TRADING GUNS FOR "INTELLIGENCE"...?

Dear Senator,

Why is the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agency), providing guns to Mexican crime cartels?

I've been reading about how the ATF, under the control of the US Presidency, has been helping to provide military grade guns to the violent Mexican crime cartels, who are importing the vast majority of America's illegal aliens, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Dubbed operations 'Gun Runner' and 'Fast and Furious,' elite weapons such as AK-47 Assault rifles and Barret .50 caliber sniper rifles were allowed to pass freely into Mexico, while the Obama administration called for a crack down on American gun sales.

The Executive Branch of the federal government has been caught lying about border security, leaving our borders wide open during a time of war, failing to protect states from invasion as required by the US Constitution, and now providing military grade arms to the invaders. I want Congress to use all possible remedies including investigations, prosecutions, impeachments, and possible charges of treason to put a stop to this.

The evidence suggests that the American government has been corrupted and compromised on a grand scale regarding the importation of drugs and illegals into America. Military tribunals may be needed since those responsible for this betrayal have been arming paramilitary groups with military grade weapons to invade America during a time of war.

Agents are telling the media that this operation was approved by the Department of Justice under Eric Holder. President Obama is denying that he knew anything about the American government sanctioned shipments of large amounts of arms to the drug cartel insurgents.

I simply don't buy the ATF's unbelievable claim that the guns were allowed into Mexico to "gather intelligence" on drug cartels.

The elite organized crime syndicates receiving the American sold weapons, compliments of the American ATF, are responsible for murdering tens of thousands of Mexican citizens in the last few years.

Thousands of innocent American citizens are being killed by these gangs and their illegal alien cargo each year!

Tens of thousands of Americans, predominantly young adults and children, are becoming addicted to and succumbing to the chemical weapons of mass destruction deployed by these groups in the form of cocaine and methamphetamine.

I'm appalled that the Obama administration has order our Border Patrol agents to fire "bean bag rounds" while arming the smugglers with fifty caliber rifles.

Liberals have done all in their power to support illegal immigrants over the wishes and interests of American citizens for the last ten years, which has led to massive job and community instability and an unprecedented shift in US Census counts.

Senator, we Absolutely MUST hold accountable the ATF, Eric Holder, and Obama himself in this "Gun Runner" operation...!

Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act

Dear Randy,

Sanctuary policies that force public officials, including police, to turn a blind eye to illegal immigration are an incentive for additional illegal immigration.  Furthermore, sanctuary policies violate federal law. 

Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) provides that "[s]tates and localities may not adopt policies, formally or informally, that prohibit employees from communicating with DHS regarding the immigration status of individuals."
It is outrageous that some cities and counties maintain policies that forbid officials from asking about a person's immigration status or informing federal immigration authorities about the presence of illegal aliens.

These policies are dangerous and promote a sense of lawlessness.  If illegal aliens are not afraid of arrest or deportation then they are free to take American jobs.  With 22 million Americans unable to find a job, I hope you understand the necessity of eliminating sanctuary cities.

Please cosponsor H.R. 1134, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act, and help America become more secure, more prosperous, and more law-abiding.

Stop Harry Reid's DREAM Act Amnesty

Dear Senator,

Senator Harry Reid has announced that he will add the DREAM Act Amnesty to the upcoming Department of Defense spending bill and Senator Bob Menendez announced that he will introduce a major immigration reform bill in this Congress.

We have a serious Amnesty threat with the DREAM Act giving citizenship to over 2.1 Million illegal students and young adults followed by a massive Comprehensive Immigration Reform threat that would cover over 11 Million illegal aliens.

The media spin on the DREAM Act is false and misleading. This amnesty is NOT limited to high school valedictorians and other high-achieving college students who were brought to the U.S. illegally when they were toddlers.

The amnesty includes illegal aliens up to age 35!
And their arrival can be as late as age 15!

The bill is a giant fraud loophole. People can claim the amnesty without providing proof of meeting criteria.

Even the supporters of the DREAM Act Amnesty admit that around 2.1 Million people could qualify.

The DREAM Act does nothing to stop the behavior that put teenagers into their situation. It leaves the jobs magnet in place.

This amnesty has no enforcement measures at all. It allows employers to continue to hire illegal aliens, enticing millions more parents to bring their children here illegally and stay long enough for them to become high school students and demand another amnesty in a few years.

The DREAM Act leaves intact the chain migration system that will allow these 2.1 million illegal aliens to eventually send for millions more relatives.

