Immigration Madness

CIS: Miami, L.A. have highest percentage of foreign- born residents

An analysis of Census estimates by the Washington- based Center for Immigration Studies found that an estimated 28.4 million foreign- born immigrants live in the United States, about 10.4 percent of the population. That's the largest number ever recorded in the nation's history -- and a 43 percent increase since 1990 [thanks to that miserable Bill Clinton]. Here is the center's list of "consolidated metropolitan areas" with the largest immigrant populations: 1. Los Angeles: 4.71 million foreign-born immigrants, or 29.6 percent of the metro area's population. 2. New York: 4.69 million immigrants, 22.9 percent -- Most of the migrants in the U.S. came from the Narco State Next Door, according to the report.

Salt Lake City

[An apparently problematic] Utah AG, Latinos Share a 'Pretend' Meeting

Utah AG Mark Shurtleff met with Latino constituents Friday, speaking almost entirely in Spanish but carefully noting that he was not violating the Beehive State's English- only law. "It won't be an official meeting," Shurtleff told a crowd of about 50 at the Salt Lake County Government Building, citing a loophole in the English-only law, a law that he opposes. "It will just be a pretend meeting." -- Headed to Washington, D.C., next week for a meeting of the nation's 50 state attorneys general, Shurtleff said he intends to inquire whether the Bush administration will grant amnesty for immigrants in the United States illegally, immigrants, a move Shurtleff said he supports.

Out-Of-Control Immigration

Census: Asian population soared in past decade

From across Asia, they arrive in the United States seeking a good job, a college education, or just a better place to raise a family. The country's Asian population is soaring, new census figures show. Demographers attributed the trend in large part to an influx of immigrants seeking to share in "the American dream." As a result, "there are issues relating to the need of immigrants, like educational and language-access issues ... that will occur in communities that aren't used to dealing with them," said the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium. The figures show Asians are primarily clustered in and around big cities. Data released for New Jersey showed as much as a 94 % gain during the decade.

Corruption Bloated Mexico

Americans evicted from Baja homes demand $75 Million from Narco State

U.S. citizens who lost their vacation homes in Baja California last year are claiming the Mexican government violated their rights under the North American Free Trade Agreement and are demanding $75 million in compensation. The petition involves 134 former homeowners at Punta Banda, a scenic sand spit overlooking Todos Santos Bay that for years had been the subject of a land dispute. Last October the Mexican Supreme Court ordered that the property be restored to its legally recognized Mexican owners. A force of several hundred police was then sent to remove more than 200 homeowners, most of them U.S. citizens, who owned homes on the spit.

We Get E-Mail

Re: "State Creates Office to Aid Immigrants"

George Ramos in his article wrote: "The new office within the state Justice Department [...] is intended to provide education and outreach services to those in immigrant communities who hesitate to seek assistance from authorities because of their U.S. residency status." Clearly, the phrase "those in immigrant communities who hesitate [...] because of their U.S. residency status" is an euphemism for illegal aliens, so, in addition to duplicating of the INS efforts and possible overstepping of federal jurisdiction over the immigration matters, California Justice Department is actually planing to help those who violate the U.S. immigration law. -- It seems particularly disturbing that this offer comes from the state's top law enforcement agency as if "harboring illegal aliens" wasn't unlawful in this country.........

Legacy of America's Worst Leader

Marion County, Indiana sees number of Hispanics soar

The number of Hispanics living in Indiana more than doubled during the past five years. And in Marion County, the state's biggest urban center, the Hispanic population quadrupled. The 1990 census counted 8,450 people of Hispanic origin in Marion County, and 98,788 in Indiana. More than 33,290 were counted in the county in 2000, and 214,536 statewide. Local observers say the children are both a mirror and a window into a future where diversity is not an option for someday, but a here-and-now fact of life. Even Hispanics who have been here for more than 20 years have noticed the change. And they welcome it. Aida McCammon, director of the Hispanic Health Project with Wishard Memorial Hospital, said the burgeoning Hispanic population also shows up in an increasing demand for health services.

