Center for Immigration Studies             sc       Daily news from CIS    The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about whether immigrants must be told by their lawyers that they face deportation if they plead guilty to serious crimes. -- The case involves a Honduran national who pleaded guilty in Hardin County to trafficking in marijuana after his lawyer assured him he would not face deportation...

WTMJ-TV -- Milwaukee      Pro-amnesty zealots toss tantrum in Milwaukee    Hundreds of people marched through Milwaukee's south side Saturday morning saying they want to send a message to President Obama's administration. -- "Obama promised he would stop enforcement only measures that are a failure. And he promised to introduce legislation in the first 100 days of his administration..."  [See Amnesty Watch]

Ronald W. Mortensen -- Center for Immigration Studies      Illegal Immigration: A culture of corruption    At a time when 83% of Americans view government corruption as a very important problem, isn't it time that we stop fostering a culture of corruption by failing to control illegal immigration? -- Most illegal aliens come from countries where corruption is rampant. In 2008, the average corruption score of the ten countries with the largest number of their citizens...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers          Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    The Colombian Coast Guard intercepted a craft eleven miles west of San Andres Is., a Colombian island on the Caribbean. The vessel, which “was heading into international waters”, had no documentation, no sailing permit nor emergency equipment....

Media Research Center      Obama siccs his lackeys on Fox News    Speaking with political analyst John Dickerson on Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith asked about the latest Obama administration attack on Fox News: "Anita Dunn, the communications director for the White House, pushed back against Fox..."

Bloomberg      Napolitano says Al-Qaeda-style terrorists are in U.S. (is it any wonder?)    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said law-enforcement authorities are tracking terrorists with al-Qaida leanings in the U.S. -- "It is fair to say there are individuals in the United States who ascribe to al-Qaida-type beliefs," Napolitano said in an interview with Bloomberg Television today... [ABP will tell you what's going on on the border]

Market Watch             sc    Obama fails to win Nobel prize in economics    In a decision as shocking as Friday's surprise peace prize win, President Obama failed to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday. -- While few observers think Obama has done anything for world peace in the nearly nine months he's been in office, the same clearly can't be said for economics...

The Citizens Voice -- Wilkes-Barre, Pa.      Shots fired, stabbing reported outside Hazleton bar    Hazleton police responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the vicinity of La Cantina, North Wyoming Street, early Saturday morning. -- Police also said a physical altercation occurred in front of the bar at about 2:30 a.m., during which individuals struck each other with handguns... [See Crime Watch]

Fox News      Illegals deported after kidnapping hoax    Greenwich, Conn. -- A Connecticut family made up claims that it rescued three immigrant relatives from a kidnapper by showing up with baseball bats at a ransom exchange meeting, according to police reports. -- Instead, the reports say, the family had arranged transportation to Connecticut for their relatives after they entered the country illegally...

Steve Sailer -- VDare.com      Who are "Asians" anyway -- and why are we giving them affirmative action benefits?  I’ve shown recently that simple arithmetic proves the "Sailer Strategy" -- by which the Republican Party would worry less about "outreach" to hostile minorities and more about "inreach" to mobilize its natural white base -- will be viable for a surprisingly long time, despite current immigration policy...

Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain      Another pro-amnesty tantrum set for Tuesday    A rally and march will be held in Pueblo on Tuesday in support of an immigration-reform [read: amnesty] bill being introduced in Washington, D.C. -- The "Family Unity Can't Wait" rally will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Latino Chamber of Commerce's parking lot, 215 S. Victoria Ave... [See Amnesty Watch]

Michelle Malkin      Sweetheart deals for illegals... and another shaky Obama nominee   ...The federal government’s continued persecution of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, agent Cory Voorhis should alarm all Americans. Voorhis has been targeted for removal from his job because he dared to blow the whistle on politicians who were scheming with ICE bureaucrats to help criminal aliens avoid deportation – hundreds of them....

Atlanta Journal Constitution      287(g): ACLU alleges 'racial profiling' in Cobb    The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia on Monday released a report documenting the stories of 10 people who say they experienced racial profiling by Cobb County law enforcement. -- A spokesperson for the organization said the report shows the human impact of the 287(g) program at the Cobb County jail...

