On September 19, the CIVITAS Institute will be holding an educational workshop in Raleigh on 'What Local Governments Can Do About Illegal Immigration' . It is open to the public but it is especially important that representatives from town and citiy governments attend, including comisshioners, mayors, managers, town attorneys, police chiefs and sheriffs.

Please get the information below to all representatives you can think of in your local areas as soon as possible.

Tell your town officials that you no longer want to hear anyone say "Its a federal issue and there is nothing we can do". That is not true and they will find out by attending this seminar at which two speakers will detail how local areas can address illegal immigration:


Special Events
Illegal Immigration & Local Governments Workshop

Should illegal immigrants receive local services?
How can local governments respond to what has become another unfunded federal mandate?
What can local law enforcement officers do about illegal immigration?

Please join us on September 19 for a special luncheon workshop featuring John Stirrup and Michael Hethmon, two of the country’s leading authorities on local immigration issues.

John Stirrup, Prince William County Supervisor
Supervisor Stirrup has emerged as a leader in local immigration enforcement and reform by leading the fight to curb illegal immigration in Prince William County, Virginia. Supervisor Stirrup will discuss strategies for limiting county services to illegal aliens and the positive fiscal impact these policies have had in his community.

Michael M. Hethmon, General Counsel, Immigration Reform Law Institute
As one of the country’s foremost legal experts on immigration, Michael Hethmon specializes in providing technical advice on immigration law to federal and local officials. Mr. Hethmon will be available to meet individually with local officials and activists interested in drafting legally effective and constitutionally valid proposals aimed at curbing illegal immigration in their communities.

September 19, 2008, from 11:30-2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in RTP/Durham

Lunch (11:30-1:00) will be provided for $10. The workshop (1:00-2:00) is free.

Register online at our registration page or mail or fax in the online registration form.

Please RSVP by September 5, 2008

Cosponsored by NC LISTEN
(www.nclisten.com)

If you have any further questions, please contact Dr. Jameson Taylor at jameson.taylor@nccivitas.org or by calling 919-834-2099.

Below are the two flyers to fax, hand deliver or e-mail to your town officials:
1.) http://www.nccivitas.org/events/special-events/

2.) Immigration Reg Form.pdf: http://www.nccivitas.org/files/Immigrat ... 20Form.pdf

Get the word out, Tarheel ALIPAC'ers. Call your town officials, print out the flyers and e-mail, or even better - hand deliver them to your town officials and tell them they need to attend.