Another Response From Saxby Chambliss.

I presume this is his response to a fax I sent last week but I cannot be sure. I have sent so many emails and faxes to my Senators that I am not sure which one they are responding too anymore. But that doesn't matter.

This response from Senator Chambliss is almost the same as the last one. Literally. The following response from Senator Chambliss which I received less than a half hour ago is nearly his last response verbatim.

Today's response (I will underline the parts which are identical):

Thank you for contacting me to share your thoughts about immigration reform. I appreciate knowing your thoughts on this important and emotional issue.

Our current immigration system is broken and needs reform. Any reform Congress enacts must meet our national security needs and our economic interests; it must also manage the number of people we admit into the U.S. to ensure American workers and families are not negatively impacted by our immigration system.

Moreover, all individuals living in the United States must respect and obey our nation's laws. There are times when old and current laws must be reviewed, revised and ultimately strengthened. The time is now to appropriately reform our immigration laws.

The recently announced bipartisan agreement on immigration reform is a step in the right direction toward reaching a final and comprehensive immigration bill. This legislation is a significant improvement over last year's bill, which I opposed, but this is not a perfect bill. For me to support any final bill, it must contain the following principles that are important to Georgians:

• Guaranteed border security first.
• No amnesty and no new path to citizenship
• Temporary means temporary – guest workers must go home at the end of their authorized temporary work period
• End chain migration – replace family-based immigration system with a merit-based system.
• Eliminate the job magnet for illegal immigrants by implementing a simple, secure employment verification system.
• English should be the official language of the United States and everyone should speak it.

Our nation's immigration problem has been in the making for many years and there is no easy fix. I have chosen to be proactive and engaged during the negotiations because my involvement is the right thing for Georgia and the right thing for America 's future. As the debate progresses, I will continue the fight to ensure that our nation is secure and our economy continues to thrive.

If you would like to receive timely email alerts regarding the latest congressional actions and my weekly e-newsletter, please sign up via my web site at: www.chambliss.senate.gov . Please do not hesitate to be in touch if I may ever be of assistance to you.

Senator Chambliss is sending out the exact same response to any email or fax I send him regarding immigration. He basically added the following paragraph:

Moreover, all individuals living in the United States must respect and obey our nation's laws. There are times when old and current laws must be reviewed, revised and ultimately strengthened. The time is now to appropriately reform our immigration laws.

He also changed the wording of the principles that are important to Georgians, which used to be:

• Strong border security before any new immigration programs go into effect in order to prevent future illegal immigration
• An employer verification system that can provide employers certainty with respect to the status of potential employees
• A meaningful temporary worker program that is truly temporary and does not provide a pathway to citizenship while allowing employers to fill jobs for which insufficient numbers of American can be found, such as agricultural jobs
• No amnesty

That's it. The rest of the response is completely identical to his previous response.

In every email (and fax) that I send, I ask specific questions, relate to specific events, and he has yet to respond to any of those questions, or mention those specific events. It makes me wonder if Senator Chambliss has ever personally received any of my emails.