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Monday, April 21, 2008

Shotgun Wedding 
CFR Crowd Work to End U.S. Sovereignty

Houston Chronicle - 4/20/08
...CNN commentator Lou Dobbs, who argues that it's a first step toward a blended North American Union modeled on the European Union that will result in a loss of American sovereignty.
WorldNetDaily.com -- April 19
The new Constitution of America's Union
    ...Even though U.S. officials pretend they do not exist, these documents are important because they pave the way for the Constitution of the Americas, and the other five global "unions." They all advocate the same end goal: global governance. The North American Union is but one extremely important step toward this ultimate goal.
    The Constitution for Americas' Union is the most explicit statement of goals yet made public. It is so extreme that a casual reading would likely result in immediate dismissal by Americans who still have some knowledge and appreciation of the U.S. Constitution. Who, in his right mind, would support a document that created a "supreme council," of selected individuals to advise the "secretary general" of the Americas?

Denver Business Journal     sc       
Guest worker proposal sparks fiery debate in Colorado House   
State Rep. Douglas Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, was sharply rebuked Monday for making provocative, anti-immigration statements during a floor debate over a bill designed to bring more guest workers from other countries to help Colorado's farmers... [Click here for video]~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

WBRZ-TV -- Baton Rouge        
Meddling Mexican claims attacks on disastrous NAFTA are unjustified   
New Orleans -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon took the offensive this afternoon, claiming attacks against NAFTA are unjustified, as he and President Bush made joint public remarks following their first formal discussions at the North American Leaders Summit that began here today... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

American Border Patrol    
ABP to demonstrate border cameras    
American Border Patrol, a non-profit 501 c (3) Arizona Corporation will hold a live demonstration of its Operation Virtual Vigilance Internet camera system at a press conference in Tucson on Tuesday, April 22.

Los Angeles Daily News       
Bratton is always armed with talking points   
If there's one thing Police Chief William Bratton has made clear during his tenure it's that he doesn't like anyone telling him how to run the LAPD. -- Whether it's an ordinary citizen or elected official, Bratton lets everyone know he is the man in charge... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~


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Poynter Institute -- St. Petersburg, Florida        
Deciding whether to publish the immigration status of suspects   
...The residency status of immigrants (legal and illegal) charged with a crime is also pertinent because that status determines if they face deportation. Even legal permanent residents can be deported if they're convicted of aggravated felonies or minor theft crimes. ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Washington Times       
Border coalition joins fence suit   
A coalition of Texas mayors, county judges and economic development commissioners is joining a federal lawsuit challenging Department of Homeland Security efforts to build 153 miles of fencing along the Texas-Mexico border... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

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Houston Chronicle        
Houston Shipley raid first in broad crackdown   
Families are in hiding. [Illegal aliens] are lining up lawyers in case of arrest. Business leaders are nervous, and activists are outraged. -- It's part of the dramatic fallout from an immigration raid last week on a Shipley Do-Nuts warehouse complex, the first such raid in Houston since early last year. ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

San Diego Union-Tribune       
Drug boat washes ashore at Sunset Cliffs    
An 18-foot boat used to smuggle drugs washed ashore in Sunset Cliffs with marijuana still on board early Monday morning, authorities said. -- The U.S. Coast Guard received a call that a boat was in distress and hitting the rocks about 6 a.m., said Lauren Mack, Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman. ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Jack Dunphy -- National Review        
‘Special Order 40’ on trial   
Sometimes a solitary tragedy can weave all the tangled threads of a far-ranging debate into a sharply focused picture, one that only the willfully blind can claim not to see. Here in Los Angeles, one such tragedy has been the murder of Jamiel Shaw, 17, a high-school student and star athlete who was shot to death on March 2... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Arizona Republic -- Phoenix        
Registration declines may be tied to immigration law   
Mesa and several Phoenix districts had significant enrollment declines after the holiday break in January, which officials blame on several factors, including a new state law that punishes businesses for hiring [illegal aliens]. -- Overall, more than 1,000 students did not return to classes at Mesa Public Schools... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Canada Free Press -- Toronto, Ontario        
Immigration breaks backs of taxpaying U.S. citizens   
Are you having a hard time paying your bills, making your mortgage payments or putting your kids through college? You need to know how much of your hard-earned income the government is skimming off and diverting into handouts to immigrants and illegal [aliens]. ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Jim Kouri, CPP -- News With Views        
U. S. and Canadian governments renaming NAU to fool citizens   
The large number of American and Canadian citizens who are aware of the US-Canadian plan to eventually form a North American Union, has caused internationalists and socialists on both sides of the border to revamp their plans, according to a source in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Mike Hankins -- Helena (Montana) Independent Register        
Of course they’re bitter   
...Do you think the loggers and millworkers of our West, told to find other permanent employment, are NOT frustrated? Can you blame the peoples of the southwest, facing constant trespass of their land by illegal [aliens], for choosing the gun to right the wrongs being inflicted upon them? ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Gainesville (Georgia) Times       
Illegal alien arrested in drive-by murder case   
A 22-year-old Gainesville man was killed Sunday night in a drive-by shooting on Merck Street. -- An investigation by the Hall County Sheriff's Office indicates that a male driving an orange pickup truck driven by Hugo M Tepanca pulled up in front of a residence on Merck Street about 8 p.m... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Brett Winterble -- Human Events        
The siege of Los Angeles   
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is off his rocker. This weekend residents of Los Angeles waited with bated breath to hear the State of the City Speech from the mayor. Most Angelenos looked forward to seeing the Mayor once again since it had been while: in the wake of a sex scandal he had all but permanently... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Dateline D.C. -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review       
It's illegal immigration, stupid!   
...Our Congress helps companies outsource jobs offshore, while they authorize 182,000 legal immigrants each month. An estimated additional 100,000 illegal aliens arrive monthly. -- Other reports show that an average immigrant household pays $10,664 in federal taxes and receives $13,326 in federal welfare and entitlement programs.~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

