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Please call your Mississippi Senators and request a NO vote on all reforms of the IMMIGRATION BILL

SENATOR TRENT LOTT

SENATOR THAD COCHRAN

Senator Ten Kennedy is the originator and main pusher of the previous 1965 and the 1986 Immigration bills about which he made the following promises:
(LIE #1) The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants.
(LIE #2) It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society.
(LIE #3)I t will not relax the standards of admission.
(LIE #4) It will not result in their use of welfare benefits.
(LIE #5) It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs or experience reduced pay
(LIE #6) This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.3 million illegal aliens.
(LIE #7) We will secure the borders henceforth.
(LIE #8) We will never again bring forth an amnesty bill like this again.
Who would be STUPID enough to believe that our Government would do a better job at Illegal enforcement in 2007 and beyond, than it has done to date?

 

 

 

Posted on Wed, Jun. 06, 2007
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Cochran on fence on migrant bill

By MARIA RECIO
SUN HERALD WASHINGTON BUREAU

 

WASHINGTON --

The receptionist in Sen. Thad Cochran's office is forced to keep visitors waiting as she listens patiently to a caller. There is no need for an explanation because there is only one issue heating up the Senate and constituents this week: immigration reform.

 

And in a deeply divided Senate, Cochran is among the undecideds.

"There are a lot of interested people," Cochran said during an interview in his office of the frenzied atmosphere around immigration legislation. "I listen to everybody's views and consider them carefully."

Cochran's office has received hundreds of calls, e-mails, faxes and letters from Mississippians and from residents around the country. Cochran aides who have been keeping a daily tally said the vast majority of the contacts are opposed to the legislation crafted by the White House and a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

Asked about reservations he has about the bill, Cochran said: "I don't have any hang-ups. I want to ensure that the bill meets its goals and secures our borders and improves enforcement of illegal entry."

Cochran said repeatedly that he would not make a final decision on the bill until the Senate had considered all amendments, likely to be completed by early next week.

"In principle, I think we need new legislation to secure our borders," said Cochran, R-Miss. "We need more border patrol and agents to monitor the border." But he said that beyond those core positions, he would not show his hand. "I'm not going to prejudge the bill," he said.

The bill would offer legal status to most of the country's 12 million illegal immigrants, increase penalties for employers of undocumented workers, and strengthen border security.

Critics say the bill amounts to amnesty. Supporters say it is overdue to bring order to a chaotic immigration policy.

Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., has come out in support of the legislation revamping the system that allows legal entry and work rules for noncitizens.

Lott, who has taken some heat for his stance, including protestors at his Jackson office last week, stuck to his position Tuesday.

"Is the current situation acceptable and tolerable?" Lott said to reporters. "The answer is no. Is the legislation we have before us a significant improvement on the existing law? It clearly is."

Lott and Cochran have spoken several times about the bill and Cochran said, "I'm considering his input and I respect his judgment."

Asked how he would make up his mind, Cochran said, "I'm going to rely on my judgment." He added, "It will be an advised judgment."