If You're Against Blanket Amnesty; What Kind Of Amnesty Are You For?

Reply From Representative Bart Gordon
www.house.gov/gordon/
bart.gordon@mail.house.gov
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April 4, 2006


Mr. David Bess


Dear David,

 Thank you for contacting me about
immigration reform.  Hearing from you helps
me better represent Middle Tennessee.

 As you may know, the House of
Representatives passed an immigration bill
last December with my support.  The House
bill, H.R. 4437, did not include any kind of
amnesty or guest worker program.  Rather
this bill provided for strengthened
enforcement of our immigration laws and
enhanced border security.  The bill
stiffened penalties for a variety of
immigration law violations and cracked down
on employers who hire illegal aliens and
undercut American workers.

 The Senate has know taken up its own
immigration bill and  one of the most
contentious immigration issues being debated
is whether or not to grant amnesty to the
estimated 11 million illegal aliens
currently residing in this country.  I want
you to know that I am following this
debate closely and I am opposed to
proposals that would grant blanket
amnesty to illegal immigrants.
Amnesty sends the wrong message
to those who have entered our country by
legal means.  Instead of deterring illegal
immigration, amnesty would only add to the
problem by encouraging more people to cross
our borders illegally in hopes of someday
receiving amnesty themselves.  This could
cost taxpayers billions of dollars and put a
severe strain on our nation's social
services programs designed to aid the poor,
elderly and disabled.

In early March, I joined 67 of my
colleagues in sending a letter to Senator
Arlen Specter, Chairman of the Senate
Judiciary Committee.  This is the committee
responsible for drafting the Senate's
immigration bill.  The letter called on
Senator Specter to address the problems of
border security and enforcement of our
immigration laws before trying to create any
kind of new guest worker program and the
letter specifically called on Senator
Specter to reject proposals to reward
persons who have broken the law with
amnesty.  Unfortunately, it appears that the
call was not heeded.

 Please know that I am listening closely
to Middle Tennesseans on this matter and I
am working hard to curb the rising number of
people that enter our country illegally each
year at a high cost to American citizens.
Rest assured that when this debate returns
to the House of Representatives, I will work
to ensure that any legislation passed by
Congress is right for our country and
effectively addresses this serious problem
without encouraging more illegal
immigration.

Stay in touch,
/s
BART GORDON
Member of Congress

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Representative Bart Gordon,

I appreciate the reply from your office.
However, if you're not in favor of blanket amnesty,
what type of amnesty are you supporting?

I can appreciate you joining 67 others in calling
for Arlen "Bring On The Illegals" Spector to do the
right thing for America. There is no surprise that he
took the opportunity to ramble about his family, but
endorsed amnesty. With his endorsement of amnesty please
have the first foreign flag wave over his old family
homestead.

But, back to your reply. Please step up and become a vocal
support of America. I am a veteran and proud of our
country. If you draw the wrath of liberals and conservatives,
so be it. You will be recognized as a political and patriotic
hero in the vein of Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and
Truman.

Thank you for your service to Middle Tennessee and hopefully
to all of America.

David A. Bess
http://legalamerica.blogspot.com