Saturday, September 6, 2008

Flores broke the law, but punishment is unlikely

MISSION -- State Rep. Kino Flores, D-Palmview, will likely not be sanctioned for hiring an illegal immigrant.

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Activist calls councilman a fraud and says parade masks real problems

TRENTON - A fight between a community activist and an elected city leader reached a new pitch yesterday as a firestorm erupted over Latino leadership.

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BREAKING NEWS: America's Immigration System Is NOT Broken!

Open borders enemies of America, intent on transforming this nation into a third world cesspool, continue to use subterfuge and deceit in order to keep America from securing our borders and enforcing the rule of law.

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Sheriff’s deputies stop 27 illegal immigrants

ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP — Routine traffic stops by Ashtabula County sheriff’s deputies over a week ending Tuesday resulted in the apprehension of 27 illegal aliens.

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ACLU suit targets Sheriff's Department

Sonoma County agency accused of unlawful detention, profiling of illegal immigration suspects

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Mayor says illegal aliens abound

WALHALLA —Mayor Randy Chastain minced few words in saying that an increasing illegal immigration presence is sapping his city of resources and adding a heavy burden on the backs of Oconee County taxpayers.

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Undocumented immigrants can enter the Mississippi School System

The recent immigration and customs enforcement raid on Howard Industries in Laurel brought many issues to light.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Cape Girardeau police arrest 5 undocumented immigrants

Five undocumented immigrants were arrested by a Cape Girardeau police officer who recognized one of them when he saw him driving and knew the man did not have a license, department spokesman Barry Hovis said Thursday.

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ESCONDIDO: Rapist gets 8 years, deportation

Victim tells rapist he is 'a sadistic abusing pervert'

ESCONDIDO ---- Six years after a rape that left some of her internal organs permanently damaged, Tammy Chavez called her attacker "a sadistic abusing pervert" at his sentencing Thursday afternoon.

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Politics : Democrat Congressman Urges Immigrants to Illegally Vote?

In the midst of the Democrat National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Democrat Congressman Luis Gutierrez urged immigrants to join him in supporting Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.
INVASION USA
LAX employee accused of smuggling illegal aliens
Man seen on tape guiding Mexicana passengers out of airport, avoiding inspectors
--Los Angeles Times

[From WorldNetDaily.com]

Thursday, September 4, 2008

SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Mexican drug traffickers wage PR war over image
Websites, billboards used to intimidate locals, challenge government
--McClatchy Newspapers

[From WorldNetDaily.com]

Counter Terrorism Report Predicts Drug Wars Spilling Over Mexican Border


An escalating turf fight between warring drug cartels in Mexico is spreading into the United States with federal officials warning that deadly shootouts and ambushes along the southwestern border pose a serious threat to both U.S. law enforcement and American citizens, according to a confidential multi-agency government report.


 9/2/2008
>
> Two U.S. Border Patrol Agents are serving decade long
> prison terms for attempting to apprehend a known drug
> smuggler for illegally crossing our border with more than
> 700lbs. of drugs!
>
> Almost as outrageous is that the illegal alien drug
> smuggler, who was given free medical care, and immunity
> for testifying against the agents is now suing the U.S. for
> $5 million--claiming his civil rights were violated!
>
> I have just signed a petition calling for the President
> to pardon these two Border Agents and I'm asking you to
> join with me by clicking here for the full story and the petition:
>
> http://www.grassfire.org/142/petition.asp?PID=14815672&NID=1
>
Thanks!




Couple charged with shopping on Clark County judge’s credit card

By MATT THACKER
Matt.Thacker@newsandtribune.com
Police arrested a New Albany couple Sunday and accused them of using a Clark County judge’s credit card to go on a shopping spree.

Elevator mechanic charged with smuggling illegal immigrants past guards at LAX

LOS ANGELES — An elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been arrested in a federal sting operation and charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the country by taking them out of the terminal before they were screened by authorities, according to a published report.

Cities rethink ID cards for undocumented

RICHMOND — After months of drumming up support for a plan to provide city ID cards to Richmond residents, regardless of their immigration status, advocates are taking a more cautious approach: Let a bigger city try it first.


Cal State seeks Latinos for doctoral program

SAN BERNARDINO - Cal State San Bernardino officials have engaged in an aggressive outreach program to attract Latino students into a new doctoral program in educational leadership.




Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Man charged after naked girl found in trunk

ST. CLAIR TWP — An 18-year-old man was charged by Butler County sheriff' deputies Tuesday night, Sept. 2, for allegedly having sex with a girl who was found naked in the trunk of his car.

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RI gov sued for order on illegal immigrants

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A civil rights group has sued Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri for requiring that private businesses check the immigration status of new hires.

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ACLU: 20% of NJ schools asking about immigration

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says at least one-fifth of New Jersey's school districts are asking students their immigration status as they register for school.


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Illegal immigrant sues Border Patrol

An illegal immigrant is suing the U.S. Border Patrol.

The man claims an agent ran over him and his daughter near Yuma two years ago, as the agent was pursuing other illegal immigrants.

The man's 12- year old daughter was killed.

He claims he has crippling injuries, and his suit claims the agent was driving recklessly.

The Border Patrol says the agent didn't see the man and his daughter because they were hiding in some bushes.


SOUTH OF THE BORDER
American tourist beaten to death by Mexican police?
Prosecutors jail 6 cops during investigation
--Oregonian




INVASION USA
WorldNetDaily

Illegals refused to evacuate before hurricane
Claim government didn't do enough to assure aliens they wouldn't be deported
--WND


Police uncover air conditioned border tunnel project
8 workers found digging project that included lights, elevator
--Fox News

[From WorldNetDaily.com]

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Illegals Receive A Quarter Of Welfare Benefits In L.A. County

County Supervisor alarmed at amount of taxpayer funding going to illegals.

New statistics from the Department of Public Social Services reveal that illegal aliens and their families in Los Angeles County stamp allocations in July 2008, announced Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. collected nearly $37 million in welfare and food.

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GOP: Only legal residents should be counted

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 2008 Republican platform, in language that is hostile to immigrants, says only those legally residing in the United States should be counted in the next census.


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Attorneys question Texas hospital's decision to report illegal immigrant applicant to police

CARROLLTON, Texas - Maria Martinez' attempt to land a cafeteria job at a suburban Dallas hospital got her arrested, jailed and deported.

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Initiative targets illegal immigrants

A group that fights illegal immigration is gathering signatures to submit an initiative that would toughen current laws, but leaders of the group say they're not sure how the initiative's vague language would affect the ability of illegal immigrants to get emergency medical care or a high school education.

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Mexican man indicted in immigration case

A Mexican man is facing up to two years in federal prison after a federal grand jury indicted him on illegal immigration charges, U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said.

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Why Not Drivers Licenses for Illegal Aliens?

When it comes to pushing really stupid ideas, California state Senator Gilbert Cedillo is the Eveready Bunny of demented politics.

For years, Cedillo has worked tirelessly trying to get California to grant drivers' licenses to invading criminals, most of whom share Cedillo's Hispanic ethnicity.

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Illegal immigrant kills one at state Rep. Flores' ranch, police say

NEAR MISSION - Police say a suspected illegal immigrant working for a Democratic state representative brutally beat another man to death with a bat Monday morning.

Suspect in Ranch Murder in Mexico City

Victim beaten to death on state representative's ranch

MISSION - A murder suspect who worked at a state representative's ranch has been tracked down to Mexico City.

Froilan Casares, an illegal immigrant, is accused of beating another worker to death with a baseball bat. The victim was Adin Rodriguez, who was also an illegal immigrant.

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Non-Citizen Votes Could Impact Elections


“The Threat of Non-Citizen Voting,” recently released by the Heritage Foundation, raises concerns that this year’s national and local elections could be determined by votes cast by non-citizens.


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Labor Day: Little to Celebrate for U.S. Latinos


UNITED NATIONS, Sep 1 (OneWorld) - A vast majority of Latino workers in the United States are forced to work for long hours and low wages with no health care or any other benefits, says a new study published this week.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Plainfield Hispanic-rights group hires lawyers in immigration suit

PLAINFIELD —The Latin American Coalition, a city Hispanic-rights group, has retained attorneys from a prominent New York City-based civil-rights organization in response to a federal lawsuit that has the potential to turn the city into the epicenter of the national debate concerning illegal immigration.

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Gangs face new threat: deportation

FRESNO, Calif. — In California, Central San Joaquin Valley gang enforcers are using a new weapon: deportation orders.

Officials say the tactic already is a success. Nearly three dozen gang members who were in the U.S. illegally have been sent back to their home countries since the program's first arrests in February.