[Pubbie]

"This clearly is an amnesty. It provides not only amnesty but a reward for people who committed a felony by coming here illegally," said Rep. Elton Gallegly, a California Republican.

"There will be substantial opposition from Republicans, Democrats and millions of ordinary Americans once they realize what's involved," Gallegly told Reuters."

Go Gallegly! Go!

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[Pubbie]

Contact these GOP Congressmen - we need to flood their Fax machines and phone lines!

***REPUBLICAN HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS***




*Chairman Of The Committee, James Sensenbrenner*

Washington, D.C. Office
To write about issues pending in Congress, internships, flags, or tours, contact:
2449 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4905
Telephone: (202) 225-5101

My e-mail address is sensenbrenner@mail.house.gov.
If you contact me through e-mail, please include your postal mailing address.

*Henry Hyde*

Washington D.C.
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4561
Fax: (202) 225-1166

*Howard Coble*

Washington, DC
2468 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3306
Phone: 202.225.3065
Fax: 202.225.8611

EMAIL: howard.coble@mail.house.gov

*Lamar Smith*

Washington D.C. Office
2231 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-4236
202-225-8628 fax

*Elton Gallegly*

Office of Congressman Elton Gallegly
2427 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-0523 Phone: (202) 225-5811
FAX: (202) 225-1100

*Bob Goodlatte*

Washington, DC Office:
2240 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5431
(202) 225-9681 fax

*Steve Chabot*

Washington Office

129 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

(202) 225-2216
(202) 225-3012 (fax)

*Bill Jenkins*

Congressman Bill Jenkins
1207 Longworth Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone No. (202) 225-6356
Fax. (202) 225-5714

*Chris Cannon*

Washington Office
118 Cannon House
Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-7751
Fax: (202) 225-5629
Email: cannon.ut03@mail.house.gov

*Spencer Bachus*

Washington, D.C. Office
442 Cannon Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202 225-4921 phone
202 225-2082 fax

*John Hostettler*

Washington, DC Office
1214 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
TEL: (202) 225-4636
FAX: (202) 225-3284

Email- John.Hostettler@mail.house.gov

*Mark Green*

Congressman Mark Green
1314 Longworth Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5665
Fax: (202) 225-5729

Mark.Green@mail.house.gov

*Ric Keller*

Washington Office:

419 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone (202) 225-2176
Fax (202) 225-0999

*Melissa Hart*

Washington, DC Office
1508 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Ph. 202-225-2565
Fx. 202-226-2274

*Jeff Flake*

Washington, DC Office Address:

424 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0301


(202) 225-2635 - phone
(202) 226-4386 - fax

*Mike Pence*

In Washington DC
1605 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3021 office
(202) 225-3382 fax

*J. Randy Forbes*

WASHINGTON DC OFFICE
307 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170

*Steve King*

Washington, D.C. Office
Office of Congressman Steve King
1432 Longworth Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
(202) 225-4426
Fax: (202) 225-3193

*John Carter*

Washington, D.C. Office
408 CHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-3864

*Tom Feeney*

Washington, D.C. Office

323 Cannon House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
phone:(202) 225-2706
fax:(202) 226-6299

*Marsha Blackburn*

509 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2811
202-225-3004 fax

[rintense]

"There will be substantial opposition from Republicans, Democrats and millions of ordinary Americans once they realize what's involved," Gallegly told Reuters.

He's right. Wouldn't it be ironic if this is the first bill GWB vetoes?

[chicagolady]

There is a GOD, There is a GOD!

[KantianBurke]

Go Mr. G go!! Stop this BS in its tracks!

[1stFreedom]

I think this program is ok if:

1. Federal and State income tax is withheld.
2. Medicaid fees are added as well as local town taxes to cover uninsured medical services.
3. A foreign worker payroll tax taken by local towns to cover the cost of educating the children.

In theory, this will help to pay for the "free" services given to illegals.

And, IMO, they do perform the jobs that nobody except felons, who can't get anything else, want.

[gubamyster]

ping

[PISANO]

I sure hope the House deep sixes GW's proposal. I admire this President but this is just hard to comprehend.

[cake_crumb]

It's a non-starter because there isn't much IN there.

