Cross posted from Red Hot Cuppa Politics
I received a letter from my Representative, Kenny Marchant. It's good news, and I'm thinking I've been a little unfair to him.
The letter's a page and a half long, via snail mail, and he signed it.
Here are the cognizant points:
1) He supported the House bill on immigration reform, and will not back down on it.2) He agrees with the President on border control, and expanded detention facilities, and there's an "Operation Streamline," a joint cooperation between Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Local Law Enforcement which will expedite prosecution and removal. Tbat's a good thing, if they'll really do it.
3) In October, 2005, he joined with 22 Texas Congressmen to sign and present a letter to President Bush, saying that there should be no new guestworker programs, or any extension of the number of lawful residents in our country, until there's better enforcement of immigration laws. In short — he opposed amnesty.
4) He's a member of the Immigration Reform Caucus, so write or call him if you've got something on your mind….
Here's his website http://www.marchant.house.gov
Here's a link to his report card on immigration — but I'd give him a little better than a B+. He's a freshman Congressman, and has done some gutsy things in terms of sticking his neck out. I'm hoping he has sense enough to stay clear of the William Jefferson debacle, but Marchant's getting my vote.
I'd scan the letter into the computer the technical geniuses in my house are either at camp or working, and I don't want to let this one wait …
Above photo is from his website, taken on a recent visit to Laredo.
Click to the CoalitionBlog for the freshest on immigration. Amboy's got a great article on border bribery. Cowgirl quickly slices through a MSM article about the "poor illegal immigrants, forces to cross the border inconveniently." If you haven't read it yet, don't miss Christi's "It's Immigration, Stupid!"
Matthew, over at the PoliticsOfPrudence, who can be simultaneously thoughtful and ascerbic has a very interesting article on how we're a nation of immigrants — and how the current situation doesn't reflect that.
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