245i Amnesty to be Attached to Supplemental Spending Bill?

email from NumbersUsa.com ^ | 5/7/02 | Roy Beck

[Joe Hadenuf]

We did, and to be perfectly honest, we have no regrets.

[FITZ]

preventing Mexico from taking a more powerful role in crises

What other country has it's leader taking the position that his citizens must leave and be taken in by another country? Fox is making Mexico look like a joke. He lacks real solutions, making your people leave isn't much of one.

[Dante3]

Fox is suffering from the "Hitler Complex."

[olliemb]

When 245 was passed by Clinton administration why were people not upset? The 245(i) is an extension of the 245 that has already been passed. It changed nothing, merely extends. May I suggest that you read the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (Life Act) to better understand the 245(i).

[olliemb]

Fox has done a lot more than other Mexican presidents such as stricter drug controls at the border. He in turn would like to be sure that there is a worker program so that the economy of Mexico can improve. If Mexican economy improves then Mexico will prosper and the USA in turn would also prosper when its neighbor is doing well. Plus, Mexico supplies some of the oil to USA.

[flamefront]

From FairUS today, 14 May 2002:

Serrano to Offer Two Devastating Amendments Today

Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) is expected to offer two amendments at today's 5:00 P.M. House Appropriations markup. The first, as you know would permanently extend the Section 245(i) provision. The second amendment would effectively ban state and local law enforcement from helping the INS in any cases other than criminal law enforcement. In April, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that he wanted to enlist the aid of state and local police around the country to help with interior enforcement of immigration laws. However, Serrano is vehemently opposed to this idea and has said that he will do everything in his power to stop local police from apprehending illegal aliens.

Serrano recently said, "If immigrants, whatever their status, fear that any contact with the police can lead to probing questions and demands for proof of status, crimes will not be investigated and criminals will not be caught." Serrano is pushing this when federal authorities cannot locate over 300,000 illegal aliens with pending deportation orders and when between 9-11 million illegal aliens are residing in the U.S.

The committee will reconvene at 5 p.m. to continue debate on the Supplemental Appropriations bill. If you have not already done so, please call the House Appropriations Committee members and tell them you are opposed to both of Serrano's amendments. Please visit our Press Release for further information on state and local law enforcement. And visit our previous Action Alert for further information.

THAT'S IN 2 HOURS!

If Bush sneaks this through, he's through; recent polls be damned.

"[Proposition]187 is the last gasp of white America in California. And people say to me on the Senate floor when I was in the Senate, why do you fight so hard for affirmative action programs? And I tell my white colleagues, you're going to need them." -- Art Torres, Chair, California Democratic Party

This may be Bush's last gasp, too.

[Brownie74]

We'll know something soon. Lets sit tight and keep our fingers crossed.

It could get interesting around here in a little while!!

[Native American Female Vet]

Oh shit...getting on phone now

[madfly]

Did it pass?

I called 3 Congressman at noon, but missed the vote if it was on CSPAN?

[Geezerette]

Michael Savage just said that it was DEFEATED by Bush's own party plus Democrats!!!!!

HalleluYAH!! Thank God!

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[Helix]

That's good news. Thanks to everyone who called, wrote and faxed on this issue. My own congressman (Taylor-NC) was against this all the way, but I'll bet the outcome would have been different if people hadn't objected.