DREAM ACT PASSES SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Numbers USA email ^ | 10-23-03 | Anne Manetas

[Klickitat]

------------------------------------------- DREAM ACT PASSES SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE -------------------------------------------

This afternoon the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-3 to pass S. 1545, Senator Hatch's DREAM Act to grant in-state college tuition rates and amnesty to illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above.

The only three Senators on the committee who voted AGAINST the DREAM Act and represented the majority of Americans who oppose amnesty and other rewards for illegal aliens were:

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Only one amendment was passed by the Judiciary Committee. All other amendments were overwhelmingly defeated. The amendment that did pass would make the DREAM Act marginally less disgusting, but it won't significantly decrease the number of illegal aliens who will be eligible for the amnesty.

--------------------- PHONE CALLS AND FAXES ----------------------

1. Our best hope of defeating this amnesty now rests with the Senate Leadership. We are asking you to call members of the Senate Leadership (phone numbers below) and ask them to oppose the DREAM Act.

Your message can be as simple as "Please do not bring S. 1545 to the floor for a vote, and please do NOT allow it to be attached to any appropriations bill, including the Omnibus."

The Senate is tentatively scheduled to go on recess on November 7th so any vote on the DREAM Act will likely occur within the next two weeks.

Please keep the heat on these Senators and let them know how much you oppose the DREAM Act.

2. Please take a minute to make a phone call and thank our three champions, Sen. Sessions, Sen. Chambliss, and Sen. Graham. They resisted enormous pressure to cave to this amnesty. Their phone numbers are listed below.

3. As well, we encourage you to voice your discontent with those Senators who voted to put illegal aliens ahead of legal immigrants and citizens.

4. Those of you who have a Senator on the Judiciary Committee will by tomorrow find faxes to send to your Senator based on their vote today.

------------------------------- SENATE LEADERSHIP PHONE NUMBERS ------------------------------- ========================= Alaska =========================

************************* Sen. Stevens, Ted 222 West 7th Avenue - No. 2, Anchorage, AK 99513 (907-271-5915)

109 Main Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (907-225-6880)

120 Trading Bay Road - Suite 350, Kenai, AK 99611 (907-283-5808)

851 East Westpoint Drive - Suite 307, Wasilla, AK 99645 (907-376-7665)

Federal Building, Fairbanks, AK 99701 (907-456-0261)

Federal Building, Juneau, AK 99802 (907-586-7400)

SH-522, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-3004)

========================= Arizona =========================

************************* Sen. Kyl, Jon 2200 East Camelback Road - Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (602-840-1891)

7315 North Oracle - Suite 220, Tucson, AZ 85704 (520-575-8633)

SH-730, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4521)

========================= Kentucky =========================

************************* Sen. McConnell, Mitch Federal Building, Bowling Green, KY 42101 (502-781-1673)

601 West Broadway - Room 630, Louisville, KY 40202 (502-582-6304)

343 Waller Avenue - Room 108, Lexington, KY 40504 (859-224-8286)

301 South Main Street, London, KY 40741 (606-864-2026)

1885 Dixie Higyway - Suite 345, Fort Wright, KY 41011 (606-578-0188)

SR-361a, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2541)

========================= Nevada =========================

************************* Sen. Reid, Harry 400 South Virginia Street - Suite 902, Reno, NV 89501 (775-686-5750)

600 East William Street - Room 302, Carson City, NV 89701 (775-885-9111)

333 Las Vegas Blvd., South - Suite 8016, Las Vegas, NV 89101 (702-388-5020)

SH-528, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-3542)

========================= Pennsylvania =========================

************************* Sen. Santorum, Rick Regency Square, Altoona, PA 16601 (814-946-7023)

Federal Building, Allentown, PA 18101 (610-770-0142)

221 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717-231-7540)

527 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18503 (570-344-8799)

Widener Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215-864-6900)

Landmarks Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412-562-0533)

1705 West 26th Street, Erie, PA 16508 (814-454-7114)

SR-120, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-6324)

========================= South Dakota =========================

************************* Sen. Daschle, Tom 320 North Main Avenue - Suite B, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 (605-334-9596)

320 South First Street - Suite 101, Aberdeen, SD 57402 (605-225-8823)

816 Sixth Street, Rapid City, SD 57709 (605-348-7551)

SH-825, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2321)

