The Battle Lines are Drawn

It has been almost a year since I last posted on this blog. I, just like almost everyone else, am responsible for what has happened in this past year. I was fired up, looking to make a difference, and doing all I could to stop the illegal invasion of America. But, like most others, the passion wore off as "stuff" happened in my life and I had other things to do. Of course I am wrong for that. I should have kept the petal to the medal but I didn't. Now things are really bad and people like myself only have ourselves to blame.

So, what am I doing now? Honestly, not much. I am doing what I can. I called every Senator's office that would answer the phone. I expressed my extreme displeasure with the way our elected representatives are siding with illegal aliens as opposed to siding with legal American citizens. I told them all that I would do all I could to get them voted out of office and never send them another nickel if they produced a law that led to a "path of citizenship" for the illegals. Most staffers said they had heard the same comments from thousands of other concerned legal citizens over the past weeks.

I sent a fax to the Senators as well. I think it states my position with extreme clarity. To see it, click HERE

I feel really bad about not doing my part for this past year. I have re-dedicated myself to opposing illegal immigration with a renewed fury. One of the best things we can all do is associate with like-minded people. The best place I have found to do that is the website of Americans for Legal Immigration. They have a great message board with hundreds of new members signing up every day. The leaders are very active and even have a political action committee (PAC) to lobby against illegal immigration. Please visit their site by clicking HERE

You can also donate to their cause using a credit card or Paypal by clicking HERE

Las Vegas Conference Day 2

I didn't have a chance to update the blog until tonight due to staying up way too late and traveling home to Hawaii today. Day two solidified what I hoped this conference would be - it united all the different groups of people who are fighting to stop illegal immigration. Without a doubt, this was one of the most inspirational days of my life. I'll give you a rundown...

Jim Gilchrist was awesome. He took the stage and the first thing he did was apologized for getting a little mean at a reporter who was giving him some grief over his views. Jim is a big enough man to realize her opinion was all screwed up but he didn't want to treat another person in a way that doesn't represent the kind of man he is. I really applaud him for that.

He went on to talk about the Minuteman project. I was amazed at how many actual Minutemen were in attendance. I'd say at least 14/ of the people were. I was honored to spend the weekend with them. Jim talked about all the things he always talks about - closing the border, cracking down on the employers, and taking away the reason they come here. Just hearing those solutions we all know so well coming from the founder of the Minutemen was like learning it all over again. Jim Gilchrist is an American hero. He's up there with the likes of Paul Revere, Sam Adams, and the rest of the "original" patriots. In fact, given the beating he takes in the press, I think his determination is even more commendable. Jim is our example. He got sick of the lack of action so he took action. I will teach my children that Jim Gilchrist and the Minutemen are the new generation of people we need to emulate. If you read this Jim, thank you for spending the weekend with us and sharing your inspirational thoughts. We respect you, thank you, and love you as a brother!

We also heard from Mike Cuttler, a former immigration agent who is a field expert in what he was talking about. Mike told us of the corruption in the INS and how he couldn't take it anymore. He has testified before the 911 commission as well as several other Congressional committees. I hung on every word. A big comparison he made was the fact that 37,000 police are in charge of keeping the peace for 9 million people in New York City. Conversely, 2,000 agents are in charge of getting rid of 18 million illegal aliens. Is there something wrong with that figure? Yes, there sure is. Congress authorized 2,000 new border patrol agents per year for the next five years. El Presidente Bush said no matter what Congress says, he will not hire them. Why?

I was impressed with the professional, experienced facts Mike provided us. In his opinion, we don't so much need more security on the border but more jail space for the illegals we catch before we deport them. He also closed with this..... Imagine you came home from Las Vegas to find a crook in your home, lying on your couch, watching your television. You call the police to come pick him up but they tell you, "No, we will not pick him up. And furthermore, you WILL give him food, water, medical care, pay for school for his kids, and find him a job." Anyone, American or not, would say that is absurd! Well, friends, that is what illegal immigration is.

