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Dec. 5, 2004

Homeland Security is Border Security No Driver's Licenses for Illegal Aliens   Printer Friendly version   E-mail to a Friend Congress will be returning to Washington on December 6 and 7 to vote on the conference report to S. 2845, which addresses recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission. This bill is supposed to make us safer from another terrorist attack, yet it allows states to continue to issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens, which allows them to board planes, enter federal buildings, and apply for bank accounts. Facts about the 9/11 Hijackers They possessed 63 government issued driver's licenses, which allowed them to board the planes to carry out their attack on America civilians. They had over 300 known aliases supported by these driver's licenses. In November, this bill was put on the fast track with heavy pressure from President Bush and House and Senate Leadership. During a conference committee meeting, House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner walked out of the negotiations because key immigration reforms were being stripped from the bill. He has stood strong against intense pressure from the White House, party leadership, and the media in order to protect America. Any intelligence reform must make it harder for would be terrorists to enter our country illegally and function without suspicion or detection. Immigration reforms must be addressed in order to make America safer. We need to let Members of Congress know that homeland security is border security! Action Items Call Your Senators and Representative and tell them to vote NO on the conference report on S. 2845. Call the following conferees and thank them for NOT signing the conference report on S. 2845: Chairman James Sensenbrenner, Chairman Duncan Hunter, Rep. David Drier, Rep. Henry Hyde. Call the White House and tell them to stop pressuring Congress to compromise our national security. CALL TODAY! Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 White House Comment Line: 202-456-1111