The Hill -- Washington     Democrats stymie GOP efforts to pass immigration measures    Republicans failed last week to keep provisions addressing illegal immigration in the Homeland Security spending bill, the latest sign that Democrats want to hold off on that debate until next year. -- GOP senators had succeeded in attaching a pair of border security and enforcement provisions...

Star Parker -- Family Security Matters      Consumers need protection... from government    The latest installment of "change we can believe in" is sweeping reform of the financial services industry. -- Central to proposed Democrat reforms is the establishment of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. This agency would have broad authority to oversee and regulate financial service products like mortgages...

Connie Hair -- Human Events      Pelosi wants another 'stimulus'    As Democrats consider another round of so-called stimulus spending, Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means have compiled a stark assessment of the job losses since the first one began, measured by President Obama’s own set of rosy predictions of jobs "created or saved" in the earlier stages of his spending spree.

Inside NoVa      Obama's neutering of 287(g) spreads to No. Virginia    ...The new agreement states that "ICE must give approval for an immigration arrest where no state or local charges are made [and] ICE must give prior approval of planned operations where immigration enforcement is the sole function." One more revision "provides levels and types of criminal offenses that ICE directs..."

Numbers USA     Most national Christian leaders declare war on unemployed in their pews    With only one major exception, virtually all Christian denominations now have national leadership calling for more foreign workers in the U.S. -- even though U.S. workers (including millions in church pews) are unemployed...

Ken LaRive -- The Examiner      Traficant, the Federal Reserve, Zionism, and the New World Order of foreboding    Since James Traficant was released from prison last month the media has tried their best to discredit him. They play him out to be a clown, making fun of his toupee instead of defining and questioning his words. Not surprising, and the reason evident; Traficant has attacked them as being owned and operated by the international banking industry, and the Zionist machine...

Palm Springs Desert Sun      Usual suspects rant in Indio for amnesty    President Barack Obama has one more campaign promise to fulfill before he can say he's really earned his Nobel Peace Prize, if Comité Latino has anything to say about it. -- About 80 members of the group marched through Indio Saturday afternoon, waving flags and banners with messages for the president... [See Amnesty Watch]

La Opinion -- Los Angeles      Reconquista rag bemoans use of 287(g)    Local police authorities should not take part in immigration control. Their primary duty is maintaining public safety, and to so do, in a city like ours, they need the trust of [illegal aliens.... criminals]. -- That is why we were initially concerned that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was engaged in identifying [illegal aliens] in jails...

Charlotte Observer      Immigration debate simmers on back burner    The debate over what to do about 12 million illegal U.S. [aliens] has stalled, and some reform advocates in Charlotte fear that President Obama lacks the congressional support to pass a bill anytime soon. -- With immigration caught up in the debate over health care, advocates' optimism about Obama's pledge of reform has faded...

Michigan Live     Pro-amnesty tantrum on tap for Grand Rapids    ...[Ofelia] Benitez, now a U.S. citizen, plans to join 100 community and religious leaders who will rally for immigration reform [aka amnesty] Monday night at Garfield Park before heading to a national rally Tuesday in Washington, D.C. -- Organizers said they hope the national rally... will kick-start immigration reform... [See Amnesty Watch]

Atlanta Journal Constitution      Cobb sheriff hero to some, racist to others    ...D.A. King, president and founder of the Dustin Inman Society, which advocates for the enforcement of immigration laws, sees Cobb’s participation in the 287(g) program as a success. -- "Neil Warren was the first sheriff in Georgia to take advantage of 287(g)," King said. "He is a hero to most Americans in Georgia and we are all very, very proud of him."

Daniel Tencer -- Raw Story      Top Economist: Obama refused to fix bank system, now it's too late    The Obama administration "refused" to take meaningful steps to reform the banking system in the wake of last year's financial crisis, and the opportunity to do so has now been missed, says a former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund. -- Simon Johnson told PBS's Bill Moyers that he expects an even larger financial crisis to hit the United States...

Albany (Oregon) Democrat Herald      Apartment bans U.S. flags    Jim Clausen was shocked when the new on-site manager of the Oaks Apartments in Albany told him he could face eviction if he did not remove the American flags that fly from his Jeep and motorcycle in the parking lot. -- Clausen learned on Wednesday that American flags and others such as Mexican flags and college team flags were no longer allowed...