From The San Diego Minutemen:

IT'S TIME TO DEFEAT THE ILLEGAL ALIEN LOBBY!

I wrote to you the other day to inform you about the battle between the San Diego Minutemen and radical left-wing activists from the pro-amnesty crowd.  Advocates of amnesty-for-illegal-aliens are waging a pressure campaign to censor the Minutemen's "Adopt-A-Highway" sign near a border checkpoint in California.

They've so far succeeded in their censorship campaign, and the Minutemen's sign has been taken down.  But now the San Diego Minutemen are fighting back in court - they won't let the amnesty-for-illegal-aliens crowd try to silence those who believe in securing America's borders.

You can support the Minutemen's legal defense fund - HERE.

The ensuing legal fight between the Minutemen and the illegal alien lobby has become a high-profile national issue with members of the legislature's Latino Caucus, Gil Cedillo and Lori Salda¤a, telling the New York Times that, "the Minutemen should be barred" from having an Adopt-A-Highway sign. (You can read the New York Times story - HERE).

The Gil Cedillo who was bad-mouthing the Minutemen, is the same Gil Cedillo who last year led rallies for amnesty and taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens.

And Lori Saldana went on to tell reporters that she wanted to pre-screen groups to prevent organizations like the Minutemen from having the same rights as leftist pro-amnesty organizations that she supports.  "We want them (the state) to say what constitutes a legitimate group... Do we want these people (the Minutemen) allowed on a highway near a security checkpoint?" asked Ms. Saldana.

Yes, we do want the Minutemen to be free to have their voices heard in this country, Ms. Saldana, but obviously people like you want the Minutemen silenced and censored.

PLEASE -- If you support our efforts to fight back against the pro-amnesty lobby and fight for the rights of the Minutemen, then please make a donation right now to our legal defense fund.

We've incurred $30,000 in legal fees already.  Fortunately, hundreds of supporters have pitched in to bring this total down to approximately $25,000.  Please help us raise this remaining $25,000.

Make a donation of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or $1,000 or more - CLICK HERE to DONATE.

You may also mail in a contribution to:

San Diego Minutemen Defense Fund
c/o Kaloogian & Fuselier, L.L.P
2382 Faraday Avenue
Suite #130
Carlsbad, CA 92008

There are no contribution limits, so please give generously.  Your financial contributions will help to ensure that the Minutemen can have the same right to free speech that the pro-amnesty lobby has been exercising in their ongoing rallies and demonstrations.  If we don't win here, you can bet the pro-illegal immigrant lobby will push even harder.

Thank you so much for your support. I will continue to keep you updated on our fight for the rights of the San Diego Minutemen.

- HOWARD KALOOGIAN