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These are the members of the Immigration Reform Caucus:

Immigration Reform Caucus Members for the 107^th Congress

Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO)	Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL)	Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Congressman Richard Baker (R-LA)	Congressman Johnny Isaakson (R-GA)
Congressman James Barcia (D-MI)	Congressman Ernest Istook (R-OK)
Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA)	Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)	Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC)
Congressman Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)	Congressman Brian Kerns (R-IN)
Congressman John Boozman (R-AR)	Congressman Gary Miller (R-CA)
Congressman Allen Boyd (D-FL)	Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Congressman Henry Brown (R-SC)	Congressman Charlie Norwood (R-GA)
Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA)	Congressman Butch Otter (R-ID)
Congressman John Cooksey (R-LA)	Congressman David Phelps (D-IL)
Congresswoman Barbara Cubin (R-WY)	Congresswoman Marge Roukema (R-NJ)
Congressman John Culberson (R-TX)	Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Congresswoman JoAnn Davis (R-VA)	Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA)
Congressman Nathan Deal (R-GA)	Congressman Bob Schaffer (R-CO)
Congressman Jim DeMint (R-SC)	Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Congressman John Doolittle (R-CA)	Congressman John Shadegg (R-AZ)
Congressman Jim Duncan (R-TN)	Congressman Chris Shays (R-CT)
Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)	Congressman Michael Simpson (R-ID)
Congressman Virgil Goode (I-VA)	Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Congressman Lindsey Graham (R-SC)	Congressman Nick Smith (R-MI)
Congressman Jim Greenwood (R-PA)	Congressman Bob Stump (R-AZ)
Congressman Felix Grucci (R-NY)	Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK)
Congressman Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)	Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
Congressman Ralph Hall (D-TX)	Congressman Patrick Tiberi (R-OH)
Congressman Tony Hall (D-OH)	Congressman Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Congressman Joel Hefley (R-CO)	Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL)
Congressman Henry Hyde (R-IL)	Congressman Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Congressman Robin Hayes (R-NC)	Congressman David Vitter (R-LA)
Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)	Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI)

After this November, the following will be off this list: Bob Barr (if he loses to Linder in the primary), John Cooksey (unless he drops out of his senate race against Sen. Landrieu), Lindsey Graham (very likely to be the next junior senator from South Carolina), Tony Hall (appointed to the Bush Administration), Robin Hayes (if he can't hold off his general election opponent in a Democrap gerrymandered district), Brian Kerns (lost in primary), Marge Roukema (retiring), Bob Schaffer (retiring), and Bob Stump (retiring). You'll also note that RINOs (as some have called them) Shays, Roukema, and Norwood are on this list.

Rep. John Culberson is a great guy, I really admire him as well as Rep. Tancredo for their stance on the immigration issue. I have been unhappy with the Republicans lately, but I will vote for them this year, especially as there is a Senate seat up for grabs here in Texas. But, if Dubya does win his Congress and Senate and still pushes through an amnesty, I will be very disappointed in him and will not vote for him or those that help him pass an amnesty.

I tend to think that Barr will beat Linder in the election.

>> After this November, the following will be off this list: Bob Barr (if he loses to Linder in the primary), John Cooksey (unless he drops out of his senate race against Sen. Landrieu), Lindsey Graham (very likely to be the next junior senator from South Carolina), Tony Hall (appointed to the Bush Administration), Robin Hayes (if he can't hold off his general election opponent in a Democrap gerrymandered district), Brian Kerns (lost in primary), Marge Roukema (retiring), Bob Schaffer (retiring), and Bob Stump (retiring). <<

Barr is unlikely to lose the primary. I think Hayes will hold on too. However, Congressman David Phelps (D-IL), a socially conservative Dem from southern Illinois, will probably be off the list next year because his district has been merged with a solid Republican one (this was because the Illinois GOP was stupid enough to let Mayor Daley talk them into keeping all of Chicago's districts in "exchange" for eliminating a rural Dem)

But, who knows, maybe Congressman Smirkus (likely to beat Phelps) will join the new caucus to please his disgruntled consituents in the bottom part of the state.

I think the end result might actually be more members of the Immigration caucus than 2001-2002, given that the GOP will probably have several new conservative congressman in the southwest. I'd expecting some folks from Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas to join...and perhaps a couple from midwestern or southern states (incumbant or upcoming) to join up.