In March, nine Republican U.S. Senators formed the "Senators for Border Security and Enforcement First Caucus". At the same time, they also unveiled a package of strong anti-illegal immigration and border security bills which individual Republican Senators (not confined to caucus members) intended to introduce into Congress.

The Border Security Caucus lists the promotion of the "ATTRITION THROUGH ENFORCEMENT" as their "principle mission", and continues:

"The Caucus is a platform to let Americans know that some in the U.S. Senate are continuing to make sure that the laws already on the books will be enforced...and (to) work together in the U.S. Senate TO DEFEAT FUTURE LEGISLATION THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED AMNESTY." (caps mine)

The U.S. Senate Border Security Caucus now has eleven members, all Republicans. Both of our current candidates for President and at least one Vice Presidential candidate (Biden) support "comprehensive immigration reform", and it is likely that either will put an end to the current active enforcement of our immigration and labor laws on the federal level when he takes office.

We can use this intermediate time well supporting and thanking those elected officials who support us! Please consider taking time to thank those whose names appear below-especially if they represent your state-for their positive response in forming this caucus, and/or to ask your own senator(s) to join if they have not already done so! Only eleven Senators publically supporting U.S. border enforcement and opposing amnesty are far from enough for the fight over amnesty and "open borders for labor" which may loom before us after January, 2009!

U.S. Senate Border Security Caucus:
David Vitter (R-LA), Chairman
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
John Thune (R-SD)

http://vitter.senate.gov/bordersecuritycaucus.html


(Note: When this caucus announced its formation and its legislative package at a press conference, a comprehensive article including a personal statement from each of the original nine members ran on ALIPAC's home page: "Senators Form Border Security and Enforcement First Caucus", Thursday, March 6, 2008. (Topic: congress senate illegal immigration laws)