Sunday, December 11, 2005

Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

¡México!

El Paso Times Mexicans urge easy crossings Mexican lawmakers pressed Saturday at a conference in El Paso for changes that would allow border residents more freedom to move between the United States and Mexico, despite urging from some U.S. state legislators for laws to curtail ills associated with [illegal alien... criminal] immigration.

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Washington Post Who's Trying to Cross Our Southern Border? Everyone Last month, when President Bush was promoting what he called a "comprehensive strategy" on border security to prevent "people from coming here in the first place," few Americans had any doubt to whom the president was referring: [illegal alien... criminal] Mexicans. Ignored in the rhetoric, as well as in U.S. policy...

WorldNetDaily.com Illegal 'hits American jackpot' with $44,000 job, crime spree An illegal alien twice deported by the U.S. "hit the jackpot" on his third try, gaining a job paying $44,000 a year and a federal loan helping him to buy a home in North Carolina. -- Now, the Mexican is accused of terrorizing American women, as authorities believe he committed up to nine rapes in addition to other crimes.

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Christian Science monitor No such thing as 'temporary workers' President Bush has recently been promoting his proposals for a large temporary worker program as a way to effectively enforce immigration laws. As Mr. Bush presents it, such a program to address growing concerns over the flow of [illegal aliens... criminals] would rest securely on a "win-win" basis in the following ways...

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Associated Press Activists shift to urging firms not to hire invaders Lake Forest, Calif. -- The white van eases into a liquor store parking lot and is swarmed by 30 Hispanic day laborers who begin intense job negotiations with the driver. Within seconds, another wave of people descend on the van. Mostly white and middle- age, they snap pictures as they cite federal labor laws.

KCNC-TV -- Denver Owens: Illegal Immigration Challenging For Schools Denver -- A coalition of groups, including the Colorado Children's Campaign, gave Colorado a grade of 'unsatisfactory' for closing the achievement gap between rich and poor students. -- Governor Owens responded to the rating by saying Colorado shouldn't be compared to states like Minnesota and Vermont...

Houston Chronicle Texans back police help on immigration law Three out of four Texans think local police should help enforce immigration law, and nearly half think citizen border patrols such as the Minutemen are a good thing, according to a new statewide poll. -- The Scripps Howard Texas Poll also found that 79% of state residents think the U.S. government is not doing enough...

San Francisco Chronicle What immigration brings California ...The debate is at the core of new report that says average wage and job growth in California have improved relative to the nation during a 15-year period in which the state has experienced a massive influx of both legal and undocumented immigrants.

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

Butler County, Ohio Sheriff's Office Sheriff fights illegal alien invasion Sheriff Richard K. Jones has taken a firm stance against aliens who are living illegally in Butler County! Many of these illegal aliens are housed in our jail for crimes they have committed in ADDITION to breaking immigration laws! -- The thousands of dollars it costs to house these illegal aliens...

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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...

Americans for Legal Immigration Why is the NC Associated Press Censoring information about illegal immigration? Most North Carolinians still have no idea how dire the situation has become due to the negligence of the gate keepers at the Associated Press (AP). For reasons unknown, AP has not told the whole state...

Greensboro News-Record Man's case shows gaps in security The average North Carolina resident probably assumes that local, state and federal governments are better coordinated to fight terrorism today than they were before the Sept. 11 attacks four years ago. -- But the case of Gilberto Cruz Hernandez -- illegal Mexican immigrant accused in a series of rapes -- suggests otherwise.

Angus Reid Consultants -- Vancouver, B.C. Immigration Becomes Key Electoral Issue in U.S. Earlier this year, before George W. Bush's approval rating plummeted below the 45 per cent mark, Social Security emerged as the White House's pet issue. Bush traveled all over the country to discuss his vision. -- The American president had vowed to reform the Social Security system during his re-election campaign....

Chicago Tribune State loan plan stirring critics Illinois is poised to become the second state in the country to help [illegal aliens... criminals] buy homes, even as critics seek to overturn a similar program in Wisconsin. -- Illinois housing officials plan to announce Sunday that they will allow anybody with a taxpayer identification number, issued by the Internal Revenue Service to workers...

Arizona Daily Star A sermon for a tighter border Bill Bowler is not a man who tries to fit in. -- The 80-year-old Baptist preacher is an outspoken ultra-0 right Republican in a left- leaning city. He's been in the local spotlight as a radio and TV personality for 45 years, and he doesn't mind being called a Bible- thumping, flag- waving preacher...

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The Chattanoogan Governor Takes Stand On Minutemen More patrols may be on their way but the Minutemen have plans to stay put with their plans in Sunland Park. -- The Minutemen moved into Sunland Park last month after spending 30 days patrolling the El Paso area. -- The group plans to stay regardless of the fact that the area will soon see more Border Patrol agents...