U.S. House conference members will negotiate Senate’s amendment with Senate members as early as THIS WEEK. Please see my previous posting on this same topic.
Currently, Legal Immigrant Association (LIA: www.legalimmigrant.org) and its lobbyists are running a campaign to improve Sen. Levin’s amendment with “Supervisory Review Upon Request”, which could effectively limit any name check process within one year. The House Representatives in the House-Senate conference will decide if LIA’s proposal will be adopted and imposed upon Levin’s amendment.
To convince the House conference members, LIA urges Name Check sufferers to conduct an INSTANT campaign (visit district office or call the congressman/woman office). LIA’s lobbyists offered detailed campaign guidance, as follows. Please act ASAP!
Here is the lobby guidance created by LIA’s lobbyists.
1. Call your representative's district office. Identify yourself as a constituent, give your name, and explain that this is a LEGISLATIVE matter but you'd like to speak to someone in the DISTRICT office who handles immigration. Ask for a meeting ASAP and bring as many people to that meeting as you can (especially including CITIZENS such as employers, co-workers, impressive alumni, church people, friends etc.).
2. If you have scheduled a meeting, you will be meeting with district staff but not a LEGISLATIVE staff. Let Mr. Paul Donnelly (pauldonnelly@medialever.com) know you meeting schedule and he will tell you the name of the LEGISLATIVE staff in Washington.
3. In the meeting, please use your own stories to make the following points:
1) The delays in clearing name checks are unacceptable, NOT ONLY because it is a disservice to LEGAL immigrants, BUT ALSO it is a national security threat.
2) The coalition of the Legal Immigrant Association (LIA), and American Families United (AFU), has specific legislative language (SUPERVISORY REVIEW UPON REQUEST) that we are asking be included in the Commerce, Justice, and State appropriations bill that will be acted upon in this week or so. (LIA’s lobbyists will propose the language in Washington AFTER your meeting.)
3) ASK THAT YOUR MESSAGE BE PASSED ALONG TO THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF and let him/her know this is important to people in the Congressman's district.
4. If you cannot get a meeting AND you have others supporters would come to a meeting, ask to schedule a conference call. (When you call those people to ask them to be on a conference call with you and the Congressman's staff, they may call for a meeting themselves. Be flexible, and accept support when you get it.)
5. If all else fails and you have to do a phone call on your own, be sure to get the name of the staff person you speak with, and let Paul know who they are so Mr. Paul Donnelly (pauldonnelly@medialever.com) can follow up and make the connection between YOU in the district, and the legislation we want in Washington.
Legal Immigrant Association (LIA: www.legalimmigrant.org) is fighting for you; LIA’s lobbyists are fighting for you. LIA needs your support (donation is appreciated and much needed!! Please visit LIA’s website: www.legalimmigrant.org).
Currently, Legal Immigrant Association (LIA: www.legalimmigrant.org) and its lobbyists are running a campaign to improve Sen. Levin’s amendment with “Supervisory Review Upon Request”, which could effectively limit any name check process within one year. The House Representatives in the House-Senate conference will decide if LIA’s proposal will be adopted and imposed upon Levin’s amendment.
To convince the House conference members, LIA urges Name Check sufferers to conduct an INSTANT campaign (visit district office or call the congressman/woman office). LIA’s lobbyists offered detailed campaign guidance, as follows. Please act ASAP!
Here is the lobby guidance created by LIA’s lobbyists.
1. Call your representative's district office. Identify yourself as a constituent, give your name, and explain that this is a LEGISLATIVE matter but you'd like to speak to someone in the DISTRICT office who handles immigration. Ask for a meeting ASAP and bring as many people to that meeting as you can (especially including CITIZENS such as employers, co-workers, impressive alumni, church people, friends etc.).
2. If you have scheduled a meeting, you will be meeting with district staff but not a LEGISLATIVE staff. Let Mr. Paul Donnelly (pauldonnelly@medialever.com) know you meeting schedule and he will tell you the name of the LEGISLATIVE staff in Washington.
3. In the meeting, please use your own stories to make the following points:
1) The delays in clearing name checks are unacceptable, NOT ONLY because it is a disservice to LEGAL immigrants, BUT ALSO it is a national security threat.
2) The coalition of the Legal Immigrant Association (LIA), and American Families United (AFU), has specific legislative language (SUPERVISORY REVIEW UPON REQUEST) that we are asking be included in the Commerce, Justice, and State appropriations bill that will be acted upon in this week or so. (LIA’s lobbyists will propose the language in Washington AFTER your meeting.)
3) ASK THAT YOUR MESSAGE BE PASSED ALONG TO THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF and let him/her know this is important to people in the Congressman's district.
4. If you cannot get a meeting AND you have others supporters would come to a meeting, ask to schedule a conference call. (When you call those people to ask them to be on a conference call with you and the Congressman's staff, they may call for a meeting themselves. Be flexible, and accept support when you get it.)
5. If all else fails and you have to do a phone call on your own, be sure to get the name of the staff person you speak with, and let Paul know who they are so Mr. Paul Donnelly (pauldonnelly@medialever.com) can follow up and make the connection between YOU in the district, and the legislation we want in Washington.
Legal Immigrant Association (LIA: www.legalimmigrant.org) is fighting for you; LIA’s lobbyists are fighting for you. LIA needs your support (donation is appreciated and much needed!! Please visit LIA’s website: www.legalimmigrant.org).