Center for Immigration Studies        sc         Daily news from CIS    Hollywood, Fla. -- A Hollywood man was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for impersonating an immigration agent, authorities said. -- Jerry Nazim Ali, 51, posed as a special agent for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and agreed to speed up the immigration process for the fiancée of a Broward County restaurant owner...

Cleveland.com      Carping ensues as illegal aliens get busted, deported    Ashtabula, Ohio -- Dozens of Hispanic residents complained Wednesday that they are harassed by local police acting on behalf of federal immigration authorities. -- Law enforcement agencies in Lake and Ashtabula counties deny singling out Hispanics, and say they are treating Latinos like everyone else... #287g

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers          Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    When a "coyote" driving a pickup truck saw that he was being followed by federal police, he abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. And so did all his passengers, believed to be illegal aliens en route to the United States. The whole bunch managed to avoid detention....

Allan Wall -- VDare.com      Shocked! Shocked to find corruption at a Mexican consulate    Have you heard the news? The Mexican consulate in Dallas is currently undergoing a change of leadership. Enrique Hubbard, the former consul general, is being replaced by Juan Carlos Cue. The new chief Mexican in Dallas has formerly served as consul general in El Paso...

Fox News      Fox News Poll: Americans divided on Obama's job performance    Nearly a year after Barack Obama was elected president, Americans are divided over his performance. -- According to a FOX News poll released Thursday, views are split over whether the president is meeting expectations and keeping promises — and if the country is better off under his administration...

Judicial Watch     Obama administration tells federal court Privacy Act does not apply to White House    Judicial Watch announced today that the Obama administration argued in a recent court filing that the Privacy Act does not apply to the Executive Office of the President (EOP). This court filing came in a Judicial Watch lawsuit filed in 1996 against the Clinton White House related to a scandal known as "Filegate"... [See Obama Watch]

Southern Maryland Online -- Patuxent River      Tyrant Watch: Mexican flu may choke civil rights, profs say    Quarantine, forced vaccination, and martial law are just a few of the options available to Gov. Martin O'Malley should the H1N1 virus spread uncontrollably, according to professors who talked Wednesday about the civil rights problems an outbreak could create... [See Obama Watch]

MassResistance Blog   Southern Poverty Law Center a 'hate group' itself    What a great strategy. Set up a phony organization that collects millions of dollars by labeling any effective voices dissenting from the far-left agenda as a "hate group". Lump the legitimate conservative organizations in with true hate groups (neo-Nazis, Fred Phelps -- assuming they're even "real" and not SPLC or Anti-Defamation League creations). Voila`: another bludgeon to hit us with...

McAllen (Texas) Monitor      Border Patrol hopes boulders will stop smugglers    Mission, Texas -- It may seem like a low-tech solution, but authorities hope it will help cut down on smugglers dumping their vehicles and drugs into the Rio Grande. -- Federal officials have placed a line of boulders along the river at a spot commonly used by smugglers trying to flee to Mexico during chases with authorities...

CNS News      White House says no 'veracity' to argument that forcing individuals to buy health insurance is unconstitutional    White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs told CNSNews.com on Wednesday that there is no "veracity" to the argument that the U.S. Constitution does not authorize the federal government to force individuals to buy health insurance... [See Obama Watch]

Andy McCarthy -- National Review      Meddling Mexican gov't urges its citizens to participate in U.S. Census    I recounted earlier this morning that Democrats are trying to block a requirement that the census inquire whether respondents are American citizens. At the same time, the Mexican government is interfering in our census by urging Mexican nationals to get themselves counted so they can grab bigger slices of hundreds of billions in social welfare spending...

Victor Davis Hanson -- KFSM-TV -- Fayetteville, Ark.      Voting present on illegal immigration    Immigration activists and Hispanic groups are demanding that President Obama deliver on his promised comprehensive package of immigration reform [read: amnesty]. -- Already, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has derided federal sweeps of illegal aliens as "un-American."...

Dr. Jerome R. Corsi -- DProgram.net      Insider reveals secrets of North American Union plot    The integration of the United States with Canada and Mexico, long deemed by many as little more than a fanciful "conspiracy theory," was actually an idea promoted by the Council on Foreign Relations and sold to President Bush as a means of increasing commerce and business interests throughout North America...

POLL NPR        In White House vs. Fox News war of words, who gets your vote?

San Francisco Examiner          sc    Newsom vetoes hideous sanctuary bill    As expected, Mayor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation amending The City's controversial sanctuary policy. -- The legislation, introduced by Supervisor David Campos, prohibits city officials from reporting [illegal alien] youth arrested on felony charges to federal authorities for possible deportation... [See Frisco Watch]

Oakland (Calif.) Tribune      More petty whining by usual suspects over Halloween costumes    Emeryville, Calif. -- A costume dubbed "Mexican Man" has offended Latino shoppers and community groups after being discovered at a Halloween chain store. -- The photo on the costume packaging shows a man with a thick mustache wearing a poncho and a sombrero...

