- Huntington Beach, CA - The
Minuteman Project has announced a rally in Washington, D.C., to bring attention
to the national crisis of illegal immigration and the impending "guest
worker" amnesty program before Congress. Minuteman Project Founder
Jim Gilchrist and Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) will speak against the
proposed legislation.
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- All members of the United States Senate have been personally
invited to participate in the demonstration and will be given an opportunity
to address the audience.
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- "Too many in Washington, from both political parties,
have tried to ignore the crisis in illegal immigration," said Jim
Gilchrist, a decorated combat wounded Vietnam War veteran. "On this
day, they will hear the message loud and clear: Law-abiding Americans are
sick and tired of the flood of illegal immigrants coming across our borders.
It affects our economy, our jobs, our health and education systems, and
every hard-working tax-paying American. It is tantamount to modern-day
slave trading."
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- The rally will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2006,
on the lawn area on the west side of the Capitol Building, on First Street
between Constitution Avenue NW and Independence Avenue SW from 11:30am
to 2:00pm.
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- "Our goal," commented Gilchrist, "is to
stop the illegal alien 'guest worker amnesty program' dead in its tracks.
Washington is out of touch on this issue. It's our job to make sure they
know the stakes involved in this fight and that they will face the political
consequences if they continue to ignore the wishes of the American people."
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- Also participating will be Barbara Coe, co-author of
Proposition 187 and the president of California Coalition for Immigration
Reform; radio personality Terry Anderson from KRLA; John Clark of the American
Immigration Control Foundation; Peter Gadiel from Families for a Secure
America; Minuteman group leaders and members from across the country, as
well as courageous, loyal, law-abiding Americans of every race and ethnicity.
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