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    Reps. Tancredo and Hunter are cosponsors of the SAVE Act

    Below is copied information from a Numbers USA webpage about the SAVE (Secure America through Verification and Enforcement) Act,
    sponsored by Rep. Heath Shuler. Here is a link to that webpage: http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/attrition.html . NumbersUSA is supporting this legislation. Only two presidential candidates, Reps. Tancredo and Hunter, are cosponsoring this legislation. Why aren't the other members of the House that are running for president sponsoring this legislation?

    November 6, 2007: Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) introduced legislation today emphasizing the principles of Attrition Through Enforcement. The SAVE Act will broaden and enhance border security and interior enforcement. With a number of border security Democrats and Republicans already agreeing to co-sponsor, this bipartisan effort may be Congress’s best chance to achieve substantial immigration reform this Congress. (Additional information follows below chart)

    SAVE Act Cosponsors
    Democrats (44) Republicans (40)
    Rep. Shuler (N.C.)*
    Rep. Cramer (Ala.)
    Rep. Davis (Ala.)
    Rep. Berry (Ark.)
    Rep. Ross (Ark.)
    Rep. Harman (Calif.)
    Rep. McNerny (Calif.)
    Rep. Perlmutter (Colo.)
    Rep. Udall (Colo.)
    Rep. Boyd (Fla.)
    Rep. Barrow (Ga.)
    Rep. Bishop (Ga.)
    Rep. Marshall (Ga.)
    Rep. Bean (Ill.)
    Rep. Donnelly (Ind.)
    Rep. Ellsworth (Ind.)
    Rep. Hill (Ind.)
    Rep. Boswell (Iowa)
    Rep. Boyda (Ks.)
    Rep. Melancon (La.)
    Rep. Stupak (Mich.)
    Rep. Taylor (Miss.)
    Rep. Arcuri (N.Y.)
    Rep. Gillibrand (N.Y.)
    Rep. Higgins (N.Y.)
    Rep. McIntyre (N.C.)
    Rep. Ryan (Ohio)
    Rep. Space (Ohio)
    Rep. Boren (Okla.)
    Rep. Altmire (Pa.)
    Rep. Carney (Pa.)
    Rep. Holden (Pa.)
    Rep. Kanjorski (Pa.)
    Rep. Murphy (Pa.)
    Rep. Murtha (Pa.)
    Rep. Cooper (Tenn.)
    Rep. Davis (Tenn.)
    Rep. Gordon (Tenn.)
    Rep. Tanner (Tenn.)
    Rep. Lampson (Texas)
    Rep. Rodriguez (Texas)
    Rep. Boucher (Va.)
    Rep. Baird (Wash.)
    Rep. Kagen (Wis.)

    * Primary Sponsor

    Rep. Renzi (Ariz.)
    Rep. Bilbray (Calif.)
    Rep. Calvert (Calif.)
    Rep. Doolittle (Calif.)
    Rep. Hunter (Calif.)
    Rep. Miller (Calif.)
    Rep. Rohrabacher (Calif.)
    Rep. Royce (Calif.)
    Rep. Lamborn (Colo.)
    Rep. Tancredo (Colo.)
    Rep. Feeney (Fla.)
    Rep. Miller (Fla.)
    Rep. Broun (Ga.)
    Rep. Deal (Ga.)
    Rep. Gingrey (Ga.)
    Rep. Price (Ga.)
    Rep. Westmoreland (Ga.)
    Rep. Roskam (Ill.)
    Rep. Alexander (La.)
    Rep. Walberg (Mich.)
    Rep. Smith (Neb.)
    Rep. Coble (N.C.)
    Rep. Hayes (N.C.)
    Rep. Jones (N.C.)
    Rep. McHenry (N.C.)
    Rep. Myrick (N.C.)
    Rep. Fallin (Okla.)
    Rep. Shuster (Pa.)
    Rep. Blackburn (Tenn.)
    Rep. Davis (Tenn.)
    Rep. Duncan (Tenn.)
    Rep. Wamp (Tenn.)
    Rep. Culberson (Texas)
    Rep. Graves (Texas)
    Rep. McCaul (Texas)
    Rep. Poe (Texas)
    Rep. Sessions (Texas)
    Rep. Smith (Texas)
    Rep. Goodlatte (Va.)
    Rep. Moore Capito (W.V.)

