D A King
Madison Forum member and Dustin Inman Society founder D A King addressed members and guests at the regular luncheon meeting Monday, December 10, 2007 on the subject of ”Illegal Immigration-Illegal Employment”.
Mr. King said it is impossible to talk about illegal immigration without talking about illegal employment. It’s not fair, it’s not right, and it’s not accurate.
If there were no illegal employment, we would have very little illegal immigration...
He said that right now young men and women are on our borders literally risking their lives to do the job to which they are sworn – that is secure our borders. They are intentionally under-funded and under-staffed and under-equipped. So, he said, he hoped whenever we think about illegal immigration and illegal employment we would remember there are young people on our borders risking their lives. He said he stood on the border and watched at one Border Patrol agent with one sidearm was literally teased by five illegal aliens who had just come over the fence on which he was leaning. They split up in the effort and with the full knowledge that only one of them would get caught and the other four of them would somehow get away. Mr. King watched them spread out and watched the young agent try to corral these people. He said he wanted desperately to help the agent, but could not, because it is illegal for an American citizen to try and help a border patrol agent. You cannot touch somebody who is in this country illegally. You can point them out to a radio patrol and let them know the location of illegal aliens.
Mr. King thanked the forum members who attended the rally to thank Sheriff Warren held on the 8th. He said there weren’t nearly as many people as should have been there, but he was grateful to the ones who did attend. He said the MDJ reported it as “dozens” of folks came to thank the Sheriff. He said dozens was neither accurate nor fair. He told us what we can do to help. Mr. King said he gave up his job, he spent his savings, he refinanced his house twice, and he sold his stock for this cause. He works at it all day every day. He said he wished he did not know what he knows. He would much rather go back to the normal life he had four or five years ago. But, he says, he does know, and he knows we are making a difference, and he knows we can do a lot more.
The first thing we can do as a citizen and an aware voter is to appreciate the power that a simple letter to the editor in the local newspaper makes. People have told him that when they write letters they don’t get published, so they quit doing it. Or they say they don’t have time to write, or they don’t know what to say. Mr. King says a letter to the editor is a very, very effective tool. It carries a lot of weight. He says one of the first things an elected official does every morning is either read the opinion page himself or gets a report from a staffer that he has had read the opinion pages. Mr. King said what he is begging us to do is begin to write regular letters to the editor. Some newspapers you can get in every two weeks. Some newspapers you can only get in every 30 days. The Atlanta Journal Constitution, you may not be printed more than every 30 days. You may not send them a letter more than about 150 words. When you send a letter to the editor, no matter how long it is, put your name, your address, and your telephone number. He said this is basic stuff. As an example, the MDJ reported dozens of people turned out to thank Sheriff Warren. Dozens didn’t tell the story to those who were not there. He spoke of Jerry Gonzalez is someone on the far, far left and runs an organization called The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials. Jane Fonda is one of his founding friends and high donors. Jerry is sending around a very gleeful e-mail this morning (12/10) expressing his pride that only a few people (his words) according to press accounts, came to the rally to honor Sheriff Warren. These things have to be countered. He begged us, is we live in Cobb County, when we get home, whether it’s 50 words, or 100 words, send a note to the Marietta Daily Journal at least challenging or disputing the term “dozens”. Or if you were there, outline what a successful event it was, if you think it was. Mr. King said he thought it went very well. He said he knows the Sheriff was very moved. Mr. King said to please begin to send these letters on a regular basis to keep the subject alive.