if stand alone bill.
Washington D.C.
431 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510-4403
Phone: (202) 224-5444 (202) 224-5444
Salt Lake Office
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
125 South State Street, Suite 4225
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1188
Phone: (801) 524-5933 (801) 524-5933


Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Indiana) LEANING YES FOR AMNESTY
306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4814
Web Form: http://lugar.senate.gov/contact/
101 NW Martin Luther King Boulevard
Room 122
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812) 465-6313 p
(812) 421-1883 f

Baucus, Max (D-MT) MAY VOTE YES ON AMNESTY{/b}
DC Phone: (202) 224-2651 Fax: (202) 224-9412 (Fax)
Billings Phone: (406) 657-6790 Fax: (406) 657-6793
Helena Phone: (406) 449-5480 Fax: (406) 449-5484
Missoula Phone: (406) 329-3123 Fax: (406) 728-7610
Kalispell Phone: (406) 756-1150 Fax: (406) 756-1152
Bozeman Phone: (406) 586-6104 Fax: (406) 587-9177
Butte Phone: (406) 782-8700 Fax: (406) 782-6553
Great Falls Phone: (406) 761-1574 Fax: (406) 727-3726
http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailF ... subj=issue


Susan Collins (R., Maine) [b]MAY VOTE FOR OBAMA's AMNESTY
DC Phone: (202) 224-2523 Fax: (202) 224-2693
Bangor Phone: (207) 945-0417 Fax: (207) 990-4604
Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8414 Fax: (207) 622-5884
Biddeford Phone: (207) 283-1101 Fax: (207) 283-4054
Lewiston Phone: (207) 784-6969 Fax: (207) 782-6475
Caribou Phone: (207) 493-7873 Fax: (207) 493-7810
Portland Phone: (207) 780-3575 Fax: (207) 828-0380
http://collins.senate.gov/public/contin ... EmailIssue


Olympia Snowe (R., Maine) MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
DC Phone: (202) 224-5344 Fax: (202) 224-1946
Portland Phone: (207) 874-0883 Fax: (207) 874-7631
Auburn Phone: (207) 786-2451 Fax: (207) 782-1438
Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8292 Fax: (207) 622-7295
Bangor Phone: (207) 945-0432 Fax: (207) 941-9525
Biddeford Phone: (207) 282-4144 Fax: (207) 284-2358
Presque Isle Phone: (207) 764-5124 Fax: (207) 764-6420
http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cf ... nowe.Email


Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska)MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
DC Phone: (202) 224-6665 Fax: (202) 224-5301
Anchorage Office 907-271-3735 Fax 907-276-4081
Fairbanks Office 907-456-0233 Fax 907-451-7146
Juneau Delegation Office 907-586-7400 Fax 907-586-8922
Kenai Delegation Office 907-283-5808 Fax 907-283-4363
Ketchikan Delegation Office 907-225-6880 Fax 907-225-0390
MatSu Delegation Office 907-376-7665 Fax 907-376-8526
Bethel Delegation Office 907-543-1639 Fax 907-543-1637
http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact


Sens. Sam Brownback (R, Kansas) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
DC Tel: 202-224-6521 Fax: 202-228-1265
Topeka Phone: (785) 233-2503 Fax: (785) 233-2616
Pittsburg Phone: (620) 231-6040 Fax: (620) 231-6347
Overland Park Phone: (913) 492-6378 Fax: (913) 492-7253
Wichita Phone: (316) 264-8066 Fax: (316) 264-9078
Garden City Phone: (620) 275-1124 Fax: (620) 275-1837
http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm


Sens KayBailey Hutchinson (R, Texas) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5922
Web Form: http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm
961 Federal Building
300 East 8th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
512-916-5834 512-916-5839 (FAX)

Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
DC Phone: (202) 224-5251 Fax: (202) 224-6331
Salt Lake City Phone: (801) 524-4380 Fax: (801) 524-4379
Ogden Phone: (801) 625-5672 Fax: (801) 394-4503
Provo Phone: (801) 375-7881 Fax: (801) 374-5005
Cedar City Phone: (435) 586-8435 Fax: (435) 586-2147
St. George Phone: (435) 634-1795 Fax: (435) 634-1796
http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cf ... es.Contact


Pryor, Mark (D-AR) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
DC Phone: (202) 224-2353 Fax: (202) 228-0908
Little Rock Office Phone: (501) 324-6336 Fax: (501) 324-5320
Toll Free from AR: (877) 259-9602
http://pryor.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe


Nelson, Ben (D-NE) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
DC Phone: (202) 224-6551 Fax: (202) 228-0012
Lincoln Phone: (402) 441-4600 Fax: (402) 476-8753
Omaha Phone: (402) 391-3411 Fax: (402) 391-4725
Chadron Phone: (30 430-0587 Fax:
Scottsbluff Phone: (30 631-7614 Fax:
http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm
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*Note, I'm changing title of this thread to reflect the important part of it.

Sen. Conrad is reciting that per one CBO estimate, the "Dream Act" amnesty would allegedly help reduce deficit spending. Please be sure to advise him that there are widely varying estimates, and long term, the "Dream Act" amnesty would likely be quite costly. Per Fox News:

"The Center for Immigration Studies pegs the cost at $6.2 billion a year. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that one version of the bill could add between $5 billion and $20 billion to the deficit by 2060 due to additional benefit program costs."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12 ... dream-act/

We must not reward illegal behavior. Enforce the laws and do not provide to illegal aliens the following: free health care; free education; free housing, and so on. No Dream Act ever. Obey the laws.

Called: Staffer/ hasn't released a comment yet. Left msg.