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Saturday, November 2, 2002

New Book Proves U.S. Government Drug Deceit American youth sacrificed for Mexican government stability Get The Book National Public Radio 'Morning Edition' - 11/1/02 --- "If you get into the documents, our government knows what's going on, but it's too embarrassing to go into. What happens if you pull a 30 billion dollar plug on Mexico which is on the economic ropes anyway? What happens if you go investigate a government, destroy it, that you really need as an ally on your southern border? So what happens is that you let the drug world go on to keep a kind of temporary social peace. That's our foreign policy." -- Charles Bowden, Author, Down By The River   Listen  American Patrol Comment: The same thing is being done on illegal immigration. America is being sacrificed for the benefit of Mexico. Past Features  American Border Patrol Updates

Voting In California in the Coming Election Poll: Are Tancredo's views on immigration too extreme? Scroll down - poll is on left sidebar next to story.

Associated Press Man held in double-murder now linked to another killing A man accused of capital murder of his common-law wife and stepdaughter has been linked to another killing, officials said. -- Fabian Campos said he killed Roberto Solis, a Mexican citizen, on June 15. -- Leo said charges have not been filed yet in connection with the confession, but charges are being dismissed against Alfredo Hernandez, a Mexican national originally charged with the Solis' killing. -- "We haven't done it already because the INS as a hold on him, so we're just trying to make sure the hold is in place before he's released because he's going to be deported," Leo was quoted in Saturday's editions of The Monitor of McAllen.

Associated Press Grandstanding Sharpton demands illegals be released Al Sharpton called the treatment of more than 200 Haitian migrants detained in South Florida a "moral outrage" Saturday, and pledged to organize rallies and marches to demand their release. -- A boat carrying over 200 Haitians reached Florida last week. Dozens on board the wooden freighter plunged into shallow waters and scrambled onto a major highway. -- "We are here because we think it is a moral outrage, what occurred off the shore of Miami last week," Sharpton said. "This is a human rights issue, not an immigration issue."

Eastern Groups Publications Q & A with the Calif. Candidates ...Q) Immigrants make crucial contributions to California's culture and economy. But clearly they remain marginalized by the law. Do you think that everyone who pays taxes, works, and consumes goods (and are otherwise law abiding) should share the same privileges, regardless of immigrant status? Do undocumented immigrants even belong in the state? --- Bill Simon: Immigration is what makes our country and our state great. But our immigration system is broken, and needs fundamental reform...

Associated Press English-only households dropping ...Much of this change is caused by one county, Miami- Dade, where Cuban-Americans are the dominant ethnic group. The county's percentage of Spanish- only households grew dramatically during the '90s, while the percentage of English- only households plummeted. -- In 2000, according to Census figures, 59.2% of Miami-Dade households spoke only Spanish at home, compared to 48.1% in 1990. During that period, the percentage of English-only households fell from 43.2% to 31.1%.

BBC Colorado's quiet revolution ...There are some 735,000 Hispanic Americans in Colorado - nearly 18% of the population. In truth, despite the optimistic predictions of the Republican party workers, a significant majority of them are likely to stick to their traditional political allegiance and vote Democrat. -- Nationally, some 80% of the Hispanic or Latino population are Democratic voters. But here in Colorado at least there are signs of a modest shift, making Hispanics the key swing voters in this year's race.

Newsday (Published) Illegal Aliens Regarding the ongoing saga Long Island faces with undocumented illegal immigrants and the respective burden each community faces, it is truly unfortunate that the burden is placed on the respective towns, villages, etc., to best deal with situation. The issue is more than just a burden on our school systems; it is also to public cleanliness, loitering, general safety and overcrowding of housing....

Miami Herald Some Haitian illegals may get bail Federal immigration authorities have quietly begun making legal moves that may allow at least some of the 235 Haitians detained after their boat came ashore in Miami to be freed on bond pending disposition of their cases. -- Attorneys representing some of the Haitians say their clients already have received ''charging documents,'' putting them in a legal category that will allow them to request bond from an immigration judge.

Associated Press Marriage Licenses Questioned Des Moines -- More than 50 marriage license applications involving Kenyans over the past year in four Iowa counties have prompted immigration officials to investigate for possible fraud. -- Carmella Zente of the Polk County recorder's office said about 30 such marriage licenses have been issued in Polk County to residents of the East African country in about two months. -- Story County has issued about 15 such licenses in the past year

Paul Hannosh for California Lt. Governor Reform Party candidate for California Lieutenant Governor calls his opponents, Democrat Cruz Bustamante and Republican Bruce Mcpherson, traitors for their recent decisions on illegal immigration policy in the state of California. -- During the televised debate Mr. Hannosh pointed at Cruz Bustamante and called his decision to give in-state tuition to illegal aliens treasonous. "Someone who comes here from Arizona has to pay out of state tuition, yet someone who comes here illegally gets in-state tution? I view that as treasonous. It's time to put Californians first.

Washington Times Muhammad accused in sale of fake IDs Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad is suspected of pocketing thousands of dollars in illicit profits through the sale of phony passports, driver's licenses and credit cards in an alien-smuggling scheme that authorities yesterday described as a "one-man operation." -- An investigation by police in Antigua and a separate probe by the FBI in that island nation have focused on accusations that Mr. Muhammad sold counterfeit passports, stolen credit cards and other identity papers for between $1,000 and $3,500 each to support, in part, his nomadic lifestyle.

