[B]I got this email yesterday. It is now a day old but good contact info.[B]
NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE ALERT
POLICE CHIEFS and SHERIFFS TODAY CALL FOR AMNESTY
10/22/09: Below is an article that states law enforcement officials from across the nation will combine forces to seek the legalizing of illegal aliens via an October 22, 2009 "telephonic" press conference. Article below.
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CALL your congress member and demand that our immigration laws be enforced. Tell congress to do their job - enforce the law. Find your congress member here:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml Toll free, 24 hour switchboard: 877.851.6437 If it is after business hours, leave a voice mail.
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CALL the three key players - Chiefs of police/Sheriff - calling for legalizing of lawbreakers! Tell them they should enforce the law, not seek to change the law to legalize lawbreakers. The article is short, below, read the article then try to call at least one if not all three of the police chiefs/sheriff.
1. Chief Rick Braziel, Chief of Police, Sacramento, CA
http://www.sacpd.org/: (916) 433-0800
EMAIL form for Police Chief Rick Braziel
http://www.sacpd.org/chiefscorner/ask/
2. Dr. Theron Bowman, Chief of Police, Arlington, TX: (817) 459-5700 press O and ask for the police chief's office
http://www.arlingtonpd.org/index.asp...hief/index.asp
3. Sheriff Bill McCarthy, Sheriff, Polk County, IA : (515) 286-3800 - ask for Sheriff Bill McCarthy's office
EMAIL for Sheriff Bill McCarthy:
PolkCounty.Sheriff@polkcountyiowa.gov
http://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/Sherif...eriffsbio.aspx
ARTICLE
Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative: Polk County sheriff to call for immigration reform
10/20/2009
http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=174178
Contact: Michael Earls
202-261-2388
Law Enforcement Officials to Describe Impact of Broken System on Efficiency, Public Safety, and Community Trust
Polk County, IA – As Congress prepares to take up immigration reform in early 2010, leading police executives from states as diverse as California, Iowa, and Texas will join a telephonic press conference on Thursday, October 22nd, as part of a growing chorus of law enforcement leaders calling for comprehensive immigration reform.
Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel; Dr. Theron Bowman, Chief of Police in Arlington, Texas; and Sheriff Bill McCarthy of Polk County, Iowa will discuss the damage to public trust and community safety that result from the broken immigration system. These leaders will call for an overhaul of the immigration system that strengthens border security, restores the rule of law and legalizes undocumented workers in order to build relationships of trust between all resident and the police and enhance public safety.
WHAT: Police Leaders from Across the Country to Call for Immigration Reform
WHO: Chief Rick Braziel, Chief of Police, Sacramento, CA
Dr. Theron Bowman, Chief of Police, Arlington, TX
Sheriff Bill McCarthy, Sheriff, Polk County, IA
Arturo Venegas, Jr., Retired Chief of Police of Sacramento, CA, and Project Director of the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative (moderator)
WHEN: Thursday, October 22nd at 11 AM Central