Omaha Exec Pleads Guilty in Illegal Hiring Case
OMAHA, Neb. - The chief executive of a construction company that employed illegal immigrants, including some who worked on Omaha's federal building, has pleaded guilty in his case and that of his company's.

Obama reverses opposition to Mexican trucks
White House reacts to diplomatic pressure with vow to retain program
--WND

Farmworker Held in New Jersey Slayings
...A farmworker from Honduras has been charged with using a machete to hack to death two of his coworkers on a Springfield, N.J., horse farm, and the accused man's brother is being held as a material witness, authorities said Wednesday...

Drug Smugglers Using Ultralights to Cross Border
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) - Smugglers facing strengthened border defenses have turned to an old and risky tactic -- using single-seat ultralight aircraft to fly marijuana loads into the country.

Shoplifing Ring from Mexico Busted in Boise

BOISE -- Three illegal aliens believed to be part of a professional shoplifting ring from Mexico were arrested in Boise Wednesday... Boise Police were contacted Wednesday morning by a manager of a local chain store in Boise. Store employees told officers they believed a group of men had been in several of their stores over the last three or four days acting suspiciously, and possibly stealing merchandise...

E-Verify Clings to Life Despite No New Funding
A controversial program that has won bipartisan support for stemming the flood of illegal workers is clinging to life despite the Senate’s refusal to extend the program...

Drug-Related Deaths Overwhelm Mexico Morgues

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Obama Considers Deploying National Guard to U.S. - Mexico Border
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 – As President Barack Obama considers deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to control escalating violence, Arizona's governor has requested about 250 more National Guard troops on its border with Mexico, and the Texas governor is considering a similar action...

Maryland Anti-Immigrant Group Called "Extremist" by Southern Poverty Law Center
...The crowd, gathered to protest what they see as the growing problem of illegal immigration, was already bristling with signs with various messages--maryland democrats love illegal aliens and their votes, for instance...

Local Group Outraged About Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants
...There may be anywhere from seven to 20 million immigrants in the US illegally--living, working and in need of medical care...

Crimes by Illegals Draw Feds' Interest
Federal agents have been increasing their presence in the area, tracking down illegal immigrants charged with crimes and deporting them...

Senate Passes English-Only Driver's License

English would be the only language for a driver’s license exam in Georgia under a bill that passed the Senate Tuesday. Bill sponsor Sen. Jack Murphy (R-Cumming) said the rule is needed for safety on the highway. The measure passed 37 to 14 and still needs to pass the House before it could be signed into law...

Illegal Immigrants Arrested at Carousel Expansion Site
Syracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - Five workers at the Carousel Center Mall Expansion site were arrested last week for being in the country illegally...

How Rotten Apples in Government Endanger America
...This news report appeared this past Friday in the Detroit News and while it is a disturbing story as it stands, what was left out of the story was an even bigger story- how a corrupt INS official enabled a once illegal alien to become an FBI special agent and then an employee of the CIA! ...

Sheriff Jones: 'I Told You So'
...Jones spoke before the State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs Committee considering Senate Bill 35, which would require the Ohio attorney general to designate officers be trained in enforcement of federal immigration laws including apprehension, detention and investigation of illegal aliens...

La Raza / The Race Lobbyist Gets Ethics Waiver
You’ll love the loophole that lets President Obama violate his no-lobbyist rule in order to bring La Raza/The Race lobbyist Cecilia Munoz on board to work on shamnesty issues from the inside...

Just when you thought it was dead, it's back!
New center presses Obama administration to advance continental integration
--WND

Congress halts Mexican trucks in U.S.
Funding bill includes measure killing controversial Bush project
--WND

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Fears of U.S. front in Mexico drug wars
Violence that has killed thousands beginning to cross border, officials say
--MSNBC

Affluent Mexicans seek asylum in Houston Flooding U.S. ports of entry across from Mexican border towns --Houston Chronicle

Mexican cartels plague Atlanta Feds say city emerging as new gateway to troubled Southwest border --USA Today

Juarez, Mexico under martial law equivalent Military troops take over in border region to quell violence --KVIA-TV, El Paso

Mexico's Morgues Crowded With Mounting Drug-War Dead
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Death froze his exhausted face. The attackers lashed or punctured nearly every part of his body. Then they cut off the dead man's head, wrapped it in a plastic grocery bag and dumped it with his body between two tractor-trailers on a city street...

Illegal Immigrants Might Get Stimulus Jobs, Experts Say
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of jobs created by the economic stimulus law could end up filled by illegal immigrants, particularly in big states such as California where undocumented workers are heavily represented in construction, experts on both sides of the issue say...

