It's not too late! If you haven't made arrangements to attend the "America First" Summit in Arlington Heights, IL this weekend but still want to go, contact me or the Chicago Minutemen. I'm sending you the Press Release as well as brief biographies of most speakers.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Cheree Calabro
www.ifire.org
Valparaiso, IN
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Press Release-for immediate release



Chicago, IL

October 10, 2005



Minutemen host Chicago summit on national security



The Chicago Minuteman Project will host the “America First: Summit on National Security� on Saturday, October 15, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Minorities and immigrants are among the leaders who will speak at the summit held at the Christian Liberty Academy, 502 W. Euclid Ave., in Arlington Heights, IL.



Co-founders of the Chicago Minuteman Project, Rosanna Pulido and Rick Biesada, were among the original group of Minutemen to patrol the Arizona border in April, 2005. They were the first to establish a Minuteman group in a non-border state where the emphasis is on holding employers and politicians accountable for obeying immigration laws.



Indicative of the multi-ethnic mix of speakers, Rosanna Pulido is an American of Mexican descent. Her background includes missions trips to Mexico as well as working on political campaigns for conservative candidates.



Rick Biesada, served in Vietnam as a Marine and hosts the weekly talk show “Perspectives on Our Heritage� on WJJG 1530 AM. He is the author of The Angry White Male and the Horse he Rode in On and writes columns for the Federal Observer.



Chris Simcox, the co-founder of the original Minutemen, is the editor of the small town Arizona newspaper, the Tombstone Tumbleweed. Prior to this, he spent 13 years as an educator. During his tenure as a teacher, he chaired the Diversity committee at Wildwood Elementary School.



Speaker Yeh Ling-Ling is a naturalized American citizen who was born in Vietnam to Chinese parents. Prior to founding Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America, she spent 10 years working for immigration law firms.



Carl “Two Feathers� Whitaker of the Tennessee Volunteer Minutemen, is of American Indian descent. He is running for Governor of Tennessee.



Descended from slaves and American Indians, Terry Anderson bills himself as the Prisoner of South Central on his all-immigration radio talk show on KRLA in Los Angeles.



Long before the Governors of NM and AZ declared states of emergency due to problems caused by illegal aliens, County Commissioner Robert Vasquez, a Hispanic American, sought to declare Canyon County, Idaho a disaster area due to strains caused by illegal aliens. He is now running for Congress.



These multi-ethnic speakers have one thing in common. They are “Americans first.� These are a few of the speakers who will address the numerous ways illegal immigration threatens our national security.



For more information and details on tickets and speakers, call Rick Biesada or Rosanna Pulido at 847-626-7818. You may also check the website at www.ChicagoMinutemanProject.com or write to P. O. Box 6148, Lindenhurst, IL 60046.




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Kevin Fobbs-is Founder & President of National Urban Policy Action Council. NuPac is a citizen action organization focusing on community empowerment by promoting fiscally responsible compassionate conservative public policies. Their theme is “Universal Issues and colorblind Solutions.� Mr. Fobbs hosts a daily talk show on WDTK-1400 AM in Detroit as well as NuPac News & Views on American Conservative Values Network (ACVN). Readers may find his columns in the Detroit News, Soul Source Magazine and online at GOPUSA.com. He also provides national radio & print commentary on behalf of the RNC and is Outreach Communications Vice Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. (www.nupac.info)



Keith Butler-is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan. He was the 1984 State Chairman of Blacks for Reagan/Bush, has been a GOP fundraiser and co-chair of Bush/Cheney 2004. Elected to the Detroit City Council in 1989, he was the first republican to win a council seat since World War II. He is the founding pastor and senior pastor of the 21,000 member Word of Faith International Christian Center Church with an annual operating budget of over $30 million. (For more info: www.keithabutler.com)



Terry Anderson-This life-long resident of South Central LA has been hosting his nationally syndicated radio show from KRLA AM 870 in LosAngeles since 2000. His is the only talk show in America dedicated exclusively to illegal immigration. He has been an immigration reform activist for 11 years and has testified twice in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has lectured extensively across America on the effects of illegal immigration, especially on the inner city. His articles have been published in such newspapers at the LA Times, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and San Jose Mercury News. He has been featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes Wednesday with Bob Simon. Terry has guest-hosted for Roger Hedgecock (KOGO) and Laurie Roth (USA Radio Network) and Mark Edwards (KDWN). (http://www.theterryandersonshow.com/)



Dave Gorak- is the Executive director of the Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration since 2001. Prior to joining MCRI he spent nearly 30 years as a print journalist in Chicago working for both Chicago Daily News and Crain's Chicago Business. He has helped carry the immigration reduction message through letters to the editor, columns, and radio and TV appearances, including WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" and "The O'Reilly Factor." Born and raised in Chicago, he and his wife recently moved to LaValle, WI. (http://www.immigrationreform.org/ )



Susan Tully-is the National Field Director for Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) a national, nonprofit public interest organization working to change our nation’s immigration policies to serve the national interest. She was a candidate for Congress from Wisconsin in 2000. She worked for 12 years as a Municipal Government Code Enforcement Manager in Southern California. She is the President of Citizens Committee on Immigration Policy and was the Immigration Coordinator for the Coalition of Government Officials in Southern California for 5 years. Married, with 6 children, Susan has found time for hundreds of guest spots on talk radio and has appeared on FOX News with Brit Hume, CNN with Lou Dobbs, Geraldo Rivera, Dan Rather and others.

