Border security ended at her front door
Nancy Henderson is not a political activist, she's a crime victim.
She and her husband, Matt Spitz, didn't purchase 40 acres of undeveloped land in southern Arizona near the base of the Sawtooth Mountains in order to put themselves on the frontline of our national debate over border security and illegal immigration.
“We move here from Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, because I was tired of the cold,” Nancy told me. “This place is remote, but finding a spot like that was our intent when my husband and I moved here. We wanted a place where we could buy some land and have some horses and do the things we wanted to do. My husband passed away a year and a half ago from cancer, but this is still my home. It's still where I want to be.”
Over the years, the couple grew accustomed to visits from the occasional illegal border crosser.
“They would come to the door every now and then asking for water, mostly, and seemed so grateful to be pointed to the spigot,” Nancy said. “We never had any break-ins or thefts.”
That changed in September...
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
US Puts Bulgarian ID Thief on Immigration Hold
Doitchin Krastev (R) used Jason Evers' name to obtain a birth certificate, Social Security number, Oregon driver's license, voter registration card and passport. File photo
Doitchin Krastev (R) used Jason Evers' name to obtain a birth certificate, Social Security number, Oregon driver's license, voter registration card and passport. File photo
A Bulgarian man, who pleaded guilty to stealing the name of a slain boy in the United States, has been placed on an "immigration hold", U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle announced.
"When he's done (serving his criminal sentence), he will come into ICE custody for resolution of his immigration case," Lorie Dankers said, as cited by the Oregonian...
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Top 10 States Being Invaded By Illegal Immigrants
Unauthorized immigrants usually reside in states that historically have welcomed them, such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. However, these states can provide only a limited number of jobs for the mostly unskilled illegal immigrant population. As the number of illegal immigrants swelled from about 3.6 million in 1990 to 11.1 million in 2009, illegal immigrants opted to explore new states for their livelihood.
Unauthorized immigrants usually reside in states that historically have welcomed them, such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. However, these states can provide only a limited number of jobs for the mostly unskilled illegal immigrant population. As the number of illegal immigrants swelled from about 3.6 million in 1990 to 11.1 million in 2009, illegal immigrants opted to explore new states for their livelihood.
A study by Harvard professor G. Borjas states that illegal immigrants hurt the unskilled population in the areas they moved into and benefited the other residents because the services previously provided by unskilled locals could now be purchased at a lower price. Any economist would tell you that an increase in the supply of unskilled labor will depress the wages for those services. It wouldn’t be a stretch to claim that unskilled illegal immigrants are one of the factors causing poverty (See the list of ten states with the highest poverty rates in America)...
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33 illegal immigrants took flight lessons
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33 illegal immigrants took flight lessons
Federal officials could not explain Friday how more than 30 immigrants charged with being here illegally got clearance to take flying lessons at an airstrip outside Boston.
Federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from taking flight lessons under rules revamped after the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks. But the 33 Brazilians, arrested over the past few months and awaiting deportation hearings, somehow managed to get instruction at TJ Aviation Flight Academy at Minute Man Air Field in Stow, a rural town about 30 miles northwest of Boston...
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Reid Promises a Vote on the DREAM Act After the Election
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to hold on vote on the DREAM Act, which would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status, during the lame-duck session, the Huffington Post reports. Univision’s Jorge Ramos, who will air an interview with Reid Sunday, tweeted that the senator said he would hold the vote “win or lose.”...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to hold on vote on the DREAM Act, which would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status, during the lame-duck session, the Huffington Post reports. Univision’s Jorge Ramos, who will air an interview with Reid Sunday, tweeted that the senator said he would hold the vote “win or lose.”...
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Napolitano: Ariz. immigration law wrong
DENVER (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says Arizona's law to get tough on immigration is the wrong way to get local police involved in enforcement.
Napolitano says she agrees with a district court ruling that blocked some of the most controversial parts of the law in July and that "we cannot have 50 different immigration enforcement teams across the country." Arizona is appealing the judge's ruling...
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DENVER (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says Arizona's law to get tough on immigration is the wrong way to get local police involved in enforcement.
Napolitano says she agrees with a district court ruling that blocked some of the most controversial parts of the law in July and that "we cannot have 50 different immigration enforcement teams across the country." Arizona is appealing the judge's ruling...
