Thread: Attention all ALIPAC Activists in every state: It's GO Time!

Friends of ALIPAC,

We need you to respond quickly and efficiently. Time to pick up the pieces and to launch our state law and Congressional candidate efforts.

Our plan is to encircle the White House politically with the states and the Congress.

Please keep in mind that each state that passes immigration enforcement legislation will:

1. Increase pressure for illegal aliens to leave that state and our nation.

2. Will make any future attempts at amnesty more difficult, as such legislation would override the progress of the states!

Today, your help is needed in Oregon and Utah.

WE NEED ALIPAC SUPPORTERS FROM ALL 50 STATES TO HELP WITH THESE PROJECTS.

We must move quickly to maximize chances for success in these two states.

We must move quickly before our opposition can respond.

We must move quickly because other states need our help and if we do this right we will move across the nation like a flash fire before our opponents even know what is happening!

ALIPAC has a strong success record combining our efforts to focus on states.

While you may not live in Utah or Oregon, what happens there can impact you. Also, your state may be next and need help from others as well.

LICENSES

ALIPAC's Platform has four main components. One of the most important is cutting off all benefits to illegal aliens, including licenses and in-state tuition.

A driver license is a fundamental document illegal aliens need to conduct their business in the US.

Currently, there are six states known to still give licenses to illegal aliens.

Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington

We were pleased to remove Michigan from the list last week because they are stopping that practice! We have a chance over the next 72 hours to knock Utah and Oregon off the list, IF YOU TAKE ACTION.

ALIPAC played a strong role in stopping New York State Governor Elliot Spitzer's plan to give illegal aliens licenses. This win created a domino effect that is slowly pushing the remaining states to cut off licenses.

The national press attention to the poll which showed 77% of Americans oppose licenses for illegal aliens was revealed during the Spitzer battle.

Please take the following steps as soon as possible.


REMEMBER THAT THE ACTIONS YOU TAKE TODAY COULD HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR EFFORTS ON TOP OF THE SPECIFIC GOALS OUTLINED HERE.

GENERAL MEASURES

Step 1: Please locate your state Representatives in your State House and Senate and make contact with them both by phone and e-mail. You can locate them by going to Google or Yahoo dot com and searching on "Michigan State Assembly" or "Idaho State Government".

Step 2: Please print or e-mail copy of the three state laws we have mounted on the top of our FOCUS Campaign Area at ALIPAC from OK, AZ, and GA. These three states have passed the strongest state laws at this time and the illegal aliens are on the run out of these states! You will want to assure by phone, e-mail, and fax that both of your state representatives have copies of these bills, with a note from you encouraging them to pass them in your state! If you live in the states of GA, AZ, or OK, you will want to contact your legislators to say, "Thank you for passing these strong immigration enforcement laws. I hope you will look for ways to do even more to crack down on illegal immigration in our state."

This task should take you about 30 minutes of time. With your efforts, we will have these bills and encouragements in the hands of thousands of state legislators within a few days.

Copies of the GA, AZ, OK bills to send to your legislators
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-103375.html



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FOCUS Campaigns for Utah and Oregon

We need every ALIPAC Activist in every state to agree to make a minimum of ten calls, followed by ten e-mails or faxes in both Utah and Oregon.

This should take approximately one hour of your time.

Please try to complete calls on Tuesday, wed, and Thursday of this week.

Step 1: Visit the Link to the Focus Campaigns for Utah and Oregon on the ALIPAC Site. The FOCUS Campaign Section is located in our Discussion Groups area of www.alipac.us You should check this area often for activism opportunities. You may also post questions and feedback on these campaigns.

Step 2: Read each article associated with the campaign, to fully inform yourself on the legislation and situation. You should also read the sample letter/call language and the main talking points we provide to prepare.

Step 3: Craft your own personal message for the legislators in that state using the articles, our sample letter and talking points. ALIPAC does not provide form letters or templates, nor do we provide cut and paste e-mail lists to save you time. The reason for this is that template letters and cut and paste e-mail lists will have less of an impact. Each contact should be done one at a time, personalized, and be a call followed by an e-mail. If you take shortcuts and just do e-mails, or if you try to send to all legislators at once, or if you just cut and paste our sample letter the chances are high your contact will be screened out by their spam filters or have little or no impact.

