S.F. Weekly     sc     Immigration Reform Law Institute takes aim at San Francisco's sanctuary policy    You may remember the furor over the memo Mayor Gavin Newsom leaked from the city attorney stating the city would face a "likely legal challenge" if it changed the hard-line policy towards reporting [illegal alien] juveniles charged with felonies... [See Sanctuary Watch and Frisco Watch]

U.S.. Customs and Border Protection   Latest news releases from CBP    Tucson -- U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Station discovered an intricate smuggling tunnel passing under the international border yesterday, the first such tunnel found in recent months. -- The tunnel was discovered approximately 150 yards east of the DeConcini port of entry...

Michael Tanner -- Townhall.com      Cognitive dissonance on health care reform    Cognitive dissonance is defined as holding two completely contradictory ideas at the same time. -- That seems to be the case with the American public, with a new poll showing rising support for a so-called public option in health care, even as the public continues to oppose greater government control over the health care system...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers          Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana was murdered with eight .45 caliber shots the night of Friday, May 15, in a residence to the northeast of El Paso, Texas. The 37 year old man was the presumed leader of the Juarez cartel and a DEA informant...

Right Side News -- Kennesaw, Ga.      Napolitano: Still endangering America     A recent news article has suggested that beginning October 1, the Border Patrol will have 384 fewer agents on the U.S. - Mexico border. Given that human and drug smuggling is still a problem on our southern border and current U.S. law requires a yearly increase of... [See Napolitano Watch]

Phoenix Business Journal      Arpaio won't close door on possible gubernatorial run    Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio won't close the door on a possible run for governor next year, saying he is confident he could win if he ran. -- Arpaio also discounted speculation he might soon be endorsing another candidate for governor. Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker has met with Arpaio...

Glenn Beck -- Fox News      A little hope for some real change    I don't know about you, but I'm still geeked about the health care bill coming in at just under $900 billion! --Just a few weeks ago healthcare was going cost around $1.5 trillion, but the politicians just got out the scissors and went to work. Cut, cut, cut — like they always do....

Dallas Morning News      Are activists like this fit to be in law enforcement?    Theron Bowman, longtime police chief in Arlington, will be among several other top cops holding a conference call with reporters at 11 a.m. today on the issue of immigration reform [read: amnesty]. -- Here's the press release, issued Tuesday by the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative out of California...

KPHO-TV -- Phoenix      Crowd rallies against illegal immigration    The Arizona Legislature's main champion of legislation to combat illegal immigration announced Wednesday he plans a triple-barreled attack on the issue early in the 2010 session, with an initiative measure waiting in the wings. -- "It has to stop. We're not going to take it anymore," said Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, as he unveiled the legislation...

We Get E-Mail      Shocking news from occupied San Diego    Further proof that San Diego is run by criminals and organized crime with close ties to the Mexican Government.  We basically live in Mexico!  We are beyond a "Sanctuary City"; we are a Mexican city where American laws and the U.S. Constitution no longer apply....

Atlanta Journal Constitution      Authorities arrest 38 members of drug cartel in metro Atlanta    More than 300 people were arrested nationwide Wednesday, including 38 in metro Atlanta, in the largest-ever enforcement operation against a Mexican drug cartel, authorities said. -- The operation dealt a severe blow to La Familia Michoacana, often called La Familia, a drug trafficking organization... [See Crime Watch]

Allan Wall -- VDare.com      "Houston, We Have A Problem!" - Anchor baby astronaut agitates for amnesty     How many VDare.com readers can recall the exhilaration of the U.S. space program in the 1960s? I'm talking about the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo missions which put Americans on the moon within the decade. -- For a kid like me, these were exciting days. Regular TV programming was suspended for hours...

CNS News      Health Care Scam: The government has gone rogue    House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that the individual health insurance mandates included in every health reform bill, which require Americans to have insurance, were "like paying taxes." He added that Congress has "broad authority" to force Americans to purchase other things as well, so long as it was trying to promote "the general welfare."

Rick Oltman -- CAPS        Putting the T in Stupervisor   The San Francisco Board of Supervisors have proven themselves, once again, to be the most despicable bunch of elected officials under one roof... and that's saying something.... [More from Rick Oltman]

CNN      Latinos may be 'future' of U.S. Catholic Church    ..."It's the browning of the Catholic Church in the United States," says Pedro Moreno Garcia, who until last month led the Hispanic ministry for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Moreno Garcia points to St. Cecilia's Spanish-dominant Mass schedule as a sign of the times...

Des Moines Register      Postville meatpacking plant owner pledges new start    Postville, Iowa -- The new leader of the former Agriprocessors meatpacking plant is promising a different way of doing business than his controversial predecessors practiced. -- Hershey Friedman said the plant, now called Agri Star, no longer will be known as a place where illegal [aliens] work in unsafe conditions for low wages....

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts -- VDare.com      US joins ranks of failed states    The US has every characteristic of a failed state. -- The US government's current operating budget is dependent on foreign financing and money creation. -- Too politically weak to be able to advance its interests through diplomacy...

