Sacramento Bee     sc  In California, 'birth tourism' appears to grow  Born in New York, Jennifer Shih, a UC Davis senior, attended high schools in Idaho and Utah before graduating from her alma mater in California. -- But even she will tell you she is anything but an all-American girl. -- Shih was reared in her parents' home country, Taiwan, and returned to the United States at age 15, when it was time to claim her birthright as a U.S. citizen for a public education...

KTVK-TV -- Phoenix    Invader tried to use fake ID to gain access to power plant    Deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff''s Office have arrested an illegal immigrant for allegedly attempting to enter the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant with false identification. -- Nestor Martinez Ochoa, 40, was taken into custody Wednesday morning on charges of using false ID and criminal trespass onto a commercial nuclear generating station...

Jessica Vaughan -- CIS.org     Non-citizen voting suits spread to Michigan    A group of activists in Michigan, including the ACLU, SEIU, and the Detroit-based Latin Americans for Social and Economic Justice, has filed a lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to stop her from asking voters the question, "Are you a United States citizen?" -- The funny thing about this lawsuit is that the alternative approach that has been suggested by the anti-integrity activists --- removing ineligible voters...

Caroline May -- Daily Caller     DHS accused of concealing immigration info from public   Four powerful Republican senators are demanding answers to questions they posited to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in early August regarding the apparent watering down of immigration regulations which prohibit those seeking residency or citizenship from being primarily reliant on welfare, or a public charge. -- The Department of Homeland Security missed the Aug. 20 deadline and has yet to respond...

Guy Benson -- Townhall.com     Report: US knew Benghazi raid was a terrorist attack within 24 hours   For a full week following the deadly ambush at the US consulate in Benghazi, the Obama administration told the American public that the incident was triggered by a "spontaneous protest" over an anti-Islam video that spun out of hand. They've equivocated over recent days, as the himself president has begun to hedge -- finally allowing that other forces may have had a hand in the destruction...

Patrick J. Buchanan -- VDare.com     The 47 Percent: No apologies needed, Mitt    Mitt Romney has conceded that his thoughts, expressed at that Boca Raton, Fla., fundraiser, were "not elegantly" stated. Those mocking him might concede he has tabled one of the mega-issues of our time. -- Can America continue down the path President Obama is taking us on, to a time soon and certain when a majority of wage-earners pay no income taxes but a majority of citizens receive federal benefits?

John Carney -- CNBC    Phony Farm Labor Shortage: We need to talk about it   A couple of weeks ago, I pointed out that despite all the talk of a farm labor shortage last summer, American farms had an amazingly profitable year. -- Net cash income rose from the record high in 2010 of $99.4 billion to a new record high of $134.7 billion. That's an eye-popping 35.5 percent profit growth! -- I pointed out that in some of the states that had been repeatedly said to be facing a labor shortage...

Kimberly Dvorak -- The Examiner     San Diego Border Patrol snags $300k in cocaine and meth   Border Patrol agents working at the Pine Valley checkpoint east of San Diego intercepted two smuggling attempts that resulted in the seizure of nearly $300,000 of cocaine and methamphetamine. - Yesterday, Border Patrol agents encountered a 25-year-old female United States citizen driving a Ford F-250 pickup. During the cursory inspection, agents became suspicious of the woman's nervous demeanor and...

Dave Gibson -- The Examiner       Comrade O's minions quietly issue amnesty to another group of illegals   On Monday, the Miami-Herald reported that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has just extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to about 60,000 Haitian nationals living in the United States. -- Announcement of the extension is expected to be published in the Federal Register this week, and will take effect on Jan. 22, 2013. -- The Obama administration originally issued the TPS for Haitian illegal aliens...

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Investor's Business Daily     Household incomes fall in August, off 8.2% under Obama   In another sign that the economic recovery under President Obama is not producing gains for average Americans, median household incomes fell 1.1% in August to $50,678, according to a report released Tuesday by Sentier Research. -- Since the economic recovery started in June 2009, household incomes are down 5.7%, the Sentier data show, and they are down more than 8% since Obama took office...

Chicago Sun-Times     Low-wage work force grows 30% as the number of jobs shrinks    Low-wage workers in Chicago are better educated, older and rely more on that income these days to meet basic needs than 10 years ago. -- And there are substantially more of them. -- That's according to a new report released by Chicago-based Women Employed and Action Now Institute that shows nearly one in six low-wage workers here last year held a college degree...

Cherokee Ledger-News -- Woodstock, Georgia     Sweep yields five arrests   Five men wanted on charges ranging from violation of probation to illegal re-entry into the United States were arrested last week during a multi-jurisdiction sweep. -- The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the North Georgia Major Offender Task Force on Sept. 18 to conduct a search for wanted persons in the area --- one of whom is a known gang member...

KNXV-TV -- Phoenix     Family of fallen Border Patrol agent Brian Terry calls for resignations   The family of a fallen Border Patrol Agent is encouraging the Attorney General to ask for resignations from several Department of Justice officials who were involved in the Fast and Furious gun case linked to Brian Terry's death. -- Tuesday, Terry's family reacted to the investigative report released last week by the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, which found various people affected the failed strategy...

Imperial Valley News -- Holtville, Calif.     Mexican charged with smuggling illegals by boat   San Clemente -- A Mexican man made his initial appearance in federal court Wednesday on charges stemming from his alleged role in an effort to smuggle seven Mexican nationals into the United States from Mexico onboard a cabin cruiser that came ashore near San Clemente Monday morning. -- The incident remains under investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's...