Michele Bachmann First To Make Illegal Immigration Top Issue for 2012

August 17, 2011 (MMD Newswire) - - America's largest political action committee addressing illegal immigration is issuing public thanks to presidential candidate Michele Bachmann for becoming the first candidate of 2012 to make border security and illegal immigration control a top issue.

The Associated Press reports on April 16 that Bachmann made illegal immigration an issue in Greenville, SC as part of her three state tour.

Michele Bachmann is reported to have said "lax enforcement of immigration laws was a threat to the nation's security. She agreed with a town hall questioner at a Greenville stop that U.S. troops should be redeployed from South Korea to south Texas."

The report also states that Bachmann said "The problem has been in our unwillingness to enforce the laws that are on the books." and "How do you solve it? You build a barrier, a fence, a wall -- whatever you want to call it. You build it...As president of the United States, every mile, every yard, every foot, every inch will be covered on that southern border."

Access entire article at: http://www.alipac.us/article6500.html

Americans who support legal immigration and oppose illegal immigration and any form of Amnesty for illegals welcome these comments.

"It is great to hear Michele Bachmann put the illegal immigration issue into the spotlight," said William Gheen of ALIPAC. "She has hit the nail on the head describing the cause of the problem being the under enforcement of our existing laws. By stating her intent to put barriers on our southern border backed by troops she is showing the strength and resolve voters want to see."

ALIPAC endorsed Bachmann as a congressional candidate, but does not endorse candidates running for president. Instead, the national organization ranks presidential candidates as being for either AMNESTY or ENFORCEMENT since any form of Comprehensive or Dream Act Amnesty for illegals would destroy any future enforcement efforts for America.

While Bachmann's records on the issue of illegal immigration are under review along with the records of Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, and others, her latest comments could place her into ALIPAC's ENFORCEMENT category.

"We acknowledge that Michele Bachman is the first presidential contender of the 2012 race to make border security and illegal immigration a top issue for her campaign," said William Gheen. "Now we just need to make sure that she will indeed enforce our existing immigration and border laws instead of supporting Dream or Comprehensive Amnesties that would undermine any and all enforcement efforts."

For more information about ALIPAC and the stances of federal candidates regarding illegal immigration, please visit or contact us through http://www.alipac.us

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NH Religious News August 12, 2011

Faith-Based Access to Recovery Services Informational Meeting Aug. 23, 2011 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.  CenterPoint Church, State St., Concord, NH   Faith based groups play natural roles in providing support for individuals to sustain recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. NH's new Access to Recovery provides people in recovery with vouchers for support services. Support includes spiritual counseling parenting anger management budgeting child care transportation  More faith-based service providers will increase client choices in NH-ATR program.  Learn more about this new opportunity for your faith-based organization. RSVP to Jaime.Powers@dhhs.state.nh.us Suicide Postvention Training for Faith Leaders   Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:00 PM-4:30 PM Wesley United Methodist Church 79 Clinton Street, Concord, NH  Participants be led by trainers with pastoral experience and a suicide family member. Learn  Ways that your response promotes healing after a suicide.  Skills to coordinate a safe and supportive faith           community response.  How to encourage help-seeking, reduce stigma and promote healing for survivors of suicide loss. Register by September 13th with Bernice Lopez at blopez@naminh.org or call 603-225-5359.   This is a FREE workshop, but registration is limited and required. Sponsored by:  The New Hampshire Council of Churches and National Alliance on Mental Illness -  New Hampshire, Connect Project. Worshiping Together Crafting Creative Community Liturgies  People of faith from different traditions often gather together for common worship events, Crises, Disasters,  Good Friday, Thanksgiving, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Martin Luther King Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, community prayer memorial services, as well as in responses to crises and disasters like 9/11, floods, ice storms. Join us for a day-long workshop in which we'll look at ecumenical and interfaith worship both theologically and practically, guided by the Rev. Dr. Christopher Duraisingh, a noted theologian on mission and the church as well as a charismatic teacher and creative liturgist. How do we create community worship services drawing from the deep wells of our diverse heritages? How can we use symbols, gesture, and movement combine to enrich our communal lives and open participants and wider world to transformation? How do we best work together? What resources are available?  When:  Friday, Nov. 4th, 2011   10 AM - 3 PM  Where:  Concordia Lutheran Church, North Main St., Concord, NH Time:       Cost: Registration of $30 includes lunch. Limited space is available. Register by calling (603) 224-1352 or emailing info@NHChurches.org. Mail registration fee to "Worshiping Together" NHCC, PO Box 1087, Concord, NH 03302-1087.  Make checks payable to: New Hampshire Council of Churches. For more information click here.  We need your input - Join the Faithful Budget Accountability Project    Are churches really equipped to take up the slack of extreme cuts to government programs and services for the poor and vulnerable? Help us understand, quantify, and communicate the human impact of budget cuts by tracking requests for assistance by number and dollar cost monthly in 2011. What's Involved?  The Faithful Budget Accountability Project is a simple, monthly electronic data collection of religious human service information and stories. To sign up or find out more information about this project and to join click here and fill out the online form or email us at budget@nhchurches.org and send us your contact information.  Stories Make A Difference  How did people you know lose their benefits and what are the consequences? How do these things affect your people?  We are assembling stories of families and individuals in crisis to help others see the real stories behind the budget issues in New Hampshire.  Please send your stories, contacts and other information to the NHCC at info@nhchurches.org. This is part of the Faithful Budget Accountability Project  of the NH Council of Churches NH Circle of Protection "Budgets and Moral Values" added to NHCC Webpage   Click here to view our Budgets and Moral Values section of the NH Council of Churches website.  You can also find a link to it on our main page www.nhchurches.org on the right hand panel along with links to public policy alerts and updates.

