Thread: Frist's responce

Following is the message I recieved from Sen Frist after contact on the illegal immagration issue. Is it just me or did his vote betray his true stance on this issue?


Dear Friend:

Thank you for contacting me regarding comprehensive immigration reform. It is an honor to serve you as the Majority Leader of the United States Senate and a privilege to respond to your concerns.

Today there are 10 to 12 million undocumented aliens living in the United States, and many Americans believe that our immigration policies are in need of serious review. As a nation of immigrants who honor the rule of law, I believe we must make it a priority to secure our borders as a part of any effort to reform our immigration policies.

In order to address this issue I have introduced S. 2454, the Securing America’s Border Act, a billion-dollar down payment that focuses on border security and interior law enforcement and will enable the Senate to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. My proposal will add resources to border protection, give our immigration-enforcement officials new legal tools, invest in physical barriers and electronic surveillance equipment at the borders and make it easier for employers to ensure that they hire only citizens and legal residents. We need to make these investments because maintaining a secure border ranks among the most fundamental missions of any sovereign nation

While our country needs security at our borders in order to slow the flow of illegal immigration and enhance our national security, we still need to do more. A majority of the people who enter America illegally, after all, come here to work. Among other things, the full Senate will need to address ways we can balance security interests with our economy's labor needs. In the long term, our government needs to work on policies that encourage democracy and prosperity abroad which will also address our immigration crisis by reducing the number of people who feel that coming to the United States is their only option.

Let me be clear, I do not support amnesty, but I do understand the labor challenges facing our nation, and, as Majority Leader, I will continue to work with my colleagues to address this critical problem in the 109th Congress. On the basis of sound immigration policy, we can protect our borders, and continue to welcome legal immigrants, and in doing both we will improve the lives of all Americans.

Sincerely,


William H. Frist, M.D.
Majority Leader
United States Senate

P.S. Please visit http://frist.senate.gov to register for my e-mail newsletter.

Welcome, Magg,

I'm sure you feel honored by Frist's letter!

Actions speak louder than words...yes, his vote gives his real beliefs.

He's crazy if he thinks we're going to forget what he voted on.

That's why I think newspaper ads kicking his butt for selling America at 2,000 per head is promote the loss of his seat.

It is an honor to serve you as the Majority Leader of the United States Senate and a privilege to respond to your concerns.

HUH??? Serve WHO? What a liar! Con Man!

He served no one except his special interests and that which lined his pockets & increased his power!

Frist's letter sounds like more of the Bush speech. He's against amnesty, but voted for it. He's for legal immigration, but gives a headstart to illegals. Same story, different storyteller. That's all. It's a fairytale. Frist is an elitist who assumes we're too dumb to see through his smokescreen. I don't believe anything these guys say anymore. I want to see their actions. Frist's action was to SUPPORT amnesty and all that goes with it.

"Actions speak louder than words." An old adage that my mother repeated oft times. It was true then and it's definitely true now.

[b]SORRY TO SEE YOU GO FRIST. BUT YOU CHOSE YOUR DESTINY. WE WILL ALL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER. WHATS THAT I HEAR? YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!