Friday, January 17, 2003

American Border Patrol on Buchanan & Press Left to right: Bill Press, Pat Buchanan and Glenn Spencer Spencer Explains Role of Live Border Videos Spencer: "The American people, after seeing this day after day, night after night, are going to call their congressman and say, log on to americanborderpatrol.com, and then you look at that and then you call me back and tell me why the Congress of the United States, and why the President are allowing this to go on." Watch Wednesday's American Border Patrol Mission Successful Watch for a Special Presentation on KSAZ-10, Phoenix (Fox Network) February 4 Past Features   American Border Patrol Updates

Associated Press L.A. County: "Physicians Are Now Talking About Waiting Room Deaths" If Los Angeles County's struggling public health care system goes under it will overwhelm private hospitals, a doctor said Friday. -- "If the public hospitals go broke and go belly up, there's gonna be an avalanche on the private sector and I can tell you, we can't handle it," Dr. Brian Johnston said. "We will go down." -- Private hospitals already are near capacity after a decade's worth of trauma center and emergency room closures, he said. [Also see: Killing Prop. 187 Kills Californians - Hospitals Melting Down]

KGTV - San Diego Border Patrol Has Run-In With Mexican Soldiers on U.S. Soil Two U.S. Border Patrol officers who encountered automatic rifle-toting Mexican soldiers who had entered the country illegally defused a situation with "an enormous potential for violence," an official said Friday. -- One of the agents was on his rounds in a remote, brushy area near Tecate, Mexico, when he spotted bootprints leading north from the international line shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday...--And-- He then spotted six to 10 men in black-and-tan camouflage, about 15 feet south of the border, and crouching in shrubbery and clutching automatic rifles. -- The agent called out to them, and one came forward and announced that he and his comrades were members of a drug-interdiction unit attached to the Mexican army. [Now read this related article.]

Associated Press Two former Tyson Foods managers make plea deal in illegal alien smuggling conspiracy case Two former Tyson Foods managers pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras into the United States to work at the poultry plants of the nation's largest meat producer. -- The pleas come less than three weeks before Tyson and three other current and former employees are to face trial in the case. -- In separate federal court hearings, Spencer Mabe and Truley Ponder,both former managers at Tyson's complex in Shelbyville, pleaded guilty to one conspiracy count each.

Grijalva Watch

KOLD-TV -- Tucson CongressMechista waits for response on call for investigation Congressman Raul Grijalva says he's still waiting for a response from Attorney General John Ashcroft on border militias. Grijalva called for an investigation into the groups shortly after he was sworn in as the U.S. congressman from District Seven. -- He's concerned border militias will lead to hate crimes against immigrants [read: illegal aliens]. -- He also says he won't support a guest worker program for immigrants unless it's part of a comprehensive border policy.

Reuters Illegals found locked in home Police freed more than 20 suspected illegal immigrants, believed to be from Mexico, from a fortress-like home here where they were being captive by smugglers, officials said Friday. -- The Spanish-speaking captives were discovered shortly after midnight on Friday when a woman called police to report that her husband was being assaulted at the house, said Pasadena police spokeswoman Janet Pope. -- The woman had driven to Pasadena, near Los Angeles, from the farming community of Fresno to make a final payment to the smuggler who was holding her husband, Pope said.

Sierra Vista Herald  [Short-lived link] Huachuca City council reconsidering militia resolution The Town Council will reconsider a resolution opposing citizen militias during a special council meeting at 6 p.m. Friday. -- By a 4-3 vote, the council defeated the same resolution last month. The resolution states that the council does not support civilian militias, but does encourage the federal government to do more to provide for the safety of U.S. citizens. -- Similar resolutions have been passed by the Cochise County Board of Supervisors and the Bisbee, Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Douglas city councils.

Morris Dees exposed as open borders advocate MSNBC -- Jan. 16 -- Appearing opposite Pat Buchanan on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Mathews, Southern Poverty Law Center's Morris Dees (shown at left), purveyor of lies about defenders of America, was exposed as an advocate for open U.S. borders. Under a withering examination by Mathews, Dees admitted that he was opposed to immigration law enforcement and for a totally relaxed immigration policy.