Lifespan Respite Care Consumer Needs Survey    The NH Department of Health and Human Services is reaching out to caregivers across New Hampshire to determine the statewide need of respite services. Respite literally means a time of rest or relief.  If you know a family caregiver to someone with special health care needs (young to old), please have them state their needs in a survey. Responses will be confidential.  If you would like additional information or a paper copy of the survey, please contact Maggie Bernard at 603-271-3783 or mbernard@dhhs.state.nh.us. Family caregiver feedback is very important to help direct future resources into NH's respite care services. Click this link to begin the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MMSJRZ7 Thank you for your time! Coalition on Human Needs - Free Webinar on The Deficit Deal Explained Thursday, August 18, 1:00 p.m. EST  Register  here: https://chn.peachnewmedia.com/store/seminar/seminar.php?seminar=9034 The Budget Control Act new law sets up critical action by Congress between now and the end of this year that will affect all of us for a long time.  Learn how the new Budget Control Act works - or might not work - and what you can do about it, in this wonk-free webinar.  Get the scoop from Debbie Weinstein, the Coalition on Human Needs' executive director, who makes a specialty of translating complex budgetspeak into plain English.  The moderator will be Ellen Teller of the Food Research and Action Center, who will make sure that lots and lots of questions are answered. Register for the webinar today and please forward this message to colleagues and friends. Labor Day Program Resources From Interfaith Worker Justice Interfaith Worker Justice sponsors Christian-Jewish-Muslim Labor in the Pulpits / on the Bimah / in the Minbar program which includes resources and ideas for local faith communities who want to lift up justice for workers around the Labor Day holiday this year. This is a joint program in cooperation with AFL-CIO and Change to Win and includes information about the Faith Advocates for Jobs groups. Please see these program websites for resources and information: Labor in the Pulpits / on the Bimah / in the Minbar Program Overview - http://www.iwj.org/index.cfm/labor-in-the-pulpits Labor Day 2011 Overview - http://www.iwj.org/template/page.cfm?id=287 Labor Day 2011 Resources - http://www.iwj.org/template/page.cfm?id=288     (flyers, scriptures, organizing tools, and links to resources from many churches and other faith groups) Resources for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11  The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is coming up.  Do you know of events in the works around New Hampshire that the NHCC could promote to help mark this important day? There are many stories all of us are aware of surrounding that day.  This is also an opportunity to talk together about the implications of terrorism upon our lives and faith; an opportunity for interfaith dialogue; an opportunity for reconciliation; an opportunity to address the myths of prejudice that continue this day between the faiths.  Knowing that the tenth anniversary of 9/11 will be a time of deep spiritual reflection for all who were touched by these events, the NHCC has found resources for pastors and churches to use or to modify as they are led. Christian - ecumenical & Interfaith resources available for worship and other events  Resources for local churches and faith groups to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks go to  http://www.ncccusa.org/news/110725nineelevenresources.html . Additional resources are added to the list as they become available. To download resources to organize a service project day click on the following hyperlink: www.911day.org.  The National Religious Coalition Against Torture provides resources for community gatherings and worship services in congregations - click here for links to those resources. You will also find pastoral care materials and age appropriate resources for children.  The National Religious Campaign Against Torture has prepared a litany appropriate for interfaith gatherings or community prayer services.  National Medicare Train the Trainer Course in Portsmouth  Registration for the 2011 National Medicare Train-the-Trainer Workshop is now open. This Northeast U.S. workshop will be this year in Portsmouth, NH.  The workshops share consistent, accurate, current information with partners who help Medicare beneficiaries make the best choices for their healthcare coverage and are an excellent way to educate partners who train others. When:       Tuesday, August 30- Thursday, September 1, 2011 Where:       Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel and Conference Center 250 Market Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Meeting Information and Registration Click on the following link to access the workshop web site and to register online:  http://2011nationalmedicaretrainingprogram.blsmeetings.net/.   