( http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer )







Dr. Madeleine Cosman- is a medical lawyer and President of Medical Equity, Inc., a national medical law and medical policy consultancy firm in San Diego, CA. She has lectured internationally on such topics as medical litigation, health policy, Constitutional law and medical ethics. Her article “Illegal Aliens and American Medicine� was featured in Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Spring, 2005). She has spoken at townhall meetings and anti-illegal immigration summits and events around the country. She has been a frequent guest and commentator on national TV and radio programs including CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight and C-Span. Dr. Cosman has testified before Congress, worked with Washington think tanks and is a Director of California Rifle and Pistol Association. One of her 15 published books was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. She graduated from Barnard College with her Master’s from Hunter College, her Ph.D. from Columbia University and her J.D. from Cardozo School of Law.

(contact Dr. Cosman at medlawmc@aol.com )



Yeh Ling-Ling- is a naturalized citizen who immigrated to the USA in 1980. Born of Chinese parents in Vietnam, Ms. Yeh had nearly 20 years of education including the University of Paris-Sorbonne. She spent 10 years working for immigration law firms but became concerned about the myriad of problems caused by excessively high immigration levels. She is the executive director of DASA. More than 150 of her articles have appeared in newspapers, scholarly journals and college textbooks. She has appeared on hundreds of talk shows and has been the subject of columns and cover stories in such publications as Asian Week, Newsweek and Sierra Magazine. She is a frequent speaker and panelist on immigration issues. (http://www.diversityalliance.org/ )



Robert Vasquez-is a County Commissioner from Canyon County, Idaho who is now running for Congress. He served in Vietnam and earned 2 Purple Hearts. He has been one of the most innovative and courageous government officials when it comes to fighting illegal immigration. As County Commissioner, he attempted to have his county declared a disaster area due to the strain of illegal immigration. He billed the Mexican Consulate for over $2 million. The county has hired Chicago Attorney Howard Foster, a RICO specialist, to sue employers who hire illegal aliens. www.vasquezforidaho.org



Joseph Daleiden-is co-founder of Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration (MCRI) and has worked as a demographer, economist and public policy analyst. He has published books and papers in the fields of sociology and economics and has lectured at colleges and universities in the Chicago area. His book, The American Dream: Can It Survive the 21st Century? was released in 1999 and rated “highly recommended� by the book review digest of the World Future Society. In 1978, he was appointed by the Carter Administration to serve as an economic consultant. He also worked with the Office of the Management and the Budget to prepare economic and demographic background papers for urban policy initiatives. http://josephdaleiden.com/



Chris Simcox-is the founder of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a citizen political action group that assists the Border Patrol in better defending our borders. He is also publisher, editor and owner of the small town Arizona newspaper, the Tombstone Tumbleweed. He spent 13 years as an educator in Los Angeles and chaired the Diversity Committee at Wildwood Elementary School. In April, 2005, Simcox and his volunteers along the southern border made news when their presence significantly reduced the flow of illegal aliens. Minutemen have peacefully turned over 6,000 illegal entrants to the Border Patrol without one incident of violence. Simcox is quoted as saying, “Our goal is firm but humane enforcement of our rules for entering the United States. What is wrong with demanding that people enter this country legally and prove they have a productive reason for being here?� http://www.minutemanhq.com/hq/



Bob and Bonnie Eggle are the parents of Kristopher William Eggle. He was murdered on August 9, 2002 by an illegal alien drug trafficker from Mexico. Their son's death moved them to "dig in deeper" on the issues of border insecurity and the illegal invasion of our country. Many opportunities have been given them to speak on these issues. Some of those were on the O'Reilly Factor, the Phil Donohue Show, CBS Evening News, and four documentaries, including a FOX News Breaking Point special, 'The Terrorists Next Door.' They have also been privileged to do several radio and newspaper/magazine interviews.

Bob is a Real Estate broker who specializes in Oil/Gas Investments. He also is a co-owner/manager of his family farm. Bonnie is an educator, working as an elementary teacher. They have two children, Kris and Jennifer Eggle. Their website is www.kriseggle.org, dedicated in Kris' memory.