Lawmakers and Law Enforcement Officials Will
Discuss Impact of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on their
Communities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, September 18, the Federation for
American Immigration Reform (FAIR) will host a border press
conference in McAllen, Texas,
with 100 state legislators and sheriffs from across the
country. These state and local government and law enforcement
officials will address the havoc illegal immigration is wreaking on
communities in the form of rising crime, homelessness, and costs.
The sheriffs and elected officials will discuss the disastrous
consequences states are grappling with because of the illegal
immigration crisis created by the Biden-Harris administration's
open-borders policies.
WHO: Sheriff Jeff Gahler (Harford County, Md.); Sheriff Terry Johnson (Alamance County, N.C.); and Sheriff
Mike Lewis (Wicomico County, Md.), representing sheriffs
from across the country.
Michigan State Senator Jim
Runestad; Missouri State Representative Jim Murphy; and Maine Representative Katrina Smith, speaking on behalf of state
legislators across the country.
Susan Kibbe, executive director
South Texans' Property Rights Association.
WHEN: Wednesday, September
18 from 11:30am to noon Central
Time.
WHERE: Anzaladuas Park: 6400 Anzaladuas Dam Rd,
Mission, TX 78572.
Media: Credentialed media only will be admitted.
Event Contact: Shari Rendall
(srendall@fairus.org/202-236-2433) or Susan
Tully (tullys@fairus.org/608-606-0631)
Media Contact: Ira Mehlman
(imehlman@fairus.org/213-700-0407) or Joey
Chester (jchester@fairus.org/202-740-7355)
ABOUT FAIR
Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country's largest immigration
reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters
nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve
national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that
immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the
economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a
rule of law that is recognized and enforced.
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SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)