>>Maybe we ought to hang onto this legislation until after the election, and see ...<<
it get buried under pork bills?
This is the only time of the Presidents term that he may listen to us about what we want done regarding the open borders. If he is re-elected then he will be able to say,"The voters didn't push it, so I can leave the borders open!"
CALL THE WHITE HOUSE TO STOP PRESSURING CONGRESS TO DROP THE IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS OF H.R. 10
This is, perhaps, the most urgent alert we have sent you all year. If you are at all able, please phone the White House today or tomorrow and ask them to stop pressuring Congress to strip the immigration provisions of H.R. 10.
Our Capitol Hill team has learned that the White House is applying severe pressure to House and Senate Conferees, as well as House and Senate Leadership, to strip the immigration provisions of H.R. 10. The White House has launched a full-scale attack on the immigration provisions of H.R. 10.
If you are able to take only one action to stop illegal immigration for the rest of the year, please make this call!
WHITE HOUSE COMMENT TEL.LINE:
Here is the number for the White House Comment line:
202-456-1111 & 202-456-1414
Persuading the White House to stop pressuring Congress to gut the immigration provisions of H.R. 10 may be our last chance to make sure the immigration-related recommendations of the 9-11 Commission that we have fought so hard for all month make it into the final version of the bill to respond to the recommendations of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9-11 Commission).
WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU CALL
Your message can be as simple as:
"My name is _______, and I am calling to ask the President to stop pressuring Congress to drop any of the immigration provisions of H.R. 10."
If you have additional time, you might want to add some of the following:
This is an issue of national security. The immigration provisions of H.R. 10 were recommended in the 9-11 Commission's report. The 9/11 Families for a Secure America say, 'Only HR 10, without weakening amendments, does what the 9/11 Commission recommended' on immigration."
Just weeks prior to the election, it may concern voters to learn that the White House is leading the effort to strip the immigration provisions of H.R. 10."
IF YOU HAVE TIME FOR TWO CALLS, CALL HOUSE AND SENATE GOP LEADERSHIP
If you can only make one call, please call the White House.
House and Senate GOP Leadership are under tremendous pressure from the White House to cave and gut the immigration provisions of H.R. 10. That is why it is so important that the House and Senate GOP Leadership hear from Americans who want them to keep the immigration provisions of H.R. 10 in the final bill. Your phone calls will help give them the support they need to stand firm and support the immigration provisions of H.R. 10.
WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU CALL THE LEADERSHIP
Your message can be as simple as:
"My name is ___________, and I am calling to urge Senator ______ (or Representative ______) to resist White House pressure to give up the immigration provisions of H.R. 10"
If given more time you might want to add: I hope Sen./Rep. ______ understands that: 1) immigration reform must be an integral part of any 9/11 response, as the 9/11 Commission clearly pointed out; and 2) the most important immigration provisions in the house bill -- secure ID documents for everyone, expedited removal of certain aliens who enter the country illegally, and the increase in Border Patrol and ICE agents -- come directly from the Commission's report.
BACKGROUND H.R. 10, the primary legislative response in the House of Representatives to the recommendations of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9-11 Commission), was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, October 8th. A Senate 9-11 response bill, S. 2845, which includes NO immigration provisions, was earlier passed by the Senate. The 9-11 Commission made several recommendations with regard to immigration that, in the Commission's opinion, would increase security and help prevent a future attack. Many of the Commission's immigration recommendations were included in H.R. 10 such as provisions to: prohibit driver's licenses to illegal aliens; expedite removal of illegal aliens; increase Border Patrol and ICE agents; and prevent Federal agencies from accepting or recognizing consular ID as valid proof of identity. Every one of the immigration provisions recommended by the 9-11 Commission would help reduce illegal immigration and improve homeland security. Together, they would make major strides toward reducing the current illegal alien population of some 8-11 million and toward preventing future illegal immigration. Now House and Senate Conferees will hammer out in Conference Committee a final bill based on H.R. 10 and S. 2845.
GOP HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERSHIP PHONE LIST