Susie
07-27-2007, 03:10 AM
Attention AILA advocates!
The Senate will vote TODAY on two key amendments! One is TERRIBLE; the other is TERRIFIC!
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will offer the Border Security First Act of 2007 as an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 2638). This TERRIBLE enforcement-only amendment would do nothing but add to the dysfunction of our system and the suffering of hard working immigrants. It must be OPPOSED!
In response, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will offer a TERRIFIC side-by-side amendment to the Graham amendment. This positive amendment would strengthen our border security while providing limited, targeted relief to deserving immigrant populations. It must be SUPPORTED!
Call Sen. Bill Nelson and Sen. Mel Martinez NOW!!
Sen. Bill Nelson: (202) 224-5274
Sen. Mel Martinez: (202) 224-3041
Tell them to:
OPPOSE the Graham amendment that would:
1- Expand state and local law enforcement of civil immigration laws;
2- Expand expedited removal and further restrict the right of immigrants, including longtime legal permanent residents, to administrative or judicial review;
3- Subject visa overstayers to mandatory detention, raising serious cost and constitutional concerns;
4- Expand criminal penalties for immigration violations, including harsh and costly mandatory minimum sentences; and
5- Penalize cities that have chosen NOT to turn their police force into immigration agents.
SUPPORT the Reid side-by-side amendment that would:
1- Strengthen border security with smart funding measures;
2- Include the DREAM Act and provide targeted relief to thousands of deserving children; and
3- Include AgJOBS and ensure that American farms are not confronted again this year with a labor shortage of crisis proportions.
Call your Senators and then FORWARD this Urgent Action Alert to your clients! Encourage them to take action on these important amendments!
The Senate will vote TODAY on two key amendments! One is TERRIBLE; the other is TERRIFIC!
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will offer the Border Security First Act of 2007 as an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 2638). This TERRIBLE enforcement-only amendment would do nothing but add to the dysfunction of our system and the suffering of hard working immigrants. It must be OPPOSED!
In response, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will offer a TERRIFIC side-by-side amendment to the Graham amendment. This positive amendment would strengthen our border security while providing limited, targeted relief to deserving immigrant populations. It must be SUPPORTED!
Call Sen. Bill Nelson and Sen. Mel Martinez NOW!!
Sen. Bill Nelson: (202) 224-5274
Sen. Mel Martinez: (202) 224-3041
Tell them to:
OPPOSE the Graham amendment that would:
1- Expand state and local law enforcement of civil immigration laws;
2- Expand expedited removal and further restrict the right of immigrants, including longtime legal permanent residents, to administrative or judicial review;
3- Subject visa overstayers to mandatory detention, raising serious cost and constitutional concerns;
4- Expand criminal penalties for immigration violations, including harsh and costly mandatory minimum sentences; and
5- Penalize cities that have chosen NOT to turn their police force into immigration agents.
SUPPORT the Reid side-by-side amendment that would:
1- Strengthen border security with smart funding measures;
2- Include the DREAM Act and provide targeted relief to thousands of deserving children; and
3- Include AgJOBS and ensure that American farms are not confronted again this year with a labor shortage of crisis proportions.
Call your Senators and then FORWARD this Urgent Action Alert to your clients! Encourage them to take action on these important amendments!