Posted on 06/16/2007 12:50:44 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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Akaka, Daniel K.- (D - HI) | Class I |
141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6361 | |
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email.cfm | |
Alexander, Lamar- (R - TN) | Class II |
455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4944 | |
Web Form: alexander.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Allard, Wayne- (R - CO) | Class II |
521 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5941 | |
Web Form: allard.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Baucus, Max- (D - MT) | Class II |
511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2651 | |
Web Form: baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue | |
Bayh, Evan- (D - IN) | Class III |
131 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5623 | |
Web Form: bayh.senate.gov/WebMail1.htm | |
Bennett, Robert F.- (R - UT) | Class III |
431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5444 | |
Web Form: bennett.senate.gov/contact/emailmain.html | |
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.- (D - DE) | Class II |
201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5042 | |
Web Form: biden.senate.gov/contact/emailjoe.cfm | |
Bingaman, Jeff- (D - NM) | Class I |
703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5521 | |
E-mail: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov | |
Bond, Christopher S.- (R - MO) | Class III |
274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5721 | |
Web Form: bond.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm | |
Boxer, Barbara- (D - CA) | Class III |
112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3553 | |
Web Form: boxer.senate.gov/contact | |
Brown, Sherrod- (D - OH) | Class I |
455 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2315 | |
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Brownback, Sam- (R - KS) | Class III |
303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6521 | |
Web Form: brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.cfm | |
Bunning, Jim- (R - KY) | Class III |
316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4343 | |
Web Form: bunning.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email | |
Burr, Richard- (R - NC) | Class III |
217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3154 | |
Web Form: burr.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Byrd, Robert C.- (D - WV) | Class I |
311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3954 | |
Web Form: byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html | |
Cantwell, Maria- (D - WA) | Class I |
511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3441 | |
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html | |
Cardin, Benjamin L.- (D - MD) | Class I |
509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4524 | |
Web Form: cardin.senate.gov/contact/ | |
Carper, Thomas R.- (D - DE) | Class I |
513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2441 | |
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/aemail.htm | |
Casey, Robert P., Jr.- (D - PA) | Class I |
383 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6324 | |
Web Form: casey.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Chambliss, Saxby- (R - GA) | Class II |
416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3521 | |
Web Form: chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactU... | |
Clinton, Hillary Rodham- (D - NY) | Class I |
476 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4451 | |
Web Form: clinton.senate.gov/contact | |
Coburn, Tom- (R - OK) | Class III |
172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5754 | |
Web Form: coburn.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Cochran, Thad- (R - MS) | Class II |
113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5054 | |
Web Form: cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm | |
Coleman, Norm- (R - MN) | Class II |
320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5641 | |
Web Form: coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm | |
Collins, Susan M.- (R - ME) | Class II |
413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2523 | |
Web Form: collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=Contact... | |
Conrad, Kent- (D - ND) | Class I |
530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2043 | |
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/webform.html | |
Corker, Bob- (R - TN) | Class I |
185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3344 | |
Web Form: corker.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm | |
Cornyn, John- (R - TX) | Class II |
517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2934 | |
Web Form: cornyn.senate.gov/contact/index.html | |
Craig, Larry E.- (R - ID) | Class II |
520 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2752 | |
Web Form: craig.senate.gov/email/ | |
Crapo, Mike- (R - ID) | Class III |
239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6142 | |
Web Form: crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm | |
DeMint, Jim- (R - SC) | Class III |
340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6121 | |
Web Form: demint.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Dodd, Christopher J.- (D - CT) | Class III |
448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2823 | |
Web Form: dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3130 | |
Dole, Elizabeth- (R - NC) | Class II |
555 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6342 | |
Web Form: dole.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.C... | |
Domenici, Pete V.- (R - NM) | Class II |
328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6621 | |
Web Form: domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactform.cfm | |
