Wednesday, July 21, 2004

ABP Brings "WMD" Across Border Fence* Video shows "Smuggling" of simulated Weapon of Mass Destruction ABP personnel cross the border fence* and head north carrying a simulated WMD in a back pack. (* - Fence is a few feet inside U.S., thus no border violation occurred) Border Problems Exposed Arizona/Mexico Border -- July 20 -- As shown in new video, a simulated Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) was successfully brought into the United States across the Mexico border fence* Monday night. While the "WMD" contained nothing but foam rubber, American Border Patrol (ABP) performed the mission to demonstrate how a terrorist might bring a real WMD into the U.S. "We were careful in making this video to avoid giving terrorists any aid in performing a real mission," said Glenn Spencer, president of ABP. ABP did not seek to embarrass the Border Patrol, but to point out the need for more resources. Watch...... Broadband | Dial-up | Broadband | Dial-up Past Features American Border Patrol Updates Pressure D.C. to Expand BP Sweeps Temecula Rally July 24

MetroActive.com (Bay Area) Groups report rise in arrest and deportation of invaders Undocumented immigrants have been arrested en masse in a new Homeland Security program. Federal agents are fanning out across the nation apprehending undocumented immigrants with a green light from the Bush administration. -- "Right now we have more than 20,000 people in ICE custody nationwide," says ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice.

Washington Post Kerry Has Strong Advantage Among Latino Voters Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) holds a strong lead over President Bush among the nation's Hispanic voters, with a majority rejecting the president's handling of the economy and the war in Iraq, according to a survey by The Washington Post, Univision and the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. [No wonder... Kerry has some of the worst reconquista chumps in the country on his campaign committee].

Forked Tongue

Reuters Bush Govt to Publicize 'Worker Rights' for Mexicans With President Bush accused by Democrats of ignoring Hispanic voters, his government on Wednesday announced an agreement with Mexico to publicize worker rights among the Spanish-speaking community. -- U.S. and Mexican officials signed an agreement to spread word of the rights in Spanish and English through Mexico's network of 45 consular offices, public service announcements and a toll-free information line.

News 24 Houston Neighborhood contemplates opening day laborer center ..."We have a large influx of immigrants in this area. They're overpowering the area. They're all over the place. This day laborer thing would actually put them all in one place where we could watch them," said north side resident Joe Gonzales. -- "All this program does is help enhance them to make them more marketable," said Developer Vincent Marquez. [Also see: Aiding and abetting illegals is a crime]

Middle American News 1745 Muslims Use Mexico to Enter U.S. Illegally While the U.S. government wages war against terrorism on foreign soil, America's poorly guarded Mexican border continues to be used as a covert entry portal by international gangs that smuggle Arabs into the U.S. -- In November last year, Mexico's consul in Lebanon, Imelda Ortiz Abdala, was arrested on charges that she helped a smuggling ring move Arabs illegally into the U.S. from Mexico.

Arizona Republic -- Phoenix 1721 Most favor denying social services to invaders, poll finds A new poll shows overwhelming support for the Protect Arizona Now initiative [now known as Prop. 200], which would deny social services to illegal immigrants and require proof of citizenship to vote. -- The same poll shows an initiative to overturn Clean Elections public campaign financing would fail if the vote were held today. -- The poll showed support for PAN among registered voters at 74%, with 16% opposed and 10% undecided.

Idiots

NewsMax.com 1435 San Francisco wants to let illegal aliens vote Are the taxpayers of Democrat-run San Francisco stupid enough to let foreign lawbreakers vote? The girlie-men pols on the Board of Supervisors hope so. -- Of course, masses of illegal aliens have voted illegally for years, to the delight of the likes of Al Gore, but now the kookiest city in America wants to decriminalize and even celebrate such actions. [Also see: S.F. Examiner item | L.A. Times item]

Pacific News Service (Left Wing Propaganda) 1347 Latinos Watching as Bush Sabotages Immigration Reform Two weeks ago, as President Bush declared that "el sueño americano es para todos" (the American Dream is for everyone) in a satellite speech to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the White House was working behind the scenes to sabotage any immigration reform bill from coming to a vote in Congress.

WorldNetDaily.com Reps, including Mechista Grijalva, want U.N. to monitor elections Undaunted by Kofi Annan's rejection of a plan for United Nations monitoring of the U.S. presidential elections this fall, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-TX, is taking her case to Secretary of State Colin Powell. -- And-- Besides Johnson, the congressional signers to the original U.N. letters included Jerrold Nadler, Edolphus Towns, Joseph Crowley and Carolyn B. Maloney, all of NY, Raul Grijalva of Arizona...

Press Release Derbez, Chao scheme to 'improve working conditions for Mexicans' U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Luis Ernesto Derbez, today signed a Joint Declaration that reaffirms the shared commitment of the United States and Mexico to improve compliance with and awareness of workplace laws and regulations protecting Mexican workers in the United States. [Chao then fawns over Mexican job thieves, Derbez does his usual chest-thumping act.]

Gang News

USA Today Mean streets once again: Gang activity surging Tulsa, Okla. - A decade after police crackdowns on drug gangs helped lead to historically low crime rates in cities across the nation, gangs suddenly are re-emerging in waves of violence that have jolted officials in Tulsa, the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and many other communities well beyond the groups' traditional big-city bases...

