Thread: INDIANA RED ALERT!!! PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!!!!

Originally Posted by NOamNASTY

Originally Posted by April

Here it is!


Rep. Trent Van Haaften
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204


http://www.in.gov/legislative/house_dem ... ntact.html

Contact:
By Phone
Call toll-free (from anywhere within Indiana):
1-800-382-9842
or directly at (317)232-9600
By Email
Representative Van Haaften's email address is h76@in.gov.

Wonder if this Van Haaften is a recent alean himself ? Is this irish or german name ? I hear we now have some irish illegals too .

It's Dutch.

>>>>>>>>>>>"RED ALERT"<<<<<<<<<<<<
Utah HB 81...Need calls now!!
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-104592.html
Utah "HB239" and Indiana" SB335".... Call, e-mail campaign!!
http://www.alipac.us/ftopic-103479-days ... asc-0.html

A follow up from Rep. Van Haaften--possibly one of the few politicans left who gives a damn.
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You have previously contacted me regarding SB 335, the Immigration bill before the Indiana General Assembly. I wanted to bring you up to date on this issue.

This past Monday, the Public Policy Committee amended SB 335 by closing some loopholes in the original language. The original language would have allowed the majority of employers to avoid having to check the legal status of their hires. Under the amended version, employers would be required to verify the legal status of all of their hires.

This bill passed out of committee on a 7-4 vote. Four Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor of the bill which demonstrated bipartisan support for the amended version of SB 335. There were no other amendments proposed during committee which surprised me. It was my belief some members may have other issues to raise and open up to debate. Since no other amendments were offered and we had bipartisan support, I assumed this bill was on its way.

However, to my surprise a Republican member of the committee filed a minority committee report within an hour of the conclusion of the committee meeting on Monday. Although this was his right to file such a report, he never informed me of his concerns, nor did he present any of the concepts in the report as amendments in committee.

Since it takes time to prepare such a report, it was obvious he had planned this procedural maneuver prior to our committee meeting on Monday. The manner in which all of this was carried out immediately gave me concern as to the real purpose of the report. There was, of course, the concern this report was nothing more than a "poison pill" to kill SB 335. The reason I felt this was an attempt to kill SB 335 was due to the fact the substance of the minority committee report was the same as an amendment presented by the same member in 2006. The substance of the minority report was defeated in the House in 2006 by a vote of 74-19.

By attempting to put this same language into SB 335, I was concerned this Republican committee member was setting the bill up for defeat.

After deliberation on how to approach this procedural maneuver, it was decided to take the contents of SB 335 and present it as a second reading amendment to another pending bill. By taking this step, we would guarantee the entire House would get the opportunity to vote on the issue of illegal immigration.

In order to avoid the "poison pill" of the minority committee report, the contents of SB 335 (as amended and approved in a bipartisan manner in the Public Policy committee) were presented as an amendment to SB 345. The amendment was presented on Thursday, February 21st. When it was presented, House Republicans complained about the procedure that was used to avoid the "poison pill" of the minority committee report. These complaints led to the House Republicans walking off the floor of the House and not returning.

The business of the House was recessed until Monday, February 25th. It is at that time I hope the issue of holding employers accountable for the hiring of illegal aliens will finally be addressed by the House. I cannot predict whether the House Republicans will continue to delay action on this bill.

I must also comment that I do not believe this delay is an action of the entire House Republican caucus. It is my gut feeling the majority of their caucus wants to vote on this bill and hold employers accountable. However, I also believe there are a limited few who simply want to politicize the issue of illegal immigration instead of implementing sound public policy. In my time here at the House, it has become obvious some leaders want to prepare their next commercial for election season instead of solving our state's problems.

I can promise you I will continue to work towards passing the policy of holding employers accountable for hiring illegal aliens. This is the first and most effective step to take in solving this problem. After all, isn't that why we have legislative bodies, to solve the problems of our state? I know that is why I am here.


Trent Van Haaften

State Representative

District 76

To Rep. Vanhaaften
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Dear Rep. Van Haaften,

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to update me on the progress of SB 335.

I am grateful to know that there are politicians out there who still care more about their country and constituents than their own interests and image.

I truly appreciate your follow up email and will certainly be continuing my own strives against policies that cater to illegal aliens and put our own countrymen and naturalized citizens at risk in regards to jobs, economics and personal safety.

Sincerely,

(My Name)
Baton Rouge, LA

Great Job everyone!!!



>>>>>ACTION ALERT!!!!2/21<<<<<<
Please help ( we need YOU!) see if your state is on our list!!
These are the states fighting to pass illegal immigration laws!
NOW is the time to get involved and be heard!
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-629839.html#629839