Dorgan, Byron L.- (D - ND) | Class III |
322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2551 | |
E-mail: senator@dorgan.senate.gov | |
Durbin, Richard- (D - IL) | Class II |
309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2152 | |
Web Form: durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Ensign, John- (R - NV) | Class I |
119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6244 | |
Web Form: ensign.senate.gov/forms/email_form.cfm | |
Enzi, Michael B.- (R - WY) | Class II |
379A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3424 | |
Web Form: enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInform... | |
Feingold, Russell D.- (D - WI) | Class III |
506 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5323 | |
Web Form: feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html | |
Feinstein, Dianne- (D - CA) | Class I |
331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3841 | |
Web Form: feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactU... | |
Graham, Lindsey- (R - SC) | Class II |
290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5972 | |
Web Form: lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contact | |
Grassley, Chuck- (R - IA) | Class III |
135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3744 | |
Web Form: grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Gregg, Judd- (R - NH) | Class III |
393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3324 | |
Web Form: gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm | |
Hagel, Chuck- (R - NE) | Class II |
248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4224 | |
Web Form: hagel.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Harkin, Tom- (D - IA) | Class II |
731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3254 | |
Web Form: harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm | |
Hatch, Orrin G.- (R - UT) | Class I |
104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5251 | |
Web Form: hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Offices.Contact | |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey- (R - TX) | Class I |
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5922 | |
Web Form: hutchison.senate.gov/contact.html | |
Inhofe, James M.- (R - OK) | Class II |
453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4721 | |
Web Form: inhofe.senate.gov/contactus.htm | |
Inouye, Daniel K.- (D - HI) | Class III |
722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3934 | |
Web Form: inouye.senate.gov/abtform.html | |
Isakson, Johnny- (R - GA) | Class III |
120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3643 | |
Web Form: isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Johnson, Tim- (D - SD) | Class II |
136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5842 | |
Web Form: johnson.senate.gov/emailform.cfm | |
Kennedy, Edward M.- (D - MA) | Class I |
317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4543 | |
Web Form: kennedy.senate.gov/senator/contact.cfm | |
Kerry, John F.- (D - MA) | Class II |
304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2742 | |
Web Form: kerry.senate.gov/v3/contact/email.html | |
Klobuchar, Amy- (D - MN) | Class I |
302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3244 | |
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Kohl, Herb- (D - WI) | Class I |
330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5653 | |
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html | |
Kyl, Jon- (R - AZ) | Class I |
730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4521 | |
Web Form: kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Landrieu, Mary L.- (D - LA) | Class II |
724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5824 | |
Web Form: landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm | |
Lautenberg, Frank R.- (D - NJ) | Class II |
324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3224 | |
Web Form: lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/ | |
Leahy, Patrick J.- (D - VT) | Class III |
433 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4242 | |
E-mail: senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov | |
Levin, Carl- (D - MI) | Class II |
269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6221 | |
Web Form: levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm | |
Lieberman, Joseph I.- (ID - CT) | Class I |
706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4041 | |
Web Form: lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue | |
Lincoln, Blanche L.- (D - AR) | Class III |
355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4843 | |
Web Form: lincoln.senate.gov/webform.html | |
Lott, Trent- (R - MS) | Class I |
487 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6253 | |
Web Form: lott.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email | |
Lugar, Richard G.- (R - IN) | Class I |
306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4814 | |
E-mail: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov | |
Martinez, Mel- (R - FL) | Class III |
356 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3041 | |
Web Form: martinez.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactIn... | |
McCain, John- (R - AZ) | Class III |
241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2235 | |
Web Form: mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Contact.Home | |
McCaskill, Claire- (D - MO) | Class I |
717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6154 | |
Web Form: mccaskill.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
McConnell, Mitch- (R - KY) | Class II |
361-A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2541 | |
Web Form: mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm | |
Menendez, Robert- (D - NJ) | Class I |
317 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4744 | |
Web Form: menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm | |
