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The Washington Post has a story today about the ever expanding state of unemployment benefits. Most would say 99 weeks (nearly 2 years) is probably a little too much time to be dependent on government, but apparently Congress doesn't think so! The statistics are astounding - $10 billion a month goes to keeping America's unemployed afloat. Read the rest of the story HERE
PROGRESSIVES AND ANYTHING ON THEIR MOVEMENT/ORGANIZATION/IDEALOGY/AGENDA A Brookings Institute conference today about the near unanimity of the nation's religious leaders in favor of amnesty and more foreign workers cast the debate in stark moral absolutes. The Christian leaders repeatedly compared the fight for legalization of illegal aliens to the battles against slavery and segregation and pledged to convert and mobilize their members in the pews to force a vote on "comprehensive immigration reform." ARIZONA THE NEW SELMA? Arizona has become this generation's Selma. -- Jim Wallis, head of the evangelical Sojourners movement Wallis was referring to the brutal attempts of police and government in Selma, Alabama in the 1960s to stop civil rights marchers from trying to end racial segregation. This has become a common theme as top leaders of the Southern Baptists, Lutherans, Jews, Methodists, Assemblies of God, Catholics, Presbyterians and the broad independent evangelical community have locked arms in a march for massive increases in immigration and foreign labor importation into the United States. To Wallis and many others, the overwhelming majority of Christians who, polls show, support Arizona's recent law cracking down on immigration are the equivalent of the minority of Americans who supported racist, cruel laws that denied Black Americans many of their most basic rights as U.S. citizens. To these Christian leaders, a foreign national who breaks our immigration laws immediately becomes a victim of an oppressive U.S. system and is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a native-born citizen or naturalized immigrant. Rev. Sam Rodriguez, head of the nation's largest coalition of Hispanic clergy, compared himself and the other pro-amnesty religious leaders to two of recent history's great Christian champions against inhumanity: We are committed to oppose xenophobia and nativism (as we speak) in the voice of Martin Luther King and William Wilberforce. -- Rev. Sam Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Wilberforce was the great evangelical and member of British Parliament who spent his career eventually ending the British slave trade. GIDDY OVER AMNESTY SUPPORT BY SOUTHERN BAPTIST & EVANGELICAL LEADERS Catholic and liberal Protestant leaders have become almost giddy about the fact that they are now joined by top leaders of the nation's powerful and growing evangelical community and of the largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. Just last week, eight of them met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and with White House staff calling on them to not give up on "comprehensive immigration reform" but to bring the amnesty to a vote this year. The Rev. Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptists' national public policy commission, described his vision of a moral outcome by insisting that borders first be totally secured and then: We move forward with a period of grace, where people can come forward and register and begin a pathway . . . (to) earned, legal status." -- Rev. Richard Land, national Southern Baptist leader, quoted by Baptist Press Rev. Land is vehement that it is not an amnesty to give permanent legal residency and permanent work permits to foreigners who broke immigration laws to illegally reside in this country and to illegally hold a job. Asked if illegal aliens have committed a crime, he responded: Most of the people in my constituency (Southern Baptists) would say, 'Yes, they've broken the law, and there need to be penalties for that.' The question is: What are the panalties? And we would argue that there needs to be an earned pathway to legal status that would include paying a fine, agreeing to come forward and register and undergo a background check, and to start taking English classes." -- Rev. Richard Land, national Southern Baptist leader, quoted by Baptist Press To Rev. Rodriguez, making illegal aliens go home would be cruel and unusual punishment. The punishment for breaking immigration laws should be a fine: Mass deportations are not the answer. The punishment should fit the crime. -- Rev. Rodriguez, national evangelical Hispanic leader Remember the late Jerry Falwell of Liberty University? Remember how he was often considered a leader of the most right-wing part of the Christian community? Well, Matthew Staver from Liberty University's Law School was one of the leaders imploring Nancy Pelosi to bring the amnesty up for a vote this year. What does Staver think about making immigration lawbreakers go home? Not only is it not practical, it's not moral. And I don't believe that's biblical either." -- Matthew Staver of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, quoted by Baptist Press UNPRECEDENTED UNITY AMONG RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR A SOCIAL CHANGE Perhaps never in U.S. history has the leadership of nearly all faith groups united behind a single major social change -- until the current near unanimity in favor of comprehensive immigration reform (amnesty for illegal aliens and increases in future foreign labor), speakers at Brookings indicated. And I can't think of another case like this myself. Here's what Brookings had to say about it: Religious leaders have demonstrated a remarkable degree of unity across theological, denominational, and ideological lines for comprehensive immigration reform. Religious groups have organized marches, prayer vigils and postcard campaigns to pressure the U.S. Congress to take up immigration reform. Largely because of the activism of these religious groups, immigration has remained on a legislative agenda crowded with other pressing domestic concerns. -- Brookings Institute Despite the general attitude of politicians in Congress and the White House that passing an amnesty is not possible this election year, the religious leaders pledged to do all they can to break the stalemate and force a vote. If anybody can do this, it will be a bi-partisan effort by the faith community. -- Rev. Wallis NOT FOR OPEN BORDERS . . . BUT NOT REALLY FOR ANY ENFORCEMENT OR LIMITS EITHER Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the nation's Episcopal Churches, was challenged about how religious leaders' opposition to the nation's immigration laws could appeal to their constituents who, polls show, are very much committed to concepts of rule of law, The role of the prophetic tradition is to challenge laws and structures that appear to be unjust. . . . We are meant to see every human being as our neighbor. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church The implication seemed to be that neighbors don't let neighbors get punished for breaking immigration laws. All the leaders insisted that they don't believe in open borders. But every form of enforcement that was mentioned was opposed by the Brookings religious leaders. Even the greatly reduced enforcement level under the Obama Administration is unacceptable: Yes, it is time for Christian disobedience (against the enforcement of immigration laws). -- Rev. Wallis What they mean by NOT open borders is that they would definitely stop people who arrived carrying a bomb. But if they arrived at the border with a letter from a U.S. employer promising a job, they should be let in, without limit apparently. We are trying to replace illegal behavior with legal avenues. If you provide legal visas, the Border Patrol will go after criminal elements. . . . Part of the solution is to create a system where everybody is legal and on the same playing field. -- Kevin Appleby, spokeman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops This religious idea basically is that foreigners who can get a job in the U.S. should be allowed to become an immigrant and eventually a citizen. This, by the way, is the idea of Steve Forbes, too. Globalize the U.S. labor market so that anybody in the world can come in to compete for a job with U.S. citizens -- that's the idea. Appleby did say that the system should be set up so that U.S. citizens get first crack at a job. But I've never heard a pro-amnesty religious leader ever describe how that would happen. The problem, agreed Bishop Schori, is that we just don't provide enough green cards to foreign workers: We encourage people to come here from an economic perspective but we don't provide them the means to come legally. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church DISTORTING ARIZONA LAW FOR RHETORICAL ADVANTAGE One thing that was pretty apparent to me today is that the religious leaders are far more radical than almost any of the Democrats in Congress in their opposition to real enforcement and to any real limits on immigration. The religious leaders gave a sort of comic book description of the Arizona law. The Presiding Episcopal Bishop indicated that some of her underling bishops will be fearful of being threatened by Arizona police: Our bishops will meet in September in Arizona. It has been planned a few years. We will express solidarity with the Latino community. A number of our bishops are temporary sojourners themselves. Members of our group will be at some hazard at having to present identification themselves while there. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church Rev. Wallis repeated as truth the rumor that the Arizona law will make criminals out of church workers who provide food, clothing and other material help to illegal aliens. JUST HOW EVIL DO THEIR LEADERS THINK THE CHRISTIANS IN THE PEWS ARE? The Brookings speakers were challenged a little about just how much influence the religious leaders have when polls show such largescale support of the their membership for the Arizona law. We do need to do a better job reaching those middle classes who aren't sure and need an answer to their question, 'What part of illegal don't you understand.' -- Kevin Appleby, spokesman of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops The reality is when people are threatened they do ugly things and that is what is happening in Arizona. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church A similar question is how could Christians in this nation have supported slavery and segregation so long? There is a disconnect between pulpit and pew. The majority of faith leaders support comprehensive immigration reform. But the pew is still disconnected. Pews still listen to cable news. We have some work to do. -- Rev. Sam Rodriguez, Board of Directors, National Association of Evangelicals In the end, national religious leaders from every part of the theological spectrum have paraded through Washington in the last few weeks both claiming that they speak for the majority of their faith groups' members and also that too many of their members are part of the evil thread in America that protected slavery, that protected segregation and that now protects enforcement of immigration laws. Not a word from the religious leaders today about the 25 million Americans who want a full-time job and can't find one. You would never know listening to the national religious leaders that anybody other than illegal aliens are "the least of these" that Jesus admonished his followers to care for. You would never know that there is a giant Black and Hispanic American underclass that competes directly for jobs and services with the illegal population. LOOK OUT -- PRO-AMNESTY SERMONS ARE COMING YOUR WAY My sense listening to the leaders today is that they are cornucopians -- Christian utopians who can't be bothered with any concept of limits, of rationing or of the need to prioritize anything. Their idea is that one can show mercy to millions of illegal aliens and not commit injustice against millions of America's most vulnerable and poor. For all their bravura about forcing an amnesty vote in Congress, they sound disappointed that more of their members aren't following them. A Ford Foundation-supported poll found that only one out of four Christians has heard immigration preached from the pulpit. It sounds like the pro-amnesty champions hope to persuade a lot more preachers to do their job and convince the people in the pews that they'd better start pushing amnesty or risk being lumped in with segregationists and slave owners. ROY BECK is Founder & CEO of NumbersUSA (and lifelong churchgoer
A Brookings Institute conference today about the near unanimity of the nation's religious leaders in favor of amnesty and more foreign workers cast the debate in stark moral absolutes. The Christian leaders repeatedly compared the fight for legalization of illegal aliens to the battles against slavery and segregation and pledged to convert and mobilize their members in the pews to force a vote on "comprehensive immigration reform." ARIZONA THE NEW SELMA? Arizona has become this generation's Selma. -- Jim Wallis, head of the evangelical Sojourners movement Wallis was referring to the brutal attempts of police and government in Selma, Alabama in the 1960s to stop civil rights marchers from trying to end racial segregation. This has become a common theme as top leaders of the Southern Baptists, Lutherans, Jews, Methodists, Assemblies of God, Catholics, Presbyterians and the broad independent evangelical community have locked arms in a march for massive increases in immigration and foreign labor importation into the United States. To Wallis and many others, the overwhelming majority of Christians who, polls show, support Arizona's recent law cracking down on immigration are the equivalent of the minority of Americans who supported racist, cruel laws that denied Black Americans many of their most basic rights as U.S. citizens. To these Christian leaders, a foreign national who breaks our immigration laws immediately becomes a victim of an oppressive U.S. system and is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a native-born citizen or naturalized immigrant. Rev. Sam Rodriguez, head of the nation's largest coalition of Hispanic clergy, compared himself and the other pro-amnesty religious leaders to two of recent history's great Christian champions against inhumanity: We are committed to oppose xenophobia and nativism (as we speak) in the voice of Martin Luther King and William Wilberforce. -- Rev. Sam Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Wilberforce was the great evangelical and member of British Parliament who spent his career eventually ending the British slave trade. GIDDY OVER AMNESTY SUPPORT BY SOUTHERN BAPTIST & EVANGELICAL LEADERS Catholic and liberal Protestant leaders have become almost giddy about the fact that they are now joined by top leaders of the nation's powerful and growing evangelical community and of the largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. Just last week, eight of them met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and with White House staff calling on them to not give up on "comprehensive immigration reform" but to bring the amnesty to a vote this year. The Rev. Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptists' national public policy commission, described his vision of a moral outcome by insisting that borders first be totally secured and then: We move forward with a period of grace, where people can come forward and register and begin a pathway . . . (to) earned, legal status." -- Rev. Richard Land, national Southern Baptist leader, quoted by Baptist Press Rev. Land is vehement that it is not an amnesty to give permanent legal residency and permanent work permits to foreigners who broke immigration laws to illegally reside in this country and to illegally hold a job. Asked if illegal aliens have committed a crime, he responded: Most of the people in my constituency (Southern Baptists) would say, 'Yes, they've broken the law, and there need to be penalties for that.' The question is: What are the panalties? And we would argue that there needs to be an earned pathway to legal status that would include paying a fine, agreeing to come forward and register and undergo a background check, and to start taking English classes." -- Rev. Richard Land, national Southern Baptist leader, quoted by Baptist Press To Rev. Rodriguez, making illegal aliens go home would be cruel and unusual punishment. The punishment for breaking immigration laws should be a fine: Mass deportations are not the answer. The punishment should fit the crime. -- Rev. Rodriguez, national evangelical Hispanic leader Remember the late Jerry Falwell of Liberty University? Remember how he was often considered a leader of the most right-wing part of the Christian community? Well, Matthew Staver from Liberty University's Law School was one of the leaders imploring Nancy Pelosi to bring the amnesty up for a vote this year. What does Staver think about making immigration lawbreakers go home? Not only is it not practical, it's not moral. And I don't believe that's biblical either." -- Matthew Staver of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, quoted by Baptist Press UNPRECEDENTED UNITY AMONG RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR A SOCIAL CHANGE Perhaps never in U.S. history has the leadership of nearly all faith groups united behind a single major social change -- until the current near unanimity in favor of comprehensive immigration reform (amnesty for illegal aliens and increases in future foreign labor), speakers at Brookings indicated. And I can't think of another case like this myself. Here's what Brookings had to say about it: Religious leaders have demonstrated a remarkable degree of unity across theological, denominational, and ideological lines for comprehensive immigration reform. Religious groups have organized marches, prayer vigils and postcard campaigns to pressure the U.S. Congress to take up immigration reform. Largely because of the activism of these religious groups, immigration has remained on a legislative agenda crowded with other pressing domestic concerns. -- Brookings Institute Despite the general attitude of politicians in Congress and the White House that passing an amnesty is not possible this election year, the religious leaders pledged to do all they can to break the stalemate and force a vote. If anybody can do this, it will be a bi-partisan effort by the faith community. -- Rev. Wallis NOT FOR OPEN BORDERS . . . BUT NOT REALLY FOR ANY ENFORCEMENT OR LIMITS EITHER Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the nation's Episcopal Churches, was challenged about how religious leaders' opposition to the nation's immigration laws could appeal to their constituents who, polls show, are very much committed to concepts of rule of law, The role of the prophetic tradition is to challenge laws and structures that appear to be unjust. . . . We are meant to see every human being as our neighbor. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church The implication seemed to be that neighbors don't let neighbors get punished for breaking immigration laws. All the leaders insisted that they don't believe in open borders. But every form of enforcement that was mentioned was opposed by the Brookings religious leaders. Even the greatly reduced enforcement level under the Obama Administration is unacceptable: Yes, it is time for Christian disobedience (against the enforcement of immigration laws). -- Rev. Wallis What they mean by NOT open borders is that they would definitely stop people who arrived carrying a bomb. But if they arrived at the border with a letter from a U.S. employer promising a job, they should be let in, without limit apparently. We are trying to replace illegal behavior with legal avenues. If you provide legal visas, the Border Patrol will go after criminal elements. . . . Part of the solution is to create a system where everybody is legal and on the same playing field. -- Kevin Appleby, spokeman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops This religious idea basically is that foreigners who can get a job in the U.S. should be allowed to become an immigrant and eventually a citizen. This, by the way, is the idea of Steve Forbes, too. Globalize the U.S. labor market so that anybody in the world can come in to compete for a job with U.S. citizens -- that's the idea. Appleby did say that the system should be set up so that U.S. citizens get first crack at a job. But I've never heard a pro-amnesty religious leader ever describe how that would happen. The problem, agreed Bishop Schori, is that we just don't provide enough green cards to foreign workers: We encourage people to come here from an economic perspective but we don't provide them the means to come legally. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church DISTORTING ARIZONA LAW FOR RHETORICAL ADVANTAGE One thing that was pretty apparent to me today is that the religious leaders are far more radical than almost any of the Democrats in Congress in their opposition to real enforcement and to any real limits on immigration. The religious leaders gave a sort of comic book description of the Arizona law. The Presiding Episcopal Bishop indicated that some of her underling bishops will be fearful of being threatened by Arizona police: Our bishops will meet in September in Arizona. It has been planned a few years. We will express solidarity with the Latino community. A number of our bishops are temporary sojourners themselves. Members of our group will be at some hazard at having to present identification themselves while there. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church Rev. Wallis repeated as truth the rumor that the Arizona law will make criminals out of church workers who provide food, clothing and other material help to illegal aliens. JUST HOW EVIL DO THEIR LEADERS THINK THE CHRISTIANS IN THE PEWS ARE? The Brookings speakers were challenged a little about just how much influence the religious leaders have when polls show such largescale support of the their membership for the Arizona law. We do need to do a better job reaching those middle classes who aren't sure and need an answer to their question, 'What part of illegal don't you understand.' -- Kevin Appleby, spokesman of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops The reality is when people are threatened they do ugly things and that is what is happening in Arizona. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church A similar question is how could Christians in this nation have supported slavery and segregation so long? There is a disconnect between pulpit and pew. The majority of faith leaders support comprehensive immigration reform. But the pew is still disconnected. Pews still listen to cable news. We have some work to do. -- Rev. Sam Rodriguez, Board of Directors, National Association of Evangelicals In the end, national religious leaders from every part of the theological spectrum have paraded through Washington in the last few weeks both claiming that they speak for the majority of their faith groups' members and also that too many of their members are part of the evil thread in America that protected slavery, that protected segregation and that now protects enforcement of immigration laws. Not a word from the religious leaders today about the 25 million Americans who want a full-time job and can't find one. You would never know listening to the national religious leaders that anybody other than illegal aliens are "the least of these" that Jesus admonished his followers to care for. You would never know that there is a giant Black and Hispanic American underclass that competes directly for jobs and services with the illegal population. LOOK OUT -- PRO-AMNESTY SERMONS ARE COMING YOUR WAY My sense listening to the leaders today is that they are cornucopians -- Christian utopians who can't be bothered with any concept of limits, of rationing or of the need to prioritize anything. Their idea is that one can show mercy to millions of illegal aliens and not commit injustice against millions of America's most vulnerable and poor. For all their bravura about forcing an amnesty vote in Congress, they sound disappointed that more of their members aren't following them. A Ford Foundation-supported poll found that only one out of four Christians has heard immigration preached from the pulpit. It sounds like the pro-amnesty champions hope to persuade a lot more preachers to do their job and convince the people in the pews that they'd better start pushing amnesty or risk being lumped in with segregationists and slave owners. ROY BECK is Founder & CEO of NumbersUSA (and lifelong churchgoer A Brookings Institute conference today about the near unanimity of the nation's religious leaders in favor of amnesty and more foreign workers cast the debate in stark moral absolutes. The Christian leaders repeatedly compared the fight for legalization of illegal aliens to the battles against slavery and segregation and pledged to convert and mobilize their members in the pews to force a vote on "comprehensive immigration reform." ARIZONA THE NEW SELMA? Arizona has become this generation's Selma. -- Jim Wallis, head of the evangelical Sojourners movement Wallis was referring to the brutal attempts of police and government in Selma, Alabama in the 1960s to stop civil rights marchers from trying to end racial segregation. This has become a common theme as top leaders of the Southern Baptists, Lutherans, Jews, Methodists, Assemblies of God, Catholics, Presbyterians and the broad independent evangelical community have locked arms in a march for massive increases in immigration and foreign labor importation into the United States. To Wallis and many others, the overwhelming majority of Christians who, polls show, support Arizona's recent law cracking down on immigration are the equivalent of the minority of Americans who supported racist, cruel laws that denied Black Americans many of their most basic rights as U.S. citizens. To these Christian leaders, a foreign national who breaks our immigration laws immediately becomes a victim of an oppressive U.S. system and is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a native-born citizen or naturalized immigrant. Rev. Sam Rodriguez, head of the nation's largest coalition of Hispanic clergy, compared himself and the other pro-amnesty religious leaders to two of recent history's great Christian champions against inhumanity: We are committed to oppose xenophobia and nativism (as we speak) in the voice of Martin Luther King and William Wilberforce. -- Rev. Sam Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference Wilberforce was the great evangelical and member of British Parliament who spent his career eventually ending the British slave trade. GIDDY OVER AMNESTY SUPPORT BY SOUTHERN BAPTIST & EVANGELICAL LEADERS Catholic and liberal Protestant leaders have become almost giddy about the fact that they are now joined by top leaders of the nation's powerful and growing evangelical community and of the largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. Just last week, eight of them met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and with White House staff calling on them to not give up on "comprehensive immigration reform" but to bring the amnesty to a vote this year. The Rev. Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptists' national public policy commission, described his vision of a moral outcome by insisting that borders first be totally secured and then: We move forward with a period of grace, where people can come forward and register and begin a pathway . . . (to) earned, legal status." -- Rev. Richard Land, national Southern Baptist leader, quoted by Baptist Press Rev. Land is vehement that it is not an amnesty to give permanent legal residency and permanent work permits to foreigners who broke immigration laws to illegally reside in this country and to illegally hold a job. Asked if illegal aliens have committed a crime, he responded: Most of the people in my constituency (Southern Baptists) would say, 'Yes, they've broken the law, and there need to be penalties for that.' The question is: What are the panalties? And we would argue that there needs to be an earned pathway to legal status that would include paying a fine, agreeing to come forward and register and undergo a background check, and to start taking English classes." -- Rev. Richard Land, national Southern Baptist leader, quoted by Baptist Press To Rev. Rodriguez, making illegal aliens go home would be cruel and unusual punishment. The punishment for breaking immigration laws should be a fine: Mass deportations are not the answer. The punishment should fit the crime. -- Rev. Rodriguez, national evangelical Hispanic leader Remember the late Jerry Falwell of Liberty University? Remember how he was often considered a leader of the most right-wing part of the Christian community? Well, Matthew Staver from Liberty University's Law School was one of the leaders imploring Nancy Pelosi to bring the amnesty up for a vote this year. What does Staver think about making immigration lawbreakers go home? Not only is it not practical, it's not moral. And I don't believe that's biblical either." -- Matthew Staver of Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, quoted by Baptist Press UNPRECEDENTED UNITY AMONG RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR A SOCIAL CHANGE Perhaps never in U.S. history has the leadership of nearly all faith groups united behind a single major social change -- until the current near unanimity in favor of comprehensive immigration reform (amnesty for illegal aliens and increases in future foreign labor), speakers at Brookings indicated. And I can't think of another case like this myself. Here's what Brookings had to say about it: Religious leaders have demonstrated a remarkable degree of unity across theological, denominational, and ideological lines for comprehensive immigration reform. Religious groups have organized marches, prayer vigils and postcard campaigns to pressure the U.S. Congress to take up immigration reform. Largely because of the activism of these religious groups, immigration has remained on a legislative agenda crowded with other pressing domestic concerns. -- Brookings Institute Despite the general attitude of politicians in Congress and the White House that passing an amnesty is not possible this election year, the religious leaders pledged to do all they can to break the stalemate and force a vote. If anybody can do this, it will be a bi-partisan effort by the faith community. -- Rev. Wallis NOT FOR OPEN BORDERS . . . BUT NOT REALLY FOR ANY ENFORCEMENT OR LIMITS EITHER Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the nation's Episcopal Churches, was challenged about how religious leaders' opposition to the nation's immigration laws could appeal to their constituents who, polls show, are very much committed to concepts of rule of law, The role of the prophetic tradition is to challenge laws and structures that appear to be unjust. . . . We are meant to see every human being as our neighbor. