Arizona sues federal government for failure to secure border
www.eastvalleytribune.com
Going on the offensive, Arizona sued the federal government on Thursday, charging it has failed to meet its legal responsibility to secure the border.
Arizona sues federal government for failure to secure border
www.eastvalleytribune.com
Going on the offensive, Arizona sued the federal government on Thursday, charging it has failed to meet its legal responsibility to secure the border.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Press Release
For immediate Release
Contact: Amy Rezzonico
(602) 542-8019 - office
(602) 708-1465 - cell
HORNE JOINS GOVERNOR BREWER IN LAWSUIT AGAINST OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR
FAILURE TO PROTECT ARIZONA’S BORDER WITH MEXICO
(PHOENIX) – Thursday, February 10, 2011 -Attorney General Tom Horne has joined Governor Jan Brewer in filing a counterclaim against the federal government – which is suing Arizona over S.B. 1070 – for not fulfilling its Constitutional mission to protect the international border. A summary of the filing and the complete lawsuit are attached.FAILURE TO PROTECT ARIZONA’S BORDER WITH MEXICO
Summary of Counterclaim - 2-10-11.pdf
answer and counterclaim.pdfhttp://www.azag.gov/press_releases/feb/2011/SB 1070 lawsuit presser 2-11.html
News
4 More California Members Co-Sponsor Birthright Citizenship Act (Bilbray, Calvert, Campbell & Hunter)
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 9:33 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA
(clockwise from upper left) Reps. Bilbray, Calvert, Campbell, & Hunter
Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), John Campbell (R-Calif.), and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All four Members signed onto the bill shortly after it was introduced in the 112th Congress. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship. Read Full Story
Arizona to Sue Federal Government for Failure to Enforce Immigration Laws
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 4:17 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has announced that the state will launch a counter-lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to enforce immigration laws. Gov. Brewer said the federal government has failed to secure the Arizona border with Mexico and has passed the costs of illegal immigration onto the state. Read Full Story
3 More Freshmen Sign Birthright Citizenship Bill (Griffin, Palazzo & Duncan)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 5:47 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA
Reps. Tim Griffin (Ark.), Steve Palazzo (R-Miss.), and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All three Members are serving their first term in Congress and were identified as "True Reformers" during their campaigns. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. Read Full Story
4 More California Members Co-Sponsor Birthright Citizenship Act (Bilbray, Calvert, Campbell & Hunter)
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 9:33 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA
Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), John Campbell (R-Calif.), and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All four Members signed onto the bill shortly after it was introduced in the 112th Congress. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship. Read Full Story
Arizona to Sue Federal Government for Failure to Enforce Immigration Laws
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 4:17 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has announced that the state will launch a counter-lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to enforce immigration laws. Gov. Brewer said the federal government has failed to secure the Arizona border with Mexico and has passed the costs of illegal immigration onto the state. Read Full Story
3 More Freshmen Sign Birthright Citizenship Bill (Griffin, Palazzo & Duncan)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 5:47 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA
Reps. Tim Griffin (Ark.), Steve Palazzo (R-Miss.), and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All three Members are serving their first term in Congress and were identified as "True Reformers" during their campaigns. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. Read Full Story
Friends of ALIPAC,
We have a victory to report! Thanks in part to your calls, emails, faxes, and letters, New Mexico lawmakers just narrowly defeated special driving permits for illegal aliens. From the comments of Governor Martinez's office, it would appear she is hearing us!
"I'm not concerned about what's popular with the Legislature. What's most important is what's popular with the public. And more than 80 percent of the public in New Mexico does not want to be issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants." -- NM Governor Susana Martinez (505-476-2200)
Article
Victory in New Mexico! Legislature defeats Special Driving Permits for illegals!
http://www.alipac.us/article6073.html
Please continue your calls into Washington state as the battle there continues... (activism details at)
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-227265.html
BREAKING NEWS
FINAL LICENSE STATE NOW IN PLAY! MOTION IN UTAH! MOVE QUICKLY!
