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Monday, March 10, 2003

Shadegg Bemoans Border Destruction
Massive environmental damage seen in desert areas


Rep. Shadegg
Sells, Arizona (ABP) (3/10/030) -- Rep. Shadegg (R-AZ): "A vast amount of environmental damage is being done by vehicles according to the testimony today. I saw the damage when I was at Organ Pipe National Monument.just a few weeks ago. It seems to me we can't allow that environmental damage to go on. "
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Juan
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VDare.com
How To Report Illegal Aliens - Updated DHS Version!
With all this hoopla about homeland security, why isn't there a "Terrorism Information and Prevention System" that Americans can really use? Why not start reporting illegal aliens and criminal alien residents? [Note: To refer to this article in the future, look for the "Report Illegals" button on the left side of American Patrol's home page].

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Associated Press
Usual suspects gripe about spike strip use to stop load vehicles
...Claudia Smith of the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation said the chase of load vehicles is a recipe for disaster: The passenger-overloading creates unbalanced weight distribution; the vehicles commonly are older and poorly maintained, with bad brakes or tires; and there is little protection or restraints for the passengers.

UPI
Ukraine smuggler leader sentenced in L.A.
The convicted leader of an immigrant smuggling ring that slipped hundreds --and possibly thousands -- of undocumented Ukrainians into the United States was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison Monday. -- Serge Mezheritsky was among 18 defendants indicted last spring on charges of bringing groups of Ukrainians from Mexico into Southern California by both land and sea.

KNSD-TV 7/39-- San Diego
Mexicans carping over use of spike strips to stop invaders
A driver attempting to flee the California Highway Patrol was to blame for a pickup crash that killed two men and injured 20 suspected illegal immigrants, CHP officials said Monday. --- Mexican Consul General Rudolfo Figueroa told NBC 7/39 that the CHP should reconsider using spike strips to halt high-speed chases in immigrant smuggling cases. -- "It's not hard to calculate the consequences of putting the spikes on the road to a car which is going 100 mph," Figueroa said.

Mark
Andrew
Dwyer
Peaceful invaders
Mexicans, when caught while attempting to jump the American border and, subsequently, deported back to Mexico usually complain loudly about what they perceive as an unwarranted hardship. They say that they are not hurting any one, so the Border Patrol should not interfere with their peaceful migration in search of a better life. I wonder, is it because those who are repeating this mantra are so dumb that they don't comprehend its fallacy, or they just think that Americans are so dumb that they are going to buy it?

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EFE
Mexican university to open campus in Los Angeles
Mexico's University of Guadalajara has begun the process of opening a campus in the United States, the daily Reforma reported over the weekend. -- The campus, which will be located in Los Angeles, would serve the professional training needs of Mexican immigrants and the Hispanic population in the United States.

Sierra Vista Herald  [Short-lived link]
Congressmen: Government, Kolbe, McCain not doing enough on border
In late February, a congressman from Colorado and another U.S. representative from Michigan visited Cochise County to gather information about the illegal activities occurring along the border with Mexico. -- Both U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo and U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, who are Republicans, criticized some members of the Arizona congressional delegation for not taking actions to help their constituents in Cochise County.

Associated Press
Arizona: English-only to be enforced next year
Three years after Arizona voters endorsed teaching students in English, state schools Superintendent Tom Horne is trying to better enforce the English-only mandate known as Proposition 203. -- Starting next year, students learning English cannot take any subjects in their native language unless they are determined to be an "English speaker."

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Washington Post
Feeble Economy, Tighter Borders Don't Stem Immigrant Tide
Immigration has continued at a steady pace in the past two years despite the nation's weakened economy and efforts to tighten its borders, according to new studies of Census Bureau numbers. And those new immigrants are finding jobs. -- The number of employed immigrants rose by 593,000 from 2000 through the end of last year, while the number of U.S.-born workers declined by 1.5 million...

Washington Post
Visa Scam Nets Lawyer 10 Years
An angry federal judge sentenced an Arlington lawyer to 10 years in prison yesterday, saying Samuel G. Kooritzky fleeced hundreds of desperate immigrants in a massive labor fraud scheme that the judge blasted as "appalling." -- "This is a terrible case," U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said as she handed down the sentence and ordered Kooritzky to forfeit $2.3 million to compensate his victims.

