Berman To Address Camp Ford Group
The Monday Public Forum meeting of the Camp Ford Historical Association will feature Texas Rep. Leo Berman, who will talk on "The Impact of Illegal Immigration on American Culture."
Berman's talk is scheduled at 7 p.m. in the Genecov Room at the Chamber of Commerce Building, 315 N. Broadway Ave. Admission is free, and the public is invited. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
"Berman has been a critic of both the federal government for its failure to enforce existing immigration laws, and of the Texas government's failure to enact state laws that would discourage illegal entry," CFHA spokesperson Maxine Herbst said.
He was elected to Texas House of Representatives, representing Smith County, District 6, in 1998. He is chairman of the House Committee on Elections and a member of the Government Reform Committee. Berman is also a retired lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army, where, during his 22 years of service, he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals and nine Air Medals.
The Camp Ford Historical Association is organized to build and maintain a museum dedicated to educating the public about Camp Ford, the largest Confederate prisoner of war internment center west of the Mississippi. The museum will be part of a visitor's center to be built on U.S. Highway 271 immediately across from the Camp Ford Park, which is managed by the Smith County Historical Society, not affiliated with the CFHA.
The museum and park will be independent but complementary attractions. More information about the CFHA can be found at their Web site, http://www.campfordhistoricalcenter.org/.
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