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May 21, 2013

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LETTER FROM WASHINGTON:

From seat on Judiciary, Amodei could play outsized role in immigration reform

When it comes to immigration reform, most in the Nevada delegation want to be sure their constituents know how deeply they care about solving the issue. Sen. Harry Reid said immigration is his top priority in 2013. Rep. Steven Horsford called immigration reform “the civil and human rights issue of our generation.” Sen. Dean Heller said getting a bill done “sooner rather than later is in everybody’s best interest,” and Rep. Dina Titus said the U.S. has to “fix our immigration system now.” But the Nevada lawmaker who may end up having the most influence over the immigration reform bill ...

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  1. Boring seat warmer for the mining industry irrelevant

  2. Many are not interested in citizenship and will NOT CONFORM to those requirements. We must operate with a legal presumption that anyone not in full compliance for a red card (or whatever) has entered subsequently and illegally. We must retain our ability to quickly deport and expel (when legal entry is not apparent) those who are not conforming to our laws. We can issue TEMPORARY agriculture-only work permits that do not pass on citizenship--since they have none to pass on. Anyone honoring Mexican independence day and other non-American holidays would be subject to the sanction of expulsion. Anyone not speaking English in all transactions or violating work limitations, would be expelled. Anyone applying for or receiving any form of welfare would be immediately expelled. Anyone found driving without valid license, anyone leaving the scene of an accident, anyone doing any crime would be removed, forfeiting property.

  3. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AGAINST AN AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS!

    WHY SIGNING THIS PETITION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS!

    While every petition, fax, email and phone call against the amnesty is important, signing this petition is by far the most important single thing one of your friends or relatives can do.

    The reason is that signing this petition puts a person into an email system at NumbersUSA that will alert them every time one of their elected officials needs to hear something specific about immigration. Nobody else but NumbersUSA runs a customized grassroots mobilization system like this that constantly gathers information on Capitol Hill about your Members of Congress and then lets you know what they are doing, saying and thinking about immigration policy.

    The New York Times and other mass media have repeatedly stated that NumbersUSA's mobilization network led the efforts that defeated the close-call amnesty efforts of 2007 and 2010. But the forces for open borders are far more powerful today. It will take hundreds of thousands of additional people on the email list to push back the amnesty this time. Please help us by referring the petition widely.

    https://www.numbersusa.com/sendfax?id=14...

  4. On Nevada Newsmakers, President Reagan's former advisor Ty Cobb said amnesty was the biggest mistake (plus Iran Contra). Reagan authorized 3 million only if the borders were secured and the invasion stopped. Now we have another 15-20 million illegal invaders (ICE data) that EXPECT us to adopt, nurture, and pay for them and everybody else they can import claiming they are relatives. Our economy and culture cannot take this kind of hit. As Ty Cobb and others explained, it's the American working class that takes the biggest hit economically and otherwise. And they explained how studies are all over the place but the net effect is a NEGATIVE or drag on the economy--for generations.

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