Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Reconquista Isabel Garcia Must Be Fired American Patrol Demands Action -- Letter Gives Bill of Particulars "American Patrol demands that Isabel Garcia be removed from office immediately." Letter to: C. H. Huckelberry Pima County Administrator    "When Isabel Garcia said, 'No one is allowed to detain another human being unless they are law enforcement,' she was lying."    "When Isabel Garcia said, 'and now look what we have' she was suggesting that the so-called vigilantes were responsible for the killing of the two Mexicans near Red Rock."    "...Isabel Garcia has lied about the law. Isabel Garcia has lied about American Patrol. ..... Isabel Garcia has acted to further the cause of the Mexican conquest of lands belonging the United States of America." Help get Garcia fired Her boss is C. H. Huckelberry PAX (520) 740-8171 -- Phone (520) 740-8661 Snail Mail Info / E-Mail Past Features  ABP WATCH -- Hawkeyes Help Capture 57 SBI's More Than 35 Got Away

A Message from Hal Netkin Candidate for the new [possibly] San Fernando Valley City Council - District 11

Associated Press Border Patrol finds 51 illegals in locked trailer Border Patrol agents working a highway checkpoint station found 51 undocumented immigrants in a locked tractor trailer bound for San Antonio. -- The agents said a dog trained to detect both contraband and human cargo alerted to the rear doors of the trailer late Tuesday night. The agents unlocked the truck and found 34 migrants from Mexico, 16 from El Salvador and one from Honduras. -- The agents arrested the driver, a U.S. citizen, on federal smuggling charges. He said he was being paid $2,000 to drive through the checkpoint.

Tucson Citizen (October 24 Issue) New border guidelines pit law enforcement vs. rescue efforts The U.S. Border Patrol has issued new guidelines warning that transporting illegal immigrants to hospitals or churches could result in prosecution. -- The statement from the agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters could impact the Tucson-based Samaritan Patrol, which offers medical assistance to immigrants stranded in the desert. -- The faith-based organization also openly transports immigrants to hospitals and Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson.

Associated Press 107 indicted in marriage fraud ring A federal grand jury has indicted 107 men and women in part of a scheme that paid women to marry illegal aliens, prosecutors say. -- Six people accused of conspiracy for organizing the marriages also were indicted Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. said. -- Forty-five women have pleaded guilty in the scheme, which paid the women, between $1,000 and $6,000 to marry strangers, mostly of Pakistani decent, so the illegal aliens could get a green card and stay in the country.

Mercury News Pete Wilson irritates Latinos Former Gov. Pete Wilson emerged from self-proclaimed "hibernation'' today to raise money for Republican Bill Simon, but ended up creating a minor furor by criticizing Latinos who were protesting the GOP leader's anti-illegal immigration stance. -- With a dozen demonstrators jeering outside, Wilson joked before the fundraiser that he missed his critics. -- "I felt inclined to stop and tell them that this wasn't the unemployment line,'' Wilson said outside the Sacramento hotel where the event was held.

News Capital and Democrat Suspected illegal alien restaurateur charged with sex crime A McAlester restaurant operator is being held in the Pittsburg County Jail with bond set at a quarter of a million dollars following his arrest on two counts of lewd molestation. -- Antonio Montelongo is charged with molesting a worker at Antonio's restaurant, according to Pittsburg County District Attorney Jim Bob Miller's office. -- Prosecutors are alleging the incidents occurred between July 1 and July 30 at Antonio's restaurant in downtown McAlester, Oklahoma, according to Assistant District Attorney Cheryl Cerda.

TheNewsMexico.com Illegal tries to avoid death penalty The lawyer for undocumented Mexican immigrant Pablo Martinez, accused of murdering an elderly Arizona women, on Tuesday asked the judge handling the case to reject the prosecutor's petition for the death penalty. -- "We believe my client cannot be punished with the death sentence because of a recent Supreme Court ruling, establishing it's unconstitutional for a judge, instead of a jury, to impose the maximum penalty," Attorney Gary Bevilacqua said.

Rockford Register Star Mexicans line up for sham IDs ...For the first time, the Mexican Consulate with the help of La Voz Latina, a Hispanic advocacy group, came to Rockford to help Mexican nationals acquire the vital document, which costs $29 and is valid for up to five years. -- Chicago and Cook County have passed a resolution to accept the Matricula Consular as an official form of ID. It is hoped the same thing will happen here. -- Rockford Mayor Doug Scott and the county clerk said they support the document.

Fox News Worthless INS to help illegals for sniper information Illegal immigrants who usually try to stay away from police are being urged by authorities to come forward with any information about the Beltway Sniper attacks. -- Illegal immigrants who usually try to stay away from police are being urged by authorities to come forward with any information about the Beltway Sniper attacks. -- "We are committed to supporting the investigation into the shootings in any way possible," INS Commissioner James Ziglar said in a statement Wednesday.

