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STEVEN
A. McCALEB
103 ALVERADO DRIVE
LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560
PHONE & FAX: (228)-868-8428
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Illegal Immigration
IS SENATOR JOHN McCAIN TELLING THE TRUTH OR IS HE TELLING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT TOO HEAR!!
| Subject: | Correspondence from Senator McCain | ||||
| Date: | 6/23/2008 11:11:09 A.M. Central Standard Time | ||||
| From: | senator@mccain.senate.gov | ||||
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June 23, 2008
Mr. Steven A. McCaleb
Dear Mr. McCaleb:
Thank you for contacting me regarding border security. I appreciate knowing your views.
As you probably know, the Secure Fence Act of 2006, P.L. 109-367, directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide and install 700 miles of reinforced fencing along our southern border. I voted for the Secure Fence Act, which passed the Senate by a vote of 80-19 on September 29, 2006. It was signed into law on October 26, 2006. According to the DHS Secretary, the fencing initiative is scheduled to be completed by October 2011.
We need to ensure the Department of Homeland Security has all the resources it needs for border security. That is why I have cosponsored amendments to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill and the Department of Defense Appropriations bill that would add an additional $3 billion in emergency funding for border security. These amendments were included in the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus appropriations measure. This legislation, which provides $1.2 billion for border security fencing and $3 billion in emergency funding for border security, passed the full Senate on December 18, 2007. It was signed into law on December 26, 2007.
In addition to putting more assets along the border, we need to improve interior enforcement and put employers on notice that the practice of hiring illegal workers is unacceptable and that law breakers will be prosecuted. Let me be clear, I do not support amnesty. Both interior enforcement and border security are addressed extensively in S. 1984, the Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007, which I joined Senators Kyl, Cornyn, Graham, Martinez, Sessions, and Specter in introducing on August 2, 2007. This legislation has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other issue of interest to you.
Sincerely,
John McCain
United States Senator
JM/dba
