Tuesday, January 2, 2007 The Passing of President Gerald R. Ford -- National Day of Mourning

What do You Think? Should the U.S. Bow to Mexico Over Fence Issue? Author Blas Nuñez-Neto He was born in Argentina and moved to the United States when he was ten years-old. Blas has worked as an electoral observer with the Organization of American States missions to Haiti and Nicaragua. Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border -  Requires Free Acrobat PDF File Reader Blas Nuñez-Neto and Stephen Viña "...Do the gains in border security outweigh the risk of alienating Mexico and Canada? Should the Mexican or Canadian government's opinions or wishes be taken into account when border fencing is concerned? Given the need to coordinate intelligence and law enforcement activities at the border, should maintaining cordial working relationships with Mexico and Canada take precedence over sealing the border with physical barriers?" Questionnaire: Do gains in border security outweigh the risk of alienating Mexico? Should the Mexican government's opinions be taken into account? Do cordial working relationships with Mexico take precedence over sealing the border? Past Features   American Border Patrol Updates

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Media Watch

Georgia Activist D. A. King on 'Fox and Friends' -- Wednesday 6:15 AM Eastern -- Fox News Channel

Readers Write    Mark Andrew Dwyer The cuckoo chicks ...There is a striking similarity between how recent flood of illegal aliens from Mexico finds its way and roots into the U.S. and the way cuckoo birds secure the continuation of their species. -- Common cuckoos are famous for duping other birds into raising their chicks. A mother cuckoo, rather than building a nest while pregnant...

Daily Democrat -- Woodland, Calif. Mexican Reconquista clowns threaten 'strike' For much of the fall semester at Woodland Community College, students from the campus club Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán have been reaching out to administrators because of anger over a lack of Mexican- American instructors on campus. -- But students, unhappy with the lack of progress made at getting Latino instructors...

Whistleblower Magazine via WorldNetDaily.com How 'leaders' are transforming USA into North American Union It seems unthinkable. But then, so did 9/11 before it happened. -- Can it really be possible that Americans are witnessing a governmental program designed to merge ­ slowly but surely ­ the United States, Mexico and Canada? -- That question is generating a major amount of below-the-media-radar buzz.

American Patrol More comments about the American Patrol Report Word about American Patrol's plan to discontinue online reporting spread quickly Friday and the response was overwhelming. We are continuing to receive e-mails. Here are some we got today and late yesterday. Please remember, American Patrol is not part of American Border Patrol. Donations are not tax deductible. American Patrol will try hard to continue the service.

WBBM News Radio -- Chicago Cops: Christmas day killer appears to be in Mexico Palos Park, Ill. -- Cook County authorities believe they know who killed a Chicago woman whose body was found Christmas Day in a forest preserve in the southwest suburbs. -- The body of Juana Ornelas was found on Christmas Day by a man walking his dog in a forest preserve near Palos Park.

Today's News-Herald --- Lake Havasu City, Arizona Locals, feds to work together on illegal immigration Merry Christmas. You're under arrest. -- Mohave County Sheriff's deputies apprehended 15 suspected illegal immigrants in the Lake Havasu City area Christmas Day, bringing the total number of illegal aliens taken into custody by the Sheriff's Office to 39 this month...

Robert Spencer -- FrontPageMagazine.com The Minneapolis Jihad The Somali jihad is over for now, but it still has supporters worldwide ­ including within the United States. -- The southern Somali city of Kismayo has fallen to a combined force of Ethiopian and Somali troops. The Somali Supreme Islamic Courts Council regime ruled Mogadishu for only a few months, instituting a particularly draconian...

Contra Costa Times New border rules prompt rush to obtain passports If you're planning to fly to Mexico or Canada after Jan. 22, now would be a good time to submit passport applications to your local post office. -- On Jan. 23, new security requirements will mean Americans no longer will be able to re-enter the country with only a driver's license and birth certificate.

Mac Johnson -- Human Events Why illegal immigration is about to get worse A voter trying to affect the course of government is a little like a pilot trying to affect the course of hand-to-hand combat with a 500-pound bomb. Just as there is simply no place in the battle that the pilot can strike without inflicting casualties on his own side, there is no candidate in a two-party election that any given voter can support...

Danbury News Times Hiring invaders hurts other businesses Employers who hire illegal [aliens] should be fined, if not arrested. -- That's what Joe Neverisky sees as a solution to his problem: [Illegal aliens... criminals] in Danbury are creating a cheaper labor market, making it difficult for him to make a living in construction, he said.

Coming Up January 6 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. - 8-11 am PST -- | Other Events Day Laborer Hangout Protest

Times Record -- Fort Smith, Arkansas Council to discuss invasion issue The Greenwood City Council will look again today at a proposed ordinance that would make it illegal for any business operating in Greenwood to employ illegal aliens. -- Scheduled are an agenda-setting meeting that will be followed by a regular council meeting, according to City Clerk/Treasurer Wanda Cabe. The meetings begin at 6 p.m...

Eugene (Oregon) Register Guard Refugee advocates call for help for fleeing Iraqis ...Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who is taking over the immigration, border security and refugee subcommittee, plans hearings this month on America's responsibility to help vulnerable Iraqis. An estimated 1.8 million Iraqis are now living outside Iraq. The pace of the exodus has quickened significantly in the past nine months.

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

D. A. King

The Dustin Inman Society D.A. King on local enforcement of immigration laws In a December 29 guest column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, acting Southeast regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund [MALDEF], Isaiah D. Delemar, threatens costly legal action if Cherokee County does not abandon its recently passed ordinance aimed at preventing landlords there from renting...

American Border Patrol Illegal border traffic beginning to increase again American Border Patrol reports that illegal border traffic in the Naco Border Patrol station area of responsibility is beginning to climb, ending the holiday slowdown. A very large group of possibly fifty or more was detected this morning at 9:10 am MST.

Robert Ussery -- Des Moines Register Here's the real Christmas story of illegal invaders This is the season that Christians around the world recount the story of the Nativity. Many try to draw comparisons between the birth of the Christ child and the northern migration of the illegal invaders from the south. -- Let's compare them...

Onslaught

Student Operated Press U.S. population hits 301 million Washington ­ A steady stream of immigrants to the United States and moderate growth keep the U.S. population younger than other developed countries, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which projects population in the United States on New Year's Day 2007 to be 301 million people.

The Editors -- Family Security Foundation Illegal aliens bring generations of poverty with them Many legal [aliens] to the US are highly educated. In contrast, most illegal aliens are very poorly educated. The average education levels for Mexican fathers, a large component of the illegal alien population, and their U.S.-born children are at the bottom of the educational spectrum... [Also see: Importing Poverty]