Mikulski, Barbara A.- (D - MD) | Class III |
503 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4654 | |
Web Form: mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html | |
Murkowski, Lisa- (R - AK) | Class III |
709 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6665 | |
Web Form: murkowski.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Murray, Patty- (D - WA) | Class III |
173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2621 | |
Web Form: murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm | |
Nelson, Bill- (D - FL) | Class I |
716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5274 | |
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm | |
Nelson, E. Benjamin- (D - NE) | Class I |
720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6551 | |
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm | |
Obama, Barack- (D - IL) | Class III |
713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2854 | |
Web Form: obama.senate.gov/contact/ | |
Pryor, Mark L.- (D - AR) | Class II |
257 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2353 | |
Web Form: pryor.senate.gov/contact/ | |
Reed, Jack- (D - RI) | Class II |
728 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4642 | |
Web Form: reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm | |
Reid, Harry- (D - NV) | Class III |
528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3542 | |
Web Form: reid.senate.gov/contact/email_form.cfm | |
Roberts, Pat- (R - KS) | Class II |
109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4774 | |
Web Form: roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInf... | |
Rockefeller, John D., IV- (D - WV) | Class II |
531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6472 | |
Web Form: rockefeller.senate.gov/services/email.cfm | |
Salazar, Ken- (D - CO) | Class III |
702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5852 | |
Web Form: salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm | |
Sanders, Bernard- (I - VT) | Class I |
332 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5141 | |
Web Form: sanders.senate.gov/comments/ | |
Schumer, Charles E.- (D - NY) | Class III |
313 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6542 | |
Web Form: schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/contact/webform.cfm | |
Sessions, Jeff- (R - AL) | Class II |
335 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4124 | |
Web Form: sessions.senate.gov/email/contact.cfm | |
Shelby, Richard C.- (R - AL) | Class III |
110 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5744 | |
E-mail: senator@shelby.senate.gov | |
Smith, Gordon H.- (R - OR) | Class II |
404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3753 | |
Web Form: gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm | |
Snowe, Olympia J.- (R - ME) | Class I |
154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5344 | |
Web Form: snowe.senate.gov/contact.htm | |
Specter, Arlen- (R - PA) | Class III |
711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4254 | |
Web Form: specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInfo.Home | |
Stabenow, Debbie- (D - MI) | Class I |
133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4822 | |
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm | |
Stevens, Ted- (R - AK) | Class II |
522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3004 | |
Web Form: stevens.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Em... | |
Sununu, John E.- (R - NH) | Class II |
111 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2841 | |
Web Form: www.sununu.senate.gov/webform.html | |
Tester, Jon- (D - MT) | Class I |
204 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2644 | |
Web Form: tester.senate.gov/Contact/ | |
Thomas, Craig- (R - WY) | Class I |
307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-6441 | |
Web Form: thomas.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Thune, John- (R - SD) | Class III |
493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2321 | |
Web Form: thune.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home | |
Vitter, David- (R - LA) | Class III |
516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4623 | |
Web Form: vitter.senate.gov/?module=webformIQV1 | |
Voinovich, George V.- (R - OH) | Class III |
524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-3353 | |
Web Form: voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.... | |
Warner, John- (R - VA) | Class II |
225 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2023 | |
Web Form: warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm | |
Webb, Jim- (D - VA) | Class I |
144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-4024 | |
Web Form: webb.senate.gov/contact/ | |
Whitehouse, Sheldon- (D - RI) | Class I |
502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-2921 | |
Web Form: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact.cfm | |
Wyden, Ron- (D - OR) | Class III |
230 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 | |
(202) 224-5244 | |
Web Form: wyden.senate.gov/contact.html | |
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Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! Its NOT OVER!!
U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121
White House comments: (202) 456-1111
Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep
Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
We have a thread on this going but might as well post it here as well so the petition can get signed!
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 (http://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.
You could hear an audible collective sigh of relief, from the legal American public, when they realized this lousy bill was going to fail the first time around.
in my state the two senators have zero class, and the senior is worse than the junior.
