Mexican Smugglers Making US Lands Unsafe
(CNSNews.com) - "Once-pristine landscapes on the U.S. Southwest border have become dangerous corridors for drug smuggling operations and other illegal activities that threaten Indian communities, public land stewards and recreational visitors," the Interior Department's Web site says. Full Story

Mexican Cartel Hit List Targets Americans
(CNSNews.com) - At least one police officer from southern New Mexico is among the 15 to 20 people named in the threat, police say. Full Story

McCain Tells Hispanic Leaders He Will Push Immigration Reform
(CNSNews.com) Democrats question why the Arizona senator held the meeting late Wednesday night in Chicago. Full Story

Mexicans Moving Across Border to Flee Drug Crime
(CNSNews.com) - A growing stream of Mexican professionals are relocating to the USA to get away from Mexico's drug wars, USA Today reported. News on the Web

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INVASION USA
WorldNetDaily
Ex-teacher accused of stomping Old Glory
Reports reacting to confiscation of Mexican banner from student
--WND

INVASION USA
National Guard pullout worries border governors
Authorities fear bloody drug-cartel war in Mexico will move into U.S.
--Associated Press

HOMELAND INSECURITY
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U.S. military fights drug war on Mexican border
Joint Task Force North assists federal law enforcement
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ALERT: NumbersUSA.com

Dear Faxer:

Ask your Rep. to expand funding for local immigration law enforcement This new phone call request has been posted in your Action Buffet based on your answers to the Interest Survey. You can find this phone call request by proceeding to http://www.numbersusa.com/phones?ID= 10226 Please call your U.S. Representative who serves on the Appropriations Committee and ask them to EXPAND funding for the 287(g) program, which enables state and local police to enforce our immigration laws. State and local police are badly needed to help overwhelmed federal immigration authorities apprehend and detain illegal aliens in the interior of our country. Illegal aliens currently outnumber federal immigration agents by 5,000 to one, and only 2,000 federal agents are active in enforcing the immigration laws in the interior of our country. Clearly, those numbers indicate that a limited number of federal agents are incapable of confronting the estimated 12-20 million illegal aliens currently inside our nation's borders and would benefit from the assistance of the more than 600,000 state and local law enforcement officers nationwide who come into contact with illegal aliens every day. The House Appropriations Committee is expected to markup the DHS Appropriations bill on June 18. Your Rep. will help determine how much funding will be provided for the enforcement of our immigration laws.

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From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA Date: Tuesday 17JUN08 1 p.m. EDT

Phone NOW to urge House appropriators to provide more money for local enforcement

