I knew that Congress would try to pass immigration reform piecemeal eventually, but I had not fathomed they would try it so soon. Perhaps they see their own mortality as office holders (due to historically low approval ratings) and are desperate to get it done before next year's election.
This latest installment is proposed by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D) and is called the Dream Act, which allows illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition for college, while the rest of us have to pay the significantly higher out-of-state fee if we live in neighboring states. This is especially incredulous to American military families who have to relocate frequently and cannot qualify for in-state tuition. Would you believe 10 states allow illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition without proof of residency NOW???
Anyone who is here illegally can claim to have been here since age 16 (no documentation required!) and qualify for a conditional green card,...which will make them eligible for a regular green card,...which will allow them to get green cards for their families in the "old country." And so on and so on...
This latest shamnesty attempt is being attached (Senate Amendment 2237) to the Department of Defence Authorization Bill by Durbin and his co-sponsors:
Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE]202-224-4224;
Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN]202-224-4814
Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT]202-224-4242
Sen Obama, Barack [IL]202-224-2854
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT]202-224-4041
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA]202-224-3841
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA]202-224-2742
Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI]202-224-5323
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]202-224-4451
Sen Bayh, Evan [IN]202-224-5623
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ]202-224-4744
Sen Murray, Patty [WA]202-224-2621
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA]202-224-3553
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA]202-224-3441
Sen Salazar, Ken [CO]202-224-5852
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT]202-224-2823
(These lists courtesy of Michelle Malkin, who has fax numbers, too.)
And as you can see they are a list of the usual suspects, most of whose phone numbers you may already have attached to your refrigerator from past senate battles. Make use of them. These people are supposed to be working for us,...not MoveOn.org or Mexico.
And here is Michelle Malkin's list of wafflers who voted no on the illegal alien shamnesty bill in June, but have not yet pledged to vote no on the DREAM Act amnesty:
Phone them by contacting the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Alaska: Murkowski, Stevens
Arkansas: Pryor
Florida: Martinez
Idaho: Crapo
Indiana: Bayh
Iowa: Grassley, Harkin
Kansas: Brownback
Louisiana: Landrieu
Maine: Collins
Michigan: Stabenow
Minnesota: Coleman
Mississippi: Cochran
Missouri: McCaskill
Montana: Baucus, Tester
Nebraska: Nelson (Ben)
Nevada: Ensign
New Hampshire: Sununu
New Mexico: Domenici
North Dakota: Dorgan
Ohio: Voinovich
Oregon: Smith
South Dakota: *Johnson
Texas: Hutchison
Utah: Hatch
Vermont: Sanders
Virginia: Warner, Webb
West Virginia: Byrd, Rockefeller
Wyoming: Barrasso
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has postponed the vote until next week. 41 no votes are needed. You know what to do.
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UPDATE, Friday, September 28, 2007: Reid pulls Dream Act from Defense Bill. Good work, people!
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