We are very happy to see that citizens in Utah now have motion on a bill to stop the final state officially giving licenses to illegal aliens.
We NEED ALIPAC ACTIVISTS IN EVERY STATE TO TAKE ACTION IN UTAH Friday, Monday, and Tuesday!
Step 1: Read, understand, and circulate this article on our homepage at alipac.us
Utah Close to Eliminating licenses for illegal immigrants!
http://www.alipac.us/article6074.html
Step 2: Click on these links to access names, phone numbers, emails, and addresses for Utah state legislators. (Focus on the senate first.)
Utah State Senate
http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/roster.aspx
Utah State House
http://www.utah.gov/house/representatives.html
Step 3: Pick up your phone. If you are trying to save money, get a Vonage line or cell phone with unlimited calling plans for under $30 per month.
Call as many Utah lawmakers as you can and ask to speak with them directly. If you cannot do so, leave messages in voice mail and with staff.
Create your own distinct and personalized version of this message.
"I'm calling to ask you to support and pass SB138 to stop illegal aliens from receiving licenses in Utah. It is embarrassing that Utah is almost the last state in America to continue giving illegals a permit or license to drive! Official polls show that almost 80% of American citizens do not want illegal aliens to receive licenses or any taxpayer benefits. Please support SB 138 and stop illegal immigrants from receiving any licenses or permits in Utah!"
Once you have made your call, then follow-up with a written version of your message. A written letter, fax, or email will reinforce your message. Calls have the most impact followed by letters, followed by faxes, followed by emails.
If you take the easy road and just send emails, your impact will be minimal.
Please follow ALIPAC's activism advice closely as our strategies are tested and proven effective.
If you have any suggestions, receive any feedback or push-back from Utah lawmakers, or have any questions... ALIPAC Activists will be monitoring this link 24/7 for your comments.
Comments on Utah effort link...
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1183188.html#1183188
Let's shut down one of the final license points for illegals in America! Let's pile on Utah ASAP!
Let's make 2011 the year ALIPAC can proclaim that there are no more states openly giving licenses to illegal aliens.
The ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us
We have a victory to report! Thanks in part to your calls, emails, faxes, and letters, New Mexico lawmakers just narrowly defeated special driving permits for illegal aliens. From the comments of Governor Martinez's office, it would appear she is hearing us!
"I'm not concerned about what's popular with the Legislature. What's most important is what's popular with the public. And more than 80 percent of the public in New Mexico does not want to be issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants." -- NM Governor Susana Martinez (505-476-2200)
Article
Victory in New Mexico! Legislature defeats Special Driving Permits for illegals!
http://www.alipac.us/article6073.html
Please continue your calls into Washington state as the battle there continues... (activism details at)
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-227265.html
BREAKING NEWS
FINAL LICENSE STATE NOW IN PLAY! MOTION IN UTAH! MOVE QUICKLY!
We are very happy to see that citizens in Utah now have motion on a bill to stop the final state officially giving licenses to illegal aliens.
We NEED ALIPAC ACTIVISTS IN EVERY STATE TO TAKE ACTION IN UTAH Friday, Monday, and Tuesday!
Step 1: Read, understand, and circulate this article on our homepage at alipac.us
Utah Close to Eliminating licenses for illegal immigrants!
http://www.alipac.us/article6074.html
Step 2: Click on these links to access names, phone numbers, emails, and addresses for Utah state legislators. (Focus on the senate first.)
Utah State Senate
http://www.utahsenate.org/aspx/roster.aspx
Utah State House
http://www.utah.gov/house/representatives.html
Step 3: Pick up your phone. If you are trying to save money, get a Vonage line or cell phone with unlimited calling plans for under $30 per month.
Call as many Utah lawmakers as you can and ask to speak with them directly. If you cannot do so, leave messages in voice mail and with staff.
Create your own distinct and personalized version of this message.
