Thursday, December 29, 2005

Coming "Knife Fight" Between House and Senate CLEAR Act Sponsor Will Fight For Measure "...there's going to be a knife fight to make sure it stays in." Lou Dobbs Tonight - CNN - December 28 Christine Romans: Twenty- eight- year- old Brian Jackson was a newlywed. The Dallas police officer was shot and killed in November by an illegal alien. Juan Lescano had been detained twice by local police in the previous two months. Both times he was released under a policy that prohibits local officers from enforcing federal immigration law. Representative Charlie Norwood says his amendment to the House reform bill would change that. Norwood: Our bill makes certain that they are authorized to help the federal government just like they're authorized to help the federal government catch drug dealers...    Watch  Transcript Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

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Chicago Tribune Usual suspects miffed over Lipinski's vote on anti-invader bill Hispanic community activists gathered Wednesday in front of the office of Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) on the Southwest Side to protest his vote for a bill that would impose stricter regulations on [illegal aliens... criminals] and make illegal entry into the country a criminal act. -- "The Mexican community is incensed by his voting in the bill..."

KNBC-TV -- Los Angeles Investigators uncover invader 'drop house' in Riverside Riverside, Calif. -- Investigators say Thursday they have uncovered a drop house in Riverside. They found more than two- dozen [illegal aliens... criminals] locked inside and upstairs in a home. Two Guatemalan men accused of serving as guards at the house are under arrest in the investigation.

Fox News Immigration: A Tool in the Enemies' Toolkit Illegal or fraudulent immigration into the United States is an important tool in the toolkits of America's enemies ­ and it has been exploited tirelessly, and tragically, all too successfully. -- The problems resulting from the amenable and porous borders of the United States have metastasized beyond the socio- economic concerns of ruinous welfare...

USA Today Alabama could join states that require drivers know English A state judge could rule soon on whether Alabama must give driver's license exams only in English or can test potential motorists in 12 other languages as it has since 1998. -- A long- running legal battle pits English- only advocates here against the state and civil rights groups. The driver's license issue, which states have grappled with for decades...

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Tom DeWeese -- MichNews.com Liberty's spirit awakens, but Big Brother never sleeps ...No issue has grabbed the nation's attention like the invasion of illegal aliens. As hundreds of thousands poured across the U.S. border over the years, changing our culture, affecting our crime rate and diminishing our standard of living, frustrated Americans were told by government that there was nothing to be done about it.

Statesman Journal -- Salem Four held, cocaine and heroin seized after investigation of sales Salem police arrested three men and a woman Wednesday in a drug investigation that uncovered more than 7 pounds of cocaine and nearly 1 pound of heroin. --- Josefina Herrera-Ortiz, of Newberg, Jose Meza- Vazquez, of Dallas, Jose Huerta- Navarro, of Vancouver and Everado Ramirez- Canizalez, of Newberg were charged with distribution...

Associated Press Chandler man carefully planned revenge in Home Depot attack Chandler, AZ -- Feeling slighted because of a small raise at the Home Depot where he used to work and by U.S. plans to build a 700- mile fence along the border with Mexico, police said Ali R. Warrayat carefully planned his revenge. -- He wanted to make a statement, and hopefully burn down the Chandler store where he worked...[Related item]

John Miano -- Front Page Magazine The H-1B Rip Off The temporary visa program known as H-1B enables U.S. employers to hire professional- level foreign workers for a period of up to six years. According to the law (8 U.S.C. § 1182(n)), employers must pay H-1B workers either the same rate as other employees with similar skills and qualifications or the "prevailing wage" for that occupation and location...

The Times - London India builds a 2,500-mile barrier to rival the Great Wall of China ...Next month India plans to fence off this area of West Bengal as part of a little-known £600 million project to erect a steel barrier right along its 2,500-mile border with its much smaller Muslim neighbour. As a result Mr Biswas and his village of 2,000 people will be sealed off from their own country...

Juan Pacheco - New California Media Joining immigration dragnets erodes cops' anti-crime efforts ...Reform efforts that focus on enforcement alone haven't worked to bring about a rational or effective immigration system because they ignore the complex realities of existing family ties and the needs of employers and employees alike. For immigration reform to be truly effective, it must balance appropriate enforcement measures...[Also see: Propaganda Watch]

Post-Chronicle -- Rockaway, New Jersey A Sensible, Workable Immigration Reform Proposal Illegal immigration must be prevented, both for national security and sheer economic survival. Even some Democrats are starting to realize that we must protect our borders and enforce our immigration laws in order to remain a sovereign nation. -- Businesses that employ illegal immigrants must be severely punished...

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El Universal -- Mexico City Mexico seeks allies against border wall Top officials from Mexico and Central America are planning to meet on Jan. 9 to formulate a plan in response to an anti-immigrant bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. -- The U.S. congressional initiative, which still must be approved by the Senate, proposes walling off the U.S.-Mexico border in its entirety to curb illegal immigration.

