| McAllen (Texas) Times -- November 5, 2009 Valley residents visit DC, demand amnesty for illegals San Juan, Texas -- Hundreds of Valley residents signed a letter of support to a comprehensive immigration reform [read: amnesty] and donated $1 dollar each one to pay the visit of community organizers to Washington, D.C. to speak with Texas representatives last October and convince them about the importance and urgency to approve that reform... |
| Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Open-borders Zealots -- November 4, 2009 "Change": One year later Today, November 3rd, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the historic election of President Barack Obama, a crowd of over 400 strong packed the auditorium of the Spertus Institute and later in Grant Park to reaffirm our support for the "Change Worth Fighting For." |
| Portland Oregonian -- November 1, 2009 Commissioners foolishly support "DREAM Act" amnesty scheme The Multnomah County commissioners never seem short of resolutions to pass and proclamations to make, but today's unanimous vote to support the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act was particularly emotional for both the commissioners and the audience who came to support it... |
| KCAL-TV -- Los Angeles -- October 31, 2009 No charges against LAPD in park fracas with Reconquistas Prosecutors say they will not file charges against a group of Los Angeles police officers who fired rubber bullets and pummeled demonstrators with batons at a pro-immigration rally two years ago. -- The district attorney's office said Friday it will not seek charges against several officers after reviewing the evidence... |
| Carl Braun -- The Examiner -- October 29, 2009 Gang of 100 pushes Obama for amnesty in 2010 Congress seems to have more "gangs" than Los Angeles these days and they are every bit as insidious. They have at least one thing in common with their cohorts in the Latin Kings and MS-13. The "Capitol Devils" Gang (not to be confused with the Hell's Angels) of 100 have a vested interest in seeing another amnesty for illegal aliens come to fruition... |
| NPR -- October 27, 2009 Audio Report Gutierrez tells tall tales on NPR, pushes amnesty..... again Open-borders-obsessed gasbag Luis Gutierrez tells sad tales of illegal alien woes, as usual: Obama says he wants to change United States immigration policy. But so far, immigration has taken a backseat to other pressing issues, like health care, the economic recession and the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.... |
| New America Media -- October 27, 2009 Over 100 Dems push Obama on amnesty Is immigration reform [read: amnesty] back? -- Hoping to jump-start a major legislative drive on immigration reform in the U.S. Congress, more than 100 pro-reform House Democrats signed a letter reminding President Obama of his administration's commitment to overhaul immigration... |
| Stein Report -- October 22, 2009 More about the Evangelical endorsement of amnesty Mark Tooley with the American Spectator writes about the decision by some board members with the National Association of Evangelicals to adopt a pro-amnesty resolution. Despite claims that there was no dissent in the vote, several organizations including the Salvation Army said they did not support the resolution... |
| South Florida Sun-Sentinel -- October 21, 2009 Students toss tantrum, demand release of detained illegal aliens Pompano Beach, Fla. -- A Miami-Dade College student stood outside the Broward Transitional Center on North Powerline Road Monday afternoon. He has no desire to see the inside of the building. It's a detention center. They put people there until their immigration status is determined, or until they're deported... |
| Greeley (Colo.) Tribune -- October 20, 2009 Usual suspects set to throw pro-amnesty tantrum today A group called Reforming Immigration Policies will hold a rally at 4 p.m. today at Lincoln Park in downtown Greeley. -- The group is taking a stand against what it calls injustice in the treatment of illegal [aliens.... criminals] in the United States... |
| Claude Cartaginese -- David Horowitz / NewsReal Blog -- October 18, 2009 Amnesty now! ...History has shown us that, after an amnesty, the rate of illegal border crossings increases. After the last amnesty bill in 1986, the US experienced a flood of new illegal aliens crossing the border. In the twenty-year period between 1985 and 2005, the number of illegal residents soared from an estimated 2-3 million to about 11 million.... |
| Irish Central -- New York -- October 17, 2009 Another meddling foreign official chimes in on illegals The Irish population in America should rally around immigration reform, said Micheal Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in New York on Saturday. Reform will take place in the first three months of 2010, and the question of [Irish illegal aliens] will be part of a comprehensive review of the immigration system [read: amnesty]... |