LOL! My two Senators have just about as much class as yours plus, one’s older than dirt and the other is dirtier than dirt! :0/
Hey alice_in_bubbaland,
unless you live in the great people’s republic of NJ...you are whistling up a rope!!
no 2 state senators have as much class as menedez and lautenberg!!!!!
both are dirtier than anything and one is truly regarded as braindead!!!!
Everyone better get on top of this. Even here in Tennessee yesterday Lamar Alexander told a talk show host (Steve Gill) that he will vote FOR closure this time because “the Senate has to get on with its business”.
Business as usual, damn the country, the important thing is what is going on in the club inside the beltway.
Is it something in the air in DC? Everyone who goes there soon is an insider who cares NOTHING for their responsibilities.
bttt
Thanks for the info but the caption misleading.
Should have read “Want to talk to one of your senator’s JUNIOR FLUNKIES — the one who drew the short straw and got the job of listening to and ignoring the thousands of phone calls from folks raising hell about the shamnesty bill?”
20 Loopholes in the Senate Immigration Bill
Loophole 1 Legal Status Before Enforcement:
Amnesty benefits do not wait for the enforcement trigger. After filing an application and waiting 24 hours, illegal aliens will receive full probationary benefits, complete with the ability to legally live and work in the U.S., travel outside of the U.S. and return, and their own social security card. Astonishingly, if the trigger is never met and amnesty applications are therefore never approved, the probationary benefits granted to the illegal alien population never expire, and the new social security cards issued to the illegal alien population are not revoked. [See pp. 1, 290-291, & 315].
Loophole 2 U.S. VISIT Exit Not In Trigger:
The enforcement trigger, required to be met before the new temporary worker program begins, does not require that the exit portion of U.S. VISIT system the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date to be in place before new worker or amnesty programs begin. Without the U.S. VISIT exit portion, the U.S. has no method to ensure that workers (or their visiting families) do not overstay their visas. Our current illegal population contains 4 to 5.5 million visa overstays, therefore, we know that the U.S. VISIT exit component is key to a successful new temporary worker program. [See pp. 1-2].
Loophole 3 Trigger Requires No More Agents, Beds, or Fencing Than Current Law:
The enforcement trigger does not require the Department of Homeland Security to have detention space sufficient to end catch and release at the border and in the interior. Even after the adoption of amendment 1172, the trigger merely requires the addition of 4,000 detention beds, bringing DHS to a 31,500 bed capacity. This is far short of the 43,000 beds required under current law to be in place by the end of 2007, or the additional 20,000 beds required later in the bill. Additionally, the bill establishes a catch, pay, and release program. This policy will benefit illegal aliens from countries other than Mexico that are caught at the border, then can post a $5,000 bond, be released and never show up for deportation hearings. Annual failure to appear rates for 2005 and 2006, caused in part by lack of detention space, doubled the 2004 rate (106,000 110,000 compared with 54,000). Claims that the bill expands fencing are inaccurate. The bill only requires 370 miles of fencing to be completed, while current law already mandates that more than 700 miles be constructed [See pp. 1-2, & 10-11, and EOIRs FY2006 Statistical Yearbook, p. H2, and The Secure Fence Act of 2004].
Loophole 4 Three Additional Years Worth of Illegal Aliens Granted Status, Treated Preferentially To Legal Filers:
Aliens who broke into the country illegally a mere 5 months ago, are treated better than foreign nationals who legally applied to come to the U.S. more than two years ago. Aliens who can prove they were illegally in the U.S. on January 1, 2007, are immediately eligible to apply from inside the U.S. for amnesty benefits, while foreign nationals that filed applications to come to the U.S. after May 1, 2005 must start the application process over again from their home countries. Last years bill required illegal aliens to have been here before January 7, 2004 to qualify for permanent legal status. [See pp. 263, 282, & 306].
