I 1st sent my senator an e-mail stating my opposition to the amnesty b.s. bill and got a letter asking for a donation to the republican party.
I again sent an e-mail and this is what i got:

Below is a response to the recent comments I received from you:

Dear Mr. Boucher:

Thank you for taking the time to contact me. I appreciate hearing from you regarding comprehensive immigration reform and would like to respond to your concerns.

As you may know, on June 7, 2007, the Senate was unable to reach an agreement on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S. 1348) and the Senate Majority Leader has set aside S. 1348, for the time being. Delaying comprehensive reform does a disservice to America. I remain committed to working together with my colleagues to produce a tough but fair and workable piece of legislation that President Bush can sign into law during this Congress.

To do this, we must secure the border first. The first section of S. 1348 mandates that border security and work site-enforcement benchmarks must be met before other elements of the legislation are implemented. This legislation will direct the Department of Homeland Security to complete construction of hundreds of miles of additional double layered fencing and create 200 miles of vehicle barriers on our border with Mexico. The department will hire and train 18,000 border patrol agents. In addition, this bill provides for surveillance technologies to enhance our ability to monitor the border, such as, 70 ground –based radar and camera towers on the southern border and 4 unmanned aerial vehicles. However, physically securing the border will not solve the entire problem. Employers will be required to verify the work eligibility of all employees using an employment eligibility verification system, while all workers will be required to present stronger and more verifiable identification documents. Tough new anti-fraud measures will be implemented and stiff penalties imposed on employers who break the law.

After the border has been certified secure by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the employment verification system is in place, the remaining provisions of the bill will go into effect. To address the labor shortage in industries with a demonstrated need such as, the Florida Citrus and Hospitality Industries, a guest worker program will be implemented. The purpose of this program is to relieve pressure on the border and provide a lawful way to meet the needs of our economy. The proposal creates a temporary worker program to fill jobs Americans are not doing. To ensure this program is truly temporary, workers will be limited to three two-year terms, with at least a year spent outside the United States between each term. A small percentage of temporary workers will be allowed to bring immediate family members only if they have the financial ability to support them and they are covered by health insurance.

Additionally, this legislation does away with a relative- based immigration system or “Chain Migration” and establishes a new merit-based system to select future immigrants based on the skills and attributes they will bring to the United States. Under the merit-based system, future immigrants applying for permanent residency in the U.S. will be assigned points for skills, education, and other attributes that further our national interest including: ability to speak English; level of schooling, including added points for training in science, math, and technology; employment in a specialty or high-demand field; employer endorsement; and certain family ties to the U.S. This merit- based system will enhance and ensure American competitiveness for the future and put American immigration policies in line with other industrialized nations.

It is my firm belief that addressing border security and cracking down on unscrupulous employers while doing nothing to address those already living here illegally would amount to de facto amnesty for those 12 million. Further, it is in the United States’ national security interest to learn the identity of these individuals. Illegal immigrants who come out of the shadows will be given probationary status. Once the border security and enforcement benchmarks are met, they must pass a background check, remain employed, maintain a clean criminal record, pay an initial fine, determined by the size of their household as well as a state impact fee, and receive a counterfeit-proof biometric card to apply for a work visa or “Z visa.” Some years later, these Z visa holders will be eligible to apply for limited permanent residency, but only after paying an additional $4,000 fine; completing accelerated English requirements and demonstrating knowledge of American civics; going to the back of the line while the current green card backlog clears; returning to their home country to file their application; and demonstrating merit under the merit-based system. It is important to note that a petitioner for or holder of a Z visa can be deported at any time if a disqualifying factor is identified during background checks, such factors include but are not limited to— a criminal conviction, gang affiliation or terrorist activity.

With my full support, this bill declares that English is the national language of the United States and calls on the United States Government to preserve and enhance it, as well as enacting accelerated English requirements for many immigrants.

Please know that I will keep your concerns in mind as the Senate debates S.1348. I am aware that Congress has failed to oversee the enforcement of immigration law in the past. I believe that S. 1348 provides the Executive Branch, American employers and people aspiring to work in America or become Americans with a clear and workable policy that is efficient and fair. This is an important national security, economic, and humanitarian challenge, and I know the American people are looking to Congress for action and oversight.

