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Monday, March 20, 2006

"New" Border Hawk Returns to Service
Powerful New Camera System

Mike King, ABP Technical Director, geared up for a Border Hawk Mission. King sits in open cargo door to operate camera system.

Palominas, Arizona -- American Border Patrol's Border Hawk M will return to service this week after major modifications. The new bird will feature a full 3-axis gyro stabilized camera platform and two new cameras. The new color camera has a 24 times optical zoom and the night thermal camera will be capable of spotting individuals on the ground from 25,000 feet. (The Border Hawk has a service ceiling of 27,000 feet).

Download the Border Cam software and get an alert when the Border Hawk is sending live video from the border.


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Question on Effect of Invaders in Arizona

Aiding & Abetting is a CRIME!
The Oklahoman -- Oklahoma City
Invaders encouraged to use ITINs to buy U.S. property
If all goes well, Hector and Yolanda [apparent invaders in need of deportation] will own a three- bedroom piece of the American dream by April, although they came here illegally. -- The couple from Mexico City -- he's a welder, and she's a meat packer -- recently qualified for a nearly $90,000 loan to buy a house on a half- acre lot in the metro.AP Internal Use Only

Toss 'em out!
Associated Press
More than 1,000 rally against HR-4437 in New Jersey
Trenton, N.J. -- Railing against a congressional proposal to make illegal immigration a felony, some 1,200 immigrants rights advocates gathered outside the Statehouse on Monday to push for easing the path to U.S. citizenship. -- Amid a sea of flags from the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic...AP Internal Use Only

Coming Up
March 25

Temecula, Calif. -- Noon to 2 PM | Other Events
"Save Our Nation" Rally

 
Piolin
RadioAndRecords.com
Invader media turns up heat while Bush ignores America
In an unprecedented show of unity, Los Angeles's Latin radio PDs and jocks have come together to endorse the protest against the Sensenbrenner Bill, an immigration bill. -- A press conference will be held today at 1pm at City Hall, where KSCA's Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo and Marcela Luévanos; KBUE's Ricardo "El Mandril" Sánchez and PD Pepe Garza...AP Internal Use Only

¡Viva México! 
¡Viva México!
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Mexican anti-violence program a complete failure
The general who'd been in charge of Mexico's efforts to quell drug violence on the border with the United States hasn't been seen by local officials in weeks, and the program is in disarray. -- Drug killings are on the rise, local news outlets have been cowed into silence... [Also see: Napolitano claims moves by corrupt Mexicans will make the border safer]AP Internal Use Only

Coming Up
March 22

Nationwide Protest | Other Events
Stop the Invasion - No Amnesty - No 'Guest Workers'

Busted
KRGV-TV -- Harlingen
Rancher arrested for attempted robbery of invaders
Rio Grande City, Texas -- Police say a Rio Grande City rancher is in jail after he pulled a gun on illegals running through his property. -- A passerby witnessed it all and called 911. A family of four was held at gunpoint. Police say Felix Ricardo Salinas demanded money from the [illegal aliens... criminals]...


Jackson Lee
Contra Costa Times
Panel addresses bias in immigration laws
The national fear of terrorism and a scaling back of civil rights since 2001 is starting to resemble the early days of segregation for immigrants, a Texas congresswoman says. -- The climate in the country has muddied the immigration debate, but Sheila Jackson Lee told a conference of UC Berkeley legal scholars, students and immigration activists...AP Internal Use Only

Coming Up
March 22

Nationwide Protest | Other Events
Stop the Invasion - No Amnesty - No 'Guest Workers'

Cybercast News Service
Poll: Majority of Mexicans See US As 'Exploiter'
Why is the United States a wealthier nation than Mexico? A new Zogby poll asked Mexican and American citizens that question and others. -- 70% of Americans said the U.S. is wealthier because there is plenty of opportunity and work available in the United States, but 62% of Mexicans said the U.S. is wealthier because it exploits others...AP Internal Use Only

It's not amnesty!
It's Not Amnesty!
MSNBC
Bush redefines the term 'amnesty'... again
Cleveland, 10:51 AM PST -- In a rambling answer to a question about the illegal alien invasion, George W. Bush once again said that he's against amnesty. He claims amnesty is 'automatic citizenship'. The definition of 'amnesty' is: "A general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offenses." Bush continued babbling the usual La Raza talking points. TRANSCRIPTAP Internal Use Only

Boom!
Houston Chronicle
Shootout underscores dangers of invader 'drop houses'
On the journey into the United States, a stay in one of Houston's "drop houses" often is the last stop [illegal aliens... criminals] make before their lives begin in this city. -- It's a dehumanizing experience. Immigrants - treated as cargo - are known as pollo, or chickens. They're often held at gunpoint and forced to subsist for days...AP Internal Use Only

Don't Visit The Ditch
KSAT-TV -- San Antonio
Stabbing in Nuevo Laredo leaves Texan dead
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., Mex. -- A San Antonio man was stabbed to death in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, police said Sunday. -- Officers found the corpse of Joe Cantu on the street near Nuevo Laredo's main Reforma avenue shortly before midnight on Saturday, said Victor Almanza, a state police detective.AP Internal Use Only

Squatters
Invaders
Jim Kouri -- National Ledger
The Big Lie: Illegal immigration benefits Americans
It's widely been reported that illegal aliens comprise upwards of 27 percent of the US prison and jail population. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection -- two agencies within the Department of Homeland Security -- claim in several reports that they've apprehended over 100,000 criminal aliens...AP Internal Use Only

