Friday, October 4, 2002 On the air today....... Glenn Spencer on the Mary Starrett Show - KPDQ - Portland, OR - 3 PM Rick Oltman on the Allan Prell Show -- KNRC - Denver - Noon

Methinks the Lady Doth Protest Too Much Pima County Public Defender Makes Outrageous Claims "A video made by a member of the coalition ( SPLC) during the meeting was proof of what occurred, according to Garcia, who said she was considering asking the FBI to investigate." (They are lying, as usual -- listen to audio from meeting) Arizona immigration attorney and activist fears for her life EFE - 10/3/2002 -- TUCSON, Arizona     Immigration attorney and Arizona Human Rights Coalition president Isabel Garcia said she feared for her life after being labeled an enemy of the country by anti-immigration groups.    The anti-immigrant group American Patrol over the weekend held a meeting in the border town of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and called her a "traitor" who defends the "invaders" (illegal immigrants), the activist said. American Patrol comment: Garcia is part of a network of lawyers and judges who work to defeat American immigration laws to the benefit of Mexico. She is on the payroll of Pima County, Arizona. He former husband, a lawyer and still close associate, is on retainer by the Mexican government. She works in concert with Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center to smear anyone who speaks out against the Mexican invasion. (See earlier links) Also, representative/s from Isabel Garcia's reconquista group, Arizona Border Rights Coalition (and others) addressed a few meddlesome Mexican senators this week in Tucson. These Mexican government busybodies are up here pushing for the legalization of millions of their illegals in the U.S. [Related story.] Past Features  The American Border Patrol Story Californians: Tell Simon to revive prop. 187 to win in November

Tucson Citizen -- Richard Salvatierra Illegal immigration is threat to our security Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin is the author of a recent book entitled, "Invasion," in which she decries the inability of our government, even a year after 9-11, to control illegal immigration. -- She rightly states that now, more than ever, the basically open border between Mexico and the United States represents a totally unacceptable risk to national security. -- The reality is that the border not only remains a relatively easy entry area, natural dangers aside, for all Latin Americans, but indeed also the most exploitable for entry by would-be terrorists. -- And by the way, is there anything wrong with ethnic profiling?

WTVO - Rockford, Illinois Ogle County INS Jail Opposition More than 100 Ogle county residents voiced their opposition to a new county jail at last night's meeting. Their concerns center on the use the jail as a detention center for the Immigration and Naturalization Service -- many residents don't like the idea of suspected illegal immigrants staying in Ogle county. Sheriff's representatives say the new detention center would be safe. Others want more information about the project -- such as costs -- from county leaders. -- Under an agreement...

Catholic News Service Briefs Salvadorans and TPS The bishops of El Salvador have encouraged Salvadorans living illegally in the U.S. to apply for special status under a U.S. law that would protect them from deportation.... They also said they are studying various immigration bills in the Congress to decide which legislation would ease legal obstacles for Salvadorans in the U.S.. "From here we are supporting initiatives that have been put into motion to ease as much as possible your painful situation," the bishops said...

H. Millard

A nation of (scoff) laws..... Remember when the U.S. was a nation of laws and those who worked for us in government actually upheld our laws? Those were the days of principles and color blind enforcement of our laws. It was a simple formula. If you broke the law, you broke the law. Period. It didn't matter what your color or national origin was. The law was the law. That's what a nation of laws meant. That's also why Lady Justice is blindfolded while holding a scale. Right is right and wrong is wrong. It doesn't matter to Lady Justice what you look like. She doesn't even see you. She rules based on the law.

WorldViews.org Poll: Public wants less immigration, but elite doesn't Related to the public's concern about jobs for American workers is its uneasiness about immigration. Majorities of Americans favor reducing both legal and illegal immigration. Of special concern is controlling and reducing illegal immigration, which 70% say should be a very important goal of U.S. foreign policy. This percentage is up a substantial 15 points from 1998 when the U.S. economy was stronger, and is about comparable to the figure in 1994 when the economy was relatively shaky... [Also see: Gaps Between Leaders and the Public]

Associated Press Migrant sentenced in terror plot An immigrant from Trinidad was sentenced Friday to nearly five years in federal prison for a terrorist bombing plot that authorities say was hatched in a Florida mosque. -- Shueyb Mossa Jokhan pleaded guilty in July to conspiring to bomb electrical transformers and the Israeli Consulate in Miami. -- The plot was thwarted by an FBI informant, and authorities say no terrorist acts were attempted. -- Jokhan was recruited into the effort by Pakistani immigrant Irman Mandhai at a Pembroke Pines mosque, where the FBI was using informants and wire taps to try to expose suspected Islamic militants...

