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Advocacy Group Campaigns for Immigration Bill

By Gia Vang

 

EUGENE, Ore. -- Dozens rallied at the federal courthouse in Eugene on Tuesday, asking for comprehensive immigration reform.

 

CAUSA, an Oregon immigration rights coalition, wants state representatives to stand with it on the issue. Members are asking delegates to support a national immigration reform bill.

 

It would provide legalization of nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. They say it would also mean the 68,000 children of undocumented immigrants will be able to attend college and families won't be torn apart.

 

"I came as a refugee from the war in El Salvador, and then I got my green card and then became a US citizen. I want that dream for me to be there for every immigrant family in this country. That's why I'm here," said CAUSA Executive Director Francisco Lopez.

 

Pair by pair, they went to Congressman Peter DeFazio's office to turn in a signed petition. The rallies are a precursor to the national march that happens March 21st in Washington, D.C.

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Taxpayers cannot lose this impending battle?

Will the politicians that we elect ever carry out the interests of the American people? I read today on the AMERICAN PATROL website that President Obama is in a discussion to cap government money such as cutting back on NASA appropriations the sending men back to the moon in 1020? Yet we are still spending--BILLIONS--on illegal immigrants who have managed to settle here? If we cannot afford to go back to the moon, how can we afford to pay for illegal immigration? Obama can find billions to Prop-up States like Sanctuary California to pay for illegal immigrants, but he cannot find the cash to pay for space exploration. How can we allow millions of poor people to continue to cross our borders? So why are taxpayers forced by pariah lawmakers to pay for education, health care and even now anticipating BILLIONS more dollars to enact a ominous Comprehensive Immigration Reform? We all know by now, that this is a very crafty way to pass another AMNESTY. These people who have entered this country without permission? Every time a new immigration enforcement is passed, the open border Liberal-Democrats-Republicans use their influence to water the law down. How many of us know, that the controversial border fence is by law supposed to be--TWO SEPARATE--FENCES? Senator Obama voted for it. more than three years ago, but only 35 miles of double-layered fencing is in place and much of the remaining 360 miles of the border fencing is badly constructed--without real barriers. The Truth is the government is lying to us.

The Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Pub.L. 109-367) was enacted October 26, 2006 in the United States. The act allows for over 700 miles (1,100 km) of double-reinforced fence to be built along the border with Mexico across cities and deserts alike, in the U.S. states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in areas that have experienced illegal drug trafficking, human slavery, gun peddling, illegal immigration and the threat of terrorism. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California who was the originator of the double fence, has not seen this happen, nor the complete wall that is just open areas, with the old barbed wire strands. Underfunded from its inception, the border fence was compromised by the open border organization, that includes American business consortium's. As in Washington today, a team of intelligence operatives stated to Speaker Pelosi that a El Queda attack was imminent within the next 6 months. This is the time to enforce our borders with the National Guard fully armed and obviously apparent along the whole 2000 feet length. The majority of our State economies are broke--with California leading the pack. Arizona lawmakers realizing the main cause of their financial dilemma, the support of illegal workers and their families.

E-Verify is one of the most successful mechanisms to remove illegal workers, but as yet it is not mandatory. It costs nothing to use it and it has been demonized by every pro-illegal immigrant group, along with corrupt politicians and their financial clients in the business consortium's. E-Verify must be national, with no exclusions. THIS SHOULD BECOME THE No.1 PRIORITY FOR EVERY SMALL AND LARGE COMPANY, THAT KNOWINGLY HIRING A FOREIGN WORKERS CARRIES PENALTIES SUCH AS HARSH FINES AND PRISON SENTENCES. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE?

Our GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD ITSELF TO WALL STREET AND BOTH WALL STREET AND THE UNITED STATES ARE DEBTORS TO COMMUNIST CHINA. We cannot afford to subsidize every illegal family member, every Mother with a child who becomes an instant citizen, when 15 million Americans and residents are jobless, when our own people live in poverty. Yes! We always need exceptional highly skilled engineers and scientists, but not the indigent and desperate that we must endlessly financially support. Not semi-skilled labor that will take less wages, than our own people, who themselves will end up in the unemployment benefits line. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator and Congressman and use the voting power of THE PEOPLE. Go to NUMBERSUSA AND JUDICIAL WATCH for more information about this catastrophe that could overwhelm this country in the coming months.
Latest Immigration news: President cuts border security budget
While telling the American people that national security is a priority in his administration, President Barack Obama submitted a 2011 budget proposal that includes cuts to U.S. border security. -- The proposed budget cuts include a reduction in Border Patrol agents and a cut in the amount of money allocated for the so-called "virtual fence" on the U.S.-Mexico border...

Don't forget about the crime they bring to the area:

Portland meth and immigration conviction or ABOUT $2 MILLION A MONTH: More illegal immigrants getting emergency treatment at UMC, or suspects in home invasions: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/_beaverton_police_early...
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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Oregon Court of Appeals stood up for American citizenship against an illegal alien’s claim for vocational assistance.
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Senator Wyden’s Town Hall in Corvallis on Jan. 10 was recorded by C-Span, and broadcast. Most of the questions at the meeting concerned health care bills before Congress. There was one request for the Senator to discuss his position on “comprehensive immigration reform.”
A video showing of the Town Hall is available on the C-Span website, at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291183-1

Let fix it

Undocumented Workers 11,200,000

2009 population from 1 to 10

New York, N.Y. ..................8,363,710
Los Angeles, Calif.............. 3,833,995
Chicago, Ill........................ 2,853,114
Houston, Tex..................... 2,242,193
Philadelphia, Pa. ...............1,567,924
Phoenix, Ariz.................... 1,447,395
San Diego, Calif................ 1,351,305
Dallas, Tex. ......................1,279,910
San Diego ........................1,279,329
San Jose, Calif. ..................948,279

That means that is the same quantity of people that New York and Chicago has.
Just imagine our county with out people in New York and Chicago...
How expensive is going to be that?

Let's use our heads We are the # 1 country in the world! Let's fix this problem as We are.

The problem is based on the way that our broken immigration system is, if the visa gap could be larger for family members and if we could have a real temporary workers program like in Europe, We can solve the problem. Let's rebuild our database to use the E-Verify

We don't need more fences, we don't need more expenses on that. We just have to fix what is broken and unfortunately in this case is our law that was designed for the situation that we had 30 years ago, don't patch it, fix it!. and fix it for ever, do it right.

Fixing our immigration system is not just the right thing to do for immigrant workers; it's the right thing to do for all workers and for our economy.

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