Thread: Update on Dream Act Amnesty from Roy Beck NumberUSA

From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA
Date: Thursday 2DEC2010 10 a.m. EST


Congratulations again.

All of you responded yesterday with a barage of phone calls and faxes to the reports from the House that Democratic leaders were looking to bring up the DREAM Act amnesty vote on the floor of the House today.

House leadership this morning is now talking about having the vote early next week.

As I have said repeatedly, when you have a crowded tiny calendar like the one for this Lame Duck, every delay is a victory.

That said, we are still in grave danger of losing the amnesty vote in the House.

We asked you yesterday to phone your own Representative. If you haven't done that yet, please do.

But you are also asking about which Members hold the key.

The answer is that we have to get at least 40 NO votes from the following list of 80 Democrats.

The Democrats in this list are almost the only Democrats we could possibly get to vote against the amnesty. They are the ones who have opposed the Party open-borders leadership at least half the time.

What is scary is that a lot of them are retiring and don't have the same fear of future elections that may have helped them be mediocre to good on immigration in the past.

You can reach all of these Members through the Capitol Switchboard:

202-224-3121

Also, check your NumbersUSA Action Board at:

www.NumbersUSA.com/actionbuffet

Here is the list of targets (including their Immigration-Reduction Grade in the current Congress and their percentage grade):

A

Boucher, Rick (Rep. - 09th) D - VA 90%

A-

Taylor, Gene (Rep. - 04th) D - MS 87%

B+ (1% of peer group)

Baird, Brian (Rep. - 03rd) D - WA 84%
Marshall, Jim (Rep. - 08th) D - GA 84%
McIntyre, Mike (Rep. - 07th) D - NC 83%

B (10% of peer group)

Barrow, John (Rep. - 12th) D - GA 80%
Bright, Bobby (Rep. - 02nd) D - AL 80%
Childers, Travis (Rep. - 01st) D - MS 80%
Kratovil, Frank (Rep. - 01st) D - MD 80%
Murphy, Patrick J. (Rep. - 08th) D - PA 80%
Nye, Glenn (Rep. - 02nd) D - VA 80%
Shuler, Heath (Rep. - 11th) D - NC 80%
DeFazio, Peter (Rep. - 04th) D - OR 77%
Melancon, Charles (Rep. - 03rd) D - LA 77%
Hill, Baron (Rep. - 09th) D - IN 75%
Matheson, Jim (Rep. - 02nd) D - UT 75%
Ross, Mike (Rep. - 04th) D - AR 75%
Altmire, Jason (Rep. - 04th) D - PA 74%
Davis, Artur (Rep. - 07th) D - AL 74%
Donnelly, Joe (Rep. - 02nd) D - IN 74%
Ellsworth, Brad (Rep. - 08th) D - IN 74%
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (Rep. - at large) D - SD 74%
Klein, Ron (Rep. - 22nd) D - FL 74%
Minnick, Walter (Rep. - 01st) D - ID 74%
Bean, Melissa (Rep. - 08th) D - IL 73%
Carney, Christopher (Rep. - 10th) D - PA 73%
Holden, Tim (Rep. - 17th) D - PA 73%
Kanjorski, Paul (Rep. - 11th) D - PA 73%
Kissell, Larry (Rep. - 08th) D - NC 73%
Kosmas, Suzanne (Rep. - 24th) D - FL 73%

B- (0% of peer group)

Gordon, Bart (Rep. - 06th) D - TN 67%

C+ (1% of peer group)

Visclosky, Peter (Rep. - 01st) D - IN 58%
Kagen, M.D., Steven (Rep. - 08th) D - WI 56%

C (18% of peer group)

