- We are dangerously close to a Senate vote on a major
guestworker amnesty bill. Please contact your senators right away and urge
them to oppose S. 1645, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits,
and Security Act (AgJOBS). This bill has 62 cosponsors, enough to shut
down a filibuster, which means it could come up for a vote any day now.
We need to prevent Senate action by demonstrating public opposition to
the bill: ACT NOW!Here's how you can help:
- Send your senators a FREE faxed message urging them to
oppose AgJOBS by clicking
here and typing your zip code into the take action now box. The message
is pre-written based on cosponsorship status, but feel free to edit it.
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- Follow up your faxes with phone calls, emails and letters.
If your senators are cosponsors of this bill, urge them to withdraw their
cosponsorship. If they are not, urge them to vote against AgJOBS if it
comes up for a vote. Use the talking points below to emphasize your opposition.
For contact information, visit the elected
officials section of our web site.
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- Forward this alert to your likeminded friends and ask
them to do the same.Background:AgJOBS was introduced by Sens. Larry Craig
(R-ID) and Edward Kennedy (MA) and has 62
cosponsors. If enacted, this legislation would provide an amnesty for illegal
aliens engaged in farm work and their spouses and children. The bill also
vastly expands the H-2A agricultural guestworker program.Supporters of
the bill are hoping passage of this legislation now will lay the groundwork
for broader amnesties later this year and next year after the elections.
In both the House and Senate, supporters are circulating letters touting
endorsement of the legislation by over 400 national and local organizations.
In addition, phone banks have been set up for calls to Senate offices to
give the impression of wide support by the public.We need all the help
you can offer to get the real message out - Americans oppose rewarding
illegal aliens with amnesty! Start calling and faxing today and urge your
friends to do the same. With your help, we will fight back this pro-illegal
alien bill!For more information on AgJOBS and for the list of cosponsors,
visit our key
bill summary.Talking Points:
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- Any guestworker program that involves "earned legalization"
is an amnesty, a reward for law-breaking that is vociferously opposed by
the American public.
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- This is not only an amnesty for illegal aliens; it is
also an amnesty for employers who have consistently violated federal employment
laws.
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- Nothing in this bill will prevent employers from continuing
to employ illegal aliens once the amnesty is in place.
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- Nothing in this bill will empower federal immigration
enforcement authorities to properly enforce employer sanctions.
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- Nothing in this bill requires mandatory worker eligibility
verification to prevent further illegal immigration.
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- The lax eligibility criteria for this amnesty will invite
massive fraud.For more information on why guestworker programs and amnesty
are a bad idea, read the following FAIR issue briefs:How
Guestworker Programs Harm American Workers
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- Why Amnesty Isn't the Solution
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- Join FAIR's Action E-List for timely
updates and alerts that tell you when and how you can make a difference!
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