Again, thank you for sharing your views with me. If you have any additional comments, please contact me. For more information about issues and activities important to Florida, please sign up for my weekly newsletter at http://martinez.senate.gov.

Sincerely,

Mel Martinez
United States Senator
I will not give a penny to the g.o.p. as long as this turd is there.
Lifelong republican here.

Mel Martinez is a lieing puke and as long as he is at the head of the g.o.p. I will not support them.
This man is dirt.

He’s not Mexican. He came from Cuba with his family. They settled in New York, left for Mexico City when he was little and stayed there.

Interesting story. I’d like to know why a family would flee from Cuba, make it to the US and leave to live Mexico City, while everyone else is leaving Mexico to come here?

Could it be that the family was priveleged, or had some not so nice money making things going on?

This is not over yet. Bush refuses to give up this easily. It's his stubborn character. As I predicted he would try to resurrect it and call it something else. We have to keep our guard up. We need to keep the pressure up. We have no choice but to fight. The oligarchy wants cheap labor and a destruction of the middle class and the millionaire democrats want votes they can count on. A marriage made in HELL.

STAGE TWO is to go after the people who hire illegals. Start giving them fines and arresting them. Just catch ten or 100 of them on the nightly news. The magnet will dry up and most of the 12 million will go home by themselves.

As an addendum, we should anonymously call the IRS, people working "off the books" means taxes ain't being paid. Make anonymous fliers and hang them around the neighborhood, name names. It's time to embarrass these bustards, whether they give to the GOP or Rats, we don't need them.

CALL! CALL! CALL! CALL! AND KEEP CALLING TILL THE LINES FRY!

WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!

Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti illegal immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them. This is a bipartisan issue not a Conservative or Liberal issue BUT AN AMERICAN issue.

STOP AMNESTY NOW!! WE CAN DO IT!!

The best way to stop Shamnesty

bookmark!!!

But what an obviously Hispanic name, "Brent Wilkes."

It reminds one how White Leftists controlled the NAACP for its first half century.

Martinez' blabber contains nothing about the permanent temporary Z visa, which doesn't depend on so-called "border security" or "triggers," and the fact that from the minute the bill is signed, all illegals will be considered eligible for amnesty, until proven otherwise -- even those now under deportation order.

Truly deceitful, and disgraceful.

HereÂ’s a list of key Senate contacts for EVERYONE to email regarding immigration. Many offices are putting calls straight to voicemail and they can just trash faxes (and letters take weeks to get through due to security). LetÂ’s hit Hill staff where they are so codependent - their Blackberries. Send email directly to staff - not just the generic SenatorÂ’s mailbox. Contact their Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, and Press Secretary. Make your voice heard!!

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Chief of Staff tom_ingram@alexander.senate.gov

Legislative Director
david_morgenstern@alexander.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
scot_montrey@alexander.senate.gov
llee_pitts@alexander.senate.gov

Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Chief of Staff
sean_conway@allard.senate.gov

Legislative Director
charles_cogar@allard.senate.gov

Communications Director
laura_condeluci@allard.senate.gov

Press Secretary
steve_wymer@allard.senate.gov

Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT)
Chief of Staff
maryjane_collipriest@bennett.senate.gov

Legislative Director
mark_morrison@bennett.senate.gov

Press Secretary
emily_christensen@bennett.senate.gov

Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-MO)
Chief of Staff
brian_klippenstein@bond.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kara_smith@bond.senate.gov

Communications Director
shana_marchio@bond.senate.gov

Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Chief of Staff
glen_chambers@brownback.senate.gov

Domestic Policy Advisor
brian_robertson@brownback.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
john_rankin@brownback.senate.gov
brian_hart@brownback.senate.gov

Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Chief of Staff
blake_brickman@bunning.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kim_dean@bunning.senate.gov

Press Secretary
mike_reynard@bunning.senate.gov

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
Chief of Staff
alicia_peterson-clark@burr.senate.gov
alicia_peterson-petersonclark@burr.senate.gov

Legislative Director
natasha_hickman@burr.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
laura_caudell@burr.senate.gov
mark_williams@burr.senate.gov

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Chief of Staff
charlie_harmon@chambliss.senate.gov