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church The implication seemed to be that neighbors don't let neighbors get punished for breaking immigration laws. All the leaders insisted that they don't believe in open borders. But every form of enforcement that was mentioned was opposed by the Brookings religious leaders. Even the greatly reduced enforcement level under the Obama Administration is unacceptable: Yes, it is time for Christian disobedience (against the enforcement of immigration laws). -- Rev. Wallis What they mean by NOT open borders is that they would definitely stop people who arrived carrying a bomb. But if they arrived at the border with a letter from a U.S. employer promising a job, they should be let in, without limit apparently. We are trying to replace illegal behavior with legal avenues. If you provide legal visas, the Border Patrol will go after criminal elements. . . . Part of the solution is to create a system where everybody is legal and on the same playing field. -- Kevin Appleby, spokeman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops This religious idea basically is that foreigners who can get a job in the U.S. should be allowed to become an immigrant and eventually a citizen. This, by the way, is the idea of Steve Forbes, too. Globalize the U.S. labor market so that anybody in the world can come in to compete for a job with U.S. citizens -- that's the idea. Appleby did say that the system should be set up so that U.S. citizens get first crack at a job. But I've never heard a pro-amnesty religious leader ever describe how that would happen. The problem, agreed Bishop Schori, is that we just don't provide enough green cards to foreign workers: We encourage people to come here from an economic perspective but we don't provide them the means to come legally. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church DISTORTING ARIZONA LAW FOR RHETORICAL ADVANTAGE One thing that was pretty apparent to me today is that the religious leaders are far more radical than almost any of the Democrats in Congress in their opposition to real enforcement and to any real limits on immigration. The religious leaders gave a sort of comic book description of the Arizona law. The Presiding Episcopal Bishop indicated that some of her underling bishops will be fearful of being threatened by Arizona police: Our bishops will meet in September in Arizona. It has been planned a few years. We will express solidarity with the Latino community. A number of our bishops are temporary sojourners themselves. Members of our group will be at some hazard at having to present identification themselves while there. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church Rev. Wallis repeated as truth the rumor that the Arizona law will make criminals out of church workers who provide food, clothing and other material help to illegal aliens. JUST HOW EVIL DO THEIR LEADERS THINK THE CHRISTIANS IN THE PEWS ARE? The Brookings speakers were challenged a little about just how much influence the religious leaders have when polls show such largescale support of the their membership for the Arizona law. We do need to do a better job reaching those middle classes who aren't sure and need an answer to their question, 'What part of illegal don't you understand.' -- Kevin Appleby, spokesman of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops The reality is when people are threatened they do ugly things and that is what is happening in Arizona. -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church A similar question is how could Christians in this nation have supported slavery and segregation so long? There is a disconnect between pulpit and pew. The majority of faith leaders support comprehensive immigration reform. But the pew is still disconnected. Pews still listen to cable news. We have some work to do. -- Rev. Sam Rodriguez, Board of Directors, National Association of Evangelicals In the end, national religious leaders from every part of the theological spectrum have paraded through Washington in the last few weeks both claiming that they speak for the majority of their faith groups' members and also that too many of their members are part of the evil thread in America that protected slavery, that protected segregation and that now protects enforcement of immigration laws. Not a word from the religious leaders today about the 25 million Americans who want a full-time job and can't find one. You would never know listening to the national religious leaders that anybody other than illegal aliens are "the least of these" that Jesus admonished his followers to care for. You would never know that there is a giant Black and Hispanic American underclass that competes directly for jobs and services with the illegal population. LOOK OUT -- PRO-AMNESTY SERMONS ARE COMING YOUR WAY My sense listening to the leaders today is that they are cornucopians -- Christian utopians who can't be bothered with any concept of limits, of rationing or of the need to prioritize anything. Their idea is that one can show mercy to millions of illegal aliens and not commit injustice against millions of America's most vulnerable and poor. For all their bravura about forcing an amnesty vote in Congress, they sound disappointed that more of their members aren't following them. A Ford Foundation-supported poll found that only one out of four Christians has heard immigration preached from the pulpit. It sounds like the pro-amnesty champions hope to persuade a lot more preachers to do their job and convince the people in the pews that they'd better start pushing amnesty or risk being lumped in with segregationists and slave owners. ROY BECK is Founder & CEO of NumbersUSA (and lifelong churchgoer By Henry Lamb Shortly after his selection as U.N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan told the Lehrer News Hour that Ingvar Carlsson and Shirdath Ramphal, co-chairs of the U.N.-funded Commission on Global Governance, would be among those asked to help him reform the sprawling, world-wide U.N. bureaucracy. His first choice, however, announced in the Washington Post on Strong's appointment as Senior Advisor, "to assist planning and executing a far-reaching reform of the world body," is seen by U.N. watchers to be a masterful strategic maneuver to avoid political opposition while empowering Strong to implement a global agenda he has been developing for years. More than 100 developing nations coordinated a "Draft Strong" movement in 1995 to replace Boutros Boutros-Ghali. But Strong's name was never presented publicly as a candidate. His appointment avoids the public scrutiny and the possibility of a veto. As a Senior Advisor to Kofi Annan, Strong will have a free hand to do what he wants while Annan takes the heat - or the praise. Strong prefers to operate in the background. He, perhaps more than any other single person, is responsible for the development of a global agenda now being implemented throughout the world. Although various components of the global agenda are associated with an assortment of individuals and institutions, Maurice Strong is, or has been, the driving force behind them. It is essential that Americans come to know this man who has been entrusted with the task of "reforming" the U.N. - this man Maurice F. Strong. According to Elaine Dewar, author of Cloak of Green. Strong is a Socialist. He was born into a family who worked to get out the vote for Prime Minister Mackenzie King, who in 1943 was promoting the National Council for Soviet-Canadian Friendship. Strong's cousin, Anna Louise Strong, was a Marxist, and a member of the Comintern, who spent two years with Mao and Chou En-lai. Her burial in Strong is also closely aligned with Mikhail Gorbachev and was a participant in Gorbachev's State of the World Forum in He ran away from home at 14. His father retrieved him from The ranch, called Baca, sat on the continent's largest fresh water aquifer. Strong intended to pipe the water to the desert southwest, but environmental organizations protested and the plan was abandoned. Strong ended up with a $1.2 million settlement from the water company, an annual grant of $100,000 from Laurance Rockefeller, and still retained the rights to the water. Strong's success in business was exceeded only by his success in government. From his post as founding director of the Canadian International Development Assistance Program (CIDA), he was elevated by Prime Minister Lester Pearson to represent Strong's first exposure to the U.N. came in 1947 when, at 18, he went to The idea of global governance emerged during this era. John J. McCloy was a member of the law firm that represented the Rockefeller's business interests. McCloy helped set up the World Bank and became its first president. He also became an assistant to Although Strong kept his U.N. job only two months, he met very influential people through Noah Monod who would later prove to be very useful. Strong returned to In 1951 Strong married, and in 1952, abruptly sold his home, quit his job and took a world cruise. He wound up in This experience may have been the genesis of Strong's realization that NGOs (non-government organizations) provide an excellent way to use NGOs to couple the money from philanthropists and business with the objectives of government. In 1959, Strong created his own company, MF Strong Management. While serving as executive vice-president of While Strong was expanding his influence in the business world and in Canadian politics, his friend, John J. McCloy became entrenched in the Kennedy administration as the head of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. McCloy continued to promote the idea of turning all defense over to the U.N. through his Blueprint for the Peace Race: Outline of Basic Provision of a Treaty on General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World (Publication 4, General Series 3, May 3, 1962). By 1966, Strong had moved up again in government. He became Director General of Through his creation and direction of CIDA, Strong controlled the implementation of aid programs on the ground -- including who was hired to do the work, and through the newly created IDRC, Strong controlled the issuance of tax deductible certificates and the distrubution of both private foundation money as well as government money. He was in the perfect position to make many friends around the world. Dewar describes the arrangement this way: "He had helped create a federally funded but semi-private intelligence/influence network that could have impacts both in Strong was chosen to direct Earth Summit I, in Stockholm in 1972, not for his demonstrated interest in the environment, but because the Swedish representative to the U.N. believed that only Strong, with his extensive worldwide network of friends, could get both the developed and developing nations to participate. Strong was very busy when asked to organize the conference. He was recruiting people for Trudeau's new government, and he was managing his private investments which included real estate holdings in a company consisting of two former Canadian officials and himself. He also took a position as trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation which supplied a grant for the running of the Stockholm Conference office. He was also given the writing services of Barbara Ward and of the French ecologist Rene Dubos, who worked for the Rockefeller Foundation. The 1972 Stockholm Conference on Human Environment (Earth Summit I) had far more international significance than was ever reported. NGO's (non-government organizations) were funded by the Canadian government to attend the conference to give the appearance of participation by the general public. Of course, only those NGOs personally selected by Strong received funding. One such NGO was headed by William Turner, Strong's protege who then headed the Power Corporation which Strong once headed. Strong also personally softened the Chinese to Nixon's initiatives. Strong visited The 1972 Stockholm Conference institutionalized the environment as a legitimate concern of government, and it institutionalized NGOs as the instruments through which government could varnish its agenda with the appearance of public support. The primary outcome of the conference was a recommendation to create the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which became a reality in 1973 with Maurice Strong as its first Executive Director. Not surprisingly, After establishing UNEP and setting its agenda, Strong returned to In 1983, Strong was appointed to the U.N.'s World Commission on Environment and Development, headed by Gro Harlem Brundtland, Vice President of the World Socialist Party. Strong also had a colleague appointed as Executive Director, Warren "Chip" Lindner, an American lawyer, based in Geneva who had handled an intricate merger for Strong and who later went to work for the World Wildlife Fund in Gland, Switzerland. Strong, and the World Wildlife Fund, were largely responsible for the content of the Brundtland Commission's final report, Our Common Future. Before the report was released, Strong was looking to the future. At a luncheon with Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson in 1986, Strong proposed another world conference on the environment to be held on the 20th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference. Both As Strong organized the Rio Conference, he utilized his vast network to ensure the outcome. His office bought Bella Abzug's airplane tickets to attend a preparatory meeting in The practice started by Strong at the 1972 conference, of cloaking the agenda in the perception of public grassroots support from NGOs, culminated in Rio in 1992, with the largest collection of NGOs ever assembled in support of Agenda 21. Only those NGOs that were "accredited" by the U.N. Conference were permitted to attend. And only those which had demonstrated support for the agenda were funded. Dewar calls these NGOs -- PGOs -- Private Government Organizations. Strong has influence with the major Foundations which provide the funding for NGOs and he has influence with the major international NGOs that coordinate the activities of the thousands of smaller NGOs around the world. Strong has served, or is currently on the Board of Directors of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN); the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF); and the World Resources Institute (WRI); the three international NGOs that have developed and advanced the global agenda since the early 1970s. Strong also served on the U.N.