DEAR SUPPORTERS OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, The House Appropriations Committee tomorrow (Wed) will be deciding how much money the federal government can spend next year on enforcing immigration laws. All of those committee Members need a phone call today letting them know that voters are watching and expecting them to expand funding for enforcement. The committee Members are under huge pressure from special interests and newspaper editorial boards in their Districts to do the opposite -- to gut the rapidly increasing enforcement of immigration laws by local police and sheriffs. Please phone at least one committee Member on the list below. Call at: 202-224-3121 Tell the person who answers some or all of the following: You are calling about the DHS Appropriations bill (Department of Homeland Security. You know the Congressman/woman is on the committee that will be marking up the bill tomorrow ("marking up" means amending and putting into final form to send to the full House of Representatives). It is most important the he/she expand funding for the 287(g) program that trains local agencies to enforce immigration law. There are enough local agencies across the country willing and eager to help the feds that the illegal immigration problem could be largely solved if Congress would just provide enough training and other resources. You will be watching reports to find out how the Congressman/woman votes on amendments that will help or hinder all law enforcement in detaining and removing illegal aliens from your community. Add anything else you choose about why you want illegal aliens picked up and put into deportation proceedings, and why you want local law enforcement to be involved. It is important that enforcement not be just for illegal aliens who have committed violent felonies. All illegal aliens must fear being arrested if we are to get enough voluntary departure to open up millions of jobs to non-employed American workers. The news is full of stories of illegal aliens returning -- or considering returning -- to their home countries in part because of the pressure they feel from the growing number of cities, counties and states that are enforcing the law. This is driving the pro-illegal crowd crazy. Don't underestimate how much pressure they are putting on the House Appropriations Committee to de-fund or underfund 287(g) and other enforcement efforts. Local agencies cannot enforce immigration laws unless they receive proper training such as through the 287(g) program. Dozens of law enforcement agencies are blocked from cracking down on illegal immigration because Congress in the past failed to appropriate enough money. State and local police are badly needed to help overwhelmed federal immigration authorities apprehend and detain illegal aliens in the interior of our country. Illegal aliens currently outnumber federal immigration agents by 5,000 to one, and only 2,000 federal agents are active in enforcing the immigration laws in the interior of our country. Clearly, those numbers indicate that a limited number of federal agents are incapable of confronting the estimated 12-20 million illegal aliens currently inside our nation's borders and would benefit from the assistance of the more than 600,000 state and local law enforcement officers nationwide who come into contact with illegal aliens every day. As of August 21, 2007, 23 state and local law-enforcement agencies had struck agreements with ICE, and about 75 others had submitted applications. Most agreements were signed in the prior 18 months. To date, ICE has trained 416 officers, who, in turn, have made over 22,000 arrests in conjunction with Federal law enforcement officials. HERE ARE MEMBERS OF HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Please phone a Representative from your state. If your state is not listed here, please phone a Representative in your region of the country. One phone call will be a wonderful help. If you have time and want to be a hero today, please call as many from your region as possible. ALABAMA Robert B.Aderholt Jo Bonner Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, Jr. ARIZONA Ed Pastor ARKANSAS Marion Berry CALIFORNIA Ken Calvert Sam Farr Michael Honda Barbara Lee Jerry Lewis Lucille Roybal-Allard Adam Schiff CONNECTICUT Rosa L. DeLauro FLORIDA Allen Boyd Ander Crenshaw Debbie Wasserman Schultz Dave Weldon C.W. Bill Young GEORGIA Sanford Bishop Jack Kingston IDAHO Michael K. Simpson ILLINOIS Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Ray LaHood Mark Steven Kirk INDIANA Peter J. Visclosky IOWA Tom Latham KANSAS Todd Tiahrt KENTUCKY Ben Chandler Harold Rogers LOUISIANA Rodney Alexander MARYLAND C.A "Dutch" Ruppersberger MASSACHUSETTS John W. Olver MICHIGAN Carolyn C. Kilpatrick Joe Knollenberg MINNESOTA Betty McCollum MISSOURI Jo Ann Emerson MONTANA Dennis R. Rehberg NEW JERSEY Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Steven R. Rothman NEW MEXICO Tom Udall NEW YORK Maurice D. Hinchey Steve Israel Nita M. Lowey José E. Serrano James T. Walsh NORTH CAROLINA David E. Price OHIO David L. Hobson Marcy Kaptur Ralph Regula Tim Ryan PENNSYVANIA Chaka Fattah John P. Murtha John E. Peterson RHODE ISLAND Patrick J. Kennedy TENNESSEE Zach Wamp TEXAS John Carter John Abney Culberson Chet Edwards Kay Granger Ciro Rodriguez VIRGINIA Virgil H. Goode, Jr. James P. Moran Frank R. Wolf WASHINGTON Norman D. Dicks WEST VIRGINIA Alan B. Mollohan WISCONSIN David R. Obey THANKS, YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED,

P.S. We can triple our membership quickly if our members email their friends about us and they in turn email theirs. Polls show that most Americans agree with NumbersUSA's positions but, despite our recent rapid growth, most American voters still have never heard of us. You can help change that by forwarding this email widely. (Note: depending on your email provider, you may need to send this as an "attachment.")

This may be a good time for you to make sure that you've let us know all of the areas you are interested in. In order to further customize the type of alerts you receive click here http://www.numbersusa.com/survey?action=longlist As a NumbersUSA subscriber, you will receive occasional emails about immigration-related opportunities. If you want to increase or reduce the frequency of these emails, click here and choose from Total Activism, Moderate Activism, or Limited Activism at the bottom of your registration form: http://www.numbersusa.com/user NumbersUSA - relies upon individuals like you to reach its goal of an environmentally sustainable and economically just America.

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INVASION USA
Supreme Court 'green lights illegals'
Justices ease rules for foreigners overstaying visas
--Associated Press

Toughest sheriff vows no let up in illegals fight
'Don't try to intimidate me to stop enforcing the laws. It will never happen'
--Agence France-Presse

[From WorldNetDaily.com]

Americans Missing in Mexico 'A Diplomatic Priority'
(CNSNews.com) - The more than two dozen U.S. citizens who have disappeared in recent years just across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, should be accounted for, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D.-Texas) told Cybercast News Service. "The problem is the jurisdiction of another country," he said. Full Story

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Immigration/US Borders

Dems raise stakes on immigration
Post Date: 2008-06-17 09:18:51 by sabaca
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Going into November’s elections, House and Senate Democrats are outbidding the White House on spending for immigration enforcement, with a special emphasis on deporting people convicted of major drug offenses and violent crimes. Immigration remains a highly divisive political issue — especially in the House Democratic Caucus. But targeting convicted criminals is seen as safe ground for the party and a pressure point to highlight shortcomings in the current enforcement system. A Homeland Security budget bill now moving through the House Appropriations Committee specifies that at least $800 million be spent after Oct. 1 to identify and remove the most violent and dangerous ...

