Thread: House Lied To Voters on Fence and Immigration

I just got this in from NumbersUSA:

DEAR XXXXXX

The immigration defeats last night in the U.S. House are stark reminders that our movement needs to gain a lot more strength if we are to really start to solve the problem.

Last year, Members of both parties ran for re-election touting their toughness on illegal immigration, pointing to their vote to build The Fence in September of 2006.

But last night, the majority of the House thumbed its nose at the voters and agreed to block building most of The Fence.

(That’s why I have to ask you here at the end of the year to make a generous contribution to our work so Congress won’t feel so free to jerk the American public around.)

I don’t want to be too negative. On the defensive front, all of us together have achieved nearly miraculous political victories in stopping amnesties throughout the year.

But we still didn’t have enough power this past week to stop House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Leader Harry Reid and President George Bush from gutting the omnibus spending bill of most immigration improvements that were passed in the House and Senate earlier this year (in addition to knocking a lot of holes in The Fence).

We Need 1 Million Activists Next Year To Win Major Improvements

I am more convinced than ever that we must grow to ONE MILLION STRONG by next November’s elections. Our one-half-million activist network was strong enough to stop the bad stuff. But we’re going to need a lot more activists to force Congress to choose overall immigration reductions, instead of the Establishment’s insistence on ever higher immigration.

Even if we continue to stop every attempt at amnesty, the present rate of illegal and legal immigration will flood the country with 100 million more foreign workers and dependents over the next few decades alone. We must build a big enough activist army to change current immigration policies and practices to reduce future immigration flows.

Ya I got that one too we need to get on the ball and call the next group of bone heads and stop this before Bush gets ahold of it.

All the new Democrat House members need to replaced by their constituents. They ran on anti-illegal immigration tickets and betrayed their constituents. It's time for those new members to replaced and make them one-term House members and remove Pelosi.

Hunter is all over them. (See new thread)

Got this from Hunter:

HUNTER FIGHTING TO OVERTURN HOUSE DEMOCRATS FENCE REDUCTION

* * Democrat Spending Bill Harmful to Border Security* *


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2007

CONTACT: Gary Becks (619) 334-1655, dlhunter08@yahoo.com

Washington, D.C.–Presidential candidate Congressman Duncan Hunter returned to Washington this morning to immediately begin his efforts to overturn provisions contained in a Democratic spending bill that eliminates current legal requirements for double-layered border fencing. Congress last year passed legislation authored by Hunter, the Secure Fence Act, mandating double-layered fencing and related infrastructure at strategic entry points along the Southwest border.

"Now is the time when those who take the threat to our nation's borders seriously stand up and be counted," said Hunter. "Last year, Congress successfully passed legislation that mandated a double fence requirement based on the success of the border fence we've built in San Diego. The Democrat majority in this Congress has taken it upon themselves to overturn federal law to pursue a policy that does nothing but harm our border enforcement capabilities. This is not leadership, it is irresponsibility.

"Border enforcement is too serious of an issue to pursue only when politically convenient at election time. If Congress is to reverse its border stance after just one year, what message does that send to illegal immigrants and drug smugglers who are watching to see how serious we are about protecting America's borders? I believe we must uphold our nation's immigration laws, support our agents serving on the border and protect our border communities and I am going to make every effort to overturn the damage this Democrat leadership has caused."

H.R. 2764, a bill that provides funding for several federal departments and agencies, was brought to the House floor and passed late last evening by the Democratic leadership. Not only does the bill contain provisions removing all specific locations as outlined by the Secure Fence Act, it also removes all requirements to construct any fencing or physical barriers along the border. This action basically repeals the Secure Fence Act and undermines past efforts to secure our nation's border.

H.R. 2764 has been referred to the Senate for consideration and then will be returning to the House with any changes in the form of a conference report. Congressman Hunter is working with his colleagues in both the House and Senate to ensure that these dangerous provisions do not remain in the final version of the funding bill.

Wasn't Cronyn and Hutchison in on striping this also?

Originally Posted by nntrixie

Wasn't Cronyn and Hutchison in on striping this also?

I don't know who was in conference but it was the conference that stripped it.

Yes

they both have a filthy hand in this