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OPPOSE THE SAVE ACT OF 2007
Enforcement-only approach to immigration reform is flawed and should not
be pursued
Background:
Representative
Heath Shuler (D-NC) has introduced the Secure America with
Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act. The legislation (H.R.
4088) has 112 cosponsors, approximately half Democrat and half
Republican.
In the Senate,
Senator Mark Pryor (R-AR) and Senator Mary Landrieu introduced identical
legislation prior to the Thanksgiving recess (S. 2368) To date,
there are no cosponsors.
The SAVE Act is an
enforcement-only bill that would expand the Basic Pilot program for
employers to verify the status of their immigrant workers and increase
resources for both border and interior enforcement, including an
expansion of detention space. The legislation would also authorize funds
to train state and local authorities to enforce immigration law.
It does not include
a legalization program, a worker program, or reforms to family
immigration.
SAVE ACT
is on the fast track and without objections from constituents, the bill
could move legislatively in the upcoming year.
CALL TO
ACTION
It is important
that Senators and Representatives hear from their constituents that an
enforcement-only approach to immigration reform is flawed and should not
be pursued.
Call
the Congressional switchboard at
(202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the House
office you request.
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I
urge Senator /Representative…………….
to oppose H.R. 4088/ S. 2368, the Secure America with Verification
and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2007. It is my view that an
enforcement-only bill would not adequately or effectively repair the
broken U.S. immigration system.
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Enforcement-only policies drive undocumented immigrants further into
the shadows and bolster smuggling networks and human traffickers.
Replacing illegal immigration with legal immigration would permit
law enforcement to better focus their resources on apprehending
criminals and would-be terrorists.
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I urge you to
work with your colleagues to return to the consideration of
comprehensive immigration reform legislation. This is the only way
we can adequately repair our broken immigration system and secure
our national border.
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