-funded Commission on Global Governance, co-chaired by Ingvar Carlsson, and Shirdath Ramphal, former President of the IUCN. The Commission's final report, Our Global Neighborhood, sets forth detailed plans to achieve what is called "Global Governance." In his new position as Senior Advisor to Kofi Annan, Strong is again well positioned to implement the agenda he has been developing by calling its implementation "reform." Undoubtedly, Strong's NGO network, funded by Foundations and governments tied to Strong's worldwide interests, will be used to promote the agenda at the national level and at the U.N. level. One of the first steps likely to be taken will be a recommendation to dissolve the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This cumbersome body is one of five original organs of the U.N. designated to oversee economic and social programs. Activities in these areas have expanded to the extent that programs such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Development Program, and several others, now have their own budgets, staff, and independent headquarters facilities. ECOSOC has become a useless layer of bureaucracy. Strong will be praised for eliminating this waste. In reality, the move will simply pave the way to strengthen the U.N.'s power and will actually result in more expense. The functions of ECOSOC will be divided between a newly created Economic Security Council, and a reorganized Trusteeship Council. In other words, we will praise the publicly touted "reform" of eliminating one U.N. agency, but probably never even be told of the new activities of two new councils. This projection is based upon published recommendations of the U.N.-funded Commission on Global Governance -- of which Maurice Strong was a member. The implementation of this "reform" will require an amendment to the U.N. Charter. The G-77 nations, which represent 135 of the 185 member nations of the U.N. held a conference in Costa Rica in January [7] to outline amendments to Article 13 of the U.N. Charter which will be necessary to bring about global governance as described in Our Global Neighborhood. Strong has worked diligently and effectively to bring his ideas to fruition. He is now in a position to implement them. His speeches and writings provide a clear picture of what to expect. In 1991, Strong wrote the introduction to a book published by the Trilateral Commission, called Beyond Interdependence: The Meshing of the World's Economy and the Earth's Ecology, by Jim MacNeil. (David Rockefeller wrote the foreword). Strong said this: "This interlocking...is the new reality of the century, with profound implications for the shape of our institutions of governance, national and international. By the year 2012, these changes must be fully integrated into our economic and political life." He told the opening session of the Rio Conference (Earth Summit II) in 1992, that industrialized countries have: "developed and benefited from the unsustainable patterns of production and consumption which have produced our present dilemma. It is clear that current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class -- involving high meat intake, consumption of large amounts of frozen and convenience foods, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work-place air-conditioning, and suburban housing -- are not sustainable. A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmentally damaging consumption patterns." In an essay by Strong entitled Stockholm to Rio: A Journey Down a Generation, he says: "Strengthening the role the United Nations can play...will require serious examination of the need to extend into the international arena the rule of law and the principle of taxation to finance agreed actions which provide the basis for governance at the national level. But this will not come about easily. Resistance to such changes is deeply entrenched. They will come about not through the embrace of full blown world government, but as a careful and pragmatic response to compelling imperatives and the inadequacies of alternatives." "The concept of national sovereignty has been an immutable, indeed sacred, principle of international relations. It is a principle which will yield only slowly and reluctantly to the new imperatives of global environmental cooperation. What is needed is recognition of the reality that in so many fields, and this is particularly true of environmental issues, it is simply not feasible for sovereignty to be exercised unilaterally by individual nation-states, however powerful. The global community must be assured of environmental security."[8] Maurice Strong has demonstrated an uncanny ability to manipulate people, institutions, governments, and events to achieve the outcome he desires. Through his published writings and public presentations he has declared his desire to empower the U.N. as the global authority to manage a new era of global governance. He has positioned his NGO triumvirite, the IUCN, WWF, and the WRI, to varnish U.N. activity with the perception of "civil society" respectability. And now he has been appointed Senior Advisor to the U.N. Secretary General and assigned the responsibility of reforming the United Nations bureaucracy. The fox has been given the assignment, and all the tools necessary, to repair the henhouse to his liking. Endnotes 1. Elaine Dewar, Cloak of Green (Toronto, Ontario: Lorimar & Co., 1995), p. 254. 2. The Gorbachev Foundation/USA, "Revisioning Global Priorities," Program Brochure, 3. Marci McDonald, Maclean's, 4. Elaine Dewar, Op Cit., p. 263. 5. Elaine Dewar, Op Cit., p. 270. 6. Elaine Dewar, Op Cit., p. 274. 7. Robert Pease, "A Chance To Save the United Nations," 8. Maurice Strong, " Do you know who those in the Progressive Movement Are?????? About Democracy Mr. McKay is the president of the McKay Family Foundation, which supports community-based organizations working for long-term social, economic, and political progress in Called "the most powerful woman in the labor movement" by Fortune Magazine, Burger is Secretary-Treasurer of SEIU and Chair of Change to Win which represents six million workers and develops Steve Phillips is an attorney and political organizer in In 1992, at the age of 28, Steve successfully ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Education, and he became the youngest elected official in the history of Steve has written nearly 100 columns and essays that have been published in newspapers across the country. In 2003, Steve founded PowerPAC.org, a statewide social justice organization working with Drummond Pike is founder and chief executive officer of Tides Network. Awarded as an Outstanding Foundation Professional, Drummond helped pioneer the advent of donor advised funds in philanthropy; and, Quinn Delaney is president of Akonadi Foundation, which James D. Gollin was educated at Mr. Gollin is a Director of the Angelica Foundation, funding environmental, pro-democracy and human rights groups in the . Nicolas "Nick" Hanauer is a Seattle-based serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and activist with a knack for identifying and building transformative business models. In 1995, Hanauer became the first non-family investor in Amazon.com where he served as a Board Advisor until January 2000. During the same time period, he founded and served as CEO of aQuantive, Inc (originally He co-founded Second Avenue Partners in 2000 and his current investment portfolio includes HouseValues.com, Ice Energy, Modumetal, and Qliance Medical. Prior portfolio companies Insitu Group and Newsvine Hanauer began his career in Sales and Marketing at the Pacific Coast Feather Company and still serves as the company's Co-Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer. In 1988, he co-founded Museum Quality Framing Company, A Seattle-area native, Hanauer is an avid adventure traveler, who has visited more than 60 countries, a fly fisherman and an amateur astronomer. He and his wife, Leslie, reside in the Ted Trimpa practices in all areas of federal, state, and local legislative law, with a special concentration on public policy, political strategy, and political participation. He has extensive Ted is a sought-after advocate resulting from his deep understanding of the national and multistate political and nonprofit landscape. He has been recognized in national publications, including The Atlantic Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson, Ted was a shareholder with a national firm where he was responsible for matters before the Colorado General Assembly and had a multistate public policy practice. Ted has Michael Vachon has extensive experience in politics, communications, and philanthropy. He currently serves as George Soros' political director. He advises Mr. Soros and the Soros family on political Mr. Stein's critical research about the funding, management, and overall infrastructure of the conservative movement over the last three decades led to the formation of the Democracy Alliance. An attorney, Mr. Joycelyn Bassette Blizzard - Partner and Investment Services Associate Joycelyn Blizzard has an extensive background in both state and local politics, and experience in both public policy and fundraising. Joycelyn is responsible for supporting the Partner and Investment Anathea Chino - Manager, Partner Services Anathea Chino came to the Prior to joining the Anathea is committed to public service and continues to advocate for women and her Native American community as an Ambassador for Americans for Indian Opportunity. She has worked extensively on promoting civic She received her Bachelor's Degree from Kelly Craighead - Managing Director As a member of the founding management team, Ms. Craighead has helped provide the leadership, strategic vision, and management capacity necessary to grow the Kimberly Douglas - Office Manager Kimberly Douglas has experience in customer service, special events, meeting planning, administration, operations and systems management in both nonprofit & corporate organizations. 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Maurice Strong: The new guy in your future!
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engagement and voter participation. In 2002, Mr. McKay was the author
and principal funder of a
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technology and consumer product companies. Mr. McKay was Chair of the
2004 California HAVA Advisory Committee, and is active on many corporate
and non-profit boards, including Ms. Foundation for Women, San
Francisco Art Institute, Salon Media Group, and Mother Jones magazine.
organizing campaigns aimed at ensuring that workers benefit from today's
global economy. Burger also oversees SEIU's political operations and
grassroots election work, which helped elect President Obama and
candidates nationwide. An outspoken voice on the role unions can play to
restore economic fairness, Burger serves on the President's Economic
Recovery Advisory Board. Burger began her career in 1972 as a
female president.
and elected official.
Steve Phillips where he practiced civil rights and employment
discrimination law. As an attorney, Steve successfully litigated against
a broad number of entities ranging from municipalities to multi-million
dollar corporations.
community organizations and activists to build political power in
through his leadership, Tides has helped increase the capacity and
effectiveness of thousands of social change organizations. Prior to
founding Tides in 1976, Drummond served as executive director of the
Shalan Foundation, an organization dedicated to economic change and
environmental sustainability. Drummond also co-founded and served as
associate director for The Youth Project in
among the original founders of Working Assets, a telecommunications
company dedicated to progressive philanthropy and political activism.
His extensive public service work includes membership on several boards
of directors, including the Environmental Working Group and Democracy
Eagleton Institute at
from the
supports organizations building a movement to eliminate structural racism and
create a racially just society. She has also been very active in the
ACLU for
many years. Quinn likes to work collaboratively on issues of racial
justice,
civil liberties and building a progressive infrastructure, both
nationally and
in her home state of
After work at a number of think tanks in
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securities funds as well as M&A, real estate, resort development and
other projects. He has worked in socially responsible business and
environmentally-friendly venture capital.
Network, where he has overseen successful campaigns leading to landmark
agreements between environmentalists and major industries. He is
actively working to build progressive infrastructure in
where he lives. He is also an award-winning writer and photographer
Avenue A Media) and a short time later founded Gear.com. aQuantive was
acquired by Microsoft in August 2007 for $6.4 billion, the largest
acquisition in Microsoft history, and Gear.com merged with Overstock.com
in 2001.
were respectively sold to Boeing in 2008 and MSNBC.com (Microsoft and
NBC Universal) in 2007. He currently serves as a board member and
advisor to House Values.com and Qliance Medical and is vice chairman of
Marchex.
which is the largest of its kind on the west coast with 60 stores.
Hanauer directs a significant portion of his time to social and policy
issues. In 2007, he co-authored "The True Patriot" with Eric Liu
(currently in its second printing) and co-founded The True Patriot
Network, a non-partisan group committed to furthering patriotic ideals.
He also co-founded the Washington State League of Education Voters
(LEV), a non-partisan statewide political organization focused on
promoting public education, where he serves as co-president. Hanauer
also serves on the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, The
University of Washington Foundation, The Seattle Alliance for Education,
The University of Arizona's Mt Lemmon Science Center and the
Biosphere2; a University of Arizona climate research project.
their two children.
multistate experience and handles legislative matters on behalf of firm
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orchestrated the successful passage of several public initiatives,
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contributions and maintains contact on their behalf with the individuals
and organizations they support. Mr. Vachon also manages Mr. Soros'
media relations, public appearances, and publishing activities and
serves as the spokesman for the Soros family and for Soros Fund
Management (SFM). Prior to joining SFM, he was head of public affairs
and a member of the executive committee of The Commonwealth Fund. Before
that he was director of communications at the Open Society Institute.
Before joining the foundation he worked as a journalist. Mr. Vachon
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Stein served as chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Commerce and
chief of staff at the
He also was a senior strategic advisor to Ron Brown, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee (1989-1992), and has founded and led
several non-profit organizations. Mr. Stein currently is actively
involved, as both Founder and board member, in the Democracy Alliance.Staff
Services teams and will assist with events and researching
investment opportunities. Prior to joining the
worked for Governor Timothy Kaine of
Constituent Services and in the office of the Secretary of
Administration. There she worked on numerous projects including Governor
Kaine's Small, Women, and Minority Business initiatives and dedication
events for the Civil Rights Memorial. Committed to improving the lives
of young people, Joycelyn currently serves as one of the youngest board
members of the Commonwealth Girl Scout Council and initiated and led the
fundraising efforts for inner city youth leadership development
programs in Richmond, VA. Joycelyn also developed and implemented a
youth leadership curriculum.