UPI        
50 percent of LA workforce are "immigrants"   
Los Angeles is at the leading edge of a U.S. demographic trend, with half of its workforce immigrants, many of them unskilled and speaking little English. -- As baby boomers retire, the same pattern will emerge across the country, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. Demographers estimate that by 2025 most of the growth in the workforce will be from immigrants. [Related Industrial Areas Foundation info] ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Greg Palast -- The People's Voice        
José Can You See? Bush’s Trojan Taco   
While you Democrats are pounding each other to a pulp in Pennsylvania, the President has snuck back down to New Orleans for a meeting of the NAFTA Three: the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of Mexico. -- You’re not supposed to know that – for two reasons: First, the summit planned for the N.O. two years back was meant to showcase the rebuilt Big Easy... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

KHOU-TV -- Houston        
Mother killed in attempted carjacking to be laid to rest today   
One of the suspects in a carjacking that left a mother of five dead will appear in court Monday morning, just a couple of hours before the victim is laid to rest. -- Tina Davila was killed April 16 as she tried to pay her cell phone bill at a northeast Houston store. Police say Timoteo Rios, an illegal [alien.... criminal], tried to grab her keys from her... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

WINK News -- Fort Myers, Florida        
Search for Cuban immigrants in Captiva   
Lee County, Fla. -- According to Lee County Sheriff's Department a search is on for 28 Cuban immigrants, who were dropped off in a boat from Upper Captiva, about 1/2 a mile north of Foster Point. A jogger spotted them off-loading at about 8:30 Monday morning... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Associated Press        
Wood products employees indicted   
Boise, Idaho -- A federal grand jury has indicted a dozen employees of a Homedale wood products company for immigration violations and theft charges. -- The Idaho Statesman reports that 10 men and two women were charged with multiple crimes in indictments handed up this week... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

WOAI-TV -- San Antonio        
Illegal alien accused of raping, impregnating teen   
An [illegal alien] in the Bexar County Jail, accused of sexually assaulting a child. That child gave birth over the weekend and she says her infant son belongs to him. -- Police say 44-year-old Juan Manuel Cepeda was arrested Sunday night, after a 15-year-old girl came forward with the claims. [More of Bush's pet fiends]~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Dallas Morning News        
Meddling Mexican to hear "immigrant" leaders' concerns at conference   
Mexico's President Felipe Calderón comes to Dallas on Tuesday with bridge-building credentials. He has a Harvard master's degree, English fluency – and relatives who work illegally in the U.S. -- All three attributes should serve him well when he meets separately with Mexican" immigrant" leaders... [More Mexican meddling]~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Walter Moore for Mayor of Los Angeles        
Why is the L. A. Times' coverage of Jamiel's Law biased?   
Why is the L.A. Times coverage of Jamiel's Law biased? In a word, "money." -- Jamiel's Law would apply only to illegal aliens in gangs. However, the L.A. Times has confused its readers by publishing a raft of articles about the supposed disadvantages of ending "sanctuary city" protection for all illegal aliens... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Associated Press        
Depression-era deportations bill's focus   
State Sen. [One Bill Gil] Cedillo is trying to shine some light on a shocking but little known episode in U.S. history. He faces an uphill battle. -- The L.A. Democrat is the author of a bill that would require public junior high and high schools to teach students about the deportation of about 2 million Latinos... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Economic Times -- Gurgaon, Haryana, India
North American leaders for summit of under-fire NAFTA   
... Bush and Calderon are scheduled Monday to inaugurate a new Mexican consulate in New Orleans, a city still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. -- The population of Mexicans in the state of Louisiana, where New Orleans is located, is currently around 83,000 -- a 55 percent increase... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette      
Bust of ring in Batesville nets meth haul, 52 arrests   
A 2 1/2-year investigation into the distribution in Arkansas of a high-quality type of methamphetamine has so far netted more than 100 pounds of the drug along with more than 50 arrests and led to the dismantling of an organized-crime hub based in Batesville, authorities said Thursday... ~Visit AmericanPatrol.com~

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