Turn up the anti-amnesty pressure on Friday

NumbersUSA E-mail ^ | May 17, 2007 | Roy Beck

[AmericaOne]

	From:   Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA
	Date:   Thursday 17MAY07     4:30 p.m. EDT

Senate offices overwhelmed by your calls ... Some more things to do before Monday vote

"This morning I called Sen. Kyl's office both in Washigton, DC, and in Phoenix. In both cases a recording said, "Sen. Kyl's mailbox is full." I also called Sen. McCain's office in Washington, and received the same response. It's no wonder that senators say they are NOT receiving phone calls from their constituents. What can we do? I'd like to go to congress and knock on their door, but I know that will not work either. What a convenient escape mechanism our legislators have crafted!"
----------M. Horton

FRIENDS, IT'S TIME TO KNOCK ON SOME DOORS!

Actually, M. Horton, knocking on some Senate doors can work. And all the phone calling and faxing is helping, too. Every thing adds up. Thanks to all of you who have absolutely swamped Senate offices today. We cannot let up -- we must increase the pressure.

Whether we kill this bill in the Senate (a remote possibility) or the House (50-50 chance) depends in part on how hard we fight over these next few days. It will be much easier to win in the House, for example, if we can get at least a third of the Senate voting against this -- and especially if the majority of Republicans (25) vote NO.

Please read this email carefully and decide whether you can do more work Friday and through Monday.

Most of your Senators will be home in your state tonight through Monday afternoon. They need to encounter resistance to this amnesty at every turn. If you live near one of the offices of your state's Senators, please consider going to it tomorrow (see below).

And keep phoning.

In the Senate offices of some of the largest states, you all have shut down the phone lines so that staffers aren't able to communicate with anybody because of their decision to turn off their phones to avoid hearing from you.

But all phones will be back up by tomorrow! if not later today.

"We need to let everyone know just how very, very easy it is to call their Senators and Congressmen/women. You don't even have to leave your name unless you really want to. The main thing is to call and state how you feel. They aren't going to bite you or send the FBI after you. I think that most people are just scared to call."
----------Keith McCloud

"I called my two Senators this morning requesting they reject amnesty, guest worker programme and please - enforce our laws. I was thanked for message and all they asked for was my zip code.
---------SAJ

PHONE THE LOCAL OFFICES, TOO -- and also your U.S. Rep.


You can get all the phone numbers for all members of Congress at:

www.numbersusa.com/congressinfo/

You will want to express your outrage about this bill and encourage a NO vote from your two Senators.

But you will also want to call the office of your U.S. Representative to put him/her on notice that you expect a NO vote when this comes to the House.

GO TO THE SENATORS' OFFICES
If you live within an hour of one of your Senators' offices, please consider going there tomorrow.

We asked for this a year ago. Some of you arrived and were the only one there and made your mark that way. Others arrived to find many other citizens there for the same reason. I would advise you to take print-outs of our Immigration Grade Cards and even a hand-made sign of "NO Amnesty"! so you can identify each other.

1. I would advise that you call ahead to make sure the office is open.

2. Give your name and ask for an appointment with a staff member. If they won't give you an appointment, then just say that you will drop by anyway.

3. Find somebody else to go with you if possible.

4. When you go, take a print-out of a couple of things so you can arrive saying you want to leave something.

It is possible that you will be the only one there, in which case you will make your mark by showing them a face of a real live American citizen who is heart-sick over what is happening in the Senate. You do not need to be polished.

Take the information we have already given you and any we give you between now and then. Rely on that and just state your case to the staff (or the Senator if you get lucky).

I hope that stopping this disaster for our country will be important enough that there will be dozens of you at each of the offices tomorrow. All day.

GET TALK RADIO ON THIS
Most of you have a Talk Radio show in your area that rails against the insanity of illegal immigration.

Do all you can to focus all these shows tomorrow on turning people out to go to the Senators' offices (or signing up with NumbersUSA to send a fax if they don't live close enough to an office.)

You need to provide the office addresses to the shows.

Be sure to phone the offices to make sure they are open tomorrow.

But also make sure that these talk shows have your kind of voice calling in during the day.

