Thread: Long discussion with Cornyn staffer

Sen. Cornyn's staffer in charge of immigration policy returned a call that I made a couple of days ago. We talked for about half an hour on a number of issues, but I'll give you the gist of what he told me about the Senator's evolving stance on immigration.

First off, he informed me that the Senator is not happy with the process being employed by the Dems to craft S-9 in secret. He said that the Senator is investigating his options, but that as ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee that he would do whatever was possible in view of the hostile Democrats' current control. He agreed that having a narrow group of special interests invited to help craft the legislation was sleazy and promised that any resulting bill would be given close scrutiny.

He volunteered that the Senator has seen a growing consensus among his constituents against any immigration bill that is soft on enforcement and against amnesty of any sort. He said that they are receiving an increasing number of calls from constituents who are concerned about rising crime, and that the Senator has compiled a number of reports from constituents who have been victims of crimes involving illegal immigrants.

I mentioned that I was not happy with the Senator's previous support for a guest worker program that included a pathway to citizenship. He said that the Senator currently opposes any legislation that does not deal with enforcement first, and that he doesn't believe that rewarding illegal behavior is acceptable. It sounded to me as though the Senator is revising his stance. He also mentioned that any guest worker program would need to be one that addresses the actual employment needs of the country rather than accommodating a single group of immigrants.

We touched on the issue fo of banks providing mortgages and credit cards to illegals. He said that this was an item of concern for the Senator and one that he would likely be addressing this session.

We covered a few other topics, but the overall discussion was encouraging. He invited me to follow up at any time, saying that he had made some notes and that my input was welcome on this and other topics. I concluded by recommending that Senator Cornyn avail himself of the resources here at ALIPAC if he was not already familiar with the group. He indicated that they were familiar with ALIPAC, but would be happy to follow up on any new information on the site.

Shall we all do a wait and see on cornyn. If he is listening then we should support him, if it is another lie from congress we need to ensure he leaves congress.

Sounds like you got Andy on the horn. Thanks for letting us in on the info.

believe that rewarding illegal behavior is acceptable.

CG, did you mean unacceptable?

Cornyn has been working on the Transparency of Government legislation before the Senate right now and I am for that as long as it does not become adulterated and ineffective.

One thing I do not agree with is Cornyn is wanting to increase the business visa stay for up to 6 months for Mexico. I'm sorry, but Mexico is so abusive of our immigration laws that I wouldn't give them an inch. They are already taking miles. I really don't care if it upsets them either. They need to get their people under control.

Dixie

Originally Posted by Dixie

Sounds like you got Andy on the horn.

believe that rewarding illegal behavior is acceptable.

CG, did you mean unacceptable?

Cornyn has been working on the Transparency of Government legislation before the Senate right now and I am for that as long as it does not become adulterated and ineffective.

Dixie

Yes, I meant unacceptable. I tried to get the post in between today's heavy workload and typed too fast. And yeah, it was Andy. Do you know him as well?
SELF -CORRECTION - Re-reading what I wrote, I said that he DOESN'T think that it is acceptable, so I was right the first time. stop confusing me!

Anyhow, the overall discussion was encouraging, but there have seen some bewildering cases of disconnest between Cornyn's avowed stances and his votes in the past, so who knows? All we can do is stay on them and let them know that we, the elctorate, are watching what they do and holding them to account.

He said that the Senator currently opposes any legislation that does not deal with enforcement first, and that he doesn't believe that rewarding illegal behavior is acceptable

EQUALS = pay a fine and get your hand slapped.......citizenship is on the way.

CROCKET
Thank you for making the effort and for sharing it with everyone.
It's very important to keep conversations going with all of these offices.

Although I don't trust weasle Cornyn for a nanosecond, there is a great possibility that both fear of his constituents & being pissed at being closed out of the secret fun w/kennedy might help to persuade him to vote against this SHAM.

Good lord! He's on the Senate subcommittee drafting the legislation and they didn't let him in on it! Is that typical?

CrocketsGhost (love that name!),

Did you talk to him about his stand on birthright citizenship and ending the chain migration that is suffocating us?

Oliver

Originally Posted by olivermyboy

Good lord! He's on the Senate subcommittee drafting the legislation and they didn't let him in on it! Is that typical?

CrocketsGhost (love that name!),

Did you talk to him about his stand on birthright citizenship and ending the chain migration that is suffocating us?

Oliver

That's right. They locked out all the Republicans, including the ranking member of the committee. So much for Pelosi and her promises...

And yes, we touched on birthright citizenship and the long-term effects of population growth resulting from the attempt to integrate a culture that sees no value in limiting its reproduction. I reminded him how he and I, as native-born Americans, were taught that we had to be responsible in limiting the number of children we brought into the world for the sake of posterity, and how most Americans have adhered to that principle for at least 20-30 years. Now we are allowing a population that breeds like rabbits on our tax dollars to flood our country. He (Andy) agreed with me on chain migration and birthright citizenship, but I'm not sure how that will translate into Cornyn's future votes on the issue.

Thanks so much!

It'll translate into enough votes when we say it often and loudly enough.

I had a stupid Craig staffer tell me their was no such thing as chain migration and she said she was an expert on immigration!

Thanks for sharing Crocket!

Thanks CG! Very encouraging.