Wednesday, December 24, 2003

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FYI	The George Putnam Show ...is moving to KRLA - 870 AM - L.A. soon. Watch for details.

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Tri-Valley Herald - S.F. Bay Area Cops nab key Valley drug suspect Pleasanton -- Undercover officers arrested a Hayward man who they allege had a presence in the Valley's crystal methamphetamine trade. -- Guadalupe Salas was taken into custody last week on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to sell it. --- Pleasanton police have notified immigration authorities of the arrest.

News Note

Immigration Reform Advocates Criticize White House Proposal Advocates for tougher enforcement of U.S. Immigration laws say the White House has put "a lump of coal in the stockings of American workers" with a Christmas Eve proposal to allow more foreign workers to enter the country and amnesty for some workers who have already entered illegally.

Letters to the Los Angeles Times (Free Registration) Reject Fox's Call for Change in Driver's License Law "Mexico Prods State on Driver's Licenses" (Dec. 19) says, "President Vicente Fox called for restoration of a California law that would allow illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses." Fox spoke during his annual visit to northern Mexico "to greet hundreds of thousands of migrants who are coming home from the United States to spend the holidays with family....."

The Advertiser - South Australia US-bound flights from Mexico, France a concern French authorities today cancelled Air France flights to Los Angeles after the US embassy in Paris expressed fears they might be used for terrorist attacks. --- A report in The Washington Post today had foreshadowed the drama, saying passengers arriving at "at least one major US international airport on Air France and flights from Mexico will be subject to more security procedures beginning today..."

Tulare (Calif.) Advance-Register Editorial Driver's license bill repeal protest missed the mark The effort to draw attention to the political power of Hispanics with a boycott not only fell far short of showing that political power, but hurt some of the very people who were protesting. -- Several Hispanic political groups called for a statewide boycott of businesses and schools in reaction to the state Legislature's repeal of the driver's license bill...

Illegal Aliens Get Christmas Gift From White House; American Workers Get Lump of Coal FAIR called President Bush's Christmas Eve announcement of a proposed massive guest worker program and sweeping amnesty for illegal aliens, "an extravagant election year gift for special interests, charged to the account of American workers and taxpayers." SEE THIS ACTION ALERT!

Ray Giovannelli -- The Journal & Topics Are We A Bottomless Pit Of Revenue? I am not a tax wizard or financial guru, I'm just a retired person like many of you, but I don't think it takes an expert to realize that most of the problems that occur in our economy are eventually paid for by us taxpayers and consumers. -- Three contemporary problems include: China, Mexico; and bad governance right here in the good ole U.S.A....

Save Our State 'Save Our State' Petitions Ready for Downloading Now See the Save187.com website home page for other pertinent information on this "Son of 187" initiative. Read all instructions carefully.

Tucson Citizen Pot seizures set border record Federal agents confiscated a record amount of marijuana along the Arizona-Mexico border during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, and authorities point to instability in a Mexican drug cartel as a key reason. -- Seizures in 2003 along the state's border jumped 25 percent, to 706,453 pounds...

Jim Behnke

Sierra Vista (Arizona) Herald Review Tom Ridge's idea will grant legal status to terrorists What? Has Tom Ridge, the guy in charge of homeland security, lost his mind? Did he really say that? Well, yes, in a way. But let's go back to the beginning. -- A little while ago Tom Ridge was out here on a visit. After a 30-minute flight along the Mexican border in a helicopter he came up with a remarkable statement. He said there were 10 to 20 million illegals in the United States...

Washington Times Virginia drivers may lose licenses Thousands of Northern Virginia drivers face losing their driver's licenses if they fail to respond to a warning letter by next month, state Department of Motor Vehicles officials said yesterday. The roughly 2,800 drivers sent the letters were singled out because they received new licenses at the Tysons Corner branch...

Washington Times Border patrol agent eulogized A public memorial was held yesterday in Yuma, Ariz., for U.S. Border Patrol Agent James P. Epling, who died last week after rescuing an illegal Chinese national from the Colorado River and then attempting to capture other fleeing aliens. -- Mr. Epling's body was found by Border Patrol divers...

The Examiner -- Allentown, New Jersey Freehold sticking with plan to close day labor center Representatives from an area citizens group fighting for immigrants' rights appeared at a Borough Council meeting in Freehold Borough for the second time on Dec. 15. -- This time Mayor Michael Wilson was in attendance, and as they say, "the gloves were off."

Washington Post Immigration Reform on Bush Agenda President Bush plans to kick off his reelection year by proposing a program that would make it easier for immigrants to work legally in the United States, in what would constitute the most significant changes to immigration law in 18 years, Republican officials said yesterday. [Contact Bush today]