Rep. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) on Immigration Bill

Congressman Frelinghuysen's [email] Newsletter | 22 May 2007 | Rodney Frelinghuysen

[Coleus]

I’m surprised, blue blood F usually votes a little to the right of center. has a 63% conservative record. I think the recent actions in Morristown woke him up. I wonder how chris smith and ferguson thinks about this issue, they too are a little liberal on certain republican issues.

[Clemenza]

Well, the one sliver of Trenton that is in Smith’s district (most of said city is in Holt’s district)is Chambersburg, which is dominated by illegals, mostly from Guatemala.

[SoCalPol]

Thanks for the link.

Saw a thread yesterday re Pres. Bush in a few days will be in Edison, NJ

[pookie18]

Yes, saw the thread & also rec’d e-mail about it. Thanks.

[MattinNJ]

I never receive much campaign literature or get any phone calls even though I am registered GOP. I assume it's because our district is reliably Republican (although Parsippany and Mt. Olive have turned blue recently).

It will be interesting to see how they handle the redistricting in 2010 when we lose 1-2 districts.

[jmc813]

I still haven’t heard from Scott Garrett and where he stands on this issue.

I'm on his e-mail list. Trust me, he's very against this...

Dear Friends:

Last week, the White House and several key U.S. Senators announced a compromise proposal in the debate on illegal immigration. While we don't know all the details of the proposal yet, what we do know about it makes it a non-starter to my mind. First, it fails to ensure operational control of our borders, compromising nothing but our safety. And, all the while it grants amnesty to millions who broke the law to cut in line in front of immigrants who spent many years and dollars to be part of the American dream legally.

I hear from constituents nearly every day who are legal residents or naturalized citizens who bought into American notions of rule of law, equality, and justice. They're the first to sense the extraordinary unfairness of amnesty and they'll be the first to experience that unfairness as well.

This proposal will first be considered in the Senate and then in the House of Representatives. Rest assured that I will be working hard to see that it is defeated.

Sincerely,

Scott Garrett

[alice_in_bubbaland]

So true! Being a Warren County resident,there are many “sensible folks” here. Unfortunately the "virus" known as the “City Democrats” are beginning to spread out here, mainly in the new developments.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Gee, you got a reply.

All I received was a "thanks for your concern" email.

[Clemenza]

I’m in Mercer. Between the Professoriate (My congresscritter is a former Princeton Professor himself) and the gubmint employees, I’m surrounded.