Center for Immigration Studies  sc            Daily news from CIS    Galapagos Islands -- The mounds of reeking garbage on the edge of this settlement 600 miles off Ecuador's Pacific coast are proof that one species is thriving on the fragile archipelago whose unique wildlife inspired Darwin's theory of evolution: man...

Stephen Lemons, Open-Borders Cheerleader -- Phoenix New Times      287(g): Arpaio says nothing will change    If any pro-[illegal alien] activists or lawyers out there labor under the illusion that ICE's denial of street 287(g) authority to Sheriff Joe Arpaio will put a crimp in his office's persecution of [illegal aliens] in Maricopa County, they should've been listening to KTAR 92.3 FM's Jay Lawrence show this Sunday evening...

WorldNetDaily.com      Obama eligibility case survives 1st court test    A federal judge in California today listened to government lawyers argue that a lawsuit over President Obama's eligibility should be immediately dismissed but refused to grant their request, saying he would make his decision and announce it later...

U.S.. Customs and Border Protection   Latest news releases from CBP    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte downtown bridge crossing in El Paso discovered 29.3 pounds of heroin hidden in a non-factory compartment of a 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser on Saturday. This is the latest heroin seizure made by CBP along the southwest border...

HomelandSecurity.com   sc     O'Hare Airport security badges issued to illegal aliens    The owner of a temporary employment agency and her assistant were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for harboring illegal aliens and assisting those workers in obtaining unauthorized access to secure areas at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, including the tarmac, according to a government report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers          Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    Four females, one a 10-year-old, were murdered within a few hours Friday in separate events in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua. Three of the women were targeted by armed groups and the 10-year-old playing in a park was killed by stray bullets in one of the attacks. The scattered violence also resulted in three wounded...

Melanie Philips -- The Spectator -- London      The great global warming scam (continued)     Yet another scientific scandal has come to light which knocks another whopping crater in the already shattered theory of anthropogenic global warming. Eight peer-reviewed studies, which for years have played a significant supporting role behind the IPPC’s claims of AGW, have been shown to be fraudulent...

Michelle Malkin      President condemns jihadi recruiting in Minnesota    Finally, a strong condemnation of jihadi recruits targeting Muslim youths in Minnesota from the president. -- No, not the president of the United States. -- The president of Somalia.... [See Obama Watch]

Breakthrough.org (Pro-Amnesty Zealots)      Napolitano and cronies announcing detention "reforms" Tuesday    We just received news that tomorrow (October 6th, 2009), there will be a media advisory featuring Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton announcing new immigration detention reforms...

Congressional Quarterly      Hayworth could challenge McCain    Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in 2010, according to the Washington Post. -- Hayworth "is a popular figure among grassroots conservatives -- a status McCain has never courted or achieved. McCain already faces a primary challenge from Chris Simcox...

News Busters            MRC's Bozell rips crazy Janeane Garofalo on Saturday 'Fox & Friends'    Comedian and kooky leftist Janeane Garofalo is at it again, smearing conservative activists as "white power" racists. Garofalo made her incendiary comments on the October 2 edition of Bill Maher's "Real Time" program on HBO. -- Sorry, Janeane, the "real reason that so few people are willing to talk about racism is because..."

Connie Hair -- Human Events     Obamacare scheme will pass senate committee    Despite the American people’s overwhelming rejection of the notion of government-run health care, the Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on passage of their amended "conceptual draft" of a health care bill this week. The committee is awaiting a “score” from the CBO before the vote...

The Examiner      Loudoun turns over more inmates to feds this year    Loudoun County has turned over more suspected illegal [aliens] to the federal government so far this year than it did all of last year. -- The county turned over 166 suspected illegal [aliens] to ICE, an arm of the DHS, from Jan. 1 through Aug. 24, said Sheriff's Office spokesman Kraig Troxell...

American Border Patrol        Photo of the day    Border Patrol vehicle seen driving along border "fence" south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. This "fence" is designed to protect Ft. Huachuca...

Prison Planet -- Austin, Texas      APF changes name, logo, Web site to "diffuse tension"    In response to growing criticism and suspicion, American Police Force has changed its name, changed its logo and altered several areas of its website in an attempt to "diffuse tension" surrounding the private paramilitary organization that wants to take over law enforcement duties while bossing a $27 million dollar detention facility in Hardin, Montana...

Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger      Congressional ethnic hustler hawks books in Union City, whines about Dobbs    About 50 people crowded into a small dining room at Mi Bandera restaurant in Union City today to buy signed copies of a book penned by a hometown political star, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). -- "I want to show how Latinos have been here before the nation was founded," Menendez said of his book before delivering remarks to the group...

Michelle Malkin      So, Paulson lied? He's misled America from Day One    Before we get to the new TARP IG revelations of Hank Paulson's deceit on the health of financial institutions, let's take a trip down bank bailout memory lane. He's been misleading America from Day One. -- On September 19, 2008, I declared the death of fiscal conservatism...

Immigration Clearinghouse      Open-borders zealots 'score big win' with OAS    ...The Border Action Network, an Arizona-based human rights organization, believes that the U.S. government should be held to task for turning a blind eye to the groups [i.e. Minutemen, etc.]. "Anti-immigrant vigilantism continues to plague Arizona and the border region," explains Jennifer Allen... [as if the OAS has any enforcement powers here]

Drew McKissick -- Conservative Outpost      Will Obama & the media throw ACORN under the bus?    As the most recent scandal surrounding ACORN grows, it begs the question of "will they or won't they?" As in, will Barack Obama and the mainstream media decide that it's in their best interest to "throw ACORN under the bus?"

Chicago Tribune      Politics are threatening to complicate census    ...[S]ome lawmakers, including Republican Reps. Mark Kirk and Peter Roskam of Illinois, say the SEIU has close financial and operative ties with ACORN and cannot be trusted to conduct census outreach. -- Census officials say they have confidence the union can be a reliable partner and went ahead with a scheduled announcement...

Naples (Fla.) News     Illegal alien gangster held for deportation    Collier County sheriff's deputies on Friday arrested a Fort Myers man they say has a history of gang-related activity and is in the country illegally. -- Othon Agustin Tamariz, 18, 245 Mango Ave., No. 1, Fort Myers, was arrested by deputies at the intersection of Broward Street and U.S. 41...

The Examiner      Sanctuary policy fight heats up    The controversial proposal to alter The City's sanctuary policy for illegal [alien] youths will receive its first public airing today during a hearing at City Hall. -- San Francisco’s sanctuary policy was established in 1989 and is meant to foster an environment in which illegal [aliens] feel safe to report crimes... [See Sanctuary Watch and Frisco Watch]

Financial Times -- London       UN warns against immigration clampdown     States that host large numbers of immigrants should resist popular pressure to erect barriers to newcomers in the economic downturn and highlight the economic benefits of migration, according to United Nations development experts...

Michael Cutler -- NewsBlaze      Response to "Agency plans for visa push by residents made legal"    The New York Times published an article on Thursday, that concerns an extremely important issue - the plans of the administration and members of Congress to implement a massive program known as "Comprehensive Immigration Reform." -- I urge you to read the article in its entirety and then consider my concerns about this proposed legislation...

American Patrol Report Commentary          Criminal newspaper defends criminals      "...it's hard to see what good will come of throwing undocumented workers out of their jobs." -- The L.A. Times says in today's editorial. -- The Los Angeles Times has fought against every attempt to control illegal immigration into California. It has been instrumental in the wholesale destruction of the state...

Tim Rutten -- Los Angeles Times      Columnist carps over termination of illegal alien job thieves    This week, unemployment among American workers climbed to its highest level in a quarter of a century. In parts of Los Angeles, joblessness has reached levels unmatched since the Depression. In many predominantly African American and Latino neighborhoods, nearly one in four people is out of work...

Denver Post      Greenspan: U.S. must consider tax hikes    The federal budget deficit is so large that the nation must consider tax increases, including a value-added tax, former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday. -- "I don't like the value-added tax, but it's the least worst way" to raise revenue, Greenspan said at forum sponsored by the Atlantic magazine and the Aspen Institute...

USA Today      Obama links job growth to health care proposal    President Obama says passage of his health care proposals would create new jobs by making small business start-ups more affordable. -- In his weekly radio and Internet video address Saturday, the president linked one of his biggest challenges -- a worse-than-expected loss of jobs -- with a top priority: passage of far-reaching changes to the nation's health care system...