Monday, December 6, 2004

Hoekstra Hints at House Capitulation Immigration Provisions of Intelligence Bill May be Canned C-SPAN Rep. Hoekstra: I can tell you that over the last four weeks we had this debate about immigration reform. What we have agreed on is that it needs to be dealt with, but we do not have a consistent and agreed upon strategy as to where we want to go. There are widely divergent opinions on this. We need to work through the process. Hey, I'd love to get it done too. I'd love to get it done now. I came out of the business world where we focused on results, but the bottom line is we don't have a consensus. It's going to take time and energy to get this done, but we shouldn't hold back this intelligence reform bill.... Watch Contact key Republicans: No Intelligence Bill Without Immigration Provisions!  Intel Bill: Latest Action Alert Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

ASAP phone your Rep to meet with 9/11 families and keep opposing 9/11 bill... HAMMER HASTERT!

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Arizona Republic Arizona governor asks judge for OK to sign Prop. 200 Gov. Janet Napolitano has asked a federal judge for permission to sign a voter-passed immigration initiative after a temporary restraining order was issued blocking its implementation. -- The governor's office filed a motion Friday in U.S. District Court in Tucson asking Judge David C. Bury to allow her to issue a proclamation making Proposition 200 law.

Bloomberg House Reaches Deal on Intelligence Reorganization Republicans in the U.S. House reached agreement on legislation reorganizing U.S. intelligence agencies, clearing the way for a final vote on the bill as early as tomorrow morning. [Popular L.A. talk show hosts John and Ken are telling it like it is; Rep. Duncan Hunter sold out the country by not withholding his vote based on the immigration issues addressed in the House bill and caving in to Bush]

LBReport.com -- Long Beach, California Long Beach cops seeking another Hispanic murder suspect LBPD is looking for a murder suspect it considers armed and dangerous: 19 year-old Michael Anthony Rojas, believed to be a Lakewood resident, a male Hispanic, 5'10", 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. -- LBPD says he's a gang member and has been seen driving a 1991, red, Acura, 2-door with license plate 4WAL993.

Sam Francis

VDare.com Discredited Hispanic Vote Share Myth Goes Marching On At RNC Only a few days after the national election, President Bush appointed his campaign manager, Ken Mehlman, the new head of the Republican National Committee. -- Shortly afterwards, Mr. Mehlman offered the world his own analysis of the voting patterns in the 2004 election and what they tell us as to why his boss won...

Arenas

Associated Press Teen Pleads Guilty to Murdering CHP Officer Pomona, Calif. -- A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a California Highway Patrol officer who was gunned down as he stood outside the Pomona courthouse in April. -- Valentino Mitchell Arenas pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of Officer Thomas Steiner and admitted the special circumstances of murder of a police officer, lying in wait and murder...

MS13 Gang

Bob Goodlatte -- Augusta (Georgia) Free Press Increased resources to fight gangs There is no doubt that gang-related violence has made headlines for many years, but recent activity has brought these events closer to home. -- A recent Washington Times article revealed a possible relationship between leaders of the violent Salvadoran criminal gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and a key Al-Qaeda cell leader. MS 13 is deeply rooted in Mexico...

Kerik

Sierra Vista Herald -- Features And Opinions Learn about the border Last week, President Bush picked former New York police commission Bernard Kerik to become secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. -- Kerik helped get New York back on its feet after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. -- If he is confirmed by the Senate, he will work to help protect our nation...

Tucson Sector PIO Press Release Over $14.8 Million worth of Marijuana Taken off the Streets Washington D.C. - Over the past four days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol seized over $14 million worth of marijuana in thirteen separate law enforcement actions in Arizona and Texas. -- "Nine tons of marijuana is significant in such a short period of time," said National Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar.

Associated Press House Said Ready for Anti-Terror Bill Vote Congressional negotiators reached a deal Monday with the chief House Republican opponent of legislation revamping the nation's intelligence agencies, clearing the way for a final vote, a House GOP leader said. -- The development came as President Bush pressed Congress for swift action, saying the legislation was "important for the security of our country."

Judson Cox

MichNews.com National Security Necessitates Secure Borders One of the main issues holding up a Congressional vote on legislation to enact the 9/11 Commission's anti-terrorism recommendations is border security. Rep. James Sensenbrenner is demanding language that would prevent states from granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. -- Intelligence-reform efforts will be wasted if we fail to address other security loopholes that the 9/11 hijackers studied to hatch their deadly plans.

The New American U.S.-Mexico Merger Accelerates "There is no other country in the world that I go to where I take five or six cabinet officers with me," observed outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell as he opened the 21st U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC) in Mexico City on November 9. -- Among those joining Secretary Powell were Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge, outgoing Secretary of Education Rod Paige...

