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Saturday, October 12, 2002 |
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Special Alert!
Roger Barnett Threatened With Arrest |
October 12 -- The source of the report that
Roger Barnett was facing arrest was a reliable one, however as
no action has been taken, we consider the threat to be no longer
imminent. Please watch this special video message recorded on
October 11.
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N.Y. Times
(Free Registration)
Arrogant,
intrusive colonists next door getting nervous
Mexico wants to talk to the US about
the flood of migrants illegally crossing the Rio Grande [so do
most American citizens... see our
poll result archive]. The US wants to talk about its rights
to the river's water. -- But with the White House fiercely focused
on terrorism and Iraq, the two neighbors do not talk much about
anything these days. -- "Got any water for me?" Secretary
of State Colin L. Powell asked Foreign Minister Jorge
G. Castañeda last month, referring to Mexico's billion-gallon
debt under a 1944 treaty. |
Associated Press
Foreigners
rant over Columbus Day
Thousands of Indians blocked highways
across Central America and Mexico on Saturday, protesting Columbus
Day and celebrating the region's Indian heritage. -- Organizers
of marches in Guatemala had originally predicted that participants
would close Guatemala's borders with Mexico, Honduras and El
Salvador, but only a few crossings were blocked. -- "The
12th of October is a symbol of resistance for the Indian communities
before the Spanish invasion," said Mario Godinez, another
march organizer in Guatemala. |
Canadian
Broadcasting Co.
Canada
to start booting Algerians
About 200 people from Algeria held a rally Saturday,
pleading with Ottawa not force them to return to their homeland.
-- In April, the federal government announced it would start
deporting Algerians who've been denied refugee status. -- Ottawa
had suspended the practice in 1997 because it considered the
country in northern Africa too dangerous. -- Although the federal
government continues to warn Canadians not to travel to Algeria,
it's decided that men, women and children originally from there
can be sent back. |
Sun-Journal
Maine
governor dispatches PC letter to Somali-'refugee'-overrun mayor
To the Lewiston community: I write to
you today to acknowledge both the promise and the challenges
involved in the arrival of people originally from Somalia to
Lewiston. These individuals came to Maine to find a safe place
to live, a place to work and raise their families, and a place
to be free of persecution. Their motivation is the same as the
immigrants who have come to America for more than two centuries.
Whether from Somalia, Cambodia, Canada or Ireland, our nation
has benefited from immigrants who hail from countless places
and cultures. It is the very foundation on which our great country
is built. |
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EFE
Legislators,
activists seek legalization of undocumented immigrants
..."We want to tell Congress and
the White House that it is time for them to pass a law legalizing
(the status of) undocumented workers," said Eliseo
Medina, vice president of the SEIU and a driving force behind
the proposal. -- Despite repeated telephone calls, the White
House has not yet responded to a request for a meeting to receive
the petition. -- "Although the congressional session is
nearing an end, this gives us a new boost for next year, and
as the political power of Hispanics and immigrants grows it's
only a question of time before a reform is passed," he added. |
L.A Times (Free Registration)
Pleas
entered in death of illegal
The ex-wife of a Mexican [illegal] who
died after a raid last year looked on incredulously as two INS
agents pleaded not guilty to civil rights violations Friday.
-- Carlos Reyna nd Richard Gonzales entered their pleas during
separate hearings in a Houston federal courtroom. A third INS
agent will answer to the charges on Tuesday. All three are free
on bond. -- After the court hearing, the ex-wife and immigrant
rights protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse and
briefly followed Reyna and his attorney and taunted them. |
Arizona
Republic
Arizona
in 'a crisis' on health costs
A hospital trauma department that temporarily
has to close at least once a week. Specialists not taking ER
calls. Employees' paychecks shrinking because of higher health
care costs. -- They are symptoms of a system pushed to the brink
by skyrocketing prices and few payers, health care leaders said
at an Arizona Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday. -- "I
mean it when I say that we are in the middle of a crisis,"
said Mark Hillard, chief executive officer of Maricopa Integrated
Health Systems, Maricopa County's health care program. |
El Paso
Times
Border
gets no mention in Texas debate
El Pasoans who anticipated some discussion
of border problems during the gubernatorial debate this week
between Republican incumbent Rick Perry and Democrat Tony Sanchez
should not be surprised that there wasn't any. -- But there should've
been. -- The four poorest metropolitan areas in the entire country
are on the Texas-Mexico border. There are no professional schools
in the border region; high-school dropouts remain an acute problem
along the border. There is no interstate freeway serving the
1 million folks in South Texas. Health problems and the lack
of health insurance affect more than one-third of the border
population. Water is a hot issue. |
Don
Feder |
Playing
Russian Roulette with your country
...Ten years ago, I was on the other side of
this debate. I was then a dyed-in-the-wool immigration utopian.
