Saturday, January 21, 2006

The Word Real Experts Discuss Illegal Immigration American Border Patrol round table     Watch this streaming video of five of the most experienced Americans on the front line of illegal immigration. The discussion was sent out live over the Internet following a meeting of the Board of Directors of American Border Patrol, Friday, January 19, at ABP's Home Office on the border in Southeastern Arizona.     The panel includes ABP Board Members Glenn Spencer, head of ABP, Bill King, former Chief U.S. Border Patrol Agent, Chuck Floyd, retired Army officer and a Presidential Appointee for international security, and Iris Lynch, co-sponsor of Arizona Proposition 200 and Glenn's neighbor. Joining them is Richard Humphries, border resident and former Arizona undercover narcotics agent and pilot. (Video ends abruptly at about one hour due to power failure at ABP home office.)     ABP plans to begin regular weekly reports from the border. They will be posted Saturday Evening - remember this will be a Saturday Evening post.      Watch Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

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Donohue

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ''Guest worker' plan: Horns lock on immigration ...Legislation sponsored by Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., would permit illegal immigrants to obtain work visas for up to six years. Chamber President Thomas Donohue said that would be a step in the right direction. -- "The alternative approach -- rounding up and deporting the 10 to 11 million illegal aliens already working here -- is ridiculous on its face," he said.

Ernesto Portillo Jr. -- Arizona Daily Star Grass-roots folk argue illegal entry degrades American life ...Tancredo played a big role in December's surprising vote by the Republican- dominated U.S. House of Representatives, which adopted get-tough legislation on illegal immigration. Few people predicted it. -- The proposal would authorize 700 miles of border fence, make illegal presence in the United States a felony...

WCBS-TV -- New York NY State Will Lose Aid For Illegal Alien Care A federal review of recent hospital visits by thousands of illegal immigrants across New York State found many of the state's claims did not qualify as an emergency. -- The state will not recieve $32.5 million in federal reimbursements as result, according to the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services in Washington, D.C.

WFAA-TV -- Dallas Smugglers blamed for border violence Patrol agents tell us smugglers are behind recent violence on the border and the backlash is coming from both human and drug traffickers in response to tighter border security. -- Border patrol agents cautiously search tunnels used by smugglers - smugglers who've become increasingly violent.

Tom DeLay

Galveston Daily News DeLay: Detainess shouldn't be released Count Tom DeLay as one of those upset about Thursday's roundup of day laborers in League City. -- But the Republican congressman wasn't troubled to see that 62 suspected [illegal aliens... criminals] were rounded up in the sweep. -- Instead, he was dismayed because almost all were let go.

Joe Guzzardi

VDare.com Newsday's Bart Jones And Mae Cheng Win Third Annual VDARE.COM Worst Immigration Coverage Award! The Third Annual VDARE.COM "Worst Immigration Coverage Award" is given, after much soul-searching, to Newsday's Bart Jones and Mae Cheng who co-author the newspaper's regular feature, "Immigration Q & A."

Miami Herald Immigrants fear losing right to stay in U.S. ...Alarm has spread through South Florida communities of Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Salvadorans, and across the nation over the possibility that the administration is considering ending a program called Temporary Protected Status. -- South Florida's three Cuban- American Republicans in the House...

KRGV-TV -- Harlingen FBI says attacks on Border Patrol agents are connected The FBI has determined the two recent attacks on Border Patrol agents are connected. -- Two separate attacks occurred on two separate nights. One boat patrol near Brownsville was shot at, and days later agents driving along the river banks were attacked. -- The shots came from across the Rio Grande River.

¡México!

The DePaulia -- DePaul University -- Chicago Border controversy continues for U.S. and Mexico Antonio Garza, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has been forced to take a defensive stance towards growing international criticism over U.S.-Mexico border security. -- Garza believes illegal immigrants do not have a right to seek employment in any country but their own. Garza said, "Illegal immigration is a threat to our system of laws..."

Arizona Daily Star Minuteman Project back on front burner ...Kat Rodriguez, community organizer [and Mexican reconquista] with Derechos Humanos said the Minuteman presence sends an ugly message, unintended or not. -- "When you have people coming in from outside of our communities with a very myopic, ignorant rhetoric, it's not conducive to a healthy discussion about the issues," Rodriguez said.

Los Angeles Times Amid Rifts, GOP Backs Guest-Worker Plan Despite deep divisions within its ranks, the Republican Party formally endorsed a guest-worker program Friday that would permit more workers from abroad to work legally and temporarily in the United States. -- The vote by the Republican National Committee averted a potentially embarrassing setback for President Bush...

Arizona Republic Invaders found crammed in van Casa Grande, Arizona -- A state Department of Public Safety sergeant pulled over a 1984 Ford club van on Friday carrying more than two dozen [illegal aliens... criminals], including two minors, crammed inside, the department reported. -- The sergeant pulled the van over after it crossed illegally into the median...

WorldNetDaily.com 62 illegals caught and released Following a manslaughter case and two sexual assaults in League City, Texas, immigration authorities swept through the town, arresting 62 illegal aliens ­ and then hours later released all but two. -- Sgt. Dan Krieger of the League City Police Department said the roundup was called for... [Nov. 23, 2005: Bush crony Chertoff claims 'Catch and Release' policy to be ended]

Doug Hagin -- American Daily Boycott Mexico! The time has come for America to do what the radical left is always accusing America of doing! In fact, it is way past time for this nation to stop caring what the rest of the world thinks and says of us. The Left has always labeled us as an arrogant country and I say this is the time for us to become a bit more arrogant towards the rest of the world! At least towards our neighbors to the South.

Morris News Service Report on taxes paid by illegals is disputed Atlanta -- Illegal immigrants living in Georgia pay as much as $252 million a year in state and local taxes, according to a report released Thursday. -- But critics say the study is flawed and doesn't change the debate on immigration policy. -- The study concluded that each household of undocumented aliens pays between $1,800 and $2,470...