Minutemen Update: Not too late to solve illegal alien crisis
I think the Minutemen should give up: solving the illegal aliens is not even on the radar of the political elite class in our country. The only hope to do something about the problem is to overthrow our tyrannical government. Anyway, for what it’s worth, here’s the latest Minutemen update:
It isn’t too late to fix our immigration system!
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Phone (520) 829-3112ALERT: We still have a chance RIGHT NOW to put a STOP to illegal immigration, AND to force the 20 million illegal aliens in this country to GO HOME!
In 1995, Democratic Rep. Barbara Jordan, one of the first African-American women to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, advocated sound immigration reform before a Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. Representative Jordan stated that illegal immigration is unlawful and unacceptable. She made the “distinctions between those who obey the law, and those who violate it.” She also disagreed with those who labeled her efforts to control illegal immigration as somehow inherently anti-immigrant.
Ms. Jordan’s proposal focused on four key enforcement areas: the removal of job magnets that attract illegal immigration; penalizing employers that violate U.S. immigration regulations; tighter border security, and the removal of taxpayer-funded entitlements for illegal aliens. This proposal was endorsed by President Clinton.
Today the immigration system still remains broken due to the lack of enforcement by our federal, state and local governments.
The Pew Hispanic Research Center estimates that more than 680,000 illegal aliens cross the border every year. We are also seeing the same political posturing from special-interest groups that label those who are against illegal immigration as “racist” or “anti-immigrant.”
It isn’t too late to fix our immigration system.
In 2007, Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., introduced the Secure America with Verification and Enforcement Act (SAVE Act). The SAVE Act is a common-sense approach that will provide tighter border security and tougher penalties against employers.
Rep. Shuler’s SAVE Act is 3-part plan to drastically reduce illegal immigration — a strict emphasis on border security, employer verification, and interior enforcement. It addresses border security by increasing manpower and making needed technological and infrastructure improvements on America’s northern and southern borders, including 8,000 new Border Patrol Agents and provides the infrastructure they need to be effective.
The SAVE Act also provides the tools, resources and infrastructure necessary to enforce existing federal laws and penalize offenders. It increases the investigative abilities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement with more agents and more training. Additionally, it provides assistance for state and local law enforcement.
Rep. Pelosi and her cronies are doing everything they can to STOP this bill — but we now have a chance to go around her and get this bill directly to a floor vote!
The way that’s done is called a “discharge petition,” which requires 218 signatures to force a vote. As of right now, the petition has received 189 signatures. While about 75 more Republicans have signed the petition than joined as cosponsors, only 10 of the 49 Democrat cosponsors have signed the petition, which means two things: First, some of them want to SAY they are tough on immigration without ever actually having to cast a tough vote; and second, even many of the anti-illegal immigration Democrats are hesitant to go against the Democrat party’s pro-amnesty leadership.
That means YOU AND I have to take action now: We need to make these Congressmen “see the light” — which means we need to make them FEEL THE HEAT! And we’ve got a GREAT way to do that!
TAKE ACTION: Finally, Democrats and Republicans are joining together, putting politics aside and supporting a commonsense bill that is for the good of America. As Rep. Shuler says, “Illegal immigration is one of the most pressing issues facing America today… Americans are very upset at their government for not taking action, and they have a right to be. “
If we’re going to see anything happen with this anti-illegal immigration bill, we need to take action quickly, with overwhelming force. That ’s why we’ve set up our site so that you can send BLAST FAXES to every single U.S. Congressman on Capitol Hill, demanding that they do their job and support bringing the SAVE Act to the floor for a vote. Send YOUR blast faxes NOW:
For the love of our country,
Carmen Mercer
Vice President and Director of Government Relations
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http://www.minutemanhq.com/hq/local.phpP.S.: The conservative magazine Human Events has reported a new twist to this story: “Congressman Shuler, addressing a Rotary Club meeting recently, accused Senator John McCain of calling House Republicans and asking them not to sign the discharge petition. News reports say that McCain’s office denies those accusations, but Senator McCain’s office did not return calls for additional comment.”
So now we’re fighting against the GOP “presumptive nominee” as well! We need to take action NOW!
As usual, you can also send a FREE message directly to your Congressmen, telling them to support the “Secure America through Verification and Enforcement” (SAVE) Act — just select here now. Be sure to send this Alert to EVERYONE you know who wants to help DEMAND that these Senators do their job and support bringing the SAVE Act to the floor for a vote. Thank you!
