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<DIV>So you only share your scorn for those that don't respond to you with a timely canned response by name?</DIV>
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<DIV>What other US Congressman have you written, and what were their responses, and what was the response time?</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, do you know for fact that Sali didn't have more important issues from other constituents to address that were in his control, over that of your concerns which he had no control over?</DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 10/31/08, Saundra <SPAN>Lund</SPAN> <I><sslund_2007@verizon.net></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Saundra <SPAN><SPAN>Lund</SPAN></SPAN> <sslund_2007@verizon.net><BR>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Sali on Top of Things <snort> (was Ex-UI Researcher Faces Deportation)<BR>To: donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com, vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 12:14 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">You’re welcome to your opinion, but I’ll add that in all the letters I’ve written, <B>never</B> has it taken an elected official nearly three months to respond. That’s unacceptable to me – and it’s a good thing his quick action wasn’t needed to protect her from the lunacy of being deported over the stupidity of the issue, which would have been a great loss for the entire state and nation. We all would have been SOL had timely action by Sali been what would have saved the day.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">I’ve gotten my share of canned <g> responses as well, but they’ve always been timely </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">And, on this issue, I received more substantive responses from the other elected officials I contacted within about two weeks. They took the matter seriously and responded in a timely manner, unlike Sali.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Saundra Lund</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">~ Edmund Burke</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'"> Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 31, 2008 12:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com; Saundra Lund<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Sali on Top of Things <snort> (was Ex-UI Researcher Faces Deportation)</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I am not fond of many of Sali's votes and positions on issues. But I would not bash a US member of Congress that actually responded to my letter or email with something other than a canned response.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>It is clear to me that Sali and/or his staff actually took the time and effort to research, find out the facts, and individualize their response to your letter so that they could provide information that was accurate.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I would be shocked to get such a response. As 90% of the time I write a government official I get a letter back that is either a canned general response, doesn't address what I was asking, or I never get a response at all. </DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>August of an election year, is in all honestly, the worst time to write a politician as that is when they are trying to keep their jobs and must attend 1000s of events to keep up with campaign costs.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>It would be nice if our represenatatives could drop every thing, and respond to each request of them right away, but they are no doubt only human, and can only do what they can do. They have 650,000 people to watch out for, many writing them with letters, emails, requests, and demands, this is on top of their regular work as a member of Congress.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 10/31/08, Saundra Lund <I><sslund_2007@verizon.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">From: Saundra Lund <sslund_2007@verizon.net><BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Sali on Top of Things <snort> (was Ex-UI Researcher Faces Deportation)<BR>To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 9:20 AM</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Visionaries:</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">I don’t know if y’all remember the “Ex-UI Researcher Faces Deportation” thread we had in early August – I think Tom originally brought the lunacy to our attention, and then Roger suggested we all write our elected representatives.</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">We wrote Sali on 8/5/2008 – below please see the response we received today, nearly three months after contacting his office. There’s nothing like prompt attention to constituent concerns!</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">I expect a more timely response when I contact my elected officials; Sali will not be getting my vote on Tuesday.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Saundra Lund</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">~ Edmund Burke</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2008 through life plus 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the author.*****</SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'"> Congressman Bill Sali [mailto:id01ima@mail.house.gov] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 31, 2008 9:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <BR><B>Subject:</B> Reply from Congressman Bill Sali</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">October 31, 2008</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Dear Dr. & Ms. Lund:</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Thank you for contacting me regarding University of Idaho researcher Katarzyna Dziewanowska. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts on this important issue.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">As you may know, Ms. Dziewanowska is a Polish scientist who was recruited by the University of Idaho to conduct research on plant breeding. Over her 14 years of research, she has made significant scientific contributions to her field.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Over the years, Ms. Dziewanowska has made a good-faith effort to become a permanent resident of the United States . She initially applied for temporary work permits and was granted the first one, but the second one was delayed because of problems with the photo she submitted.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Although her first permit expired, she continued working, believing there was a grace period on temporary work permits. However, immigration officials citied that breach in denying her application for permanent residency in June.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Ms. Dziewanowska has the right to appeal the decision on her residency status to an immigration judge. Please be assured I aware of this issue. In fact I have inquired specifically on this matter and will continue to ask questions, and closely monitor any developments in this matter.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">More information on granting permanent residence to foreign nationals based upon employment can be found on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website at </SPAN><A href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis" target=_blank rel=nofollow><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis</SPAN></U></A></SPAN><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=normal-p><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">Thank you again for contacting me. It is an honor to serve as your member of Congress, and I hope you will continue to share your views on the important issues facing our country. For more information and updates on my work in Congress, please visit my website, </SPAN><A href="http://www.sali.house.gov/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">www.sali.house.gov</SPAN></U></A></SPAN><SPAN class=normal-h1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond', 'serif'">.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> Sincerely, </DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> Bill
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