Wednesday, September 7, 2005

Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

Brownsville Herald Minutemen moving in early The Minutemen are coming. -- The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of Texas will begin their operation here sooner than expected in response to a deployment of Border Patrol agents to aid in hurricane disaster areas. -- Minuteman President Al Garza confirmed Wednesday that about 50 of the organization's volunteers would come to Brownsville this month...

Associated Press Two Fort Bliss soldiers suspected of smuggling invaders El Paso, Texas -- Two U.S. Army soldiers suspected of smuggling five illegal immigrants have been arrested and turned over to military authorities, police and U.S. Border Patrol officials said Wednesday. -- The soldiers, identified by authorities as Kenneth E. David III and Miguel A. Diaz, were arrested Saturday just north of Columbus, N.M....

Commander of Malfeasance

Ray Giovannelli -- Des Plaines, Illinois Journal State Of U.S. Border Security Sounds Chaotic If I were asked to express my greatest criticism of the Bush Administration, it would be its weakness in dealing with border control. I am talking about the in-fighting among federal agencies and the failure to provide sufficient funds for the expansion of immigration enforcement programs and prevent terrorists from exploiting our border security.

Los Angeles Daily News Paramedic killed by previously booted Mexican invader Agua Dulce, Calif. -- A paramedic heading home from an overnight shift was killed at dawn Tuesday when a motorist - an [illegal alien... criminal] with a lengthy rap sheet - plowed into him on a rural stretch of Sierra Highway, the Highway Patrol reported. -- Co-workers of Lancaster resident Michael Sprinkles, a father of two...

Inside Costa Rica Thousands of Latin American 'immigrants' hit by Katrina ...Consular authorities from Latin American countries estimate that around 300,000 people from Mexico, Central America and several South American nations live in the area affected by last week's hurricane and the consequent flooding, which left millions of people with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

San Diego Union-Tribune Human smuggler gets light sentence A Carmel Valley man who headed a ring that smuggled dozens of Eastern Europeans into the United States through Tijuana was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison and forced to give up his house. -- Yervand Asriyants, a native of Azerbaijan, didn't speak during a hearing before Chief U.S. District Judge Irma E. Gonzalez...

New York Sun Minutemen preparing to patrol Canadian border Civilian border patrols, like those that have generated fierce debate in the Southwest, are planned to start along New York's border with Canada on October 1. -- The leader of the Minuteman Civilian Defense Corps, Chris Simcox, will be keynote speaker at a four-hour meeting planned for Saturday in Babylon, on Long Island.

Coming Up September 9 Vista, California Protest at Rep. Darrell Issa's Office Click for Map | Other Events

'The Boot'

Duluth News-Tribune Mexican squatter ordered deported A Mexican [illegal alien... criminal] who was found living at Apple Valley High School last winter must leave the country, an immigration judge ordered on Wednesday. -- Francisco Javier Serrano was told to depart within 120 days, though he plans to appeal the decision.

KOLD-TV -- Tucson Vicious Mexican goes to prison A Mexican man has been sentenced to seven and a-quarter years in prison for ramming a federal law enforcement officer's car with nearly 650 pounds of marijuana in his truck. -- Jesus Manuel Ochoa-Estrada of Cananea, Sonora, was sentenced yesterday. -- Prosecutors say Ochoa-Estrada was fleeing from federal agents toward Mexico...

Dan Post -- Arizona Daily Wildcat Minutemen show stamina in the media Forget all of the economic, racial, compassionate and moral arguments surrounding the immigration issue in Arizona. Instead we should focus on how immigration affects our national security - how it contributes to rising crime rates, human deaths and general sense of disorder along the border...

Coming Up September 10 2:00 to 6 PM Eastern Minuteman Project Meeting - Babylon, New York Click for Map | Other Events

Associated Press Katrina Victims to Get $2K Debit Cards The federal government plans to begin doling out debit cards worth $2,000 each to adult victims of Hurricane Katrina, The Associated Press has learned. -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff descibed the plan in a conference call with state officials Wednesday morning. [Will this include the illegals Bush created a sanctuary zone for?]