Loophole 5 Completion of Background Checks Not Required For Probationary Legal Status:
Legal status must be granted to illegal aliens 24 hours after they file an application, even if the aliens have not yet passed all appropriate background checks. (Last years bill gave DHS 90 days to check an aliens background before any status was granted). No legal status should be given to any illegal alien until all appropriate background checks are complete. [See pp. 290].
Loophole 6 Some Child Molesters Are Still Eligible:
Some aggravated felons those who have sexually abused a minor are eligible for amnesty. A child molester who committed the crime before the bill is enacted is not barred from getting amnesty if their conviction document omitted the age of the victim. The bill corrects this loophole for future child molesters, but does not close the loophole for current or past convictions. [See p. 47: 30-33, & p. 48: 1-2]
Loophole 7 Terrorism Connections Allowed, Good Moral Character Not Required:
Illegal aliens with terrorism connections are not barred from getting amnesty. An illegal alien seeking most immigration benefits must show good moral character. Last years bill specifically barred aliens with terrorism connections from having good moral character and being eligible for amnesty. This years bill does neither. Additionally, bill drafters ignored the Administrations request that changes be made to the asylum, cancellation of removal, and withholding of removal statutes in order to prevent aliens with terrorist connections from receiving relief. [Compare §204 in S. 2611 from the 109th Congress with missing §204 on p. 48 of S.A. 1150, & see missing subsection (5) on p. 287 of S.A. 1150].
Loophole 8 Gang Members Are Eligible:
Instead of ensuring that members of violent gangs such as MS 13 are deported after coming out of the shadows to apply for amnesty, the bill will allow violent gang members to get amnesty as long as they renounce their gang membership on their application. [See p. 289: 34-36].
Loophole 9 Absconders Are Eligible:
Aliens who have already had their day in court those subject to final orders of removal, voluntary departure orders, or reinstatement of their final orders of removal are eligible for amnesty under the bill. The same is true for aliens who have made a false claim to citizenship or engaged in document fraud. More than 636,000 alien fugitives could be covered by this loophole. [See p. 285:19-22 which waives the following inadmissibility grounds: failure to attend a removal proceeding; final orders of removal for alien smuggling; aliens unlawfully present after previous immigration violations or deportation orders; and aliens previously removed. This appears to conflict with language on p. 283:40-41. When a direct conflict appears in a statute, the statue is interpreted by the courts to the benefit of the alien.].
Loophole 10 Learning English Not Required For A Decade:
Illegal aliens are not required to demonstrate any proficiency in English for more than a decade after they are granted amnesty. Learning English is not required for an illegal alien to receive probationary benefits, the first 4-year Z visa, or the second 4-year Z visa. The first Z visa renewal (the second 4-year Z visa) requires only that the alien demonstrate an attempt to learn English by being on a waiting list for English classes. Passing a basic English test is required only for a second Z visa renewal (the third 4-year Z visa), and even then the alien only has to pass the test prior to the expiration of the second extension of Z status (12 years down the road). [See pp. 295-296].
Loophole 11 Earned Income Tax Credit Will Cost Taxpayers Billions In Just 10 Years:
Current illegal aliens and new guest workers will be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable tax credit designed to encourage American citizens and legal permanent residents to work. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that this loophole will cost the U.S. taxpayer up to $20 billion dollars in just the first 10 years after the bills enactment. To be consistent with the intent of the 1996 welfare reforms which limited new immigrants from receiving public benefits until they had been legal permanent residents for five years the bill should withhold EITC eligibility from amnestied aliens until they become legal permanent residents. Closing this loophole will save the taxpayers billions of dollars. [See p. 293 after S.A. 1190 was adopted, p. 307, p. 315, §606. All that is required for EITC eligibility is a social security number and resident alien status. Nothing in the bills tax provisions limit EITC eligibility. The issuance of social security numbers to aliens as soon as they apply for amnesty will ensure they are able to qualify for the EITC.]