Ten Indicted in Marriage Sham
Several people have been arrested in a federal indictment, charged with arranging multiple sham marriages in order to help resident aliens obtain permanent legal residence status...

Quiet Amnesty
Openly supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants may still be a loser. In ever-adaptable Washington, the latest approach is, “Let’s do it, but not talk about it.”...

Exclusive Florida Community Bans Illegal Immigrant Workers
...Starting February 1st, the John’s Island Property Owners’ Association launched a new policy requiring anyone who wants to trim hedges, clean houses, or do any kind of business in the neighborhood to “have a valid U.S. Driver’s License or ID card”...

CBP Morgan City Apprehends 9 Illegal Aliens Working Offshore

Morgan City, La. - Customs and Border Protection officers from the Port of Morgan City apprehended nine illegal aliens arriving in Port Fourchon aboard a launch boat returning from a rig in the U.S. Gulf last weekend...

Mayor: Deputize police as immigration agents
New Jersey official signs agreement with DHS to allow deputies to arrest illegals
--The Record, New Jersey

25% of U.S. kindergartners Hispanic
Accelerating trend will see minority children become majority by 2023
--Associated Press

Univision Anchor Admonishes Obama
Jorge Ramos, the Univision television news anchor named by Time Magazine as one of the nation's 25 most influential Hispanics, has become a fervent advocate of "comprehensive immigration reform" and the sweeping legalization it would offer to the nation's population of illegal immigrants. His news program reports almost every night on the fight for legalization. Those reports seldom give voice to those concerned about the negative effects that massive illegal immigration has on legal immigrants or on the country as a whole. Those who want to limit immigration or enforce immigration laws are routinely labeled as "anti-immigrant."...

Traffic Stop Along I-76 Reveals 11 Illegal Immigrants
MEDINA, Ohio -- A traffic stop along Interstate 76 at about 11 p.m. Wednesday in Medina led to the arrest of illegal immigrants.The Medina County Sheriff's Office said when a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban with Arizona plates was pulled over, 11 illegal immigrants, two of whom were underage, were discovered.It's unclear why the vehicle was pulled over.The children were placed in the custody of the Medina County Children's Services.The adults were taken to the Medina County Jail and are waiting to be picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Bill Would Allow Officers to Arrest Illegals
SPECIAL TO THE VINDICATOR...COLUMBUS — Designated local law enforcement would have authority to arrest illegal immigrants under legislation introduced in the Ohio Senate...Senate Bill 35, sponsored by Sen. Jimmy Stewart, a Republican from Albany, would direct the attorney general to pursue an agreement with the U.S. Attorney General’s Office to provide jurisdiction to local officers. The move is allowed under federal legislation enacted more than a decade ago...

Massive Sweep Nets 750 Drug Peddlers
WASHINGTON: US and Mexican authorities have arrested 750 people over 21 months in an anti-drug sweep, including 52 members of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel who were detained, Attorney General Eric Holder said. The cartel members were arrested as part of an “international narcotics trafficking and money-laundering investigation called Operation Xcellerator,” Holder told a press conference. The operation — which investigated crimes in the United States, Mexico and Canada — netted some $59m in cash, 12,000 kilos (12 tonnes) of cocaine, 544 kilos (1,200 pounds) of methamphetamine and 1.3 million Ecstasy pills...

Some Mexicans Fear Threat to Way of Life With Rapid Growth of American Residents
Not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat to Americans. Many Mexicans complain about the rapid growth of the American population in their neighborhoods, the threat they see to Mexican culture and language, and the possible drain on Mexico's inexpensive health care...

Santa Ana Lawmaker's Bill Would Let Notaries Accept Mexican ID
SACRAMENTO – Mexican citizens living in California could use a controversial identification card issued by the Mexican government for business transactions under legislation introduced by Orange County state Sen. Lou Correa...

County Proposes to Cut Health Care for Illegal Immigrants and Prisoners
In hopes of saving a strained medical system $6 million a year, Contra Costa County health officials have announced a plan to exclude adult illegal immigrants from primary care services...

Cooperation Between Border Patrol, Local Police Raises Concerns
A U.S. Border Patrol program aimed at better cooperation with Inland police agencies is leading to the deportation of more criminals, officials say, but some immigration activists believe it is fostering mistrust of local police...

Proof of Lawful Status Now Required for Texas Drivers Licenses or Identification Cards
Beginning Oct. 1, the Department of Public Safety will require applicants who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States to present proof of their lawful status in the U.S. before they are issued an original, renewal or duplicate Texas driver license or identification card...

Illegal alien charged in Levy case
Imprisoned for attacking joggers in park where intern's remains found
--Fox News