One of my favorite people I met this past weekend was a man by the name of Luca Zana. I can't express how much pride I felt for this brand new American citizen. Luca just became a citizen last month and he scored 100% on his American history test - a test in which most homegrown Americans would score 40% or below. Luca spoke from the heart as he told us about growing up in Italy and being taught how American soldiers, men who had never met his family, died for their freedom. He said he knew he wanted to be an American from the time he was a child.

Luca talked about his long journey from an Italian business owner, to a street bum who took pictures of tourists in front of the Coliseum for a living, to a proud, American who owns a growing business in the United States. His story was incredibly inspiring. He spoke of communism as the true evil of the world and how paying 75% of his income in taxes to the Italian government made him sick! In addition, he stressed his very strong support for the Second Amendment.

The way Luca Zanna closed his talk brought tears to my eyes. He told us about a poem he wrote to the President called, "Thank You America." He spoke of how his new family were the American citizens was now one of. He was proud, thankful for the opportunities provided to him, and pissed off that the illegal aliens were destroying everything that took him 7 years to accomplish. This man is the model of what an immigrant to America should be. He loves his new country with all his heart. He has embraced his opportunities and become a successful business owner. Most importantly, Luca Zanna is a good person. He is the kind of man, after just knowing him for no more than ten minutes, I knew I would happily open my home to as a friend.

If you have a chance, I encourage you to visit his website - http://www.unitedstates.fm/ He wrote an awesome song about the Minutemen. You can download it from his site - "web Radio for those who love America"

Just before our keynote speaking arrived, a man I met for the fist time took the stage. Terry Anderson is the most energetic talk radio man I have ever met in my life. He spoke the facts - whether you like them or not! His combination of humor mixed with the hard truth had the crowd rolling and on their feet through most of his speech. Everything he said was right on the money. While talking about a mutual interview he shared with a pro-illegal immigration representative, he told us how he offered this man a handshake before he left. The man wouldn't respond in kind. Terry told him, "You know, even though I disagree with everything you just said, if someone came up here and tried to take away your right to do it, I'd stand with you on your side. You, on the other hand would kill me to silence me. That's the difference between us." What an awesome expression of the true belief in liberty of this man!

A couple of his other great lines of the night were:

"If you're at the stadium and two teams are playing, if you're not going to root for the home team, get the hell out of the stadium!" Friends, America is the stadium. We need to start rooting for the home team!

Terry repeated the quote, "This is our country. There is no 'practice' America. Once we screw this one up it's over. There is no place else to try again!" It is so sad that so many people treat our republic as a 'practice' America but Terry is so right. We need to get in the game and go on the offensive now!

Finally, our keynote speaker took the stage. Congressman Tom Tancredo was greeted with a standing ovation. He talked for over an hour and was a man every one of us looked to as a hero in the movement of which we are all so passionate. He told us of the many years he would be the only congressman talking about the issue. He said the only thing worse than knowing there was such a grave problem and not being able to do anything about it was being in Congress (a position of some 'power') and STILL not being able to do anything about it. Tom told things are changing. He reminded us about the power of a group of people standing up for the right reason have over the government. Congressman Tancredo gave us a couple reason things are changing. First, the 'popular media' is not so popular anymore. As he reminded us, the liberal media did all they could to paint the Minutemen as vigilante racists out to chase down Mexicans because of pure hatred. Second, many of his colleagues in Congress are now trying to grab the baton and run at the front of the pack on this issue. They told him their voice mail, email, and snail mailboxes are overloaded with people demanding something be done about illegal aliens! As the stand up guy Tom is, he said he doesn't care who gets the credit for making these essential changes, just as long as they happen! As he said, "You can accomplish great things if you don't care who gets the credit!"

