Letter From Graham’s Office
Written by Sam on August 7th, 2007I guess I am on the Lindsey Graham bulletin email list now since I sent an email to his office last month stating I would not vote for him next year due to his support of amnesty. I received this today regarding his latest immigration bill he has submitted. This isn’t the whole letter, as it is rather long, but this portion is the real meat and potatoes of it.
I am pleased to report last week our nation took a major step forward in
securing our nation’s borders. We began the process of addressing our
illegal immigration problem one piece at-a-time. The Senate, by a vote
of 89-1, accepted an amendment I introduced to spend $3 billion on
Border Security and Interior Enforcement.Many of these provisions were contained in the Senate immigration bill
as well as the Graham-Kyl-Martinez amendment which were debated last
month.My proposal — the Graham Amendment — provides and requires:
- The U.S. government to establish and demonstrate operational control
over 100 percent of the international land and maritime borders between
the U.S. and Mexico .- Funding to construct the 700 miles of fencing required by the Secure
Fence Act.- Funding for the hiring, training, and placing on duty 23,000 Customs
and Border Patrol agents.- Permanently ends ‘Catch and Release’ by providing the resources
necessary to detain up to 45,000 aliens per day.- Funding for 300 miles of vehicle barriers at the border.
- Funding for 105 ground-based radar and camera towers.
- Funding for the deployment of 4 unmanned aerial vehicles at the
border.- Funding to handle the deportation of absconders and visa overstays.