This bill is an absolute outrage. Are we going to give away our country without indicating how outrageous it is to do so?

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO DID SOMETHING TODAY AND FOR ALL THAT YOU WILL DO TOMORROW,

[AmericaOne]

I am posting this here for anyone who is interested.

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[Humidston]

Phone once. Then hit the streets with our pitchforks. THAT might get their attention.

*Might*

[IslandJeff]

This reminds me, a little, of what the Clinton Press Sec used to do: only release anything controversial or offensive on a Friday, letting the news cycle kill the story.

Cynical beyond belief, and our Senate just did it again today.

My Sens and Congressman are all leftists, so calling them won’t do much good. I’m working online with the GOP Presidential campaigns. Whoever gets out front of this first is going to see a big spike.

[new yorker 77]

Unless you invent a time machine and go back to 2006 and convince conservatives to not stay home, amnesty is reality.

I never understood how teaching the GOP a lesson in 2006 on the illegal immigration issue would mean staying home, allowing Democrats to control the House thus creating the condition for amnesty to become reality.

The time to vote came and passed and the stupid punished the wrong Republicans.

Enjoy amnesty.

[CremeSaver]

I called both Senators, Martinez (R) and Nelson (D) and my House Rep. Brown-Waite (R). Representative Brown-Waite was the only one to answer the phone, and she is very opposed to this Senate Bill.

Even if your Senator and Rep. opposes this Bill call them and support their opposition.

[Squat]

What the “F” can we do. OUTSIDE a complete assault on Congress what should we do? We need a MARTAR! It’s a very sickening day in ‘merica.

[Yorlik803]

I live in PA.....I would call, But Spector is too busy studying Scottish Law Books and Casey isnt allowed to talk on the phone without an adult in the room...

[Cacique]

btt

STOP AMNESTY NOW!! WE CAN DO IT!!

[jgilbert63]

Emails to my TX senators and rep. Also tried to email McConnell’s office...His server must be buckling under the weight of emails coming in. It took over an hour to get the server to accept the email.

[IslandJeff]

That’s a terrific thread, starting with your personal story. I’m pinging another irate immigrant. I think Naturalized/Resident Aliens en masse could tip some scales.

Of course, I’m a cynical optimist.

[Obie Wan]

I’m rooting for you guys, make those calls.Ted Kennedy and John Kerry are my Senators so I’m saving my quarter !!!

[CindyDawg]

Well then, call someone else’s :’)

[CremeSaver]

LOL!

Specter and Casey, Huh? They are almost as bad as mine. I hope your Rep. is someone with a modicum of sense? P.S. Doesn't the guy above look like John Edwards? It's the hair, don't you think.

[Shermy]

“I live in PA.....I would call, But Spector is too busy studying Scottish Law Books and Casey isnt allowed to talk on the phone without an adult in the room...”

Spector’s comment about this not being an amnesty was as fraudulent as Bush’s.

At least McCain calls it an amnesty - or has in the past, “earned amnesty.”

[Obie Wan]

Ha,ha,ok but they usually like to hear from people who can actually vote for them !!!

[lone star annie]

If you remember right before the election, all we heard about was Abramhoff and Mark Foley. The illegal alien stuff was really not on the radar.

[lone star annie]

If you remember right before the election, all we heard about was Abramhoff and Mark Foley. The illegal alien stuff was really not on the radar.

[lone star annie]

If you remember right before the election, all we heard about was Abramhoff and Mark Foley. The illegal alien stuff was really not on the radar.

[Shazolene]

ALSO - in ADDITION to NumbersUSA fax - do this:
CALL THE SENATE FRIDAY - burn up the lines.
Your Senators - even if they are Dims!
Plus Republican leaders - Mitch McConnell, Jon Kyl, Jeff Sessions, John Cornyn - all of whom have been against illegal immigration in the past, and are leading efforts now - let them know you want them to hold firm.

And don’t forget McCain - give him an earful.

TOLL FREE: 1-888-534-6226

DO IT! IT’S OUR LAST CHANCE!
(if indeed we have one anymore...)

[Ikemeister]

I’m burning up the phone lines and the fax lines and the e-mail and anything else I can do. While you’re at it, spread the word by e-mail to everyone that you can.