MEDIA ADVISORY
Group that helped defeat Senator Abraham vows to defeat GOP Amnesty Supporters

June 6, 2007
     The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Immigration Reform Political Action Committee (USIRP), which helped defeat Sen. Spencer Abraham, R-Mich., in the 2000 general election over his pro-illegal alien voting record, announced today it will target senators for defeat again in 2008. "The top senator we want to defeat is Lindsey Graham R-S.C., and, if he votes for the current Senate amnesty bill, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga." says USIRP communications director Phil Kent.
    "Graham, Chambliss and other senators may hope the immigration issue will fade away if they vote yes on this bill. The amnesty bill they are backing will only aggravate an already serious national crisis. When the government starts to implement this bill all its false promises will be revealed. There will be chaos, fraud, and corruption on a massive scale which will insure that immigration remains an open sore for voters for years if not decades," Kent added.
     Kent said Abraham's defeat showed that having a huge campaign war-chest was not enough to overcome voters' ire: "All his bags of corporate money didn't save Spencer Abraham, and it won't save Graham or others if viable opponents emerge."
     Kent added that the anger that people felt toward Abraham over his pro-illegal alien record as Senate Immigration Subcommittee Chairman pales in comparison to the outrage voters are expressing today. "At least Abraham never pretended to be anything other than an open borders advocate. But as southern conservatives, Graham and Chambliss opposed illegal immigration when they ran for office-- and today their supporters are feeling betrayed."
     Kent said the group will also "assess the yes votes of all senators regardless of party, and will target incumbents in either their primary or general election campaigns, whichever is appropriate."

For media interviews or information, contact: Phil Kent (404) 226-3549