Center for Immigration Studies      sc           Daily news from CIS    Nobody ever confused the Clackamas County Jail with a country club. -- It's old. It's packed to capacity. And the inmates are observed and supervised from the moment they're booked until the moment they're released. -- But for nearly two years, the jail has become even more inhospitable -- for illegal [aliens.... criminals], that is...

Business & Media Institute      CNN reporter says verifying work eligibility would drive businesses under    Many industries rely on migrant labor, but that is no excuse for news networks to advocate a path to legalization for illegal aliens, or – worse – to excuse employers who simply look the other way. -- Yet, CNN's Jason Carroll did both in a segment for "American Morning" Nov. 5...

Fox News     U.N. refugee agency budget explodes as U.S. foots much of the bill    Even though it is not planning on helping any more refugees than it did in 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the world body's front-line humanitarian agency, has increased its planned spending to a little over $3 billion for next year — a 36 percent hike...

KGBT-TV -- Harlingen, Texas      New details emerge in custom officer's arrest     Court documents released on Wednesday revealed new details regarding the October 29th arrest of a Brownsville customs officer. -- Federal authorities arrested U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer Rudy Trace Soliz III on an immigrant smuggling charge...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers          Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    Armed assaults and robberies continue against Guatemala’s public transport system. Two separate incidents in buses yesterday resulted in three deaths and six persons wounded by firearms. The usual M.O. is for the thugs to board the bus, pretending to be innocent passengers; then, at a selected point, they proceed to carry out their armed attacks...

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner      Muslim Army officer identified as shooter in Fort Hood massacre    It has been confirmed by U.S. army officials that Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, 39, went on a shooting spree today, at the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, T X. It has also been confirmed that 12 people were killed and at least 32 injured during the rampage. The gunman was also killed, as was a civilian police officer...

Fox News     12 dead, 31 wounded in shooting incident at Fort Hood    A pair of shootings at Fort Hood military post in Texas left 9 dead [updated to 12 at presser] and as many as 30 wounded Thursday, and one suspected gunman is on the loose, the Army said. -- Additional shots were reported at a soldier's residence, KCEN-TV reported around 4:30 p.m. No additional information was immediately available...

Michelle Malkin      Power-grab Watch: AARP to endorse government health care takeover    There have been several premature announcements of an AARP Obamacare endorsement over the past several months, but now it's just about official. -- I heard from a source a few days ago that the endorsement was imminent and that it will be published by AARP tomorrow...

Numbers USA      Senate allows Census to count illegal aliens    The Senate voted to prevent consideration of an amendment offered by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) that would have required the 2010 census to include a question asking about an individual's citizenship status. The Senate passed a cloture vote on the Commerce, Justice and Science spending bill, 60-to-39...

Human Events      Top 10 reasons why Baucus health care scheme is bad for America    1.) No bill and no transparency. The Baucus "bill" is no bill at all but a 300 page outline and summary of what a bill would look like. The actual bill will contain over 1,000 pages and is yet to be completed. Democrats have voted down an amendment to make it available for 72 hours before a vote, so...

WFAA-TV -- Dallas     Insanity: Italians, not Texans, building signature Dallas bridge     Seventy million dollars worth of federal, state and city funds are pouring into the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. -- Supporters hope the span will be a signature for the city. But it may be remembered for something else, because the key jobs in its construction -- tens of thousands of man hours of work — are going to Italians...

Associated Press     Thousands rally to protest Obama's "health care" monstrosity    Washington -- Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan, labeling it a government takeover of the nation's medical system. -- "This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I have seen," House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio told the crowd...

Big Hollywood      Elementary Epidemic: More videos of school kids praising Obama uncovered    Big Hollywood has already posted a couple disturbing videos of young school children singing/speaking praises to President Obama, but when eleven more dropped in our email box it came as quite a shock. What seemed like an aberration now appears to be a troubling pattern...

Janice Kephart -- Center for Immigration Studies      Dallas would-be bomber Hosam Smadi: The case for 287(g) and exit tracking    The case of 19-year-old Jordanian would-be terrorist Hosam Smadi points to the value of a viable, robust exit-tracking program that would verify that a foreign national has departed the United States. This was the message of a front-page New York Times story entitled, accurately enough, "U.S. Can't Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas."

Chicago Sun-Times      Mexico-born Reconquista zealot will run for Congress    Berwyn Democrat and immigration reform leader Jorge Mujica filed Monday in a bid to unseat three-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-3rd, of Western Springs in the Feb. 2 primary. --- Mujica's campaign Web site pledges to mobilize more than 75,000 immigrants registered to vote against "an anti-immigrant congressman."... [See this clown's Web site]

McAllen (Texas) Times      Valley residents visit DC, demand amnesty for illegals    San Juan, Texas -- Hundreds of Valley residents signed a letter of support to a comprehensive immigration reform [read: amnesty] and donated $1 dollar each one to pay the visit of community organizers to Washington, D.C. to speak with Texas representatives last October and convince them about the importance and urgency to approve that reform... [See Amnesty Watch]

KFOX-TV -- El Paso / Las Cruces      New bill targets illegals' health care cost    Legislation introduced in Congress Wednesday attempts to pass the bill for illegal [aliens'] health care to their country of origin. -- Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio, introduced the bill saying it will save the U.S. billions in health care costs for illegal [aliens]...