Rather quickly, the amnestied illegal aliens would be able to get green cards for their parents. And millions of additional relatives would be able to start planning their applications and getting in line. This starts with adult siblings and moves on to aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

A large percentage of the illegal aliens in the U.S. today are extended family members of the illegal aliens who got amnesty in 1986 and also those in the six more-limited amnesties in the 1990s.

Senator, it’s vitally important to America that we STOP the DREAM Act Amnesty now, and stop Harry Reid in November.

Southern Baptists should say NO to amnesty...!

Executive Director Randel Everett
Baptist General Convention of Texas
333 N. Washington
Dallas, TX 75246



Dear Executive Director Everett,

I am very disappointed with Dr. Richard Land, the president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Dr. Land has repeatedly voiced his support for an amnesty or "pathway towards citizenship" for illegal aliens. As a Southern Baptist, I believe this goes against the tenants of our church and I urge you to oppose any pro-amnesty resolution at the SBC's annual meeting.

This evolving pro-amnesty Southern Baptist immigration position abandons concerns for the 25 million Americans looking for a full-time job who can't find one. Supporters of legalization show their preference for 7 million non-agricultural illegal foreign workers over the needs of the 25 million unemployed Americans and their families.

Support for "comprehensive immigration reform" abandons the Black and Hispanic Americans who suffer under unemployment rates far higher than the horrible national average. It pays no attention to how the rush to reward illegal aliens (and the companies that hire them) would affect "the least of these" who are our fellow citizens.

As a Southern Baptist, I do not believe the church should be supporting the interests of those who have broken America's laws -- both illegal aliens and unscrupulous companies -- over America's less fortunate. Any amnesty for illegal aliens is just plain wrong; it's as simple as that.



Dr. Chris Albritton
Abilene, TX


P.S. I've been a Southern Baptist for over 45 years. I'm a member of Southside Baptist Church in Abilene, TX, and have served as a Deacon, Chairman of Deacons, Sunday School Teacher, and Church Training Teacher in Bible Studies and Doctrinal Teaching Seminars.

Senator Cornyn calls for Immigration Reform this year

Dear Senator Cornyn,

It’s hard to believe that you’ve called on the President present a comprehensive Immigration Reform Plan this year.

I’m incredibly DISAPPOINTED in you. I’ve written to you multiple times re: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, and it wasn’t very long ago that the American people sent a loud and clear message to Congress.

I respectfully ask that you listen hard to the will of the American people on this issue.

There Can Be NO COMPROMISE When It Comes To Amnesty for 12-20 Million Illegal Aliens.

• I don’t want amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.
• I don’t want compromise legislation.
• I don’t want a comprehensive package that allows 12-20 lawbreakers to keep on breaking the law.
• I don’t want foreigners coming into America unless they go through proper immigration channels.
• I don’t want a "guest worker program".
• I don’t want a "pathway to citizenship".
  

1. These are nothing more than amnesty phrases, and I oppose amnesty for the millions of people who have sneaked into our country illegally. Giving amnesty to people who have broken American laws increases the likelihood of further illegal conduct.
   
   Amnesty was a bad idea in 1986.
   Amnesty was a bad idea two years ago.
   Amnesty is still a bad idea.
   

The American people want secure borders and no amnesty for millions of illegal aliens. The American people want to stop terrorists, who wish to bomb military installations, from coming into this country illegally!

We need to remember that Ted Kennedy has already pushed SEVEN amnesties into law. Not a single one was followed by a reduction in illegal immigration. Why should anybody believe that Obama would present anything different?

1. In 1986, Ted Kennedy's blanket amnesty for 2.7 million illegal aliens promised a lot more enforcement but did not set any requirements for actual reductions in illegal immigration. The illegal flow continued.
2. In 1994, Ted Kennedy's Section 245(I) Amnesty gave legal residence and jobs to 578,000 illegal aliens. It was a temporary rolling amnesty primarily for extended family members of immigrants who instead of waiting in line, would come on into the country illegally. The illegal flow continued.
3. In 1997, Ted Kennedy's extension of the Section 245(I) rolling amnesty was followed by an Increasing Flow of Illegal Immigration.
4. In 1997, Ted Kennedy also won an amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens from Central America. Illegal immigration sped up some more.
5. In 1998, Ted Kennedy won an amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti. The illegal flow continued.
6. In 2000, Ted Kennedy got the so-called Late Amnesty, legalizing another 400,000 illegal aliens who claimed that they missed out on Kennedy's 1986 amnesty. Illegal immigration continued unimpeded.
7. In 2000, Ted Kennedy also won the LIFE Act Amnesty for an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens. It was another reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(I) amnesty., an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens. Illegal Immigration Accelerated.

