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CAIR Letter of Intent to Denver Mayor Webb, October 30, 2002 COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR IMMIGRATION RFORM October 30, 2002 The Honorable Wellington E. Webb Mayor, City and County of Denver 1437 Bannock St., Room 350 Denver, CO 870202 Dear Mayor Webb: This letter serves to inform you that the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (CAIR) believes that you have violated federal law, including certain criminal statutes, possibly putting yourself and the City and County of Denver in legal jeopardy. Two of your actions of particular concern to CAIR are: (1) Your designating $15,000 of a Federal Community Block Grant to support the operations of a job center known to serve illegal aliens, and (2) Your move to have departments in the City and County of Denver accept as valid identification the Mexican government-issued Matricula Consular ID card. By your actions, CAIR believes you to be violating at least all of the following provisions of the United States Code: 8 U.S.C. Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), 8 U.S.C. Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), 8 U.S.C. Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I), and 8 U.S.C. Section 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(II). Accordingly, if you persist in continuing the above-referenced polices, CAIR will, within 30 days of the date of this letter, be filing complaints with the appropriate authorities, including the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Beyond these legal considerations, CAIR views your actions as reckless, arbitrary, and dismissive of your constituents. Polls show overwhelming sentiment against the actions you undertook. Your apparently covert agreements with the Mexican Government to further its agenda in Colorado throw into question your allegiances and your public policy judgment. CAIR encourages you to reverse your actions regarding the two matters outlined above. Sincerely, Mike McGarry, Spokesman, Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform Fred Elbel, Co-Director, Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform cc: J. Wallace Wortham, Jr., Denver City Attorney Michael M. Comfort, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service John W. Suthers, United States Attorney, District of Colorado Denver City Council members: Reynolds, Barnes-Gelt, Haynes, Thomas, Ortega, Wedgeworth, MacKenzie, Flowbeck, Foster, Martinez, Hackworth, and Gallcher U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo Richard D. Lamm Thomas E. Goodreid, Attorney at Law Matricula consular ID card Home |