Saturday, October 19, 2002

Rival Coyotes Probably Killed Illegals Isabel Garcia Should Be Fired Isabel Garcia, co-chair of Derechos Humanos, an organization that advocates the Mexican takeover of the Southwest, smeared Americans by suggesting that they killed two Mexican illegal aliens."It's like a green light or license for all the racists across the country to come into Arizona and basically hunt Mexicans," Garcia said.  Witness says smugglers killed 2 Mexicans    One day after Pima County Public Defender Isabel Garcia tried to blame Americans for the murder of two illegal aliens near Red Rock, Arizona, it now appears likely that the crime was committed by Mexicans . According to KOLD TV News in Tucson, the Border Patrol interviewed the survivor who told them that the shooting happened between rival smugglers.    On Monday, October 22, 2002, American Patrol will demand that Pima County fire Isabel Garcia. Past Features  ABP WATCH -- Hawkeye Reports 5 SBI's -- All Apprehended

A Message from Hal Netkin

Associated Press Thousands march in France to demand residency permits for illegals More than 5,000 people marched through Paris on Saturday in the latest in a series of protests to demand residency permits for France's illegal immigrants. -- Demonstrators shouted "It's not immigrants or people without permits, but the law that must change." Communist and Green party leaders joined activist groups at the march. -- The Interior Ministry has refused to grant residency rights to all those who demand it, but has said that authorities will examine their cases one-by-one. -- On Monday, President Jacques Chirac said that integrating immigrants was a priority for his center-right government, and he outlined a plan to provide job training and French language courses to immigrants.

N.Y. Times (Free Registration)   Meddling Mexicans fear loss of more invaders ...Tens of thousands of Mexicans cross the border every month looking for work in the United States [most iugnoring the fact that they are breaking the law]. They die, on average, at a rate of about one a day. Typically, they die of exposure and dehydration in the deserts and scrublands near the borders of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California. -- Over the past year, illegal immigration appears to have diminished because of the weakened United States economy and strengthened border surveillance. -- But Mexican officials say they fear that the desperation will grow next year.

El Paso Times E-mail vexes Hispanic Demos The head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus dashed off an angry letter to Bush on Friday, demanding an apology for a recent White House e-mail ridiculing Hispanic Democrats for opposing the Iraq war resolution. -- Rep. Silvestre Reyes, who disclosed the contents of the e-mail, said it was forwarded on Oct. 10 to more than 100 lawmakers and congressional staff members by an intern in the Executive Office of the President. -- White House officials said the original e-mail was sent by a GOP "activist" and did not reflect the views of the president, but they did not identify the author.

Rocky Mountain News Bilingual feud turns fiery Rita Montero, a leader of the ballot initiative to scrap bilingual education in Colorado's public schools, said Friday someone torched her car while it was parked in back of her home. -- Denver fire investigator Craig McCann confirmed the incident. "It did happen, it was arson," he said. -- McCann declined to say how the car fire started, but said a garage door across an alley from Montero's car also was damaged. -- Montero, a former Denver School Board member, said she believes the Thursday night arson may have been retaliation for her work promoting Amendment 31.

Associated Press Md. Judge Orders Immigrant Held A judge ordered a Canadian man being investigated by the FBI for possible links to terrorism to remain held without bond. -- Department of Justice Immigration Judge Bruce Barrett said Friday new information showing that Reza Zazai's brother took flying lessons in the United States has heightened national security concerns. -- Zazai, who is originally from Afghanistan, and five other men were arrested Sept. 10 in an apartment where officers found computers allegedly containing information on flight training and airports. Identification cards, photos, and Arabic literature on Islam and jihad, or holy war, were also allegedly found.

Tucson Citizen Kolbe, Ryan at odds over Iraq, immigration U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe accused his Democratic challenger of being soft on national defense. She claimed he's ignoring the voice of the people. -- Ryan and Kolbe also disagreed on what to do about the flow of illegal immigrants coming to the United States, many of them through the ranches and mountain passes near Sierra Vista. -- Kolbe favors a guest-worker program that would withhold a portion of workers' pay until they leave the country. -- Ryan said that would be a logistical nightmare. She said illegal immigrants already here should be allowed to become guest workers without going home first.

Denver Post Paper still griping about Tancredo As a person, Tom Tancredo, the two-term Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District, is one of our favorite people. Gifted with endless energy and a deadly wit that he often turns against himself, he prompts more laughter from our editorial board than any two other politicians and Jay Leno combined. -- But, alas, Tancredo has a blind spot - his fierce opposition to immigration in general and the moderate immigration policies of President Bush in particular. -- Push the immigration button and, with frightening speed...[Where's Jesus?]

