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)

[calawah98]

If they ask where I am from, I tell them, but also let them know that what their Senator is doing will affect the whole country.

Every one I called this morning, I asked the one answering the phone, to please ask to have a study done on the impact on our water supply, now and in the future. I did call Tom Trancredo's office and told her to thank him for all the work he does, trying to bring some sanity back to this country. I gave her Fairs email address, and asked her to have him print the states out and pass them out to.
Nothing short of a third party, that will have the guts to tackle this, and enforce our immigration laws.

[MoJo2001]

My dad always said "America is better served when Congress is out of session." Are we there yet?? Yikes!

[EagleMamaMT]

Sickening, truly sickening. Time to kick out the incumbents, Republican and Democrat. They don't give a flip about their constituents - they're too busy representing foreign citizens and governments to obtain under-the-table kickbacks...er, "campaign contributions".

[ysoitanly]

Hey! But console yourself with the fact that we got 300 illegal West European janitors busted in a real kick-ass major sting across the nation's Wal-Mart stores that accounted for .0024% of their workforce and 0% of the illegal problem! We are really making progress with this illegal immigration stuff! With this major bust, now we'll save money on deportation costs - we'll only have to pay for their house down payments and college education! WHOOPEEEE!

[calawah98]

Did any of you see Lou Dobbs today?

The light bulb finally goes on
Illegals are counted in the census, redisticting is based on these figure, illegals are also counted, altho they do not vote, yeah right, and as the population grows, illegal and legal, based on the amount of people, they gain another representatives and maybe senator. That is one reason California has so many representatives.
Lou asked this reporter, if there was any thing that could be done, and she enforce our immigration laws, or a change the law, both hard to do. Lou is not a happy camper.

[engrpat]

I read, and should have saved it, that in Phoenix the good citizens are being asked to place an extra tax on themselves for the purpose of providing medical care for illegals. I am on Medicare and pay $300 for a supplement mainly to help pay for drugs and illegals can walk right in and set right down get what I have to pay for.....no way Jose.

[NEPA]

On the up side maybe Toomey can use this as an issue against Specter. I don't think too many people in PA, especially the ones who couldn't get into Penn State main campus, will be too thrilled about this.

If Toomey is smart he'll vote against any similar house measure and pound Specter with this.

[HiJinx]

I beleive they recess on November 7, just in time to go home for Veteran's Day Celebrations.

Mobilize the VFW, AMVETS, and American Legion?

I dunno...

[HiJinx]

Prop 414. It adds (IIRC) $200 to the tax bill on a $200,000 home.

The propaganda runs something like, "Arizona is going to lose its premiere burn unit if we can't keep the Maricopa County Hospital open!"

Of course, it's the over-use of the MCH as a clinic by illegals who don't pay that is going to force it to close.

The same tactic was used by the trauma centers in Tucson. One of them has closed. We now have 1 trauma center in Southern Arizona.

[Klickitat]

I wish I had more suggestions. Just keep getting the word out. I've told coworkers, friends, relatives trying to get them involved. And like you, the faxes etc. etc. It is frustrating sometimes, but I don't see any other choice but to keep on doing what we're doing.

Oh one other thing. Donate as much as you can to USIRP. USIRP (US Immigration Reform Pac) only gives money to those running for office who pledge to enforce our immigration laws. USIRP

Last election cycle I believe they funded candidates to the tune of around $100,000. The more they get, the more they can help.

[RippleFire]

bump

[dagnabbit]

Thank heavens we now have a President who would never sign such a treasonous piece of ...

oops...

never mind

[debg]

bump

[engrpat]

I was born and raised in Tucson and hate to see the Old Pubelo go down like it has. From what I have read Tucson and Phoenix have some of the highest auto theft rates in the nation, why..the border is just a short trip away. This invasion is getting out of hand and I don't appreciate having to pay for it. How stupid can we be that we pay people to come into our country and use all of the services and compasion that can be mustered.

[Missouri]

Immigration Ping.

[Missouri]

Neither of my two Republican Senators are on this committe. Will this bill go before the full Senate and then the House?

[Dante3]

bttt

[Dante3]

This is insanity! Makes me feel like this country is run by the inmates. Or traitors.

[Klickitat]

Appears it is up to the leadership (those listed) whether it goes up for a vote or gets attached to an appropriations bill. That's why it's important to contact them and encourage them not to move it forward.

[Dante3]

We've to keep sending e-mails & letters. They can make a difference.