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QuePasa.com
Migration
to the U.S. affects 96% of Mexican municipalities
Mexico City -- Migration to the United
States affects some 2,350 Mexican municipalities, or 96 percent
of the total, according to a new study. -- This most recent research
on migratory flows confirms that emigration no longer exclusively
occurs in regions traditionally associated with this phenomenon
but has spread "to a greater or lesser degree, to virtually
the entire national territory."  |
Cybercast News Service
New
study urges immigration law enforcement by local police
Getting local police officers more involved
in the enforcement of immigration laws would increase homeland
security, according to a Washington think tank, but the group's
latest study concludes that "these lawmen largely remain
an untapped human resource." -- On Thursday, members of
Congress will hear more about the report at a panel discussion
being sponsored by the Center for Immigration
Studies. |
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L.A Times
(Free Registration)
FBI
criticizes ridiculous Mexican sham ID cards
The FBI told a congressional panel today
that the Mexican
consular identification card used by more than 1 million
immigrants in California and elsewhere is prone to fraudulent
use by criminals and possibly terrorists. -- "The Department
of Justice and the FBI have concluded that the matricula consular
is not a reliable form of identification," said Steven McCraw...
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Fort Mill
(South Carolina) Times
Police:
Latino found dead may have been gang member
Police have a few more leads about the body
of a Hispanic man found in a field, but still no suspects. --
Investigators with the York County Sheriff's Department say they
believe the man, Jose Lucas Garcia-Rosales, of Charlotte, N.C.,
might have been a member of or associated with a Latino gang--
the Southside 13 or "SS 13" from Los Angeles. |
KSL-TV -- Salt Lake City
Hotline
to Assist 'Immigrant' Families (Anchor baby nightmare)
A new hotline is being set up to help
families who have been broken up as a result of federal immigration
raids and deportations. -- The goal? To help those left behind
in Utah, often mothers and children, get services so they can
stay afloat. -- Luz Robles, Raz-Pac: "Children, what if
they were born here? They are citizens just like any other U.S.
born kid. They have the same rights as any other person in this
country..." |
Rumor Mill |
American
Patrol
Mexican
who attacked Border Patrolman has long criminal history
The Mexican chief of police of Aqua Prieta (the
Mexican town across the border from Douglas, Arizona) said that
Ricardo Oliverez-Martinez, the illegal alien who was recently
shot and killed by a Border Patrol Agent, had a history of theft.
The police chief said that his family also had a history of criminal
activity.... |
Rocky Mountain News -- Denver
Chat
with Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson is a classics professor
who has written widely on the unique contributions of the Greeks
to Western history. He is also a reknowned military historian
with such widely quoted works as An Autumn of War, Carnage and
Culture, and The Soul of Battle to his credit. In the past two
years Hanson has given separate private briefings on military
affairs to Vice President Dick Cheney... |
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Fort Mill
(South Carolina) Times
Police:
Latino found dead may have been gang member
Police have a few more leads about the body
of a Hispanic man found in a field, but still no suspects. --
Investigators with the York County Sheriff's Department say they
believe the man, Jose Lucas Garcia-Rosales, of Charlotte, N.C.,
might have been a member of or associated with a Latino gang--
the Southside 13 or "SS 13" from Los Angeles. |
The Daily Record -- Parsippany, New Jersey
Judge
delays ruling in murder case involving Honduran illegal
A car wash attendant accused of striking
a Dover man and leaving him to die last year, face down in the
Rockaway River, told police the victim threatened to rape and
kill him, according to his videotaped confession aired at a pretrial
hearing Wednesday. -- Murder suspect Jose Lopez gave police a
nontaped interview and then a videotaped confession on March
21, 2002, during questioning about the death March 17, 2002,
of Luis H. Rendon. |
News
Note |
Associated
Press
Man
found guilty of transporting illegals
Laredo, Texas -- A federal jury on Wednesday
found a San Antonio man guilty of three counts of transporting
illegal immigrants by motor vehicle for private financial gain.
-- Charles Edward Collins was arrested at a checkpoint 15 miles
north of Laredo on Feb. 6 after 21 illegal immigrants were found
in the back of a tractor-trailer he was driving. |
Tucson Citizen Guest Opinion
Writer
claims illegally sneaking into the U.S. isn't a criminal act
Anna Ochoa O'Leary of the U of A's Mexican
American Studies and Research Center writes: "...Most people,
for example, do not know that the land we currently inhabit belonged
to Mexico until 155 years ago. Most people do not know that streams
of migrants have moved along a north-south-north trajectory for
several hundreds of years, and the economic forces that continue
to drive these streams today will not be contained by a fence
or wall," among other things. |
Arizona Republic -- Phoenix
Councilwoman
is focus of recall for her role in day labor center
Opponents of a taxpayer-funded day labor
center in northeast Phoenix today launch a recall campaign against
Councilwoman Peggy Neely, whom they blame for bringing the center
into their neighborhood. -- Frances Emma Barwood, a committee
adviser and former District 2 council member, believes elected
city officials are "violating their oaths of office"
by giving money to a project that could encourage illegal immigration.
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Associated
Press
Arizona
taxpayers to pick up bigger tab for illegals
The Arizona Department of Corrections
this year expects to receive less of the federal money it counts
on to help offset the costs of incarcerating illegal immigrants
convicted of crimes, a prison official says. -- The department
submitted a grant application this month that probably will yield
only half the amount the state received in 2002... |
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The Desert
Sun -- Palm Springs, California
Cathedral
City OKs insecure, bogus Mexican ID
Residents in Cathedral City will be able
to flash the matricula
consular as a valid form of identification thanks to an ordinance
passed Wednesday by the City Council. -- The identification cards,
issued to Mexican nationals through the Mexican Consulate, received
a nod from four of the five council members. |
Grijalva Watch |
Gannett
News Service
Usual
suspects push Latino citizenship effort
Washington - A group of Hispanic Democrats,
including two from Arizona, launched a national campaign on Wednesday
to encourage millions of foreign-born Hispanics to become U.S.
citizens, a move they hope will boost the political clout of
the nation's largest minority. -- "Our goal is to ease a
process that can otherwise be intimidating, overwhelming and
frustrating and help lead thousands of men, women and children
on the path toward citizenship," said Rep.
Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.... |
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Calls
to Your Congressperson Needed Now!
Hearings on acceptance of the bogus
Mexican ID cards have been going on for a while, and an insider
has told us they have been getting few calls on the matter. Please
call your Rep. and ask that he or she cosponsor H.R. 687, to
prevent the matricula
consular ID card from being accepted as valid identification
by U.S. government agencies and banks. Toll Free: (800) 648-3516, (877) 762-8762, or click
here to find your Rep. |
Homeland
Insecurity |
Washington
Times
Effort
to punish 'sanctuary cities' on immigration fails
The last amendment to the $30 billion
homeland security bill approved Tuesday by House lawmakers would
have denied federal money to so-called "sanctuary cities"
that have passed ordinances freeing law-enforcement officials
from reporting illegal immigrants. |
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