El Paso Times El Pasoan, other shot and killed in Juárez An El Paso man was shot in the head Sunday in Juárez and died Monday, making him at least the sixth El Pasoan to die a violent death there in less than two months. -- Mauro Saucedo, Jr. died at Thomason Hospital, where his family had taken him after a short stay at Juárez General Hospital on Sunday.

Federal Observer Don't be fooled by peddlers of 'Immigration Reform' Scams With the emergence of immigration as a political issue, scam artists called politicians are seeking to exploit Americans' sympathy and generosity. These politicians ally with illegal- immigration / ethnic groups such as LaRaza, MALDEF, LULAC and cheap-labor business groups (hotels, restaurants, agriculture).

Pat Buchanan -- Human Events Summer is Over for America Friday night, the Bush presidency was in grave trouble. -- TV reporters at the New Orleans convention center and Superdome were fairly weeping for food and water for the visibly suffering thousands, on the fifth day after Katrina hit. -- Saturday, the cavalry had arrived... --- Yet, make no mistake. Summer is over for America -- and George Bush.

Tucson Citizen County OKs $25K to aid illegal alien invaders Pima County supervisors voted yesterday to again support water stations that help [illegal aliens... criminals] survive treks across the desert, after hearing that it costs the county more to recover and deal with bodies than to fund the lifesaving program.

Conor Fridersdorf -- San Bernardino County Sun Illegal immigration hits home Though I scan the Internet each day for news and commentary about immigration, I'm often more informed and impressed by the e-mail I receive from readers. Since this column and the Beyond Borders Blog are your forums as much as mine, I'll now share some reader feedback - sometimes abridged recently published at www.beyondbordersblog.com.

El Universal -- Mexico City Mexican Army convoy heads to U.S. A Mexican army aid convoy set out for the U.S. border Tuesday, carrying water treatment plants, mobile kitchens and supplies to feed the victims of Hurricane Katrina. -- Large Mexican flags were taped to many of the 35 green- painted Mexican army trucks and tractor trailers as they rumbled northward, in what apparently will be the first Mexican military unit to operate on U.S. soil since 1846.

KESQ-TV -- Palm Springs Memo: Police have inherent right to enforce immigration laws A government memo released by the American Civil Liberties Union says the Justice Department believes state and local police have the right to enforce federal immigration laws. -- The ACLU says the government opinion makes the "sweeping and unprecedented" legal argument that state and local law enforcement officers can arrest anyone who violates a federal law.

Public Enemy #1

San Francisco Chronicle Bush's Gonzales quip creates a stir President Bush said Tuesday that his list of candidates to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was "wide open," and he jokingly but pointedly singled out Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. -- Bush's mention of Gonzales as a possibility, in comments to reporters at the end of a Cabinet meeting, fueled concern among conservatives...

Brownsville Herald Border Patrol agents fire on invaders Several Border Patrol agents were involved in a shooting near the Hidalgo port of entry Saturday. The Mexican consulate in McAllen was notified when the incident occurred, said vice consul Sandra Mendoza, but they have yet to receive a written report. -- "It is very important for the Mexican government to investigate all incidents along the border," Mendoza said.

Bush Lackey

UPI Ashcroft: Border problems may be insoluble Former Attorney-General John Ashcroft said Tuesday that the United States' problem with its porous border and immigration policy might be insoluble. -- Speaking about continuing efforts to address what he called "the biggest challenge" of government -- the country's immigration policy and border control regime -- Ashcroft said...

VDare.com Lessons From The Ranch Rescue Fiasco In the unfolding history of citizen groups keeping watch against the illegal alien invasion on the Mexican border, the undisputed All-American Patriot hall of fame so far includes Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project, Chris Simcox's Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, and Glenn Spencer's American Border Patrol . . . while the border hall of shame remains the sole province of the hapless Ranch Rescue.