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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Fence and the Mexican Drug War
Truth Seeping Out
New York Times -- September 8
Fewer Drugs In America Means More Problems for Mexico
    Last week's horrific killings at the Ciudad Juarez drug treatment center were front-page news in Texas. The murders are partly the result of what happens in a market when restrictions on supply are imposed in a related market.
    It has become more difficult to ship drugs from Mexico to the U.S. because of increased border enforcement. This has decreased supply in the U.S. but increased supply in Mexico.
    The increased domestic competition in Mexico has pushed prices down, resulting in a large increase in Mexican drug addiction and the violence associated with it. Sadly, I imagine that the new giant border fence will make shipping drugs to the U.S. even more difficult and result in still more addiction -- and violence -- in Mexico.
Red Dot
American Patrol Report comment: Last December American Border Patrol first postulated that the Mexican drug war was a reaction to the construction of border fencing and barriers. Had its work not been blacked out, we might have been able to deal with the problem on both sides of the border realistically, not based on the myth of Calderon's crackdown.
Video Watch the YouTube video: The Fence and the Mexican Drug War (10 min.)

Fox News     sc c  
ACORN workers jailed on voter fraud charges   
Arrest warrants have been issued in Miami for 11 people suspected of falsifying information on hundreds of voter registration cards -- including registering the name of the late actor Paul Newman -- the Florida state attorney's office told FOXNews.com...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers         
Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border   
A U.S. soldier stationed at Ft. Bliss (El Paso), Texas and three Mexican men were all shot to death at a motel and bar in Ciudad Juarez. All were presumably involved with organized crime. There were another ten homicides in Juarez plus others elsewhere in the state of Chihuahua...

Ted Pike -- National Prayer Network     
Democrats Under Attack: Perfect time to block hate bills   
Many concerned Americans, recoiling from House and Senate passage of the federal hate crimes bill this spring, are tempted to think it’s useless to resist new hate crimes legislation. This includes ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act now moving forward in the House Judiciary Committee...

Stein Report     
Schumer slows amnesty bill push   
Congress Daily is reporting that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is slowing down on developing an amnesty bill until he can get more bipartisan cover for the measure. Schumer had previously said he intended to introduce "comprehensive" immigration legislation as early as this week...

Associated Press     
Obama called out by GOP Rep. during health care peddling session   
The nastiness of August reached from the nation's town halls into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as President Barack Obama tried to move his health care plan forward. -- South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" after Obama had talked about illegal [aliens].

Wall Street Journal     
Here's Your 'Change': Job openings down 50% from the peak in 2007  
The number of open jobs fell 50% over the past two years to a seasonally adjusted 2.4 million in July, the lowest in the brief history of the data, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. -- The job opening rate fell to a record-low 1.8% in July...

Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer     
Drug investigation leads to 13 indictments   
Atlanta -- Authorities have indicted 13 people and seized more than $2 million in drug money following an investigation by federal officials in Georgia. -- The Coweta County district attorney's office handed down the indictments Sept. 1. They were announced Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... [See Crime Watch]

Palm Beach Post   
Bizarre News: Lawsuit accuses sheriff of illegally holding illegals   
Marcotulio Mendez has spent four months in the Palm Beach County jail on charges of driving without a license and fleeing from police. And even though the 28-year-old father of four has friends willing to post his $3,000 bond, he's not going to be leaving the jail anytime soon...

Connie Hair -- Human Events     
How to dress the health care debate   
Democrats are in a quandary over what to do with their healthcare plans. They backed themselves into a corner in August, and they’re hoping tonight the old Obama campaign rhetorical flair can get them out of the mess. More of that "Yes we can" and all. ..

Center for Immigration Studies        
Daily news from CIS   
A coalition of business groups continued to wage a legal battle Tuesday as a government mandate took effect requiring federal contractors to verify the immigration status of employees working on government projects. -- After months of delay, the Homeland Security Department implemented a rule requiring most federal contractors and subcontractors...   

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner     
Previously arrested illegal alien kills 74-year-old psychologist   
On September 1, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested Mexican national Roberto Salvador Alvelais-Torres, 28. He is accused of hitting and killing Beverly Duffield, 74, with his SUV, while she was riding her bicycle, and then fleeing the scene... [See Crime Watch]

Terence P. Jeffrey -- CNS News    
U.S. won't secure a single additional mile of border in 2010    
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to move several hundred Border Patrol agents away from the U.S.-Mexico border and will not secure a single additional mile of the U.S. border in fiscal 2010, according to the department’s annual performance report...

