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Congress.org Weekly Newsletter July 10, 2006

Congress Holds Hearings on Immigration Reform

Congress.org Holds Virtual Hearing


Congress is holding hearings around the country to take testimony on the impact of illegal immigration and what should be done. Should there be a focus on securing the borders first (or only on securing the borders)? Or should any reform also provide an earned path to citizenship?


Just because you don't live near a hearing site doesn't mean your views can't be considered. Congress.org is holding a virtual hearing on immigration reform. Here are three ways to make your views known to Congress and your fellow citizens:

1) Write a letter to Your State and Federal Leaders Sharing Your Views

I Support Enforcement First or Enforcement Only at the Border
I Support Security Plus a Path to Citizenship

Post your letters on "Letters to Leaders" for everyone to see.

2) Post Your Solution to the Problem on "The Soapbox" - If you want to see a virtual version of your Soapbox Alert, send an e-mail with a link to your Soapbox Alert and an approximate age, gender and race for your avatar character. Please edit or excerpt your text for a Virtual Soapbox to no more than 600 characters. We will select the best submissions to post as a Virtual Soapbox.


3) Know How Your Senators or House Rep. Feels About or Votes on Immigration Reform? Want to share the results of a letter or call to your representatives? Post that information for your fellow citizens to see in "Soapbox Commentary" each time they look up that member. Make sure everyone knows what your representatives are really saying or doing. Simply find the representative you want and select "post yours" under Soapbox Commentary.

Check back on Congress.org to see the results of our virtual hearing.

Be sure to add our e-mail address to your address book to ensure timely delivery.

The Congress.org Weekly Newsletter Editors

All over this...

Just posted my thoughts on the site. Spreading the word. :P

Thanks for posting this. Great stuff. Hope everyone will participate

Here is a link
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

Will check this out now! Thanks for the heads up!

On it...with LOTS to say!

Thank you so much Houston, for letting us know about this.

Just finished up. Nailed everbody I could.

Again, Houston, thank you for the heads up

Sent my thoughts in yesterday.
lafayette,la

Sent my emails for the virtual hearing to all. Is this the voice of the american people at these hearing that they were talking about? What about the face time with these congressional committees?