Thread: Senate Votes to Give Credit Cards to Illegal Aliens

Senate Votes to Give Credit Cards to Illegal Aliens
Updated Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:23 PM


Sen. David Vitter
Congressmen Who...

Voted Against Giving Credit Cards to Illegal Aliens

Updated Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:23 PM

Sen. Vitter's Amendment to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Acquiring Credit Cards

Yes
A "yes" vote would prevent illegal aliens from getting credit cards. No
A "no" vote allows illegal aliens to get credit cards.
Voted YES Count: 28 Voted NO Count: 65
(AL) Sessions
(AL) Shelby
(AZ) Kyl
(AZ) McCain
(GA) Chambliss
(GA) Isakson
(IA) Grassley
(ID) Crapo
(ID) Risch
(KS) Brownback
(KS) Roberts
(KY) Bunning
(KY) McConnell
(LA) Vitter
(MO) Bond
(MS) Cochran
(MS) Wicker
(NC) Burr
(NE) Johanns
(OH) Voinovich
(OK) Coburn
(OK) Inhofe
(SC) DeMint
(SC) Graham
(SD) Thune
(TX) Cornyn
(WY) Barrasso
(WY) Enzi

Voted NO - (to give illegal aliens credit cards)
(AK) Begich
(AK) Murkowski
(AR) Lincoln
(AR) Pryor
(CA) Boxer
(CA) Feinstein
(CO) Bennet
(CO) Udall
(CT) Dodd
(CT) Lieberman
(DE) Carper
(DE) Kaufman
(FL) Martinez
(FL) Nelson
(HI) Akaka
(HI) Inouye
(IA) Harkin
(IL) Burris
(IL) Durbin
(IN) Bayh
(IN) Lugar
(LA) Landrieu
(MA) Kerry
(MD) Cardin
(ME) Collins
(ME) Snowe
(MI) Levin
(MI) Stabenow
(MN) Baucus
(MN) Klobuchar
(MO) McCaskill
(MT) Tester
(NC) Hagan
(ND) Conrad
(ND) Dorgan
(NE) Nelson
(NH) Gregg
(NH) Shaheen
(NJ) Lautenberg
(NJ) Menendez
(NM) Bingaman
(NM) Udall
(NV) Ensign
(NV) Reid
(NY) Gillibrand
(NY) Schumer
(OH) Brown
(OR) Merkley
(OR) Wyden
(PA) Casey
(PA) Specter
(RI) Reed
(SD) Johnson
(TN) Alexander
(TN) Corker
(UT) Bennett
(UT) Hatch
(VA) Warner
(VA) Webb
(VT) Sanders
(WA) Cantwell
(WA) Murray
(WI) Feingold
(WI) Kohl
(WV) Byrd

Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Senator David Vitter's amendment to prevent illegal aliens from applying for credit cards was defeated during a roll call vote on Wednesday, 28-65. The amendment would have required credit card applicants to show a valid social security card along with an identification that is compliant with REAL ID.

If passed, the amendment would have:

Granted rule making authority to the Federal Reserve to set forth minimum standards for credit card issuers to establish a consumer’s identity to prevent illegal aliens and terrorists from obtaining credit cards.
The regulations would have verified the identity of any person seeking a credit card account, require the company to maintain records of the information used to verify the customer’s identity, and the company will consult lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations provided by the appropriate government agency.
Acceptable forms of identification include: a social security card, driver’s license or identification card issued by a State that is in compliance with the Real ID Act, a passport (issued by either the U.S. or a foreign government) or a photo identification card issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Risky lending habits practiced by U.S. banks contributed to the current economic crisis. Illegal aliens were able to obtain credit and were more likely to default without being detected or facing prosecution. Sen. Vitter's amendment addressed the problem created by these lending habits.

http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/ ... cards.html

Our government ( Democrats mostly) have betrayed us once again!

The flaw in this is that "illegal alien" credit cards are actually ITIN credit cards. ITIN program was not created for illegal aliens it was created for people who own real estate, stocks and bond securities and CDs so that they can pay their taxes on that passive income. Using ITINs for wages is a misuse which is not it's original intent. To disallow credit cards for ITIN holders due to the misusers also disallows it for the legal users.

We have two losers in my state, and believe it or not, our republican is WORSE than our democrat.

Well fine, keep these names and when the credit card companys need a bail out because these people ran out on their obligation to pay the card off the Democrats in congress can foot the bill....not the taxpayer!

I have been promoting that anyone planning to run for office go through a battery of psychological tests as well as tests of their patriotism versus corporate greed.

Well, aint that the cats PJs. They are sooooo special. I cant even get a Credit Card, come on you muddle puddle mins of the government, we are already in a crisi here, of course you could care less.
These people illegals will not pay their bills, so what do we get to do, pay higher intrest from the American taxpayers.

This is not good.

Texas and Rhode Island NEED OUR HELP!!! Please join in!


http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-898358.html#898358

Pretty much another partisan vote supporting the enabling of illegal aliens. The liberal critters are slowly eating us alive.