Thread: NumbersUSA and 9/11 Families For a Secure America

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Date: 2006/01/25 Wed PM 01:38:05 EST
Subject: Victim of Illegal Immigration? Help 9/11 Families for a Secure America


From: Anne Manetas, NumbersUSA
Date: 25JAN06 2 p.m.


Victims of Illegal Immigration: 9/11 Families for a Secure America needs your help




NumbersUSA is forwarding this request from the 9/11 Families for a Secure America (9/11 FSA) on to you. This is not a NumbersUSA effort, but do ask that you contact Caroline Espinosa caroline@numbersusa.com on our Hill staff if you would like to us to forward your information on to 9/11FSA.

Please also note that their request that, although they recognize so many Americans have felt the economic impacts of illegal immigration, they are not looking for victims of "economic crimes."

We are forwarding this request on to you because we believe it can be yet another tool in the Senate battle this Spring. As you know, the Senate is expected to consider an immigration bill next month or early March and there is great support for some sort of guestworker or amnesty program among many in the Senate. We are exhausting every avenue possible to block any sort of guestworker/amnesty program and ensure a strong, enforcement-only final bill.

-- Anne


MESSAGE FROM 9/11 FAMILIES FOR A SECURE AMERICA



Fellow Immigration Reform Activists:

WE NEED YOUR HELP,

Below is an open letter to Congress which we will distribute at an appropriate moment in the lobbying effort for the Sensenbrenner-Sessions Secure Border Bill. Note from NumbersUSA: This is the bipartisan H.R. 4437 that was passed by the House in December and will eventually go to Conference with a yet-to-be passed Senate immigration bill.

We are interested in obtaining signatures of as many people as possible who have themselves been the victim of any form of crime, or whose relatives have been the victims of crimes, committed by illegal aliens or illegals who have been granted legal status. Included are street crimes, terrorist acts, car accidents, etc.

If you or a family member was the victim of such a crime please consider adding your name.

If you know such victims or their families, please ask if they would add their names.

In order to give this letter the greatest possible impact we do not want to include victims of economic crimes. We recognize the horrible effects of losing one's job or neighborhood to illegal immigration, but we do not have the resources to collect and verify signatures from such a vast number of people.

Regards,

Peter Gadiel


YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED


Although 9/11 FSA is asking for the name, hometown, and phone number of victims, they assure us that hometown and phone number will NOT be released to the public.

If you would like to get in touch with 9/11 FSA or have your name added to the list, please email Caroline Espinosa in our office caroline@numbersusa.com and let her know. We will not share your personal information either.


OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS



VICTIMS OF CRIMES BY ILLEGAL ALIENS
OPPOSE AMNESTY OR GUEST WORKER

All those who have signed their names to this letter are victims of, or are relatives of victims of, violent crimes committed by illegal aliens.

The victims and their families have seen their lives ruined by murders, vehicular homicides, terrorist acts, rapes, stabbings, gang related crimes and many other violent acts committed by people who were illegal aliens. Some of these crimes were committed by former illegal aliens who, having been granted amnesty, repaid the generosity of the people of the United States by brutally violating our laws.

For these reasons we wish to make clear to all Members of Congress that:

1. We are opposed to any form of amnesty for illegal aliens and to any guest workerplan. Specifically, we oppose the McCain-Kennedy AND the Kyl-Cornyn amnesty/guest worker plans, and the draft Specter plan.

2. Experience with previous amnesties shows that many American citizens will be the victims of crimes committed by those who have been granted amnesty.

3. If any form of amnesty or any guest workerplan is enacted into law, whenever an American citizens is injured by the actions of any person who has been granted amnesty, we will communicate with the voters of that victims state of residence and Congressional district to remind them which Members of Congress are responsible for allowing the perpetrator to remain in the USA.

4. American victims of violence committed by illegal aliens will no longer tolerate the lies of the US Chamber of Commerce, the ACLU, La Raza, the Ford Foundation and others who claim that illegal immigration is a crime WITH NO VICTIMS.

There is a direct link between your vote on amnesty or guest worker plans and the security of your constituents. The signers of this letter dedicate themselves to the task of insuring that all Americans understand that link.


AsNumbersUSA - relies upon individuals like you to reach its goal of an environmentally sustainable and economically just America.

That's great!! I LOVE the letter....I love the reminder that we will NOT forget those who have betrayed us.

RR