Dan Stein -- San Francisco Chronicle  Suing employers who hire illegals It has been evident for quite some time that the political system will not enforce immigration laws. In spite of overwhelming evidence that rampant illegal immigration is an enormous financial burden to taxpayers, a strain on public services and a threat to national security, the pressure from ethnic blocs and cheap labor interests to maintain a de facto open border prevails. -- But while the president and Congress are busy seeking ways to allow millions of illegal immigrants to gain amnesty, and numerous city and county governments have decided to accept Mexican-issued documents as a valid form of ID...

L.A Times (Free Registration)  Latino Politicians Unite to Battle Valley Secession ..."Sometimes, some of us don't walk in lock step," said county Supervisor Gloria Molina, referring to the differences that have frequently split local Latino leaders. "But on this issue, we are united, we are strong, and we are going to work hard to defeat the secession drive." -- Joining Molina at Wednesday's news conference were City Council President Alex Padilla, City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo, Assemblyman Tony Cardenas (D-Panorama City), state Sen. Richard Alarcon (D-Sylmar), former Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa and San Fernando Mayor Cindy Montanez.

Sierra Vista Herald (Short-lived link --- will expire on Saturday) Runners eye goals, promote border relations Promoting cultural awareness and better health, dozens of people from all walks of life are running a path paralleling the U.S.-Mexico border today. -- The 2002 Bi-National Unity Run, an event hosted by Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services/New Turf Prevention, began Thursday in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, crossing over into Douglas and coming west through Old Bisbee and Naco, Ariz., to Sierra Vista. -- The runners left Veterans' Memorial Park this morning to make their way through Huachuca City and on to Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

Fox News Terror suspects arrested Six people, including a former U.S. reservist, were charged with trying to travel to Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks and join forces with al Qaida and the Taliban against the U.S. -- Attorney General John Ashcroft, announcing the arrests of four of of them at a Justice Department news conference Friday, called it a "defining day" in the fight against terrorism. He noted the sentencing in federal court later Friday of John Walker Lindh and the guilty plea in Boston from accused shoe-bomber Richard Reid.

Associated Press Dem official busted at border Former Mecklenburg County, NC Democratic chairman Andrew Reyes, who vanished more than a year ago, was being held on federal bank fraud charges after his arrest at the Mexican border, authorities said Friday. -- Agents arrested the former accountant without incident early Thursday after he crossed into the United States from Mexico near Otay Mesa, Calif., said U.S. Attorney Bob Conrad. -- In 1999, North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt named Reyes to his Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs.

Daily Camera Workers told of 'no matches' on social security numbers Boulder Publishing LLC., which publishes the Daily Camera and the Broomfield Enterprise, has informed 23 employees that they have 30 days to clear up questions over the Social Security numbers they've filed. -- The workers' tenure ranges from 6 months to 7 years, said Tom Hooten, human resources director. -- Most or all of the workers are Hispanic. Hooten said the workers are employed in the mailroom and in the pressroom. -- Hooten said the situation came to light when the company filed its periodic tax information.

Daily Breeze Harbor-UCLA hospital's downward spiral hits home It won't take a terrorist attack to make this disaster happen. -- Sick people lining the hospital halls waiting for help, emergency rooms closing one by one, and health-care workers lured away from Southern California by the hundreds to more hospitable conditions. -- The possible demotion of County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, among the leaders of South Bay and Harbor Area hospitals, to an outpatient clinic conjures up visions of an unprecedented health-care meltdown.

Associated Press Mexicans claim they're trying Mexican foreign relations officials said Thursday that their country was doing all it could to pay its water debt to the United States. -- In a statement released to the media, officials said that a treaty with the United States allows them to pay the water debt in the next five years. Officials have said a drought has prevented them from sending more water to the United States. -- On Wednesday, the State Department issued a public reminder to Mexico that it had fallen far short of delivering the amount of water from the Rio Grande specified under a 1944 treaty.

The Herald (Freeport, NY) Day labor center opening protested A white Honda Accord paused in front of Marvin Mendoza, and from the front passenger seat, a teenager screamed, "Go home!" -- quickly followed by a barrage of curses. The Honda then sped off into the busy Sunrise Highway traffic. Mendoza stood silently, clutching a handmade sign with "Stop the Hate" scrawled in black marker across the front. -- Just west of the men, a nearly equal number of Sachem Quality of Life members staged a protest, calling on Freeport and Catholic Charities to shut the Worklink Center down before it even opened.

Rocky Mountain News Tancredo's immigration stance polarizes a nation ...Tancredo is fast becoming one of the most polarizing figures in national politics - revered by people who think illegal immigration is out of control and reviled by those who think he's insensitive or racist. -- "Throwing me into some sort of bag of racists is about the nastiest thing anyone can do, from my point of view," Tancredo said. "But it's not unexpected..." -- Tancredo has long argued for placing U.S. troops on the borders to stop the flow of illegal immigrants. -- He has been running away with the presidential contest in an unscientific survey on the immigration reform Web site www.AmericanPatrol.org.

