Just becuase this amnesty bill was defeated, have you stopped calling, faxing, e-mailing your congressmen?

Question

Or are you still keeping the pressure on them, only this time to secure the border and enforce immigration laws?

Answer 1

Nope,i've gone through 2 rounds of emails and 2 rounds of phone calls and i'll do it again before bed,my family have done the same.

Answer 2

The amnesty bill technically was not defeated completely. But it definetly was a victory. And yes I am still going to keep the pressure on my congressmen. I strongly believe that we need to secure our borders and enforce all of our laws. There is no reason we should get a new set of laws when we cant even manage to enforce the ones we currently have.

Answer 3

OK, I don't keep up with national stuff 'cause it's useless. They have so obfuscated the bill that who knows what it says anyway? In my opinion it doesn't matter what the law is because it won't/can't be enforced. We don't fine employers of illegal immigrants now, more than a slap on the wrist and they are making enough profit not to care, so there's that. We can't/won't stop providing them with government assistance, so that's a bust. We keep giving in to the bleeding hearts around the whole anchor baby/babies (because they don't stop at one) mess and splitting up families, which if they stayed in their own countries that wouldn't be a problem, and no one is willing to say that's enough. Deportation is ridiculous, building Mexico's economy is ridiculous, why should we? and any money sent to Mexico will be siphoned off by their officials, anyway. Do you get my drift? Sending emails, letters, (even if signed in blood) does absolutely no good, because it doesn't matter what the law is, it will not be enforced and we will just throw money at solutions bound to fail, as we have with the education system for the last 30 years. Our government is ineffectual and incompetent and basically just sucks; and if you think I'm wrong, then wait a year, regardless of what the law is, and we will still be moaning and arguing about the same things. As a nation the people are willing to waste millions and billions of dollars on a totally lost war against drugs because no one wants to consider any other option than NO!, but we are not willing to spend any money to restrict our country and its benefits from people who shouldn't be here anyway.

Answer 4

I'm still hammering them daily. Since this broke 3 weeks ago, I've sent over 500 emails, made about 30 phone calls and sent a couple of dozen faxes to my Legislators and the President.

Edit: Great question btw.

Answer 5

keep up the pressure and at every chance get it out in the media that you oppose amnesty and worker programs. also include in your correspondence a statement of rejection of the anchor baby clause. the borders have got to be secured. we are being invaded and taken over by a foreign country without a shot being fired.

Answer 6

Funny you should ask this. Here's what I wrote to Arlen Specter:

Dear Senator Specter,

As a law-abiding, tax-paying citizen who has seen the utter failure of the amnesty from 1986's so-called "Immigration Reform" bill, I am delighted that this latest bogus amnesty bill has failed -- despite the pledge that OUR representatives are vowing to push through amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, who have lived off of my tax dollars for years.

This bill is nothing short of a brokered deal to earn votes, and I am disappointed that you and your colleagues have sold out American citizens who demand that our laws be enforced!

This is not a bill that I trust politicians -- any politician -- to shepherd with the good faith of American citizens. Rather, I would like to see a referendum on the 2008 ballot.

Let the American people decide, since you and your colleagues have obviously ignored the American people's wishes. Illegals are *not* American citizens. They are criminals.

Answer 7

I am still calling and e-mailing, I just e-mailed Boxer and Feinstein yesterday and told them I am going to do everything in my power to convince people to not vote for them or anyone else who favors amnesty.

Answer 8

More pressure. The rat-bastards still have not gotten the message. Your Congressmen are your enemy, they are working against the best interests of every American citizen, it is time to go after them and make sure they know it. George Bush is the biggest enemy of them all, and he is the first that should be deported.

Answer 9

They defeated it? That's great!!! Your question is very thought-provoking. It is easy to go back to complacency once an immediate danger blows over - let's not fall into this trap anymore. The future of the US depends on it!!!

Answer 10

It hasn't stopped and it probably won't for a long time.My Illinois senators are pieces of crap and they really got an ear full today.I can't wait to vote them out of office.