Out-of-control Immigration

Hispanic Diaspora

In Siler City [N.C.] and elsewhere, many of the new residents say their new hometowns resemble the communities they left behind in Latin America: rural, family-oriented, religious, without the eight-lane freeways and rush-rush lifestyle that make places like Southern California such a discordant experience. "This is my promised land, Nebraska," says Jacinto Corona, a Mexican immigrant who left California in 1994 and drove four days through a winter storm until he reached Grand Island, population 40,000.

The Stein Report

UNIONS MOVE TO COURT ILLEGAL ALIENS

Following the decision of the AFL-CIO to push for an immigrant [illegal alien] amnesty, labor organizers have bet that they can turn around declining union rolls by enlisting illegal aliens. The turnaround on immigration has been "centered in Los Angeles," according to the Houston Chronicle. But in cities such as Houston, unions are even reaching out to illegal alien day-laborers.

Gillette, Wyoming

Illegal immigrants [aliens] detained near Gillette

A number of illegal immigrants [aliens] from Mexico were detained in Gillette recently after authorities pulled over a van on Interstate 90. The cargo van had been passing through the county with North Carolina license plates and had 16 males and one female aboard. Warney said it took the sheriff's department two trips and several vehicles to transport everyone to jail.

Salem, Oregon

Farm workers rally at Capitol

More than 3,000 people marched around the state Capitol in support of a general amnesty for illegal immigrants [aliens]. They also demonstrated against federal guest-worker legislation and proposals in Oregon to limit farm workers' rights to unionize.The march and rally were organized by Woodburn's Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers Union and Causa, a statewide immigrant rights coalition. Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farmworkers Union with [Marxist agitator] Cesar Chavez, stood at the head of the march.

Discussed on The American Patrol Report on Sunday

The Baby Boom Echo?

Secretary of Education Richard Riley is at it again. For the second year in a row, he declared in August 1997, that burgeoning school enrollments around the country are caused by baby boomers children. The nightly TV network news picked up the press release and ran with it. Even in immigration-epicenter California, newscasters mindlessly told their listeners, "It's baby boomers who have delayed having children and are now giving birth before their biological clocks run out."

Op Ed - Detroit News

Improving Relations With Mexico

Mexico's President-elect Vicente Fox will be in Washington this week to ask the administration and lawmakers to give his countrymen more work -- not more charity: He wants the United States to relax its border controls and issue more temporary work visas to Mexicans. Workers -- like goods -- are a net boon to an economy. Washington ought to give Mr. Fox's proposal serious consideration.

Project USA Update

Immigration battle: Michigan to play key role

To take full advantage of the intensified public debate on immigration surrounding the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, ProjectUSA is stepping up our campaign to advertise little known -- but crucial -- facts about this important issue. By September 1, all three of our immigration billboards will be up in Michigan. Each billboard will feature the picture of an innocent American child and the shocking Census Bureau statistic: "Immigration is doubling U.S. population in my lifetime."

Colon, Cuba

Cuba Denounces U.S. Migration Law

A billboard in Havana shouts "Down with the Cuban Adjustment Act,"the U.S. law that guarantees refugee status to Cubans - if they can make it across a shark-infested stretch of ocean to America. The Cuban government newspaper, Granma, called it "The Killer Law,"in a Friday editorial. Cubans who have been unable to obtain a U.S. visa to emigrate see the law as their only chance for economic advancement after living in a country where most jobs are low-paying government positions.

Dublin, Calif.

East Bay may lose Border Patrol agents

Thirty five years ago, the Livermore Border Patrol Sector -- actually based in Dublin -- stood on the cutting edge of the Immigration and Naturalization Service's enforcement strategy. Today, decimated by agency neglect and facing closure, the sector may soon become a casualty of a controversial policy. Border Patrol union officials contend the state needs to maintain an interior enforcement staff, and that its agents will be sorely missed should the Livermore closure go through.