It just makes good ole common horse sense to ENFORCE our current immigration laws before we grant amnesty under the guise of "comprehensive immigration reform".

We can’t just disregard the intentional violation of the law in one context because it serves policy objectives in another, as this would undermine the rule of law.

Illegal immigration is a national security issue.

We can’t play politics when the lives of Americans are at stake.

Senator Cornyn, please let me propose some principles for immigration:

1. Turn off the job magnet for illegal immigration by mandating E-Verify for all employers. This can be done immediately, before any other "reform" is put in place.
2. The net result of all immigration reform must be a large net reduction in annual green cards. Immigration of foreign workers and dependents has been running four times higher than traditional levels. The million green cards a year should be cut as far toward 250,000 as possible.
3. The nation is in a jobs depression. Most immigration of foreign workers should be suspended so that jobless Americans can have a better chance to get back into the jobs market.
4. Any attempt to give permanent work permits to an estimated 8 million illegal foreign workers would be political suicide while 14 million Americans looking for a job can't find one.
   

Senator, please remember that most Texans are conservative, and some of us have long memories. If you decide to betray the conservatives who elected you by pandering to the Hispanics for their vote, we will remember with our votes, and forget with our contributions.

Feeling betrayed,

Dr. Chris Albritton
Abilene, TX

Immigration increases the US unemployment rate

Dear Representative Neugebauer,
I am sure you were as appalled as I was when you saw the unemployment figures for March. It is truly demoralizing that so many Americans are unemployed. Given that so many Americans are out of work, don't you think Congress should reexamine America's excessive immigration policies?

The United States admits 138,000 foreign workers each month. The vast majority of these foreign workers do not possess extraordinary talents or skills. Americans would gladly work the jobs filled by foreign workers if given the opportunity.

While 13.2 million Americans sit unemployed, 7.7 million illegal alien workers have jobs to which they are not entitled. I find it appalling that Congress has allowed this injustice to occur. If our nation's immigration laws were enforced, then America would have millions fewer unemployed workers.

I urge you to right this tremendous wrong by working to reform America's ineffective and wasteful immigration system. Please work to halt most forms of immigration so that unemployed Americans have a decent chance of finding a job.

Thank you,

Dr. Chris Albritton

No Compromise on Amnesty

There Can Be NO COMPROMISE When It Comes To Amnesty for 12-20 Million Illegal Aliens

I understand that Members of the Senate have negotiated a so-called "compromise immigration bill" that, if passed will grant amnesty to 12-20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.

Let me be very clear: this "compromise immigration bill" is nothing more than amnesty.

• I don’t want amnesty for 12-20 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.
• I don’t want compromise legislation.
• I don’t want a comprehensive package that allows 12-20 lawbreakers to keep on breaking the law.
• I don’t want foreigners coming into America unless they go through proper immigration channels.
• I don’t want a "guest worker program".
• I don’t want a "pathway to citizenship".

These are nothing more than amnesty phrases, and I oppose amnesty for the millions of people who have sneaked into our country illegally. Giving amnesty to people who have broken American laws increases the likelihood of further illegal conduct. This so-called compromise amnesty bill will do nothing but encourage more people to cross our nation’s borders illegally.
I understand that the spin doctors are already at work trying to convince the American people that this isn’t an amnesty bill. But the American people know better. We are not going to be fooled.

Amnesty was a bad idea in 1986.
Amnesty was a bad idea last year.
Amnesty is still a bad idea.

Former Sen. Fred Thompson is right when he said, "With this bill, the American people are going to think they are being sold the same bill of goods as before on border security. We should scrap this bill and the whole debate until we can convince the American people that we have secured the borders or at least have made great headway."

The bill should be broken up into pieces with each piece given a fair hearing. We need to secure our borders first, with a separate, tough bill that produces results. Then follow that with visa reform. A separate bill can address employer enforcement.

Throwing everything into one bill, and calling it comprehensive reform is the wrong approach.

The American people want secure borders and no amnesty for millions of illegal aliens. The American people want to stop terrorists, who wish to bomb military installations, from coming into this country illegally!

After all these months, why is it that only two miles of the promised 700-mile border fence have been built? I believe the American people want that border fence built today!

No Amnesty

Dear Editor,
The U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. needs a big dose of good ole common horse sense. The Senate Immigration / Amnesty Bill is purely and simply a BAD bill.

