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November 10, 2005

TRUE Enforcement: More than Just a Fence

Comprehensive Measure Gains Momentum With 20 Original Sponsors

The TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2005 continues to gain momentum in Congress. The measure, which is moving toward introduction this week or next, is about more than building a fence for border enforcement. "I build fences. Nine-tenths of this bill is related to all the other things: the magnet of jobs, the need for more prosecutors and assistant U.S. attorneys for immigration issues. All of those came from my colleagues. This is a bringing together, a comprehensive package . . . a function of the creativity and capability of lots and lots of members of the House and the Senate," said Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) at last week's news conference about the bill. Watch the video of that news conference. As more members of Congress learn about TRUE Enforcement, they are signing on to become co-sponsors of this important legislation.

At least 20 House members have signed on to become original sponsors of this legislation. To read more about what TRUE Enforcement does, take a look at FAIR's PDF describing the different titles of the bill, available here.

If you haven't contacted your members of Congress to ask for support for TRUE Enforcement, now is the time. FAIR and the immigration reform movement have a great opportunity with TRUE Enforcement to get a comprehensive immigration bill passed. As Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) said last week, "I want to thank FAIR and the other groups that worked very hard on this legislation . . . This bill will say no to illegal immigration . . . It will say no to catch and release policy and replace it with catch and detain policy." See FAIR's action alert to send a fax to Congress today in support of TRUE Enforcement

Comments

I would hope any comprehensive enforcement package would remove the "baby anchor", meaning discontinue the practice of unconditionally granting automatic citizenship by birth. Naturally, if some parent is of an inclination to use our generous citizenship laws to usurp the soverignity of the US, then that person should be denied the priviledge of US citizenship for his offspring.
I should note, that many "naturalized" citizens perjure themselve in taking the oath of allegiance in that they hang-on to their former passport. This kind of thing undermines the soverignity of the US, as does having a governor of our most populous state (Arnold Schwartzenegger) who is a citizen of (and owes allegiance to) a foreign nation (Austria).
Lastly, automatic citizenship by birth is supported neither historically, nor by the 14th Amendment. It can easily be stopped by an administrative change in State Dept policy, or by an executive order.

Posted by: tenacious on November 10, 2005 12:16 PM

I faxed my rep in Washington thru the link on FAIR even though all my reps are traitors. I can, at least, make my opinion known and let him know that someone in his state is watching his vote.

Posted by: cicerores on November 10, 2005 01:32 PM

I hope you yanks enjoy your future being governed by people like this california senator:

http://ccir.net/AUDIO/TakeoverOfAmericaCD/02.mp3

Don't Think King George will do anything to stop it.

Posted by: frustrated canadian on November 10, 2005 03:19 PM

Keep using that Congress.org website to send emails to your elected reps...
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

We have the right to demand "true enforcement" in every sense of the word...

Posted by: takn on November 10, 2005 11:38 PM

Are we going to demand the fingerprint database of Mexico and Central Ameica so we can identify the wanted fugitives of other countries that have come across the border to escape prosecution, and, are still doing so? Why is America so weak in demanding Mexico get on the damn ball? Have we secretly made a deal with the devil?

Posted by: Pete on November 11, 2005 09:51 AM

I have written Reps Hunter, Goode, Sensenbrennerer, Norwood and my own rep., Tom Allen, although the latter never votes our way. We have also contacted 20 Senators, asking for immigration reduction and deportation and that simply stopping the flow is no longer suffient.

Warren Brown

Posted by: warren brown on March 7, 2006 05:52 AM