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US Congess targets legal immigrants
Please excuse me for posting a message that is not "on topic." I assume
there are many emigres who will be vitally interested in this. --Anthony
CONGRESS TARGETS LEGAL IMMIGRANTS
The Washington Post reported on November 9 that certain members of
the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration have proposed, as
part of a welfare reform bill, that legal immigrants (both
permanent residents and naturalized U.S. citizens) be prohibited
from receiving various forms of federal assistance - such as Pell
grants and Social Security - that are available to native-born U.S.
citizens. According to the Washington Post, "it appears likely
that Congress will approve some measures under which millions of
legal immigrants, perhaps even citizens, will lose their right to
receive a wide array of public benefits, from food stamps and cash
to job training, non-emergency health care, and financial aid for
college." A chief proponent of these restrictions is Sen. Alan K.
Simpson (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on
immigration.
Many of these restrictions are an egregious violation of the Fifth
Amendment's Due Process clause, which guarantees equal protection under
the laws, and are, needless to say, deeply offensive. Especially shocking
are the remarks of Richard Day, chief counsel for the Senate immigration
subcommittee. In justifying these restrictions, Mr. Day reportedly told
the Post, "If [a] South Korean family with three kids had said to U.S.
officials [before applying for visas], 'We're going to need to have Pell
grants to get the kids through school,' how many Americans would think,
'There isn't enough around so native-born kids can go to college, we
shouldn't be admitting people who are going to need that.' " It amazes me
that Mr. Day could suggest that we should discriminate against permanent
residents and naturalized citizens because, in his opinion, the U.S.
public thinks of these citizens as somehow "less American" than
native-born citizens. Mr. Day's remarks also suggest that he agrees with
the bigoted views he attributes to Americans in general.
(1) Urge your senators to vote against any version of a welfare reform
bill that contains these kind of outrageous anti-immigrant provisions.
See the list below for email addresses of senators. Be sure to include a
return mailing address (snail mail) so your senators can respond - they
don't respond by email. (If your senators do not have email addresses,
you can call the Capital Switchboard. When you are connected to your
senator's office, state that you are a constituent and ask to speak with a
staff member about your concerns. The number is 202-224-3121).
(2) Contact the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary
Committee, Sen. Joe Biden (DE) and urge that Richard Day, chief
counsel for the Senate immigration subcommittee, be fired for his
deeply disturbing remarks which advocate the second-class status of
legal immigrants unless he issues a public apology. (Senator
Biden's email address is: joe_biden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Note: Send me an email message if you would like an electronic
copy of the Washington Post article.
Sincerely,
Anthony Murawski
(An irate, naturalized citizen in Virginia)
United States Senate Email Addresses
AK-R Stevens, Ted Senator_Stevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AR-D Bumpers, Dale senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AZ-R Kyl, Jon info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AZ-R McCain, John Senator_McCain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CA-D Boxer, Barbara senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CA-D Feinstein, Dianne senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CO-R Brown, Hank senator_brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CT-D Dodd, Christophe sen_dodd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CT-D Lieberman, Joseph senator_lieberman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DE-D Biden, Joe joe_biden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FL-D Graham, Bob bob_graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FL-R Mack, Connie senator_mack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
GA-R Coverdell, Paul senator_coverdell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IA-D Harkin, Tom tom_harkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IA-R Grassley, Charles chuck_grassley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ID-R Craig, Larry larry_craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ID-R Kempthorne, Dirk dirk_kempthorne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IL-D Simon, Paul senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IL-D Moseley-Braun,Carol senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IN-R Lugar, Richard lugar@xxxxxxxxxx
KY-D Ford, Wendell wendell_ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
KY-R McConnell, Mitch senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LA-D Breaux, John senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LA-D Johnston, J.Bennett senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MA-D Kennedy, Ted senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MA-D Kerry, John john_kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MD-D Mikulski, Barbara senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MD-D Sarbanes, Paul senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ME-R Cohen, William billcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MI-D Levin, Car senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MI-R Abraham, Spencer michigan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MN-R Grams, Rod mail_grams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MN-D Wellstone, Paul senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MO-R Ashcroft, John john_ashcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MS-R Cochran, Thad senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MT-D Baucus, Max max@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MT-R Burns, Conrad conrad_burns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NC-R Faircloth, Lauch senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ND-D Dorgan, Byron senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NE-D Kerrey, Bob bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NH-R Gregg, Judd mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NH-R Smith, Bob opinion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NJ-D Bradley, Bill senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NM-D Bingaman, Jeff Senator_Bingaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NM-R Domenici, Pete senator_domenici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NV-D Reid, Harry senator_reid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NY-D Moynihan, Daniel P. senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OH-R Dewine, Michael senator_dewine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OK-R Nickles, Don nickles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PA-R Santorum, Rick senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PA-R Specter, Arlen senator_specter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
RI-R Chafee, John senator_chafee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SC-D Hollings, Ernest senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SD-D Daschle, Thomas tom_daschle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SD-R Pressler, Larry larry_pressler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TN-R Thompson, Fred senator_thompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TN-R Frist, Bill senator_frist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TX-R Gramm, Phil info@xxxxxxxxxxx
TX-R Hutchison, Kay senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VA-D Robb, Charles senator_robb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
vascr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
VA-R Warner, John senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VT-D Leahy, Patrick senator_leahy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
VT-R Jeffords, Jim vermont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WA-D Murray, Patty senator_murray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WA-R Gorton, Slade Senator_Gorton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WI-D Feingold, Russell russell_feingold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WI-D Kohl, Herbert senator_kohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WV-D Rockefeller, Jay senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WY-R Simpson, Alan senator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Anthony Murawski Internet:
Essential Information anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
amurawski@xxxxxxxxxxx