Everyone in the crowd knew where the Congressman stood on illegal immigration but he closed with a much more disturbing thought. He recently visited a school in his district. One student's question was about the biggest issue facing America. Congressman Tancredo, in return, asked the students by a show of hands to say they thought America was the greatest country in the world. About two dozen of 250 students raised their hand! That, without a doubt is much more dangerous to our country than any illegal alien. The kids of America do not love America anymore and that just isn't natural. SOMEONE is telling the kids of our country that we are not good!

Congressman Tom Tancredo concluded to a standing ovation and held hands with all the speakers as we sang God Bless America to conclude the conference. What really stands out to me is Tom Tancredo had pretty much nothing to gain by visiting us. I don't think anyone in the room was from Colorado so he wasn't wooing votes. He was 'just a guy' who was leading the cause of a group of like minded men and women who just want a better America for their children. I respect him and all the people working so hard on this issue with all my soul. I pray God will continue to bless all of us in our cause to restore our once great American republic!
I went straight from Las Vegas to work so I can't post pictures right now but I'll post a bunch of them tomorrow. Thanks again for all your support.

Las Vegas Conference Day 1

I arrived in Las Vegas at 8:00 AM and went directly to my hotel and headed to the "Fight Against Illegal Immigration" Summit. To begin, I must say, the whole atmosphere of the conference felt as if everyone in attendance was there as part of a revolution - it was a serene feeling of a fight for freedom somewhat close to what the Founding Fathers of America must have felt. I realize many will dismiss that claim but after hearing the speakers this morning, there is no doubt in my mind. Illegal immigration is the ONLY issue that matters in America right now. Until this problem is solved, only then can we begin to crack down on the rest of our problems.

As most of the readers of my blog are from ALI PAC, I want to comment on William Gheen's speech. Simply put, he was amazing. He was a great speaker, funny, and had a "matter of fact" way about everything he said. Someone like William should be the leader of our cause. He puts everything in a way most people can understand it - whether they are for or against the issue at hand.

William began by asking us to put up our hand if we knew 77 hospitals along the border were closed due to bankruptcy because of illegal immigration. Most people put up their hands. Then he asked us to keep our hands up if we knew because of the mainstream press - every hand went down. His point was clear. If everyone knew about the horrible effects of illegal immigration (through the press, etc..) we wouldn't need a conference like this.

He had four main points which are near and dear to the hearts of all attendees:

1. Secure the border (obviously)
2. Take away all incentive to come here (welfare, health care, food stamps, etc..)
3. Crack down on employers who hire illegals
4. Deport the illegals serving sentences in our prisons after their time is done (that is the LEAST we can do, right?)

By taking away all benefit of being in our country illegally, there would obviously be no reason to come here. Of course, we all realize this, but this conference is about talking about ways to actually do it.

William summed it up with this. We have two things going for us.

1. 80% - 90% of Americans want to secure the border and deal with this issue
2. We have TRUTH on our side.

We will win. Change is happening and the election of 2006 will be the campaign of illegal immigration. I'll write more tomorrow with more from the conference. Here are a couple pictures from today.




William Gheen of ALI PAC talking at the conference



Family members of 911 victims spoke at the conference. This mother told the story of her fire fighter son as everyone in attendance, myself included, broke into tears.


Andy Ramirez was one of my favorite speakers of the day because of his passion and borderline anger at how our government has left us totally unprotected. Andy started Friends of the Border Patrol program in San Diego. A third generation Mexican-American, he gave a passionate speech about border control and how to solve the problem. Simply put, we must kick the Congressmen out of office who refuse to deal with the problem. In addition, we must withhold any and all donations to any candidate or party who will not secure the border!

U.S. banks knowingly fund mortgages to illegals

By Devvy Kidd
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is encouraging banks to sign up illegal aliens in the banking system, calling the growth of the market 'a compelling incentive' for U.S. banks to enter this largely untapped market ...

