Thread: NumbersUSA URGENT! Most GOP Senators OK W/Amnesty

From: Roy Beck <immigrationinfo@numbersusa.com>Date: 2007/05/11 Fri PM 03:12:48 EST
Subject: URGENT PHONE -- Most GOP Senators OK with amnesty

From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA
Date: Friday 21MAY07 3:30 p.m. EDT


GOP Senators closer to agreement with DEMS for amnesty -- Phone this aft!!!

WE NEED AS MANY PHONE CALLS AS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT THREE HOURS!

Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-Nev.) has just announced that he is extending his deadline for both Parties' negotiators to come to an agreement on an amnesty. He says the key vote will now be next Wednesday instead of Tuesday.

That is bad news. There is a suggestion that both sides are giving in on some things and more likely to find an agreement. Since both sides in the Senate already are in agreement on an amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens, it just means we will get a giant amnesty with even less enforcement and even more increases in foreign workers than even the horrible White House amnesty.

Our hope has been that the two pro-amnesty sides would deadlock on other issues like enforcement and chain migration and fail to pass any amnesty. Our sources in Senate offices say that is still a good possibility if Republican Senators can be persuaded that their constituents prefer NO action to any action that increase the number of foreign workers legally working in the U.S.

1. You are getting this because you have at least one Republican Senator in your state.

2. These Republican Senators need to hear an overwhelming response immediately this afternoon to the news that they are moving toward an even more radical amnesty.

Phone your Republican Senator(s) at:
202-224-3121

3. We believe our best (and only real) chance to stop the amnesty vote next week is to persuade at least 33 GOP Senators that they will be tarred as an "Amnesty Senator" if they go along with this deal.

4. If you see this after today, please be prepared to start phoning first thing Monday morning.

Any talk of an immigration bill that could pass is talk about an amnesty. No bill or legislative plan is on the table that doesn't include an amnesty.

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnnell of Kentucky said, "I think it's pretty clear that the vast majority of Repbulicans want an immigraton bill."

As I explained, that means McConnell believes nearly all Republican Senators want a bill that allows illegal aliens to remain in the U.S. permanently.

When you call your Republican Senator(s), you will hear a staffer insist that that Senator is not and will not support an amnesty.

But help them see this logic:

a. The Democratic and Republican negotiators are trying to find a compromise between Sen. Kennedy's amnesty and an amnesty rolled out by the White House a few weeks ago.

b. Both sides' positions include permanent residency and legal work for nearly all the illegal aliens who seek it.

c. Both sides' positions include large increases in foreign workers through permanent green cards and temporary guest worker visas.

The Republicans' position has a bunch of other items that are good which the Democrats' position lacks.

But the point is that any compromise between those two positions will by definition include an amnesty.

So, we have to be incredibly worried when anybody suggests the two sides are "making progress."

At a press conference yesterday, the Senate Republican Leader McConnell (R-KY) and other key negotiators said they remain somewhat optimistic (which, for us, means pessimism) they can reach agreement with Democrats.

Sen. Martinez (R-Fla.) stood beside him and said the bill that will come out will be "one that speaks to the anxieties of so many immigrants in America who want to make this their place where they can live their American dream." (When Sen. Martinez uses the word "immigrants," he is talking about illegal aliens.)

Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) also spoke for the Republican leadership, saying that the negotiated bill will allow America to "see the promised land." What is the promised land to Sen. Graham? "That, to me, would be the promised land, a way to fairly treat the 12 million who are living in the shadows -- come out, live without fear, but learn from our mistakes and have an immigration system that makes us competitive in a global economy."

WHEN YOU CALL, make it clear that if the staffer says the Senator will NOT be supporting any amnesty or permanent legalization of illegal aliens that has to mean that the Senator will vote against any compromise that comes out of negotiations.

Make it clear that the White House power point plan is unacceptable in the first place because it is an amnesty and drastically increases new foreign workers in the country. Thus, tell them, you cannot imagine any way that the Senator could justify compromising even further by giving up a single other provision in the White House plan.


THANKS FOR ALL YOUR FAXES AND PHONE CALLS YESTERDAY AND TODAY


After I notified you yesterday, you sent 57,456 faxes into Congress!

They know you are watching. You have sent tens of thousands more today.

Please make your phone call and send any remaining faxes at:

www.NumbersUSA.com/actionbuffet

HERE IS THE STATEMENT THAT JUST CAME OUT FROM REPUBLICAN LEADER MCCONNELL'S OFFICE:

Sen. Reid just announced he will file cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1348, which is identical to last year’s Senate passed Immigration Bill (S.2611), on Monday.

Therefore at this point the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.1348 (which, if agreed to, initiates a three day process) is expected to occur on Wednesday morning, but could be moved back if there is unanimous agreement (UC) to do so.

Please keep in mind this is an ever evolving debate. Negotiators will continue to work through the weekend into next week to reach a bipartisan compromise.

Unfortunately, Sen. McConnell of Kentucky appears almost as committed as Sen. Kennedy (D-Mass.) in getting the amnesty passed. I remind you that every time any of these Republicans talks about reaching a compromise, they are talking about a position somewhere between the horrible White House amnesty proposal and the totally outrageous Kennedy amnesty proposal.

PLEASE MAKE A PHONE CALL. WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO STOP THIS MADNESS.