| New York Times -- October 14, 2009 Open-borders zealot Luis Gutierrez wants to let 'em all in "We need a bill that says if you come here to hurt our communities, we will not support you; but if you are here to work hard and to make a better life for your family, you will have the opportunity to earn your citizenship," Mr. Gutierrez said in a prepared statement..." |
| Aurora (Colo.) Sentinel -- October 14, 2009 Lawbreakers claim nation's immigration system 'is broken' A rally on the steps of the Aurora Municipal Center on Tuesday urged the federal government to pass immigration reform that supporters say will scale back immigration raids. -- The group, made up of local faith leaders, congressional staff, politicians, labor unions, [illegal alien "rights'] organizations and community members... |
| Denver Daily News -- October 14, 2009 Denver: Usual suspects arrogantly demand amnesty Colorado immigration rights groups demanded yesterday that U.S. lawmakers immediately pass an immigration reform bill [aka amnesty] that would reunite families, enact the DREAM Act and protect [illegal alien job thieves]. -- Yesterday’s rallies coincided with an event being held by U.S. Rep Luis Gutierrez... [Related item with shameless baby-waving] |
| CHIRLA -- Los Angeles -- October 14, 2009 Translated by Google Illegals and pals toss tantrum in Los Angeles, demand amnesty Aluminum buckets and tubs that served as war drums rumbled through the streets yesterday in downtown Los Angeles during a march to support an initiative that [iss being] promoted [by notorious Rep. Luis Gutierrez]. -- It was a way to emphasize the need to reform immigration laws to allow millions of illegal [aliens.... criminals] in the country can live and work legally in the US. |
| Washington Times -- October 13, 2009 Illegal immigration cheerleaders call for amnesty in D.C. Expressing frustration with the lack of action by the Obama administration and Congress, hundreds of immigration activists staged a rally Tuesday on Capitol Hill, pressing for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws to offer a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal [aliens] living in the U.S.... |
| Associated Press -- October 13, 2009 Usual suspects head to D.C. for pro-amnesty badger-fest Boston -- A group of [illegal alien] advocates from Massachusetts and New Hampshire are traveling to Washington to rally and lobby Congress in anticipation of changes in immigration laws. -- The delegation of about two dozen members of the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition was scheduled to board a bus last night... |
| Racine (Wisc.) Journal Times -- October 13, 2009 Open-borders fanatics indoctrinating high school students After barnstorming through southeastern Wisconsin talking about health care reform before returning to Washington D.C., Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is now at the center of the immigration debate back home. -- His appearance last month, along with several other members of Congress, at an event in Washington, D.C. has angered members of a local [illegal alien "rights'] group... |
| Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain -- October 12, 2009 Another pro-amnesty tantrum set for Tuesday A rally and march will be held in Pueblo on Tuesday in support of an immigration-reform [read: amnesty] bill being introduced in Washington, D.C. -- The "Family Unity Can't Wait" rally will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Latino Chamber of Commerce's parking lot, 215 S. Victoria Ave... |
| WTMJ-TV -- Milwaukee -- October 12, 2009 Pro-amnesty zealots toss tantrum in Milwaukee Hundreds of people marched through Milwaukee's south side Saturday morning saying they want to send a message to President Obama's administration. -- "Obama promised he would stop enforcement only measures that are a failure. And he promised to introduce legislation in the first 100 days of his administration..." |
| Michigan Live -- October 12, 2009 Pro-amnesty tantrum on tap for Grand Rapids ...[Ofelia] Benitez, now a U.S. citizen, plans to join 100 community and religious leaders who will rally for immigration reform [aka amnesty] Monday night at Garfield Park before heading to a national rally Tuesday in Washington, D.C. -- Organizers said they hope the national rally... will kick-start immigration reform... |
| Palm Springs Desert Sun -- October 11, 2009 Usual suspects rant in Indio for amnesty President Barack Obama has one more campaign promise to fulfill before he can say he's really earned his Nobel Peace Prize, if Comité Latino has anything to say about it. -- About 80 members of the group marched through Indio Saturday afternoon, waving flags and banners with messages for the president... |
| Micheal E. Hill -- October 11, 2009 Gutierrez to toss another pro-amnesty spectacle in D.C. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL), who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' Immigration Task Force, is working on a comprehensive immigration reform [read: amnesty] bill. He is expected to unveil what he calls "the core principles" that will be included in his bill on Tuesday... in front of thousands of pro-[illegal alien zealots]... |
