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Note : Damn It! I thought I was done with this f-ing topic… 

While on his European tour, Bush has been so impressed with Europe\’s immigration problems, he\’s anxious to come back to the US and cause the same problems here. And that\’s exactly what he\’s planning on doing. On Tuesday, President Bush will be back in town and he\’s going to pressure harrass threaten talk with key Republican Senators in order to get them to support his bid for amnesty.

Despite overwhelming feedback from the public. Despite opinion polls that show that only 23% of the public supports this. Despite losing cloture twice in the Senate, Bush is just determined to get this thing passed. And from the sounds of it, part of the reason is because he actually believes this is an issue that will rebound his sagging poll numbers.

Now whether his pleas to Republican Senators will fall on deaf ears or not is uncertain. Actually the key is whether Harry Reid will bring it back to the floor. His actual support of this bill has always been in dispute. Some evidence supports he just wanted to use this as a wedge in the Republican Party, other evidence seems to suggest that he actually supports such an amnesty bill.

But how many Republicans he can sway is also very much in doubt. Without question, many of the Republicans who voted against this bill (such as Coleman) really supported it but voted against it because the rest of the party was and why take a hazardous political move for no benefit?

But now with a full court press by the White House, it is not certain if his political hissy-fit will provide cover for some Republicans to change sides. And it does make one wonder if he had put half this much effort into countless other issues, perhaps he might find the base somewhat more open to discussion.

Ideally we should simply make this issue a moot point. But to do that we need to call our Senators TODAY!! Let them know that President Bush does not represent the American people on this issue and that you want them to continue to oppose S. 1348, the amnesty bill.

I hate to do this to you already, but I\’d rather this be an over-reaction on my part, than to put us all through the hell of the last couple weeks all over again. Call your Republican Senator(s) today….you can find ALL the numbers below the fold, otherwise Minnesotans, you can call Coleman\’s office at 202-224-5641.

Talking points:

- President Bush has it wrong on immigration and doesn\’t reflect your views
- The Senate had it right when they defeated this bill on the floor
- We don\’t want amnesty, we want enforcement, and this bill only provides amnesty.
- Do not support S. 1348 if it comes up again
- You will not support any Senator who votes for this bill.

AK Senator Lisa A. Murkowski 202-224-6665
AK Senator Ted Stevens 202-224-3004
AL Senator Jeff Sessions 202-224-4124
AL Senator Richard C. Shelby 202-224-5744
AZ Senator Jon L. Kyl 202-224-4521
AZ Senator John McCain 202-224-2235
CO Senator Wayne A. Allard 202-224-5941
FL Senator Mel Martinez 202-224-3041
GA Senator Saxby Chambliss 202-224-3521
GA Senator Johnny Isakson 202-224-3643
IA Senator Charles E. Grassley 202-224-3744
ID Senator Larry Craig 202-224-2752
ID Senator Michael D. Crapo 202-224-6142
IN Senator Richard G. Lugar 202-224-4814
KS Senator Sam Brownback 202-224-6521
KS Senator Pat Roberts 202-224-4774
KY Senator Jim Bunning 202-224-4343
KY Senator Mitch McConnell 202-224-2541
LA Senator David Vitter 202-224-4623
ME Senator Susan M. Collins 202-224-2523
ME Senator Olympia J. Snowe 202-224-5344
MN Senator Norm Coleman 202-224-5641
MO Senator Christopher S. Bond 202-224-5721
MS Senator Thad Cochran 202-224-5054
MS Senator Trent Lott 202-224-6253
NC Senator Richard Burr 202-224-3154
NC Senator Elizabeth Dole 202-224-6342
NE Senator Chuck Hagel 202-224-4224
NH Senator Judd Gregg 202-224-3324
NH Senator John E. Sununu 202-224-2841
NM Senator Pete V. Domenici 202-224-6621
NV Senator John Ensign 202-224-6244
OH Senator George V. Voinovich 202-224-3353
OK Senator Thomas A. Coburn 202-224-5754
OK Senator James M. Inhofe 202-224-4721
OR Senator Gordon H. Smith 202-224-3753
PA Senator Arlen Specter 202-224-4254
SC Senator Jim DeMint 202-224-6121
SC Senator Lindsey O. Graham 202-224-5972
SD Senator John Thune 202-224-2321
TN Senator Lamar Alexander 202-224-4944
TN Senator Bob Corker 202-224-3344
TX Senator John Cornyn 202-224-2934
TX Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison 202-224-5922
UT Senator Robert F. Bennett 202-224-5444
UT Senator Orrin G. Hatch 202-224-5251
VA Senator John Warner 202-224-2023
WY Senator Michael B. Enzi 202-224-3424