- I'd like to thank President of ALIPAC (the Americans
for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee), William Gheen, for granting
me the following interview. For many years, Mr. Gheen has been active in
both politics and service. His biography includes:
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- "William Gheen is the President of ALI-PAC and manages
all operations and activities. William is a veteran campaign consultant
and North Carolina native with over 10 years of experience in fund raising,
marketing, research, campaign management and event coordination. He has
an undergraduate degree in political science from East Carolina University,
has served in several leadership positions, and has experience working
with over 40 campaigns for public office.
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- Mr. Gheen is known for creating new voter outreach methods
and exploring new techniques in the realm of Internet marketing and donor
list creation.
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- He has served as a member of the North Carolina Senate
Sgt. At Arms staff in 1997 and 2003 and currently resides in Raleigh North
Carolina."
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- Our borders have become increasingly porous from both
the Canadian North and Mexico to the South. Illegal aliens are crossing
them, virtually unstopped, in the millions every year. These crossings,
which have become increasingly violent, are allowing multiple teams of
terrorists to enter our country. Our Border Patrol is overwhelmed. This
is the primary reason that citizens groups, such as the Minuteman Project
and ALIPAC have become involved in attempting to stem the tide of this
serious attack on our country's sovereignty.
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- In addition to the very real threat of Islamo-fascists
having already entered the United States, there is a very large terrorist
gang that has already set up shop in multiple states-MS-13 or "Mara
Salvatrucha"; which immigrated to America from San Salvador. Mara
Salvatrucha literally means "Salvadoran army ants". It lives
up to its name. The gang has recently threatened US police, with its planned
30 October "Kill a Law Enforcement Officer Day". Both federal
and local law enforcement are taking this threat seriously. ALIPAC's platform
includes 4 points. Predicated upon "Simply enforce our existing immigration
laws!", they are:
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- 1. Secure Our Borders
- 2. Crack down on employers that intentionally hire illegals
- 3. Remove incentives and rewards to illegals such as
licenses, welfare, and other taxpayer benefits
- 4. Enforce our existing laws and deport illegal aliens
when convicted of crimes or detected during routine law enforcement activities
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- Interview
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- S: "William, as you have such a strong background
in politics, including marketing and campaigning for your clients, what
led you to become so heavily involved in attempting to stop illegal immigration?"
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- W: "I was asked by Senator Fern Shubert to generate
an estimate on the number of illegal immigrants in North Carolina for use
in her campaign for Governor in November of 2003. When I discovered the
number was approaching half a million I was alarmed by both the scale of
this problem and the fact it was a hidden issue. During the 2004 election
cycle, this issue emerged in NC campaigns for the first time in history.
I saw there was a need for a national organization that would do more to
support and fund candidates that would take a stand on behalf of the American
public on the issue of immigration enforcement."
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- S: "Your site extensively covers the Salvadoran
gang MS-13. How prevalent is their influence in the US and what do you
view as our biggest threat from their members?"
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- W: "MS-13 and other illegal immigrant gangs are
bringing in the illegals, drugs, heavy weapons, and possibly terrorists.
The biggest threat from their members is contained in the multiple intelligence
reports provided to Congress indicating that Al-Qaeda and MS-13 are now
working together to smuggle terrorist operatives and materials into the
US. Equally daunting is the fact that illegal aliens in America already
live under Gang Rule and if Central and South America provide a sound example,
so will the rest of us when these gangs reach higher strength levels. In
Mexico, citizens do not call the police when their children are stolen
by the gangs. They live under Gang Rule and a call to police over a stolen
child can result in executions."
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- S: "There are many who currently believe that many
of the violent Central American and Mexican gangs have allied with Islamic
terrorists. Has your organization received any definitive intelligence
to that effect?"
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- W: "We have read and published the multiple reports
of intelligence briefings to Congress on this matter. Our Southern Border
is so porous, at this time, we doubt the terrorists would even need gang
assistance to cross. The US Border Patrol is detecting more and more crossers
that are from nations which are hostile to the United States. In our view,
gangs like MS-13 that use fear, gang rapes, and brutal slayings as tools
are terrorists. The question that many American's want President Bush to
answer is: 'Why are our law abiding citizens going through strip searches
in airports when you have left the Southern Border wide open for 6-10 thousand
more illegal aliens, and the terrorists among them, to cross each night?'
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- S: "These gangs, including MS-13, seem to be very
well organized and have received support from one of our home-grown separatist
hate groups-California's 'La Voz de Aztlan'. To your knowledge, has MS-13
announced any overall plan or purpose?"
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- W: "Our organization is responsible for the original
release to the nation about the MS-13 threat to the Minutemen. Anyone that
visits La Voz De Aztlan at aztlan.net will see their purpose. They advocate
that the SW United States should be taken out of America. MS-13's overall
plan is to continue building up strength in America, to bring in more drugs
and slaves and to replace law enforcement as the dominant factor on the
streets. They intend to rule here as they rule in large swaths of Central
America."
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- S: "What is your belief as to why the US government
hasn't addressed and hit this issue hard? Do you see this as being yet
another 'political correctness' issue and the fear of politicians not receiving
the Hispanic vote?"
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- W: "I have been circulating the phrase "PC
Paralysis" to describe the situation. America has reached a point
where social sensitivities taken to the extreme now threaten our very existence
as a nation. There are many people in America that are afraid they will
be called vicious names if they speak. Will they continue to remain silent
as the hospitals and school collapse around them, the streets turn into
3rd world gang land, and we start to lose the South West? The other problem
is that liberals and multi-national corporations have both found something
they like....Cheap Labor and Cheap Votes. America is being destroyed by
a toxic mix of Greed and Liberalism that has weakened us to the point we
can no longer even protect ourselves from invasion."
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- S: "To your knowledge, are other violent gangs also
entering the country?"
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- W: "Many, the Latin Kings, MS-18, SUR-13, the Gulf
Cartel etc... they are all being fueled by illegal immigration into America.
Most of their members are illegal aliens and illegal immigrants in America
provide new recruits and leverage over American businesses that hire the
slave labor. To those managers out there hiring illegal labor: 'Meet your
new Union, they are heavily armed.' "
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- S: "How do you believe that 'we the people' can
become involved, so that we might stop the insanity of the illegal crossings
that are encouraging criminals and terrorists to enter the US?"
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- W: "Americans must energize and organize immediately
to take lawmakers to task on every level of Government. It will take time
and money. Only through organized action can we make a stand. It is "a
stand" because the Government is now acting contrary to the wishes
of over 80% of the voters on this issue. This level of disconnect would
indicate that we have clearly lost control of our Government. We must unify
under this issue and demand that our existing immigration laws are enforced
and our border is secured."
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- http://www.alipac.us/index.php
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- http://www.theconservativevoice.com/articles/article.html?id=9102
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