Joe Guzzardi

VDare.com Must We Finance Our Own Dispossession? To paraphrase Ronald Reagan in his presidential debate against Jimmy Carter, "Here we go again." We're back to the races with school bonds. --- Why are the hallways in many LAUSD schools so crowded that administrators have lengthened the time between classes so that students will have enough time to get to their next session? -- Answer: the major reason California can't build schools fast enough is the continued arrival to California of legal and illegal immigrants.

Bergen Record New drug in U.S. has Mideast roots ...Just last year, U.S. Customs inspectors seized more than 17,000 pounds of bundled khat leaves at Newark airport. Nationwide, seizures have nearly doubled over the past three years. -- "Where we're seeing most of it is at international airports," said Will Glaspie, a spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington. -- Although illegal in the United States, khat is lawful in many parts of the world. Prized for its mild stimulant properties, leaves from the green khat shrub have been chewed like tobacco for a millennium...

Boston Globe Immersion debate roils Latinos The intense debate over a ballot initiative that would end bilingual education in public schools has largely focused on the best way to teach English to immigrant students, but on the streets of Massachusetts' fast- growing Latino neighborhoods, it has become a political rallying cry. -- Many Spanish-speaking immigrants - especially those for whom the ballot initiative is an uneasy introduction to the American political system - view the calls for English-only classes as an assault on their language and parental choice.

Bill O'Reilly

CNSNews.com The Attorney General Blues ...Paging John Ashcroft. Why, sir, did Seattle Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Chief Blake Brown order the Border Patrol to change the illegal immigrant designation of accused sniper John Lee Malvo last December when he was apprehended in Washington State? -- And when the Border Patrol refused the order, why did Brown unilaterally change the arrest report himself, thereby allowing Malvo to be released from custody? -- You, Mr. Ashcroft, oversee the INS and its boss, former Paine-Webber executive James Ziglar.

San Diego Union-Tribune  Vista seeks ways to get day laborers off streets They gather in the same place each morning in their jeans and flannel jackets, hoping to find an honest day's work. -- Cars pull into the parking lot, someone motions and the men scurry over to see who's hiring and for how much money. -- For years, day laborers, mostly Latino men, have gathered at South Santa Fe and Escondido avenues to find work. The lucky ones landscape yards or perhaps dig a ditch ­ hard work for little pay, but better than nothing, they say. -- To get these men off the street, the city is studying whether it should open a hiring center ­ a place where day laborers and employers can hook up out of sight of the general public.

Letters to the Washington Post (2) Illogical About Immigration I must respond to your editorial "Immigration Logic". First, there is no logic to legalizing those who violate our laws. Illegal immigrants are criminals. Second, Mexican President Vicente Fox cannot run his own country; he surely has no business trying to run the United States. -- Mexico's greatest import is U.S. jobs. Its greatest export is illegal immigrants to the United States. Mexico makes no effort to curb illegal immigration. -- We in West Texas are all too familiar with the problem.

Brownsville Herald Farmers plan bridge blockade Two federal agencies have held preliminary discussions this week on the logistics of stopping Colorado River water from reaching Baja California and Rio Grande water from reaching Ciudad Juarez. -- The International Boundary and Water Commission initiated the blockade talks with the Bureau of Reclamation following the breakdown of U.S.- Mexico water treaty negotiations in El Paso last Monday. [The Mexicans have plenty of water. Could they be cheating?]

L.A Times (Free Registration)  Rohrabacher assailed on immigration stances Rep. Dana Rohrabacher refuted charges that he holds anti-immigrant views during a Wednesday evening candidate forum for the newly drawn congressional seat that includes Costa Mesa. -- Democratic challenger Gerrie Schipske, one of three candidates hoping to unseat the 14-year congressman, attacked Rohrabacher for saying he would not support healthcare, education and other benefits for immigrants who arrive in the United States without visas.

The Arizona Republic Arizona auto-theft rate worst in U.S. Auto theft in Arizona climbed 17% last year, making it the No. 1 state for vehicle theft per capita, the Arizona Auto Theft Authority reported Friday. -- More than 52,000 Arizona vehicles were stolen last year, about one every 10 minutes. Arizona ranks fifth for total thefts, behind California, Texas, Florida and Michigan. -- The Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas also reported the highest vehicle theft rates in the nation, according to statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. --  Law enforcement officials attribute rampant car theft to Arizona's proximity to the Mexican border.

Daily Pilot - L.A Times (Free Registration) Charities' harm to city a forum topic Costa Mesa, Calif. -- Whether the charities that serve the community are actually "magnets" for illegal immigrants and people living beyond the city's limits was one of several hot topics City Council candidates debated at a forum Wednesday night. -- Allan Mansoor, who during the campaign has repeatedly stressed that charities act as magnets for nonresidents, suggested that the city no longer financially support the organizations.

Arizona Daily Star 3 shoot at illegal aliens A group of illegal entrants were shot at by three masked men near Three Points Friday night, authorities said. -- The border crossers reported they were off Sierrita Mountain Road about 8:40 p.m. when the three men approached them and ordered that they follow the men, said Deputy Nicole Feldt, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. -- The illegal entrants then ran away and the masked men fired at them, Feldt said.

Orange County Register Harald Martin: Reconquista Amin David " is a snake. Period." Anaheim, CA - They call each other racists. They sneer and hurl insults when they cross paths. And they lead opposite camps on immigration issues. -- Now, if they win election Tuesday, Harald Martin and Amin David together will make decisions on behalf of more than 30,000 students. -- Martin, one of Orange County's most vocal advocates of immigration reform, and David, who leads a group that fights for immigrant rights, are among 12 candidates for the Anaheim Union High School District board. Three will be chosen. -- The blood is so bad that they sit on different sides of the aisle at council meetings.