Tuesday, April 11, 2006

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary Bauer


Immigration Rallies Or Democrat Rallies?

Were those pro-amnesty rallies cross the U.S. yesterday or gatherings of the Democrat Party and its left-wing allies? The demonstration in New York featured Senator Hillary Clinton, who not long ago told ABC News, “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.” But, yesterday she was singing a different tune saying to a roaring crowd of illegal immigrants and their supporters, “Your faces are the faces of America.”

Here in Washington, the speaker that charged up the crowd the most was Senator Edward Kennedy, who screamed himself hoarse in attacks on conservatives and the rule of law. At all the rallies there were posters and fliers, predominately for Democrat candidates, as well as voter registration booths. Needless to say, proof of citizenship was not being requested before people registered.

A variety of immigrant-rights groups and Hispanic lobbying organizations ? virtually all of them left-leaning -- have organized the rallies. One major force at the demonstrations has been “ANSWER” (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), a far Left fringe group with very questionable ties. ANSWER was founded three days after the September 11th attacks and describes itself as:

“a coalition of hundreds of organizations and prominent individuals and scores of organizing centers in cities and towns across the country that have campaigned against U.S. intervention in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia… and for civil rights and for social and economic justice for working and poor people inside the United States.”

It and other left-wing groups have called for yet another day of protests on May 1st and have urged their supporters to not work, go to school or engage in any economic activity on that day. Members of Congress, particularly Republicans, should resist the temptation to cave-in to mass street protests being organized by the political Left!


Terror Risk In Amnesty?

Janice Kephart is the former counsel to the September 11 Commission, and she has been delivering a strong warning on Capitol Hill about how amnesty for illegal immigrants would increase our risks of terrorism. She and other experts are pointing out that at least five terrorists used the 1986 amnesty law to stay in the U.S., and then went on to attack the U.S., including three of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers, and Aimal Kasi, the jihadist who killed two CIA employees outside the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Speaking of amnesty, Ms. Kephart says, “We are just asking for trouble, having a program like that at the moment.”


Back On Offense

The liberal media is spinning the immigration debate into a one-sided story with pre-determined “winners,” like Senator Ted Kennedy and congressional Democrats, and clearly defined “losers,” like President Bush and congressional Republicans. I have a suggestion: Rather than digging in for trench warfare, why not work on issues that unite both sides?

We should start with the English Language Unity Act. As Rep. Steve King of Iowa, the bill’s sponsor, noted, “English is the language of opportunity in America. Learning English opens doors to better jobs and opportunities...The only way to fully learn about American culture, and what makes America truly unique, is through our common bond of the English language.”

Polling on the issue suggests there is broad support for making English our official language. One recent Zogby poll found that 84% of Americans want English to be our official language. That figured included 91% of Republicans, 82% of Democrats, 77% of Independents, and even 71% of Hispanics! Rep. King’s bill currently has 142 Republican co-sponsors, but only five Democrats are on board so far.


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