hey yall, have ya seen this info from PFAW ala immigration trickery?
http://pfaw.kintera.org/...
"Some of you have emailed me asking, "Why is People For the American Way supporting comprehensive immigration reform?"
To me, we're working for comprehensive immigration reform for the same reason we've defended
gays and lesbians
against mean-spirited legislation and fought to protect the voting rights of historically disenfranchised communities:
our commitment to fight the Radical Right.
The same cadre of activists who have scapegoated gay people and African Americans now have immigrants in their crosshairs. The American Independent Party -- founded to support the presidential bids of racist demagogue Alabama Governor George Wallace -- recently nominated anti-immigrant vigilante James Gilchrist for Congress. Anti-feminist, anti-choice, and anti-gay crusader Phyllis Schlaffly has recently become vociferously anti-immigrant.
The Senate is now choosing between two different approaches to immigration reform. One, backed by the extreme Right and Majority Leader Bill Frist, rehashes the inadequate border enforcement policies that have failed for the past 20 years while making criminals of priests, domestic violence counselors, and social service providers who help undocumented people in need. The other, proposed by Senators Kennedy and McCain -- and endorsed by PFAW -- combines border enforcement with policies that are fair and realistic. It includes provisions that:
provide a path to earn citizenship for those already working in the country after paying a fine for having broken our immigration laws;
make the reunification of families a priority, removing the need for immigrants to come illegally to join their fathers, mothers, and spouses;
create a visa program recognizing the demand for immigrant workers to fill jobs Americans cannot or will not do.
Today, People For the American Way is launching a petition calling for comprehensive immigration reform including these provisions. We're joining with unionized workers who believe they will get a fairer deal when employers can no longer pit workers without legal protections against union members. And we are working with new allies in the religious and business communities.
It's critical that that you add your name to this petition. If Senator Frist and his allies get their way, our immigration system will still be broken while millions continue to be forced to live in the shadows. Say no to the radical right by signing today!"
http://pfaw.kintera.org/...