Globalist Roy Barnes

Georgia Gov. lobbies to widen minority definition

Gov. Barnes moved quickly Thursday to close a rift between African- Americans and Hispanics, the two largest minority groups in Georgia. Barnes' action came after some African- American legislators thwarted an effort Wednesday to broaden the definition of "minority" in a tax provision to include Hispanics. The state law in question gives a small tax break to companies with state contracts that subcontract with minority firms. The governor took the rare step of personally appearing before a Senate committee to revive the idea.

Springfield, Mass.

Latino school problems targeted

Alarmed about the poor academic performance and a high dropout rate among Hispanic students, School Committee member Jose F. Tosado has assembled a committee to review the situation and make a plan for improvement. The Committee on Hispanic Achievement will begin meeting immediately to discuss such issues as an annual high school dropout rate of 6 percent, double the rate of children classified as white; and the lowest average scores in the city on all standardized tests, and bilingual education. "It's clear that the Hispanic dropout rate is a byproduct of low achievement," Tosado said.

The Sucking Sound of NAFTA

Dana closing Hoosier plant, moves work to Ohio, Mexico

Dana Corp. is closing its Kendallville, Ind. plant in June. Just under 150 jobs will be cut as production is shifted to Mexico and Ohio. The Kendallville facility, part of Dana's Fluid Systems Group, makes fuel lines for General Motors Corp. and fuel senders for Ford Motor Co., among others. The fuel line production will move to San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The fuel senders will now be made at Dana's Archbold, Ohio plant. More than 120 of the laid- off workers are a non-union manufacturing force paid by the hour --t he rest of the cutbacks are to come from salaried staff.

Energy Woes

Bush to Speed Cross-Border Permits with Mexico

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer [Abraham, the recently unseated foreign labor booster from Michigan who probably knows nothing about energy], in Mexico City for the Fifth Hemispheric Energy Ministers Meeting, said yesterday the Bush administration will speed up the permitting process for electricity ties with Mexico. Acknowledging the benefits of U.S. Mexican trade in electric power, Abraham said transmission arrangements were among the biggest obstacles. He said he had discussed the permitting process with Mexican Energy Minister Ernesto Martens and with Alfred Elias Ayub, director of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad.

A Message from VCT

Thanks! You helped save Long Island!

On March 6 we sent an e-mail asking for help to stop a day labor center in Farmingville, Long Island, NY. It worked. With your help the New York state legislature tabled the bill. From Newsday (today): "...the proposal by Legis. Brian Foley (D-Blue Point) was held in committee status and not moved to the full body for a vote. The bill, heard in the legislature's social services committee, would grant taxpayer dollars to Hicksville-based Catholic Charities, a Diocese of Rockville Centre group that has been lobbying for the facility the past two years. | Also comments on Jesse Jackson's latest sellout and on the anti-American, pro- illegal -alien, taxpayer- fleecing Catholic Charities.

Atlanta

Jesse Jackson group stresses unity with Hispanics

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Hispanic leaders closed ranks in Atlanta on Friday after some African- American legislators scuttled a bill Wednesday that would have aimed tax breaks at state contractors that employed Hispanic- owned companies. "We must turn to each other, not turn on each other," said Jackson. "We must coalesce." And that's what he said his Chicago- based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition is doing, in a sense. Jackson said the civil rights organization is forming a partnership with Latino Initiatives for the Next Century to promote both African- Americans' and Latin- Americans' business opportunities.

