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Oppose harmful amendments that do nothing to return fairness and justice to the immigrant detention and deportation system
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Amendments increase detention and border enforcement without addressing civil and human rights
There has been a lot of attention recently to incidents of crime along the Arizona/Mexico border. The bigger picture, however, has been lost as the media has been mesmerized by the idea that our borders are "out of control." On the contrary: since the last time Congress attempted immigration reform in 2007, there has been a flood of new personnel, high-tech equipment, and resources to the border. On the Arizona border alone, as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently noted, "more assets have been put into Arizona in the last 15 months than ever in history, and … the numbers actually are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings…." (Napolitano and Salizar on This Week)
The federal resources deployed to the southwestern border are greater than they have ever been. They cannot, however, solve the problem of illegal immigration, which is the product of today's demand for worker and family visas clashing with an immigration system that has not been updated in 20 years. Immigrants who come here to work and to be with their family members want to come legally. Giving them legal channels to do so will allow us to focus our border security strategy on real threats to national security and public safety.
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I oppose Cornyn, McCain, and Kyl amendments to HR 4899
Dear Senator,
I am deeply troubled by several amendments to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 4899) and am urging you to not increase detention or border enforcement and to instead restore fairness and justice to the immigrant detention and deportation system.
Specifically, I oppose:
-the Cornyn Amendment (#4202) which adds enforcement personnel, 3,300 new detention beds, and National Guard to the Southern Border;
-the McCain Amendment (#4214) to add 6,000 more National Guard to the Southern Border; and
-the Kyl Amendment (#4228) which fully funds Operation Streamline at the Southern Border.
Federal resources deployed to the southwestern border are greater than they have ever been. They cannot, however, solve the problem of illegal immigration, which is the product of today's demand for worker and family visas clashing with an immigration system that has not been updated in 20 years. Immigrants who come here to work and to be with their family members want to come legally. Giving them legal channels to do so will allow us to focus our border security strategy on real threats to national security and public safety. Your name and address here
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