Posted on 05/25/2007 8:04:24 PM PDT by Snerdley
If you are having trouble getting through the Capitol switchboard to express your opinion about the Bush-Kennedy shamnesty, there's a special hotline number you might like to try.
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number) 1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Freepers picked up on it this morning. Bryan Preston dialed it earlier today and captured audio of the hotline. He reports:
The hotline is paid for by something called the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and it’s being blasted to pro-open borders groups all over the country. The hotline gives its callers access to their senators that average Joes don’t have.
Here's what the "Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" is directing its pro-illegal alien activists to do:
Call between 9:00am and 5:00pm Eastern time to have a better chance of connecting with the Senate offices.
When you call, you will hear a recording
1) The system will scan your phone number (or ask you to enter it) to verify your Senators.
2) The system will ask which Senator you would like to be connected to.
3) Before connecting, you will hear a brief message about immigration reform to deliver.
4) After the message, you will be connected to your Senator.
5) After you are done, be sure to call again and connect to your other Senator's office.
Now, you can use it, too:
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number) 1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Operators are standing by...
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Who is the "Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform?" An umbrella group for every major pro-open borders outfit--many of which receive generous taxpayer subsidies. From a March 2007 press release:
A coalition of local immigrant advocates, national policy groups, labor unions, faith-based groups, and ethnic organizations have come together under the umbrella of the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR) to mount an unprecedented nationwide campaign to support passage of workable comprehensive immigration reform legislation in Congress this year.
"This campaign is unprecedented in the pro-immigration community," said Cecilia Munoz, Senior Vice President of the National Council of La Raza. "Never before have we brought together under one banner such a formidable political coalition to fight for passage of comprehensive immigration reform. We now have the money, the people and the political will to punch this vital issue over the goal line in Congress and make America a better place to live and work."
The campaign already has approximately $4 million on hand, and is expanding its war chest for what many believe will be a defining legislative debate in Congress this year. The campaign is anchored in the work of leading local and national groups committed to comprehensive immigration reform that will work and that will pass. It will feature a strong central staff headquartered in Washington, DC supported by a bi-partisan team of lobbyists, communications specialists and a field operation in 30 key states.
CCIR launched its effort over the weekend in Washington by bringing together field organizers from 29 states to hammer out strategy and refine legislative targets. In addition, the campaign�s Strategy Council met to consider legislative strategy and policy priorities. The members of the Strategy Council are:
ACORN, Asian American Justice Center, Center for American Progress, Center for Community Change, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Denver Area Labor Federation, El Centro, Inc., El Pueblo, Hate Free Zone, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, LA County Federation of Labor, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, LULAC, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, MALDEF, NAACP, NAKASEC, NALACC, National Capital Immigrant Coalition, National Council of La Raza, National Immigration Forum, National Immigration Law Center, Nebraska Appleseed, New York Immigration Coalition, PCUN/CAUSA, SEIU, SEIU 32BJ, SEIU Florida Healthcare Union, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, UNITE HERE, UNITE HERE Local 226 Las Vegas, UNITE HERE New Jersey State Council, United Farm Workers, United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society.
The CCIR Board is comprised of Munoz, (Chair); Frank Sharry, National Immigration Forum; Deepak Bhargava, Center for Community Change; Chung Wha Hong, New York Immigration Coalition; Eliseo Medina, SEIU; and Tom Snyder, UNITE HERE.
