GOOD MORNING, I hope this is the day that every one of you will either be going to visit your Senators' (or Representative's) local office ... ... or will make a phone call with the same message to your Senators' DC and local offices. We want to know what you find when you get to the offices. Our staff is too overloaded with the Senate to handle phone calls in our offices, so we need to hear from you by email. That's how we can turn things around the fastest and share info with the most people. ( Please arrange to call somebody you know from the Senator's office itself so that person can email us your information. If you get it to us fast enough, we can immediately email it to everybody else in your state so they can know what to expect when they get to the office. When you get back home, go to your Action Buffet corkboard and click on the YOUR VISIT TO SENATOR'S OFFICE FEEDBACK note so you can answer some more questions about your visit today. A sample of emails we got yesterday: "I went to church today and got 7 of us going at 10:00 on Monday morning to Drier's Office. I think that this is a great idea." ----------Becky, Upland, California "Thank you for your helpful messages. I plan to visit my Senators tomorrow and have spent the afternoon preparing for the trip. I have prepared a paper with points I wish to make at the Senators offices. I hope all of us make an impression." ----------Ruth Ells IN RESPONSE TO AN ALERT I SENT TO JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP AS VETERANS AND FAMILIES: "What a great idea - veterans show up in uniforms, etc. My husband, a Korean War Veteran, passed away 5 months ago - I will bring his HONORABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS - HIS WINGS AND HIS DOGTAGS - thank you so much for thinking of this. My husband was a wonderful American Patriot - he was so upset during his last years of what had happened to his wonderful country - destroyed by the corrupt politicians." ----------Laila Sullivan To all of you, I say, "It's not too late to make plans and just make it happen." See previous Alerts for all the details for visiting the local offices of the Senators (or Representative if no Senator nearby): www.NumbersUSA.com/actionalerts "Senators Smith and Wyden can expect a visit from me on Monday. I’ll be distributing their Immigration Report Cards in full glorious color with a letter from me detailing my feelings on Illegal Immigration." ----------Greg Dawson ARE ALL SENATORS WORTH VISITING? "Would it not be smart to REALLY concentrate on the Senators who are siting on the fence? I just don't think my senators--Cantwell and Murray-- (D. WA) really give a s--t. How about making an extra effort to get the word out to residents of states whose senators can be affected?" ----------Ron S., Vancouver, WA Actually, part of the reason for the National Mobilization tomorrow is to show as much outrage as is civil to the offices of the Senators who have done the most to harm American workers and their families. You never know what the indirect effects of such pressure might be. We will never win this issue if the virtual entirety of one political party (the Democrats) feels it can thumb its nose at the voters on this issue with impunity. You will see at the bottom of this email that 2 of the best 5 Senators on our issue are Democrats and that 4 of the worst 5 Senators are Republicans. Nonetheless, as a whole, the Democratic Senators are a solid wall against almost any boundaries on the free flow of foreign labor into this country. We have to do all we can to get the attention of as many Democratic Senators as possible, in hopes that 10 of them will vote for the American worker and the American environment when it comes to immigration. Washington's Senators Cantwell and Murray both have earned an F in their incredible drive for higher and higher immigration. Come on, you Washington staters, are you going to let them get by with that without a little political pain? Even if you don't end up changing these two, the disapproval that they get may be a strong enough example for some other Democrat in another state to moderate his/her position. You all were busy Sunday -- you sent more than 40,000 faxes through our website to Congress and the President, in just one day! More than 36,000 faxes sent TODAY alone!!!!

