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CAIR News Release - October 6, 2005 Please deliver to the NEWS Editor / Director (one-page fax) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Terry Graham: www.freespeechforum.org Robert Copley, Jr.: www.sovereigntycolorado.com Fred Elbel: www.cairco.org Citizens ask Gov. Owens to act on illegal immigration A group of Citizens today delivered petitions* to Colorado Governor Bill Owens asking him to immediately declare a State of Emergency in Colorado "to halt the terrible social and economic impact of illegal immigration." The petition also asks Gov. Owens to issue an immediate executive order reversing all written and de facto sanctuary policies for illegal aliens throughout Colorado; to designate sports arenas, former military bases and other facilities as overflow holding areas for illegal aliens awaiting deportation -- ending current catch-and-release policies -- and to enforce the Official English clause of the Colorado Constitution. Terry Graham, an immigration-moratorium advocate, devised the petition and gathered signatures over the past month. Graham was joined at the State Capitol this morning by Colorado Minutemen co-founder Robert Copley, Jr. and CAIR director Fred Elbel. "Colorado is being destroyed by illegal immigration," said Graham, a Republican from Boulder County. "Governor Owens has a sworn duty to uphold the law, and protect, defend and serve his constituents and employers -- the Citizens of Colorado." New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano have declared States of Emergency in response to problems associated with illegal immigration. ### *PETITION TEXT BELOW: To Colorado Governor Bill Owens: We, the undersigned Citizens of Colorado, demand that you immediately take the following steps to halt the terrible social and economic impact of illegal immigration in the State of Colorado: 1) Declare a State of Emergency in the State of Colorado 2) Issue an Emergency Executive Order reversing all written and de facto “Sanctuary” policies throughout Colorado 3) Issue an Emergency Executive Order designating sports arenas, former military bases, and other faciltiies as “overflow” holding areas for illegal aliens awaiting hearings and deportations (ending dangerous catch-and-release policies) 4) Establish and impose financial and other personnel sanctions against State agencies and employees who conduct State business in languages other than Colorado’s Constittutuionally designated “Official English.” We ask that you uphold your Oath of Office and take these steps without delay. The Lakewood-based Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (CAIR) is a Colorado non-profit corporation advocating for immigration reduction. Home |