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| Anti-Illegal Immigration Activists Gather in Las Vegas |
| 2005-05-29 |
| .com, any other Rantburgers in the area this weekend, can you give us a report? EFL. Prominent anti-illegal-immigration activists joined this weekend to call on public officials to enforce federal immigration laws and protect the country's borders. Buoyed by last month's Minuteman Project citizen border patrols in Arizona, leaders made plans for a multi-state coalition of organizations that could be called the Minuteman Campaign USA. The groups called for the creation of a legal defense fund, a campaign to target employers who hire undocumented workers, and increased apprehension of illegal immigrants who commit crimes. "The spring of 2005 will be looked back upon as the time when America woke up and started taking this country back," William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration, told the crowd Saturday. Organizers said they had so far sold more than 400 tickets for the three-day event called the "Unite to Fight Against Illegal Immigration Summit." The event was sponsored by the Wake Up America Foundation, founded last year by Mark Edwards, a Las Vegas radio personality whose show focuses on illegal immigration. Before leaving early in the day, a group of protesters stood in front of the theater, calling the attendees Nazis and racists. Of course they did. Speakers at the event include Barbara Coe, a co-author of California's Proposition 187, which sought to deny some public benefits to illegal immigrants; James Gilchrist, retired Aliso Viejo accountant and founder of the Minuteman Project; Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.); and relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "It's time to start kicking politicians out of office," Andy Ramirez told the group. His organization, Friends of the Border Patrol, plans a citizen border watch this summer in California. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 McCain can take Dodd's place in the loser sandwich |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-29 21:24 |
| #3 Maverick MCain is riding to the rescue along with Chappaquidick (sp) Ted. That is what the L shaped ambush is for. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-05-29 17:34 |
| #2 Maverick MCain is riding to the rescue along with Chappaquidick (sp) Ted. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-05-29 12:12 |
| #1 It's time to start kicking politicians out of office Amen! I'm tired of voting for people that don't get the job done. I am glad to see one of my Congressmen there though (Tancredo R-CO). Maybe the message is starting to get through their pork-laden brains. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-05-29 10:44 |