Dan Cirucci: Call Capitol Hill Now; Speak Out On Immigration!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Call Capitol Hill Now; Speak Out On Immigration!

From the Independence Hall Tea Party Association

Harry Reid and the US Senate rejected, today, the Thune and Vitter Amendments to the "gang of eight" Immigration bill by the respective votes of 39-54 and 36-58.

The Thune Amendment would have strengthened the southern border while the Vitter Amendment would have "prevented the legalization of any immigrant living here unlawfully until the Homeland Security Department can certify that every entry and exit point in the United States has implemented a biometric visa system." (Quote from Washington Examiner article below. Click link.)

The Independence Hall Tea Party Association supported both Amendments while opposing the overall bill.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/06/18/which-immigration-amendments-will-pass-tuesday/

http://washingtonexaminer.com/senate-tuesday-will-vote-on-amendment-to-build-double-layer-border-fence/article/2532047

It appears that both area Republican Senators, Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey and New Jersey's Jeffrey Chiesa, voted for the Amendments while all six area Democrats voted against them.

As overall support for the immigration bill diminishes, Harry Reid is pushing for a vote before the Senate's July 4th recess.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/support-falling-in-polls-reid-announces-rush-to-pass-immigration-bill/article/2532058

The 850+ page Immigration bill does the exact opposite of what the overwhelming majority of you thought appropriate according to our February survey of members and friends.

Incredibly, it awards citizenship to illegals before securing the borders.

(All of this after the 2013 Boston Massacre!)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/rubio-s-right-the-gang-is-far-from-a-supermajority-on-immigration-20130612

The bill also includes "Dream Act" provisions that are more generous than the "Dream Act" bill which was defeated by House Republicans in 2010.

If you haven't done so already, please call the Capitol Switchboard @ 202.224.3121 or 202.225.3121 and ask to be connected to the office of your US Senators.

DE: Carper, Coons; NJ: Chiesa, Menendez; PA: Casey, Toomey

(For direct Senate office numbers, visit: http://independencehallteaparty.com/_page_=81)

Tell your Senators that the 'gang of 8' Immigration bill should be dead on arrival--especially without the Thune/Vitter Amendments.

Special Note: Our New Jersey friends have a new Republican Senator, Jeffrey Chiesa. It is urgent that you make every effort to get through to him.

As well, our Pennsylvania friends should contact Senator Pat Toomey. We need to sure up his support for our position.

Also, please contact Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-TN) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). Tell them both to hold firm against the bill.

Many thanks for your calls,

Teri Adams

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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