FAIR Alert (Federation for American Immigration Reform)

Annual Meeting of Governors Begins Today (July 20)!
Call Your Governor and Demand True Immigration Reform!!

Friday through Monday, the National Governors' Association (NGA) will be holding its annual meeting near Traverse City, Michigan. The meeting falls on the heels of the collapse of the Bush-Kennedy amnesty bill in the U.S. Senate and days after Arizona's legislature passed a strict immigration law targeting employers who hire illegal aliens. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, the current chair of the NGA, told reporters she expects immigration to be "a topic of conversation and action."

Interestingly, the location of the meeting is at a northern Michigan resort at which a raid turned up 20 illegal foreign workers last year. As reported by the Associated Press, the raid at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa near Traverse City led to federal charges against top officials at a nationwide janitorial service and the arrest of more than 200 illegal immigrants around the country. Some observers suggest that the selection of this resort cannot be a coincidence and is intended to set the tone for behind-the-scenes policy discussions.

With amnesty proposals temporarily set aside in Congress, NOW is the time to contact your state officials and make sure you have a voice in setting the state and local agenda.

Please call your governors TODAY and let them know you want TRUE immigration reform.

Tell them you will no longer tolerate state laws and policies that give sanctuary to illegal aliens and encourage more illegal immigration.
Urge them to follow the lead of states such as Georgia and Oklahoma that have passed tough, comprehensive immigration laws that go after employers who hire illegal aliens and restrict state and local benefits to those who are lawfully in the United States.
If your governor supports TRUE immigration reform, please thank him/her and let them know you will continue to monitor what steps they take to address illegal immigration.

Please check the list below to find the phone number for your governor:

State Name Phone Fax
AK Sarah H. Palin (R) 907-465-3500 907-465-3532
AL Bob Riley (R) 334-242-7100 334-353-0004
AR Mike Beebe (D) 501-682-2345 501-682-3597
AZ Janet Napolitano (D) 602-542-4331 602-542-1381
CA Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) 916-445-2841 916-445-4633
CO Bill Ritter (D) 303-866-2471 303-866-2003
CT M. Jodi Rell (R) 800-406-1527
DE Ruth Ann Minner (D) 302-744-4101 302-739-2775
FL Charlie Crist (R) 850-488-4441 850-487-0801
GA Sonny Perdue (R) 404-656-1776 404-657-7332
HI Linda Lingle (R) 808-586-0034 808-586-0006
IA Chester J. Culver (D) 515-281-5211 515-281-6611
ID C. L. Otter (R) 208-334-2100 208-334-3454
IL Rod R. Blagojevich (D) 217-782-6830 217-524-4049
IN Mitchell E. Daniels (R) 317-232-4567 317-232-3443
KS Kathleen Sebelius (D) 785-296-3232 785-296-7973
KY Ernie Fletcher (R) 502-564-2611 502-564-2849
LA Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) 225-342-7015 225-342-7099
MA Deval L. Patrick (D) 617-725-4005 617-727-9725
MD Martin O'Malley (D) 410-974-3901 410-974-3275
ME John Elias Baldacci (D) 207-287-3531 207-287-1034
MI Jennifer M. Granholm (D) 517-373-3400 517-335-6863
MN Tim Pawlenty (R) 651-296-3391 651-296-2089
MO Matt Blunt (R) 573-751-3222 573-751-1495
MS Haley Reeves Barbour (R) 601-359-3150 601-359-3741
MT Brian Schweitzer (D) 406-444-3111 406-444-5529
NC Michael F. Easley (D) 919-733-4240 919-715-3175
ND John Hoeven (R) 701-328-2200 701-328-2205
NE David Heineman (R) 402-471-2244 402-471-6031
NH John Lynch (D) 603-271-2121 603-271-8788
NJ Jon S. Corzine (D) 609-292-6000
NM Bill Richardson (D) 505-476-2200 505-827-3026
NV James Gibbons (R) 775-684-5670 775-684-5683
NY Eliot L. Spitzer (D) 518-474-8390 518-474-3767
OH Ted Strickland (D) 614-644-4357 614-466-9354
OK Brad Henry (D) 405-521-2342 405-521-3353
OR Ted Kulongoski (D) 503-378-4582 503-378-6827
PA Edward G. Rendell (D) 717-787-2500 717-772-8284
RI Donald L. Carcieri (R) 401-222-2080 401-222-8096
SC Marshall Clement Sanford (R) 803-734-2100 803-734-5167
SD M. Michael Rounds (R) 605-773-3212 605-773-4711
TN Phil Bredesen (D) 615-741-2001 615-532-9711
TX Rick Perry (R) 512-463-2000 512-463-1849
UT Jon M. Huntsman (R) 801-538-1000 801-538-1528
VA Timothy M. Kaine (D) 804-371-0840 804-371-0935
VT James H. Douglas (R) 802-828-3333 802-828-3339
WA Christine O. Gregoire (D) 360-902-4111 360-753-4110
WI James E. Doyle (D) 608-266-1212 608-267-8983
WV Joe Manchin (D) 888-438-2731 304-558-0900
WY Dave Freudenthal (D) 307-777-7434 307-632-3909