Joycelyn obtained her B.A. in Leadership Studies and History from
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intern. After graduation, Kimberly worked at the Association of Clinical
Research Professionals, where she served as ACRPs 1st Education
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implement ACRP's
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Over his 5 years at MoveOn, Matt developed the organization's innovative
national grassroots organizing model and helped to design and direct
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and grow the partnership, facilitate building the Partner network and
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outreach efforts; she was the Managing Director of Internal &
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helped to transform Chicago's public housing by directing resource
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health and public housing health initiatives for the Chicago Department
of Public Health. Kathryn brings extensive management experience having
overseen large departments at both the Chicago Housing Authority and the
Chicago Department of Public Health.
organizing students during the 2008 presidential primary and serving as
his senior class' president. He comes to the
for Progressive Leadership where he was a New Leaders Fellow.
Dominic is a native of
to
leagues, and far too many political blogs. He is a graduate of
coordinating the cross-cutting work of multiple departments including
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empowerment, and criminal justice. Ashindi's diverse career path also
includes positions as the National Policy Director for Teach for
America, where she helped set the research and policy agenda of a
national organization dedicated to eliminating the educational
achievement gap; and as the principal of an arts charter school in
Washington DC, implementing a curriculum focused on the visual arts,
music, poetry, and architecture.
teacher, Ashindi was a Fulbright Scholar to the
she completed the first national study of "Race Consciousness in
Dominican Children". She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from
with a degree in Africana Studies and holds a Masters in Public Policy
from the
fundraising efforts of NYC2012, the committee that worked to bring the
2012 Olympics to New York, and has served in various organizational
management, member services and fundraising roles for the DNC, Gore2000
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economic development-related capacities for several organizations,
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the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
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is a native of
free time he enjoys reading historical non-fiction about the War of
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National Park Foundation managing their donor relations and
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work. He has served as an Assistant District Attorney in
worked on a number of political campaigns, including two Presidential
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graduate of
member of the Massachusetts Bar. He has served on a number of
non-governmental organization boards.
director and policy director for a United States Senate campaign. In
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comprehensive policy papers on education, healthcare, and energy. In
between campaign adventures, Alexandra worked in the development office
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political science from the
studied at the
enjoys yoga, reading, traveling, volunteering, and spending time
outdoors.
company's annual operating plan and the development and delivery of all
company products. Felicia served as a White House Fellow in the Office
of the Attorney General and held a political appointment in the Office
of the Secretary of the Navy. Felicia has extensive classroom
experience, having taught on race and politics at U.C. Berkeley as well
as high school history and philosophy in
her husband also taught English to Tibetan children in Tagong,
Prefecture
doctoral dissertation, which focused on the politics of race and
framing in K-12 urban education reform, received the 2000 American
Political Science Association award in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.
She received her undergraduate degree with Honors from
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Momentum is the theme of Chuck Purgason's campaign right now. In just few short weeks we have seen tremendous growth in the Purgason for U. S. Senate campaign. Volunteers are joining in the double digits daily. Senator Purgason and members of his Events Team are appearing several times a day at events all over the state. Traffic on the Purgason for Senate web page has quadrupled in the last week. And let’s not forget the incredible national media attention of Fox! We are thankful for the support of thousands of patriots like you.
What is it that sets Chuck Purgason apart from all others?
If ever there was a candidate that represents the values of conservative grassroots Missourians, it is Chuck Purgason. He has proven time and again in the House and Senate that he is a statesman who stands for fiscal conservatism and family values. He is well respected - on BOTH sides of the aisle. Chuck’s character speaks for itself with the fact that everyone on his staff, except one, is a volunteer! (When was the last time you heard of hundreds of volunteers getting behind a candidate who has actually held office before? Only when the candidate has an impeccable record of principle like Chuck Purgason.)
If we want a once in a lifetime candidate like Chuck Purgason as a choice in November, we MUST ACT NOW. The primary is August 3rd and we are running against one of the most fiscally liberal Republican Congressmen in D.C. – Roy Blunt. His Constitutional record is worse than some Democrats from
Is this how we want to represent
Support Chuck Purgason's Campaign
Now is the time for those of us who want to see true change in the way this country is governed to take action. Your support is needed now. Please consider making a generous contribution to the Chuck Purgason campaign today. We must make certain the resources are available to keep this momentum growing.
Can we count on you to help get our country back on track?
Please make your donation today by contributing online at PurgasonForSenate.com or by sending your support to
Standing up for Freedom,
Chuck Purgason for Senate
Momentum is the theme of Chuck Purgason's campaign right now. In just few short weeks we have seen tremendous growth in the Purgason for U. S. Senate campaign. Volunteers are joining in the double digits daily. Senator Purgason and members of his Events Team are appearing several times a day at events all over the state. Traffic on the Purgason for Senate web page has quadrupled in the last week. And let’s not forget the incredible national media attention of Fox! We are thankful for the support of thousands of patriots like you.
What is it that sets Chuck Purgason apart from all others?
If ever there was a candidate that represents the values of conservative grassroots Missourians, it is Chuck Purgason. He has proven time and again in the House and Senate that he is a statesman who stands for fiscal conservatism and family values. He is well respected - on BOTH sides of the aisle. Chuck’s character speaks for itself with the fact that everyone on his staff, except one, is a volunteer! (When was the last time you heard of hundreds of volunteers getting behind a candidate who has actually held office before? Only when the candidate has an impeccable record of principle like Chuck Purgason.)
If we want a once in a lifetime candidate like Chuck Purgason as a choice in November, we MUST ACT NOW. The primary is August 3rd and we are running against one of the most fiscally liberal Republican Congressmen in D.C. – Roy Blunt. His Constitutional record is worse than some Democrats from
Is this how we want to represent
Support Chuck Purgason's Campaign
Now is the time for those of us who want to see true change in the way this country is governed to take action. Your support is needed now. Please consider making a generous contribution to the Chuck Purgason campaign today. We must make certain the resources are available to keep this momentum growing.
Can we count on you to help get our country back on track?
Please make your donation today by contributing online at PurgasonForSenate.com or by sending your support to
Standing up for Freedom,
Chuck Purgason for Senate
As promised, we're wasting no time educating the public about those leaders committed to fighting for American jobs.
This week, we've launched this new ad in Ohio to showcase how
This ad is just one example of our massive voter education effort to ensure that the people know where candidates stand on the issues. In the coming months you'll see us online, on the airwaves, and on the ground.
While the latest ad may be running in
President Obama doesn't get that Our challenge in Missourians needs a U.S. Senator who who will not just talk the talk but has a record to back up his words. If you're ready to see a proven fiscal Conservative representing It's time to stop Obama's out-of-control spending habits. Thank you for your continued support. Standing for Freedom, The Purgason Campaign Team "The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave." --Patrick Henry, speech at the Virginia Convention, 1775 Obama Just Doesn't Get It
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Next Tuesday, 10 states will hold Primary elections for nearly 1/4 of all U.S. House seats. NumbersUSA has a huge treasure trove of new CANDIDATE COMPARISON PAGES that compare the immigration positions of candidates in races with important immigration implications. We've completed comparison grids for all the Senate primaries as well as races where candidates have completed our Immigration-Reduction Survey. Over the next month, we hope to have all 435 House races on our website, but we'll need your help to fill up the grids. Be sure you vote every time the polls open this year. Turnout will be fairly light. We need to make sure that NumbersUSA members are a disproportonate part of the voting public. While In In Primaries are also being held in Again, we'll need your help this summer to fill up all of our candidate comparison grids our website. Download our survey (PDF file) and send it to your favorite candidate and urge them to support lower immigration levels. Thanks, P.S. In the last four days, you have ordered 145,355 faxes! Thanks for letting your voice be heard against the recent boycotts against |
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Today, You Can Make a Difference
Dear Missourian,
Today, the Post-Dispatch highlighted that Chuck Purgasn was the only candidate in the race for U.S. Senate with the courage to define the term "middle class" without waffling.
Today, one of Chuck Purgason's colleagues Matt Bartle in the State Senate endorsed Chuck stating unequivocally, "
Today, our country needs leadership, not only from elected officials with integrity, but from Missourians like you. You can send one-minute videos recorded by a
- 01 Chuck Purgason Introduction
- 02 Chuck Purgason on his first political race
- 03 Chuck Purgason on his race for US Senate
- 04 Chuck Purgason talks about his Primary Opponents
- 06 Chuck Purgason needs Volunteers
- 07 Chuck Purgason talks Small Business
- 08 Chuck Purgason on Jobs and Taxes
- 09 Chuck Purgason on Banking and Business
- 10 Chuck Purgason on TARP
- 11 Chuck Purgason talks about his marriage
- 12 Chuck Purgason on Lobbyists
- 13 Chuck Purgason on Smaller Government
- 14 Chuck Purgason on Education
- 15 Chuck Purgason on state budget deficits
- 16 Chuck Purgason on healthcare
- 17 Chuck Purgason on term limits
- 18 Chuck Purgason on regulatory reform
After forwarding this email, contact the campaign about how you can (offline) inspire your neighbors to vote for Chuck Purgason on Aug. 3rd.
Thank you for your continued support.
Standing for Freedom,
The Purgason Campaign Team
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave." --Patrick Henry, speech at the Virginia Convention, 1775
As we forge ahead to November, it’s important to remember why we put so much emphasis on elections: when a pro-life majority takes back Congress, we will be able stop anti-Life laws in their tracks, and pass legislation to truly protect the unborn.
While we work to elect more pro-life representatives, we must continue to support the wonderful pro-life Members of Congress currently serving, who work every day to protect Life. Here are some of the pro-life laws these stalwarts have been working on:
The Protect Life Act (H.R. 5111)—Rep. Joe Pitts (PA-16)
- Because so called “pro-life” Democrats gave in to President Obama’s ineffective executive order in the last hours of the health care debate, this bill is necessary to make sure no federal funds or subsidies go toward abortion.
- This bill would ensure that no federal funds go toward elective abortion, prevent any federal agency from mandating abortion, and protect the consciences of healthcare workers in the health care bill.
- Currently this bill has 108 bi-partisan co-sponsors.
Codification of the Hyde Amendment—It is essential that pro-life legislators work to make the Hyde Amendment, and similar pro-life riders, permanent law.
- The current pro-abortion Administration and Congress are trying to chip away at pro-life provisions while they still have power. This was made clear during the health care debate.
- Because they must be renewed each year, pro-life appropriations riders such as the Hyde Amendment, can easily be removed from legislation.
- If these riders are made permanent law, it will take a lot more effort to get rid of them.
- Making the Hyde Amendment permanent law is one of Susan B. Anthony List’s top priorities.
The Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2010 (H.R. 5276)—Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04)
- The bill ensures that women who are seeking an abortion are made aware that a child may be able to feel pain at 20 weeks of gestation and allows a woman to choose anesthesia for the baby if they decide to go through with the procedure.
- A Fetal Pain bill recently became law in
It is essential for pro-life voters to stay engaged through November and beyond, when we will have a real chance to accomplish all the goals outlined above. In the meantime, here’s a look at two of the most time sensitive issues facing the pro-life movement right now:
Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings—The Senate Judiciary Committee is preparing for Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings. Ms. Kagan has made many concerning statements in the past regarding abortion.
- She publicly criticized a 1991 Supreme Court ruling, Rust v. Sullivan that upheld the right of the Department of Health and Human Services to restrict funding from groups that performed or promoted abortion.
