From: "Senator Bill Frist"
To: David Bess
CC:
Subject: Border Security, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Pass Senate
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 23:54:29 +0000 (GMT)
William H. Frist, M.D. - United States Senator, Tennessee - United States Senate Majority Leader
Senator William H. Frist, M.D. - U.S. Senator, Tennessee - U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Dear David,
Today I'm proud to say that the Senate has acted on an issue that bears directly on our core responsibility to make America safer by passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill that puts border security first.
We’ve taken a bill that the American people would have concluded was amnesty, and we've taken out the amnesty while putting in the security.
The legislation has a six-year plan to dramatically increase the number of border patrol agents hired, trained, and deployed to the southern border. It provides substantial reinforcement to our borders and to the laws on the books. And it also provides a means for some to earn citizenship while enforcing necessary restrictions.
We passed a bill that rises to the challenge of solving the problem of illegal immigration with a comprehensive plan that balances the needs of our growing economy with our heritage as a land of immigrants.
Every nation must keep its citizens safe, and its borders secure. We shouldn’t have to choose between respect for our history and respect for our laws - and with the bill the Senate passed today, we don't have to.
Bill Frist
Contact Information
Washington, DC:
Office of Senator William H. Frist, M.D
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3344
Fax: (202) 228-1264
Nashville:
Office of Senator William H. Frist, M.D
28 White Bridge Road, Suite 211
Nashville, TN 37205
Phone: (615) 352-9411
Fax: (615) 352-9985