May 31 2013...from a border rancher...re Gang of Eight illusion

Newsletter Week of May 31 This Issue: Thousands of Calls Made to Congress This Week in Protest of Gang of Eight Bill

We asked, and you made the calls! Thousands of phone calls poured into Congress this week from NumbersUSA activists across the country. Many of you responded to Roy's action alerts, and many others responded to some very targeted calling campaigns throughout the week as well. From what we're hearing through our Capitol Hill Team, you're calls are having a major impact! In just 10 short days, the Senate will begin consideration of the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill that would grant work permits to 11 million illegal aliens and begin a process that would result in 33 million new green cards over the next decade. So over the next 10 days, we'll need more and more of your calls to your two Senators. While the Senate was out this past week, the hype over the Gang of Eight's bill continued. There were a few encouraging signs that we think will ultimately help derail the bill when the Senate begins debate on June 10. First, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats, made some very critical statements regarding the Schumer/Hatch guest-worker compromise agreed to during the Senate Judiciary Committee's markup of the bill. Sen. Sanders said: