Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Ridge and Powell Appease Mexican Invaders Scent of Chamberlain In the Air What they might have said. Ridge, left, and Creel, right. Another appeasement. Neville Chamberlain meets with Adolph Hitler to stop Nazi advance. It didn't work. Lou Dobbs Tonight - November 9 Casey Wian: Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge and Mexican Interior Minister Santiago Creel stood under a portrait of Benito Juarez, the man who liberated Mexico from the French. Ridge and Creel spoke of their plans to liberate up to six million illegal aliens from U.S. immigration law. Ridge: I think it's just important to reiterate that when the president spoke of a very specific approach to address the problem of so many illegal immigrants from Mexico and other places, while crossing our borders illegally, work, contribute to the vitality of businesses and our economic way of life. Wian: There was no mention of the economic costs of illegal immigration....Creel has been the most strident critic of U.S. immigration policy. Just last week calling it absurd. Broadband / Dial-up Transcript Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

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Associated Press Phoenix approves employee protection from initiative City council members approved a plan Wednesday to help protect employees who are accused of violating a voter initiative that would punish them for failing to report suspected illegal immigrants. -- The council authorized providing a legal defense and paying fines for employees who in good faith tried to comply with city policy and Proposition 200. [See segment from CNN's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight']

El Universal -- Mexico City Clash over proposed invader policy A Texas senator's plan to enhance border security clashed Wednesday with the views of an immigrant rights advocate. -- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Republican, is concerned that too many illegal non-Mexican immigrants are being released after their arrest. Ninety percent of them fail to appear later for immigrant hearings.

Skagit Valley Herald -- Mount Vernon, Wash. Bush Names Gonzales to Succeed Ashcroft President Bush nominated White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, who helped shape the administration's controversial legal strategy in the war on terror, to be attorney general Wednesday. He would be the first Hispanic ever to serve as the nation's top law enforcement officer. -- "He is a calm and steady voice in times of crisis," Bush said...

San Bernardino County Sun So-called experts discuss sweeps with meddling Mexicans Riverside - The Border Patrol raids in the Inland Empire earlier this year were rooted in the complex historical relationship between Mexico and the United States, a panel of experts said Tuesday. -- "The recent raids follow a historical pattern,' said Jose Calderon... "There's been a historical rounding up of immigrants when the economy is going down or there is a need for scapegoats...."

NewsWithViews.com Another nutty idea from the L.A. Co. Board of Supervisors ...In Los Angeles County, illegal aliens cost the taxpayers more than $333 million dollars annually just for health care. -- According to LA County Supervisor Michael D. Antonvich, this multimillion dollar tab includes services to illegal aliens such as inpatient, outpatient and health center services. Statewide, the cost of supporting three million illegals costs strained taxpayers roughly $8 billion dollars.

L.A. Daily News 70 arrested in phony ID crackdown In its continuing crackdown on phony IDs, L.A. officials announced Tuesday they have arrested 70 people and confiscated more than 31,000 blank cards that could be used to generate false documents. -- Mayor James Hahn, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and Police Chief William Bratton joined federal officials at MacArthur Park to announce the latest results.

KFOX-TV -- El Paso Invaders Found In Railroad Box Car Union Pacific Railroad Police find a group of undocumented Mexican immigrants in a box car bound for California. -- After finding the group here in El Paso late Monday night, the railroad called Border Patrol agents who then processed the 26 immigrants. -- The youngest in the group was 12 years old.

Alameda Times-Star Brawl between Latinos and Blacks results in arrests Oakland, Calif. -- One person was injured and at least three students arrested Tuesday afternoon after several fights involving up to 20 African- American and Latino youths erupted outside Fremont High School during lunchtime, police said. -- It took more than 20 police officers to break up the brawl, the first major fight near the campus this school year.

Mexidata.info Mexico's Fox cancels trip to California President Vicente Fox has canceled a working trip to California, tentatively scheduled for November 29, 30 and December 1, since "the appropriate political conditions do not exist" in order to open a dialogue with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, sources in the office of the Presidency of the Republic revealed. -- Fox's office has become disheartened by the lack of interest shown by Schwarzenegger...

Providence Journal Ethnic pimps demand 'respect' for lawbreaking job thieves Central Falls, R.I. -- Adelita S. Orefice, director of the state Department of Labor and Training, sat by herself in a metal folding chair in a room surrounded by people who were upset with her and the policies of her department. -- Nearly 100 Latino workers and supporters of workers' rights packed Progreso Latino last night...

It's Not Amnesty!

FAIR Press Release Bush Breaks First Campaign Pledge by Calling for Amnesty It wasn't quite "Read my lips," but in the last presidential debate in Arizona, George W. Bush clearly stated that he would not support amnesty for illegal aliens. One week after being narrowly returned to office, the president has reneged on that pledge. Bush has dispatched Secretary of State Colin Powell to Mexico City to open discussions with the Mexican government...

