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> DATE: 7:30 a.m.. Wednesday 25sep02
> RE: Phone restaurant lobbies to stop their pro-illegal alien efforts
> ==================================================
> 
> ACTION: USE PHONE LIST AT BOTTOM TO CALL THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT
> OFFICE AND ALSO THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE IN YOUR STATE.
> 
> PLEASE START FIRST THING WEDNESDAY.
> 
> Okay, we've got the green light to really take after the restaurant
> lobbyists who are coming to DC this week to try to talk our 36 SAFER
> Act signers into taking their names off the bill.
> 
> ==================================================
> OH, BY THE WAY, 36 IS ONE MORE THAN WE LAST REPORTED. Another
> Minnesotan has signed on: Republican Jim Ramstad!  That makes 3 from
> Minnesota. Congratulations to an incredibly hard-working band of
> activists in that state who are determined to add some more.
> ===================================================
> 
> The National Restaurant Association is opposing every thing about H.R.
> 5013:  the elimination of chain migration, the elimination of the
> lottery, the great improvement in worker verification at the point of
> employment and a long list of changes to improve security in this
> country.
> 
> When I mentioned this last week, many of you expressed outrage that
> restaurants would so callously work against the interest of their
> patrons to insist that they hire illegal aliens. The following was
> representative:
> 
> -------------
> Re: Signers of immigration-reduction bill being pressured to get off
> 
> Hi Roy and Staff:
> 
> Boy, this email just made my blood boil!  I don't know about everyone
> else who received it, but I'M ready to start boycotting restaurants
> that HIRE illegal aliens!  Remember when American teenagers used to
> have those jobs? I think it's time they had them again, don't you?
> 
> If you have a phone number for the National Restraunt Association, I'd
> sure like to have it. I'll bet lots of other people would, too.
> 
> My eternal gratitude for all you do,
> 
> Carol
> California - THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STATE
> --------------------
>  
> When you call the Restaurants office in your state, consider making
> some of these points:
> 
> 1. Did you know that your national office is lobbying in Congress
> against the SAFER Act (H.R. 5013)?
> 
> 2. I can't imagine why it would be in the interest of restaurants in
> this state to fight against a bill that is designed to make our
> country more secure and to make it more difficult for illegal aliens
> to get jobs and remain in this country.
> 
> 3. Are you saying that the restaurants in this state insist on
> breaking the law and hiring illegal aliens? Or are the Washington
> lobbyists doing this without your asking them?
> 
> 4. [If they back down at all] Please call your national office and let
> them know that you don't want them to be harassing the Members of
> Congress who co-sponsored the SAFER Act.
> 
> 5. [If you care to say this]  My opinion is that most owners and
> operators of businesses are law-abiding folks who care about their
> community and their country.  The National Federation of Independent
> Businesses did a poll and found its members overwhelmingly rejected
> giving an amnesty to illegal aliens in order to handle a perceived
> labor shortage. Surely the restaurant owners aren't less concerned
> about their communities and the rule of law than other owners of
> business.
> 
> 6. The SAFER Act is a pro-business bill for a number of reasons, and
> any thoughtful business owner or operator would be supporting it --
> certainly not opposing it:
> 
> a. It substantially would protect law-abiding businesses from
> inadvertently having illegal aliens in their work force.  With the
> simple filing of every new employee's name and Social Security number,
> the employer will have done his/her job. The SS Administration then
> will run the name and number against its data base to look for fraud. 
> The responsibility lies with the federal agency and not with the
> employer.
> 
> b. That process protects businesses from investing a lot of training
> time and money in illegal aliens who eventually will be scared off.
> Today, the SS ADministration doesn't get around to checking SS numbers
> for fraud until maybe a year later. Then it sends a letter to a
> company that there are fraudulant employees. What typically happens is
> that the illegal aliens on the payroll (who used counterfeit documents
> to get the job) will run as soon as that SS notice arrives. The
> employer is out a year of training. BUT THE SAFER Act would require SS
> Administration to notify the employer within a few days of hiring a
> person.
