The following information is from the Numbers USA website. If you are already a member, please fax Senators Lugar and Bayh about passing H.R. 6633 to extend E-verify. If you are not registered with Numbers USA to send free faxes, please register right away. Even better, make a toll-free call to your senators at
1-866-220-0044 or
1-866-340-9281 to ask them to pass this legislation. E-verify works and is a critical component of the legislation we are trying to pass in Indiana.
Visit: http://www.NumbersUSA.com Rep. Lamar Smith recently issued a statement encouraging the Senate to pass H.R. 6633 (the longterm extension of the E-Verify program). In his statement, Rep. Smith said, "The number of American jobs continues to fall at a staggering rate. Today, the Department of Labor reported that 10.3 million American workers are looking for jobs. In November alone, the Department reported that 533,000 jobs were lost and unemployment increased to 6.7 percent.... Given the current state of the economy, Congress must support policies that help U.S. citizens, legal immigrants and employers who play by the rules. The Senate can and should immediately pass H.R. 6633, a long-term extension of E-Verify, the federal government's system that allows businesses to ensure that the employees they hire are legal."
Sample fax: Dear Senator:
It is appalling that more than ten million Americans are out of work while more than seven million illegal aliens have jobs. Please attach H.R. 6633 (the E-Verify reauthorization bill) to the auto company bailout to ensure that no illegal aliens can benefit from the taxpayers' bailout of the auto industry!
There are more than ten million out of work Americans and seven million illegal aliens who have employment. Unfortunately, the lax enforcement of federal law has allowed this injustice to occur. However, it is likely that this problem would have been far worse had the E-Verify program not been created.
The E-Verify reauthorization bill, H.R. 6633, passed the House by a vote of 407-2. However, the Senate has only managed to pass a minor extension which expires on March 1. This is absurd oversight that needs to be remedied immediately.
Please act to attach H.R. 6633 to the auto company bailout bill. This would ensure that illegal aliens are not able to benefit from taxpayers' money and would ensure that the E-Verify program survives for several more years.
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