Thursday, November 18, 2004

Importing Poverty Cost of Illegal Immigration Overwhelming Communities Lou Dobbs Tonight -- November 17 Dobbs: Three million illegal aliens will invade this country this year. That massive invasion putting a tremendous strain on our hospitals, schools, and other public services all across the country, costing the taxpayers millions and millions of dollars every year. Lisa Sylvester has the report from Washington. Media Player Requires Free Windows Media Player 9 Series Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

Associated Press Vicious illegal Honduran thug deported Willmar, Minn. -- An illegal alien from Honduras who was convicted in a beating here was deported Thursday, authorities said. -- Kevin Ballesillo-Selalla was flown to Honduras by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -- Ballesillo-Selalla was convicted in September of beating a Willmar man so severely that he suffered traumatic brain injury...

Washington Times 9/11 families split on intelligence bill Family members of September 11 victims have been among the most prominent advocates for the overhaul of the nation's intelligence community, but they now find themselves working against each other as the House and Senate hammer out final details of a reform bill. -- "There is a rift," said Peter Gadiel, president of 9/11 Families for a Secure America.

Edwin S. Rubenstein

VDare.com Illegal Immigration - Unmentionable Answer To Household vs. Payroll Survey Controversy Wall Street has been puzzling for months over the huge contrast between the dismal employment picture presented by the payroll employment survey, and the somewhat better one displayed by the household employment survey...

Arizona Republic Prop. 200 has Peoria, Arizona 'confused' Peoria is preparing to fulfill the requirements of Proposition 200, but the law aimed at denying public services to undocumented immigrants is unclear, City Manager Terry Ellis said. -- "The city of Peoria will comply with the law," Ellis told the City Council on Tuesday. "We're still trying to figure out what it is."

Associated Press Five restaurant owners charged in immigration sting Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- Five owners of Chinese buffet restaurants in upstate New York were charged Thursday with hiring illegal aliens from China and Mexico and with setting up fake bank accounts to launder the business' illegal proceeds, police said. --- They face charges of conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens and induce illegal aliens to reside in the United States...

Christian Science Monitor Mexico Can't Drift Backward After his reelection victory, President Bush plans to work harder both with Mexico and with the US Congress to deal with the massive flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into the United States. -- The question is, though: Which Mexico will he be dealing with? -- Mexican politics have become largely dysfunctional these days, despite hopes for major reform after 2000...

Washington Post 10 Accused in Seattle Immigration Plot Seattle -- Terrorism task force agents arrested at least 10 Seattle-area residents Thursday, accusing them of taking part in a scheme to illegally bring people from the West African nation of Gambia into this country. -- The men were scheduled to appear in federal court in the afternoon on bank and immigration fraud charges and weapons offenses.

Kansas City Star Workplace raid, deportations leave families in turmoil The young woman's world collapsed on Nov. 8, when her husband called from the Marley Cooling Technologies plant in Olathe. -- Immigration agents and police were arresting him and other workers, he told her by cell phone, and could be heading to their apartment next. -- The woman fled to a relative's home, where she has been hiding since, too afraid on some days to go to her job [illegals are prohibited by law from working in the U.S. per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986].

Yuma Sun Illegals robbed after crossing border Three illegal aliens [criminals] were robbed at gunpoint Monday near Gadsden by the alien smugglers [also criminals] who ushered them across the border, according to a release from the Yuma County Sheriff's Office. -- Around 9 p.m., the three illegal aliens told U.S. Border Patrol agents that they were robbed at County 181/2 Street and the Colorado River by two male suspects with handguns...

Axis of Weasels

El Universal News Briefs -- Mexico City Bush to chat with annoying Mexican next Sunday (Bottom Story) -- The [Mexican] Foreign Relations Secretariat confirmed Wednesday that President Vicente Fox will meet with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush on Sunday in Santiago, Chile. -- The meeting will last about 45 minutes, and the topic of discussion have yet to be defined, the secretariat reported in a press release.

Rally Coming Up Nov. 20

Public Service Announcement Temecula, Calif. Rally to Support the Mayor's Actions A grassroots rally to support the Temecula Mayor's request to have the day laborer hiring sites in Temecula cleared of illegal aliens. Click headline for details.

ALIPAC - Bowling Green (Kentucky) Daily News Mobile Mexican invasion station trolls Kentucky Mexican nationals living in the Bowling Green area will be able Saturday to apply for identification cards from their government, and apply for or renew passports. -- The Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis, collaborating with the International Center of Bowling Green, will operate a mobile consulate...

FAIR It's Make or Break Time to Get Immigration-Security Reform House Conferee Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has been a vocal advocate for including the House identification security provisions in the final bill and has held out against stubborn opposition from Senate conferees. House leadership has also been on our side, but they are under immense pressure to make a deal...

KVOA-TV -- Tucson Feds bust Tucson-based drug money laundering ring Within the past hour Eyewitness News 4 has learned of the break-up of what the feds are calling a major drug trafficking and money laundering ring with Tucson at its hub. -- The bust was just announced by the federal agency ICE. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -- Agents say they arrested 22 people in 4 states, 4 of those people here in Arizona.

