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Dear friend,

This message is being forwarded to you on behalf of Nitin More.  Please contact
him directly for any questions about this. [nitin@indetech.com / 510-438-8755]

Nitin's message ...

I am writing to you to seek a small favor.  Only thing I am asking you to do is
make a phone call to a local senator and forward this message to every
immigrant friend and sympathizer you know via e-mail, word-of-mouth, US mail,
fax etc.  We are trying to convince the senators to support a bill (S2385)
which will alleviate the suffering lot of us first generation immigrants go
through.  Only way we can achieve this is if everyone take some time to call
their senators and express their support to the bill S2385.

Your call or letter is worth much more than the rest of us if you are from Ohio
Delaware, Iowa, Colorado, Utah, Alabama, Wisconsin, Vermont or Pennsylvania.
One senator from each of these states is on the Senate Judiciary Committee
which is going to decide the fate of this bill soon.  The phone numbers of the
Senate Judiciary Committee members are given later in this message.

It is going to take up to 4 years for the spouses and kids of permanent
residents of the USA to get their own green cards.  If the spouses and kids are
living abroad then in most cases their non-immigrant (tourist/student) visa
applications are routinely denied.  This results in the separation of newly
married couples and separation of kids from one of their parents.  Every
politician is talking about family values these days.  Let's all call them and
ask them if their views are same for immigrants' families also.  If yes, then
they should support the senate bill S2385.

The senate bill S2385 was introduced this year due to lot of effort put in by
the volunteers of an organization called Professional for Spouse Reunification
(PSR).  This bill proposes that the spouses and kids should not be denied the
non-immigrant visa just because they are intending immigrants.  This bill also
proposes a penalty if spouses and kids stay here illegally.  Currently, there is
no penalty for staying here illegally.  Thus the bill promotes legal immigration
and discourages illegal immigration.  The spouses and kids won't be eligible
for work permits or any government benefits, thus, they won't be any burden on
the US economy.  Most importantly, the bill won't increase the total number of
immigrants admitted to the USA as only those spouses & kids whos green card has
been approved will be eligible for the non-immigrant visa.

When millions of people come to the USA every year on non-immigrant visas, why
can't they allow 200,000 spouses and kids to come to their eventual home?  You
can help solve this inhumane separation of married couples by just making one
phone call to your local senators.  And also, please forward this message to
every immigrant friend and sympathizer you know so that we can reach more and
more people.  Please don't put this message on any network, somebody else will
be doing similar campaign using the networks.

             Phone Numbers of Senate Judiciary Committee members.
             ----------------------------------------------------

1. JOE BIDEN (Delaware)                   2. CHUCK GRASSLEY (Iowa)

   DC -- 202-224-5042                        DC -- 202-224-3744
   Dover, DE --   302-678-9483               Cedar Rapids, IA -- 319-363-6832
   Georgetown, DE -- 302-856-9275            Davenport, IA -- 319-322-4331
   Wilmington, DE -- 302-573-6345            Des Moines, IA -- 515-284-4890
                                             Sioux City, IA -- 712-233-1860
                                             Waterloo, IA -- 319-232-6657

3. HANK BROWN (Colorado)                  4. ORRIN HATCH (Utah)

   DC -- 202-224-5941                        DC -- 202-224-5251
   Colorado Springs, CO -- 719-634-6071      Cedar City, UT -- 801-586-8435
   Denver, CO -- 303-844-2600                Ogden, UT -- 801-625-5672
   Greeley, CO -- 303-245-9553               Provo, UT -- 801-375-7881
   Pueblo, CO -- 719-545-9751                Salt Lk. City, UT -- 801-524-4380


5. HOWELL HEFLIN (Alabama)

   DC -- 202-224-3149/ FAX 202-224-3149
   Birmingham, AL -- 205-731-1500 / FAX 205-731-0221
   Mobile, AL -- 205-432-7715 / FAX 205-690-3174
   Montgomerry, AL -- 205-834-7367 / FAX 834-2823
   Tuscumbia, AL -- 205-381-7060 / FAX 205-381-0086

6. HERB KOHL (Wisconsin)

   DC -- 202-224-5653
   Eau Claire, WI -- 715-832-8424 / FAX 715-832-8492
   Kenosha, WI -- 414-657-7719 / FAX 414-657-7874
   Madison, WI -- 608-264-5338 / FAX 608-264-5473
   Milwaukee, WI -- 414-297-4451 / FAX 414-297-4455

7. PATRICK LEAHY (Vermont)

   DC -- 202-224-4242
   Burlington, VT -- 802-863-2525
   Montpelier, VT -- 802-229-0569

8. HOWARD METZENBAUM (Ohio)             9. ARLEN SPECTER (Pennsylvania)

   DC -- 202-224-2315                      DC -- 202-224-4254
   Cincinnati, OH -- 513--694-3894         Allentown, PA -- 215-434-1444
   Cleveland, OH -- 216-522-7272           Erie, PA -- 814-453-3010
   Columbus, OH -- 614-469-6774            Harrisburg, PA -- 717-782-3951
   Toledo, OH -- 419-259-7536              Philadelphia, PA -- 215-597-7200
   Youngstown, OH -- 216-746-1132          Pittsburgh, PA -- 412-644-3400
					   Scranton, PA -- 717-346-2006
					   Wilkes-Barre -- 717-826-6265


If you would rather write to the senators, you can send the letter(s) to:

    The Honorable <<senator_name>>
    United States Senate
    Washington, DC 20510

Phone number of your local senator can be easily found through directory
enquiry or in the Government pages (blue) of your phone directory.

If you need more information about any of these, please contact me at following
address/numbers. 

-Nitin.

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