========================= Tennessee =========================

************************* Sen. Frist, Bill 10368 Wallace Alley Street - Suite 7, Kingsport, TN 37663 (423-323-1252)

12 Oaks Executive Park, Knoxville, TN 37919 (865-602-7977)

5100 Popular Avenue - Suite 605, Memphis, TN 38137 (901-683-1910)

6000 Building, Chattanooga, TN 37411 (423-894-2203)

28 White Bridge Road - Suite 211, Nashville, TN 37205 (615-352-9411)

South Royal Depot Building, Jackson, TN 38301 (901-424-9655)

SR-416, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-3344)

---------------------------------------- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE PHONE NUMBERS ------------------------------------------ ========================= Alabama =========================

************************* Sen. Sessions, Jeff The One Court Square Building, Montgomery, AL 36104 (334-265-9507)

AmSouth, Huntsville, AL 35801 (256-533-0979)

Federal Courthouse, Mobile, AL 36604 (334-690-3167)

341 Federal Building, Birmingham, AL 35203 (205-731-1500)

SR-493, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4124)

========================= Arizona =========================

************************* Sen. Kyl, Jon 2200 East Camelback Road - Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85016 (602-840-1891)

7315 North Oracle - Suite 220, Tucson, AZ 85704 (520-575-8633)

SH-730, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4521)

========================= California =========================

************************* Sen. Feinstein, Dianne 750 B Street - Suite 1030, San Diego, CA 92101 (619-231-9712)

Federal Office Building, Fresno, CA 93721 (209-485-7430)

525 Market Street - Suite 3670, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415-393-0707)

11111 San Monica Blvd. - Suite 915, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310-914-7300)

United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-3841)

========================= Delaware =========================

************************* Sen. Biden, Joseph 12 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947 (302-856-7690)

3021 Federal Building, Wilmington, DE 19801 (302-573-6291)

2215 Federal Building, Dover, DE 19901 (302-674-3308)

SR-221, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-5042)

========================= Georgia =========================

************************* Sen. Chambliss, Saxby SR - 416, Washington, DC 20515 (202-224-3521)

100 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339 (770-763-9090)

419-A South Main Street, Moultrie, GO 31776 (229-985-2112)

========================= Idaho =========================

************************* Sen. Craig, Larry 1292 Addison Avenue East, Twin Falls, ID 83301 (208-734-6780)

801 East Sherman Street - Room 193, Pocatello, ID 83201 (208-236-6817)

846 Main Street, Lewiston, ID 83501 (208-743-0792)

Harbor Plaza, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814 (208-667-6130)

304 North Eighth Street - Room 149, Boise, ID 83702 (208-342-7985)

490 Memorial Drive - Suite 101, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208-523-5541)

SH-520, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2752)

========================= Illinois =========================

************************* Sen. Durbin, Richard Kluczynski Federal Building, Chicago, IL 60604 (312-353-4952)

Henson Robinsion House, Springfield, IL 62703 (217-492-4062)

Mercantile Bank Building, Marion, IL 62959 (618-998-8812)

SD-332, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2152)

========================= Iowa =========================

************************* Sen. Grassley, Charles 103 Federal Courthouse Building, Sioux City, IA 51101 (712-233-1860)

307 Federal Building, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 (712-322-7103)

210 Waterloo Building, Waterloo, IA 50701 (319-232-6657)

206 Federal Building, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 (319-363-6832)

721 Federal Building, Des Moines, IA 50309 (515-284-4890)

116 Federal Building, Davenport, IA 52801 (319-322-4331)

SH-135, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-3744)

========================= Massachusetts =========================

************************* Sen. Kennedy, Edward John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203 (617-565-3170)

SR-317, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4543)

========================= New York =========================

************************* Sen. Schumer, Charles 189 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 ()

28 Church Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 (716-846-4111)

405 Lexington Avenue - Suite 4101, New York, NY 10174 (212-486-4430)

SH-313, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-6542)

========================= North Carolina =========================

************************* Sen. Edwards, John 301 Century Post Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27602 (919-856-4245)

SD - 225, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-3154)

125 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 (336-333-5311)

401 West First Street, Greenville, NC 27834 (252-931-1111)

151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 (828-285-0760)