Ruelas

Richard Ruelas (Invasion Apologist) -- Arizona Republic Clairvoyant Columnist?: Day laborers come to work, not 'to take' The atmosphere at the Macehualli Work Center has changed incredibly since Election Day, when voters passed Proposition 200, the Protect Arizona Now initiative designed to kick undocumented immigrants off welfare. -- The main change is that, over those weeks, it has gotten really cold... [Here's a fine illegal alien day labor pest who was doing a little more than 'jobs Americans won't do']

CNN Frist predicts intelligence compromise this week Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist predicted Sunday that Congress will have an intelligence overhaul bill by midweek, even though the chairmen of the House and Senate armed services committees want changes in its current version. -- Sen. John Warner and Rep. Duncan Hunter say they want the bill to guarantee that those on the war front would get timely information... [Note: MSNBC reported at 10:32 am that Duncan Hunter caved in after being badgered by Cheney]

Rumor Mill

American Patrol Problems with Hunter UAV border surveillance program surface American Border Patrol has learned that the usefulness of the Hunter UAV is being limited by Army procedures. -- The Army is using trainees who follow training guidelines in operating the UAVs. -- For example, if the Border Patrol reports the location of suspected border intruders...

Hola Hoy

Glenn Spencer to Hola Hoy (Spanish-language rag) Yesterday, your reporter contacted American Patrol to inquire about the possible use of a photograph of the reference rally that appeared on our web site. I referred him to my Webmaster. The Webmaster told the reporter that American Patrol had nothing to do with the rally, but that he would forward the request to the person who took the photograph...

Doug Patton -- GOPUSA.com Intelligence: No Reform is Better Than Bad Reform ...[N]ow that the president has been reelected, it is time for committed conservatives to hold him accountable on the most important issue of the day: illegal immigration. In the U.S. Congress, a handful of courageous patriots are trying to do just that. On the House side, Congressmen James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin and Duncan Hunter of California are leading a group of Republicans who are adamant that radical change is needed...

Berkshire Eagle -- Pittsfield, Massachusetts More utter nonsense involving licensing lawbreakers ...As with countless undocumented workers [criminals], Carlos Torres has no driver's license because he has no Social Security number to obtain one, as required here and in numerous other states. -- "I'm very respectful of the laws, they were made to be followed," said Torres. "It should be legal for us to drive." [If this clown had any respect for our laws he wouldn't be here driving and stealing jobs.]

Hola Hoy -- Los Angeles [Roughly translated by Google] Spanish language rag reports on day laborer protest inaccurately Members of organizations to favor and against undocumented immigrants the past faced weekend in a place that for six months has been the site of concentration for the day laborers of San Bernardino. -- Around 25 members of American Patrol they were congregated near the store Home Depot... [Note: American Patrol had nothing to do with this event, and the reporter knew it]

Tucson Citizen Prop. 200 may spur federal legislation A ballot initiative passed by Arizona voters that is designed to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving some public benefits is resonating through the country and reviving debate over federal immigration reform. -- The measure is tied up in federal court. But regardless of whether Proposition 200 ever takes effect, experts expect it to have a lasting impact on debate over federal responsibility...

Fourth Stooge

Washington Post Bush Urges Congress to Pass Intelligence Bill President Bush on Monday pressed Congress to pass legislation to revamp the nation's intelligence agencies, despite the concerns of some House Republicans who are holding up the bill. -- "I believe we've addressed the concerns, by far, of the majority of the members of both the House and the Senate," Bush said... [Contact key Republicans: No Intelligence Bill Without Immigration Provisions!]

Tucson Citizen   Civilians plan to patrol border - Reconquista pests perturbed Adopting language from the American Revolution, civilian border watchers plan to stage mass volunteer patrols along a busy smuggling corridor in Cochise County next April. -- Kat Rodriguez of Derechos Humanos, a human rights group in Tucson, said she feared the project could lead to violence, even if organizers do not encourage it. -- "People coming into our communities, armed, with the intent on hunting for brown people. That's who they're going to be stopping."

Wall Street Journal Driver's licenses for invaders divide congress As Congress struggles to break an impasse on a crucial intelligence reform bill, one issue is pushing a post-election hot-button: the awarding of driver's licenses to illegal immigrants [criminals]. -- Amid a rising tide of anti-immigrant sentiment, many states have been wrestling with the driver's license issue... [Intel Bill: Latest Action Alert]

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VDare.com Blog Nanny press continues Hmong Hwhitewash Reading press accounts, you would think that immigrant Chai Vang was a candidate for sainthood rather than the accused mass murderer of six. Many glowing interviews with Hmong from California to Minnesota have appeared in print apparently to humanize the stone-cold killer...