To Jim Robb: I can't completely disregard the opinion of James1665. In a true democracy, elected officials should not hold issues concerning the welfare of Ameican citizens hostage, and in my opinion extremists have no place in a so called democratic society. As for change in New Jersey, believe me the people of New Jersey definitely want change. I have talked to MANY people and they are thorougly disgusted with NJ and its politicians. Why do you think that 57,000 citizens left NJ last year and more are expected to leave this year???? I am a lifelong resident of NJ (54 years) and I can't believe the way this state has changed! The state logo should be changed from The Garden State to The Condo State. If there is a piece of property the size of a postage stamp you can bet some builder will put something up there, preferably multi-family homes. Yes, we want change, but not the kind of change that extremist politicians want to shove down our throats!

I called Sen. Menendez's office. His staff said he's holding out until there are housing related issues settled (which seem to me totally unrelated). More pressure, please.

Loren

Who voted for that anti-American clown?

It's about time all Americans check and see what our representatives in Washington are doing.
They need to be voted out if they cannot intelligently work for the people who elected them. They also should have their fabulous pensions and health care readjusted.
Carol Wesley

Senator Mendez would be crucified by the Latino community if he ever went along with any bill that would curtail the expansion of illegal alien entry into this country.
He is one of the homie's so to speak, and will cater to their needs before he ever considers the negative economic effect it causes to the rest of America.

George

Sen Menendez and his ROBBER BARON handlers will do everything in their power to kill E-Verify.

It's just too bad he and his brethren in congress will never be voted out of office,.....the mindless "herd mentality morons" continue to vote for those RATS!

I live in Sen. Menendez's district and I can tell you he will NEVER change his stance.

Here in rural and semi-rural South Jersey all one has to do is look around you and the farms, feed stores, lawn services etc. have employed people who know little or no English. It is almost a sure bet that employers look the other way regarding whether or not they are illegals.

Menendez has the hispanic vote locked up. Also, he will never go against the businesses and others who have been funding his campaigns from day 1. For these reasons alone--and I hate to be so pessimistic--he will never, ever, reverse all the harm he is doing to US workers.

I have sent fax after fax, but when it comes to Menendez, it is a given that he will remain solid as a rock. I'm not saying don't do it, but realize that you are making a statement and nothing more. Ditto for Lautenberg. Sad but true, they are no longer responsive to the people and the best interest of the districts they serve. :(

I've been hammering my congressman about this since the beginning. Hank Johnson. 4th district, Ga. He won't budge. He's a Democrat playing piece. Nothing more. It is amazing that he has NO competition in the upcoming elections. I would like a congressperson that wouldn't have to be threatened with getting voted out of office, to do the right thing. E-verify should not even be necessary. But thanks to the failure of past, (snort), lawmakers, the need is obvious now.

Senator Menendez's fax numbers are as follows: Washington- 1-202-228-2197 Newark,NJ- 1-973-645-0502 Barrington,NJ- 1-856-546-1526.Gleaned from his website at www.menendez.senate.gov

Why is it that we cannot get a permanent E-Verify program?
You know, this whole immigration situation is getting totally ridiculous. Almost on a daily basis, Numbers USA sends out notices of faxes and phone calls that they wish to have us members send, so how come after all of these faxes, phone calls, petitions, nothing seems to have been accomplished?

According to all pols I have seen over the past two years, the vast majority of American citizens want the border fence built and they want ALL of the illegal immigrants deported (not just those that commit violent crimes), but yet nothing is done, and every thing stays the same.

I have been a member of the Conservative Party for more than 30 years now, and I don't know of a single cause that we have ever won. If any of you other members of Numbers USA can tell me of any thing we have won, I would be happy to know.