This is the latest from Congress Daily:

Reid Gives Negotiators Another Day For Immigration Deal ...

Senate Majority Leader Reid today agreed to give Senate negotiators one more day to try to reach an agreement on immigration legislation, backing away from a plan to bring the measure to the floor Tuesday by scheduling a cloture vote instead for Wednesday. Reid's announcement on the Senate floor came after the White House weighed in today on the side of Republicans who were demanding that Reid delay action on the border bill until bipartisan negotiators had more time to come to an agreement.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Scott Stanzel said the White House backed a letter, sent by four key Senate Republican negotiators earlier this week, asking Reid for more time and refusing to support moving to the floor with legislation that is not the product of the ongoing talks. "It's our feeling that those who have been involved in the negotiations are very invested in it, want to see it go forward to conclusion, and that those who have not been involved in those negotiations should work to support that, not undermine that process," Stanzel said. The letter was signed by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Arlen Specter, R-Pa., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Mel Martinez, R-Fla. Stanzel said the negotiating process is working, but months of talks have failed to bring an agreement.

Earlier in the day, Reid said he would force the issue Tuesday by bringing to the floor legislation previously approved by the Senate (S. 2611 from a year ago). He still intends to follow that course if the extra day does not result in a consensus bill from the negotiators.

"My purpose is simply to move forward," Reid said. "The House of Representatives is waiting for us, and our schedule is about to get crowded with appropriations and other bills that must be passed prior to October. If a new agreement is reached, it can be offered as a substitute amendment to this bill on the floor. And if a new agreement is not reached, we can legislate the old-fashioned way."

President Bush will seek to drum up popular support for his position on immigration reform by devoting his Saturday radio address to the matter.

-- by Keith Koffler


THANKS FOR WHAT YOU CAN DO,

-- ROY


This may be a good time for you to make sure that you've let us know all of the areas you are interested in. In order to further customize the type of alerts you receive click here http://www.numbersusa.com/survey?action=longlist

As a NumbersUSA subscriber, you will receive occasional emails about immigration-related opportunities. If you want to increase or reduce the frequency of these emails, click here and choose from Total Activism, Moderate Activism, or Limited Activism at the bottom of your registration form: http://www.numbersusa.com/user

NumbersUSA - relies upon individuals like you to reach its goal of an environmentally sustainable and economically just America.

This may be it folks!

We need to send as much pressure as we can from our side.

Put your gear on guys...

There is a

HAIL MARY AMNESTY BOMB

heading our way!
Stand strong!
Make noise!

Senator Feinstein's aide was non committal. He said she had not read anything yet so had not made any decisions.

Senator Boxer's aide said she is a strong proponet of secured borders and the yes she in in favor of a path to citizenship..

I reminded both of these people that I am their constituent and I do vote in ever election and I will be voting based solely on the immigration issue and I am no longer loyal to any party, so they better get it right or they will lose my vote.

I also reminded them that we need to get the border secured, YESTERDAY, as there are people coming across with very bad intentions and we are going to hold them accountable if there is a disaster!

I sent the faxes. I know that my two senators are dead set IN FAVOR of "immigration reform". I've already written them letters and I know their position. There is no changing their minds.

Originally Posted by Disillusioned

I sent the faxes. I know that my two senators are dead set IN FAVOR of "immigration reform". I've already written them letters and I know their position. There is no changing their minds.

I know and it is very frustrating but if nothing else you are putting them on notice, if they fail you, you will not be there for them on election day.
They might act like they don't care but they are greedy vultures there and they do care!

I'm ready!

Well it was probably a waste of my time, but I did just call and I talked to whoever answered the phone for my senators. I gave my name and said that I am a constituent. I said that I just read that an extension has been given for the "immigration reform" talks and that I would like to say that there should be absolutely NO amnesty for people who have come here illegally. Enforce the laws we have and secure the borders. I also said that I find it distressing that resolving the legal status of people who have come here illegally is being treated as an emergency when, in fact, the REAL emergency is securing our borders, finding out exactly who is in this country and what their intentions are, and protecting AMERICAN CITIZENS. I then politely asked for my message to be given to the senator.

Like I said, probably a waste of breath, but I did it anyway.

Disillusioned,

I think your name pretty much tells us all how frustrated you are and with good reason!
Somedays I want to pull my hair out but then I realize that I would rather make THEM feel like pulling THEIR hair out!

I know you haven't lost hope because you are here and that is a very good thing!
So, we are all going to dig in and fight this thing tooth and nail. Some will bend to political pressure. Will it be yours or mine? Who knows?
But if all of us are using the phone and we get the message across it makes a lot of noise and they have to consider that!

SO, be as frustrated as you want....just as long as you keep fighting!
Don't let the stinkers get ya down!

Sent faxes to all lawbreakers from the socialist/communist state of WA. They all vote against AMERICANS and LEGAL immigrants.

I think the office staffs know my voice by now. LOVE my Vonage phone. Doesn't make any difference how many long distance phone calls I make, nor how long they keep me on hold! I'm just ever soooo happy to hold. No commercials. I know there are other plans out there, like this. It's made all the difference in being able to AFFORD to make the calls I wanted to. FYI.

Seriously, they deny the damage they are doing to this country. Then they complain about the numbers of people moving here, and no money for everything like roads, etc., oh yes, and WA. is in the forefront of fighting for the environment. How illogical!

I keep up the intensity...and will do so.