VA: Holtzman Vogel puts immigration in spotlight

Friday, September 14, 2007

Holtzman Vogel puts immigration in spotlight

By Ed Farrell
The Winchester Star


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Middletown — While localities across Virginia struggle with the costs and effects of illegal immigration — some passing tough local laws, others saying it’s a federal issue — Jill Holtzman Vogel made it clear on Thursday that this is the top issue of her campaign.

"It’s the No. 1 issue everywhere I go," the Republican state Senate candidate said during a gathering at the historic Wayside Inn. "Every house I go to, every person I talk with, illegal immigration is at the forefront of their concern."

Even Vogel, however, had to admit that anything she said couldn’t touch the compelling, fiery rhetoric of the evening’s guest speaker, film producer Ron Maxwell.

Maxwell, the director of "Gods and Generals" and "Gettysburg," and the producer of an upcoming documentary on the illegal immigration crisis, left the crowd of more than 100 Holtzman Vogel supporters with a prolonged standing ovation and gushing praise with his passionate and compassionate presentation.



Film director Ron Maxwell, whose work includes “Gods and Generalsâ€

They are trying to make the war sound like that is the number one issue. Regardless of your feelings on the war we all know that we just can't run out on that one.
Illegal Immigration needs to be dealt with now. Closing our borders needs to be dealt with now. Mexican Truckers is also a now situation.
We need some of our military back just to help with the chaos that we are going to have when they realize that they are all going home and back to their own country.
The fact is Illegal Immigration is going to be the hot topic. Regardless of how much experience one may have there are going to be people that one illegal immigration nailed in this campaign.