Times Daily (Alabama)
'You're not going to get anywhere ...'
There are two months of high school left, and Russellville senior Bo Mansell is already dreaming of college biology and chemistry classes. --- As his high school career winds down, Mansell credits teachers and guidance counselors for pushing students toward college and careers. It's an obvious choice to many students in a community with challenges of high unemployment and a growing immigrant population.

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Omaha World-Herald  [Message board]  
Egg farmer wearing out his Iowa welcome
The chicken pens near Clarion, Iowa, and the federal courthouse in Sioux City are a long way from the eastern edge of Mesa, Ariz. -- But Mesa's 75-degree temperatures, golf course and the gated subdivision where he lives may make it easier for businessman John Glessner Jr. to swallow the $300,000 he's going to have to forfeit to federal authorities in the biggest penalty ever for an Iowa or Nebraska company for immigration violations.

L.A Times (Free Registration)  
Fears for the Future on Costa Mesa's West Side
...Chris Steel, the vice mayor who chairs the redevelopment agency, has promoted the project as part of his campaign to clean up the west side and rid the city of immigrant workers whose children, he says, overwhelm the school district. "I am under a lot of pressure from both sides and the council is very divided," said Steel.

Salt Lake Tribune
Crowded Prison Ponders Transfers
More than 200 Utah inmates who are in the United States illegally or facing prison time in other states could be considered for transfers to reduce the population of the Utah State Prison, Corrections officials said. -- Most state prison inmates with immigration detainers are Mexican citizens.... But countries such as Pakistan, Iran and Bulgaria are also represented. "Some of the crimes they commit have been pretty serious..."

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Associated Press
Foreign-born population in U.S. at record high - 32.5 million
The U.S. foreign-born population has reached a record high, though the rate at which people came to America has slowed considerably, the government reported Monday. -- Experts suggest that downward trend may be due partly to the faltering economy and fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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San Diego Union-Tribune 
More on illegal alien truck crash in San Diego area
...The Mexican consulate in San Diego has been critical of the Border Patrol for its high-speed pursuits of suspected smuggler vehicles, saying agents don't do enough to avoid loss of life. Consul officials were notified of last night's crash. Attempts to reach them for comment last night were unsuccessful.

James R.
Edwards Jr.
Insight Magazine
Social Security Crisis Will Worsen if Mexicans Cash In
If you thought a Social Security crisis was looming already, you should know it could get a lot worse quickly, if the Bush administration cuts a sweetheart deal with Mexico. -- State Department and Social Security Administration officials are working quietly on a plan that rewards Mexican lawbreakers for their lawlessness. Millions of both legal and illegal aliens from Mexico could start collecting Social Security benefits.

Orange County Register
Meddling Mexican frets 'war footing' may hurt folks who shouldn't be here
Mexico's top human-rights official says he's concerned about the plight of the large undocumented immigrant population in the United States at a time when war is looming. -- "Many times immigration is treated as a crime instead of as an economic phenomenon," Jose Luis Soberanes said on a visit to Southern California. "Then today we have the problem that immigrants are also seen as potential terrorists. With an imminent war, the climate is not very good toward immigrants."

Washington Times Editorial
Welcoming illegals to Maryland
Immigration-rights advocates in Annapolis are seeking to push through the legislature at least two measures aimed at making life a good deal easier for illegal aliens living in Maryland. One such bill would change the law to permit illegals to get drivers licenses. -- In neighboring Virginia, both houses of the legislature - alarmed by the fact that seven of the 19 terrorists who struck this country on September 11 were carrying Virginia ID cards even though they did not live in the state...

Sham ID
Arizona Republic
Corrupt, meddling Mexican gov. 'training' Arizona police
With recent decisions by Mesa and Tempe to accept Mexican-issued IDs, the Mexican Consulate is moving ahead with police training and monitoring the movement of a legislative bill that would bar cities from recognizing the cards. -- Officials from the consul's Phoenix office began teaching Chandler police officers last week how to spot fakes among the cards, which Chandler is considering accepting.

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CNN International
Two suspected illegals killed after chase near Mexican border
El Cajon, Calif. -- A pickup filled with suspected illegal immigrants lost control and overturned after a high-speed chase near the Mexico border, killing two men and leaving 20 people injured. -- The chase started at about 5 p.m. Sunday after U.S. Border Patrol agents noticed a full-size Chevrolet pickup that had been reported stolen and loaded with suspected illegal immigrants, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.


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