The password for registration is:  maureen1.  If you have any questions call Sydney Vranna at 301-577-0244, Ext. 2800.   Amnesty International NH State Meeting   Saturday September 17, 2011 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH (details to follow) Please join AI activists from around the state for AI's Fall Meeting This is a great opportunity to meet other AI activists in your community, learn more about AI campaigns, resources, important dates, and skills essential to effective human rights advocacy through grassroots action.  The afternoon session will be dedicated to a workshop on NH death penalty abolition! Refreshments & Lunch will be served If you have any questions please contact: Cynthia Gabriel Walsh Northeast Field Organizer, Amnesty International USA  58 Day Street, Somerville, MA 02144 cgabriel@aiusa.org or 617-623-0202 North American Academy of Ecumenists 2011 Annual Conference  Called Together: Identity, Accountability, Hospitality Allentown, PA Sept 23-25 The 2011 NAAE Conference will study possibilities for mutual accountability,  analyze specific forms of ecclesial identity and query the habit of hospitality toward one another as a means for realizing how "The Church's oneness is an image of the unity of the Triune God in the communion of the divine Persons." For more information click here. The Theology of Immigration The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College and the Diocese of Manchester are sponsoring the program, "The Theology of Immigration."  Rev. Daniel G. Groody, CSC, PH.D., professor at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on immigration issues will be the key note speaker. Saturday, September 24, 2011 8:30 registration, 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. program The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Corner of St. Anselm Drive and Rockland Ave., Manchester, NH   This event is free of charge.   REGISTER on or before September 16, 2011 by phone: Bro. Paul Crawford (603) 669-3100, ext. 148 by e-mail:  pcrawford@rcbm.org or on the Diocese of Manchester's website: www.catholicnh.org/publicsquare Sharing the Gifts - A Collaborative Ministry Conference   September 26-28, 2011 Camp at Eastward, Starks, Maine Come for three days of information on Shared Ministry, collaborative parishes, multi-church ministries and pastoral staff groups.  The conference will also include good food, fellowship and fun in beautiful rural Maine.  This conference is FREE for all participants.  Lodging and meals are included if staying at the camp. Keynote Speaker:  Rev. Scott Planting Executive Director Maine Sea Coast Mission   Conference speakers will be members of the College of Pastoral Leaders Grant for Pastoral Excellence.  For more information or to register please contact Anne Marie Simone at pastorannmarie@gmail.com or call her at 207-779-7305.  When Helping Hurts The relationship between ministry self care, growth and boundaries Presented by the Pastoral Counseling Services, this workshop will explore why those in ministry have the highest rate of burnout.  When:       Friday, September 30, 2011, 1:00-4:00PM Where:     The Highlander Inn & Conference Center at the Manchester Boston Regional  Airport This is the 2nd Annual Conference on Spirituality and Psychotherapy By Dr. David Olsen, LICSW, LMFT Executive Director The Samaritan Center of the Capital Region Scotia, NY    For more information contact:  Dr. David Reynolds at dbr@pcs-nh.org or call him at 603-627-2702, Ext. 113. Congregations and Mental Health Workshop - November 2, 2011   On Wednesday, November 2 from 9:00am-3pm, the Pastoral Services Department at the New Hampshire State Hospital will be hosting a free workshop for all clergy on Congregations and Mental Illness.  For more information contact either: Patience Stoddard - Patience.Stoddard@dhhs.state.nh.us Rachael Keefe - Rachael.keefe@dhhs.state.nh.us 8th Annual NH State Suicide Prevention Conference Friday November 4th, 2011 8:00AM - 4:30PM  at SERESC Conference Center in Bedford, NH. Presented by NAMI NH, the State Suicide Prevention Council, and the Youth Suicide Prevention Assembly. Featuring keynote speakers:  Thomas Joiner, PhD, Robert Bryant and a performance by TIGER (Theatre Integrating Guidance, Education and Responsibility).  Workshops, plenaries and lunch included.  Click here to download a registration brochure.