"I'm calling to ask you to support and pass SB138 to stop illegal aliens from receiving licenses in Utah. It is embarrassing that Utah is almost the last state in America to continue giving illegals a permit or license to drive! Official polls show that almost 80% of American citizens do not want illegal aliens to receive licenses or any taxpayer benefits. Please support SB 138 and stop illegal immigrants from receiving any licenses or permits in Utah!"
Once you have made your call, then follow-up with a written version of your message. A written letter, fax, or email will reinforce your message. Calls have the most impact followed by letters, followed by faxes, followed by emails.
If you take the easy road and just send emails, your impact will be minimal.
Please follow ALIPAC's activism advice closely as our strategies are tested and proven effective.
If you have any suggestions, receive any feedback or push-back from Utah lawmakers, or have any questions... ALIPAC Activists will be monitoring this link 24/7 for your comments.
Comments on Utah effort link...
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1183188.html#1183188
Let's shut down one of the final license points for illegals in America! Let's pile on Utah ASAP!
Let's make 2011 the year ALIPAC can proclaim that there are no more states openly giving licenses to illegal aliens.
The ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us
Kentucky Against Illegal Immigration
Bill Denying Birthright Citizenship in Arizona Will Come to a Vote Next Week
latino.foxnews.com An Arizona lawmaker says he intends to seek a committee vote next week on his challenge to automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants — even if it means the measure is defeated.
I don't know very much about the politics in the rest of the country, but in Mississippi, this is a well known and volatile issue. ANY Congressman or Senator who does not vote for this bill is going to face very stiff opposition when they run for reelection.
I'm wondering if it is that way in the rest of the country.
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Illegal Immigrant from El Salvador Kills Three & Wounds Three in ...
Feb 12, 2011 ... Upon Ignoring 2002 Deportation Orders, Illegal Immigrant from El Salvador Kills Three & Wounds Three in Manassas Virginia Shooting Sprees: ...
http://www.examiner.com/conservativ...salvador-kills-three-wounds-three-manassas-va
Feb 12, 2011 ... Upon Ignoring 2002 Deportation Orders, Illegal Immigrant from El Salvador Kills Three & Wounds Three in Manassas Virginia Shooting Sprees: ...
http://www.examiner.com/conservativ...salvador-kills-three-wounds-three-manassas-va
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Marriage Fraud is the #1 way illegals come into the U.S. Speak out against marriage fraud by emailing the media and politicians. Help spread the word!
http://cis.org/marriagefraud
Hello, I Love You, Won’t You Tell Me Your Name: Inside the Green Card Marriage Phenomenon | Center f
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H.R. 692 WOULD STOP ALL CHAIN MIGRATION
Friends this bill would do more than any other single action to reduce overall legal and illegal immigration numbers.
That is a big claim. (I will come back to you at another time on why stopping legal Chain Migration would also stop a lot of illegal immigration.) But I will tell you that this bill is NumbersUSA's No. 1 legislative goal. And it has been No. 1 with us since we formed in 1996.
ACTION -- Send a free fax to your U.S. Representative and urge him/her to co-sponsor the End-Chain-Migration bill.
See the fax at: http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=12718
NEARLY QUARTER MILLION FEWER FOREIGN WORK VISAS A YEAR
With the simple passage of this bill -- and at no expense to the federal government -- H.R. 692 would reduce the number of permanent work visas for foreign citizens by nearly a quarter million a year!
H.R. 692 would eliminate family chain categories that have been engorging the U.S. laborforce with unneeded workers. These permanent work permits are handed to these relatives
- without any regard to their skills
- without any regard to their education
- without any regard to their own humanitarian claims
- without any regard to whether there is a job for them.
Under H.R. 692, recent immigrants no longer would be able to bring additional immigrants into the country because they are:
- brothers and sisters
- adult children
- parents
Fax your U.S. Representative now and ask him/her to sign this bill and dramatically reduce the foreign competition for U.S. jobs needed by 22 million unemployed Americans who can't find a full-time job.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong about an immigrant being able to bring siblings, parents or adult children into the country. But the numbers add up to an effect that is a profound disservice to the American taxpayer, to the American worker and to the American citizen.