1. Disagreement between Obama & Allen on ABC-TV Sunday provides talking points for your office visits and phone calls I use the two Senators' comments as a way to point out several important talking points for you today. My comments are in black. Sen. Allen really surprised us at how outstanding he was, and you can learn some arguments from him. Sen. Obama continues to fail to live up to his billing as a new kind of politician not in the pockets of special interests. Deep Rifts in US Senate Over Immigration By Michael Bowman Washington 02 April 2006 * * * * * Speaking on ABC's This Week program, Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama said he favors a three-step approach. "Improving border security, tightening employer sanctions [penalties for those who hire illegal workers>. The second provision is providing a pathway to citizenship. We have 11 to 12 million undocumented workers in the country. We want to regularize their lives. The third component is a guest worker program," said Obama. Almost nobody who claims a three-step plan has any teeth in the enforcement part. If you talk to an office that is pushing amnesty (by some other name) and also talking tough enforcement, ask for the specific details. They aren't serious unless they include at least these: (1) mandatory electronic workplace verification to ensure that illegal aliens cannot get a job, (2) eventual use of the verification system of a company's entire workforce (3) mandatory federal cooperation in picking up illegal aliens that are detained by local law enforcement -- and federal reimbursement of detention costs when they don't pick up the illegals quickly (4) full powers (but not necessarily a requirement) for local law enforcement to choose to enforce immigration laws (5) combination of technological virtual fence, high-security fencing and Border Patrol to prevent nearly all illegal border crossings Also appearing on This Week, Republican George Allen of Virginia said there must be no reward for breaking U.S. laws. "There is a consensus in America that we need to secure our borders," commented Allen. "If we have a reward of illegal behavior, all we will get is more illegal behavior. There are many people who have come into this country legally." Great point. When talking to an office in which the Senator is supporting "earned legalization," ask why that would not encourage millions of other foreigners to come here illegally. Backers of the citizenship path counter that illegal aliens would have to pay fines and submit to background checks, among other steps, in order to be considered for eventual citizenship. Hahahahaha. Isn't that funny? How many tens of millions of people in the world would gladly pay a fine, submit to background checks and learn English if they could be given the right to live and work permanently in this country? You will hear in many offices today that those criteria somehow make this amnesty not an amnesty. In fact, we hear from you that nearly all of the amnesty supporters in the Senate all say they oppose an amnesty. That's what even Sen. Kennedy's office says constantly, even as he pushes allowing 12-20 million illegal aliens to remain here forever. Do not budge off amnesty and explaining why. But also get those offices to admit that their Senator would reward the illegal aliens with permanent residency and a path to citizenship. Then ask why people in other countries would not see that as a reward for breaking the law. Senator Obama says it (legalization of illegal aliens) is the only practical option available. "The notion that somehow these 12 million people are going to get on a bus and go back across the border just is not realistic," he added. This is the other side's main argument. Usually it is expressed even more starkly by saying that there is no way we could or would round up 12 million people in deport them. The fact is that no public official is proposing "rounding them up." Nor does anybody suggest that any solution will result in 12 million people voluntarily going back home over the next year. Obama -- like most of the open border supporters -- sets up a straw man argument. He deliberately misrepresents the options, trying to create a sense of invevitability that illegal immigration can never by substantially halted. Here's a question: If nothing can be done to make the present illegal aliens to go home, how are the "tough" enforcement provisions in the amnesty bills supposed protect us from future illegal immigration? Ask them if they are just lying to us when they claim that the enforcement provisions will stop future illegal immigration from coming in. But Senator Allen disagrees (that it is unrealistic to try to get illegal aliens to start voluntarily returning home), arguing that, if labor laws prohibiting the employment of undocumented workers were rigorously enforced, illegal aliens would return to their native lands on their own. "The main point is: enforce the law. Right now, it is illegal to hire those who are illegally. And if there is a workable, efficient, practical way of hiring legal workers in this country, employers will do that. Then, those who are here illegally will see that they cannot find work in this country, and they are going to have to leave," he argued. Can you believe it? Sen. Allen was arguing the attrition plan. Any office that talks like Sen. Allen did deserves a huge vote of thanks from folks like you. Especially in Republican offices, push the idea of backing Sen. Allen's thoughtful approach. 