Posted on 06/15/2007 1:54:59 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
INHOFE ANNOUNCES ONLINE PETITION FOR AMERICANS TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY AND NO-AMNESTY IMMIGRATION REFORM
(JUNE 15, 2007) - U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) today announced “Secure Borders Now” (www.SecureBordersNow.com), a new website for Americans to urge the Senate to consider immigration reform that focuses on enforcing existing border security laws and opposition to amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants.
“Unfortunately it appears many in the Senate remain deaf to the voices of the American people, as yet another backroom deal has emerged designed to revive the fatally flawed immigration bill and its immediate path to amnesty. The ‘Secure Borders Now’ petition gives Americans an opportunity to voice their opposition. I hope my constituents and citizens from all across our country will take action, sign the petition and show how many Americans are strongly opposed to this bill.”
“Despite the promise of increased funding for border security and additional votes on a handful of amendments, the proposed legislation will continue to shortcut the current naturalization process and grant amnesty to 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants currently in our country. That is a trade off that I simply cannot support.
“The first step in any significant immigration legislation must be securing our borders and enforcing existing laws. It is unconscionable to make border security conditional on the guarantee of amnesty. Even with the promise of additional funding for border security, the Senate bill focuses far too much on controversial and irresponsible programs such as the ‘Z-visa’ (which I voted to eliminate), and far too little on ensuring that our borders are no longer porous.
“I have stated from the outset of this immigration debate that I will vehemently oppose any legislation that guarantees amnesty for illegal immigrants, unfairly burdens taxpayers or fails to secure our borders.
“It is time that we deal with real immigration reform beginning with border security. This is the best way to restore trust with the American people and facilitate future improvement of our immigration policy.”
On Tuesday, Senator Inhofe joined eight Senators in writing a letter to President Bush urging him to fulfill the border security provisions listed in the Senate immigration bill whether the legislation passes or not. Each border security trigger in the bill can be implemented under current law without any need for new legislation from Congress.
A Rasmussen Reports national phone survey conducted June 11 and 12, found that only 20 percent of voters wanted Congress to try and pass the Senate bill that failed last week. Sixty-nine percent favored an approach that focused “exclusively on securing the border and reducing illegal immigration.”
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Done.
Did it earlier and told them I was an active Rep worker and was afraid we were going to lose everything if this Amnety bill goes through. All we need to do it SECURE THE BORDERS and prove we care about our country’s security.
Thank you! That is awesome! We need every last signature!
Thanks much! I have this back in my email twice so I am on some list that is sending it around!
Signed, sealed and delivered. Thanks for the ping.
Sessions is having a fundraiser with Bush? Don’t think you will see Jim Inhofe with a Bush fundraiser! In fact, I know you won’t.
Will do. Like you I am confident it is DOA in the House but I really want it killed in the Senate to send a huge message to the WH and Martinez and others that favor the amnesty bill that Americans are standing firm against Amenesty and want the borders secure. I am afraid if it passes the Senate, some of the message we are sending will get lost.
Thanks for posting that information. We cannot let up for a minute on this fight to defeat this Immigration Bill!
Great idea to thank them for their support because they are getting all kinds of heat from the WH right now and some fellow Senators.
Sent to about 50 friends.
Very well said. I was already mad about this bill coming back but was on a conference call this week where I heard that this bill will make the borders less secure not more secure and I went from mad to furious that this President and some of the people around him would put our Nation in jeopardy to bend over backwards to illegals. It makes zero sense to me.
I had a bad feeling when Martinez was named to head RNC and they will never see another penny of mine until this Administration is finished and RNC cleaned out.
I signed his right after he put it up!
Thank you very much!
Awesome! Kind of sounds like what I have been telling them. Did they come back and ask if you can send at least $10? It is like they don’t listen and come back and ask all over again.
Gotta hand it to Liddy on this. I’m very pleased to see her reaction.
Thank you for signing! I cannot believe they are bringing this bill back.
Signed and bumped
When I received that email last night, it made my evening. For some reason I never figured she would put out an email like that, but I am so happy she did.
Terrific! The Senator needs every last signature we can find to show the Amnesty lovers that Americans are standing up and saying NO!
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