401 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (704-344-6154)

========================= Ohio =========================

************************* Sen. DeWine, Mike 37 West Broad Street - Room 970, Columbus, OH 43215 (614-469-5186)

600 East Superior Avenue - Suite 2450, Cleveland, OH 44114 (216-522-7272)

121 Putnam Street, Marietta, OH 45750 (740-373-2317)

420 Madison Avenue - Room 1225, Toledo, OH 43604 (419-259-7536)

100 West Main Street, Xenia, OH 45385 (937-376-3080)

105 East 4th Street - Room 1515, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513-763-8260)

SR-140, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2315)

========================= Pennsylvania =========================

************************* Sen. Specter, Arlen Post Office Building,, Allentown, PA 18101 (610-434-1444)

600 Arch Street - Suite 9400, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215-597-7200)

Federal Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412-644-3400)

Federal Building, Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717-782-3951)

Park Plaza, Scranton, PA 18503 (570-346-2006)

South Main Towers, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 (570-826-6265)

Federal Building, Erie, PA 16501 (814-453-3010)

SH-711, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4254)

========================= South Carolina =========================

************************* Sen. Graham, Lindsey 101 East Washington Street, Suite 220, Greenville, SC 29601 (864-250-1417)

SR - 290, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-5972)

530 Johnnie Dodd Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843-849-3887)

========================= Texas =========================

************************* Sen. Cornyn, John SH - 517, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2934)

24 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046 (713-572-3337)

222 East Van Buren, Harlingen, TX 78550 (956-423-0162)

100 East Ferguson Street, Tyler, TX 75702 (903-593-0902)

221 West 6th Street, Austin, TX 78768 (512-469-6034)

600 Navarro, San Antonio, TX 78205 (210-224-7485)

1205 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79401 (806-472-7533)

5005 LBJ Freeway, Farmers Branch, TX 75244 (972-239-1310)

========================= Utah =========================

************************* Sen. Hatch, Orrin Federal Building, Ogden, UT 84401 (801-625-5672)

2390 West Highway 56 - P. O. Box 99, Cedar City, UT 84720 (801-586-8435)

51 South University Avenue - Suite 320, Provo, UT 84606 (801-375-7881)

Federal Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84138 (801-524-4380)

197 East Tabernacle - Room 2, St. George, UT 84770 (435-634-1795)

SH-104, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-5251)

========================= Vermont =========================

************************* Sen. Leahy, Patrick Courthouse Plaza, Burlington, VT 05401 (802-863-2525)

Federal Building, Montpelier, VT 05602 (802-229-0569)

SR-433, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-4242)

========================= Wisconsin =========================

************************* Sen. Feingold, Russell 517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414-276-7282)

317 First Street - Room 107, Wausau, WI 54401 (715-848-5660)

425 State Street - Room 225, LaCrosse, WI 54603 (608-782-5585)

1640 Main Street, Green Bay, WI 54302 (920-465-7508)

8383 Greenway Boulevard, Middleton, WI 53562 (608-828-1200)

SH 506, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-5323)

************************* Sen. Kohl, Herb 310 West Wisconsin Avenue - Suite 950, Milwaukee, WI 53203 (414-297-4451)

4321 West College Avenue - Suite 235, Appleton, WI 54914 (920-738-1640)

402 Graham Avenue - Suite 206, Eau Claire, WI 54701 (715-832-8424)

14 West Muffin Street - Suite 312, Madison, WI 53703 (608-264-5338)

425 State Street - Suite 202, LaCrosse, WI 54601 (608-796-0045)

SH-330, Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-5653)

[Klickitat]

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[JustAnAmerican]

When 2004 arrives it's going to be time to kick the POS's that voted for the illegal aliens out of office. Or if at all possible recall the B***ards before then.

[gubamyster]

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[HiJinx]

You beat me by about 2 minutes!!

I thought we were assured this wasn't going to happen?

Time to flood the phone lines and mail boxes, folks!

[Swanks]

Both parties are tired of democracy and the 'run-for-office' efforts that go with it. Better to dole out goodies for a steady pipeline of votes, from those who like legalized stealing.

All we former constituants need do is send in the money (40% for now) for these pigs to use against the same people putting the feed in the trough.

