Leaders Rebuke Gilchrist Endorsement of Huckabee

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Signed by 84 leaders of Immigration Enforcement Groups!

In reaction to Jim Gilchrist's (Co-Founder of Minutemen) lone endorsement of pro-amnesty Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee:

We, the undersigned, state that our organizations stand against racism and Amnesty for illegal aliens. Instead, we stand for the enforcement of our existing immigration laws, the securing of America's borders, and attrition enforcement.

We have dedicated our efforts to fighting illegal immigration and we are compelled to warn the American public about the immigration stance and record of Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee.

We denounce Jim Gilchrist's solo endorsement of a pro-amnesty and Open Borders candidate for President. Mr. Gilchrist does NOT speak for us!

Mike Huckabee is pro-amnesty and favors a "path to citizenship" for illegal aliens currently in the US, which would require a lifting of the current penalties.

Mike Huckabee is against ICE raids and decried them in his home state, when illegal aliens were arrested at companies that financially support his campaigns.

Mike Huckabee supports benefits for illegal aliens such as taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition.

Governor Huckabee also favors a "touchback" provision, which we feel is a trick to confuse voters. He would have illegal aliens leave for a day, pick up new papers, and then reenter the US LEGALLY, which is not the back of the immigration line! He has stated that illegal aliens could leave and "You do have a pathway to get back here legally that would take days, maybe weeks, not years."

Mike Huckabee supported Comprehensive Immigration Reform Amnesty that failed in the US Senate and was rejected by a large majority of Americans. He stated that those who opposed the legislation are "driven by racism or nativism."

Mike Huckabee has distorted the goals of "attrition enforcement" and the positions of Mark Krikorian by adding visa expansions, expedited visas, and "touchback", which would counteract enforcement measures.

In truth, Mike Huckabee's stances on the illegal immigration issue are out of line with the vast majority of Americans.

SIGNED

William Gheen
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC
http://www.alipac.us

Ron Woodard
NC Listen Border Project
www.nclisten.com

Peter Gadiel
9/11 Families for A Secure America
www.911fsa.org/

Dan Sheehy
Author of "Fighting Immigration Anarchy: American Patriots Battle to Save the Nation"
www.FightingImmigrationAnarchy.com

RUSSELL LANDRY
Citizens Against Illegal Aliens
groups.msn.com/CitizensAgainstIllegalAliens/

Danny Smith
American Freedom Riders
www.americanfreedomriders.com/

Wanda Piety
Save America Fund
www.saveamericafund.com

Brook Young
Immigration Watchdog
www.immigrationwatchdog.com

Andy Ramirez
Friends of the Border Patrol
www.friendsoftheborderpatrol.com

Sandra Beene
Co-founder TX Minutemen
www.txminuteman.org

Hal Washburn
MCDC Washington State
www.minutemanhq.com

Allen Taylor
Hoosiers for Secure Borders
www.hoosiersforsecureborders.com

Jack McDermott
Pennsylvanians Against Illegal Immigration

Joseph L. Ray
MCDC Chapter Leader
www.minutemanhq.com

Jeff Wilson
Report and Deport
www.reportanddeport.org

S. Byron Gassaway
Rescue Without Borders
www.rescuewithoutborders.org

Melissa Gardner
Let Freedom Ring America
www.lframerica.com

Michael Apple
Minutemen Civil Defense Corps.
California-North Bay Chapter
www.minutemanhq.com

Johnny Tex
Johnny Tex and the Texicans
www.johnnytex.com

Gianluca Zanna
Co-Founder Mohave County Minutemen
www.mohaveminutemen.com

Ruthie Hendrycks
Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform
www.mnsirproject.com

Steve Hampton
Protect Our Borders
www.protectourborder.net

Hayward Vickery Jr.
US Border Watch
www.usborderwatch.com

Michael Franks
Former Texas State Republican Executive Committee Member.
Former Political Director, Texas Republican Liberty Caucu