    The principle behind Attrition Through Enforcement is that living illegally in the United States will become more difficult and less satisfying over time when the government – at ALL LEVELS – enforces all of the laws already on the books. It is also imperative that the government with the full cooperation of the private sector, implements certain workplace enforcement measures. The goal is to make it extremely difficult for unauthorized persons to live and work in the United States. There is no need for taxpayers to watch the government spend billions of their dollars to round up and deport illegal aliens; they will buy their own bus or plane tickets back home if they can no longer earn a living here.

    We know Attrition Through Enforcement works because, in states that have passed tough new laws to penalize employers of and deny public benefits to illegal aliens, the illegal aliens began to move out of those states, often before the new laws are even implemented. As it currently stands, almost 200,000 illegal aliens self-deport from the United States every year, but imagine how many more would leave if our government refused to award illegal aliens another amnesty, mandated all employers to verify a person’s eligibility to work here, cracked down on identity fraud and enabled local police to easily transfer illegal aliens in their custody to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

    Among many detailed border security provisions stressing more agents and better technology at minimal operating costs, the SAVE Act would:

    increase border patrol agents by 8,000, utilize new technology and fencing to secure the border;
    expand specialized enforcement programs, such as the "Tunnel Task Force";
    and, address the "jobs magnet" by strengthening The Employment Verification Program (E-Verify) to close security gaps, address loopholes, and make it mandatory for employers.
    The E-Verify program provides employers with an inexpensive, quick, and accurate way to verify employee eligibility. E-Verify has already achieved tremendous success, but is currently voluntary and offers little incentive for employers to participate. This puts users at an economic disadvantage when it is only being used by a fraction of U.S. employers and competitors continue to hire illegal aliens.

    Last, but not least, the SAVE Act would address interior enforcement by employing more ICE agents, training additional state and local law enforcement personnel, and expediting the removal of illegal aliens by expanding detention capacity and increasing the number of Federal District Court Judges. Furthermore, this legislation would begin a targeted media campaign to inform illegal aliens of new laws and penalties, while also informing employers of penalties for hiring illegal immigrants.

    Send a fax to your Member of Congress to cosponsor this legislation, or thank your Member who is already a cosponsor in order to help expedite the Committee process so we can have true immigration reform in the 110th Congress.

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    Preface to my post below - I am not intending to incite a later discussion, nor to pick on anyone. I understand that the subject has very likely been really busy in the last few days - no ay problema, comprende.

    But... isn't Ron Paul one of the co-sponsors? I hope some of this campaigners are tuned in here and can see the question and ask him to co-sponsor and support the bill ASAP. It seems, so far at least, to be very good and focuses entirely on enforcement.
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    But... isn't Ron Paul one of the co-sponsors? I hope, some of this campaigners are tuned in here, and can see the question and ask to co-sponsor and support the bill ASAP
    I have been thinking the same thing. After his impressive fund raising campaign I am starting to think he is a legitimate candidate but I am still very confused where he stands on illegal immigration. I have not seen his name on any illegal immigration reform legislation.

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    Ron Paul

    Quote Originally Posted by PhredE
    Preface to my post below - I am not intending to incite a later discussion, nor to pick on anyone. I understand that the subject has very likely been really busy in the last few days - no ay problema, comprende.

    But... isn't Ron Paul one of the co-sponsors? I hope some of this campaigners are tuned in here and can see the question and ask him to co-sponsor and support the bill ASAP. It seems, so far at least, to be very good and focuses entirely on enforcement.
    Ron Paul is not a copsonsor of this legislation.

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    I don't think you are supposed to mention Ron Paul's name on this website. I wrote that Ron Paul is against Birthright Citizenship, and I got blasted for it on this site.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldogger
    But... isn't Ron Paul one of the co-sponsors? I hope, some of this campaigners are tuned in here, and can see the question and ask to co-sponsor and support the bill ASAP
    I have been thinking the same thing. After his impressive fund raising campaign I am starting to think he is a legitimate candidate but I am still very confused where he stands on illegal immigration. I have not seen his name on any illegal immigration reform legislation.
    I wonder why Ron Paul is not a cosponsor of this legislation.

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