> 
> c. The SAFER Act overall will make America a more stable place, which
> means a more stable business environment. Stability is the cornerstone
> of good business opportunity. Today's society marked by a major loss
> of the rule of law and the uncertainty of consumers in the face of
> massive population growth and environmental, quality-of-life, cultural
> and economic change threatens to destabilize the business climate --
> and perhaps already is doing so. Far-sighted business people recognize
> that what makes for better communities also makes for better business.
> 
> d. Most business owners or operators prefer to obey the law and need
> the government to keep the few unscruplous businesses from gaining
> competitive advantage by using illegal aliens or by flooding their
> payrolls with lower-paid immigrant workers.
> 
> 
> WHEN YOU CALL THE NATIONAL OFFICE, you may want to show a little more
> outrage at reports that it is bugging Members who have co-sponsored
> the SAFER Act.
> 
> I think you can supply your own emotion to deal with this call.
> 
> ==================================================
> The Washington number of the National Restaurants Association is
> 202-331-5900. ==================================================
> 
> Here are the phone numbers for the association offices in your state. 
> Our thought is that enough calls to state offices will result in them
> starting to call the national office, perhaps by Wednesday afternoon.
> 
> We are aware that the association began strong-arming SAFER
> co-sponsors as early as July.  It is a major campaign donor. In some
> cases, it is the largest contributor to the campaigns of some of the
> SAFER signers. They hare having to show amazing integrity not to fold
> under this pressure.
> 
> So I hope you will stand up for these signers by calling an office
> today. Please report back any interesting things you might hear when
> you call.
> 
> ALABAMA
> 
> Alabama Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 241413
> Montgomery, AL 36124
> Phone: 334-244-1320
> Web site: www.stayandplayalabama.com
> 
> ALASKA
> 
> Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Association
> 1111 East 80th Avenue, Suite 3
> Anchorage, AK 99518
> Phone: 907-274-8133
> Web site: www.alaskacharr.com
> 
> ARIZONA
> 
> Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association
> 2400 N. Central Avenue, Suite 109
> Phoenix, AZ 85004
> Phone: 602-307-9134
> Web site: www.azrestaurant.org
> 
> ARKANSAS
> 
> Arkansas Hospitality Association
> P.O. Box 3866
> Little Rock, AR 72203
> Phone: 501-376-2323
> Web site: www.arhospitality.org
> 
> CALIFORNIA
> 
> California Restaurant Association
> 1011 10th Street
> Sacramento, CA 95814
> Phone: 916-447-5793
> Web site: www.calrest.org
> 
> COLORADO
> 
> Colorado Restaurant Association
> 430 East 7th Avenue
> Denver, CO 80203
> Phone: 303-830-2972
> Web site: www.coloradorestaurant.com
> 
> CONNECTICUT
> 
> Connecticut Restaurant Association
> 731 Hebron Avenue
> Glastonbury, CT 06033
> Phone: 860-633-5484
> Web site: www.ctrestaurantassoc.org
> 
> DELAWARE
> 
> Delaware Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 7696
> Newark, DE 19714
> Phone: 866-DRA-2545
> Web site: www.dineoutdelaware.com
> 
> DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
> 
> Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington
> 1200 17th Street NW, Suite 100
> Washington, DC 20036
> Phone: 202-331-5990
> Web site: www.ramw.org
> 
> FLORIDA
> 
> Florida Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 1779
> Tallahasee, FL 32302
> Phone: 850-224-2250
> Web site: www.flra.com
> 
> GEORGIA
> 
> Georgia Hospitality and Travel Association
