NumbersUSA sent out an alert (and I’ve cut out the sections
asking for contributions); should you want to explore their website, click
here. Here's an edited message:
House Passes Amnesty for More than One Million Illegal
Aliens
The House of Representatives last week passed a massive, new
amnesty for well over a million illegal aliens. That's bad news, no matter how
you spin it. But there is some good news: Our members and allies made enough of
an uproar about it that we minimized Republican support for the bill. We may
have changed Republican leaders' minds about passing it.
We're not surprised we couldn't outright defeat the bill in
the Democrat-controlled House. And It had been shocking to see dozens of
Republicans falling over themselves to support this bill. Some people thought
up to HALF of House Republicans -- maybe even Donald Trump -- would support the
bill. The following quote was typical of a certain kind of Republican
Representative:
"This [Ag Jobs bill] is exactly the kind of 'merit-based'
immigration reform President Trump has been calling for.
"I spoke directly with President Trump about the Farm
Workforce Modernization Act and the need for a solution for our farmers. He
agreed: We must provide relief now."
-- U.S. Rep. Dan
Newhouse, Yakima Herald, Dec 8, 2019
. . .
[NumbersUSA supporters] clobbered the Washington phone
lines, and just about everyone who hadn't already voiced support for the bill
backed away, Republican leaders "whipped" their members for
"no" votes, and even a few co-sponsors changed their minds.
I want to be clear what just happened here: We've sapped
much of the energy out of Republican supporters of this amnesty. But while
NumbersUSA and its members threw a punch, it was NOT a knock-out blow for this
bill. It may take another huge round of activism to finally put this bill to
rest.
We made headlines that this is an amnesty... and THAT was
crucial.
. . .
We have strong hopes that this bill will not be brought up
for a vote if we push hard enough against it. But your Senators need to hear from
you. . .
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Here are details for Ohio's Senators:
Sen. Rob Portman: Ohio toll free 1-800-205-6446 or by email here
Sen. Sherrod Brown: (202) 224-2315 (DC) or (216) 522 7272 (Cleveland)
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