Friday, December 17, 2004

Corruption Forces Mexicans North Dobbs Exposes The Truth About Mexico Lou Dobbs Tonight - CNN - December 16 Dobbs: Tonight an estimated fifteen million illegal aliens live in this country, at least half of them from Mexico. Many are here because they chose to flee crushing poverty in Mexico. But in point of fact, Mexico is one of the richest countries in Latin America; millionaires, billionaires and the wealth is concentrated among a very few. Casey Wian reports from Los Angeles. Casey Wian: They sneak across the border seeking jobs they can't find in Mexico. The question isn't why they come; the question is why can't Mexico's economy support its own people. Broadband / Dial-up Transcript Also see: Mexico is Rich  See This American Patrol Feature on Mexican Corruption Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

KOLD-TV -- Tucson Riverside Sheriff's group urges boycott of Mexican products Riverside, Calif. -- The Riverside, County, California, Sheriffs' Association has joined law enforcement agencies in urging a boycott of Mexican products, services and vacations. -- The boycott is an effort to pressure Mexico into extraditing fugitives wanted for murder in the United States. [Also see: EscapingJustice.com]

Wisconsin State Journal Tighten up driver licensing of invaders Many Wisconsin residents can't get driver licenses because of their illegal behavior: driving drunk, speeding one too many times, and more. So why would the state hand out driver licenses to people whose very presence here is illegal? -- Wisconsin is one of a handful of states that lets immigrants obtain driver licenses without proving they live in the state legally...

Race Card

Associated Press Attorney pulls race card in major smuggling trial The attorney for a man authorities say abandoned a tractor-trailer crammed with illegal immigrants during a deadly 2003 smuggling attempt is accusing the federal government of seeking the death penalty because his client is black. -- Craig Washington, lawyer for Tyrone Williams, has asked a judge to either bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty...

¡Viva México!

Mexidata.info Banana republic consuls demand 'rights' of squatters be respected With Mexico taking the lead, representatives of 14 Latin American countries with consulates in New York have joined together in a front to demand that local officials respect the rights of the millions of immigrants who live and work in this part of the U.S. -- They will also seek, "in an energetic and active manner, to fight and do away with any manifestation of racism, intolerance and xenophobia..."

Sierra Vista (Arizona) Herald Hunter UAVs help border agents nab illegals, drugs A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle flown out of Fort Huachuca as part of a U.S. Border Patrol test program helped stop four groups of drug smugglers and aided in the apprehension of 43 illegal immigrants in separate incidents between Monday and Wednesday. -- Andrea Zortman... said all the marijuana seizures happened in Santa Cruz Co... [American Border Patrol has been using similar technology for some time.]

KELO-TV -- Sioux Falls, South Dakota Invader nailed after leaving infant in cold parking lot Two parents are charged with child abuse and neglect after police say they left a seven-month-old boy outside in the cold. -- Francisco Pinto-Gutierrez and Lacota Odette Stonearrow were arrested after their child was discovered in the Kmart parking lot. The father is also an illegal alien in the United States. -- On a December day when winds blew at 40 miles an hour...

Idaho State Journal Vicious invader pleads guilty to manslaughter Originally charged with second-degree murder, transient Raul Espinoza pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter for the November 2003 beating death of Rene Morales. -- Morales, a transient from El Salvador who was apparently traveling with Espinoza, was found dead in a van parked on West Terry Street.

Associated Press Nuevo Laredo Shootout Leaves Cop, 2 Suspects dead Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., Mex. -- Two armed assailants and a policeman were killed after a shootout Thursday in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. -- Another policeman was wounded, as were one of the attackers and two men caught in the crossfire in the shootout that began as a routine traffic stop. [Also see: U.S. Citizens Being Kidnapped in Nuevo Laredo]

Patrick Mallon

CaliforniaRepublic.org Who's After Perata's Job? ...Martha Escutia, a member of the Latino Caucus, strongly backs "One Bill" Gil Cedillo and immigrant driver's licenses. Kuehl, the legislature's first openly gay member, aggressively supports Mark Leno's ceaseless drive for gay marriage. Both positions are extremely unpopular with mainstream California voters, not that public opinion means much to this radical duo...

WSB-TV -- Atlanta Five Held in Car Theft Ring That Operated in the South Lawrenceville, Ga. -- Authorities have arrested five people they say are part of a large automobile stealing ring that then sells the stolen cars to unsuspecting Hispanics around the Southeast. --- "These are Hispanics, and they are selling these vehicles to Hispanics. They are ripping these poor people off while they are thinking they are getting these cars at such a deal."