We are NOT winning this one either. If everything has to be reauthorized, and if Congress can be allowed to continuously ignore the will of the people by first voting to build a border fence, then secretly vote to pull the funding for the fence, and as long as our federal government will permit states to set up "Sanctuary Cities", as long as our government is going to continue to allow illegals to receive all sorts of benefits, such as free medical/dental care, low income housing, free public school education or low in-state college tuition, food stamps,etc., paid for by the taxes of legal U.S. citizens, as long as our government allows employers to continue hiring illegals, and as long as our elected officials are going to be allowed to sell out American citizens to special interest groups (both foreign and domestic) there is no way we will ever win this illegal immigration battle and we are all wasting our time, and it won't be much longer before America is lost.

I went to the Menendez web site and sent the good senator a scathing letter. Maybe others should do the same. Here is the URL: http://menendez.senate.gov/

As Bob0234 of Md stated, we have two reps in our state that are pro illegal/amnesty. I call and fax their offices all the time. One sends replies about how much he has done to cut illegal immigration. He voted for the worthless fence, etc., things that don't make any difference. The other never even acknowledges letters sent to her office and she was part of that (Sh)Amnesty bill that Feinstein was promoting.

Senator Menendez should be impeached. All other members of Congress who refuse to represent the American people should also face articles of impeachment and removal from office.

While I understand Janet of New Jersey’s frustration with Senator Menendez and his less than adequate voting record, under Senate rules, every Senator has the right to speak for as long as they need and want on any particular bill, resolution, or Presidential nomination. A Senate “hold” is when a particular Senator informs his or her floor leader (in this case Majority Leader Harry Reid) that he or she does not wish for a particular bill to reach the floor for consideration. While the Majority Leader does not need to follow the Senator's wishes, it is notice that the opposing Senator may filibuster any motion to proceed. In other words, any one Senator can stop a bill in its tracks.

In regards to term limits, ultimately, the voters decide how long a Member stays in office. The best way to remove a bad apple like Senator Menendez is to remember his actions and convince the people of New Jersey to vote for his opponent in 2012. Furthermore, the best way to move legislation in Congress is to guard your vote and make sure your Member of Congress feels the political pressure surrounding reelection. Without a doubt, the best way for us to get Senator Menendez to remove is hold is to jeopardize his future election or the election of his peers and legislative Majority. The American Public has a duty to hold him accountable for his actions.

How is it possible for one selfish member of congress,Senator Menendez, to hold up a bill for the good of the struggling Americans citizens who loose jobs daily to cheaper foreign workers?Instead of bringing the rest of the globe up to our standards of living,big business has decided to lower our standards to the rest of the globe.This is what globilization is all about.Our government has decided the people of America are not worth it,however,their standard of living goes up daily."Do as I say,not as I do" is a good line for congress,big business and special interest groups.

This Sen. Menendez is a representative for all foreigners, not Americans. Any representative who allows or condones illegals is committing a crime, and more than a crime he is acting in concert to commit TREASON, that is to give aid to a foreign invader, Yes INVADER, because, just think there are admittedly over 12 Million ILLEGALS in our country. These are not immigrants, that came over our borders subject to our regulations. 12 Million or more are invaders. We have been invaded. It has weakened our health care system, and is definitely affecting our economy, and stealing our tax dollars from our educational system, our social security system, and our welfare system. These ILLEGALS are not our guests as Menendez would like you to think they are. They are criminals, after all something illegal is a crime. And 12 Million is an INVASION. Wake up Americans, look around, and listen too. Have any of these illegals served in our military? Mexico approves of this invasion. It has been published in Cafifornia newspapers that Mexico wants to take back their land.

For any Senator to act in this manor is simply appalling!E-verify works so let's kill it. What a concept! New Jersey needs to get this guy out of the U.S. Senate!

I TOO SERVED DURING WORLD WAR 2 --- IN THE NAVY FOR 2 1/2 YEARS . I WAS IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC ON CONCOY DUTY AND ANTI SUBMARINE DUTY .
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND SOME ONE WANTING TO TO OPEN UP OUR COUNTRY TO
ANYBODY THAT COMES HERE ILLEGILY . SO I HOPE YOU SEE THE LIGHT .

