CAIR Alert: RSCC meeting Monday on immigration sanity

You are invited to attend this event Monday during the day. Note that Stan Weekes, CAIR director, will be speaking.

Media Advisory - Public Hearing
Illegal Immigration Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 22, 2010 - (Denver, CO) - The Republican Study Committee of Colorado (RSCC) will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 29 titled the "Illegal Immigration Summit" from 9:00am-3:00pm. The hearing will be open to the public and will be held in the old Supreme Court Chambers, located in the capitol building.

The format will provide an opportunity to listen to prepared remarks and testimony from a variety of local and national speakers. Colorado state legislators will interact with speakers as well as attendees to share information and discuss approaches to the issues as they apply to Colorado. The public is invited to attend.

Broad topics will include historical information on immigration in the U.S., a review of Colorado legislation associated with illegal immigration, fiscal and economic analysis of the impacts of illegal immigration in Colorado, issues surrounding voter integrity, the impact of illegal immigration on local gang activity and public safety, and federally supported programs such as E-Verify, Secure Communities.

Speakers will include representatives from the Center for Immigration Studies, the Federation of American Immigration Reform, the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform, representatives for Colorado law enforcement, and state elected officials.

A full agenda will be published later this week. Additional information can be found at the RSCC website at www.rscc.us/immigration.html

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About the Republican Study Committee of Colorado:

The Republican Study Committee of Colorado (RSCC) is a voluntary collaboration of elected state legislators whose purpose is to formulate, support, advocate for, and communicate legislative actions and positions consistent with the RSCC Declaration of Principles. RSCC membership includes

Representatives in the Colorado State House as well as Senators in the Colorado State Senate. You can learn more about the RSCC at [url=http://www.rscc.us" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]www.rscc.us[/url]. For more information, contact RSCC Executive Director Rich Bratten at

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The full agenda follows:



Illegal Immigration Hearing Agenda

Monday, November 29

Old Supreme Court Chambers

9:00 - 9:15
Opening Remarks and Introductions

9:15 - 10:00
Historical Primer on Immigration in the United States (Jessica Vaughan, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington, D.C.)

10:00 - 10:35
Review of prior Colorado Legislation both passed or rejected (Stan Weeks, Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform, Denver, CO)

10:35 - 10:45
Break

10:45 - 11:15
Fiscal Impacts of Illegal Immigration in Colorado (Jack Martin, Special Projects Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Washington, D.C.)

K-12 Education
Unreimbursed Health Care
Criminal Justice
Welfare
Additional State/Local Operating Costs


11:15 - 11:45
Economic Analysis of Illegal Immigration (Jack Martin, Special Projects Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Washington, D.C.)

Jobs
Employer Costs
Lost Tax Revenues
Foreign Remittances


11:45 - 12:00
Testimony from Colorado employers on legally competing vs. businesses that use illegal help

12:00 - 1:00
Break for Lunch

1:00 - 1:30
Increasing Violence Concerns (Captain Jaime Kafati, Court Services Branch/Civil Division, Denver Justice Center Complex)

Gang Activity history & current status of gang ties to drug cartels and Al Qaida


1:30 - 2:00
Secure Communities Program (El Paso County Sheriff Maketa)


2:00 - 2:30
E-Verify (Jessica Vaughan, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington D.C.)

2:30 - 3:00
Voter Integrity and Voter ID (TBD)

3:00
Conclusion & Wrap Up



Sincerely,



Fred Elbel

Spokesperson
Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform
[url=http://www.CAIRCO.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]www.CAIRCO.org[/url]

Thank you TG, I will attempt to be there. This to me is one of the most important issues we face in Colorado and in the nation.