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May 21, 2007 10:07 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Let's use this thread to help us track how Senators say they are going to vote on the Bush-Kennedy amnesty bill. Find stories online or better yet -- call and document how these senators from this state are going to vote. If you call, include date/time of your call.

Switchboard: 202-224-3121.

Be sure to ask:

1--Does the senator support the Bush-Kennedy comprehensive amnesty bill?

2-- Will the Senator vote to "invoke cloture" (i.e. end debate) on the amnesty bill?



Sean Ivy - Fire Society Editor
May 22, 2007 11:08 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Both Washington state senators Murray and Cantwell support the amnesty bill and the increased H1B bills because they are both in the pockets of the agriculture growers of this state and Bill Gates.


If you have to hyphenate your race--you are NOT an American!! This from a French-German-English-Irish-AMERICAN! See how silly this can become?
May 23, 2007 01:46 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Murray and Cantwell remind me of girls I knew in jr high who ran around trying to make sure everyone knew they were with the "in" crowd. They all talked the same, dressed the same, thought the same. Neither of these, albeit intelligent, women have had an original thought in years; it's just "party line, party line, party line". I've quite contacting them because their replies are cloned. Until the cultural atomosphere in Seattle changes, Conservatives in WA state are shouting into the wind.
May 23, 2007 11:29 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Ms. Cantwell is a puppet. Ms. Murray is the puppeteer. The "liberals" run politics in Washington State, and these ladies (along with the governor and the state legislature) are the result. There are some Conservatives in the state, but they are mainly outside the Seattle metropolitan area, and they are a minority. Knowing this, Ms. Murray and Ms. Cantwell do not pay any attention to what Conservatives think. I'm sure the ladies hope to add the current "illegals" to the voting rolls so that these new voters will guarantee their stay in office for a long time to come.
May 23, 2007 01:33 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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MANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NOT VOTING

Important!! Not sure which contact to use.. so here are both their Candidacy and the Senate contact information.

We need to pressure The Presidental candidates into a NO vote they are ones with an election at STAKE. They are the ones seeking or money as we speak!! Its a General Election they are campaigning for so we can call them all and Pressure them all.. ( except maybe Kerry, do they come any dumber?)

We need to demand their vote be on record  for this issue, so we can weigh our Presidential votes!!!

MANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NOT VOTING

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Biden (D-DE)
DE SENATE CONTACT

Joseph Biden D

201 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone 202-224-5042 Fax 202-224-0139--

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CANDIDATE OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Unite Our States PAC
513 Capitol Court, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20002
202.588.1990
Fax: 202.547.2221
Email: info@uniteourstates.com

 

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Clinton (D-NY)NY SENATE CONTACT

Hillary Clinton D

476 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Phone 202-224-4451 Fax 202-228-0282

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CANDIDATE Hillary Clinton for President Committee
1717 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1001
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202.263.0180
Fax: 202.263.0181
Email: info@hillaryclinton.com

 

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Dodd (D-CT)
CT SENATE CONTACT

Christopher Dodd D

448 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Phone 202-224-2823  Fax 202-224-1083 

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CANDIDATE OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Chris Dodd for President
P.O. Box 270701
West Hartford, CT 06127
Phone: 860.561.8843
Fax: 860.561.8893

 

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McCain (R-AZ) (
why waste the time, let him feel irrelevent) I reccomend you pressure Kyl,  McCAin is the way of Kennedy about now he is a gone to us,  who the heck voted him, in not the Reps) Kyl we may stand a chance with 

SENATE CONTACT 

John McCain R

241 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Phone 202-224-2235 Fax 202-228-2862

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CANDIDATE OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:

John McCain 2008 Committee
P.O. Box 16118
Arlington, VA 22215
info@exploremccain.com

 

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Obama (D-IL) IL SENATE CONTACT

 

Barack Obama D

713 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Phone 202-224-2854  Fax 202-228-1372

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CANDIDATE OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Obama Exploratory Committee
607 14th Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Email: info@barackobama.com

 

___________________________ 


  Good Luck!!

