Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Crackdown Faces Mexican Response Clinton Agreement May Hamper Effort Lou Dobbs Tonight - CNN - December 27 Lisa Sylvester: Officials have launched Operation Streamline II, a multi-agency enforcement operation targeting a two-hundred-five-mile sector along the Rio Grande river near Del Rio Texas...the aim of the operation is to catch, jail, prosecute, and ultimately deport illegal aliens trying to enter this country. U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement officials, Justice Department, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Border Patrol, all taking part.    Watch  Transcript Arrest Mexicans? The Clinton Administration signed a Memorandum of Understand that could cripple this effort. Read it here.  Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

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Santa Cruz Sentinel Mexican bank opens in Watsonville, Calif... What next? Bancomer, the only Mexican bank between here and San Jose, is open for business downtown. -- Located at 428-430 Main St., the bank opened last month hoping to serve the city's 80% Latino population. -- "We're just like the regular banks in town," said bank manager Antonio Robles, a Mexican immigrant who was transferred from Mexico...

Arizona Daily Star Motorist flees BP, leaves 400 pounds of pot at crash scene A motorist who was fleeing from a Border Patrol agent abandoned 400 pounds of marijuana after running a red light and crashing on the Interstate 10 frontage road at Orange Grove Road, officials said. -- The agent had tried to stop the driver of a blue Chevrolet Monte Carlo with Sonora plates on Interstate 10...

Naples Sun Times Immigration reform, quite controversial "The executive branch can no longer ignore that the (immigration) system is broken, not injured, but broken," said Naples attorney Casey Wolff who advocates for a comprehensive immigration reform. -- A few weeks ago in Tucson, Ariz. President Bush delivered a speech on sensitive immigration issues...

Doirado

MetroWest Daily News Police: Rape suspect was on coke binge Plymouth, Mass. -- A Framingham man calmly described to police how, after a year of abusing cocaine, he kidnapped a woman and her young son in Framingham and repeatedly raped the woman in front of the boy, a Plymouth detective said in court yesterday. -- Evandro Doirado... is suspected of being an illegal immigrant from Brazil... [See: Family Values]

Arizona Daily Star Attempted murder suspect, pot smugglers arrested A man wanted on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder in Douglas was arrested when he tried to enter the United States from Mexico Monday night, federal authorities said Tuesday. -- Federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they arrested Esgard Ysea at 9:20 p.m. at the port of entry in Douglas...

Coming Up January 7 CT Citizens for Immigration Control is organizing a National Day of Protest -- Stop the Invasion

Wheeling News-Register Editorial Stop Those Who Hire Illegal Aliens It's always easy to tell when a municipality is really getting serious about a crackdown on crimes such as prostitution and drug dealing: Police start arresting buyers and confiscating their cars. An effective strategy to combat illegal immigration would include similar tactics, for obviously many illegals would not cross the border...

Modesto Bee Radio station switches to Spanish-language format Rock 'n' roll may never die, but Modesto's active rock station has bitten the dust. -- New Rock 96.7 FM, a Clear Channel station, switched to the Spanish-language format "La Preciosa" early Tuesday. -- [Gary Granger] said La Preciosa's announcers all come from Mexico, and he hopes that will help connect listeners to their homeland...

Editorial -- The Capital - Annapolis This 'birthright' undermines immigration laws If this country wants to get serious about illegal immigration, it should first think of eliminating incentives for it - especially those financed by taxpayer money. -- This has nothing to do with legal immigration. Those who come here obeying our country's laws deserve the same benefits as American citizens born and raised here.

Jon Dougherty --WorldNetDaily.com Foreigners depressing American wages? A new report says foreigners granted temporary visas to work in the United States are paid far less than their American counterparts, despite a federal law requiring employers to provide them with fair compensation. -- The Center for Immigration Studies said the visa program, known as H1-B, allows U.S. firms to hire professional-level workers...

San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Birth citizens It's understandable that many immigration restrictionists prefer to believe that one of the main reasons that people come to the United States without documents [illegal aliens... criminals] is to have "anchor babies" ­ little native-born citizens who then tether the illegal immigrant parents to this country and provide for public benefits...

Denver Post Editorial Fresh ideas on immigration With perhaps 11 million undocumented people living in the United States, fresh ideas on immigration reform are welcome - so we were glad Gov. Bill Owens added his voice to the debate recently. He endorsed a plan to authorize private agencies to issue guest- worker visas to foreigners employed in the United States...

