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Saturday, October 13, 2012
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It's Official -- L.A. is Now Part of Mexico
Reconquista Makes Bold Move
Los Angeles Times -- October 13
Villaraigosa's invader ID scheme has critics, supporters
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| Tony Villar (aka Antonio Villaraigosa) with Mexican president Zedillo after killing California's popular Prop. 187 in 1999 [see this American Patrol ad]. |
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's backing of a plan for a city photo identification card that would help [illegal aliens] get access to banking services has generated praise and criticism.
"It will be an official ID," Villaraigosa said in a recent interview.
Critics said Villaraigosa's proposal is the latest indication that Los Angeles leaders are taking an increasingly supportive view of [illegal aliens] as they encourage them to join in the city's civic life.
"It is clearly an accommodation," said Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a group critical of illegal immigration. "Los Angeles is making it easier for people who have violated federal immigration laws to live in the city."
But backers said the mayor is doing the right thing.
The initiative could reduce crime because fewer people would have to carry cash.
The idea for the city ID card originated in his office, the mayor said, as part of previous efforts to help [illegal aliens] open bank accounts so they wouldn't become targets of crime.
Councilman Richard Alarcon recently introduced a more limited proposal to create a new library card that could also serve as a debit card. But Villaraigosa said he wants to go further and have the city begin offering full-fledged photo IDs... |
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Paul Craig Roberts -- Infowars
Don't vote for evil
 Back during the George W. Bush neocon regime, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in his UN speech summed up George W. Bush for the world. I am quoting Chavez from memory, not verbatim. "Yesterday standing at this same podium was Satan himself, speaking as if he owned the world. You can still smell the sulfur." -- Chavez is one of the American right-wing's favorite bogyman, because Chavez helps the people... |
Kimberly Dvorak -- The Examiner
Gunfights continue along Arizona border
 While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Obama administration repeat the “border is secure” mantra, unabated violence continues to rage along the Arizona border and agents continue to find themselves in the line of gunfire. In the last several days multiple border incursions have been reported by residents, many, resulted in gunfire. However, if you don't listen to the law enforcement scanners, chances are you'll never hear about the uptick in violent crime along America's southern borders... |
Fox News Latino
Illinois governor Pat Quinn provides housing for Latino students
 Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn inaugurated here on Thursday the La Casa Student Housing and Resource Center, which offers a place to live and study at affordable prices and near the city's main universities. -- The initiative - which is sponsored by the Resurrection Project, a community organization in Chicago's mainly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood - cost $12 million, of which the state government contributed $8.4 million... |
Los Angeles Times
New Mexico mayor quits, says 'white people' stealing Latino power
 Raton Mayor Charles Starkovich insists the form of government in his northern New Mexico city is rife with racism and discrimination against Latino residents. He says the "white people in the country club" control all the power, even though the small community of 6,800 people is 60% Hispanic. -- So the 61-year-old mayor is taking a stand: He quit... |
Washington Watcher -- VDare.com
Hispanics are hopeless... time for Romney to consult Kris Kobach
 As in every recent election, Americans have been barraged with stories about the Hispanic swing vote, and how crucial it is this year. Here are a few recent headlines: •Latino Vote Could be Decisive in Swing States Fox News Latino, October 10, 2012 •Obama courts Hispanics in battleground states By Lois Romano, POLITICO, October 7, 2012... |
Fox News
Obama's refusal to deport illegal aliens unconstitutional, say law professors
 Two law professors, including one who served in the Bush Justice Department, have published a paper charging that President Obama violated the Constitution with his directive to law enforcement not to deport illegal aliens. -- In the paper entitled, "The Obama Administration, the Dream Act and the Take Care Clause," authors Robert Delahunty of the University of St. Thomas [Minnesota] and John Yoo, a law professor... |
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