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SECURE FENCE ACT PASSES HOUSE

"A milestone," say Minuteman Project leaders.

Gilchrist, Eichler, & Corsi praise volunteers

Washington, DC - On Thursday, Sep 14, three days after the fifth
anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in American history, the House
of Representatives passed HR 6061, the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which
passed by a vote of 283-138. The Act requires the Department of Homeland
Security to beef up border security with a combination of high
technology and a 700-mile fence.

"This is a milestone in border security," said Jim Gilchrist, the
founder of The Minuteman Project, from his command center in Laredo, TX,
where Operation Sovereignty got underway on 9/11 with hundreds of
volunteers. "We couldn't have achieved this without our volunteer
network."

Gilchrist's sentiments were echoed by Minuteman Project executive
director, Steve Eichler, JD; and Dr. Jerome Corsi, co-author, with
Gilchrist, of "Minutemen - the Battle to Secure America's Borders."

"We praise the House leadership for getting this Bill passed," said
Eichler, "but the real heroes are the tens of thousands of Minuteman
Project volunteers who took time to phone, fax and e-mail their
representatives and the House committee; and the many hundreds who have
put their personal lives on hold and spent their own funds to come to
the border to be the eyes and ears of the Border Patrol."

"Of course, we're very pleased about the Secure Fence Act," added Dr.
Corsi, "It looks like they took a chapter from our book, and shows we
have been effective in calling attention to the problems of the wide
open border; but its only a first step. We still need to see increased
personnel and funding for the Border Patrol."

In Laredo, speaking to the volunteers of Operation Sovereignty 9/11,
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) read a letter he'd written to President Bush,
and explained that he'd called the White House for two and a half months
for an answer. "Two weeks ago, I told the White House that if you can't
or won't answer this letter, then I will do so today. That's what I am
doing right now, here in Laredo, Texas, with Jim Gilchrist and the
Minuteman Project."

King's June 23 letter is available in its entirety at The Minuteman
Project website, minutemanproject.com

None of the Minutemen in Laredo could understand why the Bush
administration makes a big show of "locking the front doors," but at the
same time, "leaves the back doors wide open!" But all agreed that
Minuteman Project volunteers on the border, and the tens of thousands of
Minutemen and women who contacted Washington had brought effective
pressure on politicians who had been ignoring the border problem.

"Now," says Gilchrist, "the next step is to convince Senators Kennedy
and McCain that the People know their Senate bill is nothing but smoke
and mirrors; and for them to adopt the House Bill as written. Meanwhile,
the Minutemen will be here, doing the job that government has failed to
do, working with local landowners, law enforcement and the Border
Patrol."

Details on the event are as follows:

Who: Jim Gilchrist, Minuteman Project Founder & volunteers from multiple
states coordinated with the Texas Minutemen, and the American Border
Patrol (AZ)

What: Operation Sovereignty

Where: US/Mexican border near Laredo, TX

When: September 11, - November 7, 2006

http://www.txminuteman.org/mambo
http://www.americanpatrol.com
http://www.minutemanproject.com

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Representative Steve King - 5th Congressional District of Iowa

For Immediate Release - - September 12, 2006

KING TO PRESIDENT: WE CANNOT BASE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL SECURITY ON
ENFORCEMENT PROMISES

Laredo, Texas— U.S. Congressman Steve King (IA-05), member of the House
Immigration Subcommittee, yesterday publicly called on President Bush to
first answer the basic immigration questions in his letter.

"I have called the White House every week for ten weeks asking for a
response to my letter. Each week I got a promise to answer it next
week. This Iowa boy knows that next week never comes." said King. "I
told the White House two weeks ago that if they will not answer the most
basic questions, I would hold a press conference and continue the
discussion through the media. We cannot allow a policy that would
legalize 60 million illegals to be established on a 'promise' of
enforcement."

In his speech to a rally of border residents, King read the text of a
letter he has sent to the President, which rejects any potential guest
worker or temporary worker plan based upon the promise of enforcement.

Texas border residents and the Minutemen project yesterday held a rally
to launch an eight-week project to guard the Texas – Mexico border and
report their findings to Border Patrol agents.

“The American people know what is going on, and they are not going to
lie down and watch some plan be passed into law that is just a veiled
amnesty,” said King. “The government has not even proved that it is
capable of enforcing our current immigration laws. Let’s get our borders
secure, let’s enforce our employment laws first, before we even talk
about their plan to dump millions more foreign workers into this
country.”

The text of the letter is below.

Dear Mr. President:

The foundation of your immigration plan is based on the promise of
enforcement. Americans have seen only a diminishing enforcement effort
for at least twenty years. Neither they, nor I, are willing to accept a
proposal based on an empty promise. If border security and domestic
enforcement cannot be achieved, there is no way we can stop or even slow
down the $65 billion in illegal drugs that enters our country annually
across our southern border. I would appreciate your response to the
following questions:

1) Is there such a thing as too much immigration?

2) If so, how much is too much? Too much legal? Too much illegal?

3) How many people do you believe would be given legal status in the U.S. over the next twenty years if S. 2611 were signed
into law?

4) Would you agree to an annual cap on the number of
immigrants allowed into the U.S.?

5) If the federal government cannot stop the illegal
immigration of individuals who work illegally in the United States how
do you propose we stop $65 billion worth of illegal drugs entering our
country every year?

I look forward to your response. The destiny of our nation hangs in
the balance.

Sincerely,

Steve King

Member of Congress

SOURCE: Congressman Steve King [R-IA]
http://www.house.gov/steveking

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