The Weekly -- Peachtree Corners, Georgia Immigration Reform Group Proposes Citizen-Friendly Legislation "Georgia cannot possibly continue absorbing the massive numbers of immigrants we've experienced in the last decade. Our schools, roads, and public welfare systems are bursting as we speak. We must reverse this overwhelming tide this year," says Jane Russell, State Director of Georgians for Immigration Reduction. "It's time for some citizen-friendly protection," she said.

Public Citizen Reconquista Nativo Lopez accused of more shenanigans A Santa Ana school board member has complained to the District Attorney's Office that her colleague Nativo Lopez may have improperly sent campaign literature about his Feb. 4 recall election in envelopes that appear to be official school district correspondence. -- Trustee Audrey Yamagata-Noji said she reported the letters after some were returned to district offices. The letters appear to be on district letterhead; at the bottom is a disclaimer in smaller type saying the material was "not printed or distributed" at district expense.

Orange County Weekly Unz Says Recalling Lopez Will Finally Kill Bilingual Ed Ron Unz has never spoken to Nativo Lopez, and he doesn't plan to. But Unz is obsessed with the Santa Ana Unified School District trustee who is one of the most outspoken proponents of bilingual education. The Palo Alto multimillionaire and onetime candidate for governor is bankrolling the campaign to unseat Lopez-and destroy bilingual education in California once and for all. -- Unz has been the largest contributor to the Lopez recall campaign.

The Express-Times (Pennsylvania) Illegal admits role in drug deals An illegal Gambian immigrant pleaded guilty Thursday to a gun charge, making him the last of five Gambians to admit involvement in two large marijuana deals. -- Abubacarr Bangura was arrested May 2, 2001, at the Wendy's fast-food restaurant off Interstate 78 in Bethlehem, documents say. Police found five pounds of marijuana in his trunk, a pistol under the drivers' seat and $6,675 cash. -- Bangura pleaded guilty Thursday before Van Antwerpen to possession of a firearm by an illegal alien...

The Weekly -- Peachtree Corners, Georgia Immigration Reform Group Proposes Citizen-Friendly Legislation "Georgia cannot possibly continue absorbing the massive numbers of immigrants we've experienced in the last decade. Our schools, roads, and public welfare systems are bursting as we speak. We must reverse this overwhelming tide this year," says Jane Russell, State Director of Georgians for Immigration Reduction. "It's time for some citizen-friendly protection," she said.

Public Citizen Public Citizen Applauds Court Ruling that DOT Erred in Opening Border to Mexican Trucks Without Studying Environmental Impacts Public Citizen today hailed the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that the Bush administration violated federal environmental law by opening the border to Mexico-domiciled trucks without first reviewing the possible environmental impacts. The administration had announced last November it was opening U.S. highways to long-haul trucks from Mexico in order to comply with the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Letter to the Editor

San Francisco Chronicle (Published) Lawbreakers Editor -- As I understand your position (Editorial, "An immigration setback, " Jan. 15), it is that you believe the federal government should work with the Mexican government to make it legal for illegal aliens to break federal immigration law. If I misunderstand your position, I hope you will clarify it in future editorials. If I do understand your position, perhaps you could write an editorial listing some of the other laws which you believe should be ignored.

Jon Dougherty

WorldNetDaily.com U.S. border: A war zone The Tucson sector of the Border Patrol has reported that midway through the month of January, drug seizures and apprehensions of illegal immigrants are already up over the same period last year. -- The increases aren't nickel-and-dime, and neither are the elevated risks that always follow when these outnumbered and understaffed public servants do their job: Along with higher seizures of drugs and illegals have come numerous incidents of gunplay.

Boston Globe FBI is tracking illegal alien ring in terror probe Federal investigators tracking terrorist suspects are searching for an undetermined number of illegal immigrants who were brought into the United States by an alleged smuggling ring over the past six years. -- Prosecutors in New York have charged two men, Choudhry G. Muhammad and Mohammad Rana, with operating the ring and netting $15,000 to $30,000 per illegal immigrant.

Washington Times Study shows GOP errors in outreach to Hispanics President Bush's strategy for enlarging the Republican share of the Hispanic vote has been misdirected, a new study suggests. -- An analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) of 2002 Election Day polling in 10 states saw evidence that Hispanics were not a distinct voting bloc but tended to vote the same way non-Hispanics voted. -- Voting behavior of people who identified themselves to pollsters as being of Hispanic or Latino origin appears to correlate more with income and education than with ethnicity...