Washington Post Fake IDs Targeted In Raids by U.S. Agents Federal agents arrested 19 people yesterday in a dramatic afternoon raid on the sidewalk of a busy commercial strip in Adams Morgan and said they will be charged with selling illegal identification documents. -- In a similar raid, agents searched an apartment they called a "document mill" in the Hyattsville area of Prince George's County and arrested four men.

Associated Press Kidnapped "immigrants" rescued from Arizona hotel Salt Lake City -- Seven Mexican [invaders... criminals] were kidnapped in southeastern Utah and held for ransom, but were rescued at an Arizona hotel by tribal police, and their five alleged abductors were arrested, authorities said. -- All 12 were illegal immigrants from Mexico, the FBI said.

Joseph Farah - WorldnetDaily.com The danger of Bush ...Officials from Canada and Mexico and the U.S. are meeting right now, drawing up the plans for this radical idea for virtually eliminating national borders and setting up a European Union-style approach to law enforcement, immigration policy and security. When those officials have cooked up the full plan, they will share it not with Congress, not with the president, not with the people...

¡Viva México!

KNBC-TV -- Los Angeles Web Site Launched To Help Extradite Fleeing Murder Suspects Los Angeles -- Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley is launching a new Web site Thursday to help extradite murder suspects who run away to Mexico. -- The site features the personal stories of murder victims, whose killers escaped to Mexico. -- The Web site, www.escapingjustice.com, also addresses lawmakers' efforts to extradite the fugitives.

Daily Breeze -- Torrance, Calif. More on attack on Redondo Beach by reconquista goons A couple hundred day laborers marched through Redondo Beach on Wednesday morning to protest the Police Department's recent crackdown on workers soliciting jobs along city roadways. -- In the suit filed Tuesday, MALDEF... contends a provision in the city's Municipal Code banning solicitation of work from streets and sidewalks deprives laborers of their free speech rights. [Many shouldn't be in the U.S. to begin with.]

DHS

KPRC-TV -- Houston Border Crisis Becomes Homeland Security Concern A problem at the border could lead to a Homeland Security threat, the Local 2 Troubleshooters reported Wednesday. It is not about illegal immigration. It's about terrorism, the safety of our southern border and a lack of critical resources forcing the government to release people into our communities...

Arizona Republic Mobile invasion station making the rounds The Consulate General of Mexico will bring its "mobile consulate" to Chandler this Saturday to assist Mexican immigrants applying for passports and other documents and answer questions about the immigration ballot initiative Proposition 200. -- The mobile consulate typically serves 300 to 350 people monthly, the majority of whom are applying for Mexican IDs, known as matricula consular cards...

Idaho Statesman Counties want to limit aid to illegal aliens Idaho has joined the ranks of states looking at legislation to limit government benefits and services for illegal immigrants. -- The Idaho Association of Counties is working on a bill for next year's legislative session that would allow county governments to reject applications for indigent medical care or reimbursement when they are made by undocumented immigrants [criminals].

Bryanna Bevens -- VDare.com Another Time[!] Trap For Pols: Who Let The Nuclear Bomb In? In a recent column, I helpfully cautioned the Bush Administration or whatever powers that be (this was pre-election) that Americans will not tolerate another terrorist attack that could have been prevented by stricter border protections. -- I was responding to Donald L. Bartlett and James B. Steele's Time Magazine article...

Ridge Watch

Rocky Mountain News Ridge gives upbeat report on nation's security Colorado Springs -- Air travel, the nation's borders and its seaports are more secure than before Sept. 11, 2001, the Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge assured reporters Wednesday. -- Ridge held a brief news conference after touring two military components of the nation's bulwark against terrorism, NORAD and the Northern Command, both headquartered here.

Hasta la Vista!

KOLD-TV -- Tucson Marijuana Season Means Bigger Threat to Motorists From a hidden compartment in what looks like a water truck, to a stuffed SUV, the signs are clear that marijuana season is in full swing. -- "(We are getting) a big spike in drug seizures, and Sonora Mexico is a major drug growing area for marijuana," said Tucson sector Border Patrol agent Andy Adame. -- As the Border Patrol focuses on illegal immigration...

Tucson Sector PIO -- Press Release Border Patrol spoils day for more pot smugglers Tucson, AZ -- On November 16, 2004, agents assigned to the Casa Grande Border Patrol Station arrested a drug smuggler and seized a black SUV with 1442 pounds of marijuana. -- At approximately 10:00 a.m., Border Patrol Agents received information that there was a possible vehicle intrusion at the International Boundary... [Photos included]

WFAA -- Dallas Idiotic statements abound in push to license invaders in Texas A Dallas lawmaker is proposing to give illegal immigrants the right to legally hold driver's licenses. -- But the bill, proposed by state Rep. Roberto Alonzo, D-Dallas, faces an uphill battle, including opposition from Gov. Rick Perry and national security advocates. Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, has filed a companion bill in the Senate.