REPORT FROM ROY BECK, PRES. www.NumbersUSA.com HOW WE BEAT THE IMMIGRATION AMNESTY OPPONENTS AGAIN!
Post Date: 2008-06-17 00:52:54 by blackhorse
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Thank you for all your volunteering and financial giving to make America a better and more successful nation. I know you will be interested in seeing some key numbers of member participation, including your own faxing and giving! ((((((( Once again, our members' efforts defeated a gigantic amnesty in the Senate just last month. Plus, we defeated two more attempts—again, just last month—to increase immigration numbers. ))))))) What happened proves that if we want to stop every attempt at amnesty and turn back every increase in immigration numbers. . . . . .we must never rest or relax our guard. In the midst of all my requests to you to fax and phone, my business staff reminds me ...

OUR TROUBLED NATIOIN: IMPORTING POVERTY
Post Date: 2008-06-16 23:02:42 by blackhorse
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OUR TROUBLED NATION: IMPORTING POVERTY By Frosty Wooldridge - June 16, 2008 http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty372.htm Brian Williams (NBC) reported to the nation last month that Detroit, Michigan high schools suffer a 76 percent drop-out/flunk-out rate for high school seniors. All totaled, 1.2 million eighteen year olds annually hit the streets functionally illiterate. In Denver, Colorado, 73 percent of children live in poverty. Many large cities are in crisis. U.S. Representative TOM TANCREDO said, "Immigration, both legal and illegal, is the cause of a significant part of Colorado's increase in child poverty." The number of children under the age of 18 living in ...

How many illegal aliens are in the U.S.? [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-06-15 18:38:33 by exxon
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Overview - illegal aliens in the United States Our illegal immigration counters are based on an estimated twenty million illegal aliens having been present in our nation as of January 1, 2004. In a letter dated February 2004, no less an authority than Arizona Senator John McCain recognized that Border Patrol apprehension figures demonstrated that "almost four million people crossed our borders illegally 2002" (read McCain's letter) – experts on the subject agree that illegal crossings have only increased since then. The Tucson sector Border Patrol union local 2544 on the number of illegal aliens in our nation: "There are currently 15 to 20 million illegal aliens in ...

Macabre drug cartel messages in Mexico
Post Date: 2008-06-15 18:35:33 by fitz
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Some of the communications intended for rivals, officials and the public have accompanied severed heads and been written on bodies. MEXICO CITY -- In case decapitating their victims and dumping the heads in picnic coolers didn't make the point, the killers left a note. "This is a warning," it said, listing an alphabet soup of Mexican police agencies and the noms de guerre of several well-known drug figures. "You get what you deserve." "This is what happens to stupid traitors who take sides with Chapo Guzman," said the message found in Ciudad Juarez, referring to Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, the supposed leader of the main drug gang in adjacent Sinaloa ...

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· (ID Supreme) Court Rules Illegal Immigrants Are Residents

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 15:16:05 · by lilylangtree · 21 replies · 502+ views

The Spokesman-Review (paper copy) ^ | 6-17-2008 | Rebecca Boone

BOISE--The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Monday that an undocumented immigrant who was injured while living in Ada County is entitled to medical indigency assistance from the county. A majority of the justices sided with Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, which had sued the Ada County Board of commissioners after it denied an application for medical indigency assistance from Javier Ortega Sandoval. Sandoval had more than $187,000 in medical bills after he had a stroke while working in the Boise region. The high court found that undocumented alien status doesn't affect the determination of whether someone is a resident. In other...

· McCain Proposes La Raza Town Hall

Monday, June 16, 2008 16:33:00 · by Checkers · 208 replies · 2,781+ views

TOWNHALL ^ | Monday, June 16, 2008 | Amanda Carpenter

GOP presidential candidate John McCain is inviting his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, to participate in a joint town hall at an open-borders advocacy group’s upcoming meeting in California. “There is a meeting in California of La Raza,” McCain told reporters at an Arlington press conference Monday. “Both of us have accepted invitations. I say that we have a town hall meeting together in front of La Raza. I think that the people will be far more informed and in some ways, entertained if we had that format.”

· Court orders free medical for illegals

Monday, June 16, 2008 15:44:24 · by jasonmyos · 34 replies · 1,067+ views

Legal Newsline ^ | 06/16/08 | Chris Rizo

BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an illegal immigrant who was injured is entitled to medical assistance. In their ruling, the high court sided with Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, which sued Ada County Commissioners after they denied an application for medical indigency assistance.

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