My views were fueled by huddled-masses mythology and Ellis Island
nostalgia. You see, all 4 of my grandparents were immigrants.
-- Today, I favor a 5-year moratorium on immigration, rounding
up and deporting every illegal alien we can lay our hand on,
and if need be stationing a division on our southern
border to repel the ongoing invasion from Mexico........ |
KVI-TV News
B.P.
nabs illegal with weed haul
Discovering illegal narcotics in hidden
vehicle compartments is nothing new to Border Patrol agents.
Finding 539 pounds of marijuana in the tires of a John Deere
tractor was definitely a new one for them. -- Agents say they
saw the tractor at about 3:30 pm Thursday in an area notorious
for smuggling about five miles east of Fort Hancock. The driver,
a 28 year-old resident of Chihuahua, Mexico, admitted to being
in the country illegally. A drug-sniffing dog alerted agents
to the tires on the tractor.... |
Brownsville
Herald
Proyecto
Libertad meddling again
A human rights advocate said his organization
has received increased reports of alleged human rights abuses
by law enforcement officers regarding U.S. immigration policies.
-- Nathan
Selzer, a representative of Proyecto Libertad, an immigrant
rights organization in Harlingen, told approximately 30 attendees
at a meeting in Brownsville's Southmost area Friday morning that
Proyecto Libertad has noted increased complaints against the
U.S. Border Patrol by Mexicans attempting to travel in the United
States. |
TheNewsMexico.com
Mexicans
gripe about the hiring of Giuliani
Mexico City's mayor faced a wave of criticism
from local opposition and press following his announcement Thursday
that a security consulting agency headed by former New York Mayor
Rudolf Giuliani has been given a contract to help combat the
capital's rampant crime problems. -- An editorial in La Jornada
a paper usually known for its support of Mayor Andres Manuel
Lopez Obrador's policies criticized the mayor for hiring Giuliani
whom it called a "proverbial repressor of the poor and marginalized."
-- Although Giuliani has largely been credited with bringing
down New York City's crime by 65 percent, U.S. minority and human
rights groups have criticized his "Zero Tolerance"
policy for unfairly targeting Blacks and Hispanics and giving
police license to abuse them. |
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American
Border Patrol
Hawkeye
Report from Douglas - 3 illegals apprehended
Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 8 AM MST
-- An American Border Patrol Hawkeye spotted three suspected
illegal aliens in the vicinity of N. Washington and E. 5th in
Douglas, Arizona. The Border Patrol was notified, and the suspects
were caught. Good job, Border Patrol. |
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Washington
Times
Foreign
scofflaws in charge of the asylum?
Dozens of undocumented
aliens, some of whom waved foreign flags and carried placards,
were among the estimated 2,000 demonstrators who rallied this
week near the White House to demand
legislation giving legal status to immigrants illegally in
the United States, rally participants said. -- "I
think many are offended when they see people here illegally who
demonstrate and feel they can just make demands and force their
way into the country," said Dan
Stein, executive director of FAIR. |
L.A Times (Free Registration)
Simon
stoops to a very new low
Tijuana -- After a tumultuous week of
campaigning, Bill Simon Jr. went south of the border Friday,
where the GOP gubernatorial candidate told Mexican officials
and business leaders that he would work to better relations between
California and its neighbor. -- Speaking at a national conference
on globalization here, Simon promised if elected to meet regularly
with his counterpart in Baja California, help the federal government
to improve trade and shorten delays at border crossings. He also
met privately with Baja California Gov. Eugenio Elorduy. |
Steve
Greenhut - Orange Co. Register
Nativo
Lopez's divisive politics
...As recall supporters know, with Lopez and
his school board allies, the kids don't come first. What comes
first is a pro-Mexicano political agenda that will keep immigrants
Spanish-speaking, outside the mainstream of American society
and, by extension, poorer than they otherwise might be. They
will need to turn to the Lopez organization whenever they need
a favor. -- At the end of the day, Lopez - who once compared
himself to Jesus Christ in an L.A. Times interview - doesn't
have much going for him other than his crude attempts at playing
the ethnicity card. |
Charlotte
Observer
Meddling
Mexican: "The potential of this region is just incredible"
The line in the lobby of Raleigh's Mexican
consulate proves just how big a job Armando Ortiz Rocha is taking
on. -- Ortiz started last week as the new consul for North Carolina
and South Carolina. He is head of an office that issues identification
cards and other documents, promotes business with Mexico
and helps Mexican nationals with immigration and other problems.
