SENATE POISED TO GRANT ILLEGAL ALIEN STUDENT AMNESTY

F.A.I.R. ^ | 10/6/03

[wilyrascal]

SENATE POISED TO GRANT ILLEGAL ALIEN STUDENT AMNESTY We Can Stop It With Your Help

We need you to call members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to stop passage of S. 1545, the DREAM Act. The bill will be voted on in committee the week of the 13th. Call as many people on the list below as possible. If you are a constituent of any of them, send them a free faxed message through our web site.

New Developments:

Yesterday, October 2, the full Senate Judiciary Committee came close to approving S. 1545, which would repeal the current federal law that bans states from granting in-state tuition for illegal aliens. Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced this legislation, the Development, Relief, and Education for Minors (DREAM) Act. Fortunately, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) raised objections to the bill and was able to temporarily stop the committee from moving forward. But the bill will be brought back up for committee consideration the week of October 13 (after next week’s congressional recess). The bill is expected to easily pass the Senate once it is passed by the committee. So we must defeat this bill while it is still in committee. YOUR HELP IS CRITICAL.

This outrageous legislation would provide an amnesty for illegal alien students and ultimately their parents and families. It grants permanent resident status to illegal aliens who have been enrolled in good standing in a bachelor degree program for at least two years (no graduation, attendance, or other requirements needed). In some instances amnesty is available to individuals if they perform less than four months of community service with a non-profit organization.

Call to Action (See Talking Points Below):

- Contact all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee by fax and by telephone and urge them to vote no on the DREAM Act when the Judiciary Committee meets to consider the legislation (see list of Committee members with fax and telephone numbers below). They will be in recess next week, so please call and fax their state offices first.

- If one of these members is your senator, please send a free faxed message through the “Elected Officials” section of our web site. Once you find your senator’s page, click the “Send Message” icon, and then click “Compose Your Own Letter” at the bottom of the screen. Use the talking points below to craft your message.

Talking Points:

- This is a form of amnesty and is objectionable for all of the reasons that any amnesty for illegal aliens is objectionable—most importantly, that it rewards violators of U.S. law and encourages others to follow in their footsteps and sneak into the country illegally.

- This legislation puts illegal aliens ahead of American citizens and legal residents (a denial of equal protection under the law), by giving them in-state tuition rates while American citizens will have to pay higher out-of-state tuition fees if they are not state residents.

- If passed, this legislation would repeal current federal law that bars granting in-state tuition to illegal aliens without also providing in-state tuition for non-resident U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.

- This legislation is a blazing neon sign announcing to the rest of the world that anyone who can get to the U.S. illegally can get a cut rate college education for their children, thereby encouraging ever greater numbers of illegal aliens.

- State colleges and universities across the nation have limited enrollment capacity, and, therefore, increasing the intake of illegal aliens into these schools will necessarily preclude opportunities for deserving U.S. citizens and legal residents.

Senate Judiciary Committee Members:

Member Name FAX State DC Office

Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman 801-524-4379 801-524-4380 202-224-6331

Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) 202-224-3744 515-284-4890 202-224-6020

Arlen Specter (R-PA) 202-228-1229 215-597-7200 202-224-4254

Jon Kyl (R-AZ) 602-957-6838 602-840-1891 202-224-4521

Mike DeWine (R-OH) 614-469-2982 614-469-5186 202-224-2315

Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 334-244-7091 334-244-7017 202-224-4124

Lindsey Graham (R-SC) 864-250-4322 864-250-1417 202-224-5972

Larry Craig (R-ID) 208-343-2458 208-342-7985 202-224-2752

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) 770-226-8633 770-763-9090 202-224-3521

John Cornyn (R-TX) 512-469-6020 512-469-6034 202-224-2934

Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Ranking 202-224-3479 802-863-2525 202-224-4242

Edward Kennedy (D-MA) 617-565-3183 617-565-3170 202-224-4543

Joseph Biden (D-DE) 302-573-6351 302-573-6345 202-224-5042

Herb Kohl (D-WI) 414-297-4455 414-297-4451 202-224-5653

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 202-228-3954 415-393-0707 202-224-3841

Russell Feingold (D-WI) 608-828-1203 608-828-1200 202-224-5323

Charles Schumer (D-NY) 212-486-7693 212-486-4430 202-224-6542

Richard Durbin (D-IL) 217-492-4382 217-492-4062 202-224-2152

John Edwards (D-NC) 919-856-4408 919-856-4245 202-224-3154

http://www.fairus.org ...........

[JustPiper]

Thank you Arthur! We have a daily thread on it ;)

[votelife]

the white house phone number
202 456-1111

[Klickitat]

Could you please add me to the ping list for that thread when you post it?

[wilyrascal]

Exactly! What the heck is going on in this country? Can I be honest to you guys. I'm new here, a friend of mine turned me onto this place and I'm not really a total conservative. I consider myself a moderate (I'm Pro-choice, Pro-environment, Pro legalizing marijuana, against tax breaks for the rich), however I usually feel more comfortable voting Republican because I thought I could count on them to uphold this country's culture and be strong on law and order. I am completely digusted at many current Republicans pandering to hispanics and special interest groups. If I closed my eyes I would think Bill 'The Zipper' Clinton was still in office and not shrub. I certainly hope there is a Republican with a spine that will run against him in the Primary. Maybe McClintock will run for Prez after getting spanked by Ahnold-I'd vote for him in a second...............................

[Pro-Bush]

Bump!

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

I can't wait til this crap blows up in their faces.

We have a bunch of evil creeps trailing slime running this country.

[Missouri]

I can't wait til this crap blows up in their faces.

I wish the people of Utah would vote Hatch right out of a job. I hope Missouri's two senators vote for against this.

Does this bill have to go thru the House? If so I see Tancredo and the Reform Caucus throwing a few roadblocks along the way.

[JustPiper]

Let us recall everyone one of them! ;)

[JustPiper]

I added you gladly ;)
Here's the thread:
Daily Counter Illegals Thread