Opinion

Latino voters should demand more than political lipservice

The presidential candidates have gone bilingual, tripping over themselves to reach out to Latino voters. But Latinos need more than symbolic efforts: We need action. About three in 10 Latinos live below the poverty level. And two in five Latino children are growing up poor. Many Latino children face obstacles to receiving a decent education. They are severely underrepresented in early education programs. And they are the least likely group to graduate from high school...... ALSO SEE: IMPORTING POVERTY

Invasion Aides

The Respectable Work of the Beta Groups

Mexico City: As the border Beta Groups, Mexico's answer to the U.S. Border Patrol, mark their 10th anniversary, it should be made clear that the government's actions must target human traffickers (polleros) instead of tagging undocumented immigrates [illegal aliens] as delinquents. And... The U.S. Congress in September is expected to study an initiative to legalize some 6 million immigrant workers [illegal aliens] to protect them from racist and xenophobic groups.

Phoenix

Latinos gaining clout in voting Expected to play big election role

Antonio Gonzalez, president of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, said it's smart to target the Latino vote because in the coming presidential election it will be "decisive in a way it has never been in the history of elections in this country." The Southwest Voter Project is a non-profit, non-partisan Latino civic organization seeking to increase the number of Latino voters. Gonzalez predicted that out of 8 million registered Hispanic voters, 6 million will go to the polls in November.

Reno, Nevada

Latinos urged to register to vote

Nationally, Latino Vote 2000 organizers hope to register 1 million new voters, with Nevada one key western state targeted for opportunities presented by a large Latino population. For the effort to succeed, Sepulveda said her group must first convince prospective voters that becoming involved won't mean trouble with immigration officials. Volunteers also will stress how participation can make a difference in critical issues ranging from amnesty for undocumented workers [illegal aliens] to education, etc......

Atlanta

Registering immigrant voters - Asians and Latinos may influence elections

Asian and Latino advocates are on a political crusade to convert immigrants before time runs out. They want to persuade immigrants to register to vote before an Oct. 10 deadline to participate in the fall election. They have preached their message in Chinese churches, on Hispanic radio stations and at festivals celebrating the heritage of countries like Colombia and Mexico. Many immigrants in metro Atlanta can't vote because they are not U.S. citizens.

What the U.S. Should Be Doing

Juarez imposes proof of citizenship on U.S. executives

Beginning Nov. 1, U.S. business executives wanting to cross the border into Mexico through the city of Ciudad Juarez will have to provide proof of citizenship, the Mexican consulate in El Paso announced Tuesday. Consulate spokesman Marco Antonio Fraire said that the objective of the new regulation is to detect U.S. citizens who are working on the Mexican side of the border without legal permission.

Fox Eyeballs Henhouse

Bold Agenda of Mexico's Fox Has U.S. on Edge

Since the July 2 election, Fox and his advisors have moved aggressively and unapologetically to shake up the U.S.-Mexican relationship. Fox raised eyebrows in Congress and in policy circles by calling for the opening of the U.S. border to hundreds of thousands of Mexicans seeking to work and live legally in the United States. His plan to reform Mexico's anti-drug operations is being met with skepticism by U.S. law enforcement agents who have watched a series of similar initiatives fail.

Selling Out America

Once-fearful organized labor now sees immigrants as future

The move toward working with foreign-born workers has been centered in Los Angeles, where unions have helped organize a number of movements, such as the citywide janitors strike earlier this year. But the most profound shift came in February, when the national executive council of the AFL-CIO voted to endorse a bill that would give amnesty to the estimated 6 million immigrants [aliens] now living in the country illegally.

Report from Occupied America (Estado de Míchigan)

Housewife jailed for advocating Official English

Manistee, Michigan - It was a little past 11 a.m. on an August day in 1998 when [Janice] Barton, 45, was leaving the Peppermill Restaurant in this Lake Michigan shoreline community with her mother and daughter. As Barton and her family tried to make their way through the crowd, a man - in Spanish - asked his wife to make room for them......