[AuH2ORepublican]

I'm as opposed to illegal immigration as the next guy, and agree that amnesties end up rewarding those who broke the law instead of waiting for their turn to emigrate legally, but I think a guest-worker program, in theory, is a great idea. You give them permission to work for, say, 24 months, and they can apply for permission to work for another 24 months; if they don't follow the rules, they get deported. But guest workers' time in the U.S. would not count towards the time required to become a citizen; if they want eventual citizenship, they would need to apply for a visa and then pay their dues just like everyone else. And their "social security" money would be deposited in a Mexican bank, which they would only be able to access when they go back home when their guest-worker permit runs out, so they wouldn't be able to stay in the U.S. living off their savings. The hardest part would be what to do with their family, since if we let their wives join them in the U.S. any children born north of the Rio Grande would be U.S. citizens pursuant to the prevailing interpretation of the 14th Amendment. I would prefer if their family has to stay in Mexico, and they can send them money and visit them once in a while. Americans who are stationed in an aircraft carrier or in the Korean DMZ can't bring along their wives, so I don't see why we can't expect guest workers to live away from their families for 2 years or so.

Most Mexicans come over to the U.S. to work, not to try to collect welfare. And we certainly need workers for many industries in which native-born Americans refuse to work. I don't see why we can't accomodate Mexican guest workers, while protecting our right to decide who can enter our country and who can become a U.S. citizen.

[JoeSchem]

"This clearly is an amnesty. It provides not only amnesty but a reward for people who committed a felony by coming here illegally," said Rep. Elton Gallegly, a California Republican.

Oh, no, but it's not an amnesty. George W. Bush says it's not an amnesty, so therefore it's not an amnesty.

I think the problem is that the President thinks that all those illegals are going to herewith obey the law, which is the only way the program would work. Otherwise, they'll milk the benefits and continue to take money under the table and our borders will be overrun in even greater numbers of illegals.

[StoneColdGOP]

You'd think California Republicans, if any at all, would understand the scope of the illegal alien problem.

Thank God Elton does, but so many others have gone the way of David Dreier and are "establishment", they go along with Bush and sell out.

Hopefully enough Republican voters will remind them all who their real bosses are and demand they not support amnesty, or they lose their next election.

[texasflower]

This may not be what we all want, but it's not as bad as some had thought it would be. From a homeland security aspect alone, this helps in my opinion.

The workers are going to find a way to be here anyway. This at least will help to know who they are. (the ones that legally participate anyway.) I would rather see it happen this way. I have been on scene when one of those trucks full of dead men who just wanted to work, were found. It is a heartbreaking sight.

My ex-husband is a Border Patrol agent, with a high level homeland security position and he says it will help. I believe him. He has a strong tendency towards negativity a lot of issues. So, if this doesn't raise alarms in him, I'm not going to let it alarm me.

[Prime Choice]

[telebob]

Seems to me that this is a setup for Vicente Fox, the Mexican oligarchs and the Atzlan crowd. They have been outfoxed by the master.

This crap isn't going anywhere. Bush may earn some style points from hispanics but unless he carries legislation to the congress, it's a dead letter.

Mexico needs to fix its crumbling economy. The US needs to secure its borders and reform immigration. At the moment, Mexico has nothing we want or that will further our interests. The Mexican government cannot stop cross border crime and smuggling. They encourage the illegals.

There is no advantage to us to create an amnesty for lawbreakers. Bush has put the ball squarely into the peoples' court, the congress. When they fail to pass legislation, Fox and company are sunk. The people will have spoken.

[Tempest]

How is it an amnesty??? Could someone elaborate on the details of how this plan would lead to amnesty?

[tracer]

Perhaps one of the few things President Bush and I (FWIW) have in common, other than our overall political orientation, is an appreciation for Uncle Remus's "Tar Baby" story.

And methinks the Dems are about to tumble into the ole briar patch....

[Lady Eileen]

bump

[Main Street]

[Lazamataz]

Bush couldn't pry a vote out of me with that missing Mega Millions lotto ticket.

So hell. Go full hog, Mr. Libr'al Dubya. Heck, you might as well make a big deal out of pushing for and signing the assault weapons renewel.

Ya can't lose my vote twice, after all.