Contact House Members to Support SAVE act

H.R. 4088, the SAVE act, would combat illegal immigration by increasing the number of Border Patrol and ICE agents. It also would require employers to use the E-Verify program, which enables them to check with the federal government to determine the legal status of employees. H.R. 4088 has 130 co-sponsors.

The sponsor of the SAVE act is Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC). Shuler's office contacted AIC and said that the congressman specifically is seeking to have the House members listed below to add their names as cosponsors of H.R. 4088.

AIC members, if any of those House members are your representatives, please contact them and ask them to sign on as cosponsors. Making the E-Verify program mandatory next year is an important objective for the immigration reform movement. Lack of an effective means to identify legal status long has been a major stumbling block for immigration law enforcement.

To contact House members by e-mail you may go to our website www.immigrationcontrol.com, and click on "Legislative Action Center." To get mailing addresses and phone numbers, click on "Elected Officials." Another way to contact Washington by phone is to call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Then ask the operator to connect you with the office of your representative.

If you do not know whether your representatives have signed on to H.R. 4088, you might call to inquire. If they haven't, ask them to sign on. It is important to build up momentum for passage in the House early next year. If that happens, it will encourage the Senate to follow suit. Also, make sure to contact your senators about supporting the SAVE act. You also can reach the Senate through our Legislative Action Center. (The Senate companion bill for H.R. 4088 is S. 2368.)

Below are the House members judged by Rep. Shuler's office to be prospects for signing on to H.R. 4088.

Republicans Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Michele Bachmann (R-MN) Spencer Bachus (R-AL) Joe Barton (R-TX) Henry Brown (R-SC) Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Eric Cantor (R-VA) John Carter (R-TX) Barbara Cubin (R-WY) Geoff Davis (R-KY) JoAnn Davis (R-VA) J. Randy Forbes (R-VA) Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Scott Garrett (R-NJ) Dean Heller (R-NV) Wally Herger (R-CA) Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) Darrell Issa (R-CA) Sam Johnson (R-TX) Ric Keller (R-FL) Steve King (R-IA) Jack Kingston (R-GA) John Kline (R-MN) John. R. "Randy" Kuhl (R-NY) Ron Lewis (R-KY) Candice S. Miller (R-MI) Ron Paul (R-TX) Mike Pence (R-IN) Chip Pickering (R-MS) Jim Ramstad (R-MN) Mike Rogers (R-AL) Bill Sali (R-ID) John Shadegg (R-AZ) Michael Simpson (R-ID) Cliff Stearns (R-FL) John Sullivan (R-OK) Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) Patrick Tiberi (R-OH) Fred Upton (R-MI) Greg Walden (R-OR) Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Democrats Bruce Braley (D-IA) Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Chet Edwards (D-TX) Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Phil Hare (D-IL) Ron Klein (D-FL) Dan Lipinski (D-IL) Tim Mahoney (D-FL) Dennis Moore (D-KS) Collin Peterson (D-MN) Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Stephanie Sandlin (SD) Tim Walz (D-MN) Charlie Wilson (D-OH)

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