"But there are clear laws on the books for the integrity of the immigration system. Under the U.S. Criminal Code, it is a crime punishable by 10 years in jail for aiding and abetting someone in this country illegally for commercial gain. And the Bank Secrecy Act of 1972 makes it clear banks must know their customer, and any illegal activity must be reported to the government."
– Lou Dobbs Show, March 21, 2005

The FDIC, another so-called "independent" government operation like the privately owned Federal Reserve, is knowingly and vigorously encouraging their organization and its employees to violate several federal laws. For the FDIC to encourage lawlessness because of what they call "the growth of the market" being a compelling incentive for "U.S. banks to enter this largely untapped market," has got to be the most insane psychobabble I have ever heard in my life. These criminals (illegal aliens) who break the law to enter this country have no rights and are subject to immediate deportation, not bank loans.

In a Sept. 20, 2004, column by Keith Benman in the NW Indiana Times, Benman wrote:

TCF Bank is the first bank to open the door to home loans for undocumented immigrants in Northwest Indiana; Fifth Third Bank plans to follow suit this month. TCF and Fifth Third will be among the largest banks in the United States to offer the new loans. They join about 15 other banks in the Midwest to do so.

"A year ago, this opportunity just didn't exist. Fifth Third already has a waiting list for the loans," according to Craig Pratt, a Fifth Third senior vice president based in Merrillville. TCF, which markets them under the name "My American Home," has closed on more than 10 since starting to offer them in late July, according to TCF's Creel. "We know the potential of the market could be one-half million individuals in Illinois and Northwest Indiana," Fifth Third's Boscan said. "We estimate this is a segment of the market that will provide the kind of growth we are looking for in our consumer-lending division."

The final kicker in Benman's piece: "In the past, banks and mortgage lenders have required loan applicants to provide Social Security numbers when applying for mortgages ... TCF Bank does not require Social Security numbers for its 'My American Home' loans, and Fifth Third will not require them for its new product."

Illegal aliens are criminals, not "undocumented workers." Yet, these criminals can obtain bank accounts and home loans without a Social Security number.Just try to do that as an American citizen at your bank and you'll be shown the door.

Does anyone wonder why this invasion has succeeded so well? You've got a president who condones illegals smuggling themselves into our country and wants to give them a free pass. Instead of taking a hard line against this invasion decades ago, Congress continues to waste their time on more unconstitutional legislation, e.g., steroid use by professional ball players and the gang problem within the sovereign states of the union. If either of these issues become federal law, they will not withstand a constitutional challenge (see Lopez v. U.S. and Marbury v. Madison). Once again, Congress is clearly overstepping their legislative authority.

Where is the Department of Justice while these banks are knowingly soliciting and doing business with illegals in violation of federal law? Think Attorney General Gonzales will do anything? Forget it. Gonzales and Bush go back a long way. While chief counsel to the Texas governor, Gonzales pulled a behind-the-scenes, good-old-boys deal that resulted in getting Bush excused from jury duty in 1996. This kept Bush from having to disclose he had been arrested and convicted for drunk driving in Maine back in 1976.

Alberto Gonzales served on the board of directors of one of La Raza's affiliates, the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans in Houston. LaRaza is a militant organization that openly advocates overthrowing our government and "reclaiming" the four border states for Mexico. They should have been indicted for sedition a decade ago, but the Department of Justice has continued to turn a blind eye.

No one is above the law. Congress should immediately demand the Department of Justice uphold the law and begin prosecuting all management level individuals in the FDIC, bank CEOs, vice presidents and managers for violation of federal immigration law and the Bank Secrecy Act of 1972. And, no fines. Banks have lots of money. It's time these people who knowingly break federal laws jail time just like anyone else. Congress should also move immediately to get the lists of all illegals who have opened bank accounts or loans with these banks, turn them over to the government and begin deporting these criminals.

Will that happen? No. In case Americans haven't noticed, the federal government and many of its agencies, including Congress, have become nothing more than lawbreakers, fosttering lawlessness throughout this land. Where is your outrage America?