Meddling Mexicans
CBS News
Mexican ads push "immigration reform"
Mexico published advertisements in major newspapers in Mexico and in the United States on Monday saying [illegal aliens... criminals] should have the same rights as everyone else and calling it "indispensable" that the two countries reach a migration accord. -- Published in English in The New York Times, The Washington Post and the L.A. Times...AP Internal Use Only

LASD
KABC-TV -- Los Angeles
Two Deputies Shot During Traffic Stop
Two L.A. county sheriff's deputies were rushed to the hospital after being shot in Florence. -- Sheriff's officials say the two deputies made a traffic felony stop at 10:15 am. The suspect [identified as Juan Carlos Campos by a LASD spokesman on KCAL-TV] then bolted from his car. Deputies took off after him and knocked the suspect to the ground...AP Internal Use Only

Stinkin' Liar
Associated Press
Governor says Mexican initiatives will make border safer
Phoenix -- Four Mexican initiatives will help make the border between the United States and Mexico safer, Gov. Janet Napolitano said Friday. -- Napolitano met with Eduardo Medina- Mora Icaza... [Sure they will... just look how successfully the Mexicans have controlled crime elsewhere on the border.] AP Internal Use Only

Onslaught - Third World Horde
Onslaught
FAIR
Study: Population will hit 500 million by 2050 with amnesty
Depending on what Congress decides to do about immigration - curtail it, expand it - the United States is facing a future population just 45 years away that could vary by more than 135 million residents. The difference between the highest and the lowest of the scenarios...AP Internal Use Only

Arnie
Arnold '06
Dan Walters -- Sacramento Bee
Schwarzenegger, like Wilson, could play the immigration card
The Republican governor of California was in trouble as he contemplated his chances of winning a second term. -- Early polls said well over half of the state's voters were inclined to turn him out, and two prominent Democratic officeholders were vying to succeed him. He suffered from defection among Republican voters...AP Internal Use Only

Green Card
ABC News
How My Husband's Boyfriend Got His Green Card
Last week, Isabel* got married. Of course, her husband was there. But so was her husband's boyfriend. And her husband's boyfriend's wife. -- Confused yet? -- Isabel, an immigrant from Latin America, has been living in Miami for the last eight years. She went to school here and has started a promising career...AP Internal Use Only

See Ya, Squatters
Chuck Busch -- OpinionEditorials.com
Borders First Frist and No Right to Remain
...The debate over immigration is an extremely complex issue with profound ramifications for the future of our culture, but in simple terms if we don't reverse the flood of immigrants and who knows what else into this country, our 12 million illegal alien problem will become a 20 M or 30 M problem within just a few years... AP Internal Use Only

Mexico Stinks
Barbara Simpson -- WorldNetDaily.com
Illegal felons: They're heading your way
"They're running over us and they're headed your way." -- Whoa! I wasn't prepared for that response to my question: "What's the bottom-line message about illegals crossing our border?" -- Those were the words of Sheriff Larry Dever on my KSFO- San Francisco radio program last week...AP Internal Use Only

No More Bullshit!
Arizona Daily Star Editorial
Illegal alien held in daughter's death a cruel twist
The quest to stem the tide of illegal immigration into Arizona is taking its toll on humanity and compassion. -- The Associated Press reported Tuesday than an illegal entrant and his 12-year-old daughter were crossing the border on foot recently when they were run over by a Border Patrol pickup. [Also see: Propaganda Watch] AP Internal Use Only


Onslaught
Salt Lake Tribune
Activist plans to fight invasion in House
Alex Segura, the leader of an anti-illegal immigration group, says Utah's Legislature is "unbalanced." -- Except for Rep. Glenn Donnelson, R-North Ogden, he doesn't see any state lawmakers who are serious about changing or creating state laws to discourage [illegal aliens... criminals] and their families from living in Utah.AP Internal Use Only

Border War
San Bernardino County Sun
Texas sheriffs seek to expand coalition
In an act of unity, sheriffs from every southwest border county in the United States will meet Friday in El Paso and pledge to protect the nation from a porous border as well as promise to provide a second line of defense for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents. -- The Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition...AP Internal Use Only

Waah! Waah!
Waah! Waah!
The Courier -- Waterloo, Iowa
Immigrant reform bill protested in Waterloo
Waterloo, Iowa --- Nearly 200 Latinos attended a prayer vigil Sunday night that urged U.S. Senators to reject the current immigration reform bill being considered in Congress. -- "Every human has the fundamental right to immigrate to other countries when the conditions are poor at home," Rev. Nils Hernandez said. [Illegal immigration is a crime]AP Internal Use Only

Marvelous!
Birmingham News
Judge ordering invaders to leave the country
Illegal Hispanic immigrants booked on minor offenses in Hoover last year were often put in jail without bond and ordered to leave the country by Jefferson County District Judge Robert Cahill, who is not an immigration judge. -- Hoover officials call their actions good policing.AP Internal Use Only

CLEAR Act - Bust Illegals
CBS46 -- Atlanta
Cops shoot Mexican national beating child with rock
Mableton, Ga. (AP) -- Cobb County Police say a man clubbing a child with a rock was fatally shot by officers early today after he refused to drop the rock and attempted to strike another blow. -- Police spokesman Wayne Delk says Mario Moncayo was shot about 6 am after the officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a mobile home park... [Also see: Family Values]AP Internal Use Only


Catholic Church
Daneen G. Peterson, Ph.D. -- American Chronicle
Catholic Church & Charities Preach & Practice Sedition
The debate continues to rage over Cardinal Mahony's instructions to his priests to ignore future immigration laws while cloaking his justification in biblical verse. He is not the first to do so. Cardinal McCarrick the archbishop of Washington, DC, has also made a similar claim about current immigration laws. AP Internal Use Only


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