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Drug War on I-8
Concerned Citizens Stand Their Ground
American Patrol Report -- May 16
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| Concerned citizens gather near Interstate 8 in Arizona. Items used in the smuggling trade are hung on the fence. |
For the past few months a group of concerned citizens has been focusing on the use of Interstate 8 in Arizona as a major conduit for transporting drugs and illegal aliens. Using automatic trail cameras, they have produced absolute proof of the problem. (See our May 5 feature and our Photo of the Day of December 31, 2009).
The problem is particularly severe near Gila Bend -- near the spot where a Pinal County sheriffs deputy was ambushed and shot by drug smugglers.
Although 70 miles from the border, smugglers area able to cross the desert on dirt roads and up the large wash that intersects I-8. They even cross the Barry Goldwater bombing range.
On Saturday, these concerned citizens put themselves where the automatic cameras had been. Despite the risk, these brave Americans placed themselves in harms way to call attention to the threat their nation is facing and maybe even offer a deterrent.
 See other photos: Close Up 1 / Close Up 2 / Close Up 3 |
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CBS-TV -- Atlanta
Usual suspects toss anti-SB 1070 tantrum at Turner Field
The debate over Arizona's new immigration law made its way to Turner Field Saturday for the Braves game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Members of the Georgia Latino Alliance called on Major League Baseball to move the 2011 All star game from the Grand Canyon state... |
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer
Secure the border and support Arizona
Arizona has become the center of a renewed national focus on border security and illegal immigration since Governor Brewer signed SB1070. For too long the calls to Washington have been unanswered and the border remains unsecured... [See: Eye on Napolitano and Obama Watch] |
KVOA-TV -- Tucson
Former Mexican presidential candidate missing
Federal prosecutors say a former Mexican presidential candidate is missing and that his car has been found with signs of violence. -- The federal Attorney General's Office says it was informed of the disappearance of Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, who was the 1994 presidential candidate of the now-ruling National Action Party.... |
Dave Gibson -- The Examiner
Cities boycotting Arizona turned their backs on Americans long ago
Last month, Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) signed Senate Bill 1070 into law, which made it a crime for illegal aliens to be present in Arizona. The measure will allow local police officers to inquire into one’s immigration status and remove those here illegally from the streets for deportation... |
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American Border Patrol
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Who Will Tell You?
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If they put the National Guard on the border, who will tell you how many are there and how they're being used? The media? Hardly. The only organization equipped to bring you the truth is American Border Patrol, but they can't do it without your help. Go here to play your part.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
New face on an old debate
..."We suspect few Cobb County residents had any idea that it was so easy for those in this country illegally to enroll in our state's colleges," [D.A.] King, founder of the Dustin Inman Society, wrote on his blog. Created five years ago, the organization calls for stricter immigration laws. -- "And we suspect," King continued, "few Cobb residents realized their tax dollars are going to help educate such people." |
KOLD-TV -- Tucson
F-16s respond to flight near Mexican border in Arizona
The North American Aerospace Defense Command says two F-16 fighter planes intercepted an ultralight aircraft near the U.S.-Mexico border in southwestern Arizona. -- The plane crossed from Mexico into Arizona just after 6 a.m. Sunday. NORAD dispatched two F-16s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson... |
Wilson County (Texas) News
Unmanned aircraft vehicle to patrol border for illegal activity
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism today announced that the FAA has approved a Certification of Authorization for an unmanned aerial aircraft to patrol a portion of the U.S. Mexico border extending from Arizona to the El Paso region of Texas effective Tuesday, June 1, 2010... |
Hot Air Pundit 
J.D. Hayworth uses McCain's own words on amnesty scheme in new ad
McCain: "I helped author with Senator Kennedy comprehensive immigration reform" not once but twice." -- Here's why John McCain is in trouble, another Hayworth ad has McCain talking about the border fence being a 'waste of billions of dollars'... Roll tape... |
American Border Patrol
Challenger II to be on display at June 5 rally in Phoenix
