Monday, October 30, 2006

Nonsense Correlation DHS Takes Credit for Normal Fluctuation in Apprehensions See complete chart Houston Chronicle -- October 30 Official: Border arrests dropping But it doesn't mean fewer are crossing illegally, some experts say Washington -- The number of illegal immigrants caught entering the United States fell by 8 percent this year, a senior federal official said Sunday, citing the decline as evidence that enhanced border security is deterring the number of immigrants trying to enter the country. [...] "Across the board, we are seeing enforcement numbers that are at or near record levels," said the senior official, who works with Chertoff at DHS. Nonsense: ABP reports little evidence of the National Guard on the border and continued high levels of border crossers. Past Features   American Border Patrol Updates

International Herald Tribune Usual suspects sue over invader crackdown in Hazleton Allentown, Pa. -- Hispanic groups and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday against a town that has sparked national attention over its immigration policies, setting the stage for a legal battle over its crackdown on illegal [aliens... criminals]. -- The ordinance, approved by the Hazleton City Council last month...

Chip McLean -- Intellectual Conservative Border Fences for Dummies "The fence" is only the first step in securing the border. -- What will a 700-mile fence accomplish? Well, among other things, the GOP is hoping it will help improve their chances of hanging onto Congress in the November mid-term elections. -- It isn't actually the fence itself of course...

Duncan Hunter

Associated Press Rep. Duncan Hunter launches '08 White House bid Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said Monday he will run for president in 2008. -- "This is going to be a long road, it's a challenging road, there's going to be some rough and tumble, but I think it's the right thing to do for our country," Hunter said at a waterfront press conference.

Charlotte News & Observer DWI suspected in wreck that killed 3 Sanford, NC -- A man charged with killing three people in a head-on collision five miles east of Sanford on Friday smelled strongly of alcohol and had a brandy bottle with a broken seal in the passenger area of his car, Trooper K.T. Hill of the state Highway Patrol said Sunday. [Reader: Local TV news reports subject is likely an invader]

ATTENTION! American Border Patrol Notice Dog Lost in McNeal, Arizona

Grand Junction Sentinel One shot dead after argument amongst Mexican bar patrons Montrose, Colo. -- An unidentified man was shot and killed Saturday night in front of a bar in Montrose. His unknown assailant, who one witness said emptied his handgun into the victim while standing over him, is being sought. -- Montrose Police Chief Tom Chinn said the shooting occurred about 11 p.m. Saturday...

Catholic News Service Mexican cardinal bellyaches about border fence Building a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border is a shortsighted move that may hurt the U.S. economy and shows a serious lack of respect for the dignity of Mexican workers, said a Vatican official. -- "This wall, together with the fact that this border is patrolled by thousands of armed men..."

Fighting Immigration Anarchy - by Daniel Sheehy "This book is not just informative but inspiring. Readers will want to join up." Peter Brimelow, author of Alien Nation and editor of VDare.com | Review

WorldNetDaily.com Congressmen: Superhighway about North American Union Rep. Ron Paul today denounced plans for the proposed "NAFTA superhighway" in his state as part of a larger plot for merger of the U.S., Canada and Mexico into a North American Union. -- "By now many Texans have heard about the proposed 'NAFTA Superhighway,' which is also referred to as the trans-Texas corridor," he said in a statement.

Steve Sailer

VDare.com Election 2006: Will worse be better for anti-invasion patriots? Over the last twelve months, the patriotic immigration reform movement has shocked the Establishment- defeating a disastrous plan to import 66 million more unskilled immigrants that was backed by the President, the Senate, virtually the entire Mainstream Media, most of the corporate interests, as well as the ethnic lobbies.

Human Events Border fence becomes law Republican President George W. Bush entered this election year with a plan to force Congress to do something that the majority of Republican members did not want to do: enact an amnesty for illegal aliens. -- he President had a strategy for making this happen. The House had passed a tough immigration- reform bill in December 2005.

Caleb Soptelean -- The Sun -- Midwest City, Oklahoma Illegal immigration still a problem I remember Pat Buchanan railing against illegal immigration at the Republican Party's Convention in 1992. -- Liberals seethed with anger. -- Guess what? Illegal immigration is still an issue. -- Poll after poll reflect it. Conversations with Oklahoma politicians confirm it...

Randy Graf

Tucson Citizen Graf bests Giffords in front of her top loyalists Former state Sen. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, and former state Rep. Randy Graf, a Republican, squared off Thursday in a debate about education sponsored by the Arizona School Board Association and the Arizona Education Association. Educators have been big Giffords supporters, and this seemed to be her crowd and a good thing for her.

Statesman Journal -- Salem, Oregon Area activist works to curb illegal immigration Jim Ludwick just might be the busiest man in the Willamette Valley. -- Most days, Ludwick, the president of Oregonians for Immigration Reform, is up at 6 a.m. checking on his horses, placing calls to politicians in the nation's Capitol, sending e-mail alerts and connecting via the Internet with other organized and budding groups opposed to...

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Geoff Metcalf -- NewsByUs.com Security and Prosperity Partnership ..."The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing." Or so says the web page. It is really the inevitable and promised expansion of NAFTA.

The Coloradoan -- Fort Collins Ref. H targets illegal employers Voters on Nov. 7 will decide whether businesses that hire [illegal aliens... criminals] should be penalized. -- Referendum H is one of a three-pronged, state- level crackdown on [invaders] waged by Gov. Bill Owens and anti-immigration supporters. -- If Referendum H passes, businesses could no longer deduct expenses...

OpEd -- Daily Inter Lake -- Kalispell, Montana Borderline insanity: Lies about the fence On Thursday, President Bush signed into law the so-called Secure Fence Act, which authorizes (but does not fund) 700 miles of double fencing between the United States and Mexico. -- An earlier Homeland Security appropriations bill earmarked $1.2 billion for border security, so a down payment...

Waah! Waah!

KNSD-TV -- San Diego Usual suspects protest proposed border fence San Diego -- Dozens turned out for a rally in San Ysidro to protest a planned fence along the U.S.- Mexico border. -- President Bush signed the fence into law last week. The law authorizes new walls and fencing where illegal [alien... criminal] traffic is the heaviest.