Martinez FLIP FLOP

http://www.melforsenate.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.Detail&Issue_id=36&IssueCategory_id=1 ^

[yuleeyahoo]

Meeting the immigration challenges of the 21st century

We are nation of immigrants. The hard work and contributions of millions of legal immigrants are an important part of our America’s history. Our immigration policy, however, must first and foremost ensure the security of our great nation and its citizens. Especially during these treacherous times, our focus must be on preventing those who would harm us from entering our country and in providing the resources our border agents need in order to accomplish this. I oppose amnesty for illegal aliens. I support a plan that matches workers with needy employers without providing a path to citizenship. Immigration to this country must always be done through legal means.

[yuleeyahoo]

I found this website in April 2006. I called Martinez's office and asked for explaination as to why the Senator had broken his campaign promise. I looked for it again and the webpage was "down for maintenance." Thank goodness for cache!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Good call!

[Waverunner]

I’ve emailed Senator martinez several times asking why if we’re amnesty’ing all those who walk from mexico, how come we still have the wetfoot dryfoot policy for Cuban’s fleeing communist dictatorship. - response printed below

As you can see he ignores his constituents. I’ve sent emails to the State Republican Party saying no more contributions, precinct walking, sign posting, or voting for them if this passes - I’m interested to see if they respond.

[jveritas]

That is exactly the plan that I have been advocating on FR. Strong control of the borders and temporary working visas for the illegal immigrant already here with no path to citizenship.

[dirtboy]

I oppose amnesty for illegal aliens.

Martinez will simply bleat that the bill isn't amnesty. Like Bush and other pubbie sellouts.

[laweeks]

This is NOT a nation of immigrants. My parents and their parents were born here. I’m so sick and tired of that pat phrase to justify the destruction of our nation. There are immigrants and native-born people. I’m native-born (you might say I’m a native-American at the risk of being P In-C)

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

That’s exactly right! There haven’t been any immigrants in my family since the 1600s!

[yuleeyahoo]

I am with you. I tried to call the good senator today. I got voicemail and it was full. Everytime I call him on a hot topic, I get the same thing...full voicemail.

On the other hand, I called Bill Nelson and the staffer was very patient with me as I disagreed with him. The staffer said that Nelson is leaning towards a yes.

[Gideon Reader]

They wont. they do not even accept my calls at the state and local level. they are happy to keep their eyes and ears shut and hope. It is a forlorn hope.
No grassroots work. No money. No nada. I’ll keep my “R” registration in order to vote in Florida primaries.(Indies cannot)but I will ONLY support the person and the idea, NOT a party.

[beltfed308]

Thanks! I e-mailed the senator yesterday asking that the rule of law be respected and enforced in regards to the immigration issue. Great find!

[tiredoflaundry]

His latest press release.
http://martinez.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.View&ContentRecord_id=5266&CFID=21450541&CFTOKEN=22526707

[Dante3]

Ditto.

[VeniVidiVici]

I’ll keep my “R” registration in order to vote in Florida primaries.(Indies cannot)but I will ONLY support the person and the idea, NOT a party.

I was goint to do this exact same thing but decided not to because of the primaries.

[yuleeyahoo]

I read that. I considered doing a point by point rebuttal but I don’t believe that he will listen. His DC office was not even taking calls. I tried for over two hours this morning. I called the RNC at 202.863.8500 and chose the Chairman’s option. Spoke to a very pleasant woman. Funny, and maybe it is coincident but now I can get ahold of the DC office!!!

Rush is all over this topic right now.

[AuntB]

This is NOT a nation of immigrants.

Correct. If 15% of the nation is immigrants, what do they consider the other 85%? Other than ignored, that is.

[yuleeyahoo]

I hear the despair. It is deafening. I understand where you are coming from.

I have some ideas. Call the State Party chairman. Call the RNC (202.863.8500). Call the local offices. Call the DC offices ( I found a toll free number - 866-220-0044. Don’t forget to call both Senators.

Email. Can’t email servers crash?

Rush had a congressional staffer on the phone and he said that they are getting massive number of calls. He said that individuals calling has an impact.

[Gideon Reader]

With the greatest respect.
All of those e-mails, faxes and telephone calls mean exactly diddly-squat with the RNC, and state level party apparatchiks. The very fact that they are responding with “sincerity and concern” at this late date shows that they have been ignoring both direct concerns and the Jungle Drums for a number of years. The issues and the complaints of the constituencies are not new. They ALL have been heard before by those Republican polititurds at every level of authority. And they have been largely ignored or diminished in importance. Half hearted protestations of shocked innocence and weak as water responses or joining in solidarity on the issues usually ignored, is a callow and immature ploy for continued funding in the name of political survival.

[tutstar]

We need some help folks!

Freepers are posting on the Florida board to call Martinez’ office about the immigration issue.

I have not kept up with the issue:

What did he vote and what shall we do?

TY

[tutstar]

Martinez & Barack HUSSEIN Obama

Martinez Attacks Immigrant Restrictions, 10/14/2005

CHAMBLEE, Ga. -- Florida Sen. Mel Martinez, the first Cuban-American elected to the U.S. Senate, said Friday he was teaming up with the only black member of the chamber to introduce an immigration enforcement bill.

Martinez, a Republican, said he expected to announce the details of the bill later this month with Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.

"Immigration is something that we got to get fixed," Martinez told a crowd of Georgia's Hispanic government and business leaders in the northern Atlanta suburb.

"First and foremost, we've got to do border enforcement," he said. "Then we got to have a worker program. There are people that are here that this economy absolutely needs — there's nothing wrong with that."

[MinuteGal]

Sen. Mel Martinez is one of Bush's point men on getting this immigration bill crammed down the throats of the public (all the while they're doing their damnest to cut the conservative base loose from the Republican Party).

Martinez is also the RINO chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Please read the various threads to bring yourself up to speed on this issue. We're all busy doing our various FReeper things to intercept the passage of this legislation. Each of us has to do our own research on the threads if we're not informed or don't know what to do at this critical time.

Start by contacting your representatives in the Senate and House. Then keep your eyes peeled each day for notices of further activism.

Report back on what you're doing for the cause, hut, hut!

LOL!

Leni