Thread: Congressman Ed Case replys

Here's what he has to say in an email that was sent to me:



Thank you for your recent communication expressing concerns
with our national immigration policy. I agree that illegal
immigration into our country is out of control. The problem by and
large has not been our laws themselves, but the commitment of
adequate resources to enforce them.

Last year, I voted for and the House passed H.R. 418, the Real ID
Act of 2005, which contained a number of provisions related to
immigration reform and document security that were considered
during congressional deliberation on the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act, which was passed last year, but were
ultimately not included in its final version. These provisions
included tightening of driver's license and identity card
requirements for federal identification purposes, making the
asylum process more secure, and authorizing the completion of a
security fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. H.R. 418 was
appended to H.R. 1268, the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005, and is now Public Law 109-13.

You may also be interested in H.R. 4437, the proposed Border
Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of
2005, which enhances the policing of our borders and our
expeditious return across the border of those who have crossed
illegally, and improves enforcement of the current and
longstanding prohibition against employment of undocumented
aliens. On December 16, the bill passed by a vote of 239-182; I
did vote in favor of final passage.

Currently, the Senate is debating a companion measure to H.R.
4437 as well as an immigration reform measure that would
establish a guest-worker program that would allow those illegal
immigrants already here to stay in the country and earn citizenship.

I do look forward to continuing to working with my likeminded
colleagues in addressing the loopholes in our current immigration
laws. I will look for opportunities to support immigration policy
that addresses national security concerns, reflects our national
values, maintains our diversity and freedoms, and protects our
economic interests. I do generally believe that any immigration
"reforms" not incorporate widespread amnesty programs as in past
efforts.

Many thanks again for contacting me. Please feel free to do so
again on this or any other issue important to you.

With aloha,

ED CASE
United States
Congressman
Hawaii,
Second District

Very good!!

GO HAWAII!!

wow did they all send out the same letter? Got one today from Mark Foley down here in sw Florida saying the same thing, only he spoke about his grandparents who were immigrants but came the legal way....I wonder if they all have a standard form letter they send out.

no kiddin swtncgram,

I was wondering the same thing but glad to see a congressman acknowleding the problem, first step to fixing something is knowing it's there. Hopefully he stays with his word and doesn't go for Amnesty. We'll see though.