Got this in email today:

MY END OF THE WEEK REPORT!

Dear xxxxxxx,

I’m still in Washington as I write this note to you today, waiting to cast a few more votes in the House.

Before I leave town for the weekend, I thought I would take just a couple of minutes to report to you on some of the exciting developments that are taking place politically, that will directly impact our campaign.

As my partner in this campaign, it’s really important that you stay plugged in to all that is happening, especially since I will be asking you to make a financial contribution today to help us keep building the momentum behind our issue!

That momentum is the first thing I want to share with you.

We are seeing polls in the key states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina that illegal immigration is either the first or second-most important issue to voters in those states!

Let me tell you: that is fantastic news for us!

The fact is that not one of my opponents is seriously addressing the illegal immigration crisis as they campaign in these key states.

If I had to boil it down, here’s how the other Republicans line up: Mitt Romney mostly talks about the business of government, John McCain and Ron Paul talk about Iraq, Rudy Giuliani talks about 9/11, and Fred Thompson talks, frankly, in generalities.

Well, you know what I talk about!

And as I know I’ve told you before, when I talk about the illegal immigration crisis, I don’t need a poll to tell me it is the worry uppermost in the minds of the voters I’m talking to.

That’s because you and I understand something very fundamental, something our Republican opponents just don’t get -- the illegal immigration directly impacts every other major policy issue facing this nation today!

Our open borders invite terrorists to strike us at home again; illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans and driving down wages for working people; and the law enforcement, education and health care costs related directly to illegal immigrants are crippling the finances of many state and local governments. Fixing illegal immigration is not just an issue ….. it is the issue!

The really exciting news is that next week we will be “going upâ€