FAMILY IMMIGRATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NUCLEAR FAMILY
H.R. 692 is named the Nuclear Family Priority Act.
Once again, it has been introduced by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.).
This bill conforms with what polls show most American think immigration policy should do in terms of families. That is, most Americans don't think an immigrant should demand to bring his/her entire extended family once he/she has been granted the incredible opportunity to be an immigrant.
Immigrants allowed into the U.S. can visit their extended family by air travel once a year (just like many Americans do with relatives that live in other states) or more. They can communicate with their extended family daily by phone and hourly by internet and other social media. Their extended family can come to the U.S. to visit them.
But immigrants should NOT feel entitled to put large extended families on waiting lists to get permanent U.S. work permits.
Tell that to your U.S. Representative when you send a free fax to him/her to co-sponsor H.R. 692.
BILL IS HUMANE FOR TREATMENT OF PARENTS
Until 1959, immigrants weren't allowed to send for parents, adult children or siblings.
But Rep. Gingrey's H.R. 692 provides a major humane offer to immigrants who want to care for their aging parents over extended periods.
H.R. 692 allows immigrants to bring their parents to the U.S. on VISITOR visas that can last as long as 5 years, and can be renewed.
But unlike current conditions, H.R. 692 imposes these conditions on parents:
- Parents are not immigrants and cannot become U.S. citizens
- Parents wouldn't be able to petition for other relatives to immigrate
- Parents wouldn't be allowed to use taxpayer-supported public services
- Parents' health care would have to be fully provided by their naturalized U.S. citizen children
- Parents wouldn't be allowed to hold a U.S. job.
- Violation of the restrictions would result in parents being sent home.
THANKS FOR SENDING THIS FAX,
Roy Beck
P.S. After you send the Chain Migration fax, please look on your Action Board for other action opportunities that we need from you.
See the fax at: http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=12718
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There is another class of worker visa that needs to be totally eliminated. Several large technical firms like Microsoft, Sun, Apple, and others lobbied the federal government claiming that they could not find enough "technical" workers. I think there is some truth in this IF we are talking about that top 1% of people in really tough fields like electronics, physics, etc.
But, that isn't what these technology firms were after. What they really wanted was to be able to bring in foreigners who will work for 1/2 to 1/3 what Americans make for repetitive technical jobs like being a database administrator, or a systems operator, or a junior level programmer.
Fast forward a few years and what we see is a Visa program that is supposed to be capped at 150,000. But that isn't how it works. The "cap" is only applied to NEW immigration visas, renewals do not fall within the cap. A person cannot extend the visa renewal beyond seven years so what this means is that the H1 and H2 programs allow 1.05 MILLION foreign workers who are taking American jobs in the technology field. Now, these people are NOT the top 1% geniuses. They are low level programmers, system administrators, DBAs, etc. The H1 and H2 programs need to be abolished immediately and all these foreigners sent home. Americans can do these jobs better. I have worked with these Indians and they are ridiculous. They know very little, will not follow directions from an American without "verifying" the directions with an Indian, and have a person and national agenda which they put ahead of any loyalty or company agenda. Eliminate the H1 and H2 programs and send these foreigners home and hire Americans to do these jobs.
But, that isn't what these technology firms were after. What they really wanted was to be able to bring in foreigners who will work for 1/2 to 1/3 what Americans make for repetitive technical jobs like being a database administrator, or a systems operator, or a junior level programmer.
Fast forward a few years and what we see is a Visa program that is supposed to be capped at 150,000. But that isn't how it works. The "cap" is only applied to NEW immigration visas, renewals do not fall within the cap. A person cannot extend the visa renewal beyond seven years so what this means is that the H1 and H2 programs allow 1.05 MILLION foreign workers who are taking American jobs in the technology field. Now, these people are NOT the top 1% geniuses. They are low level programmers, system administrators, DBAs, etc. The H1 and H2 programs need to be abolished immediately and all these foreigners sent home. Americans can do these jobs better. I have worked with these Indians and they are ridiculous. They know very little, will not follow directions from an American without "verifying" the directions with an Indian, and have a person and national agenda which they put ahead of any loyalty or company agenda. Eliminate the H1 and H2 programs and send these foreigners home and hire Americans to do these jobs.
