From Houston Texas:
This is weird. My deceased mother just received a package from a group called Stop The Magnet. It contains two petitions (let me explain that the City of Houston has the right of referendum in its' charter): (1) calling for City Council to pass laws similar to laws passed in Arizona that would give Houston cops the authority to identify & detain 'illegals'; (2) it would require all contractors with the City to not employ undocumented immigrants, to use E-Verify to verify their employees status, & make all contracts void if an immigrant is found to be employed. I'm dumbfounded. The petitions if passed into law, would cause problems with law enforcement, & would probably cause most road & building construction by the City to screech to a halt. I hope people in the Republican areas like Spring Branch realize this is a bad idea. Just who are these people & who is paying for these petitions?
They have a website at http://www.stopthemagnet.com . Under About Us, this is what they have:
What is Stop the Magnet?
We are a political action committee dedicated to preserving our community through adherence to the Rule of Law. We are enforcement activists who have been tracking the negative consequences of illegal immigration for several years, participating in various protest events or traveling to Austin to encourage our lawmakers to pass enforcement measures at the state level. Unfortunately, after watching these efforts fail due to the influences of the cheap labor lobby and ethnic advocacy and separatists groups providing cover for our elected officials, we realized that change must be forwarded from the bottom up.
Illegal immigrants residing in Houston are estimated to be at roughly half a million. They are drawn here through the “magnets” of jobs and are able to remain and set roots because our police force are prohibited from investigating a person’s lawful status on initial contact and plenty of employers are availing themselves of this cheaper and bountiful supply of labor. That’s why we believe that it is important to attempt a citizen-led effort to bring two ballot measures before the Houston voters and taxpayers. They are the ignored voice in this debate because if they complain they are described as “haters” or “racists” to deflect from the huge blow in our way of life.
We daily witness the overpopulated schools, rising taxes and crime, declining property values as illegal aliens are accessing our taxpayer funded infrastructures. These added costs are not borne by those who are hiring illegal aliens over their own countrymen, they are profiting while American citizens are subsidizing. Indeed, the taxpayer is also busy subsidizing the unemployment benefits for those unable to find a job. Please join in and support this effort. Consider helping us gather signatures,manning the polls or donate so that we can cover printing costs, targeted mail-outs and legal expenses.
Thank You,
Elizabeth Theiss
Founder: Stop the Magnet
The petitions also have an address: 448 W 19th St.#234 Houston TX 77008.
But still. Who are they really? Who is behind them?