Saturday, December 10, 2005

Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

The Terry Anderson Show 9 PM Pacific Sunday

The Chattanoogan Wamp Says Drastic Action Needed To Protect Borders Rep. Zach Wamp said drastic action is needed to protect the nation's borders, including a new "catch and return" policy as well as no longer allowing babies of illegals to be considered U.S. citizens. -- He said, "As a member of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, I took part in a press conference yesterday where I talked about the absolutely essential need to secure our borders..."

Riverside Press-Enterprise Initiative falls short by 100,000 A proposed ballot measure to create a California border police to enforce immigration laws is dead after its campaign failed to collect enough voter signatures. -- Supporters had until this Monday to submit 598,105 valid voter signatures to county election offices. By late Friday afternoon, however, campaign officials knew...

Honolulu Advertiser Berserk Mexican subdued on flight from LAX to Honolulu Passengers and crew aboard a Northwest Airlines flight last night from Los Angeles to Honolulu overpowered an unruly passenger who threatened a sleeping baby girl, said passengers and officials yesterday. -- "I was scared in the plane," said the baby's mother, who would only give her first name of Sheila... [This bozo claims Mexicans aren't terrorists]

Minneapolis Star-Tribune State ties steep costs to illegal immigration A new government report that pegs the public cost of illegal immigration in Minnesota at up to $188 million a year was released Thursday, setting the stage for what could be a divisive and pivotal debate in next year's legislative session and election campaign.

Pest Nest

Washington Times Prince George's to open center for day laborers Prince George's County is aiming to join other area communities in opening a day- labor center to curb [illegal alien... criminal] and others from loitering in public places. Officials plan to begin work within months, despite growing opposition to such facilities.

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Associated Press Groups spar over immigration issues outside of Home Depot Glendale, Calif. -- One person was arrested during a protest Saturday outside Home Depot as groups clashed over the placement of day laborer centers near some of the home improvement chain's stores. -- About 200 people gathered outside the store, including members of the anti- illegal immigration group Save Our State...

KPTV -- Portland Salem Police announce heroin ring bust Salem, Ore. -- Police in Salem say they've cracked down on a drug ring that was seven years in the making. -- Police say 23 people are in jail and Salem's major heroin trafficking ring is wiped out. -- They say it's a small group of mostly illegal aliens from Mexico, selling to dozens of daily users.

International Labor Organization Globalization failing to create new, quality jobs or reduce poverty Geneva -- Global economic growth is increasingly failing to translate into new and better jobs that lead to a reduction in poverty, according to a new report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) here today. In the report, the ILO points out that within this global trend, different regions show mixed results in terms of job creation, productivity...

Joe Guzzardi -- VDare.com Who Would Honor Geraldo ("There Would Not Be A Lawn Mowed Or A Dish Washed But For Illegal Immigrants") Rivera? Do you remember the great Groucho Marx line: "I don't want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member"? -- Marx popped into my head immediately...

Calderon

Associated Press Mexican pol claims his invaders are not terrorists Tijuana -- Presidential hopeful Felipe Calderon took his campaign to the U.S.- Mexico border on Friday, saying the United States should view Mexican migrants as people seeking a better life, not as a threat to national security. -- Calderon urged U.S. lawmakers to approve a new guest worker program...

Associated Press Latino commissioners plan to form national immigration body Kansas City, Mo. -- Officials who promote the rights of Hispanics at state level may form a new, national organization aimed at bringing to Washington their perspectives on the challenges of illegal immigration. -- Friday marked the end of the first national summit of state commissioners of Latino and Hispanic affairs.

Arizona Daily Star Arizona's immigration proposals to get more aggressive Phoenix -- The passionate debate over Arizona's immigration woes will get more aggressive in the coming year as state lawmakers facing re-election campaigns feel pressure to fix problems long thought of as the sole province of the federal government. -- Beginning in January, the Legislature will consider proposals to punish employers...

Jon Dougherty -- WorldNetDaily.com Group warns bill contains national ID An umbrella organization of dozens of groups that monitor legislation affecting civil liberties says a new immigration-reform measure contains a provision that could lead to de facto establishment of a national identification scheme. -- Officials with Liberty Coalition say the bill, called the "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act..."

Jim Kouri -- The Conservative Voice Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 6,000 Lbs. of Marijuana Border Patrol agents in a series of seizures throughout the weekend intercepted over 6,000 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of close to $6 million. -- The first of several seizures occurred on December 3, while Border Patrol agents conducted operations near the village of Topawa, Arizona.

Coming Up December 13 Redlands, Calif. -- 11 AM to 1 PM Fire Jerry Lewis Rally

Pueblo Chieftain Many turn blind eye to illegal alien hirings Phoenix -- Politicians setting out to repair America's immigration system in the coming year will face a problem that few of them want to tackle: employers who break the law by hiring [illegal aliens... criminals]. -- Many lawmakers and immigration analysts give the government poor marks in cracking down on employers...

Scripps Howard News Service Anti-invasion groups on the rise in Las Vegas Hundreds of local residents sit in cushioned chairs at monthly meetings at convention centers, downtown casinos and Elks' lodges, listening to guest speakers recite scary statistics about millions of people, mostly Mexicans, crossing the border. -- At some of the meetings, people in the audience cry out for a civil war if nothing is done to stop illegal immigration soon.

Conor Fridersdorf -- San Bernardino County Sun Illegal aliens have tendency to break laws Columnist Peggy Noonan wrote a superb essay this week that articulated why many Americans are deeply troubled by illegal immigration. Her thoughts, published by the Wall Street Journal, are worth considering at length. -- "What does it mean that your first act on entering a country - your first act on that soil - is the breaking of that country's laws?" Noonan asks.

Los Angeles Times Some Conservatives Seek to Revoke Birthright Citizenship ..."This one really hits a nerve," said Cecilia Munoz, vice president for policy of the National Council of La Raza ['The Race', aka the 'Tan Klan'], a Hispanic advocacy group. "This is about attempting to deal with a serious policy problem by going after people's babies. ... It doesn't have to become law for this kind of proposal to offend people..."