Legislative Director – Monty Philpot
monty_philpot@chambliss.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
annelaurie_waters@chambliss.senate.gov
angie_lundberg@Chambliss.Senate.gov
Lindsay_mabry@chambliss.senate.gov

Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Chief of Staff
jenny_manley@cochran.senate.gov

Legislative Director
ta_hawks@cochran.senate.gov

Press Secretary
margaret_wicker@cochran.senate.gov
Margaret_mcphillips@cochran.senate.gov

Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Chief of Staff
jennifer_lowe@coleman.senate.gov

Deputy Chief of Staff
lucia_lebens@coleman.senate.gov

Legislative Director
lorianne_moss@coleman.senate.gov

Communications Director
tom_steward@coleman.senate.gov
tom_stewart@coleman.senate.gov

Press Secretary
leroy_coleman@coleman.senate.gov

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Chief of Staff
steve_abbott@collins.senate.gov

Deputy Chief of Staff
marybeth_carozza@collins.senate.gov

Legislative Director
jane_alonso@collins.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
elissa_davidson@collins.senate.gov
jen_burita@collins.senate.gov
Kevin_kelley@collins.senate.gov

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN)
Chief of Staff
todd_womack@corker.senate.gov

Legislative Director
paul_palagyi@corker.senate.gov

Press Secretary
laura_lefler@corker.senate.gov

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Chief of Staff
peter_olson@cornyn.senate.gov

Legislative Director
russ_thomasson@cornyn.senate.gov

Counsel
chip_roy@judiciary.senate.gov
matthew_johnson@judiciary.senate.gov
ramona_mcgee@judiciary.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
brian_walsh@cornyn.senate.gov
don_stewart@cornyn.senate.gov
john_drogin@cornyn.senate

Senator Larry Craig (R-ID)
Chief of Staff
mike_ware@craig.senate.gov

Legislative Director
brooke_roberts@craig.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
travis_jones@craig.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
dan_whiting@craig.senate.gov

Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID)
Chief of Staff
peter_fischer@crapo.senate.gov
pete_fischer@crapo.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kenneth_flanz@crapo.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
staci_lancaster@crapo.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
susan_wheeler@crapo.senate.gov

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Chief of Staff
bret_bernhardt@demint.senate.gov

Legislative Director
matt_hoskins@demint.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
wesley_denton@demint.senate.gov

Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
Chief of Staff
greg_gross@dole.senate.gov

Legislative Director
al_garesche@dole.senate.gov

General Counsel
ryan_meyers@dole.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
katie_norman@dole.senate.gov

Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Chief of Staff
steve_bell@domenici.senate.gov

Legislative Director
edward_hild@domenici.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
chris_gallegos@domenici.senate.gov

Immigration LA
tara_shaw@domenici.senate.gov

Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
Chief of Staff
john_lopez@ensign.senate.gov

Legislative Director
pam_thiessen@ensign.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
tory_mazzola@ensign.senate.gov
jack_finn@ensign.senate.gov
don_tatro@ensign.senate.gov

Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Chief of Staff
flip_mcconnaughey@enzi.senate.gov

Legislative Director
randi_reid@enzi.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
coy_knobel@enzi.senate.gov
elly_pickett@enzi.senate.gov

Immigration LA
wendy_gnehm@enzi.senate.gov

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Chief of Staff
richard_perry@lgraham.senate.gov

Legislative Director
Jennifer_olson@lgraham.senate.gov
jen_olson@lgraham.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
wes_hickman@lgraham.senate.gov
kevin_bishop@lgraham.senate.gov

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Chief of Staff
david_young@grassley.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kolan_davis@grassley.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
jill_kozney@grassley.senate.gov
beth_pellett_levine@grassley.senate.gov

Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Chief of Staff
joel_maiola@gregg.senate.gov

Legislative Director
nancy_perkins@gregg.senate.gov

General Counsel
christopher_gahan@gregg.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
erin_rath@gregg.senate.gov

Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Chief of Staff
louann_linehan@hagel.senate.gov

Legislative Director
paul_kong@hagel.senate.gov

General Counsel
steve_taylor@hagel.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
mike_buttry@hagel.senate.gov
Jordan_stark@hagel.senate.gov