Patricia

May 23, 2007 02:27 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Cantwell and Murray both are 'undecided' and 'need to study the bill.'  Knowing their voting history please put pressure on them.
May 23, 2007 02:40 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I am furious that the Demos and others tried to get this Bill through to a full vote without debate.

I am also furious that so many of our elected officials seem to feel they owe more alligance to illegal crimanls than they do to law abiding American citizens. 

How on  earth can we expect these illegals to abide by our laws if they break the law just by being here?  No free pass for these people.  They knew it was against our law to come in the way they did.  They will just have to pay the consequences.  That is real life.  The sooner we get back to that mentality the better.  

Then again, what about those that would come through our borders to do us harm?  I want that fence built - the money is there and it should be done.  No more pussy-footing around.  Just DO IT!

I shudder at what will happen to Social Security and our whole infrastructure if this bill passes.  We will go broke as a country.  We just need to inforce the laws we already have in place. 




Nora Nell Hughes Holm Thompson Washington State
May 23, 2007 03:56 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I WAS IN NEW YORK NOT LONG AGO AND I VISITED LADY LIBERTY. TEARS CAME DOWN MY FACE WHEN I STOOD IN FRONT OF HER AND I SAW A BIG TEAR ON HER CHEEK SO I ASKED HER WHAT'S WRONG? SHE TOLD ME I CAN TALK TO YOU BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE IRISH AND POLISH SIDE OF YOUR FAMILY PASSING IN FRONT OF ME WITH "AMERICAN" FLAGS IN THEIR HANDS, THEY WAVED THERE FLAGS AND SMILED AT ME ON THERE WAY TO "ELLIS" ISLAND I CAN STILL HEAR THEM YELLING "GOD BLESS AMERICA" I WAS SO HAPPY BACK THEN..........SHE SIGHED AND SAID NOW I'M SAD, NO ONE PASSES ME NOW, THEY GO OVER FENCES, OR THROUGH TUNNELS THEY TAKE AND TAKE FROM ME YET WON'T SUPPORT ME. THEY WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN HERE, SO THEY BECOME AMERICAN'S THEY DON'T PAY TAXES, YET WANT FREE CARE AND COST THE REAL AMERICANS BILLIONS. WHERE DID I GO WRONG SHE ASKED ME...I SAID YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG WE STILL HAVE THE MILLIONS OF "LEGAL" AMERICANS THAT WILL FIGHT WITH THEIR BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THEY WILL MAKE OUR CONGRESS AND SENATE START DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND I PROMISE YOU THAT....OK? SHE GAVE ME A SLIGHT SMILE AND SAID OK.....AND CAN YOU TELL AMERICA SOMETHING FOR ME, I SAID YES, SHE SAID TELL ALL THE "REAL AMERICANS THAT I STILL LOVE THEM" AND I WANT AMERICA TO BE GREAT AGAIN......THANKS AMERICA FOR READING THIS.  
May 23, 2007 05:58 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Considering the record of Cantwell and Murray, I would be surprised if they did the right thing, but I'd sure like to see them do it.  After all, what good democrat doesn't want to resist a Republican administration on principle if nothing else.  And what good Republican can stomach those RINOs like Bush and MCain, Red Rudy, Heretic Mitch, etc.

Tom Tancredo for President!

 

 

May 23, 2007 09:24 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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OK everyone. Here is the letter I received today from Maria Cantwell after contacting her regarding the immigration fiasco we are now in.

Notice how the first part of the letter makes us believe that protecting our borders is her main concern. She is a true politician and learned the tricks from her clone-Patty Murray who is the clone of Ted Kennedy.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, her letter does NOT address the CURRENT LEGISLATION THE SENATE IS DEBATING. She must think her constituents are idiots (well the ones that voted for her are but not all of us).

Dear _______

Thank you for contacting me with your thoughts regarding immigration reform.  I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.

On May 25, 2006, the Senate passed the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act by a vote of 62-36.  I voted for this legislation because it contains numerous provisions to enhance border security, creates a guest worker program to meet the needs of state businesses, and confronts the issue of undocumented immigrants. 