Yuma Sun Suspected smugglers flee scene after wreck in Yuma That's how Yuma winter visitors Richard and Kathleen Rorvig described the moment a car driven by two suspected illegal immigrant smugglers crashed into the brick wall near their trailer Wednesday morning in a north Yuma neighborhood. -- Yuma police and Yuma sector Border Patrol agents Wednesday afternoon...

WABC-TV -- New York Toddler Discovered Drunk, Babysitter Arrested Patchogue -- A two-year-old is back at home this morning after police found the boy legally drunk. Police were checking on an order of protection at a home in Patchogue when they discovered the drunk toddler, along with his sister. --That child was in the care of his cousin, Juan Reyes, 37, when he was found drunk...

Coming Up January 21 Wellesley, Massachusetts | Other Events Mass. Coalition for Immigration Reform Meeting

Dallas Morning News via the San Luis Obispo Tribune In Mexico, culture of corruption runs deep Last year, a member of Mexico City's legislature was videotaped accepting a bribe. The brother of a former president is widely assumed to have built a $100 million fortune through influence peddling. In 1997, the head of the country's drug interdiction office was dismissed - for involvement in drug trafficking.

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Arizona Republic U.S. pays Mexico to secure border It was a sunny day in Texas, and the mood was upbeat at George W. Bush's ranch as the U.S. president shook the hand of his Mexican counterpart and thanked him for helping keep America safe. -- "In this age of terror, the security of our borders is more important than ever, and the cooperation between Mexico and American border ..."

NewsMax.com High Cost of Medical Care for Illegal Aliens We don't want to be thought of as Scrooges post-Christmas ­ particularly with the dashing approach of New Year 2006 ­ but we did want to make some comments regarding the consequences of illegal immigration on medicine and health care. This has certainly been one of the most important and far-reaching issues of 2005.

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Partha Banerjee -- Asbury Park Press Enforcement-only wrong way to reform immigration policy The House of Representatives, in passing the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (HR-4437), has made the worst nightmare possible come true for millions of immigrants. -- This unprecedented, fiercely anti-immigrant act is a misguided... [Also see: Propaganda Watch]

NorthJersey.com Opponent: Enforce laws, tighten borders Like crusaders on opposite ends of the battlefield, Ron Bass and Maria Juega are waging war in New Jersey over illegal immigration. Although they have never met, their differences mirror the debate over various measures now moving through Congress. Many consider the clash - of get-tough enforcement...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editorial House immigration bill crosses line The punitive immigration and border security bill approved this month by the U.S. House of Representatives is a frightening and largely useless piece of legislation. Its mean spirit - and its failure to provide a constructive solution to the very real problem of illegal immigration... [Also see: Propaganda Watch]

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VDare.com Treason For Fun And Profit: Peter Schey And His "Mexico Project" The Mexican government, and its American allies, are not content with merely advising Mexican nationals about how to evade U.S. immigration law enforcement on their way into the U.S. -- They now offer advice about how to use the latest in U.S. law to change status from illegal alien to permanent legal resident after arrival.

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Arizona Daily Star Mexican invader freed before cops linked him to slaying A man wanted in connection with the slaying of an ice-cream vendor was detained by police several weeks after the July 25 shooting, a detective said Wednesday. -- But Felix Gaxiola-Flores hadn't been identified as a suspect in the death of vendor Cosme Encinas-Valenzuela at the time he was taken into custody by officers...

VDare.com Cop Killer Returns To Colorado.... Denver cop killer Raul Gomez-Garcia arrived in Denver just hours hours before Christmas eve after the Mexican Government agreed to extradite him. -- Both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News made subtle allusions to Gomez- Garcia returning because he missed his infant child...

The Star-Ledger -- Newark Passaic to stop holding immigrant detainees at jail Dogged by protests and national controversies over their treatment of foreign detainees, Passaic County officials have decided to end the 20- year- old practice of holding immigrants facing deportation at the aging and overcrowded county jail, officials said yesterday. -- A spokesman for ICE said the county has decided to opt out...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editorial Tougher measures aim to rein in uncontrolled immigration All the usual suspects have denounced the immigration-control bill passed this month by the U.S. House of Representatives. Rather than represent the jackboot of fascism, the bill, sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), is a belated response to the public's outrage over Washington's refusal to enforce the immigration laws.

The Courier-News -- Elgin Hispanic babies born at greater rate than other groups Elgin continued to follow a national trend in 2005 as Sherman Hospital delivered the largest percentage of Hispanic babies in its history. -- Of 2,429 babies born at Sherman so far this year, 58.2 percent were Hispanic, a hospital spokesman said. That compares with 56.1 percent in 2004 and 55.3 percent in 2003.