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Oppose the SAVE Act.

Congresswoman Judy Biggert has decided to co-sponsor the SAVE Act of 2007. Call both offices TODAY: Willowbrook Office: 630-655-2052 D.C. Office: 202-225-3515

Say:

"I am very disappointed by Congresswoman Biggert's decision to co-sponsor the SAVE Act. Enforcement only is NOT a Solution."

Background Information below from the Catholic "Justice for Immigration" Campaign

OPPOSE THE SAVE ACT OF 2007 Enforcement-only approach to immigration reform is flawed and should not be pursued

(AS OF NOV 15, 2007)

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.

It is possible that, without objections from constituents, the SAVE Act 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. Senators and Representatives who have co-sponsored the legislation especially should hear opposition from their states or districts.

Attached (following) you will find a list of co-sponsors of the SAVE Act in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, as well as model letters and talking points for your use. It is vital that you communicate with your elected officials on an ongoing basis that an enforcement-only approach to immigration is ineffective and should be opposed.

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The following are current Cosponsors of the legislation:

All Democratic Cosponsors as of 11/15/2007

Arcuri (NY)
Altmire (PA)
Baird (WA)
Barrow (GA)
Bean (IL)
Berry (AR)
Bishop (GA)
Boren (OK)
Boswell (IA)
Boucher (VA)
Boyd (FL)
Boyda (KS)
Carney (PA)
Cooper (TN)
Cramer (AL)
Davis (AL)
Donnelly (IN)
Ellsworth (IN)
Gillibrand (NY)
Gordon (TN)
Hill (IN)
Higgins (NY)
Hodes (NH)
Holden (PA)
Kagen (WI)
Kanjorski (PA)
Lampson (TX)
Marshall (GA)
Matheson (UT)
McIntyre (NC)
McNerney (CA)
Melancon (LA)
Murtha (PA)
Perlmutter (CO)
Rodriguez (TX)
Ross (AR)
Ryan (OH)
Shuler (NC)
Space (OH)
Stupak (MI)
Tanner (TN)
Taylor (MS)
Udall (CO)

All Republican Cosponsors as of 11/15/2007

Akin (MO)
Alexander (LA)
Baker (LA)
Barrett (SC)
Bartlett (MD)
Bilbray (CA)
Bilirakis (FL)
Blackburn (TN)
Boozman (AR)
Brown-Waite (FL)
Broun (GA)
Burgess (TX)
Burton (IN)
Calvert (CA)
Campbell (CA)
Capito (WV)
Coble (NC)
Conaway (TX)
Culberson (TX)
Davis (TN)
Deal (GA)
Doolittle (CA)
Drake (VA)
Duncan (TN)
English (PA)
Fallin (OK)
Feeney (FL)
Franks (AZ)
Fortenberry (NE)
Gilchrest (MD)
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert (TX)
Goode (VA)
Goodlatte (VA)
Graves (MO)
Hall (TX)
Hayes (NC)
Hunter (CA)
Inglis (SC)
Jones (NC)
Lamborn (CO)
Manzullo (IL)
Marchant (TX)
McCaul (TX)
McHenry (NC)
Miller, Gary (CA)
Miller (FL)
Moran (KS)
Murphy (PA)
Musgrave (CO)
Myrick (NC)
Neugebauer (TX)
Poe (TX)
Price (GA)
Renzi (AZ)
Rohrabacher (CA)
Roskam (IL)
Royce (CA)
Schmidt (OH)
Sessions (TX)
Shuster (PA)
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Tancredo (CO)
Walberg (MI)
Wamp (TN)
Weldon (FL)
Westmoreland (GA)
Whitfield (KY)