So Where Does McCaskill Stand On Immigration?

The Politico reports that Senator McCaskill has said that the immigration fiasco bill would need to "change a lot" in order to win her vote.  But what does that mean? That we aren't giving away enough? That is isn't tough enough? With Missouri's junior senator, it's difficult to say.

We do remember, however, what she said during her campaign:

* We are a sovereign nation and border security has to be a top priority, especially since 9/11. Additionally, it's about American workers and the middle class.

* This new program would cost our taxpayers $54 billion over the next 10 years. I can't see how we can ask taxpayers to pay this price in support of foreign workers we may not even need and put at risk programs that Missourians rely upon.

* Big corporations that exploit illegal immigrants for cheap labor hurt the economy because they bring down wages and cost American jobs. I am also aware that once those illegal workers are removed, we have an entirely new set of labor force issues. I believe that we need to crack down on our illegal immigration problem first, enforce our laws evenly and fairly, and then put the labor needs of this state on the table to deal with that out in the open.

If you want to attempt to pin Senator McCaskill down on her position, here's the contact information:

Washington Office: Phone:  (202) 224-6154   Fax: (202) 228-6326

Main District Office:Phone: (816) 421-1639   Fax: (816) 421-2562

While you're at it, hold Senator Bond's feet to the fire. He may be contacted at the following:

Washington Office: Phone:  (202) 224-5721   Fax: (202) 228-8149

Main District Office:Phone: (573) 624-2488    Fax: (573) 634-6005

The rumor is that Senator Bond is considering retiring. While he may not care that you won't vote for him again, he may  (unlike Bush) still care about the Republican Party enough to keep it from committing suicide.   

Comments

[Perrie Campbell]

Shhhhhh!If they THINK they have a prayer, they might try and do the right thing.

[tom]

too late !!!!!!!!!!!! the party commited suicide when members of said party couldn't control spending, couldn't stop pill welfare, couldn't start social security privatization, wouldn't use applicable courts to obtain wire tapping warrants even after the fact, decided with The Patriot Act that citizens NO longer have liberties and freedoms unless those are granted by government.