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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2004 |
Contact: Max Pulsinelli Shirley & Banister Public Affairs 703-739-5920 / 800-536-5920 mpulsinelli@sbpublicaffaiirs.com |
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Conservative Activist Organization Launches National Online Petition to “Secure Our Borders.” WASHINGTON,
DC — Today, Grassfire.org launched an aggressive, national petition effort to
“Secure Our Nation’s Borders.” “After
the President announced his ‘Temporary Worker’ plan, we felt that we had to
come out publicly and say, ‘Anmesty and Temporary Worker plans are off the
table until our elected leadership gets tough and secures our borders,’” says
Steve Elliott, President of Grassfire.org, the host of this petition. “We are
calling on our leaders to make this issue the number one priority in 2004.” The
petition contains six critical points that include, aggressive deportation, no
benefits for illegals, and a strict English first requirement. “For too long,
the citizens of our nation have had to adapt to the flow of illegals into our
land. We are seeing that Americans are over it. They want action,” says
Elliott. “This online petition gives them an opportunity to make their voice
heard on this issue.” Though
Grassfire.org hopes rally a minimum of 100,000 citizens with this effort,
Elliott expects to far exceed that number. “With our nation at war, people are
extremely sensitive to our border issues, so it wouldn’t surprise me that we
rally three or four times that number in short order.” Once
the delivery goal is reached, Grassfire.org representatives will present the
petitions to the White House and key members of Congress in a massive show of
citizen support to secure our borders. Grassfire.net
is an online grassroots organization that provides tools to individuals and organizations
seeking to expand their impact on today’s issues. By providing services to more
than 1.5 million citizens and dozens of organizations, Grassfire.org is one of
the largest online grassroots networks in the nation. |