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Tuesday, December 17, 2002 |
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Carolina
Morning News
2002,
a year of changes for immigration
The year 2002 is reaching a conclusion.
It's been a year of highs and lows in many respects, but this
year can certainly be remembered as the year when many immigrants
have seen their dreams for legalization fall apart. The INS has
been plagued with problems. The creation of the new Department
of Homeland Security means lots of changes for the troubled organization.
-- Early in his presidency, George W. Bush showed a willingness
to reach an immigration accord with Mexico that would facilitate
border crossing for an increasing number of documented Mexicans.... |
N.Y. Times
-- Arts -- (Free Registration)
Extracting
the Poison From White Racism
Carol M. Swain, a professor of both political
science and law at Vanderbilt University, has studied racial
attitudes for more than a decade. Her latest book, "The
New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration"
(Cambridge University Press, 2002), argues that white nationalism
is on the rise. To defuse its appeal, she counsels African- Americans
to stop supporting affirmative action and reparations. Felicia
R. Lee spoke with her. |
KNSD
Immigration
sweep nets 50+
At least 50 men were arrested in San
Diego Monday after missing a deadline to register for a U.S.
visa tracking system. -- The deadline was set by the INS. Foreign
visitors were required to be photographed and fingerprinted,
even if they had already applied for legal residency, according
to The Union-Tribune. -- Foreigners already seeking asylum or
who have green cards are not affected by the new measure, which
applies to male visa holders from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and
Syria who are at least 16 years old. |
Orange
County Register
INS
rule brings arrests in O.C.
At least 22 men from Arab or Islamic
countries were arrested Monday as they went to the INS's Santa
Ana office to register under a new program aimed at improving
screening of foreign visitors in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks, police officials confirmed. -- The men were among an
estimated 7,200 foreigners who have been ordered to register
with the INS under the National Security Entry-Exit Registration
System - the immigration agency's first step toward a system
for monitoring all visitors. |
Chicago
Sun Times
2
charged in gang killing
As Antonio Marquez tried to give a homeless
man a few dollars, he was killed because two gang members saw
he was Hispanic and thought he was a rival gang member, police
said Monday. -- Two Satan Disciples [Christian Duarte, 18, and
Jose Martinez, 22] were charged Monday after they confessed to
killing the maintenance worker to exact revenge, prosecutors
said. -- "They said they didn't care who he was, they were
going to shoot anyone. They were driving around looking for a
victim to shoot,'' prosecutor John Maher said. The two Satan
Disciples picked out Marquez because "they said he was Hispanic.'' |
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Palm Beach
Post
Stowaways
found at Port of Palm Beach returned to Honduras
Three Honduran men were headed back to
their native country Monday, several hours after they tried to
enter the United States by sneaking aboard a container ship,
federal authorities said. -- The stowaways were aboard the freighter
Margarita when it left the Dominican Republic bound for Palm
Beach County, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. -- The incident
was at least the fifth this year in which stowaways from the
Dominican Republic have been caught at South Florida ports trying
to enter the county from container ships. |
Times Community
Newspapers (VA)
Board
hears update on gang activity in county
About six gangs regularly show their
colors in Prince William County, committing crimes and recruiting
new members, according to an update on gang activity presented
to supervisors Tuesday. -- "We try not to use the names
[of the gangs], although the media has picked up on it,"
said Chief Charlie Deane, when asked if a particular gang caused
county police the most problems. -- However, the presentation
included three pictures--two tattoos and wall graffiti--depicting
the number "13," a number understood to be associated
with a gang that originated in El Salvador called Mara Salvatrucha.
MS 13 and the number "13" are both used as symbols
of the gang. |
Oakland Tribune
Registration
phase 1 now closed
A slow trickle of men from five Middle
Eastern and African countries made their way into the INS's offices
on Monday, the last day for them to complete a required special
registration with the agency. -- Also, the DOJ on Monday announced
a new phase of the registration program, including visitors from
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The current list includes people from
five countries considered by the State Department to be sponsors
of terrorism... |
L.A
Times (Free Registration)
Foreigners
angry about registration
A new federal law requiring the registration
and fingerprinting of temporary U.S. male residents who are from
many Mideastern countries sparked confusion and anger Monday,
as thousands lined up to report to immigration offices in Southern
California. -- "It's like the roundup of the Japanese during
World War II," said Adel Hajrasilihd, whose brother was
registering along with hundreds of others at the offices of the
INS in Anaheim. |
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CBN
Not
Cracking Down on the Immigration Explosion
...Mark Krikorian of the Center
for Immigration Studies said, "There are parts of the
administration, Tom Ridge for instance, and John Ashcroft, who
really understand immigration enforcement is important to homeland
security. But there are political operatives in the administration
who seem to think there is a way to let in the good illegal aliens,
but keep out the bad illegal aliens." -- Clarissa Martinez
of the National
Council of La Raza says granting legal status to illegal
immigrants would help the government weed out potential terrorists. |
The Oregonian
-- Martha Ortiz de Rosas, Mexican consul
Another
meddling Mexican pushes for 'migration agreement'
When Presidents George Bush and Vicente
Fox came into office two years ago, they agreed that the national
interests of both the United States and Mexico would be best
served by defining a new, closer bilateral relationship. -- After
Sept. 11, it became evident that a continuing and united effort
by the United States and Mexico is necessary to ensure that the
common border is a source of prosperity and security. A U.S.-Mexico
migration agreement holds the promise of more than just economic
gains..... |
Sham
ID Cards |
Denver Post
Another
Colo. city likely to accept Mexi-sham IDs
The Glendale City Council is expected
to adopt a resolution tonight making it the third Colorado city
to recognize Mexican
ID cards issued to Mexican nationals, many of whom are undocumented
workers [translation: criminals].
-- If approved, Mexican nationals with no other form of identification
could present the cards to the city when applying for services
or if they are stopped by police, officials said. -- Accepting
the card, known as a matricular consular, makes sense in a city
in which a third of the population is Hispanic, said Glendale
Mayor Joe Rice. [Visit
FILE] |
Salt Lake Tribune
Drug
crackdown upsets Latinos
A narcotics trafficking and immigration
crackdown that resulted in 10 arrests has alarmed the immigrant
community in Wasatch and Summit counties. -- The Wasatch Area
Drug Enforcement Network is focusing on cocaine trafficking between
Heber and Park City, said Sgt. Perry Rose, who coordinates the
drug task force for the Heber City Police Department. -- The
investigation -- which led to the arrest of 10 undocumented
immigrants last week -- was a cooperative effort between
the drug task force and the INS. |
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Cops
say scofflaws should get licenses
Police chiefs in Atlanta and DeKalb County
and three smaller locations in Georgia have lined up behind a
proposal to grant driver's licenses to illegals. -- The police
chiefs say that since illegals drive every day anyway, licensing
them would lead them to buy auto insurance and learn the rules
of the road. The law enforcement officials say one effect would
be fewer crashes that involve uninsured motorists, which would
help keep insurance premiums down for all drivers. [So it's OK
to break the law if it saves money?] |
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Washington
Times / UPI
Report
calls for curbs in U.S. immigration
The economic downturn and war on terror
did little to stem the high rate of immigration to the United
States over the past two years, according to a recent paper from
the conservative Center for Immigration Studies. -- "Since
the economic slowdown or since Sept. 11, the number of people
settling in the United States has not slowed," Steven Camarota,
director of research at CIS and author of the report, told United
Press International. [Read
the report] |
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