¡México!

Dominican Today Mexican foreign minister visits US, plugs immigration reform Washington -- Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez returned to his country on Tuesday without concrete results but having impressed on U.S. authorities Mexico's interest in such immigration reform as eschews a physical wall along the border and acknowledges the contribution Mexican workers make to the U.S. economy. [See: Meddling Mexicans]

Military.com Increase in Migrants Test Stamina of CGC Vigilant The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant, homeported in Cape Canaveral, Fla., has experienced first-hand the increase in the number of migrants attempting to reach the United States. Coast Guard data shows that as of Dec. 16, 2005, 2,683 Cubans had been intercepted at sea. That amount is nearly double the number for all of 2004...

The Conservative Voice Day Worker Centers: Day Care For Vicente Fox & Mexico! In yet another surrender to Vicente Fox & other Mexican banditos intent on conquering America with leaf blowers & toilet bowl scrubbers, many American cities are erecting "Day Worker" centers for illegal immigrants. -- In yet another surrender to Vicente Fox & other Mexican banditos intent on conquering America...

Daneen G. Peterson, Ph.D. -- MichNews.com Misc. Madness: Gov't 'Aids and Abets' Illegal Aliens (Part 2) After reading Insanity Reigns . . .(Part 1 - Overview) , it should be patently  clear  why our borders have been left wide-open !(1)  "We the People" have already been sold down the river.  Everyone is aware that NAFTA + CAFTA = SHAFTA for the American worker.  The  miscellaneous governmental insanities, found in this research paper...

Cedillo

Sacramento Bee Sen. Cedillo says, 'This is the year' Legislation to grant California driver's licenses to hundreds of thousands of [illegal aliens... criminals] will be pushed in 2006 for the eighth year in a row - and this time the iron is hot for success, its author contends. -- "The dynamics have changed dramatically, and in our favor," said Sen. Gil Cedillo, D- Los Angeles.

Yuma Sun Official: Yuma cabs used in alien smuggling ...Several times a week, Border Patrol is encountering taxi drivers who are transporting illegal aliens [criminals], said Yuma sector Border Patrol spokesman Michael Gramley. -- Though most taxi drivers in Yuma are not involved in alien smuggling, there is a "small element" of drivers who are involved in organized human trafficking...

American Border Patrol Where is ABP? Many have asked why American Border Patrol's Border Hawk has not been active lately. ABP has chosen this very slow time of the year on the border to prepare a report for Congress and upgrade its technology. To be ready when patrols resume, download the Border Cam Alert Software. Click here and look down the right column.

Idiot Alert!

MetroWest Daily News Immigrant becomes candidate, lashes out Framingham, Mass -- A fourth candidate has jumped into the selectmen's race -- a Guatemalan immigrant who has compared a local anti-illegal immigration group to the Nazis. -- Mario Alvarez will face off against a group of candidates that includes Jim Rizoli, an outspoken critic of illegal immigrants.

El Paso Times Stabbing suspect surrenders The man walked across the Paso del Norte Bridge around noon and headed straight for the Customs and Border Protection checkpoint. -- "Before our officers could even ask him any questions, he said, 'Hey, they're looking for me,' " Roger Maier, the agency's spokesman, said.

Allyn

New York Times GOP Strategist Is Taking Heat for Taking Mexico as Client Rob Allyn, the political consultant, meet Rob Allyn [contact info], the punching bag. -- A longtime Republican strategist, Mr. Allyn has found himself in the cross hairs of conservative critics in the last week after signing a contract with Mexico's foreign ministry to lead a campaign to strengthen the country's image in the United States.

Birmingham News Sheriff to track illegal residents Jefferson County sheriff's deputies will begin tracking [illegal aliens... criminals] throughout the county, keeping tabs on who they are, where they live and their movement throughout the community. -- Not everyone is happy about the new database and those say the manpower could be better used pursuing violent criminals and targeting high- crime areas...

Cornyn

The Monitor - McAllen Cornyn speaks on immigration U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Tuesday that building a fence along the southwest border is unrealistic and ultimately would not deter illegal immigration into the United States. -- "(The wall) is a 19th century solution to a 21st century problem," Cornyn said, calling for a more comprehensive immigration plan. [Also see: Propaganda Watch]