Well this is a positive step in the right direction. 10 grassroots organizations opposed to illegal immigration have joined forces into a much larger organization they have founded called the Capital Area Alliance Against Illegal Immigration. Many of these groups were local to an area, but now have expanded state-wide and region-wide. It only makes sense that they would eventually end up all together.
Now this group will work together to fight sanctuary cities in the Maryland, Virginia and DC Areas. They will also be working towards the elimination of all taxpayer-funded programs, organizations, services, and benefits utilized to encourage and sustain illegal immigration in the Capital region.
This from Judicial Watch
Washington, DC-area taxpayers demand accountability from their elected officials and local law enforcement authorities. Working together, the Alliance will leverage their resources, growing membership and average citizens’ frustration against public officials and policies that provide support for illegal aliens in our region, including:
- Washington, D.C. - stopping planned day laborer centers funded by taxpayer dollars (one is planned for Northeast Washington), and abolishing the illegal Metropolitan Police Department Policy that prohibits police officers from inquiring about an individual’s immigration status, and restricts police officers from cooperating with federal immigration officials.
- Maryland – ending the state policy that provides drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens, eliminating taxpayer dollars for day laborer centers and ending funding for free, non-emergency health care centers and services unless proof of citizenship/legal residency is provided.
- Virginia - ending illegal alien “catch-and-release” policies, overturning the sanctuary policies in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax, and eliminating taxpayer-funded public benefits for illegal aliens.
"It is a travesty that so much of our Capital-area region is a sanctuary for illegal aliens," said William Buchanan, spokesman for the Alliance from Defend DC. “Local politicians and other leaders should understand that citizens demand safe and secure neighborhoods in which the rule of law prevails. By joining forces, citizens in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia can maximize our effectiveness in seeking political and legal solutions to the illegal immigration crisis.”
The initial groups that have been involved in the formation of Capital Area Alliance against Illegal Immigration include:
American Border Patrol; Defend DC; Help Save Loudoun; Help Save Manassas; Help Save Maryland; Judicial Watch; Maryland Minuteman CDC; Save the Old Dominion; Vienna Citizens’ Coalition; and Virginia Minuteman
American Council for Immigration Reform is an advisory group.
Tipped by: Immigration Watchdog