Arcuri, Michael A. (Rep. - 24th) D - NY 55%
Space, Zack T. (Rep. - 18th) D - OH 55%
Stupak, Bart (Rep. - 01st) D - MI 55%
Adler, John (Rep. - 03rd) D - NJ 52%
Bishop, Timothy (Rep. - 01st) D - NY 52%
Boccieri, John (Rep. - 16th) D - OH 52%
Boren, Dan (Rep. - 02nd) D - OK 52%
Boswell, Leonard (Rep. - 03rd) D - IA 52%
Carnahan, Russ (Rep. - 03rd) D - MO 52%
Connolly, Gerry (Rep. - 11th) D - VA 52%
Cooper, Jim (Rep. - 05th) D - TN 52%
Costello, Jerry (Rep. - 12th) D - IL 52%
Courtney, Joe (Rep. - 02nd) D - CT 52%
Dahlkemper, Kathy (Rep. - 03rd) D - PA 52%
Driehaus, Steven (Rep. - 01st) D - OH 52%
Etheridge, Bob (Rep. - 02nd) D - NC 52%
Foster, Bill (Rep. - 14th) D - IL 52%
Giffords, Gabrielle (Rep. - 08th) D - AZ 52%
Hall, John (Rep. - 19th) D - NY 52%
Halvorson, Debbie (Rep. - 11th) D - IL 52%
Himes, Jim (Rep. - 04th) D - CT 52%
Hodes, Paul (Rep. - 02nd) D - NH 52%
Kildee, Dale (Rep. - 05th) D - MI 52%
Kilroy, Mary Jo (Rep. - 15th) D - OH 52%
Kirkpatrick, Ann (Rep. - 01st) D - AZ 52%
Larson, John (Rep. - 01st) D - CT 52%
Lipinski, Daniel (Rep. - 03rd) D - IL 52%
Loebsack, Dave (Rep. - 02nd) D - IA 52%
Michaud, Michael (Rep. - 02nd) D - ME 52%
Mitchell, Harry (Rep. - 05th) D - AZ 52%
Oberstar, James (Rep. - 08th) D - MN 52%
Peters, Gary (Rep. - 09th) D - MI 52%
Pomeroy, Earl (Rep. - at large) D - ND 52%
Ruppersberger, Dutch (Rep. - 02nd) D - MD 52%
Schauer, Mark (Rep. - 07th) D - MI 52%
Schwartz, Allyson (Rep. - 13th) D - PA 52%
Scott, David (Rep. - 13th) D - GA 52%
Shea-Porter, Carol (Rep. - 01st) D - NH 52%
Skelton, Ike (Rep. - 04th) D - MO 52%
Spratt, John (Rep. - 05th) D - SC 52%
Tanner, John (Rep. - 08th) D - TN 52%
Teague, Harry (Rep. - 02nd) D - NM 52%
Titus, Dina (Rep. - 03rd) D - NV 52%
Van Hollen, Chris (Rep. - 08th) D - MD 52%
Walz, Tim (Rep. - 01st) D - MN 52%
Wilson, Charlie (Rep. - 06th) D - OH 52%
Yarmuth, John (Rep. - 03rd) D - KY 52%



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Kathyet

Barrow, John (Rep. - 12th) D - GA 80%

Staffer informed me he is OPPOSED.

Bright, Bobby (Rep. - 02nd) D - AL 80%

Left msg at Wash DC number and contacted a local office which couldn't comment on his position. I asked staffer to convet msg to OPPOSE.

Travis Childers Wash. DC office not taking calls

I called:
TUPELO OFFICE • 337A East Main Street • Tupelo, MS 38804
• p. (662) 841-8808

Staffer doesn't knoe his position. I left msg to oppose.

Patrick J Murphy Wash office not taking call or msgs

Call:
Bristol Office
414 Mill Street
Bristol, PA 19007
(215) 826-1963

Staffer desn't know his position, but taking msgs

Glenn Nye

Wash office closed and local office numbers are disconnected.

Heath Schuler - NC opposes the Dream Act

Originally Posted by magyart

Heath Schuler - NC opposes the Dream Act

correction: Shuler, Heath (Rep. - 11th) D

If you post on the announcements screen under William's target dems we will be able to keep score better on who is for and who is against.

Originally Posted by working4change

If you post on the announcements screen under William's target dems we will be able to keep score better on who is for and who is against.

Wish I was smart enough to know where that is.