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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In the comments I posted....”Why not try comprehensive immigration enforcement first”!
Done!
I heard some earlier comments last week by her. I had to do a double take.
Oh, I can’t imagine Sessions waffling. He seldom does.
Glad to see we are an the same page here. The opposition is now at 91% for this bill!
I just got this via e-mail from Hunter---bears repeating!
Well Bush said he was a uniter not a divider. LOL. Doesn’t get more united in the GOP than this.
Yes:
92%
No:
9%
3389 total votes
Done!
Pass 96 (8.09%)
Fail 1090 (91.91%)
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Very good! I cannot believe they want to pass another bill when they haven’t built the fence to secure our borders. Mind boggling to say the least.
With a bare bones campaign up here in WA state, he came in 4th in the GOP straw poll. We are going to push him to the top tier.
LOL!!! You are correct! This is as united as I have seen the GOP in a long time. Most of us are opposed to this travesty of this Amnesty Immigration Bill.
Thanks for that link! Do we know the count on which Senators are standing tall on this?
When you have Rudy, Fred, Mitt, Hunter and Tancredo and LIDDY DOLE singing from the same hymnal, you’ve done stepped in it.
This is totally off the scales. Somehow we need to send a strong message that anyone who votes for this travesty will not be re-elected the next time they run. Maybe someone here can come up with a good strategy to do this.
Done, and thank you.
You have that right! Rudy had a speech this week where he said the Nation lacks strong leadership. That was probably the understatement of the year. Next debate I would like to see Hunter and Tancredo get more questions about Immigration so Americans can hear the truth about what is happening and let those two talk for more than a minute. It is time Immigration questions went to the front of the debate and stop the same old questions debate after debate. I want to hear Hunter and Tancredo on Immigration and I want the American people to hear them.
When I heard on a conference call this week that this bill would make the borders less secure, it is a good thing I was in listen mode only, because what I said I would not have wanted everyone to hear.
THANK YOU for the link. Sent it to those I know and asked them to keep it going. Thank you again for the link. cc
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