hehe Mr. kennedy answer me

Thank you for contacting me about immigration reform. This is a complex issue, with many important aspects, and it requires a comprehensive solution. 12 million undocumented workers are now living in the United States. They’re working, paying taxes, and raising children who are U.S. citizens if they are born here. They contribute to our economy, and it is time to bring them out of the shadows and end their unfair exploitation by unscrupulous employers in communities across the country.

Funds for border enforcement have increased dramatically over the years. The budget for the Border Patrol has increased from $263 million in 1990 to $1.6 billion today - a six-fold increase. Yet each year during this period, hundreds of thousands of immigrants have continued to enter the U.S. illegally. Our immigration laws are clearly broken, and stronger border enforcement alone will not fix them.

Long and thorough negotiations with the White House and fellow Senators, Republican and Democrat, led to the drafting of a comprehensive bipartisan immigration reform bill this year. It contained important provisions to strengthen border security, but it also contained needed provisions imposing higher penalties on businesses that employ undocumented immigrants, a temporary worker program to help American businesses meet their employment needs, and provisions to address the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States by allowing them to obtain legal status after undergoing background checks, paying a fine, and going to the back of the line for green cards. The bill was a realistic and comprehensive solution that would not only protect our borders, but also enable needed temporary workers to enter the country legally, and allow workers already here to become legal.

Unfortunately, this needed legislation has now stalled in the Senate, which is enormously disappointing for Congress and the country. But the battle is far from over. I’m in it for the long haul, and I’m certain that, in the end, we will prevail. Ignoring the problem will not solve it. We cannot afford to do nothing, especially in this post-9/11 era. By heritage and history, America is a nation of immigrants, and we must preserve this tradition. I will continue to fight to reform our immigration laws, so that our borders are secure and immigrant families can continue to live the American dream.

Again, thank you for writing to me about this important issue.

Sincerely,
Edward M. Kennedy

thats awesome. it shows which senators care about the people. i heard Diane Feinstein (D-CA) replied back, although i have yet to receive a reply from my senators, (Ensign R-NV, and Reid D-NV)

Yes, Feinstein emailed me back and in case you are interested in reading it:

Oh crap! Sorry I meant Boxer!

Thank you for contacting me to express your support for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 (S.774), commonly known as the DREAM Act. I appreciate hearing from you, and I agree with you.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of this bipartisan bill, which would make qualifying undocumented individuals eligible for various higher education benefits including in-state tuition, student loans, and federal work study programs. Additionally, the DREAM Act would allow for the adjustment of status of certain undocumented students who are long-term residents of the United States .

Each year, thousands of immigrant students with good grades are denied college admission because of their immigration status. Many if not most of these young people had no choice in the matter, having coming to the United States with their parents at an early age and spent a significant portion of their lives living in America . The DREAM Act would give these students a real shot at the American dream by providing them with a pathway to legalize their immigration status and attend college.

Thank you again for writing to me. Please feel free to contact me in the future about this or any other issue of concern to you .

Barbara Boxer
United States Senator

lol these responses are automated it's no big deal.

well at least their email's werent ignored. =].

They're automated but they explain the real postion on immigration the senators have.