Accepting amnesty in this bill as a trade off for bringing FUTURE illegal immigration under control is a major fallacy. The bill makes NO promises of lower illegal immigration and sets no numerical reduction goals at all. We’ve seen in the past that giving amnesty has not stemmed the tide of illegal immigration, and amnesty now will not reduce illegal immigration in the future.

The "touch back" provisions that require the illegal aliens to leave the country briefly are meaningless. These touch-back provisions have nothing to do with slowing down illegal immigration in the future. In fact the touch-back provisions try to fool voters into thinking that the illegal aliens would be allowed to live here permanently in a process no different from anybody else. But it won’t work that way. The permanent residence they would be given would be possible only because they BROKE THE LAW IN THE FIRST PLACE. Giving amnesty to people who have broken American laws increases the likelihood of further illegal conduct.

Amnesty was a bad idea in 1986.
Amnesty was a bad idea last year.
Amnesty is still a bad idea.

We need to remember that Ted Kennedy has already pushed SEVEN amnesties into law. Not a single one was followed by a reduction in illegal immigration. Why should anybody believe this one will be?

1. In 1986, Ted Kennedy's blanket amnesty for 2.7 million illegal aliens promised a lot more enforcement but did not set any requirements for actual reductions in illegal immigration. The illegal flow continued.

2. In 1994, Ted Kennedy's Section 245(I) Amnesty gave legal residence and jobs to 578,000 illegal aliens. It was a temporary rolling amnesty primarily for extended family members of immigrants who instead of waiting in line, would come on into the country illegally. The illegal flow continued.

3. In 1997, Ted Kennedy's extension of the Section 245(I) rolling amnesty was followed by an Increasing Flow of Illegal Immigration.

4. In 1997, Ted Kennedy also won an amnesty for close to one million illegal aliens from Central America. Illegal immigration sped up some more.

5. In 1998, Ted Kennedy won an amnesty for 125,000 illegal aliens from Haiti. The illegal flow continued.

6. In 2000, Ted Kennedy got the so-called Late Amnesty, legalizing another 400,000 illegal aliens who claimed that they missed out on Kennedy's 1986 amnesty. Illegal immigration continued unimpeded.

7. In 2000, Ted Kennedy also won the LIFE Act Amnesty for an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens. It was another reinstatement of the rolling Section 245(I) amnesty., an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens. Illegal Immigration Accelerated.

Now, Ted Kennedy is saying that this amnesty is necessary if we are ever to stop the flow of illegal aliens. Considering the above track record, there is just no way we can believe him when he says this amnesty bill will end illegal immigration.

The Senate Immigration bill should be broken up into pieces with each piece given a fair hearing.

We Need to Secure Our Borders First, with a separate, tough bill that produces results. (After all these months, why is it that only two miles of the promised 700-mile border fence have been built?)

We can follow border security with visa reform.

A separate bill can address employer enforcement.

We need to ENFORCE our current immigration laws before we grant blanket amnesty.

It just makes good ole common horse sense to hold off on legalizing 12-20 million illegal immigrants until funding and enforcement efforts HAVE ACTUALLY RESULTED IN substantial reductions of the illegal population.

Illegal Immigration

May 11, 2007
It’s time for America to fix the problems of illegal aliens pouring into our country.

With half of the suspects in the plot to attack GIs at Fort Dix in New Jersey found to be illegal aliens, now is the perfect time for Congress and the President to see that our current lack of enforcement of our existing immigration laws is a national security risk. America MUST fix the problems of illegal aliens pouring into the country before one of the "plots" becomes the next "tragedy."

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is right when it called the arrests "strong proof that lax enforcement of our immigration laws does pose a severe threat to the security of the nation, and that the government’s screening process for granting green cards and other immigration benefits is perilously flawed."

Now is the perfect time for action. Despite case after case of illegal aliens perpetrating crimes, including terrorism plots, there are way too many politicians in DC who just don’t get it.

I want a bill that will concentrate on enforcement of current immigration law as well as border security.

I don’t want foreigners coming into America unless they go through proper immigration channels.

I don’t want a "guest worker program".
I don’t want a "pathway to citizenship".

These are nothing more than amnesty phrases, and I oppose amnesty for the millions of people who have sneaked into our country illegally.
Giving amnesty to people who have broken American laws increases the likelihood of further illegal conduct.

We can’t just disregard the intentional violation of the law in one context because it serves policy objectives in another, as this would undermine the rule of law.

Illegal immigration is a national security issue.

We can’t play politics when the lives of Americans are at stake.