Posted on 08/12/2005 6:09:38 PM PDT by Ladycalif
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Republican state Sen. Bill Morrow of Oceanside said he organized the forum to discuss how defense of the nation begins at the border, and that he timed it for yesterday based entirely on Tancredo's busy schedule.
Morrow said he has talked to Tancredo for months, even before embattled Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Rancho Santa Fe, announced he will not seek re-election in the 50th District. Morrow said yesterday he will run for Cunningham's seat next year.
"I know what the solution is," Morrow said. "We are not controlling our borders and it's a sea coming through. We are capable of controlling our borders if there is
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050812-9999-7m12forum.html
Carlsbad Pictures:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-8023.html
Senator Morrow at Campo:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-7498.html
Carlsbad forum draws protesters – and 150 law officers
*By Elena Gaona and David Graham* UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS
August 12, 2005
CARLSBAD – Police from several jurisdictions, most wearing riot gear, formed a barrier to keep the peace between those attending a forum on illegal immigration and protesters who ranged from Latino activists to Muslim students.
While more than 100 protesters jeered, the public forum featuring Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., and other vocal opponents of illegal immigration expounded on how health care, homeland security, education, the economy and the environment are affected by undocumented immigrants.
"Today we have the worst enforcement we've ever had in the history of our country," Pete Nunez, a former U.S. attorney in San Diego, said.
With scores of police guarding the entrance to the Carlsbad Community Cultural Arts Center on the campus of Carlsbad High School, the physical violence anticipated by Carlsbad Unified Superintendent John Roach did not materialize, although the two factions shouted angrily at one another.
Police said that no arrests were made. A sheriff's deputy said one man was held on the ground by protesters and officers extricated him. He did not appear to be injured.
Protesters began lining up five hours before the 7 p.m. forum. Afterward, representatives from immigrant-advocacy groups from Southern California, Arizona and Mexico held a news conference to offer a view of undocumented immigration that contrasted sharply with that expressed by the panelists.
By 3:30 p.m., Carlsbad police requested help from the San Diego Police Department in monitoring the crowd. A mobile field force of San Diego officers was dispatched. Oceanside police and sheriff's deputies in riot gear also came as did police detachments from National City, La Mesa, El Cajon and Chula Vista. All told, about 150 officers were at the scene, a sheriff's deputy said. They formed double lines on the street and leading into the theater.
Chants of "USA! USA!" from the forum attendees waiting in line drowned out Spanish chants of "We want a world without borders."
"Go back home!" one group shouted. "We are home!" the other group responded.
About 250 people who wanted to attend were left outside the forum with an estimated 120 to 150 protesters.
Inside, the forum crowd was of one mind: opposition to illegal immigration.
Tancredo said the issue is not about about racism but about protecting the country for American children of all creeds.
Tancredo received a standing ovation when he said, "All I ask is that once you get here, you disconnect from the old, connect with the new and become American."
All 406 seats in the auditorium were filled, and a few people were standing.
Republican state Sen. Bill Morrow of Oceanside said he organized the forum to discuss how defense of the nation begins at the border, and that he timed it for yesterday based entirely on Tancredo's busy schedule.
Morrow said he has talked to Tancredo for months, even before embattled Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Rancho Santa Fe, announced he will not seek re-election in the 50th District. Morrow said yesterday he will run for Cunningham's seat next year.
"I know what the solution is," Morrow said. "We are not controlling our borders and it's a sea coming through. We are capable of controlling our borders if there is the political will to do it."
James Gilchrist of Aliso Viejo, co-founder of the Minutemen project, said that although President Bush and others call the Minutemen vigilantes, they are not.
They are "immigration-law enforcement-advocacy groups" who have had to pick up where the U.S. government has abandoned them, Gilchrist said.
Tancredo attracted a group of protesters last night from the Muslim community in response to his recent comments on a Florida talk-radio show. He suggested on the show last month that the United States might respond to an Islamic terrorist attack by bombing Muslim holy sites. He did not apologize, but later said the idea was part of a discussion on how to defend the United States, not a proposition to bomb holy sites.
Last night, about two dozen Muslim leaders and families carried signs and joined other protesters.
The majority of protesters, however, came from the Latino community. Some called for more open borders, others for humane treatment of all immigrants.
"Go home, racist, go home," protesters chanted.
Other panelists included Los Angeles medical attorney and author Madeleine Cosman, who said illegal immigrants are a dangerous and hidden cost for the country; and Assemblyman Ray Haynes, R-Murrieta, who has favored the creation of a state border police force. Conservative radio talk-show host Roger Hedgecock was the moderator.
Robert Vasquez, commissioner of Canyon County in southwest Idaho, spoke about the cost of illegal immigration on local governments.
When the forum ended around 9 p.m., those in the auditorium were escorted by police through a back door to their cars to avoid more confrontation with the protesters.
The forum was held on the campus after Morrow sued Carlsbad Unified's Roach for rescinding permission for use of a theater on the grounds. Roach had cited fears that crowd unruliness could jeopardize school property.
After Morrow filed suit Monday, Roach changed his mind and said any questions about freedom of speech were more important than questions about crowd behavior. Morrow's attorney said the senator will go to court to seek legal fees from Roach in the coming weeks.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elena Gaona: (760) 737-7575; *elena.gaona@uniontrib.com*
"Chants of "USA! USA!" from the forum attendees waiting in line drowned out Spanish chants of "We want a world without borders."
Seems pretty clear that the open borders crowd want to destroy the USA as surely as Al Qaida.
Ping
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Two war fronts BUMP!!!
It becomes even more clear when we realize that our own President also wants open borders. He's certainly not on "our" (America's) side on this issue, he's made that clear.
That's the reason for the war in Iraq. Bush is putting the focus on Al Qaida there and not here. He is hoping Americans will not notice the hell he has put the citizens through with his promotion of illegal immigration.
Once so many illegals are here that the American people no longer have a country or politicians to work for them, Bush will be very happy.
And I find it interesting that a thread as important as this one only has eight responses. Sometimes I believe Americans need to lose their country. They won't do anything to defend it. Cowards, they won't be liked by the big shot Republicans here if they talk about illegal immigration. Unbelievable.
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