Austin

Texas Sen. Shapleigh chided by over reception for American traitor

The senior member of the Texas Senate got into the face of El Paso Sen. Eliot Shapleigh this week for not properly inviting him and others to a reception for Mexico's new border czar, Ernesto Ruffo Appel. Sen. Carlos Truan, D-Corpus Christi, was miffed because none of the border senators were personally informed of the reception, "so I went up to Shapleigh and said, 'Are you sponsoring this just by yourself?'" Shapleigh's press release explained that Ruffo's reception was organized by the Texas Department of Economic Development and underwritten by El Paso Electric. Truan figured that "common sense would dictate that you get all of the border senators, at least, involved" in the planning of an event showcasing a high-ranking official from Mexico.

Fleecing of Calif. Taxpayers

State Creates Office to Aid 'Immigrants'

In an effort to combat fraud and other scams that victimize immigrants and non- English speakers in California, Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer on Friday announced the creation of the Office of Immigrant Assistance. -- Lockyer said the move was the right thing to do, especially since one recent report estimated that 26% of the state's population is foreign- born. "I want to ensure that Californians who happen to be new immigrants have the benefit of protection under our laws and there is truly justice for all in California," he said. The new office within the state Justice Department is intended to provide education and outreach services to those in immigrant communities who hesitate to seek assistance from authorities because of their U.S. residency status. Also see this Daily News item.

Balkanizing the West

As Minority Populations Increase in Intermountain West, Cities Study Growth

The Intermountain West's reputation as America's whitest region is changing fast, and its cities are splitting apart just as the rest of the country's did in the past century. Nevada, which led the nation in percentage growth during the 1990s, also gained the highest percentage of ethnic and racial minorities. The state's Latino population shot up 145 percent to more than 304,000 between 1990 and 1999, according to the Census Bureau. Its Asian population grew 124 percent, to more than 88,000. Utah's Latino population grew 78 percent to almost 151,000.

Clinton's Legacy of Destruction

Census: Hispanics Growing Fast in PA

In Lancaster County, the Hispanic population increased by 71 percent -- to nearly 27,000, or 6 percent of the county's population, census figures show. More than 17,000 Hispanics live in the city of Lancaster, almost a third of the population. And although they live in a region synonymous with Amish buggies and shoofly pie, Lancaster's Hispanics can still connect with their native culture. -- The swelling population has also led to more frequent Masses and Sunday school sessions at San Juan Bautista Iglesa Catholica, a Hispanic Roman Catholic church.

Glenn Spencer to the L.A. Times

Re: Immigrant Tally Doubles in Census

This report says "Illegal immigrants were pouring into the country far faster than anyone knew." I knew that illegal immigration was at least twice what our government was telling us and I have said so many times in public.. I also said that the same Clinton Administration which allowed the flood of illegal immigration to continue, deceived the people about the magnitude of the problem. -- Some say cheap illegal labor helped spur the economy. The same can be said about slavery and think of where that led us.

What A Shocker!

Immigrant Tally Doubles in Census

As the U.S. economy of the 1990s grew from sour to sizzling hot, economists kept scratching their heads over several big questions. How were companies finding enough new employees to keep business booming? And if companies were fighting for workers, how come Americans were not getting big pay raises? -- Now, some analysts say the 2000 census offers an answer: Illegal immigrants were pouring into the country far faster than anyone knew, filling the nation's hunger for workers and keeping wages in check.

Suffolk Co., NY Day Labor Pests

Day Laborer Plan Stalls

Signaling a tentative shift in political attitudes toward day laborers in Farmingville, Suffolk County legislators considered a bill Friday that would allot $80,000 for a workers' hiring site and multi-use support center. But true to the polarizing nature of the issue, the proposal by Legis. Brian Foley (D-Blue Point) was held in committee status and not moved to the full body for a vote. The bill, heard in the legislature's social services committee, would grant taxpayer dollars to Hicksville- based Catholic Charities, a Diocese of Rockville Centre group that has been lobbying for the facility the past two years. -- The Sachem Quality of Life group in Farmingville has aggressively lobbied area property owners to disallow what it calls an illegal activity. The group says the hiring site will bring down property values and threaten the safety of area residents. [Also see this item from Sachem]