OPEN-BORDERS SENATORS PLAN END-RUN DREAM ACT AMNESTY phone calls & faxes needed at once

Friends, this is not a do-it-if-you-have-time request. This is the most urgent kind of request for your action Friday — and again Monday.... In the middle of actions on Defense next week, the open-borders Senators are going to attempt to attach three proposals that would give amnesty to millions of illegal aliens and dramatically increase the importation of additional foreign labor for American jobs. Many of the Senators who helped us kill the Comprehensive Amnesty in June are indicating they are in favor of these preferences for illegal foreign workers and new foreign workers over American workers. We must keep them from attaching the Dream Act Amnesty to the Department of Defense authorization bill. And we also must keep them from taking hundreds of thousands of our high tech jobs from American students and middle-age American workers and giving them to foreign workers.

2. Ask for your Senator. (You can find the names of your Senators and all their contact info at: numbersusa.com/myMembers)

3. Tell the person who answers that you are calling to ask the Senator to vote NO next week on three measures that are being considered for the Defense Authorization bill.

b. Vote NO on any measure to increase H-1B visas and permanent greencards for foreign workers to take jobs from skilled American workers and students.

c. Vote NO on any attempt to increase H-2B visas for seasonal foreign workers to take jobs from America’s most vulnerable workers.

All summer since the media gave you credit for moving the Senate with your faxes and phone calls to kill the Comprehensive Amnesty bill, we have seen open borders groups telling their members that they would beat NumbersUSA at our own game this fall. Some open borders groups said that they would be studying our NumbersUSA grassroots mobilization system carefully and would imitate it to generate more faxes and more phone calls FOR amnesty than we can AGAINST amnesty. There have been reports of open-border billionaires so angry at the NumbersUSA success in June that they have pledged to provide enough money to the open-borders groups for them to generate more faxes and phone calls than our side. Just one problem with all the bravura of the open-borders crowd: There are a whole lot more of us than them. Thanks to the generosity of about 10% of you, we have the funds to pay for an avalanche of faxes over the next several days. Please take the actions and forward this email to as many Americans as you know. The opposition hopes that these three measures will seem so much smaller than the Comprehensive Amnesty that the American people will largely sit this one out.

* The DREAM Act (Amendment 2237 to the Defense Authorization bill) is a nightmare. It is a massive amnesty that extends to the millions of illegal aliens who entered the United States before the age of 16.

* There is no upper age limit. Any illegal alien can walk into a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office and declare that he is eligible. For example, a 45 year old can claim that he illegally entered the United States 30 years ago at the age of 15. There is no requirement that the alien prove that he entered the United States at the claimed time by providing particular documents. The DREAM Act’s Section 4(a) merely requires him to “demonstrate” that he is eligible-which in practice could mean simply making a sworn statement to that effect. Thus, it is an invitation for just about every illegal alien to fraudulently claim the amnesty.

* The alien then has six years to adjust his status from a conditional green card holder to a non-conditional one. To do so, he need only complete two years of study at an institution of higher education, including any vocational school. If the alien has already completed two years of study, he can convert to non-conditional status immediately (and use his green card as a platform to sponsor parents and other family members). As an alternative to two years of study, he can enlist in the U.S. military for two years. This provision allows Senator Durbin to claim that the DREAM Act is somehow germane to the defense authorization bill.

* An illegal alien who applies for the DREAM Act amnesty gets to count his years under “conditional” green card status toward the five years needed for citizenship. On top of that, the illegal alien could claim “retroactive benefits” and start the clock running the day that the DREAM Act is enacted. In combination, these two provisions put illegal aliens on a high-speed track to U.S. citizenship-moving from illegal alien to U.S. citizen in as little as five years. Lawfully present aliens, meanwhile, must follow a slower path to citizenship.

* It would be absurdly easy for just about any illegal alien-even one who does not qualify for the amnesty-to evade the law. According to Section 4(f) of the DREAM Act, once an alien files an application-any application, no matter how ridiculous-the federal government is prohibited from deporting him. Moreover, with few exceptions, federal officers are prohibited from either using information from the application to deport the alien or sharing that information with another federal agency, under threat of up to $10,000 fine. Thus, an alien’s admission that he has violated federal immigration law cannot be used against him-even if he never had any chance of qualifying for the DREAM Act amnesty in the first place.

* The DREAM Act also allows illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition rates at public universities, discriminating against U.S. citizens from out of state and law-abiding foreign students.