- While clerking for avidly pro-abortion Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, she suggested the Supreme Court not review a case regarding taxpayer funding of prisoners' abortions even though she thought the case had some legal flaws because “this case is likely to become the vehicle that this Court uses to create some very bad law on abortion.”
- She advised President Clinton to support the Daschle Amendment to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act in order to give the President cover when he rejected the overall bill.
- Senators on the Judiciary Committee must ask Kagan tough questions to get at the heart of her judicial philosophy.
Department of Defense Authorization bill—The Senate will soon vote on this authorization bill, which contains a provision to allow elective abortion to be performed on domestic and international military bases.
- This is a drastic change from current military protocol
- If elective abortion is permitted on military bases, your tax dollars will be used to pay abortion practitioners, purchase abortion equipment, and fund facilities where abortions are performed.
- We do not want military hospitals to become abortion mills domestically or abroad.
- Medical facilities on military bases are meant to be places of healing not destruction and death.
In order to protect the most unborn lives we must elect pro-life leaders and then stay engaged to ensure genuine, pro-life legislation is passed. Boyd, please take action now by using the Susan B. Anthony List action center to contact your Representative and Senators. The lives of countless unborn children are depending on us.
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In the biggest Primary day of the year, voters seemed to nudge a bit in the direction of immigration policies that protect U.S. workers and communities. But the fact that nearly all incumbents were renominated by their Parties means that real change on immigration will depend on the General elections in the autumn. Whether the General Election challengers to incumbents will offer voters a clear choice for immigration reductions will depend largely on whether citizens push candidates to commit themselves publicly and take the NumbersUSA immigration survey. Go to our congressional elections pages to see if your favorite candidates have taken the survey. If not, contact them and insist they do so. MANY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES TOOK OUR PRO-ENFORCEMENT SIDE We had a lot of Democratic candidates who filled out our immigration survey and pledged to help us with our goals. They were challenging Democratic incumbents who are pro-amnesty. It was an uphill battle for our Democratic friends going against the money and connections of an incumbent in a Primary. But it was most gratifying to see more and more pro-enforcement, pro-reduction candidates showing up on the Democratic side of the ballot. Below is based on observations from our Legislative Analyst Jonathan Osborn and our Website Editor Chris Chmielenski about yesterday's Primary election results. Arkansas: Voters won't have to wonder about Sen. Lincoln, who has earned a D-minus Immigration-Reduction Grade during these last two Congresses. She will be facing the winner of the Republican Primary, U.S. Rep. John Boozeman who has earned an A+ grade. Furthermore, Rep. Boozeman is a member of our "5-for-5 Club," having co-sponsored all of our "5 Great Immigration-Reduction Bills." In addition, Rep. Boozeman has earned our True Reformer label by taking our candidate immigration survey and promising to help us on all 12 of our top goals. Boozman currently has a 20+ lead in the polls over Lincoln. Nevada: Reid's Immigration-Reduction Grade over the last two Congresses is an F-minus! And he continues to be the main person in Washington clamoring for an amnesty and an increase in foreign workers during 10% unemployment. Sharron Angle won the GOP nomination yesterday to challenge Reid in the autumn. She is the opposite of Reid on immigration, having taken our survey, agreed to help us on all of our goals and earning the title of True Reformer. She is leading Reid by two points in the polls. California Meg Whitman didn't fill out a survey, but does rate "Yes" on three issues and has taken a very strong stand since SB1070. True Reformer Steve Poizner finished second and pushed Whitman to take the strong stand on immigration. Carly Fiorina won the GOP nomination, but hasn't said much about immigration. She has traditionally been shaky on immigration, but was pulled in our direction during the Primary because her competitors were strongly on our side. Polls have her running within the margin of error against Boxer who has a D grade. Members of both political Parties need to push their candidates to compete with each other in promising more enforcement and less foreign-worker competition. In the 27th District of the U.S. House, True Reformer Mark Reed won the GOP Primary. In the 42nd District of the U.S. House, incumbent Gary Miller narrowly won the GOP Primary over Phil Liberatore. Both took our survey and qualify as True Reformers (http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/california/2010-california-42nd-district-primary.html) In the 53rd District of the U.S. House, True Reformer Michael Crimmins is leading in the GOP Primary. (http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/california/2010-california-53rd-district-primary.html) Iowa I repeat my request to all of you that you go to our candidate pages and see which ones (most of them) haven't made pledges on immigration. Then, push, push and push some more to get them to take our survey. ROY BECK is Founder & CEO of NumbersUSA. Unions Unions will spend a minimum of $100 million on the 2010 election, with most of the funds going to protect incumbents...
Immigration & Last Night's Primary Results
Sen. Blanche Lincoln's 52% squeaker/shocker win in the Democratic Run-Off means that Arkansas voters will have a very clear choice on immigration in the autumn. It would have been less clear if Lt. Gov. Halter had won because he has been careful to avoid taking a position on most immigration issues. But if he had won, he would have owed the SEIU labor union everything, and that union has been the most vigorous in pushing for an amnesty.
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-us-senate-democratic-race.html
Here's another state that will get a clear immigration choice in November when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will have to defend his seat.
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/california/2010-california-gubernatorial-race.html
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/california/2010-california-us-senate-primary.html
True Reformer Ben Lange won the GOP Primary and will face Bruce Braley and his F Grade.(http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-iowa-1st-district-race.html)
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Dear Friends, I am writing to ask for your help today for two of Team First, from The second candidate I want to tell you about is Karen Diebel. She is running for Congress in Florida's 24th Congressional District and she is dynamic!! I met with Karen two weeks ago and I promise you she is outstanding!! Smart, accomplished, and ready to put her business skills to work in These two candidates can win, but not without our help. If you want real immigration reformers representing us in Here is how you can contribute to these campaigns: For Sharron Angle for U.S. Senate, go to http://www.sharronangle.com/. For Karen Diebel for Congress go to http://www.karendiebel.com/. As always you may also go to Team America PAC and designate on the comment line that the contribution is for Sharron and/or Karen and we will send 100% of your contribution directly to the candidate(s) of your choice. These are exciting and historical times. For once, we are winning the fight against amnesty! Let's make sure to keep the momentum going and put an end to this talk of amnesty once and for all! I commit to you that these ladies will be leaders! Help send these two candidates back to My best, |
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Dear Fellow American,
Immediately upon arriving at the White House, President Obama began trading in our free, creative, prosperous nation for a big government, free handout state. The expansion of the federal government under his watch is appalling - bank bailouts, the "stimulus", universal health care...
The national debt will soon reach $20 trillion, but Congress keeps on spending. And as Democrats struggle to pay for their pet projects and meet their entitlement obligations, they are raising our taxes to foot the bill. All the while, Obama's political machine continues to force their socialist agenda upon us - one that Republicans and Democrats alike have said over and over they don't want.
In November, we must decide whether our country remains the land of the free or becomes the land of Big Brother-style government. Barack Obama and his colleagues will try to convince you that government is the most efficient problem-solver and that his socialist agenda will bring America great wealth. But you and I both know that is a lie. We finally get a choice, and I'm not willing to sit idly and watch our great nation fall apart.
You may know me as an author and an activist dedicated to educating Americans about the underlying causes of the poverty divide in our country. But you may not know that I was once on the other side. Years ago I was a single mother on welfare and I was arrested for shoplifting. But I found God and pulled my life together.
I'm running for Congress because I understand first hand the damage incurred from government expansion. And I give you my word that as Congresswoman, I will fight Obama's big government, socialist agenda to its grave. But I need your help getting to Washington.
Will you follow this link and make a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250 or more to my campaign to halt and reverse government expansion?
Socialism breeds a dehumanized culture of dependence and irresponsibility that encourages behavior exactly the opposite of what a successful life demands. There are countless reasons it has never worked, and history has proven time and again that government intrusion does not solve social problems! But that is the path Barack Obama has chosen for this country.
In the 1960s, President Johnson instituted the welfare system to solve the poverty problem. But 50 years and a trillion dollars later, there are just as many poor people living in America. It's time to stop throwing tax-payer money at America's problems and pretending there's an easy way out.
And it's time to take a stand for freedom and fight for the conservative principles that once brought this nation great prosperity and will undoubtedly do so again. You and I already see through the duplicity and deception that our political class tries to pass off as governing, but too many of our peers do not. That's why it's critical to reach every American with this message. Will you help me?
Please follow this link right away to join me in this freedom fight by making a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250 or more to my campaign. Every dollar you give will help this message reach one more American and fuel the fire of our fight to take back America.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Sincerely,
Star Parker
P.S. Government intervention has never once solved a social issue, so it's time to stop wasting our tax dollars on free handouts and government bailouts. I'm running for Congress to defeat Barack Obama's Big Brother agenda, but I need your support to get to Washington. Please join my fight for freedom by following this link and making a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250 or more today. Thank you.
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Hello Everybody, Hawaii's Charles Djou: The Next Scott Brown? Like Brown, the 39-year-old Djou is an energetic candidate pushing a message of fiscal responsibility and government accountability. Dear Friend, I wanted to take just a moment to update you on a couple very important items. First, I would like to introduce you to an outstanding candidate from the State of During his time in Congress, Chabot served on the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in 2007 was selected to serve as the Ranking Member on the Committee on Small Business. During his 14 years in the House, Steve has worked with Tom Tancredo on border and illegal alien issues. NumbersUSA has given Chabot an A+ grade in Reducing Illegal Jobs & Presence, Illegal Immigration at the Border, Amnesty Enticements, as well as several other vital immigration areas. Chabot is a Conservative, a leading advocate for fiscal responsibility. He has voted consistently to eliminate wasteful spending and reduce the excessive tax burden on hard-working Americans. Nonpartisan taxpayer advocacy groups such as Citizens Against Government Waste, the Concord Coalition, and the National Taxpayers Union consistently rated Chabot as one of the most pro-taxpayer members of Congress. Chabot also helped lead efforts to block taxation of the Internet, pass product liability reform measures, toughen anti-drug laws, and is an outspoken defender of individual privacy rights. Steve and his wife Donna live in the For more information on Steve, go to his website, and make a contribution if you can! (You can also contribute here on the Team America site ... just let us know that the donation is for Steve--we'll make sure he gets it!). The other situation I want to tell you about concerns the serious problem we have on our Southern border. Our Homeland Security head, Janet Napolitano, on March 26, 2010, proudly stated, "Last March, this administration took decisive action to combat transnational crime and drug-related violence along the Southwest border to help ensure the security of both the United States and Mexico. Over the past year, our unprecedented cooperation with the Mexican government and sustained security efforts along the border have resulted in major progress in combating the ruthless cartels that threaten the safety of both our nations." Within two days the world would hear of the senseless murder of To shine the light on what is happening, even now, on the border, friends of mine have secretly placed a camera on a number of different And then get ready for another battle against amnesty. Sincerely yours, Dr. Dan Benishek
True Reform Candidate, Rep. John Boozman, Wins Arkansas Primary Rep. John Boozman (R.Ark.) received more than 50% of the vote in Tuesday's Republican Senatorial Primary, avoiding a run-off and winning the party's nomination for the Senate seat currently held by Blanche Lincoln. Rep. Boozman holds a career A-grade and completed a NumbersUSA Immigration-Reduction Survey, agreeing with NumbersUSA on all our key issues. Visit Our Candidates Corner Candidates have posted their information here. http://www.resistnet.com/group/2010candidatescorner Mike Huckabee Glenn's soul mate?
From the office of J.D. Hayworth 2010
McCain 47 – Hayworth 42! John McCain is at 47 percent, AND FALLING! January March April McCain 53% 48% 47% Hayworth 31% 41% 42% Other 7% 3% 2% Not Sure 8% 8% 8%
National debt is nearly $13 trillion. That's over $42,000 per American (which includes infants) -- more than most of us make in a year.