> 600 W. Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500
> Atlanta, GA 30308
> Phone: 404-873-4482
> Web site: www.ghta.com
> 
> HAWAII
> 
> Hawaii Restaurant Association
> 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 905
> Honolulu, HI 96813
> Phone: 808-536-9105
> Web site: www.hawaiirestaurants.org
> 
> IDAHO
> 
> Idaho Lodging & Restaurant Association
> 1005 Hoss Building P.O. Box 1822
> Boise, ID 83701
> Phone: 208-344-6877
> (no web site)
> 
> ILLINOIS
> 
> Illinois Restaurant Association
> 200 North LaSalle Street, Suite 880
> Chicago, IL 60601
> Phone: 312-787-4000
> Web site: www.illinoisrestaurants.org
> 
> INDIANA
> 
> Restaurant & Hospitality Association of Indiana
> 200 South Meridian, Suite 350
> Indianapolis, IN 46225
> Phone: 317-673-4211
> Web site: www.indianarestaurants.org
> 
> IOWA
> 
> Iowa Hospitality Association
> 8525 Douglas Avenue, Suite 47
> Des Moines, IA 50322
> Phone: 515-276-1454
> Web site: www.iowahospitality.com
> 
> KANSAS
> 
> Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association
> 359 South Hydraulic
> Wichita, KS 67211
> Phone: 316-267-8383
> Web site: www.krha.org
> 
> KENTUCKY
> 
> Kentucky Restaurant Association
> 133 Evergreen Rd., Suite 201
> Louisville, KY 40243
> Phone: 502-896-0464
> Web site: www.kyra.org
> 
> LOUISIANA
> 
> Louisiana Restaurant Association
> 2700 North Arnoult Road
> Metairie, LA 70002
> Phone: 504-454-2277
> Web site: www.lra.org
> 
> MAINE
> 
> Maine Restaurant Association
> Five Wade Street
> Augusta, ME 04332
> Phone: 207-623-2178
> Web site: www.mainerestaurant.com
> 
> MARYLAND
> 
> Restaurant Association of Maryland, Inc.
> 6301 Hillside Court
> Columbia, MD 21046
> Phone: 410-290-6800
> Web site: www.marylandrestaurants.com
> 
> MASSCHUSETTS
> 
> Massachusetts Restaurant Association
> 95-A Turnpike Road
> Westboro, MA 01581
> Phone: 508-366-4144
> Web site: www.marestaurantassoc.org
> 
> MICHIGAN
> 
> Michigan Restaurant Association
> 225 West Washtenaw Street
> Lansing, MI 48933
> Phone: 800-968-9668
> Web site: www.michiganrestaurant.org
> 
> MINNESOTA
> 
> Minnesota Restaurant, Hotel and Resort Association
> 305 East Roselawn Avenue
> St. Paul, MN 55117
> Phone: 651-778-2400
> Web site: www.hospitalitymn.com
> 
> MISSISSIPPI
> 
> Mississippi Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 16395
> Jackson, MS 39236
> Phone: 601-982-4281
> Web site: www.msra.org
> 
> MISSOURI
> 
> Missouri Restaurant Association
> 1810 Craig Road, Suite 225
> St. Louis, MO 63146
> Phone: 877-413-7029
> Web site: www.morestaurants.org
> 
> MONTANA
> 
> Montana Restaurant Association
> 1537 Avenue D, Suite 320
> Billings, MT 59102
> Phone: 406-256-1005
> Web site: www.mtretail.com
> 
> NEBRASKA
> 
> Nebraska Restaurant Association
> 145 North 46th Street, Suite 1
> Lincoln, NE 68503
> Phone: 402-475-1900
> Web site: www.nebraska-dining.org
> 
> NEVADA
> 
> Nevada Restaurant Association
> 2901 El Camino Avenue, Suite 202
> Las Vegas, NV 89102
> Phone: 702-878-2313
> Web site: www.nvrestaurants.com
> 
> NEW HAMPSHIRE
> 
> New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 1175
> Concord, NH 03302
> Phone: 603-228-9585
> Web site: www.nhlra.com
> 
> NEW JERSEY
> 
> New Jersey Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 6020
> Somerset, NJ 08875
> Phone: 609-599-3316
> Web site: www.njra.org
> 
> NEW MEXICO
> 
> New Mexico Restaurant Association
> 3700 Osuna Road NE, Suite 603
> Albuquerque, NM 87109
> Phone: 505-343-9848
> Web site: www.nmrestaurants.org
> 
> NEW YORK
> 
> New York State Restaurant Association
> 409 New Karner Road
> Albany, NY 12205
> Phone: 518-452-4222
> Web site: www.nysra.org
> 
> NORTH CAROLINA
> 
> North Carolina Restaurant Association
> 204 W Millbrook Rd.
