Sacramento Bee  sc     Town hall anger reflects nation's mood    At the dawn of the Barack Obama era, the promise of hope has faded. America's public square is an angry and bitter place. -- Finger-pointing and yelling at town hall meetings this summer are signs of a country that has been building toward a boiling point for several years, stressed by a fast-changing economy, a flood of immigration...

Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger      Hurricane Katrina raises census stakes    ...Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Tupelo, said he opposes counting illegal [aliens]. -- "If someone breaks the law and has entered our country illegally, they should not be counted," he said. -- But Wiseman said, "It would be wise, if the Coast wants to keep its legislative seats, to count everybody. (Hispanic residents) may be the very thing that saves the Coast."

KUSA-TV -- Denver      New photo released in nationwide search for likely illegal alien fiend    A higher resolution photo of a suspected sex offender has been released by the Aurora Police Department as they continue their search for the man accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old. -- Police are still asking the public for help in finding 20-year-old Daniel Hernandez-Ramos who they believe sexually assaulted the child in early August... [More "family values"]

Rasmussen Reports      57% would like to replace entire Congress    If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, just 25% of voters nationwide would keep the current batch of legislators. -- A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% would vote to replace the entire Congress and start all over again. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure how they would vote...

China Daily -- Beijing      China's national flag to go up in White House on Sept. 20    The national flag of the People's Republic of China (PRC) will be hoisted at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on September 20, media reported Sunday. -- Chinese associations in the United States had applied to hold a ceremony in front of the US President's residence to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of PRC... [See Obama Watch]

McAllen (Texas) Monitor      Valley sheriffs ponder federal immigration enforcement program    Many Rio Grande Valley law enforcement officers cringe when someone talks about working with the federal government to identify and arrest illegal [aliens]. -- But when U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano brought up the idea during an Aug. 11 speech in El Paso, some Valley peace officers listened.

American Border Patrol     Obama opening the border?     ABP just got a call from a woman who lives near the Bisbee (Arizona) airport, not far from the Naco Border Patrol station. She knows who we are and wanted to let us know that illegals are once again flooding across the border through her property.

Arizona Daily Star -- Tucson      Disputes splinter border watchers     ..."These groups all seem to implode when they build any sort of volume in membership or authority," said Michael Christie, who was an employee of Glenn Spencer's American Border Patrol for several years, until a disagreement with Spencer led him out of the Cochise County-based group in February... [This rag gets it wrong again, as usual]

Latin American Herald-Tribune -- Caracas, Venezuela     More sniveling out of Mexican diplomat    ..."We're seeing a growing criminalization of [illegal aliens.... criminals] and a hostile environment toward the immigrant, both the [illegal alien] and those who are in that country legally," foreign ministry official Daniel Hernandez told a press conference on Friday. --And get this blatant lie!: An estimated 12 million Mexicans live in the United States, about half of whom are undocumented. [Related item]

Carl Braun -- The Examiner     Mexican Consulate to illegal aliens: Know your rights!    For some time now the Mexican Government has actively educated illegal border crossers on their rights and on how to "game" the American system. We’ve seen it in everything from coloring books, to maps, pamphlets and even advertisements.

Houston Chronicle     Illegal alien brothers charged in Houston doc's slaying    Investigators trying to determine who might have gunned down a prominent Houston doctor at his Bellville ranch last weekend didn't have to look very far to get a break in the case. -- On Friday, they charged two brothers of the physician's ranch hand with murder and announced they were also looking for the men's cousin... [See Crime Watch]

The News Journal -- Wilmington, Delaware      Illegal alien, others nabbed in fake ID bust    A two-month investigation into drug sales at a Georgetown house led to the arrests of three men, including one for making fraudulent Social Security cards, police said. -- No drugs were found, they said. -- Georgetown police Lt. Lawrence Grose identified the three suspects as: Rene Morales-Mazariegos, 28, and Reynaldo Leal and Nicholas Ojeda... [See Crime Watch]

Joe Guzzardi -- VDare.com      Senator Specter (Turncoat-PA) marches on... or maybe not!    With Ted Kennedy gone, only John McCain matches Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter's record for subverting America, with his ceaseless endorsement of amnesties and increases in non-immigrant worker visas. -- But his upcoming November 2010 reelection campaign, Specter faces one insurmountable challenge...

Los Angeles Times     Protesters at Capitol denounce government policies     They came to the Capitol this afternoon to denounce many, if not all, things governmental: water policy and healthcare plans, taxes, climate legislation, anti-gun laws, President Obama and more. -- The demonstration was billed as a launching of the Tea Party Express cross-country tour of protests against "out-of-control spending, higher taxes, bailouts..." [See Obama Watch]

Dallas Morning News      Napolitano calls immigration policy overhaul (aka amnesty) 'a priority'    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that she was optimistic that a bipartisan immigration-policy overhaul would, at some point, get through Congress. -- "This is not a new issue," she said in a meeting with The Dallas Morning News' editorial board. "It's just putting together a comprehensive package that covers the immigration issues from A to Z..." [See Amnesty Watch]

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Clarion Ledger -- Jackson, Miss.      Guilty pleas in Flowood immigration raid    Two corporations, the owner, and two managers of Stix Restaurant in Flowood (Miss.) today pleaded guilty to federal immigration laws related to the employment of illegal [aliens], the U.S. attorney’s office announced today. The defendants also forfeited more than $500,000...

Los Angeles Times      Big Brother Alert: Taking an international trip? Scrub those hard drives!    Department of Homeland Security, ICE, customs, laptops, 4th Amendment, warrantless searches The change in administrations has led the Department of Homeland Security to adjust its much-maligned policy regarding laptop searches at the border. It's not going to search fewer laptops... [This while the borders are wide open?] [See Big Brother Watch]