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INDIANAPOLIS (April 28, 2008) – Crime, terrorism and dependency on scarce government dollars are some of the major reasons why the nation’s largest veterans organization is concerned about illegal immigration. So concerned, in fact, that The American Legion today began a nationwide outreach to alert Americans to the dangers posed by illegal aliens and the government’s reluctance to seriously address the issue.
Through a radio spot campaign, news releases from posts across the country, letters to newspaper editors and a concerted outreach to America’s leading media pundits, at both the national and local levels, The American Legion will offer a free booklet about illegal immigration that not only discusses the far reaching problems it is causing but also provides a cogent strategy to address the issue.
“American Legion members have served in the U.S. Armed Forces throughout the world so that Americans can feel safe at home,” said Marty Conatser, national commander. “We have seen Third World countries. We have seen poverty, political instability, disease and war. Today we see the threat that open borders present to our homeland.
“With more than 14,000 posts and 2.7 million members, I am asking Legionnaires everywhere to start the national dialogue that needs to happen now,” Conatser said. “As a nation at war with operatives sworn to kill Americans, our government must shut down our open borders and take decisive action to address a crippling national problem.”
The booklet, “A Strategy to Address Illegal Immigration in the United States,” is available for download at www.legion.org/bulletins. A free hard copy can be requested by sending an email to acy@legion.org. Conatser has asked Legionnaires to obtain a media kit, visit radio stations and offer the public service spot package of six 60-second radio spots that addresses various problems with illegal immigration and offers the booklet free to listeners.
“The American Legion is very much in support of legal immigration,” Conatser added. “Indeed the ancestors of countless Legionnaires immigrated here from around the world. However, we are a nation of laws and since we all swore to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States when we donned our uniforms, we believe strongly that the security and sovereignty of our nation must be our highest priority through stringent enforcement of our immigration laws.”
Comments (13)
Patriotic and clear thinking citizens of the United States of America thank the American Legion for exposing illegal immigration and the need to stop it in order to return to an orderly, manageable and helpful immigration system based on what our country needs.
Posted by zeezil | 04/28/08 10:35 PM |
God Bless the Amrican Legion for the work they are doing to get the truth out about the "illegals invasion"!
I am beaming with pride and respect for them!
Posted by Elena | 04/28/08 10:35 PM |
I do not know of anyone more qualified to tell how Americans feel
on this subject than the brave men and women that have sacrificed
so much for this great nation .
Posted by Floyd Morgan | 04/28/08 10:36 PM |
Thank you American Legion members for your participation in a problem that is changing our country so fast...Everyone who has fought for this country should be outraged at the blatant disregard for the safety of our children and families by the politicians in our country...it must be turned around and the rule of law and order brought back....we can not take much more chaos and anarchy in this country....thank you, "We the people" need you!
Posted by SOSAFORUS | 04/28/08 10:37 PM |
I have released a book. The Screwing Of Mr. & Mrs Joe America. The chapter on Illegal Aliens is appropriate for this effort. Available at Amazon,Borders Books,and Barn's and Noble.
I am a permanent guest on the radio program Military Talks with Tom Graver. On 1230 WBZT
We will cover this information on this show.
Regards, Mike Lameyer
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Posted by Mike Lameyer | 04/28/08 11:18 PM |
Help Bill Graham stop illegal immigration in North Carolina. Sign his petition here:
http://graham2008.com/index.cfm?Fuseaction=IllegalAliens.Home
Posted by Jerry | 04/29/08 9:23 PM |
Rampant population growth threatens our economy and quality of life. Immigration, both legal and illegal, are fueling this growth. I'm not talking just about the obvious problems that we see in the news - growing dependence on foreign oil, carbon emissions, soaring commodity prices, environmental degradation, etc. I'm talking about the effect upon rising unemployment and poverty in America.
I should introduce myself. I am the author of a book titled "Five Short Blasts: A New Economic Theory Exposes The Fatal Flaw in Globalization and Its Consequences for America." To make a long story short, my theory is that, as population density rises beyond some optimum level, per capita consumption of products begins to decline out of the need to conserve space. People who live in crowded conditions simply don’t have enough space to use and store many products. This declining per capita consumption, in the face of rising productivity (per capita output, which always rises), inevitably yields rising unemployment and poverty.
This theory has huge implications for U.S. policy toward population management, especially immigration policy. Our policies of encouraging high rates of immigration are rooted in the belief of economists that population growth is a good thing, fueling economic growth. Through most of human history, the interests of the common good and business (corporations) were both well-served by continuing population growth. For the common good, we needed more workers to man our factories, producing the goods needed for a high standard of living. This population growth translated into sales volume growth for corporations. Both were happy.
But, once an optimum population density is breached, their interests diverge. It is in the best interest of the common good to stabilize the population, avoiding an erosion of our quality of life through high unemployment and poverty. However, it is still in the interest of corporations to fuel population growth because, even though per capita consumption goes into decline, total consumption still increases. We now find ourselves in the position of having corporations and economists influencing public policy in a direction that is not in the best interest of the common good.
The U.N. ranks the U.S. with eight other countries - India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Uganda, Ethiopia and China - as accounting for fully half of the world’s population growth by 2050. The U.S. is the only developed country still experiencing third world-like population growth, most of which is due to immigration. It's absolutely imperative that our population be stabilized, and that's impossible without dramatically reining in immigration, both legal and illegal. If we don't rein in immigration, soon a high rate of population growth won't be the only thing we have in common with the third world.
If you’re interested in learning more about this important new economic theory, I invite you to visit my web site at OpenWindowPublishingCo.com where you can read the preface for free, join in my blog discussion and, of course, purchase the book if you like. (It's also available at Amazon.com.)
Please forgive the somewhat "spammish" nature of the previous paragraph. I just don't know how else to inject this new perspective into the immigration debate without drawing attention to the book that explains the theory.
Pete Murphy
Author, Five Short Blasts
Posted by Pete Murphy | 04/29/08 9:24 PM |
Be part of the solution, start helping out by becoming a member of the Border Patorl Auxiliary!
We work with BP agents to help provide the extra eyes & ears on the borders.
We are looking for a few good men & women who want to help this country in it's time of need.
For more information about BPAUX, please contact us at www.bpaux.org.
BPAUX is a project under our non-profit parent Homeland Security Policy Institute Group, Inc.
Posted by Ken Dreger | 04/29/08 9:46 PM |
Thank you American Legion members! At a time when cities are bracing for millions of illegals marching in the streets, again, you bring us hope for America's future!
Posted by DinTN | 04/30/08 1:28 AM |
Thank God and the United States military veterans someone has finally pointed out what our military fights to protect. To ask our military to defend the sovereignty of other nations while turning a blind eye to the invasion going on in their own country is ludicrous.
Thank you all for speaking out. More importantly, thank you all for all you have done to serve your country. Maybe it can never be said enough, and sometimes isn't said soon enough, but thank you.
Posted by sovereign nation | 04/30/08 1:28 AM |
Hallelujah!!!
Posted by Judi | 04/30/08 2:11 AM |
Hallelujah! Maybe grass roots groups who oppose illegal immigration will be assisted by our patriotic, heroic veterans and something will be done to put an end to the unarmed invasion.
Posted by Marge Adelsberger | 04/30/08 6:31 AM |
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Posted by Illini Sky | 04/30/08 11:52 AM |