* The DREAM Act also makes the illegal aliens eligible for federal student loans and federal work-study programs-another benefit that law-abiding foreign students cannot receive-all at taxpayer expense.

* A consistent theme emerges: Illegal aliens are treated much more favorably than aliens who fol¬low the law. There is no penalty for illegal behavior.

* Increase the annual cap for “temporary” nonimmigrant visas from 65,000 to 115,000. But that’s just the first year (after that, if the cap is met in any year, it can be further increased by 20 percent for the next year with a ceiling of 180,000 per year)

* Establishes more exemptions from the cap, thus rendering the cap virtually meaningless (as it is, approximately two-thirds of all current H-1Bs have been exempted)

* Instead of capturing “unused” EB visas (as claimed by proponents) from previous years, adds new EB visas by an amount coinciding with the number not issued in those years

* As with the H-1B provisions described above, establishes additional exemptions to the annual EB visa cap that do nothing but make it easier for U.S. employers to import cheap labor rather than hiring American workers.

* “Expedites” and “streamlines” the processing of millions of new applications (and requisite background checks) for “temporary” workers and for LPR status, which, to an agency (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS>) that has shown itself to be unable to adequately implement current immigration laws, is both untenable and reckless

* Authorizes employers to propose a prevailing wage of their own choosing if the Labor Department is too swamped with labor certification applications to respond within 20 calendar days, thus allowing existing wage stagnation in high-tech fields to become further entrenched

* Allows greater abuse of the L-1 “intracompany transferee/specialized knowledge” visa, which, unlike the H-1B, may be issued without numerical limitation and without the employer being required to pay the alien employee the prevailing wage, or meet other labor condition requirements, and they are valid for longer periods of time

* Puts L-1 nonimmigrants in line for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status, which, for all intents and purposes, would make their employment permanent and would take yet more jobs away from U.S. workers

* Expands eligibility for F student visas – shown to be an effective method for terrorist elements to lawfully enter, and then remain in, the United States – to aliens wanting to study in high-tech fields and, in concert with other high-tech-related provisions, affords them the opportunity to be “fast-tracked” toward LPR status and permanent placement in the job market as more cheap, foreign labor

* H-2B visas are for temporary or seasonal non-agricultural, unskilled workers. Employers who want to hire H-2B workers must obtain a labor certification from the Department of Labor (DoL) stating that qualified American workers are not available to fill the jobs. Unfortunately, the “certification” process is less certification and more rubber stamp, since DoL is not permitted even to verify the truthfulness of the information on petitions. If the employer filled in all the blanks, DoL approves the petition.

* H-2B visas were created so that employers could fill temporary labor shortages until U.S. workers can be found. Employers of H-2Bs are required to look for American workers first, but the requirements for advertising job openings are minimal. At the least, employers should be required to post job openings on an internet-based system like DoL’s “America’s Job Bank.”

* Since H-2B visas are renewable for up to three years and family members are allowed to accompany the workers, these visas often end up providing semi-permanent residency. After three years, the foreign worker and his family must go home for six months before returning for up to three more years.

* The United States economy is not facing a shortage of unskilled workers; in fact, it has an oversupply

* 14 million Americans are unable to find full-time jobs in the current economy (Bureau of Labor Statistics—BLS);

* The unemployment rate among the 12 million American adults who do not have a high school diploma is almost 9 percent (BLS);

* An astonishing 40 percent of working-age African-American men are unemployed (BLS);

* The percentage of 16- to 19-year-olds holding jobs in the United States is the lowest it has been since the government began tracking statistics in 1948 (Prof. Andrew Sum, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University).

* At least 40 percent of the illegal-alien population came to the United States on a temporary visa, like the H-2B, and then overstayed after the visa expired. Congress should not even consider increasing the numbers of temporary visas until DHS has fully implemented an entry-exit system, based on biometric identifiers, to ensure that visa holders leave the United States when their visa expires. Otherwise, Congress will simply be facilitating illegal immigration.

We need a fence and we need to deport illegal aliens - especially those who have been in this country the longest.

We must to act. And we must start compiling all kinds of information on the traitors to use during their next election.

Word of the Day: Quisling (Noun)

Pronunciation: ['kwiz-ling]

Definition: A traitor who turns against his or her own country to serve an invader.

