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Wednesday, November 27, 2002 |
Deputize Citizens?
Correspondent raises issue at White House briefing
Les
Kinsolving |
Q:...And my question is, why does the President so encourage
law-breaking by Mexicans, and Haitians, who have not received
such amnesty that I'm aware of, as well as some of the 911 terrorists?
And wouldn't it be a good idea to recruit, train and deputize
the Citizens Border Patrol Militia of Arizona, the American
Border Patrol of California (sic), and the Texas Ranch
Rescue? (Laughter.) There's three of them out there, Ari. And
we -- they still come across the border by the thousands.
MR. FLEISCHER: Okay, I think I have your question, Mr.
Kinsolving. One, I don't think you've accurately characterized
what Mr. Garza has said. But in terms of
Q: I was just quoting.
MR. FLEISCHER: But in terms of what the President has
said, the President believes that immigrants enrich our culture
and make America a better and stronger country.
Q: Illegal --
MR. FLEISCHER: And he wants to make certain that immigration
is done the right way, that it is done legally. And we look forward
to continuing to work with Mexico on this important topic.
More..... |
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W. James
Antle III |
Etherzone.com
Immigration
Reform: GOP should write it off
Of all the post-election pontificating
and damage control to appear since the conclusion of this year's
midterm elections, among the least persuasive was this piece
for National Review On-Line by Daniel Griswold of the Cato Institute.
-- Griswold argued that because the Republicans did so well (increased
their majority in the House of Representatives, retook the Senate
and defied all predictions by holding onto a majority of governorships),
mass immigration is therefore not harmful to the political fortunes
of conservatives within the GOP... |
Sierra
Vista Herald [Short-lived
link]
Cochise
County, AZ Supervisors want government action on porous border
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors
fired a two-barreled salvo Tuesday afternoon. One was aimed at
people who want to take border law into their own hands, and
the other at the federal government for failing to protect area
residents from illegal immigrants crossing the international
boundary. -- The supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution
stating that they oppose the "formation of civilian militias
and vigilantism for the purpose of controlling illegal immigration
along the U.S.-Mexico border and further petition the federal
government to take responsibility for the problems associated
with illegal immigration." |
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ABP
board member King on militia concerns
(E-mail exchange between Mr. Kind and
a Cochise County Supervisor): For those who would identify American
Border Patrol as a vigilante or militia organization I can state
unequivocally that it is neither. It was created solely for the
purpose of reporting illegal activity along the border with Mexico
to responsible government law enforcement agencies, and to report
those illegal activities to the American public - something the
media and our government are unwilling to do. [Visit
the American Border Patrol website] |
Sham
ID Cards |
Christian
Science Monitor
Phony
Mexican IDs: "An alternative to amnesty"
...In an aggressive - some say subversive
- new gambit, the Mexican government is sending its deputies
through the American countryside, setting up shop in strip malls
and schools, and handing out new Mexican
ID cards called matricula consulars for $29. -- To the Mexicans
and many of their US supporters, it's a way to get driver's licenses
and other benefits. Some say it even helps US officials by keeping
track of illegal immigrants. For local governments, the cards
are a stopgap way to deal with growing Mexican communities. |
The Morning
News (NW Arkansas)
Congressman:
Legal Immigration May Become Easier
Making it harder to enter the country
illegally might make it easier to enter the country lawfully,
U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-3rd District, said Tuesday. -- Border
security will get more resources than ever under the new federal
Homeland Security Department, which should help clear the backlog
of legal applications, he said. -- "It's not uncommon to
have someone who's legally in the country trying to get his family
here legally to have one problem with the paperwork and be delayed
for 18 months," Boozman said. |
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Daily Emerald
- University of Oregon
Mechista
bemoans number of white students
As the University continues to grow at
record rates, the percentage of students of color receiving an
education on campus has declined since 1999. --- MEChA