Sacramento Bee Your tax dollars at work Mexican immigrants throughout Sacramento Co. were the focus this week of a cross-border campaign to reduce disease and improve access to health care. -- Though "Binational Health Week" was kicked off in Mexico -- where health providers dispensed mass immunizations, pricked fingers and checked blood pressures -- the effort extended across the border. -- Sacramento was one of 12 California counties that treated Mexican immigrants to a variety of free or reduced-cost events aimed at helping them obtain affordable health care and prevent illnesses.

Copley News Service Effort to curtail INS checkpoints advances The Bush administration and lawmakers have agreed to reduce hours of operation at what are now around-the-clock INS freeway checkpoints on Interstates 5 and 15 in San Diego County in a move that could drastically improve the flow of traffic, congressional negotiators said. -- Under the plan, Border Patrol agents would be allowed to spend time away from the freeway checkpoints south of San Clemente and Temecula and instead set up roving checkpoints in remote areas to apprehend illegal immigrants or perform other tasks, officials said.

U. of Wisconsin - Badger Herald Reconquistas rant after being denied funding Between accusations and denials fell countless questions as the Associated Students of Madison meeting addressed the controversial issue of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan's funding eligibility. -- By a vote of 15 to 11, ASM decided against approving MEChA's fund eligibility. -- MEChA claimed to be unfairly discriminated against by the Student Service Finance Committee... -- "MEChA works for cultural diversity in a not very diverse university," said Gladys Reyes.

Sham ID Cards

Oakland Tribune More Insanity: County may accept Mexican sham ID cards Following the lead of San Francisco and Oakland, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will consider accepting identification cards for Mexican nationals. -- The cards, issued by the Mexican Consulate, are intended to make life easier for undocumented residents by giving them official identification, which can be recognized by county departments and agencies. -- San Francisco was the first city in the nation to accept the Matricula Consular cards. Oakland followed in February.

Arnold Alhert - NY Post Senators for vote fraud ...Clinton and Schumer preferred a system where a potential voter merely had to sign his or her name. -- So who is it exactly that this bill is "suppressing"? U.S. citizens have all the requisite ID - no matter what their ethnicity. Could it be that Clinton and Schumer are "sensitive" to some of the leftist fringe groups in this country who are clamoring for the right of illegal aliens to vote? --- New York's dynamic duo have a lot more 'splainin' to do on this one.

Sacramento Bee Davis defends driver's license veto Hoping to put his controversial veto of the immigrant driver's license bill behind him, Gov. Gray Davis on Friday offered a lengthy defense during a press conference with Latino business leaders in Los Angeles. -- "The bill I got would allow people for whom there was an outstanding warrant ... for murder, treason or espionage to get a driver's license," he said after a speech to the USHCC. "Latinos don't want that. Nobody wants that."

Arizona Republic Posse to comb desert area for bodies, clues in slayings A Maricopa County posse today will begin combing a stretch of desert that has become an execution-style killing ground, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Friday. -- In the past seven months, eight men believed to be Mexican nationals have been found dead in the desert near Miller Road and Interstate 10 west of Phoenix. The most recent discovery came last week. -- They were all shot multiple times at point-blank range with semiautomatic weapons while bound with handcuffs, duct tape, underwear or telephone cord.

Arizona Daily Star Border Edition  Citizens patrol leaves site of marijuana bust The armed citizens group that seized 279 pounds of marijuana from smugglers this week has left the property where the seizures occurred, its spokesman said. -- Jack Foote said he and the other members of Ranch Rescue were asked to leave by the same property manager who originally gave them written permission to come. -- The manager's request came after the Nature Conservancy, the owner of the San Antonio Ranch, learned of Ranch Rescue's presence through news accounts. The ranch is just north of Lochiel, about 65 miles south-southeast of Tucson. --Foote said by telephone that members of the group are still conducting surveillance operations in Santa Cruz County, but he would not identify their specific location.

Daily Republic BP says illegals hard to track Out-of-town roofing contractors often hire illegal immigrants to do their work, but tracking them down is difficult to do, an immigration official said Friday. Four illegal aliens employed by a transient roofing contractor were recently apprehended in Mitchell after officials received a tip of a suspicious vehicle in a store parking lot. -- The four Hispanic men were apprehended by the state Highway Patrol, then detained at the Davison County Jail before being picked up by the Border Patrol.

Associated Press Fake ID case: Suspect pleads innocent A man named in a 103-count indictment accusing him of generating false identification cards has pleaded innocent in federal court. -- A magistrate set a Dec. 16 trial for Nasser Ahmed Ameri, who is a citizen of Yemen. Prosecutors do not want Ameri released, and claim the INS has a hold on him. A bond hearing is set for Wednesday, at which INS agents are to testify. -- U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins said charges resulted as part of the nation's anti-terror effort, but that he did not associate the suspect with terrorism.