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Chief of Staff
patricia_knight@hatch.senate.gov

Legislative Director
jace_johnson@hatch.senate.gov

Deputy LD
chris_campbell@hatch.senate.gov

Counsel
bill_castle@hatch.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
peter_carr@hatch.senate.gov

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Chief of Staff
marc_short@hutchison.senate.gov

Legislative Director
matthew_acock@hutchison.senate.gov
james_christoferson@hutchison.senate.gov
Press Secretary/Communications Director
jamie_loftus@hutchison.senate.gov
geoff_embler@hutchison.senate.gov

General Counsel
beto_cardenas@hutchison.senate.gov

Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)
Chief of Staff
glenn_powell@inhofe.senate.gov

Legislative Director
aloysius_hogan@inhofe.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
ryan_thompson@inhofe.senate.gov

Immigration LA
john_bonsell@inhofe.senate.gov

Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Chief of Staff
heath_garrett@isakson.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
glee_smith@isakson.senate.gov

Senior LA
michael_quiello@isakson.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor/Communications Director
joan_kirchner@isakson.senate.gov

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Chief of Staff
tim_glazewski@kyl.senate.gov

Legislative Director
elizabeth_maier@kyl.senate.gov

Chief Counsel
stephen_higgins@judiciary.senate.gov

Judiciary Counsel
joe_matal@judiciary.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
lucy_murfitt@kyl.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
andrew_wilder@kyl.senate.gov

Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)
Chief of Staff
bret_boyles@lott.senate.gov

Legislative Director
jim_sartucci@lott.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
susan_irby@lott.senate.gov
nick_simpson@lott.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
hugh_gamble@lott.senate.gov

National Security Advisor
mitch_waldman@lott.senate.gov

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Chief of Staff
marty_morris@lugar.senate.gov

Legislative Director
chris_geeslin@lugar.senate.gov

Deputy LD
joe_oÂ’donnell@lugar.senate.gov

Senior LA
shellie_bressler@lugar.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
andy_fisher@lugar.senate.gov

Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Chief of Staff
john_little@martinez.senate.gov

Legislative Director
michael_zehr@martinez.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
ken_lundberg@martinez.senate.gov

Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Chief of Staff
vacant

Legislative Director
ann_begeman@mccain.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
eileen_mcmenamin@mccain.senate.gov
andrea_jones@mccain.senate.gov

Counsel
lee_dunn@mccain.senate.gov

Senior LA
chris_paul@mccain.senate.gov

Judiciary LA
joe_donoghue@mccain.senate.gov

Foreign Affairs LA
richard_fontaine@mccain.senate.gov

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Chief of Staff
billy_piper@mcconnell.senate.gov

Legislative Director
scott_raab@mcconnell.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
robert_steurer@mcconnell.senate.gov
julie_adams@mcconnell.senate.gov

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Chief of Staff
donna_murray@murkowski.senate.gov

Legislative Director
isaac_edwards@murkowski.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
danielle_holland@murkowski.senate.gov
kristin_pugh@murkowski.senate.gov

Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Chief of Staff
jackie_cottrell@roberts.senate.gov

Legislative Director
mike_seyfert@roberts.senate.gov

Deputy LD
jennifer_swenson@roberts.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
sarah_little@roberts.senate.gov
molly_mueller@roberts.senate.gov

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Chief of Staff
rick_dearborn@sessions.senate.gov

Legislative Director
alan_hanson@sessions.senate.gov

Chief Counsel
cindy_hayden@sessions.senate.gov

Deputy Counsel
charles_campbell@sessions.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
michael_brumas@sessions.senate.gov
emily_mathis@sessions.senate.gov

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Chief of Staff
vacant

Legislative Director
laura_friedel@shelby.senate.gov

Office Manager
anne_caldwell@shelby.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
katie_boyd@shelby.senate.gov

Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Chief of Staff
john_easton@gsmith.senate.gov

Legislative Director
rob_epplin@gsmith.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
rc_hammond@gsmith.senate.gov

Other Key Aides
beth_stewart@gsmith.senate.gov
dan_knezevic@gsmith.senate.gov
lori_prater@gsmith.senate.gov

Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Chief of Staff
john_richter@snowe.senate.gov