-- "Our main priority is to protect the rights, interests
and dignity of our citizens," said Ortiz, who was a consul
in Texas for 10 years, most recently in San Antonio. -- "A
great emphasis has taken place in Mexico regarding our migrants
... " he said this week. "We have taken our head from
the sand, and we are facing reality." [Reader
comment] |
Joe
Guzzardi |
VDare.com
Latino
Lobby Never Satisfied
California Governor Gray Davis' veto
of a driver's license bill for illegal aliens triggered the predictable
whining from the usual cast of characters. -- Equally predictable
was the one-dimensional, sophomoric journalism "covering"
the issue. Someone -- editors, perhaps -- should point out to
Sacramento beat reporters that California politics doesn't begin
and end with the Latino Caucus wish list. -- Lead bellyacher
Assemblyman
Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, and author of AB 60 charged that
Davis made his decision based on "xenophobia, hysteria and
segregation." |
Bergen Record
DMV
worker charged in scam
An employee of the motor vehicle agency
in Lodi has been arrested for falsely stamping foreign passports,
which helped undocumented immigrants get valid New Jersey driver's
licenses. -- Ineredy Villamil of Englewood was charged Thursday
with the sale of a counterfeit passport stamp. He was taken to
the Bergen County Jail, and bail was set at $5,000. -- Villamil
was placing a counterfeit I55-1 stamp on foreign passports, which
indicates that a person is residing in the United States legally
for a temporary period, officials said. - Several
police agencies participated in the bust. |
Rocky
Mountain News
Boulder
may accept sham IDs
Boulder may join the growing list of
cities that accept as official a Mexican
consulate's identification card often used by undocumented
immigrants. -- At the request of City Council members, the
city's Human Relations Commission is exploring whether the city
should accept the card and if so, how broadly. -- Acceptance
of the card rankles some foes of illegal immigration, who criticize
the practice as welcoming illegal aliens. Proponents of accepting
the "matricula consular" say it helps Mexican immigrants
access necessary services and reduces
identification forgeries. |
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Westword.com
Columbus
Day Forecast: Stormy - Tancredo to march in Denver parade
For much of the past decade, Columbus
Day has been tense in Denver. Parading Italian-Americans have
been confronted by Native American protesters and their allies,
hundreds of people have been arrested, and animosity between
the two groups has grown. -- One of Denver's most controversial
Italian-Americans -- U.S.
Representative Tom Tancredo plans to march in the parade,
so long as his schedule in Washington allows it. -- Nita Gonzales
says Chicanos have
good reason to oppose Columbus Day. "Most Chicanos have
indigenous blood," she says. "It speaks to our ancestors
as well." |
UPI
Security
on aliens still lax, say analysts (even after September 11)
The United States has not fundamentally
changed its habitual laxity regarding immigration law and security
procedures even after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and
desperately needs reform, according to a recent report from a
conservative Washington think tank. -- The report, "The
Deportation Abyss: 'It Ain't Over 'til the Alien Wins,'"
written by Michelle Malkin and published by the conservative
Center for Immigration Studies, is adapted from Malkin's new
book, "Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists,
Criminals and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores." In the
book, Malkin provides an in-depth catalog of the failures of
the Immigration and Naturalization Service, listing examples
of illegal aliens who slipped through the holes of the system
and committed violent criminal crimes. |
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