Caller-Times Illegals escape from jail, remain at large Seven inmates who escaped in the last week remained free Thursday as local law enforcement officials pursued every lead that came their way. -- Five undocumented immigrants were discovered missing from the Bee County Jail early Wednesday after they apparently escaped through an air vent from the ceiling in the shower area at the rear of a cellblock. -- Two other inmates had been discovered missing early Saturday from a privately owned detention center in Brooks County...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Blatant aiding and abetting of illegals in Georgia ...Plaza El Bigote ("Mustache Mall") is under construction in Norcross, one of the bank's largest financing projects at $1.4 million. United Americas' popular first-time home buyer program for undocumented workers tempts Jorge Forment, president of United Americas, to offer an array of financial services that "mainstream" banks routinely do. -- Metro Atlanta, where the Latino and Asian populations grew 362% and 162%, respectively, during the 1990s, has witnessed an explosion in ethnic banking. A half-dozen immigrant banks have opened in the heavily ethnic north Atlanta area since 1995. [Also see: Aiding and abetting illegals is a crime]

Brownsville Herald Consequences proposed for Mexico's failure to repay debt ...A study released by Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander on Wednesday claimed the South Texas border region would have gained 3,300 new jobs and nearly $80 million in personal income had Mexico paid its water debt. -- The Valley leader linking the long-running water dispute with U.S. policy towards Iraq is Gordon Hill, general manager for Bayview Irrigation District. -- "It does not make sense to me that we can talk about going to war when our neighbor Mexico is doing more damage to us than Iraq ever has," Hill said. "Mexico has been stealing our water for years. In effect, they have declared economic war against us. They are trying to ruin our agricultural industry."

TheNewsMexico.com Mexicans reject U.S. charges The Mexican government on Thursday rejected U.S. charges that it is violating a 1944 bilateral treaty in which the two countries agreed to share the water of the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers. -- "We are within the terms of the treaty," said Foreign Relations Under- secretary, Enrique Berruga. -- On Wednesday, a spokesperson from the United States accused Mexico of continuing to violate the water treaty and urged the country to resolve its outstanding water deficit. -- Berruga recognized that Mexico currently owes 1.5 billion cubic meters of water to the United States.....

Valley Morning Star Legislator wants Mexico aid curtailed A Rio Grande Valley lawmaker has proposed blocking U.S. aid to Mexico in retaliation for Mexico's violation of a water-sharing treaty. -- State Rep. Kino Flores' suggestion was one of a number of punitive measures offered by South Texas leaders Thursday in response to what is being viewed as a feeble acknowledgment of Mexico's mounting water debt by the State Department. -- Other proposals from angry Valley farmers and irrigation district managers include a tractorcade protest outside Bush's Crawford ranch and turning Iraqi-bound missiles toward the state of Chihuahua.

Arizona Daily Star Border Edition  Mexicans meddling in U.S. affairs again A delegation of Mexican senators visiting Tucson Thursday expressed disappointment that another international crisis has displaced immigration issues on the American agenda. -- Mexico's importance on the Bush administration agenda now stems from the fact that Mexico has a vote on the UN Security Council, said Sen. Leticia Burgos Ochoa of Guerrero state. -- "We believe that security, on the contrary, will be strengthened if the migrants' status is legalized," said Sanchez Carreño. [Isabel Garcia's reconquista group, the Arizona Border Rights Coalition, and similar groups addressed these meddlers at a Tucson hotel.] [Related story.]

Sham ID Cards

Rocky Mountain News Denver mayor approves sham Mexican IDs, belittles Americans Illegal aliens from Mexico living in Denver could have greater access to city services under a plan that would recognize ID cards issued by their consulate. -- Mayor Wellington Webb said Thursday that accepting the Mexican Consulate's matricula consular card would improve relations between a growing immigrant population and Denver government. -- U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo dismissed Webb's proposal, saying the identification system is "ludicrous." [Read Webb's absurd speech] [Webb is the same guy who doesn't think Mexican illegal alien Jesus Apodaca should be deported.] [Where's Jesus?] [Contact Webb]

From American Border Patrol Border Defense Petition Prominent American citizens call for military troops on the borders.

KCAL9 TV News - Los Angeles - 10/3, 8:40 PM Dangerous high speed pursuit ends A lengthy high-speed pursuit ended at about 8:40 PM on the 605 freeway at the 105 freeway in Norwalk, Calif., when a car occupied by 2 male Hispanics who appeared to be dressed in gang attire lost control and hit a sound wall at high speed. The passenger appeared to be injured. It is not known what crime they were wanted for at this time, other than failure to yield and reckless driving.