Congress Runners: Gayle Harrell Only Candidate doing something about Illegal Immigration

Ted Poliac

Published: March 5, 2008

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2008/mar/05/congress-runners/

There are four people who are running for Congress from this district, one Democrat and three Republicans. There has been a lot of talk about illegals in our country, 980,000 who are in Florida. One of those people running for Congress is trying to do something about it.

There was a rally in Jupiter on March 1 at a site where they have a building housing “El Sol,” an agency that is a day labor center finding jobs for illegals. It cost the taxpayers $200,000 for the space that El Sol occupies. Not only that, the police occupy part of that same building. Whatever happened to arresting illegals and deporting them?

HB 821 “Florida Safe Borders Act of 2008″ will do something about the citizens being taxed to pay for illegals. It requires local law enforcement to report illegals who are arrested, detained or convicted of a felony to U. S. Immigration officials. It also requires verification of immigration status and spells out penalties for false affidavits plus a good deal more. It also prohibits local governments from establishing day-labor worker centers that knowingly facilitates illegal hiring.

The one person who is running for Congress and is doing something about the cost of illegals born by the taxpaying citizens is state Rep. Gayle Harrell. I attended the rally to hear what Harrell had to say about what was happening in the state concerning the illegals and her Bill HB 821. Her message was loud and clear. It is time for action, not just promises that never happen.

Ted Poliac
Sebring

March 5th, 2008

Harrell pushes for secure borders in state house

From the Palm Beach Post…

Calling illegal immigration a “major problem” in Florida, state Rep. Gayle Harrell today celebrated a series of bills that she and others said would make it tougher for employers to hire undocumented workers and push local law enforcement to help identify illegal immigration.

“We need to deal with the problem we are having in our community with illegals,” said Harrell, a Stuart Republican running for Congress this year.

“We’re now having a significant problem with our budget and we’re having to cut services to legal residents of the state,” she said. “And when we’re spending $1.8 billion on services to illegals in the state, we need to really look at what we can do to address the problem.”

Her bill (HB 821), the “Florida Safe Borders Act of 2008,” would, among other things, prohibit the state from supporting day labor centers, such as El Sol in Jupiter, that could be helping illegal immigrants find work.

She was joined in her press conference by several Palm Beach County residents, including 79-year-old Charlie Elliott of Jupiter. Elliott said he has protested outside El Sol. Carol Diane, a 60-year-old Boca Raton resident, also traveled to the Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for immigration reform. She said it was the first political issue to inspire her action.

“As a mother, it tugs at your heartstrings to see the plight of people from around the world who want to come to America,” Diane said. “But now our security is at risk and we’re being affected not just economically, but in terms of the criminal element as well. It’s a scary time.”

Both Diane and Elliott said they were loosely associated with groups known as Border Control Now and Floridians for Immigration Enforcement.

Full story here.

February 9th, 2008

Gayle’s Momentum…

This past weekend I traveled to the Republican Party of Florida’s quarterly meeting where I had the opportunity to give a brief campaign update to Republican Chairmen, State Committeemen, and State Committeewomen from the District. I talked about how Gayle’s record contrasts with Tim Mahoney’s on four critical issues: immigration, the war, abortion, and taxes. I also talk a little bit about our support and what the media’s not reporting about campaign fundraising…

Watch the video below:

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