Usage: This is a relatively new word so far without lexical offspring. The adjective would be "quislingly" which sounds odd. Better use the compound "quisling-like." It sounds queer as a verb, too, though its meaning lends itself readily to verbalization in the sense of "betray to an invader."

Suggested Usage: For those of us who remember World War II, today's word is a powerful condemnation in its literal sense, "The French partisans were always at risk of betrayal by quislings in their area."

Etymology: A commonization of the last name of Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), head of Norway's government during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Of all the heads of European states who chose to subserve the Nazi regime in World War II, Quisling was the misfortunate one commemorated for his weakness throughout the European languages.

—Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com

Didn’t the dems already try this method .. IT DIDN’T WORK .. the President threatened a veto if they didn’t remove the offensive stuff .. they did remove some of it.

However, the Dream Act is what the President wants and I’m afraid he will sign it .. in order to get his plan into effect - but if he does .. I already know it will be a dem win in 2008 because the conservatives will be so mad they will stay HOME AGAIN. Sickening!

WHAT YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR REPUB CONGRESSMAN - I WON’T VOTE FOR YOU IN 2008 IF YOU SUPPORT THIS GARBAGE - AND I WILL NOT GIVE YOU OR ANY REPUB ONE DAMN DIME OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY.

Friends, the business lobbies have bought off most of the Democratic leadership that is in control of the Senate in order to radically increase the importation of foreign workers and keep American wages from rising.

This is shoddy analysis and blatant anti-business rhetoric.

phone calls & faxes needed at once

tar & feathers needed at once

Loud and Clear, Senator Klobachar, Senator Coleman, on my mark, vote no, thank you for not supporting amnesty.

I will also include my Democrat Rep Walz in this order to not support it.

Sen Sessions gave a press release on Friday about this.
He asked all his colleagues to NOT Support Dream Act and others as they were magnets for Illegal Aliens. He said that they all should know how the American People feel about these provisions from the June Immigration bill response. And that he knew HIS constituents still felt the same way.
Sen Sessions is one of the good ones, and I believe Sen Shelby (also of AL) will not support such trash, either.
I fully expect that it will be Sen Sessions that will do the main opposition debate on the amendment.

I don’t understand.
Why do you think it’s the republican party that is pushing these amnesties?
Sen Durbin is the Sponsor of Amendment 2237 to HR 1585
and co-sponsors are
Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] - 7/16/2007
Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] - 7/16/2007
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 7/16/2007
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 7/16/2007
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 7/16/2007
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 7/16/2007
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 7/16/2007
Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 7/16/2007
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 7/16/2007
Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 7/16/2007
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 7/16/2007
Sen Murray, Patty [WA] - 7/16/2007
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 7/16/2007
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 7/16/2007
Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] - 7/16/2007
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 7/16/2007
3 Democrat Pres Candidates and 3 traitor Pub Senators that also supported the Shamnesty bill.
When the vote is taken on this amendment, I’ll post the yea votes. We’ll see what party is supporting Illegal Immigration.
If you want to put an end to Illegal Immigration, you only have one choice, Republican. ALL Demo Pres Candidates have vowed Amnesty in the 1st year of their term. Hillary wants to give them amnesty AND unlimited chain migration.
Sickening.

“These A-Holes just don’t get it, do they?”

Oh, they get it alright. They just don`t care. Every citizen in the US could be against it, and they would still try to force it through.

Quote from Sen. McCain in Iowa earlier this month:

"When we failed with Katrina, when we failed in Iraq, when we have corruption in Washington like you see all the time my friends, they don't trust us to do what we say we'll do," McCain said. "We said we'd secure the borders. Americans didn't believe us."

Attaching this to a Defense bill = once again, trying to sneak around behind the public's back. Weasels. "Yeah, trust us, my friends."

I'll be reminding my two extinguished AZ Sinators of this.

McCain said. "We said we'd secure the borders. Americans didn't believe us." Attaching shamnesty to a Defense bill = trying to sneak behind the public's back.........again.

We know our legislators are a bunch of pandering idiots----selling our country out from under us for a few measly hyphenates (fraudulently registered to vote).

We are slipping into Third Worldism thanks to invading hordes.......aided and abetted by US legislators.

"Yeah, sure trust us......"

.......tar & feathers needed at once........

We need to get this photoshopped w/ shamnesty supporters' faces and "I'm a shamnety supporting scumbag."

Teddy would look cute tarred and feathered, don'tcha think?

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