Loophole 12 Affidavits From Friends Accepted As Evidence:
Records from day-labor centers, labor unions, and sworn declarations from any non-relative (acquaintances, friends, coworkers, etc) are to be accepted as evidence that the illegal alien has satisfied the bills amnesty requirements. This low burden of proof will invite fraud and more illegal immigration even aliens who are not yet in the U.S. will likely meet this burden of proof. DHS will not have the resources to examine whether the claims contained in the sworn declarations of the aliens friends (that the alien was here prior to January 1, 2007 and is currently employed) are actually valid. [See p. 293: 13-16].
Loophole 13 Taxpayer Funded Legal Counsel and Arbitration:
Free legal counsel and the fees and expenses of arbitrators will be provided to aliens that have been working illegally in agriculture. The U.S. taxpayer will fund the attorneys that help these individuals fill out their amnesty applications. Additionally, if these individuals have a dispute with their employer over whether they were fired for just cause, DHS will pay the fee and expenses of the arbitrator. [See p. 339:37-41, & p. 332: 37-38.]
Loophole 14 In-State Tuition and Student Loans:
In-state tuition and other higher education benefits, such as Stafford Loans, will be made available to current illegal aliens that are granted initial probationary status, even if the same in-state tuition rates are not offered to all U.S. citizens. This would normally violate current law (8 U.S.C. §1623) which mandates that educational institutions give citizens the same postsecondary education benefits they offer to illegal aliens. [See p. 321: 8-31].
Loophole 15 Inadequacy of the Merit System:
The merit system, designed to shift the U.S. green card distribution system to attract higher skilled workers that benefit the national interest, is only a shell of what it should have been. Though the merit system begins immediately, it will not increase the percentage of high skilled immigrants coming to the United States until 2016, 8 years after enactment. Of the 247,000 green cards dedicated to the merit based system each year for the first 5 years, 100,000 green cards will be reserved for low-skilled guest workers (10,000) and for clearing the current employment based green card backlog (90,000). From 2013 to 2015, the number of merit based green cards drops to 140,000, and of that number, 100,000 green cards are still reserved each year for low-skilled guest workers (10,000) and for clearing the current employment based green card backlog (90,000). Even after 2015, when the merit system really begins (in 2016) by having 380,000 green cards annually, 10,00 green cards will be reserved specifically for low skilled workers, and points will be given for many characteristics that are not considered high-skilled. For example, 16 points will be given for aliens in high demand occupations which includes janitors, maids, food preparation workers, and groundskeepers. [See p.260: 25 p. 261: 20, p. 262, & The Department of Labors list of occupations with the largest job growth available at www.bls.gov/emp/emptab3.htm].
Loophole 16 Visas For Individuals That Plan To Overstay:
The new parent visa contained in the bill which allows parents of citizens, and the spouses and children of new temporary workers, to visit a worker in the United States is not only a misnomer, but also an invitation for high rates of visa overstays. This new visa specifically allows the spouse and children of new temporary workers who intend to abandon their residence in a foreign country, to qualify to come to the U.S. to visit. The visa requires only a $1,000 bond, which will be forfeited when, not if, family members of new temporary workers decide to overstay their 30 day visit. Workers should travel to their home countries to visit their families, not the other way around. [See p. 277:1 33, and p. 276: 38-43].
Loophole 17 Chain Migration Tippled Before Being Eliminated:
Though the bill will eventually eliminate chain migration (relatives other than spouses and children of citizens and legal permanent residents), it will not have full effect until 2016. Until then, chain migration into the U.S. will actually triple, from approximately 138,000 chain migrants a year (equal to 14% of the 1 million green cards the U.S. currently distributes on an annual basis) to approximately 440,000 chain migrants a year (equal to 45% of the 1 million green cards the U.S. currently distributes on an annual basis). [See pp. 260:13, p. 270: 29 pp. 271: 17]
Loophole 18 Back Taxes Not Required:
Last years bill required illegal aliens to prove they had paid three of their last five years of taxes to get amnesty. This year, payment of back taxes is not required for amnesty. The bill requires taxes to be paid at the time of application for a green card, but at that time, only proof of payment of Federal taxes (not state and local) is required for the years the alien worked on a Z visa, not the years the alien has already worked illegally in the United States. Though Senator McCains S.A. 1190, adopted by voice vote, claimed to require undocumented immigrants receiving legal status to pay owed back taxes, the amendment actually only required proof of payment of taxes for any year during the period of employment required by subparagraph (D)(i). Since the bill does not contain a subparagraph (D)(i), nor require any past years of employment as a prerequisite for amnesty, the amendment essentially only requires proof of payment of taxes for future work in the U.S., not payment of back taxes. [See p. 307, and p. 293 as altered by S.A. 1190, amendment p. 2: 19-20.]
