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Mexico With Hate
Methamphetamine Destroying Rural America
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BBC -- Re-ran October 30, 2005
Rural
U.S. gripped by epidemic
Methamphetamine
has overtaken cocaine as the biggest drug problem in rural and
small towns in the US, according to a crime survey of 45 states.
...In some places it accounts for more
than 50% of people detained, and law enforcement officials say
burglaries, domestic violence and assaults have increased because
of it."
America is paying
the price for open borders. Our nation is being destroyed. |
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Inland Valley
Daily Bulletin
Americans
hurt by illegal alien job thieves
Robert Boyd isn't tarring roofs like
he used to. The expatriate from Liverpool, England, says he's
waging a losing battle with illegal day laborers. -- The Upland
man, who's run his own business for 22 years, has been fixing
leaky roofs since before he came to the United States... |
No Sponges |
Citizen-Tribune
-- Morristown, Tennessee
Alexander:
Billing for foreign moochers is 'futile'
A Hamblen County Commission initiative
to bill the federal government for costs associated with educating
the children of Hispanic foreign nationals is futile, according
to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander. -- A county commission resolution
currently under committee review calls for asking an unspecified
federal government agency to pay Hamblen County $4.1 million. |
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Arizona
Republic
Ariz.,
Mexico team to fill void in construction labor
Educators in Arizona, Florida and Mexico
are developing a first- of- its- kind training program to fill
a growing lack of skilled construction workers across the United
States. --The goal is to create certification for electricians,
plumbers, carpenters and others from
Mexico who are in high demand from Arizona to Louisiana
to Virginia. |
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Albuquerque
Journal
Most
New Mexicans think the onslaught is a problem
New Mexico has a split personality when it comes
to illegal immigrants. Most New Mexicans believe illegal immigration
is a serious or somewhat serious problem, and they don't want
illegal immigrants to receive many of the benefits often tied
to citizenship, such as food stamps, driver's licenses... |
Public
Enemy #1 |
W. James
Antle III -- The American Conservative
Promising
immigration enforcement but delivering amnesty
...The Bush administration has backed
a self- styled Coalition for Border and Economic Security to
marshal the resources of industry groups behind a guest- workers
program. Former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie
is a principal organizer. The co-chairs are former Congressman
Cal Dooley (D-Calif.), whose district included many immigrant
workers... |
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San Bernardino
County Sun
A
force in U.S. labor market
It's one of the most frequently voiced
concerns about illegal immigrants: They're taking our jobs. --
The issue prompts philosophical musings about what rights citizens
and legal immigrants should have whether jobs in this country
belong exclusively to them or if higher average wages for native
workers should be protected. |
Death Bus |
San Antonio
Express-News
Family
in disbelief over plight of illegal alien bus driver
...George Shaffer, a San Antonio lawyer
hired by Mexican consular officials to represent [Mexican invader
Juan Robles Gutiérrez, driver of the death bus], said
his client will cooperate with investigators and, when done,
wants to return home. -- "We feel there is no viable basis
on which to prosecute him," Shaffer said. |
What Homeland
Security? |
Canton (Ohio)
Repository
This
border door wide open to U.S.
St. Regis Mowhawk Res., N.Y. (AP) --
As he lies in bed listening to smugglers on the river, Andrew
Thomas wonders how much homeland security $5,000 can buy. --
Thomas is the tribal police chief who patrols a geographic hiccup,
the only Indian reservation that straddles America's northern
border. Part of the St. Regis Mohawk reservation is in America,
part is in Canada... |
Castañeda |
El Universal
-- Mexico City
Vehement
Mexican Reconquista's presidential bid halted
Despite pressure from the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights, the government says the law blocks
independent candidates from running. -- The Interior Secretariat
stood by a decision from the nation's Federal Electoral Institute
(IFE) that bars presidential hopeful Jorge
Castañeda from running in next year's election on
Thursday. |
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Corpus Christi
Caller-Times
Minuteman
to remain until useless feds do their jobs
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps will
wrap up its first month of watching the Texas border this week,
and the group says the month was a success and it has no plans
to quit now. -- "We are determined that we are not going
to leave until (the government) relieves us of our duties,"
said Al Garza, the director of operations for the Minuteman group
in Texas. |
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Los Angeles
Times
Gang
Uses Deportation to Its Advantage to Flourish in U.S.
On a sweltering afternoon, an unmarked
white jetliner taxies to a remote terminal at the international
airport here and disgorges dozens of criminal deportees from
the United States. Marshals release the handcuffed prisoners,
who shuffle into a processing room. -- Of the 70 passengers,
at least four are members of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a gang
formed two decades ago near MacArthur Park... |
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Associated
Press
Reconquistas
toss tantrum at Sacramento rally
Dueling demonstrations over a plan to
create state border police drew nearly 1,000 people to the Capitol
on Saturday, and about two dozen police officers, some on horseback,
stood between the rival gatherings to maintain order. -- Authorities
reported three arrests during the two- hour standoff, which illustrated
California's growing divide over how best to secure its border
with Mexico. |
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