Saturday, July 12, 2008

McCain 'God's Children' ad praises Hispanics
'They have enriched our culture and our nation as every generation of immigrants before them'
--New York Post


SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Gunmen in Mexico kill 12 in brazen attack
9 massacred in broad daylight at auto-repair shop, 3 police offers die in pursuit
--Los Angeles Times


[From WorldNetDaily.com]

More seeking asylum on U.S.-Mexico border, but few will get protection
Post Date: 2008-07-12 09:32:55 by ladyxx
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More seeking asylum on U.S.-Mexico border, but few will get protection The Associated Press Saturday, July 12th 2008, 4:00 AM EL PASO, Texas — Dozens of Mexicans — including police officers, businessmen, at least one prosecutor and a journalist — are asking for political asylum in the U.S. in a desperate and probably hopeless bid to escape an unprecedented wave of drug-related killings and kidnappings south of the border. Under U.S. law, fear of crime is not, in itself, grounds for political asylum. But the sharp spike in asylum applications from the areas wracked by drug-cartel violence — and the willingness of asylum-seekers to sit behind bars in the U.S. for ...

[From LibertyPost.org]