member Gerardo Ochoa said he doesn't think the University has
been doing an adequate job of recruitment and retention of students
of color. -- Many students of color do not want to stay at the
University because it is predominately populated by white students,
Ochoa added. And if the University had a greater number of ethnic
instructors, many students might be more inclined to attend the
University, he noted. |
El Paso Times
Unskilled
migrants flood Texas
Immigration is fueling the population
growth of Texas, and many of the newcomers from Mexico and Central
America are doomed to poverty because they arrive with limited
education and low job skills, according to the Center for Immigration
Studies report released today. -- About 293,000 immigrants came
to Texas between 2000 and 2002, and 172,000 children were born
in that time to immigrants, according to the study, "Immigrants
in the United States -- 2002: A Snapshot of America's Foreign-Born
Population." [Also see: Importing
Poverty] |
Associated
Press
Bush
opens floodgates to junk rigs
President Bush gave the go-ahead Wednesday
for Mexican trucks to travel U.S. roads beyond commercial border
zones where they have been restricted while inspection sites
and new regulations were put in place. -- "The president
was pleased to take this action today. He has made very clear
we feel we have an important obligation to our neighbors to the
south to live up to our international obligation and also have
an important obligation to ensure American roads are safe and
his action today takes both of those into account...." |
Michael
Peirce |
LewRockwell.com
There
Is a Storm Brewing
...Should the governor of a state on
our Southern border call for those same volunteers they would
be there quite as precipitously. Indeed some have already
answered their own call and are acting in our defense on that
very border. Government is outraged after all, it's their
job to protect the border and those folks "are in the way."
-- Meantime Jorge Bush is resurrecting his despicable plan to
reward illegal immigrants with "amnesty," making him
the biggest scofflaw since Abraham Lincoln turned the Republic
into just another coercive statist abomination. |
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NATIONAL
BORDER PATROL COUNCIL LOCAL 1613
Agents
found not guilty in U.S. Federal Court
On November 25, 2002, Justice was served
when U.S. Border Patrol Agents John R. Wallace and Robert Curtin
were found not guilty in U.S. Federal Court of violating the
civil rights of Erik Mendoza-Rubio. Agents Wallace and Curtin
had been charged with one count each stemming from an altercation
with Mendoza. -- On August 30, 2001, San Diego Police officers
arrested Mendoza, who was in the possession of a stolen vehicle..... |
Miami Herald
Mexicans
flocking to Florida
Florida's immigrant population has boomed
since 2000, led by an influx of Mexicans who for the first time
surpassed Cubans in the rate of arrivals, bumping Florida up
to the nation's second most popular destination for immigrants,
Census data suggest. -- Florida's Hispanic community may be facing
a fundamental shift, with nearly equal numbers of Cuban and Colombian
immigrants moving here in the past two years, according to a
study released today by the Center for Immigration Studies, a
public-policy institute in Washington, D.C. |
Pat
Buchanan |
Worldnet
Daily
Say
goodbye to the golden land
...But something more ominous is happening
to California, akin to what happened to New York after the war.
Folks are simply packing up and pulling out. Middle-class Californians,
uncomfortable with the radical ethnic changes reshaping the state
and weary of the tax load, are leaving for good. In the 1990s,
for the first time in history, there was a net out-migration
of native-born Californians. Two million left. And as high-income
Californians depart, to be replaced by low-wage Latins and Asians
who consume more in services than they pay in taxes, California's
deficits will explode. |
Norman
Ravitch,
Ph.D. |
TooGood
Reports
Montezuma's
Revenge
...Soon to get a job in California one will need
to be fluent in Spanish, especially in government offices where
most of the immigrants come to feed. -- Slowly but with increasing
speed the Southwest is being reconquered by the Mexicans, and
even if the territories remain legally American they will have
all the negative conditions of the Third World. ---- Expect no
help from el
amigo del presidente Fox, Jorge Bush. Those Bush boys, Dubya
and Jeb, are hopeless when it comes to the Mexican peril. |
Omaha World-Herald
Unhealthy
migrant kids a concern
Children of immigrants were more than
twice as likely as kids of U.S.-born parents to be in fair or
poor health, according to a national study released Tuesday.
