National Leaders of American Civil Rights Institute Sign Open Letter to Congress

If Immigration bill is going to pass, amendment necessary to end cycle of preferences

(Today) Ward Connerly, Chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, along with 25 national and local leaders in the movement to end race preferences, signed an open letter for publication in the Washington Times calling on Congress to exempt immigrants that might be naturalized by the immigration legislation currently before the United States Senate from receiving preferences based on race, sex, national origin, or color.

Below is an excerpt from the open letter that will be published in Fridays Washington Times:

Immigration and race preferences cannot be considered in isolation. Under existing laws and policies, the majority of immigrants coming to America will automatically be eligible for race preferences and privileges not provided to the great majority of Americans. This is unfair

We the undersigned hold a variety of views on the immigration issue but we are united in conviction that each individual should be judged on his or her merits. Accordingly, we believe any legislation addressing immigration should make explicit that while immigrants and their descendants should be afforded the right to compete fairly and freely in every aspect of American life, they should receive no special benefit on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin.

Ward Connerly joined 25 leaders from around the country on the ongoing debate surrounding race preferences in signing the letter. He pointed out that, although the individual members of the group hold many diverse opinions on the overall immigration debate, and that the group is not in any way endorsing the current bill, they are united in their staunch support of adding a provision to any immigration bill that would prevent any individuals granted citizenship from receiving preferences based solely on physical characteristics.

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If you would like to add your name to the list of supporters call the ACRI office at (916) 444-2278.

Additional Supporters

Carleen Kemmerling – Springville Inn
Chris Smith – Smith Reality
John Fonte – Hudson Institute
David Rogers – Texas Legal Foundation
Steve Smith – Texas Legal Foundation
Richard O. Rowland, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Thomas Buyea – FL News Service


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