Freedom Folks: The Time Is Critical

The possibility of a new "guest" worker/amnesty scheme got much
closer yesterday as the Senate Judiciary Committee reached a compromise
with the help of Arlen Specter. Specter, Cornyn, Kyl, Kennedy, McCain
and others are apparently having their staffs iron out the details, and
apparently 12 of the 18 members of the Committee would vote for it.
Details here, here, and here.

Could you please take a few minutes and contact these Senators and stress your adamant opposition to any kind of a "guest" worker plan
or anything similar, no matter what it's called? Please inform the kind
person who answers the phone that you oppose any kind of amnesty, and
that you know that these plans are amnesties no matter how strongly the
Senators say they aren't?

If this passes, it will be just like the 1986 amnesty, only perhaps even worse: untold millions more illegal aliens will come here to take advantage of that and future amnesties.

The one shining ray of hope in all this is the opposition offered by
Rep. Tom Tancredo and 70 other pro-American House members. They say they will work to block any kind of "guest" worker schemes.

So, please also take a few minutes and contact your other representatives and encourage them to join that group.

Here's the contact information for those on the Senate Judiciary Committee:

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) - 202-224-4254

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) - 202-224-5251

Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) - 202-224-3744

Sen. Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ) - 202-224-4521

Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) - 202-224-2315

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) - 202-224-4124

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC) - 202-224-5972

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) - 202-224-2934

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) - 202-224-6521

Sen. Thomas A. Coburn (R-OK) - 202-224-5754

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) - 202-224-4242

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) - 202-224-4543

Sen. Joseph R. Biden (D-DE) - 202-224-5042

Sen. Herbert H. Kohl (D-WI) - 202-224-5653

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - 202-224-3841

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) - 202-224-5323

Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) - 202-224-6542

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) - 202-224-2152

The main Senate Switchboard is (202) 224-3121 or (888) 355-3588. You can also send free FAXes here.

If you call and the person who answers tells you something of interest, please leave a comment.

And, please contact everyone you know and ask them to call too.

UPDATE: Apparently Frist has introduced his own plan: "Frist Pushes For Quick Vote On Immigration"
that doesn't include a "temporary" worker scheme. Whether that makes
the compromise mentioned above moot or not is unknown. However, note this:

According to Congress Daily, Sen. Frist told reporters he wouldn't rule out attaching a guest worker proposal to his bill.
"Frist told reporters he was committed to clearing a bill with
guestworker and other immigration changes through the Senate. 'Just
addressing tightening the borders doesn't address the problem,' he
said."

So, please keep calling or FAXing as many reps as you can.