U.S. House passes largest immigration amnesty in history - battleground is now the Senate

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House passes giant Build Back Better amnesty. Legislation now heads to the Senate.

FRI, NOV. 19^th

After several failed attempts, House Democrats finally completed the first step to passing what could be the largest illegal alien amnesty in U.S. history this morning by approving H.R. 5376, Pres. Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.

Click here to read all the details in the House version of H.R. 5376. In summary, the bill would:

Grant work permits and legal status, called “parole,” to an estimated 8 million illegal aliens
“Recapture” and issue an estimated 630,000 so-called “unused” green cards dating all the way back to 1992 above and beyond current annual numerical limits
“Recapture” and issue Visa Lottery green cards that went unused because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Allow hundreds of thousands of aliens with approved green card petitions to adjust their status above and beyond numerical limits

In addition to the mass amnesty, our Capitol Hill Team conservatively estimates that the bill would result in about 1 million additional green cards over the next 10 years.

Despite about a dozen moderates expressing concerns over the immigration provisions, among other things, the amnesty bill passed with support from all House Democrats except Rep. Jared Golden of Maine.

As expected, no House Republicans supported the legislation. Notably, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay the vote after delivering an 8-hour floor speech last night and into this morning, highlighting some of the immigration provisions.

WHAT NOW?

Senate leaders have signaled that they expect to make significant changes to the House-passed legislation, and if it passes, would require the House to vote on the Senate version.

Senate Democratic Leaders will also have to ensure that their version of the legislation complies with Senate rules since they’re using the budget reconciliation process to avoid a filibuster from Senate Republicans.

The Senate may not be able to take up the Build Back Better bill immediately since it faces a few deadlines following next week’s Thanksgiving recess. First, it must pass a spending bill by Dec. 3 to avoid a government shutdown. Second, it must consider raising the debt ceiling as soon as Dec. 15. But today’s House action will apply some pressure on the Senate to move forward on the budget reconciliation bill after tabling it for the last week or so.

We’ll be posting customized actions on your Action Board today, reflecting how your U.S. Representative voted on the Build Back Better amnesty bill. Please visit your Board to send these actions.

Finally, all of us at NumbersUSA wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!

CHRIS CHMIELENSKI
NUMBERSUSA DEPUTY DIRECTORU.S. House passes

—>UPDATE: The liberal AJC prints a lengthy correction after demand letter from the Dustin Inman Society. More news on this coming soon.

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Daily Signal News report (‘DEFAMATORY’: Conservative Demands Swing-State Newspaper Retract ‘Hate Group’ Smear’)
on the recent AJC attack here by the great Tyler O’Neil.

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I added educational hyperlinks to the below letter – dak.

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October 18, 2024

VIA U.S. REGULAR MAIL & E-MAIL

Leroy Chapman, Jr., Editor in Chief THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION 223 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE Atlanta, Georgia 30346

Re: Demand for Retraction and Apology

Dear Mr. Chapman, Jr.:

I write on behalf of my client, the Dustin Inman Society (DIS), to demand an immediate retraction and apology for the defamatory statements published in your October 7, 2024, article titled “Democrats in this Georgia district are backing a write-in candidate” by Tia Mitchell.

Through use of internet links, the AJC article wrongfully characterizes the Dustin Inman Society as a “Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group.” This characterization is false, defamatory, and published with actual malice. The Dustin Inman Society pushes for secure borders, is not “anti-immigration” and its proprietors do not hate anyone. Rather, DIS advocates for enforcement of U.S. immigration laws and actively opposes unlawful immigration. This distinction is crucial and well-known to staff at your publication.

I paste the offending paragraph from the AJC story:

“A search of activity under her birth name, Karen Sacandy, which Stamper legally changed in 2019, showed that she previously was aligned with a Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group. The group’s website often linked to Sacandy’s activities, like a letter seeking information about the state’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board and a copy of a letter to the editor supporting legislation to prevent immigrants claiming asylum from obtaining driver’s licenses.”

HEMMER WESSELS MCMURTRY PLLC
250 Grandview Drive, Suite 500, Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017 ● Phone 859.344.1188 ● Fax 859.578.3869

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We note the AJC informs readers that the Dustin Inman Society “often” linked to Karen Sacandy/Kate Stamper activities — but produces only two occasions.

Your story, for which DIS founder and president D.A. King was not contacted, informs readers that Sacandy/Stamper “was aligned” with the Dustin Inman Society. We note that polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the federal offense of illegal immigration. Since the letter posted on the DIS site was a published missive to the editor at the Cherokee Tribune, we must ask: does this make that newspaper a “Cherokee County-based anti-immigration hate group”?

Your characterization demonstrates a reckless and vindictive disregard for the truth, rising to the level of actual malice as defined in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. Actual malice in defamation law refers to publication of a statement with knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard of whether it is false or not. Your repeated mischaracterization of the Dustin Inman Society, despite having been corrected on numerous occasions, clearly meets this standard.

The Dustin Inman Society’s position on immigration is clear and public:

1. It supports sustainable levels of legal immigration through established channels.

2. It opposes unlawful immigration due to various societal concerns, including: – Strain on public resources and services
– Potential and real public safety issues
– Economic impacts on low-wage American workers and America’s poor

– Challenges to the rule of law

3. The Dustin Inman Society defends legal immigrants when media attempt to blur the difference between them and illegal aliens.

Moreover, the Dustin Inman Society’s board includes lawful immigrants who have navigated the proper channels for authorized immigration. This fact alone should dispel any notion that the organization is “anti-immigration.” As he has informed you multiple times over much of the last two decades, D.A. King’s sister is a real, legal immigrant.

While we acknowledge that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the Dustin Inman Society as an “anti-immigrant hate group that denigrates all immigrants,” your article presents the “anti-immigration hate group” characterization as the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s independent assessment and statement of fact.

This smear is not only demonstrably false and ignores Mr. King’s many communications to you advising you of the truth, but also demonstrates an exceedingly unprofessional failure to fact-check and verify information before publication.

We demand that the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

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1. Immediately publicly retract the defaming statement in the October 7, 2024, article.

2. Publish a prominent apology, equal in visibility and placement to the original defamatory article.

3. Cease and desist from further defamatory characterizations of the Dustin Inman Society.

Failure to comply with these demands may result in further legal action. We expect your prompt attention to this matter and await your timely response.

Sincerely,

Todd V. McMurtry

cc: James Abely, Esq.