Step 4: Follow the links we provide to the contact information for the Utah and Oregon legislatures. In Oregon, you will be contacting the House to support Senate Bill 1080 which has already passed in the Senate.

In Utah you will be contacting the Senate to support HB239 which has already passed in the house.

Select a minimum of ten legislators in each and place a call. You should ask to speak to the lawmaker first and if not available you should speak to staff. If you reach a voice mail, leave a voice mail.

Step 5: After making the phone contacts, follow up with your personalized e-mail or fax. If you spoke to a staffer, include their name on your e-mail. Ex: "Dear Ms. Smith, I enjoyed speaking with you on the phone today, please tell Representative Collins that I want him to support HB239...."

Our experienced ALIPAC Activists are ready to assist you with this project 24/7. You can get help by posting at these links or by contacting our Volunteer Coordinator, Elizabeth Faye, at volunteers@alipac.us

ALIPAC's MAIN FOCUS CAMPAIGN INDEX
http://www.alipac.us/forum-24.html

FOCUS CAMPAIGN TO STOP LICENSES FOR ILLEGALS IN UTAH
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-103342.html

FOCUS CAMPAIGN TO STOP LICENSES FOR ILLEGALS IN OREGON
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-103341.html




The ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us


PS: Special salute to ALIPAC allies at OFIR (Oregonians for Immigration Reform) for their lead in this fight on the ground in Oregon!

OK, I will hit Oregon and Utah first. Then I will contact my state legislators.

Hey folks, here's a link that wasn't included in the UT one from Dixie. It gives all the UT Senate members who need to know this is the right thing to do!

I'm hitting both UT and OR today as well.

Thanks again to all here who help each state get this passed!

http://www.utahsenate.org/perl/spage/roster2007.pl

Thanks Z. I'll be around a little more this morning and then gone most the rest of the day. I'll also pick up this afternoon seriously too.

Just a note about the status if the situation here in OR:

1. Yesterday (2/11/0 the State Senate APPROVED the bill (SB1080) which permanently revokes the granting of DLs to persons that cannot prove their legal residence here. It also ties the period the DL is valid (to legit non-nationals) to the length of approved visa entry. If a person were to overstay and/or abscond, their DLs immediately becomes 'invalid' (whatever that might mean...)

2. The bill is now going to the State House. It is THEY who need to hear from activists in the next week or so. Assuming the bill is approved in the State House, then up and onward for the Gov's signature. So far, his public comments suggest he will sign such a bill if it reaches him. I posted (well, re-posted) the entire list of state Reps in the thread link W included in the OP). The 2 most important people that need to hear your input are the leadership people: Jeff Merkley and Dave Hunt.

Here is a good talking point / quote you can use in contacting State Reps:

'Oregon has become a magnet for non-citizens who want identification cards for nefarious purposes.' - Governor Ted Kulongoski (D)
An admission by our very own Democratic governor that things are amiss and need fixing.


Good luck, go get 'em! I'll help out as time allows. If people have specific questions about this, feel free to PM me and I'll try to provide whatever info I can.

Thanks.

Will do what I can, but there is a hearing on the Indiana law tomorrow and I am needed to help with that. I will email the three states listed, then off to my local job lol....keep me posted.

Gotcha, W.

I was able to give my state Senator (Russ Fulcher) a copy of HB 1804 last nite at his townhall meeting. He said he is already in contact with Arizona regarding their law.

I will call Utah and Oregon. But, correct me if I'm wrong. Didn't Oregon already say No to DLs to illegals?

Thanks Sippy

I will work from the bottom of the list and go up

Working on it now

Ex-OC (and all others...) - OR's Governor implemented an executive order instructing our DMV to cease providing DLs to anyone that can't prove legal residency here. So, in short, your assumption is true, but only by temporary executive order. It took effect Feb 4 2008 (barely a week ago).
However, it is not made into permanent law (far better, more popular support). So please do help us get the law passed to end the practice permanently.

Working now on these issues.