Thursday, December 19, 2002

Group calls for probe of U.S. border vigilantes ...Glenn Spencer, of the American Border Patrol, has denied the hate group label imposed on his California-based organization - Voices of Citizens Together - and repeated in Wednesday's report.    However, he agreed with the report's call for an investigation.    "It needs to be a broad investigation that looks at Mexico's intrusion into affairs of the U.S. and the affiliations between these organizations and a Mexican government, whose objective it is to reverse the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and exert control over the southwestern United States," said Spencer. He added that members of his organizations include people of various races, ethnic backgrounds and religious creeds. Past Features   ABP Updates

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Times-News Kilgore's proposals on illegal aliens sensible If enough people commit a crime, should it be legalized? -- That seems to be the chief argument against a proposed law by Virginia Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore that seeks to keep illegal aliens from obtaining Virginia driver's licenses or attending college at in-state tuition rates. -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a nonprofit Latino advocacy, litigation and educational outreach institution, opposes the bill.

L.A Times (Free Registration)  Halt to Ariz. Citizen Border Patrols Urged Immigrants' rights activists on Wednesday urged Arizona's incoming governor to stop citizens' groups that patrol border areas looking for illegal immigrants and smugglers. -- Members of the Border Action Network asked Gov.-elect Janet Napolitano to investigate the legality of the armed groups and their actions, which are aimed at curbing illegal border crossings. -- "It's not their job to defend, to harass people, stalk people, injure people. That's nobody's job," said Jennifer Allen, co-director of the Tucson-based organization. "They [illegal immigrants] have civil rights and human rights that take precedence over defending the country."

KVBS - Las Vegas Health of Metro Officer Improving The Metro officer shot six times during a routine traffic stop is improving at UMC this morning. Enrique Hernandezs' condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. Hernandez has been in the hospital since last Thursday. -- Authorities say the man who shot him may have been an illegal alien. He was originally identified as Saul Garcia -- But now believe that may have been an alias, and his real name is Javier Chavez. Chavez was shot and killed by swat officers.

Joseph Farah -- WorldNetDaily.com America is being invaded Some 10,000 illegal aliens cross our border with Mexico every day. Many of them never go back. Even those who do often take advantage of America's welfare system, government schools, taxpayer-subsidized medical care, Social Security and dozens of other programs. -- The number of illegal aliens living in the United States has grown from 5 million in 1995 to between 9 and 11 million ­ that despite generous amnesty programs that have magically "legalized" millions more...

Washington Post U.S., Mexico seek to align benefits Pushed by the Mexican government, the Bush administration is working on a Social Security accord that would put tens of thousands of Mexicans onto the Social Security roster and send hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits south of the border. -- White House and Mexican government officials say discussions on an agreement to align the Social Security systems of the two countries are informal and preliminary. But excerpts from an internal Social Security Administration memo obtained this month says the agreement "is expected to move forward at an accelerated pace," with the support of both governments, and could be in force by next October.

Knight Ridder Mexico urges renewed talks on illegal alien 'rights' President Vicente Fox called Wednesday for an urgent accord with the United States on immigration in order to end discrimination against Mexican workers in the United States. -- Negotiations have stalled since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and subsequent heightened security along the border. -- Fox issued the call at the bustling border city of Nuevo Laredo, along the Rio Grande River, on International Migrants Day. -- "It is an urgent matter," Fox told an audience...

KFMB-TV Border Patrol agents discover ramp used for drug smuggling U.S. Border Patrol agents seized an estimated $213,000 of marijuana and discovered a mobile ramp system that smugglers from Mexico were using to drive vehicles over a fence and into the United States. -- The agents saw a small sport utility vehicle being driven adjacent to the International Border early yesterday, according to a U.S. Border Patrol statement. As the agents approached, two people bailed from the vehicle and fled into Mexico.