-- Moreover, the health of youngsters in immigrant families worsened
quicker with age than the health of their counterparts in native
households. -- Considering that Nebraska ranks among the 10 states
with the fastest-growing immigrant populations... [Message board] |
Brownsville
Herald
Illegal
hopes 'gringos' make deal
..."I want to stay and make a living
here," said Alberto Alcazar, a day laborer (and illegal
alien) who waits on the corner of the 13th and East Madison streets
for work. -- The Mexican government seems to want the same thing.
-- Vicente
Fox, insisting that Mexicans
in the United States pose no terror threat, on Tuesday called
for high-level discussions to give legal status to at least some
of the more than 4 million undocumented
Mexicans living north of the border. |
Associated
Press
More
nonsense concerning Mexican demands on illegal aliens
Mexico and the United States now appear
willing to hash out a quick, partial immigration package that
might provide more guest-worker visas but avoid the thorny issue
of legal status for undocumented migrants. -- "We want to
come up with an agenda of items that we can pursue over the next
six months to a year,'' Colin Powell said. "We want Mexicans
to travel to the United States'' and then "come back to
their homes to share whatever wealth they have gained by their
efforts.'' -- Powell said the issue of the estimated 4 million
undocumented Mexican immigrants already in the United States
"is a problem that will also have to be dealt with in due
course, but these things will take time.'' [Powell
forgot to ask the American people about this.] |
Tucson Citizen
Publisher
takes action on border
The owner of a Tombstone newspaper says
he is putting his life and his livelihood on the line to stop
illegal immigrants from sneaking over the border, and he is calling
on the American public for help. -- Chris Simcox said he first
encountered "troop movements" of illegal immigrants
on a camping trip in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. --
Simcox said he thought that if it is that easy for immigrants
to sneak over the border, it is that easy for terrorists, too.
[See
related feature item]. |
Newsday
Mexico,
U.S. make little headway
The latest round of attempts by Mexico
and the U.S. to improve relations ended with both sides leaving
almost empty- handed Tuesday. --- The U.S. must "clearly
distinguish between those
who arrive in that country to work and those who represent
a threat," Fox said in a reference to post-Sept. 11 terrorism
fears. -- With an average of one Mexican dying every day trying
to sneak into the U.S., migration reform has become a major sticking
point between Bush and Fox. [They
ought to stay in Mexico.] |
W. James
Antle III |
FrontPageMag.com
Homeland
Security Begins at the Border
The United States has long been regarded
as a beacon of hope for people throughout the world seeking freedom
and opportunity. Many have immigrated here in pursuit of
those objectives and have built families, neighborhoods and businesses
as loyal Americans. More recently, we have seen people
immigrate here with darker motives: To subvert, undermine and
destroy the very nation that Americans call home and countless
others throughout the world look to as a refuge from tyranny. |
Sham
ID Cards |
NorthJersey.com
Mexicans
brave cold to get bogus ID cards
...Mariana Díaz, the Mexican consular
press officer, said that 800 police departments across the country
have begun to accept the [sham
ID] cards as proof of identification. She said that immigrants
lacking ID are reluctant to report crimes. -- Last year, 66 banks,
including Washington Mutual, Fleet and Citibank, began honoring
the cards as valid ID to open accounts and cash checks, Díaz
said. Some have established special accounts for remittances
that can be accessed by relatives with ATM cards, she said. |
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N.Y. Times
(Free Registration)
Head
Mexican starts barking orders on lawbreaker issue again
At the start of meetings between high-level
officials from Mexico and the U.S., President Vicente Fox issued
a public challenge to the Bush administration today, saying it
was crucial that negotiations resume on broad immigration reforms
that were derailed by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. -- Among
the proposals are measures that would give legal status to 3.5
million Mexicans in the U.S. and expand guest-worker programs
for Mexicans. -- "Now is the moment to restart our negotiations
with renewed energy to achieve an integral agreement," President
Fox said. |
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