> Raleigh, NC 27609
> Phone: 919-844-0098
> Web site: www.ncra.org
> 
> NORTH DAKOTA
> 
> North Dakota State Hospitality Association
> P.O. Box 428
> Bismarck, ND 58502
> Phone: 701-223-3313
> (no web site)
> 
> OHIO
> 
> Ohio Restaurant Association
> 1525 Bethel Road, Suite 301
> Columbus, OH 43220
> Phone: 614-442-3535
> Web site: www.ohiorestaurant.org
> 
> OKLAHOMA
> 
> Oklahoma Restaurant Association
> 3800 North Portland
> Oklahoma City, OK 73112
> Phone: 405-942-8181
> Web site: www.okrestaurants.com
> 
> OREGON
> 
> Oregon Restaurant Association
> 8565 SW Salish Lane, Suite 120
> Wilsonville, OR 97070
> Phone: 503-682-4422
> Web site: www.ora.org
> 
> PENNSYLVANIA
> 
> Pennsylvania Restaurant Association
> 100 State Street
> Harrisburg, PA 17101
> Phone: 717-232-4433
> Web site: www.parestaurant.org
> 
> RHODE ISLAND
> 
> Rhode Island Hospitality & Tourism Association
> 832 Dyer Avenue
> Cranston, RI 02920
> Phone: 401-223-1120
> Web site: www.rihospitality.com
> 
> SOUTH CAROLINA
> 
> Hospitality Association of South Carolina
> 3612 Landmark Drive, Suite B
> Columbia, SC 29204
> Phone: 803-765-9000
> Web site: www.schospitality.org
> 
> SOUTH DAKOTA
> 
> South Dakota Retailers Association, Restaurant Division
> P.O. Box 638
> Pierre, SD 57501
> Phone: 605-224-5050
> Web site: www.sdra.org
> 
> TENNESSEE
> 
> Tennessee Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 681207
> Franklin, TN 37068
> Phone: 615-790-2703
> Web site: www.thetra.com
> 
> TEXAS
> 
> Texas Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 1429
> Austin, TX 78767
> Phone: 512-457-4100
> Web site: www.restaurantville.com
> 
> UTAH
> 
> Utah Restaurant Association
> 420 East South Temple #355
> Salt Lake City, UT 84111
> Phone: 801-322-0123
> Web site: www.utahdineout.com
> 
> VERMONT
> 
> Vermont Lodging & Restaurant Association
> 3 Main Street, Suite 106
> Burlington, VT 05401
> Phone: 802-660-9001
> Web site: www.visitvt.com
> 
> VIRGINIA
> 
> Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
> 2101 Libbie Avenue
> Richmond, VA 23230
> Phone: 804-288-3065
> Web site: www.vhta.org
> 
> WASHINGTON 
> 
> Washington Restaurant Association
> 510 Plum Street Southeast, Suite 200
> Olympia, WA 98502
> Phone: 360-956-7279
> Web site: www.wrahome.com
> 
> WEST VIRGINIA
> 
> West Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
> P.O. Box 2391
> Charleston, WV 25328
> Phone: 304-342-6511
> Web site: www.wvhta.com
> 
> WISCONSIN
> 
> Wisconsin Restaurant Association
> 2801 Fish Hatchery Road
> Madison, WI 53713
> Phone: 608-270-9950
> Web site: www.wiscrest.org
> 
> WYOMING
> 
> Wyoming Restaurant Association
> P.O. Box 1003
> Cheyenne, WY 82003
> Phone: 307-634-8816
> Web site: www.wlra.org
> 
> http://www.numbersusa.com

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Gary Hamilton