Grassfire.org Alliance
Bush-Kennedy Amnesty Bill Update
To: Jeffrey S Schulman Sr
1. Calculating the cost of amnesty
2. Vitter Amendment to strike amnesty
3. Action Items
Jeffrey S,
Two important updates and action items:
1. Calculating the Cost of amnesty
Heritage Foundation is projecting that it will cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $2.4 TRILLION dollars to covert the retirement costs of illegal aliens who get amnesty under this new bill.
But that’s just the beginning. Each year, low-skilled illegal alien households cost our society about $20,000. That’s because low-skilled immigrant households consume 3 dollars in government services for every 1 dollar they pay in taxes (2004 — received $30,160 in govt benefits and paid just $10,573 in taxes).
Add together the annual costs, the retirement costs and the unknown costs of implementing the amnesty program and rest assured the total cost to U.S. taxpayers will be multiple trillions of dollars!
Senators like Teddy Kennedy love to spend our money. In fact, they don’t even bother to stop and estimate how much of our taxes they are spending!
2. Sen. Vitter proposes amendment to strip amnesty provisions
Sen. David Vitter has offered an amendment that would strip all of the “Z-Amnesty” provisions from the bill. Last year, he offered a similar bill that was defeated. Although we expect this amendment will also be defeated, it will help us see which senators truly oppose amnesty.
3. Action Items
Action #1 –Call Your Senators
We are asking Grassfire team members to call their Senators and express your outrage over this amnesty bill — both in principle and in practical costs to the American people.
1. I am outraged that the Senate is going to give amnesty to illegal aliens.
2. Amnesty is wrong and will cost U.S. taxpayers over $2.4 trillion.
3. I urge you to vote against S. 1348
Sen. Kyl (202) 224-4521
Sen. McCain (202) 224-2235
Plus these key senators:
Tester: 202-224-2644
McCaskill: 202-224-6154
Klobuchar: 202-224-3244
Corker: 202-224-3344
Webb: 202-224-4024
Casey: 202-224-6324
Dorgan: 202-224-2551
Landrieu: 202-224-5824
Lugar: 202-224-4814
Warner: 202-224-2023
Action #2 — Field Reports
We still need field reports from nearly all the states. Grassfire’s Vote count (based on these reports and other issues) still shows many members officially undecided on the bill. Go here to review reports from your state and to file reports on your calls:
http://www.firesociety.com/article/13638
Action #3 — Petition signers
We are so close to 600,000 signers. Please help rally friends to sign by asking them to go here:
http://www.grassfire.org/42/petition.asp?PID=11930471
Thanks for the stand you are taking to stop amnesty and secure our borders!
Steve Elliott, President
P.S. We are still sending faxes and there is still time to schedule your faxes (or a second round). Go here:
http://www.grassfire.org/19042/offer.asp?RID=11930471
Other Resources:
Read the bill (online or .pdf download)
http://www.firesociety.com/blog/107/13583
Rohrabacher’s stirring speech:
http://www.firesociety.com/forum/thread/13707