American Border Patrol's Challenger II border surveillance airplane will be on display at the Phoenix Rising rally on June 5. The rally will be held to support Arizona and SB 1070. Speakers will include Tom Tancredo, Russell Pearce and Joe Arpaio... |
Washington's Blog
Mervyn King: "World's worst financial crisis ever"
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King says: "We are still halfway through the world's worst financial crisis ever." -- He is in good company. -- He is in good company. -- The following experts have said that the economic crisis could be worse than the Great Depression... [See "Hope & Change" Watch] |
Megan McArdle -- Business Insider
Surprise! Cost of healthcare bill already spiraling beyond estimates
There's been a spate of bad news recently about the health care bill. -- Henry Waxman canceled his War on Accounting, not because there was a sudden breakout of common sense on Capitol Hill, but because his committee's investigation revealed that companies had begun exploring whether they should drop their health insurance plans entirely... |
Infowars -- Austin, Texas
Cynical Ploy: Turn illegals into Democrat voters
Nearly two thirds of the public support the Arizona law to detain illegal [aliens], according to a recent Pew survey. -- "Fully 73% say they approve of requiring people to produce documents verifying their legal status if police ask for them. Two-thirds (67%) approve of allowing police to detain anyone who cannot verify their legal status..." |
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American Border Patrol
Photo of the day
Four of American Border Patrol German Shepherds take a swim in Glenn Spencer's pond after a hot patrol of the border this morning.... |
Politico
Hispanics: All sides to blame for immigration stalemate
Hispanics split blame between Republicans, Democrats and President Barack Obama for not yet passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill [read: amnesty], according to a new Associated Press/Univision poll. -- Forty-five percent of the Hispanics polled nationwide blamed Republicans while 49 percent blamed either Democrats or the president... |
Politico
Invasion foes in high demand
The country's highest-profile foes of illegal immigration are in high demand on the campaign circuit, as the renewed debate over immigration reform makes their endorsements an increasingly valuable commodity in many Republican primary elections... |
San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sun
Immigration violation tips flood ICE line
It's been a banner year for a toll-free tip line that citizens can call to report immigration violations. -- Fueled in part by citizens fed up with illegal immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials received nearly 100,000 calls to the tip line from Oct. 1 through the end of April... |
Miami Herald
RINO Mel Martinez whines about Arizona's new law
The debate over Arizona's strict new immigration law is giving Mel Martinez -- the Republican senator from Florida who took early retirement last year -- an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu. -- Martinez, the first Cuban American elected to the U.S. Senate, was at the center of the firestorm over immigration reform in 2006. Activists opposed to allowing illegal [aliens] to earn citizenship mailed build-up-the-border bricks... |
Huffington Post
Goldman Sachs honcho drops $26 million in cash on apartment
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein dropped $26 million -- in cash -- on his new 15 Central Park West duplex. --- And that was before Blankfein sold off his old apartment, a slightly "humbler" five-bedroom, seven-bath Park Avenue apartment. |
San Francisco Chronicle
Budget proposal deals blow to California's poor
State programs that help California's neediest residents would be significantly cut or outright eliminated under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's updated spending plan announced Friday. Schwarzenegger proposed ending the entire state welfare program along with most state-subsidized child care, cutting mental health services by 60 percent... [See Cal Meltdown Watch] |
Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise
Illegal alien cheerleaders say crackdown on unlicensed drivers unfair
...Critics say most Inland checkpoints economically punish illegal immigrants whose cars often are impounded for 30 days -- the maximum time allowed -- and can ill afford the approximately $2,000 to retrieve the vehicle. Protesters point out that drunken drivers usually lose their car for only one day. They say racial profiling is at play where checkpoints are placed... |
KRGV-TV --- Weslaco, Texas
Mexican military helicopter spotted in U.S. airspace again
Roma -- Yet another Mexican Military helicopter has crossed into U.S. airspace again. Officials at the Roma bridge confirmed the sighting to CHANNEL 5 NEWS. They say the spotted the helicopter earlier today. -- This isn't the first time a Mexican Military helicopter has crossed into U.S. airspace... |
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