2. Main requests to make Speak from your heart today. But try to make one or more of these central points: No amnesty or any other name that gives illegal aliens the right to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely. That will just entice millions more to come. No increases in importing permanent foreign workers. We already have nearly 50 million foreign workers and dependents. The Judiciary bill would offer permanent green cards to 30 million more the next decade, while Sen. Frist's bill would allow 20 million. Many parts of this country are already overcongested without tens of millions more foreign workers. And ever-increasing high percentages of native-born Americans without college education are being pushed out of the job market by foreign workers. No addition of an open-ended mass guestworker program, or any increase that doesn't have extremely tight protections for American workers. 3. RECENT IMMIGRATION GRADES FOR U.S. SENATE ('Recent' covers actions in previous Congress and all but the last month in this Congress.) To get a good feel for how you should approach your Senator's office today, see how she/he ranks in this list. If you are in a Democrat's office, talk about other Democrats who are much better. If in a Republican's, emphasize the good Republican records. You can print out this record at: Ranking of Senators on Recent Overall Immigration Reduction Grades A+ Vitter, David (R-LA) - 96% Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) - 95% A- Inhofe, James (R-OK) - 89% Dorgan, Byron (D-ND) - 86% B+ Byrd, Robert (D-WV) - 83% B Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) - 80% DeMint, James (R-SC) - 72% B- Burr, Richard (R-NC) - 70% Coburn, Tom (R-OK) - 70% Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) - 65% Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) - 62% Talent, James (R-MO) - 61% C+ Bunning, Jim (R-KY) - 60% Grassley, Charles (R-IA) - 60% Hutchison, Kay (R-TX) - 60% Thune, John (R-SD) - 60% C Ensign, John (R-NV) - 55% Rockefeller, John (D-WV) - 53% Shelby, Richard (R-AL) - 52% Allard, Wayne (R-CO) - 50% Allen, George (R-VA) - 50% Bennett, Robert (R-UT) - 50% Conrad, Kent (D-ND) - 50% Enzi, Michael (R-WY) - 50% Frist, Bill (R-TN) - 50% Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) - 50% Santorum, Rick (R-PA) - 50% Thomas, Craig (R-WY) - 50% Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) - 48% Jeffords, James (I-VT) - 47% C- Cornyn, John (R-TX) - 43% Crapo, Michael (R-ID) - 43% Sununu, John (R-NH) - 43% Landrieu, Mary (D-LA) - 41% Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) - 41% D+ Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) - 40% Bond, Kit (R-MO) - 40% Domenici, Pete (R-NM) - 40% Akaka, Daniel (D-HI) - 37% Roberts, Pat (R-KS) - 37% Craig, Larry (R-ID) - 36% Dayton, Mark (D-MN) - 36% Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC) - 34% Nelson, Ben (D-NE) - 34% McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) - 33% Durbin, Richard (D-IL) - 31% D Dodd, Christopher (D-CT) - 30% Feingold, Russell (D-WI) - 30% Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) - 30% Hatch, Orrin (R-UT) - 30% Obama, Barack (D-IL) - 28% Collins, Susan (R-ME) - 27% Gregg, Judd (R-NH) - 26% Hagel, Chuck (R-NE) - 25% Martinez, Mel (R-FL) - 25% Burns, Conrad (R-MT) - 22% Kennedy, Edward (D-MA) - 21% D- Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) - 20% Salazar, Ken (D-CO) - 20% Johnson, Tim (D-SD) - 19% Reed, Jack (D-RI) - 19% Bayh, Evan (D-IN) - 18% Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) - 18% Harkin, Tom (D-IA) - 18% Inouye, Daniel (D-HI) - 18% Kerry, John (D-MA) - 18% Stevens, Ted (R-AK) - 18% Wyden, Ron (D-OR) - 18% Baucus, Max (D-MT) - 17% Carper, Thomas (D-DE) - 17% Cochran, Thad (R-MS) - 17% Lincoln, Blanche (D-AR) - 17% Snowe, Olympia (R-ME) - 17% Brownback, Sam (R-KS) - 16% Coleman, Norm (R-MN) - 16% Lott, Trent (R-MS) - 16% Warner, John (R-VA) - 16% F Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) - 14% Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) - 14% Kohl, Herb (D-WI) - 14% Lautenberg, Frank (D-NJ) - 14% Reid, Harry (D-NV) - 14% Biden, Joseph (D-DE) - 13% Levin, Carl (D-MI) - 13% Nelson, Bill (D-FL) - 13% Sarbanes, Paul (D-MD) - 13% Schumer, Charles (D-NY) - 13% Leahy, Patrick (D-VT) - 12% Murray, Patty (D-WA) - 12% Pryor, Mark (D-AR) - 12% Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) - 10% McCain, John (R-AZ) - 10% Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) - 6% Smith, Gordon (R-OR) - 6% Voinovich, George (R-OH) - 6% F- Chafee, Lincoln (R-RI) - 5% DeWine, Mike (R-OH) - 5% Lugar, Richard (R-IN) - 5% Specter, Arlen (R-PA) - 5% Mikulski, Barbara (D-MD) - 2%

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