So what is
Nothing. The only thing our elected officials care about is getting re-elected. All of those hearings, proposed legislation and new regulations, they are just a smokescreen.
I'm engaged in a difficult primary race, and I need your immediate financial support to help save the American economy. Our campaign took a new radio ad live on Friday touting my economic message, and we must raise $75,000 in the next 3 days - before the
Follow this link right away to make a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250 or more to my campaign. There's no time to delay - our economic security is at risk, but your immediate contribution can make the difference between a recession and a disaster.
It's déjà vu. The housing market collapsed in 2008 because lenders were allowed to give money to borrowers who couldn't afford the mortgages they were given. But guess what - our government is doing the same exact thing today. We are borrowing trillions of dollars from foreign governments, and we can't pay them back!
Yet every day the political establishment passes laws that increase the scope of government and add to our already astronomical national debt. The government cannot continue to grow in size when we are spending nearly $4 trillion a year to run it, more than twice what we spent 10 years ago. It's unsustainable and we must act now to prevent an economic catastrophe.
Do your part in saving the economy by following this link and making the most generous contribution you can to my campaign before the convention begins on Friday. Consider it an investment in America's economic security, and do it now. Every minute you waste, we move closer to the brink of disaster.
I'm counting on you, and so is
Peter Schiff
Republican
P.S. Our campaign must raise $75,000 before the Republican State Convention begins on Friday to keep our latest radio ad live. America's economic future relies on my campaign's success, so follow this link right away to make an urgent contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250 or more. Thank you.
The threat to our security continues to grow, while the lady in charge and our President continue in denial!!
Send this video to as many people as you know--including your congressman--stay engaged, and help us in any way that you can to send strong leaders to Congress who will defend and secure our border!!
Enjoy the Spring weather and stay strong. We need to take our country back and that will take all of us working together!
Bay Buchanan
Republican Candidate for
Dear Fellow Conservative,
Betrayal.
That's the only word I can use to describe the game of deception our Congressman, Bart Stupak, played with the voters of
He repeatedly told us he wouldn't vote for Obamacare because it did not protect the unborn. And then he went ahead and did exactly that, at the very last minute. Along with his vaunted "Stupak bloc," he gave Nancy Pelosi the votes she needed to pass a total government takeover of our health care system!
More than anyone, it is Bart Stupak who is responsible for this health care takeover with his unforgivable betrayal.
And more than anyone, it is Bart Stupak who needs to go.
I am the Republican running against Bart Stupak, and I am asking for your support to hold Stupak accountable and send him into permanent retirement. Can you contribute whatever you can -- $35, $50, or $100 -- to our nationwide "Drop Stupak" campaign?
Ever since Stupak announced he was switching his vote, support for my campaign has poured in from all over the country. More than 3,000 people have contributed over $180,000 in a little over a week to hold Stupak accountable.
Now, we need to meet our new goal of $219,000. Why $219,000? That's $1,000 to send a message for each and every single vote for the new Obamacare law that was made possible by Bart Stupak.
Stupak's self-proclaimed Pro-Life stance was not enough to make him keep his word. All the calls and emails to his office asking him to stand his ground were not enough. Now, the people of this country have just one recourse: To make him pay.
As a medical doctor, I know health care. I know that Obamacare is wrong for my patients and wrong for our nation. That's why Stupak's betrayal makes me want to fight even harder to go to Washington to repeal it.
For the sake of Life, for our continued Constitutional liberty, and for the repeal of this horrible law, it is past time to hold Stupak accountable. I will be the Republican nominee against Bart Stupak, and I am already giving him the fight of his life. But I can't do this alone. Your donation today will send a message to Bart Stupak and all would-be turncoats that there will be consequences for turning their backs on the voters and voting with Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
This is the last straw. Let's beat Bart Stupak once and for all.
To victory,
Dr. Dan Benishek
P.S. What Stupak did to the voters was unforgivable, and we cannot let him get away with it. Your contribution of $50, $100, or $250 will fund a truth campaign like nothing you have ever seen to remind voters of Stupak's betrayal. I humbly ask for your support in my campaign to retire Bart Stupak.
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Huck PAC has made national news and created quite a buzz with our conservative candidate endorsements.
Two such examples are U.S. Senate candidates Marco Rubio from
Like all Huck PAC endorsed candidates, Marco and Chuck are strong conservatives: pro-life, traditional marriage supporters, advocates for balanced budgets and reducing the size of a federal government. I was proud to stand with Marco Rubio when he was down by 25 points to his opponent. Now – Marco’s enormous popularity and massive lead in the polls actually forced his primary opponent – a sitting Republican Governor – to leave the Republican Party and try to run as an Independent.
Chuck might have a meteoric rise like Marco – only God knows the future – but I decided to support Chuck and Marco win or lose, because they are consistent conservatives who know what they believe and why they believe it.
Of course
I know Nancy Pelosi wants us to run like we did in 2006 and 2008. I bet Harry Reid feels the same way and I am certain this White House, as political as it is, wants the Republican Party to run on a re-tread of ol d ideas and weak candidates.
If you agree with the DC pundits, Nancy, Harry and the White House then you should ignore what I am about to say. But if you want to see our Republican Party embrace its principles instead of trying to hide them, please take this important next step: donate to Huck PAC before the end of May.
We’ve set a goal of reaching 5,000 donations by May 31 – and we are 2,504 donations away from this goal. Only Huck PAC’s top supporters have received this email so I really need you to take the next step if you agree with our stand and the candidates we are supporting.
Make no mistake, our critics and the Democrats are watching what happens. Help me send them a strong and unmistakable signal. Make a donation of $5 or more today .
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Every now and then a politician actually understands that progressivism is the real cancer that's destroying
Your support is making a real difference in this race. In fact, the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports shows that J.D. Hayworth is now only 5 points behind John McCain in the Arizona GOP Primary. We have the "Right Momentum to Retire McCain!"
Those same pollsters showed McCain ahead by 22 points when JD first got into the race and since then McCain has flooded the airwaves with attack ads and distortions. But J.D.'s campaign has fought back, on the radio and on the ground, aggressively contrasting J.D.'s rock-solid conservative credentials with McCain's "Maverick" record. J.D.'s strategy was so successful that McCain even began to deny that he was ever a maverick. You read that right... McCain actually said that he never felt he was a maverick!
Here is what Rasmussen says about this race: "McCain has been losing ground since January when he picked up 53 percent of the potential GOP Primary vote and Hayworth had only 31 percent." Your donation of $10, $25, $100, or more will help us to purchase the advertising we need to spread the truth about J.D.'s record. Please help us keep the "Right Momentum to Retire McCain!"
"Any incumbent who is earning less than 50 percent of the vote at this stage of the campaign is considered vulnerable," the Rasmussen release said.
While John McCain may want to hide from his record, we are not going to let him. Whether it is his votes for amnesty, cap & trade, or the bailouts, the voters of
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Election season is beginning to heat up with several states holding primaries on Tuesday, May 18. This past week, we saw two long-time incumbents get knocked out, including Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) who didn't receive the necessary votes at the state convention to enter the primary and 14-term Congressman Alan Mollohan (D-W.V.) who lost his primary bid. Both Members had poor immigration-reduction grades. Voters in If you work or volunteer for a candidate running for a local, state, or national office, please print out the appropriate Immigration-Reduction survey and urge them to return it to us, so they can be properly represented on our campaign pages. We recruited more than 350 new volunteers last week for our Local Power Team's 8-week campaign called "S.T.O.P. Amensty in 2010! Countdown to Independence Day." The program’s focus is to make sure Members of Congress are hearing from their constituents who oppose Amnesty while back in their home districts.This weekend, for example, we have nearly 50 people attending Sen. John McCain’s town hall meetings. We need at least 10 more volunteers in the following states: Thanks, |
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Potential GOP saviors NO...not unless we send new people to Listen to Chuck explain the connection between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Rep. Roy Blunt, who has received more PAC money from Fannie and Freeddie than any other politician in That's right, It's been announced that "the cost" of fixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could grow to as much as $1 trillion EVEN AFTER the bank / TARP bailout two years ago. We're looking at the "mother of all bailouts" going to failing mortgage companies. It started with the Bank Bailout in 2008 under Rep. Roy Blunt's leadership. There will never be an end to giving money to failing businesses if we keep sending back the politicians who are getting big donations from the corporations they fight to bailout. Do you want to see an end to bailing out the banks and the big corporations? You decide with your vote on Aug. 3rd. Make sure you vet your candidates! Are you ready? http://www.resistnet.com/notes/2010_Voter_and_Candidate_Guide_Index And now Harry Reid has been completely humiliated when only 100 people turned out for his own campaign rally in Searchlight, NV . We did it folks - we stood up to the corrupt Senate Majority Leader and we showed the power of "We the Now we're on to do it again by taking on Democrat Bart Stupak who sold out his constituents and betrayed the constitution by providing We're working hard to turn out huge crowds in 5 rallies in Stupak's And we urgently need your support as we keep expanding this effort with more TV and radio campaign ads, more rallies, and more press We need to raise $35,000 for our expanded efforts in the next 3 days. We can do it - but we'll need your help. If you think we are doing a good job and want us to make things bigger and better, please make a contribution - HERE Dear Patriots, Check out Vote Trackers Here to download chart on each elected officials voting record
Obama's numbers are tanking, but at this point he's always matched up against the unnamed candidate. Unnamed candidate always performs well because they have no flaws. Which GOP star can step in and actually win in 2012? Glenn, Pat and Stu go through the short list and rate the chances of each. ( Transcript, Insider Audio)
Will There Ever Be an End to the Bailouts?
No more Hope and Change Candidates!
Indiana - May 4
North Carolina - May 4
Ohio - May 4
Nebraska - May 11
West Virginia - May 11
Arkansas - May 18
Kentucky - May 18
Oregon - May 18
Pennsylvania - May 18
Idaho - May 25Check out the Voter Guides Here
To see the schedule for the remaining primaries go here:
http://www.resistnet.com/group/federalformsdocumentscontacts/forum/topics/2010-primary-election-schedule
One is posted on the page...the other (and the one I like) is posted as an attachment under the posted one.
hometown.
that
kicked off a statewide campaign swing for his re-election campaign.
We're not making this up, you can see the Las Vegas Review Journal
article
for yourself - HERE
People."
the bloc of votes to pass the Obama-Pelosi-Reid healthcare monstrosity.
district. Then we'll do it again with a mega rally in Boston,
MA with Gov. Sarah Palin - and then finally the grand finale event in Washington D.C. with an April 15th Tax Day Tea
Party.
coverage.
For many years I have been involved in my community
and have dedicated my time volunteering thousands of
hours into local clubs, the fair board, and task forces
with my city, etc... I was surprised that everyone
would show up for the organizational meetings where
the board or members would have an opportunity to
vote and be involved in crucial decisions. The interesting
aspect is when we would enact that decision and put on
that event or implement the decision these eager decision
makers or no where to be found. The few or roughly the
10% of the people end up doing all the work.
I see the same trend occurring now with the primary
elections and the lack of eager tea partiers to truly engage
and do the work necessary to have their candidate be elected
to the ballot for the General Election in November. This is
troublesome to me; I am concerned that everyone wants
a say, to complain, tea party with signs chants blogs, however,
falling short due to disengagement in the activities that can
and will ensure success.
It is time to put down your tea party sign and pick up your
conservative candidate sign, your phone receiver to phone
bank, fliers to pass out, conducting town forums, making a
contribution to support the campaign of your candidate, or
coalitions of local tea party groups working together to stand
behind a single candidate to ensure their success in the primary.
Without this action you will see nothing but democrats and
rinos staying in the system and continuing the same 'ole
same 'ole.