U.S.. Customs and Border Protection   
Latest news releases from CBP   
While screening travelers entering the United States on Tuesday afternoon, Customs and Border Protection officers at the DeConcini port of entry in Nogales on Friday seized almost three pounds of cocaine after finding it during an inspection of a teenager walking into the country...

KYMA-TV -- Yuma / El Centro          sc 
Border Patrol agents face rockings   
Getting pelted with rocks -- it's an increasing trend for some local Border Patrol Agents. -- Border Patrol Agents in Calexico, part of the El Centro sector, say they've seen an increasing number of rockings. Since the 2009 fiscal year began, agents say they've seen more than 100 rockings... [Related item]

The Examiner     
Latinos allege police intimidation at SoCal event   
A group of Southern California residents opposed to the way checkpoints were being conducted in Latino neighborhoods have sued Pomona police officers, accusing them of intimidation. -- The plaintiffs include more than 50 people who attended an August 2008 community meeting to discuss the checkpoints, which some residents say targeted Latinos...

Peter B. Gemma -- VDare.com     
Goldwater vs. Goldwater vs. Sheriff Joe Arpaio   
The Goldwater Institute, an Arizona public policy research organization professedly devoted to reducing the size, scope, and cost of government, now has Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s job on its agenda. The popular personality -- "America’s Toughest Sheriff," as he likes to be called -- is known nationwide for his tough and innovative policies that deter illegal immigration...

Washington Independent     
ACLU responds to mandatory E-Verify   
The announcement that all government contractors starting today must use the controversial E-Verify system to check employee work eligibility is, not surprisingly, disappointing critics who've pointed out that the system is not reliable... [See ACLU watch]

Phoenix Business Journal    
MCSO using outstanding traffic, license fines to arrest illegals   
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio may have a way to bypass possible changes in federal immigration law by arresting illegal immigrants on outstanding charges such as unpaid traffic tickets and fines for not having drivers licenses, according to immigration attorneys and Hispanic activists who monitor the agency’s activities...

Miami Herald     
Meeks blasts new Sen. LeMieux over Mexican labor   
Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek joined union workers Tuesday in blasting incoming Republican Sen. George LeMieux over his law firm's role in bringing in Mexican laborers to build a high-rise hotel and condominiums in Miami. ..

Associated Press    
Obama disapproval on health care up to 52 percent   
An Associated Press-GfK poll says that public disapproval of President Barack Obama's handling of health care has jumped to 52 percent. -- The same survey shows that 49 percent now disapprove of his overall performance as president. In July, just 42 percent disapproved of how he was handling his job...

Chuck Baldwin -- NewsWithViews.com     
Red flag to fly over White House   
Lest anyone doubt the communist leanings of President Barack Obama, look no further than to his decision to hoist the Red Chinese flag (for the first time in history) over the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, September 20...

Kevin G. Hall -- Associated Press     
A year after financial crisis, the consumer economy is dead   
One year after the near collapse of the global financial system, this much is clear: The financial world as we knew it is over, and something new is rising from its ashes. -- Historians will look to September 2008 as a watershed for the U.S. economy... [See Obama Watch and NWO Watch]

Eagle Forum     
Cass Sunstein? No way!   
Please ask your Senators to OPPOSE the confirmation of Cass Sunstein. ... 

Federation for American Immigration Reform     
Legislative update   
The mainstream media continues to maintain the wrong focus when analyzing the House health care bill's loopholes. (H.R. 3200). FAIR was the first organization that explained that "Section 246 will not prevent illegal aliens from receiving taxpayer-funded health care benefits."

Stein Report     
ICE tightens secrecy rules over 287(g)   
As part of the revamp of 287(g), Immigration and Customs Enforcement is putting new limits on disclosure of information about immigration detentions. "A Tennessee sheriff who's a strong backer of a program that lets local authorities enforce federal immigration laws may stop participating..."

Dana Gabriel -- OpEdNews.com     
Expanding the pathways to prosperity in the Americas   
...A Joint Statement By North American Leaders from the recent Summit held in Guadalajara, Mexico on Aug 9-10 stated, "Our three governments recognize that we cannot limit our efforts to North America alone, and we have agreed to instruct our respective Ministers to strive for greater cooperation and coordination..." [See NWO Treason Watch]

Stein Report     
Chamber of Commerce loses again on E-Verify appeal   
A judge rejected a last-hour appeal by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to stop implementation of new rules requiring federal contractors to use the E-Verify system. "Under the mandate, a clause requiring contractors and subcontractors to use the government's E-Verify system will be written into every new or renewed government contract...

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