Loophole 19 Social Security Credits Allowed For Some Illegal Work Histories:
Aliens who came to the U.S. on legal visas, but overstayed their visas and have been working in the U.S. for years, as well as illegal aliens who apply for Z visa status but do not qualify, will be able to collect social security credits for the years they worked illegally. Under the bill, if an alien was ever issued a social security account number all work-authorized aliens who originally came on legal visas receive these the alien will receive Social Security credits for any quarters of coverage the alien worked after receiving their social security account number. Because the bill requires social security account numbers to be issued promptly to illegal aliens as soon as they are granted any probationary benefits based upon application [for Z status] (these benefits are granted 24 hours after the application is filed), an illegal alien who is denied Z visa status but continues to work illegally in the U.S. will accumulate Social Security credits. [See pp. 316:8 16, and pp. 315: 32-39]
Loophole 20 Criminal Fines Not Proportional To Conduct:
The criminal fines an illegal alien is required to pay to receive amnesty are less than the bills criminal fines for paperwork violations committed by U.S. citizens, and can be paid by installment. Under the bill, an illegal alien must pay a $1,000 criminal fine to apply for a Z visa, and a $4,000 fine to apply for a green card. Eighty percent of those fines can be paid on an installment plan. Under the bills confidentiality provisions, someone who improperly handles or uses information on an aliens amnesty application can be fined $10,000. Administration officials suggest that the bills criminal fines are proportionate to the criminal conduct. Why, then, is the fine for illegally entering, using false documents to work, and live one-tenth the fine for a paperwork violation committed by a government official? [See p. 287: 34, p. 317: 9, p. 315:6-8, & remarks made by Secretary Gutierrez on Your World with Neil Cavuto, 4:00 May 31, 2007]
Senator Sessions Releases List of 20 Loopholes in the Senate Immigration
Next stop is the bottom. To restore our Constitution and our Republic, we'll need to physically remove these socialist One Worlders currently running our "democracy".
I agree with that statement 110%. My question is how many people do you know who would actually participate in the House cleaning?
7. Not including myself.
You are starting to give me hope, hope for the Republic!
No one likes a tyrant. Whether its the petty tyrants in their HOA, or the 533 tyrants in Congress, or Mr. Puppet-boy "Read my lips Part II" in the White House...
I called Lamar’s office, even though I knew it was closed for the weekend. The mailbox is full. I have emailed him and will call him Monday. I told him his vote for cloture and then his following vote against the bill was the worst sort of political hypocrisy, and I would vote to see him ousted next year.
Most of the people I know are living very comfortably and I seriously doubt that more than two of them would seriously consider upsetting that apple cart. Their view is that since they are comfortable and their children are not struggling too hard then so what if the public schools continue to fall apart. Their kids went to private schools and that’s what counts.
Now everyone of these folks is a hard working, honest person. They complain more about the loss of English speaking counter help at the fast food businesses than they do about the loss of national sovereignty.
Most of them support the local political campaigns but they aren’t what I would consider patriots. I think they have decided there is nothing they can do since the Republicans and Democrats both seem to be on the same track.
If you start pointing out how much better off they’d be, upsettign the current “dung cart” and trading it in for a real apple cart starts to look a lot more viable.
I don’t think they feel uncomfortable enough yet to want to make any changes.
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