L.A. Times 'Elite' cops fall from grace in corruption-bloated Mexico Look, up in the sky! It's the federales, rappelling down tall buildings to thwart the criminales. -- At least that was the portrayal in slick television spots touting Mexico's Federal Preventive Police force and its Spiderman-like skills. Conceived six years ago as an elite corps of college-educated, highly paid young officers, it boasted of being insulated from corruption ...

Salinas Californian Mexican who abandoned baby 'may be deported' A teenager accused of abandoning her newborn in a toilet in June may be deported to Mexico, her lawyer said Thursday. -- Attorney Miguel Hernandez and the young woman's family had expected her to be released from Juvenile Hall after court proceedings ended Thursday. She was supposed to move back to her sister's Greenfield home and get outpatient treatment for her problems.

South Florida Sun Sentinel Jupiter split on growing population of pesky day laborers Jupiter, Fla. -- The throngs of immigrant men that line one of this town's main arteries spend their mornings and sometimes -- if they are unlucky -- their afternoons waiting. -- They wait for someone who will pay them to bag grass for the day, to carry shingles up a roof, to unload bricks, to paint...

'The Boot'

Associated Press Mexican sex fiend deported A 20-year-old man has been deported to Mexico after being convicted of sexually assaulting three women he worked with at the Culver's restaurant in Chaska, Minn. -- Luis Garcia-Jimenez is a Mexican citizen. -- Garcia-Jimenez was convicted of three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Authorities say two of the victims are mentally disabled.

No Illegals!

Investor's Business Daily Breaking And Entering Compassion does not stop at the border, the president tells us. But neither does common sense, fair play or the rule of law. Having trouble saving for your kids' college? Try renouncing your citizenship. -- Massachusetts is moving to become the ninth state permitting illegal aliens to attend its schools at rates charged to residents. This is a devaluation of the privilege of citizenship and a reward for law-breaking...

Omaha World-Herald DeCoster settles immigration case The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Omaha announced Thursday it had received a final restitution check of $883,675 from Iowa egg producer Austin "Jack" DeCoster after his guilty plea in 2003 for aiding and abetting the hiring of undocumented workers. -- DeCoster has paid the federal government more than $2.1 million...

'The Boot'

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Authorities planning to deport former Irving teacher Dallas -- A former Irving charter high school teacher faces deportation after authorities learned that he violated immigration laws following his conviction for sexually assaulting a mentally disabled student in Colorado seven years ago. -- Vladmir Olegovich Brusilov of Russia should have been deported after the 1997 Colorado conviction...

Arkansas News Bureau Bill would allow state police to enforce immigration law Arkansas State Police officers could be trained to enforce immigration law under a bill prefiled for the upcoming legislative session. -- The training is offered by the federal Department of Homeland Security. House Bill 1012 by Reps. Jeremy Hutchinson, Timothy Chad Hutchinson, and Michael Lamoureux would authorize the state police to send troopers to that training.

Riverside Press Enterprise Agent: Immigration sweeps case futile A day after a lawsuit filed over the apprehension of over 400 undocumented immigrants in Southern California last June, a senior Border Patrol agent said the action would accomplish nothing. -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit Wednesday after the Border Patrol declined to hand over documents the ACLU requested concerning the raids.

Linda Thom

VDare.com Invasion causing California's meltdown After almost 20 years working for a California county, I retired from my job as a budget analyst in the County Administrator's Office. -- I retired early because I could see no end to California's budget problems. Although the stock market craziness generated tax revenue at the end of the decade and paid the rising costs of education, welfare and health care, the bust followed the boom.

Hartford Courant Danbury Address Used Illegally For Driver Documents A state police task force investigating documents fraudulently obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles has zeroed in on a small shop in Danbury that is listed as a home address on hundreds of licenses or registrations. -- G&A Enterprises, a tiny storefront at 5 Keeler St., caters to Danbury's large population of Ecuadorian immigrants...

News Note Bush signs impotent Intel Bill into law Bush signed a weak Intel Reform bill into law at 7:07 am Pacific time today after thanking the open- borders- zealot likes of Rep. Jane Harman (D-Ca) and Joe Lieberman (D-Ct) for helping to push the bill. This bill has none of the extremely important immigration and ID provisions originally recommended by the 9/11 commission.

Washington Times Arrogant Mexican demands U.S. protect 'rights' of its invaders Mexican Ambassador Carlos de Icaza [contact form] yesterday said millions of Mexican nationals now illegally in the United States are hard-working residents who take jobs Americans refuse, but their rights are "completely unprotected" and the White House and Congress need to find a solution.