Bryanna Bevens -- VDare.com Blog Ethnic Agitators Suppressing Free Speech in Wisconsin - With Help From Big Business The First Amendment of the Bill of Right's guarantees the right to freedom of speech. -- It does not say "except when that speech is construed as offensive." -- Clear Channel Communications, which owns radio stations in Milwaukee, apparently disagrees...

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!

The Stein Report Powell won't rule out a large amnesty Asked at a news conference yesterday about President Bush's guestworker amnesty plan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said a large amnesty could still be in the works. "There are other issues that we know that our Mexican colleagues wish to look at -- regularization and all of the other aspects of migration reform -- and all of these issues are on the table.

Mark Andrew Dwyer

How can you tell a xenophobe? He keeps the door in his home locked. -- He puts a fence around his property. -- He stubbornly refuses to let peaceful visitors enter his property. He will maintain that his property "rights" trump their right to free travel. -- He doesn't believe that more people mean more life, more prosperity, and more happiness....

Sellouts

Washington Times Bush revives bid to legalize invading mob President Bush yesterday moved aggressively to resurrect his plan to relax rules against illegal immigration, a move bound to anger conservatives just days after they helped re-elect him. -- The president met privately in the Oval Office with Sen. John McCain to discuss jump-starting a stalled White House initiative that would grant legal status to millions of immigrants who broke the law to enter the United States.

Dept. of Homeland Security

El Universal - Mexico City Officials: Border 'attractive' to terrorists Top U.S. and Mexican authorities said Tuesday they had taken significant steps to increase security along their shared border, but acknowledged it is a "very attractive" possible route for terrorists wanting to harm the United States. -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Mexican Interior Secretary Santiago Creel said officials on both sides of the border...

Rumor Mill

American Patrol Bush's stance on the Mexican invasion causing consternation We have received information from a very reliable source indicating that one of the reasons John Ashcroft is resigning is Bush's irresponsible and dangerous position on illegal immigration. An indictment of Bush's immigration schemes was said to have been part of the 10-page handwritten letter of resignation...

Arizona Republic - Phoenix Religious groups: Time not on anti-200 side Religious leaders who lined up against the anti-illegal immigration Proposition 200 say they might have turned the tide with more time. -- Religious groups did change some minds, as the measure passed by a smaller margin that initially predicted in opinion polls. -- "We could have done more of what we did," said Frank Pierson, executive director of the Arizona Interfaith Network...

Bush Agenda

News-Register Editorial -- Wheeling, West Virginia Immigration 'Reform' Could Be Very Costly ..."Reform?" That is misuse of the word, in our opinion. Opening up our borders, in essence, isn't reform - it is surrender. And it is far more than a question of national ethics: Granting any sort of residence rights to illegal immigrants may well mean extending to them government benefits traditionally reserved only for citizens. The price tag of that could be astronomical.

Arizona Republic - Phoenix On CNN, Phoenix mayor defends city's stance on Prop. 200 Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon landed in the national spotlight Tuesday afternoon, shortly after city officials announced they intend to protect their employees should they be sued for violating Proposition 200. -- CNN's Lou Dobbs asked the mayor during a live interview if the city stance means it intends to blunt "the will of the people."

What Homeland Security?

KVOA-TV -- Tucson Return to Terrorist Alley (The wide-open Mexican border) In August, The Investigators on Eyewitness News 4 first reported the possible threat of terrorists using the Arizona/Mexico border to cross into the U.S. -- While local government officials and immigration advocates questioned the validity of such a threat, our report, "Terrorist Alley," gained national attention...

Miami Herald Invaders hopeful as Bush threatens to sell out America From the farm fields of Homestead to the urban neighborhoods of Little Havana and Little Haiti and the suburbs of Broward, undocumented migrants voiced renewed hope Tuesday for an immigration agreement that would enable them to emerge from the shadows. -- Carol, a Haitian in Miami's Little Haiti, said all undocumented migrants in the United States deserve legalization.

Vicente Watch

Cox News Service Annoying Mexican wants dirty deal done in 1 year The chances for immigration reform have "improved significantly," Secretary of State Colin Powell said during a quick visit to Mexico to meet with top officials. --- [Vicente] Fox stressed that both nations have between now and next September or October to work out an immigration accord. After that time, Mexico will be in election mode for its presidential vote in 2006, he explained.

Newsday - New York Ethnic hustler says local enforcement proposal an 'outrage' The acting chairman of Steve Levy's Hispanic Advisory Board has blasted the county executive's proposal to "deputize" Suffolk County police and turn them into immigration agents as well, saying Levy never contacted Latino leaders about the idea and that his plan has "outraged" the community [Latino demagogues are not elected and have no say in the matter].