I firmly believe that any changes to our national policy on immigration must keep border security and enforcement as a top priority.  If enacted, this legislation would authorize 14,000 additional border agents and at least 2,500 port of entry inspectors, and would authorize a virtual fence to allow the border to be patrolled with unmanned aircraft, cameras, sensors, and other technology, expanding the reach and effectiveness of our border security personnel.  It would also authorize the hiring of 10,000 agents to enforce employment regulations as part of a program that would require employers to check Social Security numbers of new hires against a federal database.

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act includes a measure I sponsored to help northern border communities cover the high cost of prosecuting Federal border crimes.  Based on an existing program for the southern border, this provision would authorize almost $30 million annually to reimburse border communities for the cost of prosecuting cases, detaining suspects, and constructing holding spaces.  The Senate immigration reform bill also incorporates legislation I cosponsored to make it a crime to construct or finance a tunnel across a border leading into the U.S.  Currently, tunnel construction is not a crime, meaning suspects only face drug conspiracy or illegal immigration charges, and are not charged for the actual tunnel construction, even though it poses a serious threat to national security.  This provision would subject guilty parties to a prison term of up to 20 years, and hold property owners who permit tunnel construction accountable.  An amendment I cosponsored with other Northwest Senators to direct the Defense Department to use unmanned aerial vehicles for border surveillance along the northern border as part of a one-year pilot program was also included.   

Immigration policy must also address the need to fill labor shortages in certain fields such as technology and agriculture, and accommodate market demands for foreign labor.  The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act expands our temporary guest worker program to allow up to 200,000 foreign workers to obtain visas and fill vacant jobs in the United States, a change that will help meet the needs of businesses and agriculture producers.  Individuals would receive a three-year visa, renewable once, and would be eligible to apply for permanent residence after holding a visa for a period of 4 years.  

The bill would also make illegal immigrants who have been in the United States since April 5, 2001 eligible for legal status after working in the United States for six years, passing a background check, paying back taxes, holding a job, learning civics and English, and paying a $3,250 fine.  Illegal immigrants who have been in this country between two and five years would have to register with the Department of Homeland Security.  Within three years of their registration, they would have to leave the United States and could return by applying for a visa.  After clearing a background check, paying back taxes, and meeting other requirements, these individuals would qualify for legal permanent residence status.  An additional 1.5 million agricultural workers would be eligible for permanent legal residence if they could prove they worked in agriculture in the United States previously, and if they worked three to five more years in agriculture.

To help meet the needs of Washington state's high-tech industries, the bill increases the annual H1-B visa cap from 65,000 to 115,000.  It also includes a bipartisan measure, which I sponsored, to increase the proportion of visas currently issued each year to highly-skilled workers, and to workers with advanced degrees.  In doing so, this provision would help meet America's growing need for scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.

As you may know, the House of Representatives passed its version of the immigration reform legislation on December 16, 2006.  However, the House and Senate did not reconcile the two versions of this legislation before the close of the 109th Congress.  Please be assured that I will keep your comments in mind should I have the opportunity to consider legislation reforming our nation's immigration policy in the 110th Congress.

Thank you again for contacting me to share your thoughts on this matter.  Finally, you may be interested in signing up for my weekly update for Washington state residents.  Every Monday, I provide a brief outline about my work in the Senate and issues of importance to Washington state.  If you are interested in subscribing to this update, please visit my website at http://cantwell.senate.gov. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance.


Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator

May 24, 2007 01:36 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Comment updated May 24, 2007 01:43 AM

Laine, that is the same email 'canned' response I got back from her when I emailed her about this sham of a bill!

