URGENT ACTION ALERT & HEARINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 27‏

An urgent post from www.ircot.com  about immigration bills in Texas. This follows this post about materials to help make the case about immigration numbers and this post which shows that there are 30,000 openly illegal immigrants in the border town of El Paso. On a related note, you can read about Miss Kentucky Latina here, an interesting article about Jessica Alba here or another article about Salma Hayek here. For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and you can read a very interesting book HERE!

ACTION ALERT




First of all, thank you for all you're doing!

Your phone calls are making a big difference.



The deadline to hear a bill on the House floor is nearly upon us and many immigration bills have yet to be heard. An E-Verify bill has yet to even get a hearing. Please continue to make phone calls and add Speaker Straus, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst, and Gov. Perry to your list. Tell them that you want all illegal immigration and border security bills to get a hearing. Let them know that with the down economy, an E-Verify bill is of most importance to you and your family. The Legislature should quit looking after the interest of only the largest Texas corporations and contributors, and start looking out for the interest of the average Texan who is paying their salary.



We need as many of you as possible in Austin to testify on these bills as well as to hold rallies when they do make it to the House floor. Please consider making your plans to come. The future of Texas is at stake.



Speaker Straus 512-463-1000

Lt. Gov. Dewhurst 512-463-0001

Gov. Perry 512-463-2000





HEARINGS FOR WEEK OF MARCH 28:





ELECTIONS COMMITTEE



Monday, March 28, 2011



2:00 pm or 30 Minutes after final adjournment



Location: E2.028



HB 2891 Sheets - Provision of voter fingerprints with a mailed in ballot.







JUDICIARY & CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE



Monday, March 28, 2011



2:00 pm or 30 Minutes after final adjournment



Location: E2.028



HB 2014 Thompson - Related to criminal and civil consequences to trafficking of persons, etc.



HB 3000 Thompson - Creating the offence of continuous trafficking of persons.



HB 2973 Hunter -Protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits.







STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE



Wednesday, March 30, 2011



2:00 pm or 30 Minutes after final adjournment



Location: JHR 140



FOR:



HB 1035 Legler - Related to proof of identity required of an applicant for a driver's license.



AGAINST:



HB 2757 Pena - Establishes TX Commission on Immigration and Migration and Migrant Worker Visa Program.



An excerpt from this outrageous bill:



"Under the pilot project memorandum of understanding, the governor may commit the state including the commission, to work directly with officials of the government of the Mexican state selected for the pilot project to encourage, facilitate, and support the migration of legal Mexican migrant workers from the Mexican state to Texas for the purpose of filling jobs with Texas businesses most in need of skilled and unskilled migrant labor."







PLEASE CONTACT STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL AS YOUR STATE REP AND URGE THEM TO VOTE AGAINST HB 2757! THIS BILL WILL BE HEARD IN STATE AFFAIRS ON WED,. MARCH 30TH SO YOUR CALLS ARE NEEDED QUICKLY. PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER COMING TO AUSTIN TO TESTIFY AGAINST THIS BILL.







HOMELAND SECURITY & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE



Thursday, March 31, 2011



8:00 am or upon final adjournment



Location: E1.026



HB 615 Kleinschmidt - Tests required for drivers license or commercial drivers license be conducted in English.



HB 19 Riddle - Relating to the penalty for operating a motor vehicle without a license.











COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION:







Judiciary & Criminal Jurisprudence:



Rep Jim Jackson 512-463-0468



Rep Tryon Lewis 512-463-0546



Rep Dwayne Bohac 512-463-0727



Rep Joaquin Castro 512-463-0669



Rep Sarah Davis 512-463-0389



Rep Will Hartnett 512-463-0576



Rep Jerry Madden 512-463-0544



Rep Richard Pena Raymond 512-463-0558



Rep Connie Scott 512-463- 0462



Rep Senfronia Thompson 512-463-0720



Rep Beverly Woolley 512-463-0696







State Affairs:

Rep Byron Cook 512-463-0730

Rep Jose Menendez 512-463-0634

Rep Tom Craddick 512-463-0500

Rep John Frullo 512-463-0676

Rep Pete Gallego 512-463-0566

Rep Charlie Geren 512-463-0610

Rep Patricia Harless 512-463-0496

Rep Harvey Hilderbran 512-463-0536

Rep Dan Huberty 512-463-0520

Rep Rene Oliveira 512-463-0640

Rep John Smithee 512-463-0702

Rep Burt Solomons 512-463-0478

Rep Sylvester Turner 512-463-0554



Elections:

Rep Larry Taylor 512-463-0729

Rep Ana Hermandez Luna 512-463-0614

Rep Leo Berman 512-463-0584

Rep Dan Branch 512-463-0367

Rep Cindy Burkett 512-463-0464

Rep Joe Farias 512-463-0714

Rep Jason Isaac 512-463-0647

Rep Phil King 512-463-0738

Rep Marc Veasey 512-463-0716















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