Below is part of a Federation for American Immigration Reform [FAIR] news letter on what is going on in Washington D.C.

The weather is getting cooler in D.C. and that means Congress is beginning to pull the wool over the American public’s eyes. On Thursday, September 14, 2006, House Leadership gathered for a press conference announcing their “Border Security Now” agenda for September. The Secure Fence Act 2006 passed the same day as item number one on that agenda. House Republicans learned from their hearings over the summer that the American public is overwhelmingly in favor of border security and ending illegal immigration. House Leadership believes that picking up border security will pay off in the November elections and keep Republicans in the majority. They are moving forward with many initiatives to secure the border. FAIR applauds the House for starting out and completing the first mile in a 26 mile race.

HOWEVER, danger is just under the surface. FAIR has learned from highly credible Hill sources that these border security efforts are helping the House grease the skids for a “very probable” guest worker amnesty program for the lame duck session beginning November 13. Members of Congress are planning on moving a guest worker bill in a time where they will be the furthest from the next election…right after this coming election. Acting in a lame duck session allows members to get the best of both worlds. To appease the public and get reelected, they will pass border security. To appease big business, they will pass a guest worker program after the elections. When will enforcement of our immigration laws come into play? Nobody knows.

FAIR wants to get the American public aware of this political shell game—a little enforcement in return for a massive guest worker amnesty. We will support the House’s efforts for the “Border Security Now” agenda, but we must also expose efforts to cater to big business interests—interests that are diametrically opposed to what the American people really want.

You can contact FAIR here.

You can contact the U.S. Representatives and Senators from Georgia here: [ scroll down].

If it is amnesty- again, it is the end of our borders, our rule of law and our common language.

It is the end of our nation.