Let me give you an example of how these Indians act. I was brought in to a large insurance company by the CTO to resolve some serious problems that they had. One huge problem was that one of their main web applications that they sell insurance with was very slow. I analyzed the software and knew exactly what the problem was. They were sending requests to a mainframe and then getting the data back but they were using Java to do this instead of machine language drivers. Machine language drivers are 1000 times faster than Java. But to program in them you have to know Assembler. I know Assembler in my sleep. Most Java idiots don't know Assembler and try to ridicule you if you use that "antiquated" program.
I worked all night and had the new transfer program ready the next day. It had two pieces, a front end written in Java and HTML and the transfer piece written in Assembler.
I set up a test environment and when everyone came in I told them that the problem was solved and I showed them. The data was transferred at speeds up to 1000 times faster than using the old Java code.
One of the Indians started laughing at me, literally laughing out loud when he heard that I wrote part of the solution in Assembler. I stopped the meeting and said "can I see you in the conference room?". Now, I am very experienced and have led many projects. There is NO WAY that I am going to let a junior level person laugh at me in front of other people. So, I tried to rip this idiot's head off. He called the manager who was in charge of this software, in my opinion she was totally incompetent and needed to be fired. She comes in the room and takes the junior level programmer's side. She is an Indian. She is not technical and did not know what either of us was talking about. So, I said, "So let me get this straight, I am a world class expert in performance engineering, I have proven that the new code is 1000 times faster, and you are saying that this idiot is right and I am wrong even though you know nothing about this?".
Now, it gets even worse. These Indian liars removed my code from the system and told the CTO that I had failed in my task. Well, they thought that they removed my code, I had set up a segment on the mainframe that they could not get to or see. So, I went to the CTO's office and demo'd my new code for him. And I told him that he needed to fire all the Indians since they were incompetent and liars and they should just let me take a few of their good people (Americans) and build a new application that actually works in a few days. I also said that if they did not reprimand these people for lying and setting me up that I would no longer work for them. The CEO, who is an Indian, then intervened and said that my solution was not the "standard" and they would not use it. So, I said "ethernet is not a standard? That is strange, I always thought that it was". I did part of the coding in ethernet machine language, it wasn't all Assembler. I just told these idiots that they could stay with their screwed up customer facing application that was costing them in lost sales every day in order to "prove" that they were right, I didn't really care.
What a bunch of assholes. Indians are always right, Americans are always wrong.
I worked all night and had the new transfer program ready the next day. It had two pieces, a front end written in Java and HTML and the transfer piece written in Assembler.
I set up a test environment and when everyone came in I told them that the problem was solved and I showed them. The data was transferred at speeds up to 1000 times faster than using the old Java code.
One of the Indians started laughing at me, literally laughing out loud when he heard that I wrote part of the solution in Assembler. I stopped the meeting and said "can I see you in the conference room?". Now, I am very experienced and have led many projects. There is NO WAY that I am going to let a junior level person laugh at me in front of other people. So, I tried to rip this idiot's head off. He called the manager who was in charge of this software, in my opinion she was totally incompetent and needed to be fired. She comes in the room and takes the junior level programmer's side. She is an Indian. She is not technical and did not know what either of us was talking about. So, I said, "So let me get this straight, I am a world class expert in performance engineering, I have proven that the new code is 1000 times faster, and you are saying that this idiot is right and I am wrong even though you know nothing about this?".