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CEI Daily - Gender Quotas, Immigration, and Vitamins

Gender Quotas

Several European countries have now instituted gender quotas for corporate boards.

Senior Counsel Hans Bader responds to advocates of the quotas.

"Defenders of these quotas argue that quotas are good for business because companies with more women on their boards do better. But even if such companies typically make more money, this claim confuses cause and effect, and puts the cart before the horse, as studies like the University of Michigan study illustrate. With each passing year, the percentage of female business professionals in Europe rises, as does the percentage of female college graduates. The pool of female qualified applicants in a company for a directorship naturally rises over time. So a company that is not growing and hires few new people will naturally have less women in its ranks than a company that is growing and hiring new people. The company’s growth does not occur because of the increase in women in the company; rather, the increase in women in a company occurs because of the company’s prior and pre-existing growth."

Immigration

July 29 marked the anniversary of SB 1070, the contraversial immigration law passed by Arizona last year.

Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh comments.

"SB 1070 proponents claim that it decreased the unauthorized population in the state, and they're probably right. But for that "achievement," SB 1070 likely slowed Arizona's recovery by increasing the regulatory burden for business and raising the cost of hiring all workers in Arizona. "

Vitamins Sen. Dick Durbin and the FDA have proposed a new costly approval process for vitamins and nutritional supplements. Policy Analyst Michelle Minton comments. "A consumer walking down the aisle of a local drugstore can choose from a wide variety of supplements, vitamins and nutrients for his or her particular needs. Whether it’s a pill to treat a specific ailment, nutrients and minerals to supplement a deficient diet or vitamins tailored to age and gender to promote long-term health, supplements provide significant benefits to the consumers who rely on them. Yet if Sen. Richard J. Durbin and the Food and Drug Administration have their way, many of these products will disappear."

 

ALIPAC Calls for the Impeachment of President Barack Obama

June 28, 2011 (MMD Newswire) - - The Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama for his involvement in the Operation Gunrunner scandal, as well as his recent edict instructing federal employees to establish a form of amnesty for illegal aliens in defiance of the Congress, existing federal laws, and the US Constitution.

Obama's ICE Director John Morton issued a memo on June 17th to all ICE Field Office Directors, Special Agents-in-Charge, and all Chief Counsel, authorizing them to decline to remove illegal aliens who meet the qualifications for amnesty under the DREAM Act Amnesty which Congress has rejected many times.

Congressional investigations have determined that Obama's ATF and Justice Department have been supplying assault weapons to the drug cartels that import most of America's cocaine, methamphetamine, and illegal immigrants.

"President Obama is no longer the legitimate President of the United States," said William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. "By arming drug and human smugglers with assault weapons that have been used to kill American and Mexican citizens and police forces, and by ordering Amnesty for illegal aliens which has been rejected by both the Congress and the American public more than eight times, Obama has committed a form of Treason against the United States and must be removed from office by Congress."

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) is a national organization founded on 9/11 of 2004. ALIPAC has over 40,000 supporters, comprised of Americans of every race, party, religion, and walk of life, who represent the over 80% who want America's existing immigration laws enforced.

ALIPAC is sending letters to the 137 current members of Congress whom the group endorsed and supported in the 2010 elections requesting the impeachment process to begin immediately in the interest of public safety and civil stability.

"Obama just made it clear to the American public that he does not care what they think, what the current federal laws are, what the US Constitution says, or what Congress has ratified," said William Gheen. "Congress must take immediate action to stop Obama or the American Republic will fall. What use are elections, candidates, or the Congress, if the Executive Branch rules by decree?"

All ALIPAC supporters and like-minded Americans who oppose Amnesty and illegal immigration are called upon to immediately call and write their members of Congress demanding the impeachment of President Barack Obama for crimes against the people of the United States.

If Congress does not respond by July 15, ALIPAC will move to call for public protests across the nation calling for the ouster of this authoritarian regime which feels it can arm rebel groups invading America with their illegal cargo while forcing an Amnesty on the public.

The self-governance of American citizens and the health of the American Republic must be guarded against this form of Treason.

The Congress will be given an opportunity to act before members of the public take things into their own hands and call for a day of nationwide protests.

For more information, to schedule interviews or to show your support for the impeachment of President Obama, please visit ALIPAC at www.ALIPAC.us

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CEI Daily - The Post Office, Immigration, and the CEI Podcast

Post Office

Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio talks about Rep. Darrell Issa's Postal Reform Act (PRA). 

"When it comes down to outdated business model of the Post Office vs. taxpayers and postal workers, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) sides with taxpayers and postal workers.

Yesterday, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it would stop paying the employer share of its employees’ retirement fund. ABC news reported about 'sheer chaos on the work floor,' according to 32-year postal veteran Clarice Torrence. The action is yet another sign that the USPS is in continued financial strain.

Today, Issa, who is chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced the Postal Reform Act (PRA), which seeks to reform the USPS and prevent a potential taxpayer bailout."

Immigration

After passing strict immigration laws, Georgia's farmers are struggling to find laborers.

Research Associate Will Tew comments.

"The lack of a stable workforce and skilled farmhands means less efficiency and less food. As food prices continue to rise, increasing the cost of labor on farms doesn’t sound like the smartest idea. The story’s too familiar though: politicians demagogue immigrants, then pass stupid bills, farmers complain, and almost everyone suffers."

CEI Podcast

In the new CEI Podcast, Ryan Young talks to Policy Analyst Marc Scribner about bunker fuel.

Listen here.