Federation for American Immigration Reform      Latest House health care bill still has illegal alien loophole    After months of debate, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is finally ready to bring the health care reform bill to the House floor. As FAIR has reported, this bill contains a suspect verification mechanism that will almost certainly allow illegal aliens to game the system...

U.S. Senator Jim DeMint     Do you want government controlling the Internet too?    I believe government has already inserted itself too far into our lives and too far into the operations of America's businesses. We certainly don't need government regulating the Internet and broadband communications too. But that's what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and his Democratic colleagues are pushing...

Numbers USA      Update on health care/immigration battle in the House    Pres. Obama has scheduled a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus for this (Thursday) afternoon. -- Presumably, the Hispanic Caucus will ask the President to prove himself a liar to the American people. -- Obama and his spokesmen have made a very clear promise to a joint session of Congress...

In-Forum -- Fargo, ND      Eight restaurant workers held for immigration violations    West Fargo, ND -- Police here say eight employees of a local Mexican restaurant are being held for investigation into their immigration status after officers responded to a noise complaint at a home early today. -- Police were called at 4:20 a.m. to the duplex at 413 7th Ave. E. for a report of loud voices, stomping and the sound of people falling... [See Crime Watch]

Associated Press      Raided South Carolina poultry plant mends hiring, avoids trial    A South Carolina poultry plant raided by immigration agents last year has agreed to change its hiring practices to avoid federal charges of knowingly employing illegal [aliens], federal prosecutors said Tuesday. -- Under the agreement, Columbia Farms, Inc., will also pay the government $1.5 million to settle pending claims...

Legislative Gazette -- Albany, NY      "Hispanics" [read: illegal aliens] want to be counted in 2010    The Hispanic Complete Count Committee of the Capital Region is launching a Web site — www.hispanicCCC.weebly.com — to promote the accurate count of the Hispanic population in the Capitol Region in the upcoming 2010 census...

Fox News    sc      Live streaming video of GOP rally against health care scam    9:05 AM PST -- Sizeable crowd rallying in Washington against Obamacare / Pelosicare schemes. Organized by U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann and various Tea Party groups.

KNTV -- Las Vegas      Fence up, day laborers off property    You could call it a sign of the times, the desperation to find work. -- "It is difficult," said Fissmy, an illegal [alien] from Mexico who is looking for any odd-jobs to support his 8 year old son. He says of lately, it hasn't been easy...

Associated Press      Amnesty-obsessed U.S. Rep. attacks Obama over illegals    A House Democrat is accusing President Barack Obama of dehumanizing illegal [aliens] with his hard-line stance against allowing them to benefit from pending health overhaul legislation. -- Congressman Luis Gutierrez, from Obama's home state of Illinois, said Wednesday the approach is "nonsense" and would ultimately cost taxpayers more money...

Edward H. Crane -- Cato Institute      The GOP should dump the neocons    The founders envisioned a federal government constitutionally limited to defending our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. For that to happen, we must have at least one political party that strongly advocates limiting the power of government...

The Dustin Inman Society      Georgia lawyer expresses bizarre views on illegals and the South    From the CBS Atlanta Web site: "Well, let's get a few facts straight. It is not a crime to be in the United States without papers. It is illegal but not criminal. So please don't repeat ignorant racist garbage by know nothing rednecks. All you are doing is promoting scapegoating for problems not the consequence of Mexicans here illegally. Its funny..."

Z. Byron Wolf -- ABC News      RINO Lindsey Graham teams up with Dems on 'Cap & Tax' scam    ...Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, who has come under fire from conservatives this year for his willingness to work with Democrats on Climate Change legislation, appeared with Democrat Sen. John Kerry, R-Mass, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-CT, at a press conference on Capitol Hill to announce the new effort... [Remember this pathetic Graham performance?]

Associated Press           Gunmen kill US airman in attack on bar in Mexico     Cd. Juarez, Chih., Mex. -- A gang of gunmen killed an off-duty U.S. airman and five other people early Wednesday at a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said. -- Four other men were killed outside an elementary school in another part of town...

Jay La Suer for Sheriff -- San Diego      More on Planned Protests: "An Evening with America's Toughest Sheriff"   Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be appearing in San Diego on November 6 to support Jay La Seur for sheriff. It appears that Enrique Morones' goons and other pro-Reconquista zealots will be there to rant and rave. -- Click here and look for the link for event details.

Andy Arnold -- The Examiner      Can states and U.S. citizens protect themselves from waves of illegal aliens?    When teaching ESL classes basic civics, a lesson or two was always spent on the separation of power in our American system between the executive, judicial and legislative branches. That may be drastically changing. -- For some unexplained reason, the Supreme Court has asked the Obama administration its views in Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria...

Examiner Editorial      Using tax money to push the Obama agenda     Buried in the interior appropriations bill headed to President Obama's desk is a big spending increase for a controversial agency that his White House staff aims to use as artistic cover for creating political propaganda. National Endowment for the Arts's annual spending goes from $155 million to $167.5 million...