Monday, December 24, 2007

A Mixed Bag The Pluses and Minuses of Ron Paul "It's an economic issue more than anything." -- Comment: We disagree. It's an invasion issue more than anything. Paul was very good on other issues. Meet the Press -- December 23 Tim Russert: Let me ask you about immigration. This is a big issue here and there has been a profound change in your thinking on that. Back when you ran for president as a libertarian in 1988, you said, quote: "As in our country's first 150 years, there shouldn't be any immigration policy at all. We should welcome everyone who wants to come here and work." You've changed your views. Paul: And, during that campaign, I got into trouble with the libertarians when I said there may well be a time when immigration is like an invasion and we'd have to treat it differently. And I think in one sense, with the welfare state, a control - my approach to immigration is somewhat different than the others, mine is you deal with it economically. We're in worse shape now because we subsidize immigration.  Watch Transcript Past Features   Operation B.E.E.F. Updates

Washington Post Worksite arrests target invaders, not supervisors In its announced clampdown on companies that hire illegal [aliens... criminals], the federal government has arrested in the last year nearly four times the number of people that it did two years ago, but only 2 percent of those arrests involved criminal charges against those who hired the workers, according to a year-end tally prepared by the DHS.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Feds won't enforce rule on firing invaders Employers will get a pass this year on rules that would have required firing illegal [aliens... criminals]. -- The Social Security Administration says it will not mail out "no-match" letters this year to more than 138,000 employers nationwide. -- The program was stymied because of a lawsuit by a coalition of labor, business and civil liberties groups.

American Patrol Trouble on the border Glenn Spencer reported today at 4:43 pm PST that there was an apparent gun battle, or some sort of altercation, underway in the San Pedro Riparian Area in Cochise County, Arizona, right on the Mexican border near the ABP headquarters. More info will be posted if and when it becomes available. Spencer reported the ruckus to the Border Patrol.

Newsblaze.com RINO Awards: Top Republicans win big A grassroots movement allowing conservatives to cast their vote to award Republican politicians a "RINO Award" has announced the top winners! Presidential Candidate Rudy Giuliani, a clear frontrunner among the 14 nominees, came in first garnering 29 percent of the vote!

Associated Press Agency head not eager for invasion debate Des Moines -- Many presidential candidates and even state lawmakers are eager to talk about illegal immigration. -- But don't expect the administrator of Iowa's Division of Latino Affairs to eagerly join in the debate. -- That's because Armando Villareal doesn't see much genuine discussion about the issue...

Washington Times Maryland state rep. gets tough on invaders Annapolis, Md. -- Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest is hardening his image and stances on illegal aliens as he braces for one of his toughest primary battles. -- Mr. Gilchrest, Maryland Republican, has mailed a series of fliers stating that he supports better border security and cracking down on illegal aliens. And supporters began airing ads last month...

Albany (Georgia) Herald Is Southwest Georgia's language gap growing? It was about 2 a.m. when Dougherty County paramedic Steve Ebel responded to a recent call about a bleeding man. But because the victim was Mexican and didn't speak any English, Ebel's unit didn't know how the man had been injured or to what extent. -- Situations in which communications barriers prevent an emergency...

McClatchy Newspapers Immigration critical issue in Iowa In 1990, this docile prairie town in central Iowa had 47 Hispanics. But after 15 years of steady migration from Mexico and Central America, Latinos now account for more than a quarter of Perry's 8,000 residents, co-existing with the descendants of the white European immigrants who settled the Farm Belt community in the 19th century.

The City Paper -- Nashville, Tennessee New law to revoke biz license for employing illegals An employer's business license can be revoked if he's found knowingly employing an illegal immigrant under a new state law becoming effective Jan. 1. -- The yet-to-be-implemented law, passed during the last session of the state Legislature, was one of the General Assembly's targeted efforts at combating illegal immigration...

Arizona Republic Could Yuma-area wetland secure border? Stopping illegal immigration at the border is often at odds with protecting the environment. -- But a group of southwestern Arizona leaders wants to do both and is seeking approval from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. -- The idea calls for creating a marshland along the lower Colorado River...

West Side Star -- Lauri, Missouri Immigration bill would target businesses Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon proposed legislation targeting businesses that hire illegal [aliens... criminals] in response to a case against a lake area developer who evaded payroll taxes on [invaders] he had hired. -- Just days after condominium developer Michael G. Schlup was ordered to pay almost $1 million in fines...

Dallas Morning News Year in review: Immigration ...Mexico's top diplomat in North Texas, Consul General Enrique Hubbard Urrea, takes on all comers. He tries to answer his angry e-mail, and those that come up to him to complain about illegal immigrants when they see the diplomatic plates on his vehicle. The majority of illegal immigrants don't commit crime; they avoid crime, he said.

North Country Gazette -- Chestertown, New York Spitzer grants pardon to illegal alien Gov. Eliot Spitzer (clown shown at left) ignored requests for executive clemency from scores of New York residents, some receiving unjust sentences under the Rockefeller Drug laws while others were convicted under extreme mitigating circumstances.  -- Instead, he granted a full and unconditional pardon to an illegal alien to prevent his deportation.