Mr. Campbell & NC Spin:

I would like to request a correction on your next show, regarding the deceptive and false comments made by Chris Fitzsimon, about my position on illegal immigration and the position of my organization Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC).

Mr. Fitzsimon has demonstrated on several occasions that he is willing to disregard the truth when describing me or my organization. He is still very upset with us for defeating HB 1183, the in-state tuition for illegal aliens bill he supported.

On NCSPIN on Dec. 3, 2006, Fitzsimon erroneously claims "I don't know many people, maybe Bill Gheen, many people who think tomorrow we are going to round up 12 million or 14 million Americans and send them back."

I have never made the statement that Americans should be rounded up for any reason. I have never even advocated that millions of illegal aliens should be "rounded up" and I certainly have never stated that any such plan could be done quickly or "tomorrow".

Illegal aliens are not Americans and Mr. Fitzsimon is wrong to describe them as such or malign my character by claiming I would advocate that American citizens be rounded up for any reason.

Mr. Fitzsimon is quite aware that I favor the strengthening of and enforcement of our existing immigration laws and that I feel enforcement would lead to an attrition, in the number of illegal aliens in NC and America, over a period of years. By cracking down on employers, removing taxpayer benefits for illegal aliens, and allowing our local police to enforce immigration law, as Rufus Edminston applauded, we can reduce the illegal alien population through attrition.

Our positions are clearly displayed in the platform area at www.alipac.us and in the widely released document "How to Reverse Illegal Immigration in America."

NCSPIN viewers and fans deserve to receive accurate information through the show and the show should not be a platform for Mr. Fitzsimons false and misleading attacks on people that disagree with his radical far left positions on illegal immigration.

I watch your show and receive your e-mails as do many of my friends, coworkers, and family members in North Carolina. While I am flattered that your show would begin with a discussion of my statements in a news article, I respectfully ask that an adequate and accurate correction be made to Fitzsimon's attacks on my positions and character or that I be allowed to refute his statements on your next show.

Esse Quam Videri!

William (Bill) Gheen
President, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)
www.alipac.us

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