She will support it, she has too many buddies in the high tech industry (remember, she made millions with the developers of Real Player etc), so if bill gates says he wants to dump all the employees in WA state and hire imported from India aliens and pay them half the wage, she will jump thru hoops to make sure he gets his way!  She should tell him listen up 4 eyes, if you want skilled hi tech workers, YOU put some of your billions to work establishing a hi tech learning center at some of the WA state colleges, and maybe a few other colleges around the country to TRAIN LEGAL AMERICANS to do what you need in the future!  But she won't do that, it is too glamourous to dump the American people for the "illegals"...look at Oprah, she spent $40 million building that school in S Africa and not here because she said the kids here 'demand' too much!!  Huh???  Yea, they look at people like Gates and Oprah, living in huge mansions, driving the hottest cars, wearing shoes that cost more than their welfare families spend in groceries for the entire year and want to be rich like them!  Oprah IS the role model for all these 'demanding' kids today--sheeshhhh...but it is easier for these billionaires to try to keep Americans down (ie why share the wealth or try to make more billionaires) and import illegals who will worship them as Gods and Goddesses!




If you have to hyphenate your race--you are NOT an American!! This from a French-German-English-Irish-AMERICAN! See how silly this can become?
May 24, 2007 01:42 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I also agree One American Mom, we need to force these 'canididates' into making a committement via their votes--they are not to be allowed to skirt this issue just so as  not to inflame anti-amnesty voters!

Scheesh, and I see Obama is on the list of 'won't vote on this bill' issue!  And he claims to be better than those in the senate because he did not vote for the war in Iraq (of course, he was not IN the senate at that time and would have voted pro war like everyone else did almost), he is just the same IMO as the current inexperienced jug earred president we have in the WH now!

What a coward all these morons are to not stand up and put their votes where their mouths are, after all, they were ELECTED to be in the senate/house and vote, and then let the cards fall where they may!




If you have to hyphenate your race--you are NOT an American!! This from a French-German-English-Irish-AMERICAN! See how silly this can become?
May 24, 2007 09:18 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Low man on the totum pole Tom Tancredo for President, he will get something done about border security, and illegal immigrants, he has been speaking out about it for years, not just a johnny come lately.
May 24, 2007 09:41 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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we will fight for america look at what lady librty just said.....The Statue of Liberty is no longer > saying "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled > masses." She's got a > baseball bat and she's yelling, 'you want a piece > of me?' "
May 24, 2007 04:57 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County ( L.A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.


3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens


4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal , whose births were paid for by taxpayers.


5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.


6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.


7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.


8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.


9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.


10. In L.A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak Spanish. 
(There are 10.2 million people in L.A. County ).


(All of the above are from the Los Angeles Times)

 Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare.
Over 70% of the United States ' annual population growth (and over 90% of California , Florida , and New York ) results from immigration.

29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.
Our leaders are fools for letting this continue.
WHY CAN'T WE SEND THEM HOME ? 

UNITED WE STAND - GOD BLESS AMERICA
 
May 24, 2007 05:25 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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ARE THEY GONNA BRING BACK THE DRAFT SO ALL THESE LAWBREAKERS KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO DEFEND A COUNTRY WE ALL LOVE?????????????I DIDN'T SEE THAT MENTIONED IN THIS BILL.AS MANY AS WE ARE LOSING A DAY NOW WE ARE GONNA NEED IT BACK,ITS A DISGRACE OUR SOLDIER'S ARE HAVING TO TO 2,3 AND 4 TOURS AND NOT 12 MONTHS NOW ITS 15 MONTHS.............DISGRACEFUL,WHY AREN'T THEY DEBATING THAT WHEN WE ARE AT WAR AND ITS ESCALATING
May 24, 2007 09:17 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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The new French president has it right about how to handle illegals.   Read this article and send it on to your elected reps, maybe they can learn something!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=456666&in_page_id=1811&ito=1490

May 25, 2007 04:40 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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http://www.lframerica.com/march2.html

check this site out Washington for an America march coming your way.

June 3, 2007 12:39 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Check out this site.  State Legislators are banning together!  Sign their petition.  Seattle is marching June 16.  Found an announcement on the "activity" calendar at outragedpatriots.com.

 http://www.statelegislatorsforlegalimmigration.com/

 




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June 6, 2007 11:05 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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4th of July, the "No Longer Silent" majority rally.  It would almost seem scripted... Get the word out.  Email your friends, call local and national shows definitely Rush, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Michael Savage.   Let's make it happen!

MARCH ON YOUR STATE CAPITOL JULY 4TH 2007!!!

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