Sadly the immigration problem is not a one party problem although many more Democrats are proponents of open borders than Republicans. On the other hand more Republicans are driving the unlimited visa debacle. We need to forget about party loyalty and vote in anyone who is not running for office from those two parties unless we are sure their voting record has consistently been against illegal/ pro visa immigration. It's too bad we can not get a coalition of independent voters,Ron Paul voters,Independent Party and Libertarian party voters under a common cause. Change will not come with those now running for office.

EVERYONE! This is ALL an outrage! Please go to every website and message board and tell them to set up an account on numbersusa.com and urge them to fax, phone, and get active. Make sure you tell them the stuff is written for them! Go to every site, every friend, and tell "them" to do the same. This is a great site to keep a grassroot organization moving in the right direction. Go to MSNBC, and your local papers and POST YOUR/OUR MESSAGE! SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My name is Edward I. Shaw and I was in the 78th Infantry Division during World War 11 and served in Germany during the "Battle of the Buldge".
I will be 87 years of age in September and I grew up in Tennessee. As you are no doubt aware we were not exposed to the Immigration fiasco during my "growing up period".
It is difficult for me to understand how anyone and especially those in charge, such as a Senator, would want to allow additional immigrants to come into this country and particularly those with little or no education.
I am quite certain that you are well aware that there are many individuals who believe in you and what you say and do.
I do hope you see the light.

Having lived in Coastal So.CA most of my life, I have more than one lifetime of experiences with the illegal alien/legal immigrant/Mexican-American(elected Representatives and Senators pro-illegal alien).I'm just fed up. They're backed to run for any elected office that will be a stepping stone to a higher office. They are backed to run in those districts that are heavily Latino. Then the voters are picked up and taken to and from the polls. In fact, last week the National Latino Congress held its annual meeting in L.A., saw this on T.V news, this group pro everything Latino, stated they would be giving $5 million to register 2 million more Latino/Latina.
before this election. Some group was sponsoring a large registration of the same kind in January to enable those voters to vote in primaries. Speaking of the primaries, on 2-5-2008. Shortly before the Primary election, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, came into the State, as if it is a part of his domain, as he has always done. He was having a meeting with the California State Legislators(only the Mexican ones). He then came to Santa Ana, CA. a sanctuary City, and replaced the Consular General with another Consular General, who had experience in New York City, Florida and Cuba. His designated duties were to attend all meetings. This info was also, from O.C. Register newspaper.

Why do you think he changed out the Consular, at voting time?
I assume this was Calderon's big kahoona.
Don't forget folks, this was our U.S. election.
I'm running out of room and have just scratched the surface.

There has got to be a way that all of the ILLEGAL lovers can be taken out of office. The time to act is now. DO NOT RE-ELECT ANY OF THEM THAT VOTE IN FAVOR OF AMNESTY. How can one Senator put a strangle hold on the whole senate? That can not be legal, but then we have doctors and lawyers writing laws for doctors and laywers. Go figure !!! If the Democrats get control of Congress and the White House, this country is in BIG TROUBLE, and it is looking more and more like they will. We have two Senators here in Maryland that vote for them (Illegals) all the time, but the people keep putting them back in office. WE NEED TERM LIMITS.

Roy, Please post Menendez's office number. I really hate to make calls but I jut called my local COngressman and now I want to tell Menendez what I think!
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The Senator's phone number is (202) 224-4744

I agree with all of you. In addition, this man should be in jail. I also would like to know how Sen. Menendez, all by himself, can put this bill on hold. Roy, do you know?

With all the foresight our forefathers had, how did we end up with no ability to stop unproductive behavior, as would happen with any other jobholder.(?) And how did they get by with no limit on term of office? It would seem that we should start with prosecution of those who brazenly stick it to us, because we cannot retaliate; or can we? We need to be able to remove these people for bad behavior.
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Senate rules allow any one Senator to put a "hold" on any legislation.

Is there any doubt by the American people as to which party is appeasing illegal immigrants and undermining our United States Constitution? The democratic party and it's leadership are pathetic! They are destroying the very foundation of this great country and the American voter is turning a blind eye! Sad.