Chuck Baldwin -- VDare.com      You might be a Constitutionalist if....    I originally published this column back in January of 2005. Since then (and especially lately), many people have called and written with requests to republish it. So, with a few minor revisions, here it is. -- More than thirty years as a student of American history, constitutional government, and the Holy Bible leads me to the conviction that...

Associated Press      2 Mexicans sentenced in drop house case    Phoenix -- Two Mexican citizen have been sentenced to federal prison for holding a group of illegal [aliens] hostage in a Phoenix drop house last year. -- Prosecutors say 22-year-old Carlos Alvarez-Espinoza received a 137-year prison term Monday in U.S. District Court while 30-year-old Jesus Corrales-Fernandez got a 15-year sentence...

We Get E-Mail       Fight back against attack on Dobbs     There's lots of activity by illegal alien advocates to remove Lou Dobbs from CNN - see www.bastadobbs.com. Please call CNN (404) 827-1700) and leave your message; also post a comment at...

Hot Air      Revealed: Who else was at that secret Obama briefing with Olby and Maddow?    Tantalizing but frustrating, as it's only a partial list; without the full attendance sheet, it's impossible to say definitively that the most transparent administration evah was playing only to its cheerleaders. Even so, while Gloria Borger isn't particularly ideological as far as I know, there's little question where Robinson, Dowd, and especially Ifill stand... [See Obama Watch]

Long Island Wins      Professional fear monger Potok tells tales at Suffolk meeting    Last night provided the first opportunity for Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center to respond in person to critics of his report on Suffolk's Climate of Fear for immigrants. Potok was one of four witnesses to testify at a special session of the Suffolk Hate Crimes Task Force. [The writer of this piece conflates illegals with legals throughout]  [Guide exposes SPLC weasels]

Politico      Sheriff has McCain in immigration jam    Phoenix -- Earlier this year, a TV reporter in Arizona coaxed Sen. John McCain into a quick on-air game of word association. The reporter would say a word or two, McCain would offer a short response and it all went along well until the reporter said the following words: "Joe Arpaio."

CNN      CNN Poll: 3 out of 4 want illegal immigration decreased    A new national poll indicates that nearly three-quarters of all Americans would like to see a decrease in the number of illegal [aliens] in the country. -- Seventy-three percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday morning called for a drop in the number of illegal [aliens]...

Associated Press      Isabel Garcia and other Reconquistas trying to dictate CNN's programming    ..."We can talk about Hispanics in America without talking about the anti-[illegal alien.... criminal] rhetoric that has harmed our community and the main character of this has been Lou Dobbs," [Angelica Salas of CHIRLA, the same open-borders nutball who had a fit over the Halloween costumes last week] noted... [This Mexican government hack also chimes in]

Bloomberg      Here's Your "Change": Jobless claims rise more than expected   More Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, a reminder that the labor market will be slow to recover. -- Initial jobless applications rose by 11,000 to 531,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, from a revised 520,000 the prior week that were the fewest in nine months... [See Obama Watch]

The Examiner    City's sanctuary policy battle far from over    San Francisco -- Some city workers will be faced with the dilemma of whether to violate San Francisco law or violate state and federal law after the approval Tuesday of The City's new sanctuary policy. -- The guidelines, which set out rules for how city employees handle [illegal aliens], previously mandated that...

Dallas Morning News     90 arrested in Dallas drug bust tied to 'La Familia' cartel    Federal and local authorities early Wednesday arrested 90 people in Dallas as part of a nationwide methamphetamine drug distribution bust tied to the notorious "La Familia" drug cartel. -- According to officials close to the investigation, authorities raided 38 locations in Dallas... [See Crime Watch]

Bloomberg      Here's Your "Change": Jobless claims rise more than expected   More Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment benefits last week, a reminder that the labor market will be slow to recover. -- Initial jobless applications rose by 11,000 to 531,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, from a revised 520,000 the prior week that were the fewest in nine months... [See Obama Watch]

Stein Report     More about the Evangelical endorsement of amnesty    Mark Tooley with the American Spectator writes about the decision by some board members with the National Association of Evangelicals to adopt a pro-amnesty resolution. Despite claims that there was no dissent in the vote, several organizations including the Salvation Army said they did not support the resolution... [See Amnesty Watch]

Douglas (Arizona) Daily Dispatch      New border watch effort will focus on cameras    American Border Patrol, a nonprofit organization, launched a plan Thursday to demonstrate how easy it would be for federal officials to count illegal immigrants entering the United States. -- The group, with help from designated contractors, is setting up a system of cameras and sensors along a 30-mile segment of the U.S.-Mexico border...

Right Side News -- Kennesaw, Ga.      Damaging disclosures in Van Jones scandal     When Van Jones resigned his White House job, under fire for his pro-communist views, White House adviser David Axelrod said that Jones had himself made the decision to leave the administration. But new documents indicate that Jones didn't even write his own resignation letter...

San Francisco Weekly      Feds say S.F. sanctuary policy impedes investigation of vicious gang    Last October, federal and local officials including U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello and then San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong summoned the press to boast about how interagency cooperation had netted a sweeping indictment against 29 members of the violent MS-13 gang...