Thread: Citizens to Demonstrate in Postville Favor Enforcement

Citizens Set to Demonstrate in Postville in Favor of Immigration Enforcement

Last update: 9:03 p.m. EDT July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American citizens and legal immigrants will be in Postville, Iowa, this Sunday, July 27, to demonstrate their support for recent efforts to crackdown on employers who hire illegal aliens. Postville was the site of the largest enforcement action to date by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) at a meat processing plant that employed hundreds of illegal aliens and was engaging in other criminal activities, including document fraud.
The rally, in support of ICE's stepped-up enforcement activities, will counter demonstrations planned by supporters of illegal immigration. In addition to Iowans, supporters of immigration enforcement will travel to Postville from Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Jersey.
"We will be there on Sunday to show that millions of Americans who work hard and play by the rules applaud efforts to finally enforce our nation's immigration laws," said Susan Tully, national field director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). FAIR is the nation's largest immigration reform organization, with some 250,000 members nationwide.
"It has been the long-term failure of the government to enforce laws against employing illegal aliens that has led to wanton disregard for our laws. More importantly, mass illegal immigration has undermined the ability of many American families to find jobs at wages that allow them to support their own families, and has forced millions more Americans to subsidize illegal workers and their employers with their tax dollars," stated Tully. "The American public has waited far too long for ICE to finally begin taking worksite enforcement seriously and, by our presence in Postville, we hope to demonstrate that we want to see such efforts increased, not ended."
Those who will be protesting against immigration enforcement complain falsely that ICE actions, such as the one in Postville, are targeted only at the illegal immigrants themselves, and not the unscrupulous businesses that employ them. "Our aim is to demonstrate public support for vigorous prosecution of employers who, in addition to violating laws against hiring illegal aliens, engage in other sorts of reprehensible and criminal activities," Tully noted. "Those who were here illegally need to return home and build their own communities, and those who exploit illegal labor and impose burdens on American taxpayers should be sent to prison."
The demonstration in favor of ICE enforcement is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. at the Postville City Hall at 145 S. Lawler Street. Susan Tully will be in Postville on Sunday to coordinate the demonstration in support of the ICE enforcement efforts. She will be available to speak to the media to present the pro-enforcement viewpoint.
SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Good!

They issue a press release 4 days before the event? Guess you have to be in Fair to be invited.

"Immigration Reform (FAIR). FAIR is the nation's largest immigration reform organization, with some 250,000 members "

This may be an interesting event, any Alipacer members going?

Can we provide buses so low income Americans in the community can participate? It always looks bad when a dozen or so turn out for our side, yet hundreds are bussed in by pro illegal groups.
At least this is on Sunday. A little too far to travel from Texas, I am sorry to say.

Originally Posted by Texan123

Can we provide buses so low income Americans in the community can participate? It always looks bad when a dozen or so turn out for our side, yet hundreds are bussed in by pro illegal groups.
At least this is on Sunday. A little too far to travel from Texas, I am sorry to say.

Try the Fair web site they may have busses or ride sharing

Someone in Postville is still fighting for the American citizens.

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

Someone in Postville is still fighting for the American citizens.

A town reborn?

Story isn't at the link anymore.

Upcoming Anti-Illegal Immigration Events

July 27, 2008 Citizens Set to Demonstrate in Postville in Favor of Immigration Enforcement In addition to Iowans, supporters of immigration enforcement will travel to Postville from Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Jersey. "We will be there on Sunday to show that millions of Americans who work hard and play by the rules applaud efforts to finally enforce our nation's immigration laws," said Susan Tully, national field director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). FAIR is the nation's largest immigration reform organization, with some 250,000 members nationwide.
The demonstration in favor of ICE enforcement is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. at the Postville City Hall at 145 S. Lawler Street. Susan Tully will be in Postville on Sunday to coordinate the demonstration in support of the ICE enforcement efforts. She will be available to speak to the media to present the pro-enforcement viewpoint.
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Thanks jimpasz.

Was considering the above for the Homepage but found another similar article in the meantime to put there.

http://www.alipac.us/article-3381--0-0.html