| BlogDowntown -- Los Angeles -- October 10, 2009 Usual suspects tossing another tantrum in Los Angeles today The Civil Rights for Immigration Coalition will be holding another "Full Rights for [illegal aliens.... criminals]" march up Broadway on Saturday, and the City will be closing the street and all cross-streets while participants pass by. -- In its application to the City, organizers said they expect 5,000 marchers... |
| Latin American Herald Tribune -- Caracas -- October 10, 2009 Congressional ethnic hustlers to present amnesty scheme Tucson, Ariz. -- A group of Hispanic lawmakers will present in the next few days an immigration reform bill [read before the U.S. Congress because, in the words of one, "now is the best time to act." -- "The bill could be presented as soon as the end of next week or by the end of October," Rep. Raul [MEChA-Boy] Grijalva (D-Ariz.) told Efe by telephone from Washington. |
| Associated Press -- October 9, 2009 Evangelicals call for amnesty An American evangelical Christian group is urging Congress to approve reforms to immigration laws in a resolution approved Thursday. -- The National Association of Evangelicals' resolution, passed unanimously by the group's board of directors, recommends that immigration laws provide a path for [illegal aliens.... criminals] to eventually gain legal status... |
| Medill Reports -- Chicago -- October 8, 2009 Irate Reconquista cheerleaders heading to D.C. to bellyache Immigration reform activists will travel to Washington next week to make their case to lawmakers. -- Emma Lozano, founder of Sin Fronteras and one of the trip’s organizers, said the Latino community feels frustrated with a Democratic administration that hasn’t made good on campaign promises to Hispanic voters... |
| We Get E-Mail -- October 7, 2009 Advance text of Cardinal McCarrick's pro-amnesty testimony |
| Newsweek -- October 7, 2009 Amnesty battle coming up... again ...Today's news may be dominated by the health-care debate, but a new battle over immigration reform looms ahead. As Obama repeated yet again last month, in an interview with Univision [Reconquista propagandist] Jorge Ramos, "I am not backing off one minute from getting this done." He has appointed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to spearhead the administration's effort.... |
| Kimberly Dvorak -- The Examiner -- September 29, 2009 California lawmakers want to suspend ALL immigration laws State Senator Gilbert Cedillo-D put forth a resolution that passed in the California Senate condemning specified policies and practices of federal agencies regarding the enforcement of immigration laws. Furthermore Cedillo's resolution urges Congress and President Obama to declare an immediate moratorium on immigration policies and practices until a comprehensive reform of immigration [aka amnesty] is enacted.... |
| Feet In 2 Worlds (Leftist Drivel) -- September 28, 2009 Reconquistas threatening to toss massive tantrums again In the face of delays by the Obama administration on an immigration bill, pro-immigration advocates are ready to take to the streets again to demand comprehensive immigration reform. -- Univision.com's Jorge Cancino reports that groups in several states are organizing marches that will take place between Oct. 10 and 13... |
| Denver Daily News -- September 25, 2009 Illegals demand passage of DREAM Act scheme Armed with bilingual signs and chants of "we want to follow our dreams," a group of riled-up Denver-metro students yesterday did their best to reignite the debate over immigration reform and higher education. -- The DREAMAct would grant in-state tuition to the children of [illegal aliens] and provide a pathway for select students to achieve citizenship... |
| Stein Report -- September 24, 2009 Illegal alien students too tantrum, demand amnesty and free college Illegal alien students held a rally in Florida to demand amnesty through the DREAM Act. Guidance counselor Connie Berry admitted that schools lied to illegal students about their prospects after graduation saying, "We tell them ... 'If you study and if you do well, you'll graduate from high school and you'd go to college... |
| John McClaughry -- Family Security Matters -- September 21, 2009 Ten growing threats to our liberty ...Obama and the liberal Democrats are eager to legalize 12 million illegal [aliens] already in the country, and let in millions more from abroad, especially from disintegrating Mexico. They'll cheerfully provide millions of these illegals with welfare, food stamps, and Medicaid and come around to collect their votes every two years... |
| Politico -- September 21, 2009 Obama edges away from amnesty scheme timeline President Barack Obama said he's not backing off of his commitment to immigration reform, but edged away from his promise to have a bill he strongly supports in Congress by the end of his first year in office. -- "Now, whether that bill gets introduced on November 15th or December 15th or January 15th, that's not really the issue," Obama said in an interview with Univision... |
