Just got off the phone with the office of Senator Chambliss.

I was calling to ask his position on the remaining immigration related amendments to the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill, and I was informed by his staffer that the powers that be are still working on the final version of the bill, and they don't even know yet what the final version will include.

I was reassured that Senator Chambliss is against the "amnesty amendment" but the staffer did not make it clear where he stood on the other immigration related amendments that were part of the bill the last time I called.

Keep your heads up people, it sounds to me like they are trying to pull a fast one again, like they did last year when they tried to push amnesty through without people knowing about it.

Make that call to your senator or fax them now. Let them know where you stand.

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NumbersUSA is reporting that Harry Reid has pulled the amesty amendment from the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill.

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Ten Republican Senators have gone on record to express their disappointment with the immigration related amendments added to the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill.

Dear Majority Leader Reid:

We write to express disappointment that the Senate Appropriations Committee chose to include in the War Supplemental more than 100 pages of immigration language that would grant legal status to more than one million illegal alien agricultural workers and their families. We urge you to remove these controversial provisions from the bill so we can enact essential funding for our troops without delay. If these provisions remain in the bill, you can expect a vigorous debate on immigration policy.

The letter was signed by:

Charles Grassley(R-IA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), David Vitter (R-LA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), James Inhofe(R-OK), John Barrasso (R-WY), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), and Jim Bunning (R-KY).

I quite proud that Georgia's Senators represent 1/5th of that group. All of these senators should be commended for their willingness to stand up for their constituents.

The Senate started discussion of the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill last night, and the amendments for the bill could come up for discussion and vote at any time. It is imperative that you contact your senators right now. Do not wait.

Senator Vitter will be introducing his own amendment in the morning. His amendment will simply strike all of the immigration amnesty language from the bill.

You must take a moment out of your day to let your Senators know that you do not support amnesty for illegal immigrants. Let them know that you are watching them and the vote on this bill by contacting your senators or sending them a fax. Please hurry, before it's too late.

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It's time to pick up the phone people. The topic of amnesty has returned to Capitol Hill and we must do everything we can to defeat it.

As you know, Senator Diane Feinstein has introduced an amendment to the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill that would grant amnesty to over 1.35 million illegal immigrants and their families.

The Feinstein Amendment, also known as AgJOBS Amnesty would grant illegal immigrants "emergency agricultural worker status" for five years if they could prove they have worked in agriculture roughly 22 weeks in the past four years.

They would be required to file an application for this amnesty status during an 18-month period that would begin 6 months after the anmesty was passed into law. An 18-month filing period that would basically render all other immigration enforcement null and void because any illegal immigrant could claim they wanted to file an application for the amnesty. As long as they were not convicted criminals and they paid a $250 "fine", every illegal immigrant in the country could attempt to make a claim under the AgJOBS Amnesty program.

Once they met the minimum requirements, they would be allowed to

• Bring their spouse and children to join them in the United States
• Obtain a valid Social Security number
• Obtain immunity from prosecution for any illegal use of a Social Security number

In order to keep their "emergency" status they would be required to complete 100 work days in the agricultural field. Of course, they could do what they wanted the other 265 days each year, and any employers who hired them would not be violating any laws since they would be here legally.

Those with the five year amnesty would also have to pay federal income taxes. But get this… Only for their "legal" employment. Yeah, I bet you can read the writing between those lines.

I just got off the phone with both of my Senators offices. The staffer at the office of Senator Chambliss informed me that he is against the AgJOBS amendment, and Sen. Isakson's office informed me that he will be voting no when the amendment reaches the floor.

If you are against giving illegal immigrants amnesty, which I am sure you are, then take a moment to sign up with NumbersUSA. From the NumbersUSA site you can easily send faxes to voice your displeasure with this amendment directly to your Senators. They also make it easy to find the information you need to call your Senators to tell them how you feel.

The topic of amnesty is going to keep coming up on the Hill and the only way we can defeat it, is if we all stand together and defeat any measure than supports it.

For more information on the AgJOBS Amnesty, read this PDF file from NumbersUSA

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The immigration amnesty forces are at work again, thanks to Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA).

Last week, Senator Feinstein introduced an amendment to the Iraq spending bill that will result in amnesty for millions of illegal aliens in our country. On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the amendment by a vote of 17-12.

It's time we all took a few moments out of our day to phone and fax our Senators as soon as possible. It's time to remind them all that the majority of American citizens do not support any amnesty legislation and we find these tactics being taken by Sen. Feinstein as a complete disregard of the will of the people.

I'm sure you remember the last time we had to take a stand and remind our Senators that we would not take their actions lying down. Call them now. Let them know you do not approve of any immigration measure that does not address true immigration reform.

For more information on the amendments being added to the bill, you can visit Techography, where Joe has pointed out the specifics.

Senator Vitter is already planning to offer an amendment which would kill the amendment and Senator Sessions is mobilizing the troops, so to speak, to make sure this measure does not make it through the Senate.

This measure could come up on the Senate floor as early as Wednesday, so it's imperative that you contact your Senators right now, as soon as possible, to voice your concerns.

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