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Illegals’ medical bills top $35.7M
Taxpayers hit hard for trips to ER
Taxpayers hit hard for trips to ER
Beleaguered Bay State and U.S. taxpayers coughed up a staggering $35.7 million this year in free emergency health care for more than 52,000 illegal aliens in Massachusetts, sparking outrage from candidates and critics who back a tougher line on immigration.
The figures — released by Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration under an order for the Secretary of State’s office and after more than a month of ducking questions — show illegal immigrants who belong to MassHealth Limited received $33.8 million in taxpayer-funded in-patient hospital care this year.
They also made 6,160 visits to the state’s overburdened emergency rooms in the fiscal year ending in June for an additional cost of $1.9 million, a Herald analysis shows...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
All West Virginia Counties to Benefit from ICE Strategy to Use Biometrics to Identify and Remove Aliens Convicted of a Crime
Charleston, WV (Vocus) October 29, 2010
Charleston, WV (Vocus) October 29, 2010
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Iowa City leaders say they will discuss becoming sanctuary city for illegal immigrants
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Members of the City Council in Iowa City say they're interested in discussing whether the city should become a sanctuary for illegal immigrants...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Members of the City Council in Iowa City say they're interested in discussing whether the city should become a sanctuary for illegal immigrants...
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Arizona voter citizen proof requirement overturned
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down an Arizona requirement that residents prove U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote but upheld a mandate that they present identification before casting their ballots.
Opponents of the 6-year-old law incorporating both provisions -- designed to prevent illegal immigrants from voting -- said the ruling would likely lead to thousands being turned away at next Tuesday's elections for lacking the required identification records...
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Teenager Dead, 2 Others Injured in Hit-and-Run
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) —
A man with numerous convictions has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle, felony serious injury by motor vehicle, three counts of felony hit-and-run and DWI after police said he ran into four people walking on the side of the road. A teenager later died from her injuries.
Jesus Gonzalez Morales, 27, of Candor, was arrested around 5:30 a.m. Sunday at his apartment, according to police...
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ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) —
A man with numerous convictions has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle, felony serious injury by motor vehicle, three counts of felony hit-and-run and DWI after police said he ran into four people walking on the side of the road. A teenager later died from her injuries.
Jesus Gonzalez Morales, 27, of Candor, was arrested around 5:30 a.m. Sunday at his apartment, according to police...
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EXCLUSIVE: Aide to Harry Reid Lied to Feds, Submitted False Documents About Sham Marriage
An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly lied to federal immigration and FBI agents and submitted false federal documents to the Department of Homeland Security to cover up her illegal seven-year marriage to a Lebanese national who was the subject of an Oklahoma City Joint Terror Task Force investigation, FoxNews.com has learned.
Diana Tejada, Reid’s Hispanic Press Secretary, admitted to receiving payment for “some of her expenses” in exchange for fraudulently marrying Bassam Mahmoud Tarhini in 2003, strictly so he could obtain permanent U.S. residency, according to court documents...
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An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly lied to federal immigration and FBI agents and submitted false federal documents to the Department of Homeland Security to cover up her illegal seven-year marriage to a Lebanese national who was the subject of an Oklahoma City Joint Terror Task Force investigation, FoxNews.com has learned.
Diana Tejada, Reid’s Hispanic Press Secretary, admitted to receiving payment for “some of her expenses” in exchange for fraudulently marrying Bassam Mahmoud Tarhini in 2003, strictly so he could obtain permanent U.S. residency, according to court documents...
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History tells us Amnesty for illegal aliens is destined to fail.
Politicians in the United States seem incapable of learning from past mistakes. This is particularly sad considering there are many members of congress who were present for the Reagan Amnesty in the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. This law gave permanent resident status to 2.7 million illegal aliens.
There is a plethora of evidence that the Immigration Reform and Control act was a complete failure. Amnesty did not reduce the number of illegal crossings; rather the number of illegal aliens entering the country immediately increased and that number remains high. A report released in October 2000 by Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) concluded amnesties do not solve the illegal alien problem...
Article From The Past...
How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
George W. Bush isn't the first Republican president to face a full-blown immigration crisis on the US-Mexican border.
Fifty-three years ago, when newly elected Dwight Eisenhower moved into the White House, America's southern frontier was as porous as a spaghetti sieve. As many as 3 million illegal migrants had walked and waded northward over a period of several years for jobs in California, Arizona, Texas, and points beyond.
President Eisenhower cut off this illegal traffic. He did it quickly and decisively with only 1,075 United States Border Patrol agents – less than one-tenth of today's force. The operation is still highly praised among veterans of the Border Patrol...
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