For Everyone's Info: Legislative efforts to address name check delay
Here is a fund raising email that I received from Yahoo Groups:
namechecktracker@yahoogroups.com
Let us check out the related organization's effort. Perhaps
we should all write to our congressman to urge them support
this new legislative effort.
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From: "Randall Emery" <randall@americanfamiliesunited.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:31:18 -0000
Subject: [namechecktracker] Legislative efforts to address name check delays
As many of you know from calls and previous posts on this list,
American Families United is working with Morrison Public Affairs Group
to lobby on the name check issue. Former Congressman Bruce Morrison,
who served as chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee from 1989-1991,
is working with us directly.
We have approached several Senators and Congressmen and lobbied to
establish a process where delays in name checks would be reviewed and
addressed. I was pleased to find out last week that members of
Congress are right now working on the technical details of what might
become a bill or amendment. While there are no guarantees, this is
an extremely positive development.
It takes a lot of effort, time and money to accomplish our goals. We
would like to be able to reach out to larger organizations
(businesses, foundations, etc.), but we need to become a formal
(lobbying) non-profit to do so. This requires us to obtain a
501(c)(4) status. To do so, we need about $4,000 for attorney and
filing fees.
In addition, we are only paid up with out lobbying efforts for a few
more weeks. We need to raise another $5,000 to continue lobbying up
through November elections, a very critical time for our efforts.
At present, we have less than $2,000 in the bank, about $7,000 short
of what we need obtain non-profit status and continue lobbying.
Please help us accomplish our goal. We have 350 members on the name
check tracker group, and if everyone made a one-time donation of $20,
we would have enough money to obtain the 501(c)(4) status and continue
lobbying on the name check issue up through elections.
Twenty dollars is a small amount to contribute to a cause that
everyone would benefit from. It is less than an initial consultation
with an attorney, which normally costs about $100, and it is far less
than filing of a writ of mandamus, which can cost between $1,000 and
$5,000. If successful, though, this effort would be no less effective.
Please help us help you to get the name check behind and start living
a normal life again. If you wish to donate, you can do so at
http://americanfami liesunited. com