| Associated Press -- September 20, 2009 SEIU to toss pro-amnesty tantrum today A prominent local union is organizing a march in Minneapolis in favor of immigration reform [read: amnesty]. -- The Service Employees International Union Local 26 is holding the march Sunday at 3 p.m. It starts at 38th Street and Pleasant Avenue... |
| Washington Times -- September 20, 2009 Obama's next push is amnesty Amnesty is back, and with a vengeance. This was the dominant theme I heard at this week's annual talk-radio gabfest in Washington sponsored by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the country's leading anti-amnesty organization... [See Obama Watch] |
| New Mexico Independent -- September 18, 2009 Napolitano admits White House working on another amnesty scheme U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano reiterated the president's stated commitment to immigration reform during a speech at New Mexico State University on Wednesday. Although she could not say when such a proposal will come to the forefront, Napolitano said the groundwork is already being laid behind the scenes for an immigration reform bill... |
| Queens (NY) Chronicle -- September 18, 2009 Gillibrand calls for amnesty Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) stopped by the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Woodside on Monday, where she advocated comprehensive immigration reform [read: amnesty] and touted the healthcare bills that are being debated in Congress... [This loser also voted against de-funding ACORN] |
| Latin American Herald-Tribune -- Caracas -- September 18, 2009 Chicago open-borders fanatics demand amnesty Pro-[illegal alien] groups in Chicago are marking U.S. Citizenship Day with a call to local Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez to assume leadership of fair, humane and sensible immigration reform. -- At the headquarters of the Unite Here union hundreds of people were waiting for the "Party of the "Illegals..."" |
| Washington Times -- September 18, 2009 Obama: Legalize illegals to get them health care President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage. -- He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill... |
| WGN -- Chicago -- September 7, 2009 Pro-amnesty tantrum Monday will add to downtown traffic Downtown Chicago drivers seeking to avoid any "Oprah Winfrey Show" traffic caused by Monday's closing of Michigan Avenue will also have to contend with an immigration march. -- Police expect several thousand people to parade through the Loop during a four-hour Labor Day demonstration scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in Union Park... |
| KEPR-TV -- Pasco, Wash. -- September 6, 2009 Dozens gather to discuss amnesty scheme Hermiston, Ore. -- Immigration Reform was the center of a visit by the president of "United Farm Workers" Saturday in Hermiston. -- Agriculture is big business locally. -- The United Farm Workers say they're trying to keep it stable. -- "It's extremely important in the Hermiston area and Southern Washington..." |
| Stein Report -- September 4, 2009 Jeb Bush's CFR report in favor of mass amnesty The Council on Foreign Relations is touting its new report calling for "legalization" of the 12+ million illegal [aliens] currently in the U.S. The Council says that "no enforcement effort will succeed properly unless the legal channels for coming to the United States can be made to work better," and calls for expanded legal immigration... |
| Carl Braun -- The Examiner -- August 31, 2009 Since when does immigration reform mean open borders and amnesty? Most of us on the right and left side of this debate will acknowledge there is a desperate need for “immigration reform... but what does that mean? Well for some it means open borders and amnesty while for others it is quite the opposite. The differences are complicated and the sides are diametrically opposed to each other on many of the points... |
| Orange County Register -- Santa Ana, Calif. -- August 29, 2009 Usual baby-wavers toss tantrum demanding amnesty for scofflaws ...The event was sponsored by the Orange County Congregation Community Organization. Members say they believe it is a moral imperative to protect the community, and to stop immigration raids and the separation of families. -- The event began with a Mass at 7 p.m., followed by the testimony of three people who are in the country illegally... |
| Dallas Morning News -- August 28, 2009 Napolitano calls immigration policy overhaul (aka amnesty) 'a priority' Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that she was optimistic that a bipartisan immigration-policy overhaul would, at some point, get through Congress. -- "This is not a new issue," she said in a meeting with The Dallas Morning News' editorial board. "It's just putting together a comprehensive package that covers the immigration issues from A to Z..." |
