Agency
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United to Secure
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A. Where is home base
(city/state/country)? United to Secure America is based in America but no
city and state are given.
B. What is key constituency or audience? The key audiences of
United to Secure America are the American people who feel that immigration
levels are too high.
C. What are the agency’s main activities? United to Secure America
wants the American people to write to their congressman and ask them to
get immigration under control. Most of United to Secure America’s home
page dedicates itself to giving the reader information on contacting their
congressman and how to properly address them.
D. Mission statement? Key goals? “United to Secure America is a
national coalition that believes that immigration should be in the
national interest, and that to protect all Americans, we must restore
integrity to America’s immigration system and effectively enforce our
laws.”
E. What are key im/migration issues of concern to this agency? They
want to manage the immigration levels and have more effective border
controls.
F. What is the most common basis for statements issued, agency’s
research, press releases, etc.? They use CBS News, The New York Times and
The Census Bureau to back their ideas up
G. Is the agency noticeably pro or con immigration? Very much so
against immigration.
H. Any publications? (what types, titles). I found on add.
I. Names of key spokespersons/officers. None.
J. Give at least one citation of this group in a news report. (use
a citation index to research this) “This message is for Members of the
House of Representatives. After September 11, most Americans want to
eliminate the threat of terrorism from illegal foreign nationals. But if
you pass H.R. 1885, which enacts the 245(i) loophole, you'll actually make
it easier for illegal aliens to remain in the country. When polls show
Americans demanding thorough screening of foreign nationals crossing our
borders and deportation of visa violators, do you really want to pass a
law that further overwhelms the INS and allows possible terrorists to
avoid tougher background checks? Do you really want to allow illegal
aliens to stay here instead of returning to their home country for more
thorough screening by U.S. Embassies? All for the small price of a
thousand dollar fine? Surely our security is worth more than that. Before
you vote for H.R. 1885 to enact section 245(i), think about what's best
for American security. Not what's convenient for those who may do us harm.
Vote no on H.R. 1885. Paid for by United to Secure America.”
K. Other issues of interest?
L. Web site? Give URL.
http://www.secureamerica.info/index.html
Research done by Nick Beal
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