Hispanic group suggests food workers might taint food at Vegas summit

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44429

A radical anti-American group working for the establishment of a separate Hispanic nation in the southwest U.S. has threatened attendees of an anti-illegal immigration conference in Las Vegas planned for this weekend, saying Mexican food workers might cause "Montezuma's Revenge" among those they serve.

A news release from La Voz de Aztlan – which sees its struggle for a separate state with Los Angeles as its capital as similar to that of the Palestinians in the Middle East – announces that leaders of the "USA Anti-Mexican Movement" – Aztlan's own term – will be meeting this weekend in Las Vegas.

States the group: "The 'Who's Who List of Xenophobes' will be at the Plaza Hotel on Friday May 27, Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29 to coordinate the vigilante operations they plan to undertake along the California/Mexico border on June through August."
The mention of "vigilante operations" is a reference to the activities of the Minuteman Project, a successful citizen border patrol effort that effectively shut down the flow of illegal aliens from Mexico this spring over a 23-mile stretch in Arizona.

"Among the racists who will be attending is head bigot Tom Tancredo," says La Voz de Aztlan. "Tancredo is a congressman from Colorado who has aspirations to become USA president by utilizing Mexican immigrants as 'scapegoats' for the nation's economic and social problems. Among other bigots attending are felon Chris Simcox of the Minutemen vigilantes and his lackey Jim Gilchrist. The list of anti-Mexican xenophobes also includes Glenn Spencer [American Border Patrol], Barbara Coe [California Coalition for Immigration Reform], and the 'coconut' Andy Ramirez [Friends of the Border Patrol]. 'Vendido' Andy Ramirez is being utilized by the bigots as a 'Taco Tio.'"

The event is being sponsored by the Wake Up American Foundation. The true name of the conference, according to the event website, is "United to Fight Against Illegal Immigration Summit."

Though the Plaza Hotel will house some of the attendees, sessions will be held at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas.

The release from La Voz de Aztlan ends with the threat:
"What the bigots who will be meeting at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas don't know may not harm them, but the fact is that most of the personnel who work in the hotel's kitchens are Mexican. We pray that they don't fall victims of 'Montezuma's Revenge' from eating the food."
Patricia Saye is co-founder of Wake Up America.
"What's so funny about this is the event is not being held at the Plaza Hotel," she told WND. "It's being held at the Cashman Theatre."

Saye said her group is not concerned about the threats.
"If we were to let these people frighten us, we wouldn't be very good Americans, would we?" Saye asked. "We've all been fighters throughout the generations, for our freedoms and our liberties, so we're going to stand our ground."
Saye said it's hard to estimate how many people will attend the event, but she figured the number would be between 500 and 1,000.

"A lot of people buy their tickets at the last minute," she said.
Saye explained the many groups involved in the summit hope to form a coalition that will then put pressure on "city, county, state and federal elected officials to apply the laws [regarding immigration]. We have laws on the books already, but they're being ignored. …
"With numbers, we can have power to get our elected officials to do something."
Hispanic activists for years have sought a separate state from the area they believe was unjustly taken by the U.S.

"If in 50 years most of our people are subordinated, powerless, exploited and impoverished, then I will say to you that there are all kinds of possibilities for movements to develop like the ones that we've witnessed in the last few years all over the world, from Yugoslavia to Chechnya," University of California at Riverside professor Armando Navarro told WND in 2002.
"A secessionist movement is not something that you can put away and say it is never going to happen in the United States," he continued. "Time and history change."
Aztlan, the mythical birthplace of the Aztecs, is regarded in Chicano folklore as an area that includes California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and parts of Colorado and Texas. It is this area – lost when Mexico signed the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo at the end of the Mexican-American War – that activists want to make into a sovereign Hispanic state that could eventually merge with Mexico.