We know the tea party is mad, we know you want change,
we know you will rally, fly or drive and show up in DC for
a national event, write, fax, and call your legislators, etc...
We also know that you will phone bank from all the country
to support Scott Brown. What we have not seen so far in the
primaries as a whole is that same enthusiasm in the local
precincts to replace the rinos and radical democrats. Splitting
votes between 3 and 4 candidates will also not cause a
WIN for the movement.
It is time to regroup, plan in advance, and then engage.
We have a great opportunity to create change. What we
cannot do is cause it to happen by willing it into existence
without taking on the work to ensure it happens. Below are
the next primaries and the biggest culprits of debt and bailouts:
Check out the Voter Guides:
Here to see who is running and check out their websites.
The politicians with the red names and stars
voted for 3 or more of the spending bills listed
on their state's chart.
These are the people who are consistently
voting to put Americans further into debt.
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Sen. Ben Nelson ****DEBT*****
Sen. Mike Johanns
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Rep. Adrian Smith
Rep. Lee Terry
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Sen. Robert Byrd ****DEBT*****
Sen. John Rockefeller ****DEBT*****
Rep. Alan Mollohan ****DEBT*****
Rep. Nick Rahall ****DEBT*****
Rep. Shelley Capito
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These elections are local, but the effort needs to be
national in all the races just as it was for the race where
Scott Brown was elected. That was a mass effort of many
people nationally working together for the greater good.
We need that same dedication to create and cause the
same result nationwide.
If we lose in the upcoming primaries and in November
the entire Nation will discount the Tea Party and their
ability to truly cause change. Let us not find ourselves
in that position. Let us become engaged and step out of
our comfort zones and volunteer time we feel we don't
have because if we don't we will not have any time left
to create change if the democrats retain their majority in
the House and Senate.
When the General Election day has passed; I want to know
that I did everything in my power to ensure a different
outcome. That although we were not successful in every
market that overall we were successful. The the democrats
lost their super majority and there is a balance that creates
checks and balances in the Senate and House.
I hope you will seriously consider this letter and take measures,
starting today, that will show the country and the world that the
Tea Party movement is serious and that we are a significant
movement that creates change and not just more constipated
rhetoric in the system.
Flip this House 2010!! Charge!
Darla Dawald, National Director
www.resistnet.com
You can comment or discuss this letter here:
http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/10-of-the-people-do-the-work?page=1&commentId=2600775%3AComment%3A2185458&x=1#2600775Comment2185458
STUFF PEOPLE SEND ME VIA EMAIL. THINGS TO THINK ON
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way you can understand them. This quote was translated into English from an article appearing in the
“The danger to
"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails
The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”
Robert Byrd, Democrat of the Klan, (1917-2010)
Sen. Robert Byrd, a one time Kleagle and Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan chapter he started in
Bill Clinton argued in his eulogy that the ends justify the means: Byrd "once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan," merely because "he was trying to get elected." That's a backhanded compliment if ever there was one. While many editorialists want to consider Byrd's Klan days as "fleeting," his racist views lived on for many years. He was the only senator to vote against Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court, and he personally filibustered the 1964 Civil Rights Act for 14 straight hours in an attempt to keep it from passing.
If the real Robert Byrd were as colorblind as the media wants us to believe he was, his memory might just deserve more reflection. To this point, one need only compare the media's largely laudatory coverage of Byrd's career to its highly critical remembrance of long-serving South Carolina Republican and former Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond, who died in 2003 at age 100.
police state?
By Sher Zieve
"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." This is
the opening paragraph of the thirteen
declaration of independence from the then tyrannical
1776
document of the
Our Declaration of Independence was affirmed against the despot King
George III. However, with only a few modifications I submit that this
same declaration could be filed today against the current regime now
ruling — not governing — over We-the-People of the
America
already contained within our country's founding document. Note: For
those of you who were actually schooled in our nation's documents of
origin, this will be a brief refresher course. For those who were not
taught about them, I would suggest a reading assignment beginning with
the "Declaration of Independence" referenced below.
Our founders' reasons for dissolving the bonds between
emerging
unsettling to discover that the motivations for We-the-People breaking
away from King George III are the same ones we find in our current
government today. Let's take a look.
Some of the causes for our founders declaring independence from
and the similar if not almost identical conditions existing in the
today are contained within the original Declaration of Independence.
They are:
1. D of I: "He [King George] has refused his assent to laws,
the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
A. Current: He [Obama] is now refusing to allow sovereign US
States to enact laws to protect themselves. Example: AZ passing an
almost mirror image [but more restrictive to AZ law enforcement] bill of
federal immigration law, in order to protect itself from drug cartels,
kidnappings, human trafficking and foreign invasion. Obama & Co is
now suing
the
protect the US-Mexico border. Note: In this way, as the US government
is not going after other States who already have similar laws on their
books — including but, not limited to Rhode Island and California — it
strongly appears that there may actually have been some backroom deal
between Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon to cede the State of
Arizona to Mexico. By the way, did you know that Obama is using YOUR
tax dollars to sue
2. D of I: "He [King George] has forbidden his governors to
pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in
their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so
suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them."
A. Current: This follows almost exactly in conjunction with #1
above. Obama says he has the sole right and ability to make decisions
for the States. Obama forbade Arizona Governor Jan Brewer from
attempting to protect her State and its citizens from foreign invasion.
Obama encouraged a foreign government (
against the US State of Arizona! This is patently treasonous behavior
being affected and committed by the Usurper Obama. Obama is also
gearing up to enact lawsuits against and to fight all other sovereign
States filing lawsuits against the blatantly unconstitutional
ObamaCare. Again...with YOUR tax dollars and against the consent of the
governed — now known as "the ruled "
3. D of I: " He [King George] has refused to pass other laws
for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people
would relinquish the right of representation in the legislature, a right
inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only."
A. Current: He [Obama] told Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) that he will
NOT protect the border and the American people until Republicans agree
to immigration reform — aka "Amnesty." Again, the usurper is refusing
to protect American citizens unless they submit to his will. And,
again, treason, folks — purely and simply.
4. D of I: "He [King George] has obstructed the administration
of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary
powers."
A. Current: "He [Obama] and his DOJ overturned a legal decision
— perpetrators caught on video — against Obama-supporters The New Black
Panthers who blocked and threatened white voters in
According to sworn testimony before a Congressional Committee, former
DOJ Attorney J. Christian Adams said that Obama's DOJ has no intention
of upholding the Voting Rights Act if white people are the victims and
black people are the perpetrators.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Julie Fernandes also stated about the
voter list integrity (including listed dead people, felons, people who
had moved out of the area etc.): "We have no interest in enforcing this
provision of the law. It has nothing to do with increasing turnout, and
we are just not going to do it!" Obama and his faux "department of
justice" are clearly no longer following or enforcing the law of the
land.
5. D of I: "He [King George] has made judges dependent on his
will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment
of their salaries."
A. Current: He [Obama] appears to have trained and/or
intimidated judges into using the "you have no standing" excuse in order
to disallow anyone from viewing his true birth certificate. Currently,
no one in the
that a copy of Obama's BC be made available to determine whether or not
he is even eligible for the POTUS position. Insane.
6. D of I: "He [King George] has erected a multitude of new
offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and
eat out their substance."
A. Current: He [Obama] created ObamaCare for and with the
expressed purpose of creating hundreds of new offices staffed with
ObamaBureaucrats to control We-the-People. He has now created more new
"offices" than any other POTUS in history.
There are more similarities — if not exact matches — between the
tyrannies employed by King George III and those now being affected
against the American people by Obama and his Marxist regime. I
encourage everyone to read or reread the extraordinary Declaration of
oppression of the people are seen in the light of day we must
acknowledge them, warn others and prepare to fight in earnest. If not,
we will lose all hope of freedom and liberty today and into the future.
We will have become slaves to the Police State; this time Obama's.
Prepare yourselves and your loved ones, folks. It is coming very soon.
Declaration of
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/doi/text.html
CAL. [Immigration] PEN. CODE § 834b :
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/PEN/3/2/3/5/s834b
R.I. troopers embrace firm immigration role:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2010/07/06/r...
At least 21 States file lawsuits against ObamaCare:
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/07/07/states-fighting-back-against-ob...
Kyl says Obama said no border security for political reasons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyrlX52TwA
Lawlessness at the DOJ: Voting Section Told Not To Enforce Purging the
Dead or Ineligible from Voting Rolls:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/lawlessness-at-the-doj-voting-section-...
"Material poverty can be measured relatively or absolutely. An absolute measure would consist of some minimum quantity of goods and services deemed adequate for a baseline level of survival. Achieving that level means that poverty has been eliminated. However, if poverty is defined as, say, the lowest one-fifth of the income distribution, it is impossible to eliminate poverty. Everyone's income could double, triple and quadruple, but there will always be the lowest one-fifth. Yesterday's material poverty is all but gone. In all too many cases, it has been replaced by a more debilitating kind of poverty -- behavioral poverty or poverty of the spirit. This kind of poverty refers to conduct and values that prevent the development of healthy families, work ethic and self-sufficiency. The absence of these values virtually guarantees pathological lifestyles that include: drug and alcohol addiction, crime, violence, incarceration, illegitimacy, single-parent households, dependency and erosion of work ethic. Poverty of the spirit is a direct result of the perverse incentives created by some of our efforts to address material poverty." --George Mason University economics professor Walter E. Williams
LETTER FROM A RETIRED BORDER PATROL AGENT:
This letter sent to Tennessee Senator Bill Frist from a retired border patrol agent,
and it has more common sense than all the bull being spewed from the Senate,
with the exception of a few sensible representatives.
Dear Senator Frist:
There is a huge amount of propaganda and myths circulating about illegal aliens,
particularly illegal Mexican, Salvadorian, Guatemalan and Honduran aliens.
#1. Illegal aliens generally do NOT want
thinking that everybody in the world wants to be a
other nationalities want to remain citizens of their home countries while obtaining
the benefits offered by the United States such as employment, medical care,
instate tuition, government subsidized housing and free education for their
offspring. Their main attraction is employment and their loyalty usually remains
at home. They want benefits earned and subsidized by middle class Americans.
What illegal aliens want are benefits of American residence without paying
the price.
#2. There are no jobs that Americans won't do. Illegal aliens are doing jobs
that Americans can't take and still support their families. Illegal aliens take
low wage jobs, live dozens in a single residence home, share expenses and
send money to their home country. There are no jobs that Americans won't
do for a decent wage.
#3. Every person who illegally entered this nation left a home. They are NOT
homeless and they are NOT Americans. Some left jobs in their home countries.
They come to send money to their real home as evidenced by the more than 20
billion dollars sent out of the country each year by illegal aliens. These illegal
aliens knowingly and willfully entered this nation in violation of the law and
therefore assumed the risk of detection and deportation. Those who brought their
alien children assumed the responsibility and risk on behalf of their children.
#4. Illegal aliens are NOT critical to the economy. Illegal aliens constitute less
than 5% of the workforce. However, they reduce wages and benefits for lawful
#5. This is NOT an immigrant nation. There are 280 million native born
Americans. While it is true that this nation was settled and founded by
immigrants (legal immigrants), it is also true that there is not a nation on
this planet that was not settled by immigrants at one time or another.
#6. The
immigrants by definition. The
than the rest of the world combined.
#7. There is no such thing as the "Hispanic vote." Hispanics are white, brown,
black and every shade in between. Hispanics are Republicans, Democrats,
Anarchists, Communists, Marxists and Independents. The so-called "Hispanic
vote" is a myth. Pandering to illegal aliens to get the Hispanic vote is a dead end.
#8.
resented the
to operate freely in
allowed the Axis powers to spy on the