| Dallas Morning News -- August 27, 2009 Homeland security chief predicts "bipartisan progress" on immigration Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today she was optimistic that bipartisan immigration reform would, at some point, get through Congress. -- “This is not a new issue,” she said in a meeting with the editorial board of The Dallas Morning News... [See Amnesty Watch] |
| Orange County Register -- Santa Ana, Calif. -- August 27, 2009 Hundreds expected to attend amnesty vigil in illegal alien-packed city Activists are expecting more than 600 people to attend an immigration reform mass and prayer vigil Friday at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Santa Ana. -- Advocates for legal immigrants and those who are in the country illegally [criminals] are attempting to push immigration reform [aka amnesty] to the forefront with a Catholic mass... |
| Morton M. Kondracke -- Roll Call - Washington -- August 26, 2009 Insanity: Kondracke says US should "reform immigration" to honor Kennedy Along with a health care reform bill, it would be a fitting tribute to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) if Congress could act on his other great unfinished cause: immigration reform. -- For all his liberal Democratic passion, Kennedy understood -- as few of his colleagues seem to nowadays -- the importance of working on a bipartisan basis to get legislation passed... |
| SEIU Video -- August 22, 2009 Apollo Alliance member mob texting for amnesty Anti-American SEIU using video clips depicting troublesome White House occupant to chum up support for their texting campaign demanding amnesty. Note this tweet of 8/22: " @ErinRosa Tired of the politics of fear and division? Ready to take the offense? Orale! Join us - http://t.seiu.org/xrevc2 " [See this feature] Obama |
| America's Voice (Cheap labor hustling cartel) -- August 21, 2009 Know Your Enemies: Sharry, others chat about secret meeting about illegals Several video clips featuring some of the worst open-borders zealots in the country (the notorious cheap labor hired gun Frank Sharry, representatives from the 'Tan Klan,' the UFW, etc.) sharing their thoughts on their private meeting with Janet Napolitano and cronies on Thursday, August 20... [Related hooey] |
| Earth Times -- August 21, 2009 Obama vows to push for amnesty, "immigrants" demand changes ...Barack Obama on Thursday reiterated his commitment to immigration reform [read: amnesty], but [illegal aliens' "rights" hustlers] demanded concrete moves and dates. Obama dropped in on a meeting of about 130 representatives of [pro -illegal alien] organizations, trade unions, police associations and religious groups with US DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano in a White House annex... |
| Wall Street Journal -- August 19, 2009 Hogwash Alert Immigration out of sight President Obama continues his quiet retreat from a campaign pledge to make comprehensive immigration reform [read: amnesty] "a top priority in my first year as President." Following a summit meeting in Guadalajara last week with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, Mr. Obama said that an immigration overhaul will have to wait until next year... |
| San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) Tribune -- August 18, 2009 Asian groups trying to push amnesty scheme to top of agenda While health care reform dominates the national agenda, [illegal alien "rights"] groups are mobilizing a campaign to put immigration reform back on the top of the national priority list. -- Responding to an announcement from President Barack Obama last week that immigration reform would be put off... |
| Stein Report -- August 18, 2009 Transparency?: Another secret White House meeting on immigration DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano will host another secret meeting at the White House this week to discuss amnesty. The meeting will be with "advocates, religious groups, businesses and law enforcers" MSNBC reported. A DHS spokesman said the agency wanted to discuss immigration policy with those directly affected by it... |
| Ellison Lodge -- VDare.com -- August 17, 2009 Joe Arpaio vs. Obama's emerging stealth amnesty Joe Arpaio -- the 77 year old sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona -- bills himself as the toughest sheriff in America. I don't know that he's the toughest, but he certainly endured more from the Treason Lobby than any law enforcement officer in the country... |
| El Diario -- New York -- August 14, 2009 Usual suspects fear backlash during Obama's coming amnesty debacle The raucous town hall meetings around the overhaul of health care could be a harbinger of how the debate around immigration reform [aka amnesty] may take shape. Advocates of sensible and humane reform -- on any issue -- must re-double their efforts against attempts to hijack what should be civil public discussions. [See Obama Watch] |
| CNS News -- August 14, 2009 Speaking in Mexico, Obama calls US opponents of amnesty 'demagogues' At a joint press conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Guadalajara, Mexico on Monday, President Barack Obama referred to American opponents of amnesty for illegal aliens as "demagogues." |