On its website, La Voz de Aztlan, which means the Voice of Aztlan, identifies Mexicans in the U.S. as "America's Palestinians." Many Mexicans see themselves as part of a transnational ethnic group known as "La Raza," the race. La Voz de Aztlan declares on its site that "both La Raza and the Palestinians have been displaced by invaders that have utilized military means to conquer and occupy our territories."
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In-Depth Look at Illegal Immigration

A great American named Paul Esthay (aka ConservativeHero on the Internet) is a staunch opponent to the illegal invasion of our country. He has been doing his part to bring this issue to light for several years. About a year ago Paul wrote an in-depth analysis of the consequences of illegal immigration. His research was wide and thorough. All sources are listed at the end of the report. As one might expect, the outlook is not very positive. The good news is there might still be time to head off the impending destruction of our country if we get to work now. The report is very detailed and 20 pages long. Once you start reading you probably will not be able to put it down. I'd like to thank Paul for sharing his work with us and if you are moved by what you read, please do what you can to take action right way. If you don't know what to do or who to contact, email me at the link on this blog and I will put you in touch with someone in your local area.

You may download Paul's report in Microsoft Word format HERE

To All Immigrants:

I usually do not copy posts from other places but I thought this article truly sums up how most legal United States citizens feel about immigrants - legal or illegal. If you are a proud American who immigrated here legally then this doesn't apply to you. If you came here looking for something for nothing and expecting us to accommodate you, then this most certainly does apply to you!

Diversify This!
by H. Millard © 2000

So you came to this country, this America, from some other country. You say that you came because you were fleeing repression or that you wanted a better life for your family in these United States, or maybe that you wanted to make more money here than you could ever make in your former country. Okay. That sounds reasonable.

So why in the hell are you demanding that we show sensitivity toward your former country's culture and language? If you want to honor those things, then go back there. Don't come here and try to make here the same as the place you left or you'll find that the problems you fled there are being made anew here.

Don't be fooled by some neurotic idiots who treat you like stray cats to be mothered and nurtured and cooed over, and who will tell you how much they love your culture. These cat ladies, sans cats, exist in every country, and their phony neurosis based do-goodism is only going to hurt you, because they don't treat you as fully formed adults but as helpless little children no matter what age you are. The price of their fawning is that you have to try to be small and look up at them with big helpless doe eyes and in effect worship them as your great saviors. It is eternal childhood and helplessness that is demanded of you. Don't fall for it.

To hell with your old country. You left there for a hoped for better here. If you want to take advantage of whatever it is you believe is available to you in these United States that is better than where you came from, then YOU better show sensitivity toward our culture and you'd better damn well try to understand and conform to our ways.

Don't come here and tell us that we should teach you in OUR schools in your old language. If you want that, go back where you came from and don't let the friggin' door hit you on the way out. Beat it. Amscray. Head out. Who the hell needs you? We didn't ask you to come here.

Don't come here and call us names because you feel we're not being sensitive to your diversity. Screw your diversity. Either come here to be like us---because, remember, you came here to our country, we didn't go to your screwed up former country--and it is not us who should change to make you feel comfortable. You are the one who must change and be sensitive to us.

You're the guest. Not us. Live by our rules and our lights or beat it. And if you snuck into this country illegally, then you'd better get your ass back out of here and apply through legal means. And, if you can't get in through legal means, then that's just the way it'll have to be. You don't have a right to be in this country unless WE say you can be here. Period.

You say that we're being so insensitive. Tough nookies. You'd better change to get in step with us, or you ought to head for the exit.

This is OUR country. We may not be the first people who came here, but those we've replaced weren't the first either. Being first doesn't matter. What does matter is that we found a mostly empty country and we built it in our image. We will decide how it's run.

We'll decide who can join us as citizens. We speak English here. We do things in certain ways here. That's our choice and it's not your right to come here to tell us that we have to be more like you. We don't want to be like you and we don't want our country to be like your old country. If we did, we would have gone to your old country to live as you've come here. We didn't do that.

Get yourself Americanized as quickly as possible or get yourself gone. We don't owe you a damn thing. You owe us.