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Thursday, December 25, 2003 |
Sen. Jon Kyl |
Arizona
Republic -- Phoenix
Kyl
promotes 'guest worker' scam
...Our federal government has instituted
immigration laws that it lacks either the will or ability to
enforce. Legal immigrants, who followed all the rules, waited
patiently, and sometimes left their homelands at great risk to
become American citizens, have watched as lawbreakers enter the
United States while our government does little to stop them...
[Related
Arizona Republic editorial]  |
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FAIR
Bush
to Propose Broad Amnesty
We regret having to interrupt your holiday
season with bad news on the immigration reform front, but the
Washington Post reports this morning that President Bush and
Karl Rove-in order to appeal to Hispanic voters-are poised to
announce a sweeping amnesty plan during the second week of January.... |
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Associated
Press
Invaders
whine about minimal law enforcement
An increasing number of migrant workers
and other illegal immigrants from Mexico who used to go home
for the holidays are spending Christmas in the United States,
largely because of tighter security along the border. -- Many
of them could cross into Mexico easily enough if they wanted
to. But they are afraid they would not be able to get back into
the United States. |
Invasion |
Houston
Chronicle
Illegal
aliens chime in on Bush amnesty scam
...Bush said last week he opposed a "blanket
amnesty" allowing all 8 million illegal immigrants to instantly
become legal permanent residents. Instead of an amnesty, some
administration officials have talked of a "legalization"
program that would allow some of those in the country illegally
to work toward legal residency through the sponsorship of an
employer. |
Family
Values |
Times-Standard
-- Eureka, Calif.
Illegal
alien arrested on incest charges
A Mexican man who was once deported from
the United States for felony convictions was arrested near his
Ferndale home Wednesday on suspicion of continuous sexual abuse
of a child. -- The Humboldt County Sheriff's Department said
deputies responded to a Newburg Road home in Fortuna around 5
p.m. Tuesday to take a report of sexual abuse against a child....
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North County
Times -- Oceanside, California
Migrant
camps to be razed near Rancho Penasquitos
Though many migrant workers did not know
it this week, city workers are preparing to evict them and raze
their makeshift camps at McGonigle Canyon near Rancho Penasquitos.
-- San Diego police Officer Boris Martinez, the department's
migrant liaison officer, said Tuesday that there have been complaints
from neighbors about people living in the canyon. |
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Washington
Times
Border-security
agency boosts efforts after alert
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, America's
first line of defense along the expansive borders with Canada
and Mexico, has upgraded security in response to the country's
elevated terror alert. -- "We are ready and able to carry
out our priority mission: preventing terrorists and terrorist
weapons from entering the country," CBP Commissioner Robert
C. Bonner said. |
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Associated
Press
Study:
Diverse State Schools Suffer More
Sacramento -- Schools with diverse student
bodies face higher hurdles in clearing Bush administration rules
on education standards than schools with homogeneous populations,
according to a new study. -- The University of California, Berkeley
study probed why some California schools that were found to be
successful by state standards... |
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Boston Globe
Invasion
cheerleaders fail to silence reform group
A local group advocating the expulsion
of illegal immigrants from Framingham did not violate civil rights
laws at its inaugural meeting in November, Town Counsel Christopher
Petrini has concluded. -- Petrini determined that the group's
controversial views on the negative impact of illegal immigration
are protected under the First Amendment. |
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Washington
Post
Some
Mexicans Fear Bush Proposal Is Tactic for '04 Campaign
Mexico City -- Mexicans reacted with
cautious optimism Wednesday to reports that President Bush planned
to propose immigration reforms more than two years after the
United States shelved the issue -- Mexico's top priority -- to
focus on combating terrorism. -- "This could be a very risky
Christmas present for President Fox," said Rafael Fernandez
de Castro... |
Amnesty
Scam
Update |
Arizona
Republic -- Phoenix
Immigration
reform bid polarizing
Political, civil-rights and immigration
groups had sharply contrasting reactions Wednesday to news that
the White House is exploring possible immigration reform, with
one faction calling it "a Christmas gift" and another
labeling it "political pandering." --- "To me,
this almost sounds like the amnesty-by-installment plan proposed
by the Three Stooges," Rusty Childress said.... |
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