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Chesapeake, VA. A comprehensive study of voting records from the 109th Congress reveals that Republicans are the clear party of border security by more than a three-to-one margin over Democrats. The study -- Grassfire.org’s “2006 Congressional Immigration Scorecard” -- charted more than 5,800 votes in the House and Senate and gave Republicans an overall border security score of 78% as compared to a 23% rating for Democrats.

“It is very noteworthy that for every one Democrat vote supporting border security, there were more than three Republican votes to secure our borders and stop amnesty,” says Grassfire.org President Steve Elliott. “As voters prepare to go to the polls, there is no doubt that Republicans are the party of border security and stopping illegal immigration.”

According to Grassfire’s Scorecard, House Republicans received the highest ranking (84%) while Senate Democrats came in lowest (22%). The Congressional Scorecard rated every member of Congress on the key border security/immigration votes in the House and Senate. Grassfire also ranked each state based on a composite score and found that Oklahoma received the highest rating.

For a media preview of the Scorecard, click here, or go here:http://grassfire.org/15042/ScorecardPreview.asp.

Grassfire expects to distribute at least 100,000 printed copies of the Immigration scorecard nationwide and reach 1 million more through online distribution that begins this week. For more information about Grassfire.org, or to schedule an interview with Grassfire President Steve Elliott, contact Ron De Jong at 757-487-7900 or email ron@grassfire.org.


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