Teela Roche & Mark Thies
South Carolinians for Immigration Moderation

Margaretann Bianculli
Greater Farmingville Citizens' Association

Bill Strong
CHOICE
www.choice.flashbit.us

Jon Healy
TechnoPatriots
www.technopatriots.com

Wally McCormick
Utah Minuteman

Phyllis Sears
Citizens Council on Illegal Immigration
www.cciiwc.com

Barb Coe
California Coalition for Immigration Reform
www.ccir.net

Daniel Smeriglio & Andrew Woodring
Voice of the people U.S.A
www.voiceofthepeopleusa.com

Bob Cox
www.patriotsborderalliance.com
Patriots Border Alliance

Steve Salvi
Ohio Jobs & Justice PAC
www.ojjpac.org

Bob Baker & Leon Donahue
Washingtonians For Immigration Reform
www.wfir.org

Michael A. Jackson
Government for the People
www.votemj.com

Tony Dolz
U.S. Congressional Candidate (California 30th District)
MCDC California
www.dolz.com

Carl Braun
State Leader MCDC- CA

Dan Amato
Digger's Realm
www.diggersrealm.com

Jeff Schwilk
San Diego Minutemen
www.SanDiegoMinutemen.com

Joe Turner & Chelene Nightingale
Save Our State
www.saveourstate.org

Conner Collier
V.P. of U.S. Border Watch
www.usborderwatch.com

Joe & Barb McCutchen
Arkansas Freedom
www.arkansasfreedom.com

A. B. Flanagan, III
KeepItAmerican.Biz
www.keepitamerican.biz

Jan Herron, Columnist
Magic City Morning Star

Robert M. Copley Sr.
Colorado Minutemen
www.sovereigntycolorado.com

Burr Deitz
New York Constitution Party
www.nyconstitutionparty.com

Paul Streitz
CT Citizens for Immigration Control
www.ctcic.net

Janie McCormick
Constitution Coalition

Saul Lisauskas
Stopp SPP & NAU
www.StopSPP.org

Frosty Wooldridge
Author & Paul Revere Riders
www.frostywooldridge.com

Kathy McKee, founder/chairman
Protect Arizona NOW
www.pan2004.com

Lupe Moreno
Latino Americans for Immigration Reform (LAIR)
www.latinoamericans.org

Ted Hayes
Los Angeles Activist
www.tedhayes.net

Nedd Kareiva
Stop the ACLU Coalition
www.stoptheaclu.org

Peter B. Gemma
columnist, Middle American News
www.manews.org

Paul & Jo Separk
The MidNight Writers
http://groups.myspace.com/saynotothenau

Frank Jorge
Antelope Valley Independent Minutemen
www.avimm.com

Ron Bass
United Patriots of America
www.UnitedPatriotsOfAmerica.com

Michael Kelley
NC Voice
www.ncvoice.info

Duane Smith
Nevada Action Coalition
www.nvaction.com

Mark Edwards
Founder of Unite to Fight 1 & 2 and Wake Up America
www.thewakeupamerica.com

Scott DiBenedetto
Pahrump Minutemen
www.pahrumpminutemen.com

Theresa Harmon
Tennesseans for Responsible Immigration Policies
www.TnRIP.org

Susan Smith
Nebraskans Advisory Group
www.nebraskansadvisorygroup.com

Jim Ludwick
Oregonians for Immigration Reform
http://www.oregonir.org

Robert R. Galbreath Jr.
Citizens for a Constitutional Republic
www.citizensforaconstitutionalrepublic.com

George Gush
Boycott State Farm Insurance
www.boycottstatefarminsurance.com

Jim Palmer
Buy Direct USA
www.buydirectusa.com

Chris Davis
America in Danger
www.americaindanger.com

Michael Williams
Border Hawks
BorderHawks.org

Chris Simcox
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Co-Founder of the Minutemen
www.minutemanhq.com

Walter Adams
PA Minutemen State Director
www.paminutemen.com

Joseph Ureneck
Massachusetts Citizens for Immigration Reform

Mike Vanderboegh
Alabama Minuteman Project

Dennis Murphy
Nebraska Minuteman Civil Defense Corp
www.nebraskaminuteman.com

Marvin Steward & Deborah Courtney
Minuteman Project Inc

Michael Strauss & John Loucome
LaPorte County Illegal Immigration Taskforce

Edward & Cynthia Kolb
Desert Visions
www.desertvisions.us

Doug Roy
Kentuckians for Immigration Reform and Enforcement
www.kfire.us

Claudia Spencer
You Don't Speak For Me - CA Chapter

Hal Netkin
Watchdog America
www.WatchdogAmerica.com

Col. Albert F. Rodriguez
You Don't Speak For Me
www.dontspeakforme.org

Steve Hampton
Protect Our Border
www.protectourborder.net

Leader Count 84 Organizations!
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dolz · ALIPAC New Recruit! Joined: Dec 13, 2007 Posts: 2