Now, it gets even worse. These Indian liars removed my code from the system and told the CTO that I had failed in my task. Well, they thought that they removed my code, I had set up a segment on the mainframe that they could not get to or see. So, I went to the CTO's office and demo'd my new code for him. And I told him that he needed to fire all the Indians since they were incompetent and liars and they should just let me take a few of their good people (Americans) and build a new application that actually works in a few days. I also said that if they did not reprimand these people for lying and setting me up that I would no longer work for them. The CEO, who is an Indian, then intervened and said that my solution was not the "standard" and they would not use it. So, I said "ethernet is not a standard? That is strange, I always thought that it was". I did part of the coding in ethernet machine language, it wasn't all Assembler. I just told these idiots that they could stay with their screwed up customer facing application that was costing them in lost sales every day in order to "prove" that they were right, I didn't really care.
What a bunch of assholes. Indians are always right, Americans are always wrong.
Phone calls needed!!! NOW!!!
From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA Date: Wednesday 16FEB2011 8:30 a.m. EST DEAR FRIENDS,
Please phone your U.S. Reprentative now. Voting on key immigration amendments will start as early as noon.
Click here for your Phone Action Note with phone number, talking points and background info.
Staffers have arrived in their offices at the U.S. House of Representatives and are ready for your calls.
I will be emailing you updates through the day. You can also keep up with the action by looking at our home page regularly at: www.NumbersUSA.com.
The first of you to call will probably find that staffers don't even know these immigration amendments are being considered today. They were just approved for votes last night.
So, it is extremely important that you call your U.S. Representative to tell him/her that constituents know about the amendments and will be watching closely to see how he/she votes.
If you have never phoned Congress before, please do it this morning. We make it exceptionally easy. FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
STEP 1 -- Go to your customized Phone Action Note with the info about your own Representative.
STEP 2 -- Read the Talking Point in the middle of the page that we suggest you use on the phone. If you want more info, read the text in the left-hand box.
STEP 3 -- See if somebody else in your District has left a tip about your Congressman. This tip is on the lower right part of the page.
STEP 4 -- Call the phone number on the page.
STEP 5 -- Tell the staffer your name and your city or county name (so they will know you are a constituent).
Say you are calling about amendments on the Continuing Resolution.
Then, give your talking point or points.
You can be as quick as you like. You won't have to debate the staffer. Just leave your information and thank the staffer.
Always be polite. Staffers will treat your requests with much more respect if you are.
STEP 6 -- On the Phone Action Note, click on the red bar at top -- YES, I MADE THE CALL.
That will take you to a page where you can leave information that you think may be helpful to the next person who calls your Representative.
PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONE ACTION NOTE NOW. THANKS.
P.S. When we are in the middle of a legislative battle like today, always return regularly to your Action Board for Updates and new opportunities for action:
www.NumbersUSA.com/ActionBuffet
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
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Please phone your U.S. Reprentative now. Voting on key immigration amendments will start as early as noon.
Click here for your Phone Action Note with phone number, talking points and background info.
Staffers have arrived in their offices at the U.S. House of Representatives and are ready for your calls.
- 2 AMENDMENTS WOULD FURTHER GUT ENFORCEMENT
- 1 AMENDMENT WOULD GET THE FEDS OFF ARIZONA'S BACK (a good one)
- AND 1 AMENDMENT WOULD SUSPEND THE VISA LOTTERY!!!!!
I will be emailing you updates through the day. You can also keep up with the action by looking at our home page regularly at: www.NumbersUSA.com.
The first of you to call will probably find that staffers don't even know these immigration amendments are being considered today. They were just approved for votes last night.
So, it is extremely important that you call your U.S. Representative to tell him/her that constituents know about the amendments and will be watching closely to see how he/she votes.
If you have never phoned Congress before, please do it this morning. We make it exceptionally easy. FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
STEP 1 -- Go to your customized Phone Action Note with the info about your own Representative.
STEP 2 -- Read the Talking Point in the middle of the page that we suggest you use on the phone. If you want more info, read the text in the left-hand box.
STEP 3 -- See if somebody else in your District has left a tip about your Congressman. This tip is on the lower right part of the page.
STEP 4 -- Call the phone number on the page.