Eric Cantor, Republican Whip         Public barred from Pelosi's health care scheme announcement    In a stunning development, Speaker Pelosi denies public access to health care public plan announcement. [Related video from the NRCC]

Numbers USA     Revised health care scheme MAY include verification    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled the final version of the House's health care reform bill this morning, and according to a document prepared by the three House committees that marked up the bill, the final version may include a citizenship verification clause. Floor debate on the bill is expected to begin next week...

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner      Democratic Party rewards desecration of American flag    A video which portrays the desecration of an American flag can now be seen on President Obama's Organizing For America website. The video is one of many solicited by the Democratic National Committee which is sponsoring the "Health Reform Video Challenge."

Politico      Obama legacy defense gets early start    Arcadia, Fla. – President Barack Obama has been in office just nine months and already he is defending his legacy, pushing back more aggressively against criticism of his record on health care, climate change, closing Guantanamo, reforming immigration laws and financial regulations and managing the war in Afghanistan...

Dan Walters -- North County Times -- Escondido, Calif.      CalPERs deal raises stink     ...CalPERS is run by a claque of politicians and directors who mostly come from public employee unions. And it hasn't exactly posted a sterling investment record lately, having lost about $100 billion in often speculative investments, such as a $1 billion haircut on Southern California land... [See Cal Meltdown Watch]

Numbers USA      Health care bill sent to floor with no legal presence verification included    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has unveiled the final version of the House's health care reform bill without a citizenship verification mechanism. Floor debate on the bill is expected to begin next week. -- The bill would expand current Medicaid coverage to include incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level...

Stein Report      DC area gangs move to sanctuary cities ahead of enforcement    The Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force report found that as a result of immigration enforcement in Northern Virginia, gang members are moving to the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, where sanctuary city policies protect them...

San Francisco Chronicle      Newsom vows to ignore insane criminal alien policy passed by BOS crackpots    In an 8-3 veto-proof vote on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors passed legislation that relaxes the year-old policy of reporting undocumented youth to immigration authorities as soon as they are charged with a felony. -- Mayor Gavin Newsom has said that he will ignore the new legislation...

Aurora (Colo.) Sentinel Editorial      Challenges in LA show true nature of immigration problem    The head of one of the biggest and most complicated police forces in the country underscored Tuesday what more and more communities are finding out the hard way: Illegal immigration is a national problem and can only be successfully addressed by the Feds... [William Bratton has been a useful tool of the Reconquistas and L.A.'s MEChA-boy mayor]

R. Cort Kirkwood -- The New American      Sanctuary in San Francisco    San Franciscans face two new policies that will further erode what little respect for the law can be found among the city's illegal aliens. Oddly enough, however, leftist Mayor Gavin Newsom is on the right side of one of them. -- The first, which city supervisors passed last week, forbids city police from turning over illegal-alien youths to federal immigration authorities... [See Frisco Watch & Sanctuary Watch]

Thomas Sowell -- Investor's Business Daily       Dismantling America (The menace in the White House is not our friend)     Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many "czars" appointed by the President, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent? [See Obama Watch]

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner    Audio Included     Why has the press ignored a possible assassination attempt on Lou Dobbs?    Three weeks ago, CNN host Lou Dobbs and his wife survived a drive-by shooting at their home in New Jersey. At the time of the attack, Dobbs' wife was outside of the home, standing in the driveway. -- On October 26, Dobbs discussed the shooting on his radio show. Dobbs told his listeners that he has received countless death threats and has been forced to hire bodyguards... [Listen] [Related item] [Post-Chronicle item mentioning the SPLC, Geraldo Rivera, and other unsavory characters]

Connie Hair -- Human Events      Obama's Health Care Scheme: Does Pelosi have the votes?    House Democrats in a preliminary whip count Monday night fell well short of the 218 votes needed to pass the "robust," in-your-face government run health care option. The Washington Post "Plum Line" blog reported late yesterday a leaked internal whip count document that shows support for H.R. 3200 falling short of even the 200 vote margin...

Alexander Deane -- Human Events      Surveillance Nation: Big Brother rules Britain - Could we be next?    I've written previously on Human Events about the state of Big Brother Britain, and things are only getting worse. -- News broke this week that the police have a series of databases recording the personal details of thousands of people who attend protests or rallies, which are searchable by a number of officers... [See Big Brother Watch & NWO Treason Watch]