Posted on 06/24/2006 8:30:15 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana
WASHINGTON, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- You Don't Speak for Me!, a national coalition of American Hispanics, congratulated the decision of leadership of the House of Representatives to hold field hearings around the country about the pending immigration legislation. In a political atmosphere in which the opinions of ordinary American citizens often take a backseat to the desires of special interests, Speaker Dennis Hastert's decision to delay a conference committee on immigration until legislators have had a chance to "hear from the American people," is a refreshing change. The House, last December, passed a bill that focuses exclusively on enforcing America's long neglected immigration laws -- an approach favored by the overwhelming majority of the American public. The Senate, with the backing of the Bush Administration, took a vastly different approach last month when it approved a bill that would effectively grant amnesty to more than 10 million illegal aliens and create large new flows of guest workers who would ultimately remain permanently in the U.S. as well.
"As American Hispanics, we came together to form an organization because our views were so often misrepresented by politicians and special interests that have been promoting amnesty for illegal aliens and what amounts to open borders," commented Retired Colonel Al Rodriguez, chairman of You Don't Speak for Me!. "The same can be said for much of the rest of the American population. We hear the president and the political pundits claim popular support for policies that would reward millions of illegal aliens with amnesty, even though no one has ever given them the opportunity to have their voices heard.
"Americans of all racial and ethnic backgrounds know what they want and are quite capable of speaking for themselves, and we commend the House leadership for making sure that they get the chance," said Rodriguez.
The decision to hold field hearings on immigration around the country will give lawmakers a chance to hear directly from citizens about the impact that mass illegal immigration has on their daily lives. It is also a reflection of the volume of phone calls, emails and other communications members of Congress have been receiving from constituents back home.
"As American Hispanic citizens, we hope to join with other Americans in letting members of Congress know that the failure to control our immigration policies is wreaking havoc on our jobs and our communities," continued Rodriguez. "The American people stand firmly behind the House approach of regaining control of our immigration policies, and reject an amnesty that would reward people who broke our laws and phony guest worker programs that will undermine hard-working Americans. As members of Congress travel around the country to listen to the voices of the people, Americans will finally have a chance to speak for themselves."
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Bump
Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus
How it is leading us away from representative government to an illusion of citizen participation
Somebody is going to get burned, and it will probably be the Citizens.
This "Town Hall" diversion is a ruse so that a compromise---which will include amnesty provisions---bill can be foisted upon us. By doing it this way, congresscritters can avoid re-election liabilities.
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