Where did that $4 million come from? From something called "The Atlantic Philanthropies:"
Atlantic has made three grants to date in support of this effort: a planning grant in the amount of $100,000, and two core support grants, one in 2004 which was renewed in 2005, totaling $7m.The initial planning grant enabled these twelve advocate groups – from labor, community development, ethnic identified groups, national immigration advocacy, and regional immigration coalitions – to come together at a common table and set a coordinated agenda and strategy.The two core support grants enacted this strategy – through advocacy, lobbying, communications, message and media development, grassroots mobilization and education efforts. To widen the reach and coordination of this “inside/outside” strategy, a sister 501(c)(3) coalition, The New American Opportunity Campaign, was created by the CCIR. Grant Data
* Project: Immigrant Rights * Programme: Reconciliation & Human Rights * Region Served: United States * Grantee: Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform * Amount Awarded: $4,000,000 * Year Awarded: 2005 * Duration: 24 Months (31 Aug 2005 to 29 Aug 2007)
And yes, this philanthropic group has ties to open-borders billionaire George Soros:
Gara LaMarche is President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies. He joined Atlantic in April 2007 to lead the organisation through its final chapter as the foundation disburses its remaining $4 billion endowment and completes active grantmaking by 2016.
Before joining Atlantic, LaMarche served as Vice President and Director of U.S. Programs for the Open Society Institute (OSI), a foundation established by philanthropist George Soros. LaMarche joined OSI in 1996 to launch its U.S. Programs, which focuses on challenges to social justice and democracy.
“Are we sure that calls through that number aren’t automatically being counted as “pro”?”
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
All they would have to say is “we got this number calls” and not explain that most of the calls did not agree with them?
Good point....
“The number originally uncovered on FR was SPANISH ONLY!, Malkin found the english number. This is being paid for by PRO-AMNESTY groups funded by soros, which is why they have a spanish only number.”
But remember Snerdley, they dont want to learn English...
(Actually this could be taken as RACIST...Only Spanish? as in only Mexican illegal aliens? We would be called RACIST...)
:)
I tried KBH - won’t take messages.
Heard a few minutes of Michael Medved on the radio last night and it appears he is all for the amnesty bill. I’ll have to check his web site to be sure.
WHY?
don’t be so down. This is why we need to get Fred Thompson in the WH.
Ping.
To know where he thinks he is coming from, and to know if I heard right.
The presence of a former Soros employee - even as CEO - doesn't mean that Soros is funding this activity or the pro-illegal "advocate" alliancIt's not the only connection. ACORN was also a Soros backed crime group that was trying to steal elections by padding voter roles with fake registrations to send in via fraudulent absentee votes.
besides, Soros IS mentioned in the article, and his name draws the IRE of conservatives all over the place, so it helps publicize this. For that reason alone I'll continue to make the connection. I may not have satisfied SOME people of the connection, but I have little benifit-of-the-doubt left for that scumbag.
BUMP
Exactly my point. It's like screaming "Haliburton, Big Oil, Carlyle Group" over at Daily Kos or at DU.
OK, I can see that you're intent on doing this despite the complete absence of any documented linkage between the "Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" and The Atlantic Philanthropies (which entirely funded CCIR if you read the background material) and Soros. Soros has zero financial connection with this group, unless you can prove otherwise with facts.
My point is only that you should stick with the facts. If you can't do so you should put a disclaimer on your posts.
LOL! Called the Spanish number and got directed to Senator Patsy Murray’s number — and her voicemail inbox is full.
No they aren't, it's all automated.
Maria CantDoWell's voicemail inbox is also full.
Plus, I wanted to bump the thread.
5.56mm
bttt
Operators are standing by... No they aren't, it's all automated. Maria CantDoWell's voicemail inbox is also full.duh, it's a holiday weekend. On work days, you usually get a liver staffer. I did a dozen times.
I've been meaning to ask you, is your first name Bo or Beau?It's a pseudoname, so no.
I know Bush is repaying his big business donors.
I know Democrats see total control of the trifecta in D.C.
What I don't know is how anyone we've elected can accept that the next terror attack on CONUS will be on their hands.
Oh, it's that "soul" thing. . . .
kewl new thread, bttt and a ping on my way out.
The House needs to investigate how non-constituents can have constituent rights while real Americans cannot get through on the regular phone lines. Staff are answering calls from illegals and from American citizens.
They don't know where people are calling from! That's what Mel Martinez' office said. MM asks for zip codes but most Senators do not ask for zip codes. (but, zip codes can be faked over the phone if they are requested by the Senate staff).
This is a TOLL FREE INVASION.
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