[Klickitat]

I'd like to see the ones voting for this kicked out. It would be nice if enough voters in these senators home states did what 30% of voters helped accomplish in California recall election.
I did receive action emails indicating that pro-illegal groups innundated these senators with phone calls encouraging passage of the dream act.

I'd encourage everyone to call email fax or write and let them know where you stand on this issue. If you don't they are only going to be hearing from supporters. That is what they would prefer. They can hold that up and say the voters have spoken 90% or whatever of phonecalls support this legislation. Please don't let them be able to make that claim.

[engrpat]

Yeah right like my senator (Cornyn) who wrote the bill will now vote against it. I thought two years ago when I left California I had left the "hate America" senators, boy look what I got now.

[JustAnAmerican]

Any politician that passes this sort of Anti-American garbage is the lowest form of scum, it's obvious at this point they care nothing for Americans, just how many votes they can get. I see a grass routes effort in 2004 to kick these idiots out of office. I will do everything in my power to let everyone I know or come in contact with, how these Anti-Americans feel Americans. Pro-Illegal = Anti-American.

[calawah98]

Thats what I understood also, only needed one more to stop it.
Some where, some one got their facts screwed up. I called every one on that darn list this morning, for all the good it did.

[Klickitat]

You can contact the others. They don't necessarily ask what state you are calling from. It's important to let all of them know we don't approve of what they are doing.

On a more local note, when I first heard about the attempt here in Washington state to pass the same kind of legislation, I contacted every rep & senator I could find contact info for. It did pass, and now, the university of washington has revoked a long standing policy of allowing students who graduate from community colleges with an A.A and who maintained the requisite GPA from transferring into the UW automatically. Reason? Too many students. All the projections are that more and more Washington kids will not be able to get in. Yet the legislation that was passed only required illegals to have lived here for 3 years. With a minimal requirement like that I think it's pretty much a given lots of Washington kids are going to be the losers in the higher education game.

[wjcsux]

I will call Senator Kyl (AZ) and RINO Pete (NM) and voice my dislike for this legislation. Do any other immigration reform groups have this?

[Allegra]

On the same day the Feds round up a bunch of "mostly Eastern European" illegals from Wal-Mart stores, the Senate does THIS???

I guess those Wal-Mart illegals weren't brown enough.

[LiteKeeper]

What part of "illegal" don't they understand?

[2timothy3.16]

Let me see if I understand:

Someone breaks into the coutry illegally, stays here five years, living in garbage cans and under bridges in California. After five years he or she comes to Maine and we have to give them college rates, within the State college and university system, equal to resident rates?

But, if my neighbors youngest, a naturalized US Citizen, goes to, say California to attend a state college or university, he has to pay non resident rates?

Do I have this right?????

[Klickitat]

They might. I am on the action list for fair and numbers USA. Numbers USA is the only one I've received this from so far. Last I got from fair it sounded like it might not pass. Numbers USA
fair

[vikingcelt]

Okay. THAT'S IT!!!!! These scum bags need to be shown just exactly who they are dealing with...we the American people. They are deliberately destroying our country and taking away OUR RIGHTS and OUR CHILDREN's FUTURES. We need to get organized and march in the streets. We need to have massive protests all over this country protesting this treason. I've had it. I've really, really had it. These scum bags are supposed to represent US. They are traitors, the whole lot of them. I'm just sick about this. This USED to be our country. Now it's the country of the almighty ILLEGAL ALIEN.

[Klickitat]

You left out the part about them being elegible for grants and loans. Plus lots of illegals aren't poor. We get plenty of people from asia sending their kids here (Wash.) to go to school. Can't blame them for taking advantage of it if it's made available.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I always thought a person who aids and abets CRIMINALS were
CRIMINALS also.

[ysoitanly]

Boxer and Feinstein. Need I say more? I have called, written, faxed, organized and signed petitions, donated to anti-immigration causes, attended rallies, and screamed at everyone (but the aforementioned two losers), because I know they're useless. We have to face it - until we can recall everyone now currently in office, the wishes of, in this case, 85% of the American people doesn't mean %hit. And I say 'recall' only in a wistful sense, because yes, I know it can't happen. But what can we do? Even the Constitution says harboring illegals is a crime, and our own President condones and promotes it!!!! Suggestions?