AgJOBS VOTE POSSIBLE IN SENATE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

Dear Farm Worker Supporter,

We've all done great work. This is a moment that farmworker advocates have been waiting for. We must seize this moment.

On Wednesday afternoon, April 13, Senator Larry Craig and Sen. Edward Kennedy are likely to offer the AgJOBS farmworker immigration bill, S.359, as an amendment to the pending supplemental appropriations bill. A Senate vote on AgJOBS may occur on Wednesday afternoon or evening. This schedule is not guaranteed. But we must act now. (A summary of AgJOBS is at http://www.nfwm.org)

Please contact your Senators by early Wednesday afternoon (contact information is below) and tell them:

1. Please vote FOR the Craig-Kennedy farmworker immigration amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill that is being debated today. The amendment is the same as the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2005, also known as "AgJOBS."

2. Please vote AGAINST any proposed amendments that Sen. Craig and Sen. Kennedy do not agree to. Sen. Feinstein may offer an amendment that is inconsistent with the AgJOBS compromise. If so, please oppose it.

3. Please OPPOSE Senator Chambliss's substitute amendment. It would create a harsh guestworker program that would be unfair to workers and bad for the nation. The AgJOBS bill is a product of bipartisan compromise and should be supported.

Senate Fax numbers are below. Or call the Capitol Switchboard and ask for your Senator's Office: 202-224-3121. Additional contact information for your Senator is available at http://www.Senate.gov

It took more than three years for the United Farm Workers and national grower groups to negotiate the AgJobs bill, allowing undocumented farm workers to earn the legal right to permanently stay in this country by continuing to work in agriculture. AgJobs is not amnesty; it is hard-earned legalization.

We can win this one for farmworkers!! But victory does not come without struggle. Please help.

SENATE FAX NUMBERS

Daniel Akaka D HI 202-224-2126

Lamar Alexander R TN 202-228-3398

Wayne Allard R CO 202-224-6471

George Allen R VA 202-224-5432

Max Baucus D MT 202-228-3687

Evan Bayh D IN 202-228-1377

Robert Bennett R UT none

Joseph Biden D DE 202-224-0139

Jeff Bingaman D NM 202-224-2852

Christopher Bond R MO 202-224-8149

Barbara Boxer D CA none

Sam Brownback R KS 202-228-1265

Jim Bunning R KY 202-228-1373

Conrad Burns R MT 202-224-8594

Richard Burr R NC 202-228-2981

Robert Byrd D WV 202-228-0002

Maria Cantwell D WA 202-228-0514

Thomas Carper D DE none

Lincoln Chafee R RI none

Saxby Chambliss R GA 202-224-0103

Hillary Clinton D NY 202-228-0282

Tom Coburn R OK 202-224-6008

Thad Cochran R MS 202-224-9450

Norm Coleman R MN 202-224-1152

Susan Collins R ME 202-224-2693

Kent Conrad D ND 202-224-7776

John Cornyn R TX 202-228-2856

Jon Corzine D NJ 202-228-2197

Larry Craig R ID 202-228-1067

Michael Crapo R ID none

Mark Dayton D MN 202-228-2186

Jim DeMint R SC none

Mike DeWine R OH 202-224-6519

Christopher Dodd D CT 202-224-1083

Elizabeth Dole R NC 202-224-1100

Pete Domenici R NM 202-228-3261

Byron Dorgan D ND 202-224-1193

Richard Durbin D IL 202-228-0400

John Ensign R NV 202-228-2193

Michael Enzi R WY 202-228-0359

Russell Feingold D WI 202-224-2725

Dianne Feinstein D CA 202-228-3954

Bill Frist R TN 202-228-1264

Lindsey Graham R SC 202-224-3808

Charles Grassley R IA 202-224-6020

Judd Gregg R NH 202-224-4952

Chuck Hagel R NE 202-224-5213

Tom Harkin D IA 202-224-9369

Orrin Hatch R UT 202-224-6331

Kay Hutchison R TX 202-224-0776

James Inhofe R OK 202-228-0380

Daniel Inouye D HI 202-224-6747

Johnny Isakson R GA 202-228-0724

James Jeffords I VT none

Tim Johnson D SD 202-228-5765

Edward Kennedy D MA 202-224-2417

John Kerry D MA 202-224-8525

Herb Kohl D WI 202-224-9787

Jon Kyl R AZ 202-224-2207

Mary Landrieu D LA 202-224-9735

Frank Lautenberg D NJ 202-228-4054

Patrick Leahy D VT 202-224-3479

Carl Levin D MI 202-224-1388

Joseph Lieberman D CT 202-224-9750

Blanche Lincoln D AR 202-228-1371

Trent Lott R MS 202-224-2262

Richard Lugar R IN none

Mel Martinez R FL 202-228-5171

John McCain R AZ 202-228-2862

Mitch McConnell R KY 202-224-2499

Barbara Mikulski D MD 202-224-8858

Lisa Murkowski R AK 202-224-5301

Patty Murray D WA 202-224-0238

Bill Nelson D FL 202-228-2183

E. Nelson D NE 202-228-0012

Barack Obama D IL 202-228-5417

Mark Pryor D AR 202-228-0908

Jack Reed D RI 202-224-4680

Harry Reid D NV 202-224-7327

Pat Roberts R KS 202-224-3514

John Rockefeller D WV 202-224-7665

Ken Salazar D CO 202-228-5036

Rick Santorum R PA 202-228-0604

Paul Sarbanes D MD 202-224-1651

Charles Schumer D NY 202-228-3027

Jeff Sessions R AL 202-224-3149

Richard Shelby R AL 202-224-3416

Gordon Smith R OR 202-228-3997

Olympia Snowe R ME 202-224-1946

Arlen Specter R PA 202-228-1229

Debbie Stabenow D MI 202-228-0325

Ted Stevens R AK 202-224-2354

John Sununu R NH 202-228-4131

James Talent R MO 202-228-1518

Craig Thomas R WY 202-224-1724

John Thune R SD 202-228-5429

David Vitter R LA 202-228-5061

George Voinovich R OH 202-228-1382

John Warner R VA 202-224-6295

Ron Wyden D OR 202-228-2717



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