Illegal aliens a growing problem ...As a member of the drywall trade, I am finding it increasingly difficult to obtain work. At a time when housing developments are at record highs and interest rates are at record lows, work should be abundant for a Madison area drywall tradesman. However, this is not the case. Many drywall tradesmen are being laid off as a direct result of increasing numbers of illegal aliens coming to this area to work without legal permits.

Michelle Malkin

Jewish World Review Next: Get rid of racial boxes President Bush has spoken. Giving 20 bonus points to public college and university applicants just for being black, Hispanic, or Native American is "divisive, unfair, and impossible to square with the Constitution." -- This is a vital step forward and away from the Clintonian social engineering regime, under which the Reno Justice Department consistently sided with the racial bonus point-givers. [See Michelle this month in Tempe, AZ on the 25th as she debates open border advocate O. Ricardo Pimentel]

Letter to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Immigration amnesty a giveaway ...That's right: Not only is the Bush administration apologizing to Mexico for its tardiness in acting to subvert our immigration laws, it's wrapping that apology in a wad of taxpayer dollars. -- Now, there's no need to get all riled over this. Our executive insists that it's needed to demonstrate our nation's compassion. Hasn't he said, "Mexico is a friend of America. Mexico is our neighbor. And we want our neighbors to succeed. We want our neighbors to do well. And that's why it's so important for us to tear down barriers..."

Riverside Press Enterprise (Free Registration)  U.S.-Mexico Social Security pact eyed Corona residents Juan and Margarita Castillo, protected by Social Security in their retirement years, hope other Mexican immigrants can soon feel equally assured. -- Research under way at the U.S. Social Security Administration might yield an accord between the United States and Mexico to extend retirement benefits to more immigrants. -- Researchers are still evaluating how many Americans and Mexicans would be helped by an agreement and how much it would cost U.S. taxpayers. [See: U.S. Social Security For Mexicans?]

Del Rio News-Herald Gunfight on the Rio Grande A gun battle erupted Tuesday night beside the Rio Grande between U.S. Border Patrol agents and a group of suspected marijuana smugglers. -- No Border Patrol agents were injured, two persons were detained and a large cache of suspected marijuana was found. -- The U.S. Border Patrol's Del Rio Sector Wednesday released a statement about the exchange of gunfire. -- "About (7:50 p.m.) Tuesday, agents were on a Still Watch operation in the Vega Verde area. The agents saw several persons crossing the Rio Grande into the United States carrying large packages..."

Grijalva Watch

Sierra Vista Herald Editorial  [Link will change or expire soon] Grijalva needs to shift focus Less than two hours after being sworn in last week as a U.S. congressman, former Pima County Supervisor Raul Grijalva called for a federal investigation into the "atmosphere of fear" that he believes is created by armed citizen patrols on the border. -- And this week he invited U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to come to Southern Arizona regarding citizen groups patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border. -- While we agree armed patrols aren't the answer to solving our border problems, we don't believe the congressman's call for an investigation will help the situation.

Sierra Times - Dorothy Anne Seese Our Ship Of State Is A Submarine That Torpedoes US Citizens ...Raul Grijalva is off to a grand start, reinforcing the idea that Mexico has rights in this nation in spite of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase. After all, so we paid for some land? That gives us and our people a right to use it? The Aztlan advocate (in thought if not in overt deed) Grijalva has already made his stance known. With regard to the critical nature of our border disputes, his loyalties to Mexico clearly stand out...

The Arizona Republic Bill would let illegals obtain licenses Once again, an Arizona lawmaker will try to persuade his colleagues to let undocumented immigrants obtain a driver's license. -- Sen. Pete Rios, D-Hayden, said Thursday he will introduce legislation that would allow Arizona to issue driver's licenses to an undetermined number of undocumented immigrants. But he recognized the odds of success are long. -- "We're facing a tough road," said Rios, who failed to get a similar bill approved last year. "It's not only good public policy. It's also a public safety issue."

Chicago Sun-Times Mexican Americans hurry to regain Mexico citizenship Mexican immigrants who became American citizens in the mid-1990s are in a race to get their Mexican nationality back, while also remaining American citizens. -- Millions of Mexican Americans in Chicago and across the country are trying to beat a 1998 Mexican government mandate that gave immigrants five years to regain their Mexican nationality that they lost when they became American citizens. The law expires in March. [Also see: Spencer tells the New York Times the truth about dual citizenship]