Add Tony Dolz to the signatories

Tony Dolz
U.S. Congressional Candidate (California 30th District)
MCDC California
www.dolz.com

had_enuf · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject:

Hi, Tony.

Welcome to ALIPAC. Smile

TheWatchdog · ALIPAC Titan Joined: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 531

Tony Dolz in the house! Very Happy

ALIPAC · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

Gogo · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

Where's "You Don't Speak For Me"?

Where's MAIA?

Welcome dolz!!!!!!

Oh yes, I too agree with Tiny the second paragraph sentence needs some editing. Otherwise, excellent.

Patrioticpatti

What about legislatorsforlegalimmigration.com? They just said in a national press conference that they have 32 or more state legislators who have taken a strong stance to enforce the laws because the government has not enforced them. What about Laura Ingraham, Michelle Malkin, Roy Beck and Steve Elliott?
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PinestrawGuys · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject:

Hey Tony!!! Very Happy

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ALIPAC · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject:

We are up to 60 leaders and rising fast!

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Amercitizen · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: Christmas

All I want for Christmas....

Mass Deportation! Laughing

brendy · ALIPAC New Recruit! Joined: Dec 14, 2007 Posts: 4

Hi,

Your draft letter reads as if 'we' are against
enforcing our immigrations laws, too (first paragraph
below). Shouldn't this sentence be worded differently
to avoid confusion - that we are against amnesty but
SUPPORT enforcement, border control?

The way the draft reads:

"We, the undersigned, state that our organizations
stand against racism and Amnesty for illegal aliens
and for the enforcement of our existing immigration
laws, the securing of America's borders, and attrition
enforcement."

Suggested language?

"We, the undersigned, state that our organizations
stand against racism and Amnesty for illegal aliens
but support the enforcement of our existing
immigration laws, the securing of America's borders,
and attrition enforcement." (or something like that)

THANKS for all you do!!!!!!!!!!!

buildthefence · ALIPAC Fledgling Joined: Apr 18, 2006 Posts: 29

More suggested tweaks to wording in second paragraph:

"We, the undersigned, state that our organizations
are opposed to racism and Amnesty for illegal aliens.
We support enforcement of our existing
immigration and employment laws, the securing of America's borders,
and attrition through enforcement."

"support" is a little weak. "Demand" or "insist upon" too strident/ Hillaryesque. "Strongly support" -- qualifiers actually weaken. Is there another word? "endorse"? "Support" may be the best option.

I believe that the usual phrase is "attrition through enforcement", though I sometimes state it as "attrition and self-deportation, through enforcement". So far, the only leading candidate to explicitly endorse "attrition through enforcement" is Thompson. I wish that Romney would add it to his very strong "no amnesty" message, to clarify in no uncertain terms his plan for the illlegal aliens now in the country.

I'm very glad you used the phrase in your letter. It is the sine qua non element in fixing the mess, and the future for illegals now in the country is what most of the candidates refuse to talk about. (Giuliani's radio ad for NH only says: "If anyone becomes a citizen" he wants them to read and write English. "IF"? What kind of a plan is "If"? )

Gogo · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:48 am Post subject:

Like the change William.

rcdavis · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject: Another endorsement

William, I sent you an e-mail with some suggestions regarding the statement along with my phone number if you wish to discuss. Thanks.