Arizona Republic Editorial The Border: Rising lawlessness sounding alarm for reforms Two incidents last week demonstrate the increasing lawlessness and escalating dangers created by this nation's deficient border policies. -- In one, armed vigilantes who call themselves Ranch Rescue apparently seized 279 pounds of marijuana on San Antonio Ranch 65 miles south-southeast of Tucson. -- In the other incident, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office speculates that a turf battle between rival gangs of people smugglers may have been the motive behind the shooting at Red Rock. Because the shooters reportedly were wearing camouflage, the Mexican consul in Tucson suggested vigilantes may be responsible. -- The negative consequence s of the nation's lack of realistic, enforceable immigration and border policies are mounting.

Sham ID Cards

Ventura County Star County OKs use of Mexican sham IDs The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously endorsed the use in Ventura County of identification cards issued by consulate offices to Mexican nationals [legal immigrants don't need this phony ID]. -- The supervisors' action directs county agencies to accept the "matricula consular" as ID for those seeking such services as library cards, marriage certificates and business licenses [even though illegal aliens are prohibited from working in the U.S.]. -- "Anyone who has a legal right to be in this country and is not a terrorist has no need for this card," Rep. Elton Gallegly said.

Denver Post Tancredo calls on INS to stake out the Mexican consulate Rep. Tom Tancredo urged federal immigration officers Tuesday to begin checking individuals seeking identification cards from the Mexican consulate in Denver and detaining any illegal immigrants they find. -- The Littleton Republican, an outspoken immigration critic, challenged Michael M. Comfort, acting district director of the INS [the same guy who thus far hasn't taken action against illegal alien mooch Jesus Apodaca], to act immediately. -- "You and your INS colleagues have been ignoring ... this assembly of illegal immigrants occurring right under your nose," Tancredo told Comfort in a letter released by his Washington office.

L.A Times (Free Registration)    Checkpoint Hours Will Be Reduced Faced with sharp declines in illegal-immigrant apprehensions at checkpoints in San Clemente and Temecula, the Bush administration has agreed to scale back operating hours at the Border Patrol facilities. -- The decision marks a victory for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) and other local officials, who have been trying for years to shut down both checkpoints. They argue that the checkpoints are ineffective and that agents could be better used at the border or tracking down illegal immigrants elsewhere.

Associated Press Advocates come to aid illegals Advocates are seeking attorneys for two immigrant laborers who were briefly detained Monday by police seeking the Washington, D.C., area sniper, then turned over to immigration officials for deportation proceedings. -- Police took both men into custody and questioned them for more than six hours, suspecting they might be connected with the sniper stalking DC MD and VA. -- Hispanic leaders and friends of the men have contacted lawyers to help fight deportation and look into possible human rights violations.

Arizona Daily Star Family values don't stop at border U.S. Customs Service agents arrested four family members trying to smuggle more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine through the Nogales port of entry Monday, officials said. -- The 13.63-pound seizure marked the fourth time inspectors have confiscated meth at the Nogales port this month. -- The driver, Arturo Gil Morales, was arrested on a federal charge of aiding and abetting. He is a Mexican citizen who lives in Tucson. The women - two daughters and a niece of his - are all U.S. citizens.

Spencer to the New York Times (Not Published) Fire Nick Madigan I am quoted in this story. I spent about an hour with your reporter Madigan. During the interview I told him that the latest report was that the illegal aliens were killed by rival coyotes. He disputed my report. I called my Webmaster and read him the report directly. He seemed to dismiss it....

Bergen Record 6 more charged in DMV case Six people who presented phony documents to obtain New Jersey driver's licenses have been arrested as part of a crackdown on fraud at a Division of Motor Vehicles branch, police said Tuesday. -- The arrests took place Monday and Tuesday at DMV offices on Mill Street. In all, 18 people linked to the scheme have been arrested this month, police said. -- "We are seeing an influx in some of these frauds that are occurring,'' said police Detective Lt. Vincent Quatrone, who added that police have made 25 arrests at the branch since January.

Bad reporting by the New York Times The New York Times story by Nick Madigan (below right, or click here) is a piece of crap. I spoke with Madigan at length. He knew the latest report was that the killing was done by coyotes. The NY Times sent him to Tucson to report on the killing of the two Mexican by so-called vigilantes and he didn't let the facts get in his way.

Tucson Citizen Smugglers may have killed 2 illegals Investigators now believe that a rival group of people smugglers may be responsible for the shooting deaths of two undocumented border crossers near Red Rock last week. -- Mike Minter, spokesman for the Pinal County Sheriff's Department, said the investigation into the case has begun to "lean heavily" toward looking at competing groups of people smugglers for possible leads in the case. -- "At this time, we are looking at competing groups of people who illegally transport undocumented aliens," Minter said. [Isabel Garcia's reconquista group suggested that vigilantes did it.]

N.Y. Times (Free Registration) Police Investigate Killings of Illegals The police are investigating whether armed vigilantes fatally shot at least two illegal immigrants in the desert last week. --- At a news conference on Monday, Isabel Garcia... said the killings "crystalize the increasingly hostile and violent atmosphere created by failed U.S. border policies." -- Glenn Spencer, founder of American Border Patrol, said his associates carried weapons during their patrols only for protection against mountain lions. -- "I'm not interested in enforcing the law. It's about telling the American people what's going on at the border." [Send letter to the editor.]