The House Leadership has just announced details for the field hearings to be held next week, Monday, July 31st through Saturday, August 5th. It is important to go to these meetings and show Congress that the American people want secure borders and enforcement of immigration-not amnesty for millions of illegal aliens who have broken our laws.
We urge you to check the list below and attend the field hearings in your area!

Please remember that those who support the Senate guest worker amnesty bill will also be aware of the field hearings and will also be present to make their voices heard, as we saw with the marches earlier this spring. We know, however, that with strong turnout, educated members, and constructive dialogue, we can convince the Members of Congress that the American voters want nothing more than to secure the borders, secure the interior and enforce our laws.

While it often may be hard to see the effect of your work, you make a huge impact with your activism. You dedication, shown through your calls, attendance at town hall meetings, and visits to Congressional offices, has carried our cause forward. We hope that your presence at these field hearings will persuade Congress beyond any doubt that the majority of Americans want enforcement only and enforcement now!

Plano, Texas, July 31, 2006

House Education and the Workforce Committee
Immigrant Worker Eligibility
Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee field hearing on "Immigration: Enforcing Employee Work Eligibility Laws and Implementing a Stronger Employment Verification System."
Witnesses: John Chakwin, Special Agent in Charge, Dallas Office of Investigations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Dallas, Texas; Jon Luther, CEO, Dunkin Donuts, Canton, Mass.; Abel Martinez, Vice-President of Partner Relations, Risk Management, and Compliance, HEB Grocery Company, San Antonio, Texas; Geri Simmons, human resources manager, representing the Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria, Va.; and Bill Beardall, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas.
Location: City Hall, 1520 Ave. K, Plano City Council Chambers, Plano, Texas. 11 a.m. (July 31, 2006)
Contact: 202-225-4527

Selfridge, Michigan, August 1, 2006

House Armed Services Committeee
Northern Border National Security Concerns
Full committee field hearing on "National Security Concerns on the Northern Border."
Witnesses Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Peplinski, Commander of the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base; Chief Patrol Agent John Bates, Sector Chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency; Coast Guard Capt. Patrick Brennan, Commanding Officer, Sector Detroit; John Jamian, former Maritime Administrator of the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration and former Executive Director of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority; Sheriff Dan Lane of the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, St. Clair County, Mich.; and Army Col. Paul Disney of the U.S. Northern Command. Joint Task Force North - J3; and others TBA.
Location: Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 29423 George Ave., Joint Dining Facility (Building 164), Selfridge, Mich.. 10 a.m. (August 1, 2006)
Contact: 202-225-4151 recorded schedule 202-225-2675

Yuma, Arizona, August 2, 2006

House Armed Services Committee
Southern Border National Security Concerns
Full committee field hearing on "National Security Concerns on the Southern Border."
Witnesses: Marine Corps Col. Ben Hancock, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.; Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Jeffrey Calhoon, Sector Deputy Chief, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Maj. Gen. Antonio Pineda, National Commander, U.S. Civil Air Patrol
Location: Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, intersection of 32nd St. and Ave. 3E, Yuma, Ariz.. 1 p.m. (August 2, 2006)
Contact: 202-225-4151 recorded schedule 202-225-2675

San Diego, California, August 2, 2006

House Judiciary Committee
Illegal Immigration's Impact on Taxpayers
Full committee field hearing on "How Does Illegal Immigration Impact American Taxpayers and Will the Reid-Kennedy (Kennedy-McCain) Amnesty Worsen the Blow?"
Witnesses: TBA
Location: Bayview Restaurant, Marine Corps Recruitment Depot, 3800 Chosen Ave., San Diego, Calif.. 2 p.m. (August 2, 2006)
Contact: 202-225-3951

The following hearings have been scheduled, but complete details are still unknown:

August 3 , 2006
House Administration Committee
Las Cruces, NM - How can Congress best protect the integrity of the federal voting process by combating election fraud and eliminating non-citizen voting?

August 3 , 2006
House Administration Committee
Phoenix, AZ - How effective are state policies like Arizona's Proposition 200, which requires voters to provide evidence of citizenship, at combating election fraud?

August 5 , 2006
House Resources Committee
Santee, CA - What efforts need to be undertaken to prevent federal public lands from being harmed as they are used as a pathway for illegal immigration? Does the Reid-Kennedy bill compromise our federal lands?