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To: sarcasm
UTAH - are you paying attention to what your Congressman is doing?

From FAIR's web site:

Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT), a keynote speaker at today's national convention of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA), shared the Bush Administration's current agenda. Cannon said that gaining passage of Section 245(i) - the provision that allows illegal aliens to gain green cards after paying $1,000 - is the current highest priority and the timetable is to get it passed before Pres. Bush goes to Mexico later this month. He claims the Administration is angry with the work of the Immigration Reform Caucus headed by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) in heading off an earlier attempt to adopt the measure. Cannon said the White House objective is to get a permanent program or at least a "real extension."

To accomplish this AILA has been lobbying Congress with the help of Cannon and the White House, and Cannon said that he is setting up a "Pro-Immigration" Caucus to counter the successful Reform Caucus. He also hinted that the Administration is working on a plan to "regularize" Mexicans illegally working in the United States into a new temporary worker (H-2A) program, and hopes to be able to announce that initiative also at the time of the Bush trip to Mexico. On INS reorganization, Cannon said that he is working with Rep. Lofgren (D-CA) to craft a compromise between the Administration's in-house reorganization and efforts in Congress to achieve a formal split between enforcement and service operations.

12 posted on 03/08/2002 1:57:04 PM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Reaganwuzthebest
and Cannon said that he is setting up a "Pro-Immigration" Caucus to counter the successful Reform Caucus.

Better name - pro illegal alien caucus.

15 posted on 03/08/2002 2:00:39 PM PST by sarcasm
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To: Reaganwuzthebest
So, the administration is "angry" with a patriot like Tom Tancredo, and puts a sleazy, self-interested fat boy like Chris Cannon out there to play games with a screaming leftist like Zoe Lofgren to undermine the country?

Come on, BushBots, tell me the guy is a conservative.

BS.

34 posted on 03/08/2002 2:20:41 PM PST by Regulator
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To: Utah Girl
Ping to you. Tell us - how do people in Provo-Orem feel about Chris Cannon's pro-illegal alien shenanigans?

And the recent Utah house vote to give in-state tuition to illegals?

39 posted on 03/08/2002 2:24:24 PM PST by Regulator
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To: Reaganwuzthebest
Another typical ploy is to use unprincipled people from safe seats to carry water and do your dirty work for you. UTAH is a heavy GOP state which means Cannon will never be beaten. Isn't it ironic to see some of the house impeachment managers selling out their country.
2,074 posted on 03/12/2002 4:07:02 PM PST by majordivit
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