STEP 5 -- Tell the staffer your name and your city or county name (so they will know you are a constituent).
Say you are calling about amendments on the Continuing Resolution.
Then, give your talking point or points.
You can be as quick as you like. You won't have to debate the staffer. Just leave your information and thank the staffer.
Always be polite. Staffers will treat your requests with much more respect if you are.
STEP 6 -- On the Phone Action Note, click on the red bar at top -- YES, I MADE THE CALL.
That will take you to a page where you can leave information that you think may be helpful to the next person who calls your Representative.
PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONE ACTION NOTE NOW. THANKS.
P.S. When we are in the middle of a legislative battle like today, always return regularly to your Action Board for Updates and new opportunities for action:
www.NumbersUSA.com/ActionBuffet
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
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Violence linked to immigrant-help programs
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Violence linked to immigrant-help programs
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Free Prewritten E-mail to Congress
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Alert! HR 692 Seeks End to Chain Migration![/FONT]With the enormous debate about illegal immigration, we must not overlook that massive legal immigration places a great strain on our economy, environment, and infrastructure, and drives up unemployment rates during this recession.
HR 692, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, by Phil Gingrey (R-GA), would eliminate chain migration while expediting the reunification of married couples and parents with their young children. It would eliminate the categories of adult siblings and adult children, providing an annual decrease in immigration of over 110,000 per year. The reduction would be larger over time as there would be fewer new immigrants to sponsor additional relatives.
HR 692, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, by Phil Gingrey (R-GA), would eliminate chain migration while expediting the reunification of married couples and parents with their young children. It would eliminate the categories of adult siblings and adult children, providing an annual decrease in immigration of over 110,000 per year. The reduction would be larger over time as there would be fewer new immigrants to sponsor additional relatives.
Immigration Amendments on House Floor Call Your Representatives Now!
At least four immigration amendments may be offered to the current spending bill (H.R.1) being debated right now in the U.S. House of Representatives. Our Hill sources tell us that the votes will likely take place later this afternoon or early evening.
Please call your Representatives NOW and urge them to SUPPORT the following amendments:
Vote Yes on Amendment # 199: This amendment, offered by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), prohibits the Department of Justice from using any funds to sue Arizona in an attempt to strike down its new immigration enforcement law, SB 1070. As you know, FAIR and its legal affiliate IRLI was instrumental in helping Arizona lawmakers devise this enforcement legislation.
Vote Yes on Amendment #225: This amendment, offered by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), prohibits government funds from being used to carry out the Visa Lottery, in essence wiping out the program. FAIR has long advocated for the elimination of the Visa Lottery because it represents bad public policy. Under the Visa Lottery, Homeland Security grants over 50,000 green cards annually to individuals who simply fill out an application. There is no assessment of the skills these aliens would bring to the U.S or whether the labor market can support these additional workers. Applicants for the visa lottery may also receive their green card sooner than aliens who have been waiting in line for years to receive family-based or employment-based green cards. In short, the program serves no purpose other than to give out more green cards.
Please urge your Representatives to OPPOSE the following amendments:
Vote No on Amendment #188: This amendment, offered by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), limits the number of detention beds to 33,400 instead of making this the minimum number Homeland Security must maintain (as currently in the bill). By limiting the number of detention beds, it means that ICE cannot expand its enforcement efforts against illegal immigration because it would have nowhere to detain the illegal aliens while ICE is in the process of removing them from the U.S.
Vote No on Amendment #277: This amendment, offered by Rep. David Price (D-NC), denies all funding for the implementation of REAL ID. By defunding REAL ID, this amendment would in essence allow states to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
Please call your Representatives NOW and urge them to take action on these important amendments! There are over 500 amendments waiting for action on this spending bill and your members will not know which ones you consider important unless you call and tell them. There is no time to lose! Please call NOW.
Why doesn't the United States just make it impossible for a husband or wife to immigrate to the United States alone and require that the FAMILY immigrate together? And make it so that other relatives, parents, siblings, cousins CANNOT be sponsored by the immigrant?
