In my opinion, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) is violating 
federal law.   The first law describes the law broken to become an illegal alien.
The second law is being broken by ICIRR, it is also being broken by Roman Catholic 
Church representatives and other 'not for profits' who are lobbying in D.C.; it is being 
broken by any U.S. citizen described under Section 274 below.

ANY GROUP WHO SUPPORTS ILLEGAL ALIENS FOR ANYTHING INCLUDING 
DRIVER'S LICENSES OR CREDIT CARDS OR MORTGAGES MUST BE PROSECUTED.  
This could include the IL State government - including the governor, and the mayor of 
Chicago who ordered police to not ask questions about legal resident status which breaks 
another federal law .

ANY NOT FOR PROFIT REGISTERED AS A 501 C 3 MUST LOSE THEIR NOT FOR 
PROFIT STATUS WHEN THEY ENGAGE IN OPEN SUPPORT OF LAW BREAKERS 
AS QUOTED IN THE ARTICLE BELOW.

ONE
Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any 
country other than the United States who:

    * Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as 
designated by immigration officers; or
    * Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
    * Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading 
representation or the willful concealment of a material fact;     has committed a federal crime.

TWO
   "Any person who . . . encourages or induces an alien to . . . reside . . . knowing or in 
reckless disregard of the fact that such . . . residence is . . . in violation of law, shall be 
punished as provided . . . for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs . . . 
fined under title 18 . . . imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both."

Section 274 felonies under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, INA 274A(a)(1)(A):

A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) 
commits a federal felony when she or he:

    * assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks 
employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to 
obtain employment, or

    * encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer 
or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or

    * knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.

 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070305immig,1,5681998.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Chicago immigration activists ready Washington push
By Antonio Olivo
Tribune staff reporter

March 5, 2007, 8:35 PM CST

As Congress prepares to renew its debate over federal immigration reform, Chicago activists plan to 
blitz lawmakers with phone calls and bus caravans to Washington in hopes of winning more rights for 
legal and undocumented immigrants.

The $450,000 Illinois Is Home campaign will also focus on promoting state reforms, such as allowing
undocumented immigrants to qualify for driver's licenses, said Juan Salgado, president of the Illinois 
Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, during a news conference Monday.

The campaign will join other immigrant mobilization efforts already under way, as the likelihood increases
for passage of some kind of federal legislation, organizers said.

On Saturday, a rally is planned downtown, at Federal Plaza, on the anniversary of the first of several marches
last year that brought the immigration issue to the fore for many Chicagoans.

"It's important to work in concert," said Salgado, who helped coordinate those marches. "The obvious next 
step is to come out and be a part of the work that's happening to move votes in our congressional delegation."

That effort will include phone banks and a three-day trip to Washington next week, where participants will 
present Illinois' 21 members of Congress with a list of immigration reforms they'd like to see passed,
organizers said.

At the end of March, a similar lobbying trip is scheduled for Springfield.

Leaders of the campaign plan to use ethnic media and the Internet to pull volunteers into their effort, 
while counting on sympathetic legislators to spread the word.

Billy Lawless, president of Celts for Immigration Reform, said the campaign would partially focus on 
the economic contributions immigrants have made to cities like Chicago. With the debate over immigration 
again heating up after dying in Congress last year, there is a sense of urgency behind the effort, he said.

"This is going to be our year" for some kind of reform, he said. "But we have to fight for it."

aolivo@tribune.com

Copyright © 2007, Chicago Tribune

Who to call: 
Lisa Madigan - Illinois Attorney General --  (217) 782-1090  http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/oagdirectory.html
Michael Chertoff -  Director Homeland Security --  202-282-8495 http://www.dhs.gov/xutil/contactus.shtm
Your Senators --   http://www.minutemenmidwest.com/EntryDetail.asp?entryID=220
You Congressional Representative --   http://www.outsourcecongress.org/outsource/congress/schstaffers.html
Local Talk Radio ---
Local newspaper editors --
President Bush --- 202-456-1111    --  http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Attorney General -- Alberto Gonzales -- 202-353-1555 or 202-514-2000 http://www.usdoj.gov/contact-us.html
Patrick Fitzgerald -  202-514-2000    http://www.usdoj.gov/contact-us.html
          Go to your local city, village, county, township board meeting and talk about the impact of illegal aliens.
DEMAND that our immigration laws be enforced - demand no guest worker program or amnesty (proposed 
legislation will increase our welfare and health care burden by more than 200 BILLION dollars!!!).
DEMAND removal of not for profit status for ICIRR and any church that supports illegal aliens.
We Do Need a wall  - We need more Border Patrol agents along our borders and removal of illegal aliens
who overstay their visa!

Go to these web sites:

 http://www.minutemenmidwest.com/EntryDetail.asp?entryID=209
 http://bankrupt.firecoalition.com/
 http://www.patriotwatchdog.com/
 http://reportanddeport.org/
 http://www.immigrationbuzz.com/
 http://www.numbersusa.com/index
 http://www.firesociety.com/
 http://anti-illegalimmigrationevents.com/