Ricardo Davis
State Chairman
Constitution Party of Georgia
http://www.gaconstitutionparty.org/

kellygreen · ALIPAC Fledgling Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 18

Please add
Oregonians for Immigration Reform
to the list of supporters of Gheen's statement. Please list the endorsement as follows:

Jim Ludwick
Oregonians for Immigration Reform
http://www.oregonir.org

ang · ALIPAC Fledgling 2 Joined: Sep 21, 2007 Posts: 43

Frankly, I can not even rationalize why these politicos continue these discussions on "illegal immigration." If someone entered this (or any country) by breaking the host country's laws, then that person committed a crime, & has therefore, ILLEGALLY entered by whatever means. How many other laws will be broken once here? We have to know who enters this country. Perhaps, if our security was better, 9/11 could have been disrupted. We certainly have avoided many others. Our borders are the weakest point of entry. Remember, all those people who came through Ellis Island, those who were turned away after failing certain strict requirements to enter? Yes, they were Europeans, but the minorities of their time. I guess that is not PC right now.

Bubba

We need candidates for President down through all levels of Congress who know that we can achieve mass voluntary deportation only by maximizing fines and prison sentences for those who employ the illegal aliens. Then really go after them! I personally believe that, to get Congress in tune with the will of the majority of Americans, we need to clean house of all incumbents. Especially all the "Bush Ass Kissers"
Maybe all those who have served more than one term.

ArizonaPatriot · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:18 am Post subject:

Add me William

Michael Williams
BorderHawks.org

NeoRayden · ALIPAC New Recruit! Joined: Dec 09, 2006 Posts: 7

Please add:

Michael Strauss - Director
LaPorte County Illegal Immigration Taskforce

John Loucome - Asst. Director
LaPorte County Citizens Action Agency

franklaughter

I have posted the letter (with a back link to the signers) at by blog with encouragement to come here and add more supporters.

rogerf · ALIPAC Fledgling Joined: Dec 17, 2007 Posts: 14

It is not just the illegal immigration items! Huckabee has praised "WalMarx" as an ideal business, he has praised Bush and said he has done a fine job.
Like I said earlier, would Jim have endorsed Iran's leader? He would talk to anyone to get noticed. Maybe the other GOOD candidates like Tancredo, Paul.... ?? were too busy to talk with someone who would be "anybody's dog that would hunt with him!"

All my staff and I at http://secureourborderstoday.com support this letter of yours William and thank you for your work!

jmsgtf · ALIPAC New Recruit! Joined: Dec 17, 2007 Posts: 2

I live in Arkansas and I can tell you the Huck is a sorry leader who is an habitual liar who can look anybody in the eye an lie. He has a history of telling good stories and not meaning a single word of what he just said. i.e. He promosed the poor in the state that if elected he would remove the state tax on food. IMMEDIATELY AFTE R HIS ELECTION BE SAID HE WOULD NOT DO THAT.. He has spent considerable time and effort getting a Mexican Colsulate to locate here in here in Little Rock and even gave them a state funded office until they could find and pay for their own office and that outfit now draws illegals from all the surrounding states.

If you think George W is bad you have no idea what the Huck will do to this country should he ever become president, God forbid that should ever happen. Jmsgtf

rewhblcain · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject:

rewhblcain with CCFIILE Concerned Citizens and Friends of Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement, Massachusetts.

TruthBrigade · ALIPAC New Recruit! Joined: Dec 17, 2007 Posts: 2

Jim Gilchrist is being sued for Fraud by the Minuteman Project Board of Directors
https://ocapps.occourts.org/ Civil...rc=case_src_dtl
Case No. Case Title Case Type Filing Date Category
07CC07184 MINUTEMAN PROJECT INC VS GILCHRIST FRAUD 06/21/2007 CIVIL - UNLIMITED

Type Assoc Start Date End Date
TOMMY CRENSHAW DEFENDANT 06/21/2007
MINUTEMAN PROJECT INC PLAINTIFF 06/21/2007
GILBERT & MARLOWE: LAW OFFIC ATTORNEY 06/21/2007
TIM BUELER DEFENDANT 06/21/2007
SANDY GILCHRIST DEFENDANT 06/21/2007
BROWN LAW FIRM ATTORNEY 09/25/2007
JIM GILCHRIST DEFENDANT 06/21/2007
STEPHEN EICHLER DEFENDANT 06/21/2007
MAILLY LAW GROUP ATTORNEY 07/20/2007 07/20/2007

ALIPAC · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:03 am Post subject:

We are now up to 82 leaders signed!

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