Rally to Support More B.P. Interior Enforcement Saturday, July 24, 2004 -- 11 AM United States Border Patrol -- Temecula Station 43136 Rancho Way [Map & Directions] - Temecula, Calif. For Information, call (909) 894-7745 or (909) 302-9760

Invasion

Washington Times 1140 Revolving door at border San Diego - Handcuffed and shackled with their pockets pulled inside out, more than 150 illegal aliens are loaded onto an airplane every night, bound for detention centers in the United States to await deportation orders to their home countries. -- Some never have been on an airplane. Others have made the trip before. Many will be back.

Tom Price

Atlanta Journal-Constitution 1117 Tight contest to pit Price (the good guy) against Lamutt [Scroll Down] In a tight contest in the 6th Congressional District, Sen. Tom Price of Roswell, Ga. [who has invaders shaking in their boots], the only non-Cobb County candidate in the north suburban district, was headed for a runoff with state Sen. Robert Lamutt of Marietta. -- "We're very pleased with the result and it confirms that our message hit a chord throughout the district," said Price.

Robinson

Human Events 1106 Primary Election Roundup ...[In] North Carolina's fifth congressional district, conservative Vernon Robinson (R.) surprised everyone by coming out on top of a six-way race. The final winner will have an easy time winning the general election to replace Rep. Richard Burr (R.), who is quitting his Winston-Salem-based seat to run for Senate. The expected winner, Ed Broyhill, finished a disappointing third place.

Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News 1036 Previously booted Mexican goon goes berserk at 'quinceañera' A weekend quinceañera was spoiled when a Las Cruces man armed with a .380-caliber handgun shot the celebrant in the back, then shot a man who came to the family's aid. -- Gregorio Cardenas has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery with the intent to commit a violent felony and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. -- Cardenas had previously served two years in prison for assault and was deported to Mexico.

Michelle Malkin

Towhhall.com The dangerous game of catch-and-release Let me state the obvious for the 9,999th time: America is still not serious about enforcing its immigration laws. The latest addition to my homeland insecurity files comes from New Ipswich, New Hampshire. -- Last week, the local police there stopped a speeding van. The driver was on the road with a suspended license. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the cops found 10 people stuffed inside. They sheepishly presented authorities with dubious identification cards. [See this feature]

Kris Kobach

Kansas City Star Kobach attacks his rivals for stance on immigration Kansas is nowhere near the border, but immigration control is a dominant issue in the Republican primary for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. -- Driving the issue is Kris Kobach, who has billed himself as the most conservative candidate in the race. A former counsel on immigration to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, Kobach has used immigration to separate himself from his rivals, Kansas Rep. Patricia Lightner and Adam Taff.

Associated Press Four Charged in Passport-Smuggling Scheme Chicago -- Four Chicagoans were charged in an alleged scheme to smuggle South American children into the United States with fraudulent passports, authorities said. -- Carmen Hernandez, Efrain Rendon, Joanne Rendon, and Henry Bolivar Rendon-Arizaga were charged with lying in a passport application, according to federal charges made public Monday.

Manchester (New Hampshire) Union Leader Credit card accusation ends in kung-fu fight Conway, N.H. -- A fight that included some martial arts moves between a worker and the manager of a Chinese restaurant Sunday night led to the arrest of the worker, who was allegedly stealing credit card numbers. -- Binghui Yang is being held at the Carroll County House of Correction on an order from the Immigration and Naturalization Service...

El Universal -- Mexico City Rampant Mexican corruption hampers invader crackdown Altar, Sonora, Mex. -- A year after a spectacular police swoop on migrant trafficking in this town on the U.S. border, the plaza bustles with smugglers closing deals. -- The United States has urged Mexico to crack down harder, warning that terrorists could tap into the flourishing industry. But Mexico says it can do little at the northern border because although abetting illegal crossings for a fee is a crime...

Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)  ACLU demands information on Border Patrol 'sweeps' More than a month after U.S. Border Patrol sweeps in Ontario and Corona led to the deportation of 154 suspected illegal immigrants, the ACLU on Tuesday filed a formal request with the federal government demanding information about why and how the operations were carried out. [Act Today! - Demand the sweeps be increased and expanded nationwide]

Whole Enchilada

Associated Press Court refuses to hear reconquista Castañeda's petition Former Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jorge Castaneda's efforts to run as an independent presidential candidate in 2006 were dealt a setback on Tuesday, as a federal judge refused to hear a petition to recognize nonparty candidates. -- The architect of Mexico's broad "whole enchilada" strategy for an immigration accord with the United States, Castaneda resigned from the government in January 2003...

Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)  Budget battle continues, some are fed up with Dems [Radical reconquista Assembly Speaker Fabian] Nuñez said he received some hostile e-mail messages over the weekend after Schwarzenegger's rallies. One message referred to him as a "rotten piece of slime." Another - sent within an hour of the governor's rally at a shopping mall in Ontario - read: "Sign the budget or lose your seat" and referred to Nuñez as an "immigrant" whose job is to represent California, "not Mexico."

Michelle Malkin

USA Today Candidates ignore 'security moms,' at their peril ...As for the Republicans, I have supported President Bush's war on terror overseas, but he continues to fight only a half-hearted battle to defend Americans on American soil from hostile invasion or attack. Recently, the White House revived an amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens, and the Department of Homeland Security retreated on immigration- enforcement sweeps in Southern California.