Immigration Law

A REQUEST TO READERS IN NJ, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO

By Greg Siskind

As I noted yesterday, there is a possibility that Senator Menendez's recapture bill could be passed as part of a deal to extend E-Verify. Anti-immigrant members of Congress are pushing to get a six month extension of E-Verify on a continuing resolution to keep the government operating until the new Congress can pass new budget bills next year. It looks like they may have had some success in getting the House to go along with this.

We need to urge Senator Menendez to stand tough in his efforts to get his recapture bill approved as a condition to extending E-Verify. And we need to get the message to the presidential candidates and the leaders of both parties in Congress to know that the Menendez bill is extremely important to Hispanic voters.

Why am I calling out to readers in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado? Because you are in three of the most important swing states in this year's elections. And the Hispanic vote in these states is going to likely determine the winning candidate, not just in their respective states, but for the whole election.

If you are interested in helping, email me at gsiskind@visalaw.com and I'll provide you with specifics.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on September 25, 2008 (boomark / email).