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June 24, 2005
Homies Unidos: Solidarity in rejecting Newt Gingrich's anti-immigrant agenda
Friends,
Please read the following. Gingrich pretends to speak on not only the personal but national threat that gangs like MS pose, but I hope we all realize given his anti-immigrant record that he is using gangs to further his anti-immigrant agenda.
Homies Unidos is calling for a press conference on Tuesday morning at 11am in the Homies Unidos office. We hope that members of the enforcement coalition will stand in solidarity with us in rejecting Newt Gingrich's attempt to further his anti immigrant agenda.
We are planning to watch the one hour special and then giving the Spanish television station an exclusive on Tuesday evening our response. We hope to put together a panel to discuss our reactions to whatever Gingrich says.
Please let us know if it is ok to put your name on the press release and if you will join us on Monday.
Thank you!
Rocio Santacruz
email Rocio Santacruz at rsantacruz@homiesunidos.org
Homies Unidos
Newt Gingrich Hosts 'American Gangs - Ties To Terror?'
To: National Desk
Contact: Rick Tyler of Gingrich Communications,
WSAHINGTON, June 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Former Speaker of the
House Newt Gingrich hosts a Fox News Special "American Gangs -
Ties to Terror?" this Saturday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time and re-
broadcast at 11 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel. The one-hour
special report will focus on how international gangs such as Mara
Salvatrucha -- or MS 13 -- pose not just a risk to our personal
security, but our national security as well.
"Fueled by the global nature of the drug trade, gangs are
increasingly international operations," said Speaker Gingrich.
"With the infrastructure in place to move and distribute drugs
across the border, the danger exists that they will use their
network to, for the right price, traffic terrorists and weapons
into the country."
"After all, why wouldn't two groups -- one driven by greed and
the other by hatred -- collaborate to further their goals,"
Gingrich added.
The special will also explore the difficulties law enforcement
faces in challenging and prosecuting gangs in America, including
the prison system, border control and immigration laws.
"Gang members have become adept at using their legal
protections to their advantage," said Gingrich. "For instance,
sanctuary laws make it difficult for local police to act against
illegal aliens who may be in gangs."
Newt Gingrich is former Speaker of the House of Representatives and a Senior Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
The Fox News Channel is the most watched cable news channel in America.----Unfortunately!
Posted by lois at June 24, 2005 10:28 PM