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)

[2timothy3.16]

You know someon said that Iraq is trying to write a Constitution, why don't we just let them have ours, no one in our government seems to care for it anyhow.

[Pa' fuera]

I'd encourage everyone to call email fax or write and let them know where you stand on this issue.

preferably in Spanish. They pay a lot more attention that way

[Klickitat]

I'm sure it is discouraging to you and others who went through the hassle (and I've heard it's a BIG hassle) of following the law to live here. That's why it's no real suprise the majority of legal immigrants support enforcing the laws against illegal immigration. Well, that and the fact that legal immigrants come here to be Americans and cast their lot with the rest of us. Most illegals come here for monetary reasons. If the U.S goes under they can always head back home, no big loss for them.

[Klickitat]

"preferably in Spanish. They pay a lot more attention that way"

LOL

[Pa' fuera]

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.

There is no disconnect between what the people want and what the Congress does. There is ample support in the polls and in the media for this sort of action. Of course, I'm talking about Mexican polls and Mexican media and Mexican people. That's who is being represented by these schmucks.

[Pa' fuera]

It is frustrating sometimes, but I don't see any other choice but to keep on doing what we're doing.

We could bring back the old-but-useful measure of hanging traitors. That would be worth several million phone calls and faxes.

[afraidfortherepublic]

...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.

I knew a woman on Whidbey Island who attended college in California her freshman year. When she transferred back to the University of Washington (even though her parents had continued to live in Washington and continued to pay taxes there) she was suddenly considered an "out of state" student and forced to pay "out of state" tuition until graduation three years later (a considerable increase in cost.) At the culmination of her degree, she missed filing her request for graduation by one day and was told that she had to enroll and pay out-of-state tuition for yet another semester, or she couldn't get her diploma. She opted to leave school without her diploma, as a result.

I could write a book on the stupidity that I saw at the UW system when my son was there. But I won't bore you. Needless to say, I think that the U system rips off the students, the parents, and the taxpayers on a regular basis. And rips off some of the profs too.

My son's PhD advisor picked up his whole graduate group and moved it lock, stock, & barrel to U of Florida where they were all treated better.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Welcome to our country (and hopefully yours someday). You've chosen a great field, and I wish you all the success you deserve. Congratulations on coming here legally.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

A middle finger in the face of all Americans.

...tick...tick...tick...

[JustPiper]

LOL you reminded me of when my naive mother would go to work and give the finger not knowing what it meant, she thought it meant simply put up your's. They all looked at her as if she lost her mind, and I would tell them, nope just her wig!