Legislative Director
ray_krncevic@snowe.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
jake_ward@snowe.senate.gov
david_snepp@snowe.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
ginny_worrest@snowe.senate.gov

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Chief of Staff
scott_hoeflich@specter.senate.gov

Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director
thomas_dower@specter.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
seema_singh@specter.senate.gov
seema_singh@judiciary.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
vacant

Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Chief of Staff
george_lowe@stevens.senate.gov
Legislative Director
karina_waller@stevens.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
aaron_saunders@stevens.senate.gov
courtney_boone@stevens.senate.gov
steven_wackowski@stevens.senate.gov

Senator John Sununu (R-NH)
Chief of Staff
paul_collins@sununu.senate.gov

Legislative Director
mike_oÂ’rielly@sununu.senate.gov
michael_oÂ’reilly@sununu.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
barbara_riley@sununu.senate.gov

Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY)
seat is currently vacant due to Senator Thomas’ death.

Senator John Thune (R-SD)
Chief of Staff
m_zabel@thune.senate.gov
matthew_zabel@thune.senate.gov

Legislative Director
david_schwietert@thune.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
kyle_downey@thune.senate.gov
jessica_ferguson@thune.senate.gov

Senator David Vitter (R-LA)
Chief of Staff
kyle_ruckert@vitter.senate.gov

Legislative Director
tonya_newman@vitter.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
wendy_fleming@vitter.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
joel_digrado@vitter.senate.gov
mac_abrams@vitter.senate.gov

Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)
Chief of Staff
phil_park@voinovich.senate.gov

Counsel
george_callas@voinovich.senate.gov
doug_dziak@voinovich.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
chris_paulitz@voinovich.senate.gov

Senator John Warner (R-VA)
Chief of Staff
ann_loomis@warner.senate.gov

Legislative Director
chris_yianilos@warner.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
angela_stewart@warner.senate.gov

Senior LA
conrad_schatte@warner.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
john_ullyot@warner.senate.gov

I know it’s too much to ask for a real conservative to head the RNC but you’d think he could at least try to conceal his Marxist sympathathies.

At best, he's admitting out loud that Latinos in general aren’t Republicans because Republicans oppose communism.

I am Hispanic, and believe me, these people coming over here just want benefits and if the dems are “dishing it out”, they’ll vote for the demoncrats.

Done. Thanks for the grest list. Some of them came back. either they are preventing email or their boxes are full. Or they are only accepting email from private lists...

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"VOTE RINO!

We'll put a sugar coating on the 'rat cyanide pill!"

dont you guys see how youre ripping your party apart on this issue? youll ne’er win another election again. its funny to me, but i guess ONLY me, what is it nixon sed aboot conservitives & cannibals?

"Mel Martinez Condemns U.S In Latin America"

Well, that's just great.
Traitors are popping out all over.

You know I love that graphic.
Maybe you should include Flashing Mel? ;o)

Very good montage of pictures!

We’re not doing the ripping, OK. It’s the greedy Quisling RINO traitor whores who are doing the ripping.

The case of one woman who has said no has now become a cause celebre in Nicaragua. Exactly a year ago, Zoilamerica Narvaez accused her stepfather of systematic sexual abuse. She is now 33. The abuse, she said, began when she was 11. The allegations would have been shocking under any circumstances. But the fact that Zoilamerica Narvaez's stepfather is Daniel Ortega, the former president and Sandinista revolutionary hero, made it into a national scandal.
Zoilamerica's case was front page news again in Managua on the first anniversary of the day she made them public. I met her in the thinktank where she now works and she talked of the pain and difficulties of the past year. Perhaps the most painful thing, she said, was the fact that her own mother had denounced her. But despite that, she had no regrets about what she had done. "I had to do it, because I had to get him to stop. He was still abusing me by telephone," she told me.

Zoilamerica Narvaez's claims of abuse by Ortega rocked the nation

So, let me get this straight: Out-Of-My-Mind Mel deplores Yankee interference in the father's right to serially rape his daughter from age eleven, provided daddy is a commie adored by Kerry and Harkin.

2008 is going to be a disaster.

We may need to start building a new party for 2012...

Good post. Give Mel an exploding cigar.

Why am I not surprised about that sleazoid Ortega?