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Ohio House passes bill requiring state records be kept in English
[From the ToledoBlade.com]

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who doesn't support state meetings held and records kept in English, vows to veto this bill if it comes before him.

From WorldNetDaily:

INVASION USA
WorldNetDaily Exclusive
No way, José! DUI illegals treated as 'special'
Drunk drivers without Social Security numbers given licenses – and they can't read!
--WND Exclusive

INVASION USA
California schools get tough on Mexican students
In Calexico, crackdown begins on those who live across border
--Christian Science Monitor

WorldNetDaily Exclusive
Drunk and dangerous: DUI illegals behind the wheel
Aliens under influence of alcohol turning U.S. citizens into roadkill
--WND

From CNSNews.com:

State Dept: 128 Americans Murdered in Mexico in 3 Years
(CNSNews.com) - A State Department report on "non-natural deaths" abroad says 128 Americans were victims of homicides or "executions" in Mexico between Jan. 1, 2005 and Dec. 31, 2007. Full Story

Mexico Town's Police Force Quits in Fear
(AP) - Drug cartels make bold attacks. Full Story

Congress Trims Bush's Anti-Drug Plan for Mexico
Also makes some of the money conditional on human rights progress. News on the Web

Democrats Unaware of US Warning About Border Violence
(CNSNews.com) - "I haven't seen the travel alert," said one lawmaker. Full Story

Cases Stemming From Iowa Immigration Raid Completed
(AP) - Nearly 300 workers arrested last week face deportation proceedings. Full Story

Friends,

Over the last hour, three US Senate office staff members have called to share good news with us.

You kept your momentum up as we asked you to with the calls to the US Senate. Again, our strategies and messaging was applied en masse with great effect.

Our friends in DC are pleased to tell us that Senator Mikulski's (D-MD) H2B Visa provisions have also been pulled from the Iraq War Funding bill. Thus, all immigration language is gone from this bill and we have won this round!

We want to salute all of the great organizations out there that have worked side-by-side in solidarity, to defeat our opposition this time.

We want to thank the heroic and brave talk radio show hosts and commentators like Lou Dobbs and Michelle Malkin who carried our banner to the forefront. There are so many to thank, I hate to even mention names. It was like an army mustering quickly, when the call came.

We want to thank all the bloggers and web runners who carried the warnings across the Net like a fleet of Paul Revere's on a desperate ride to wake the nation.

We want to thank the lawmakers in DC that did their jobs and stood with the public in opposition to this. Many of their staff members are true loyalists to our cause.

But most of all, we must thank our citizen activists. You are the Americans from all races and walks of life that have stood tall and unified and told these sellouts in DC "No!"

You have prepared for these battles, you have given of your time and funds during perilous times, you have practiced your skills, you engaged the enemy and have emerged victorious again.

It is a great honor to stand with you in these battles to save our nation. Thank you for heeding the call and moving in unison with our strategies.


William Gheen & The much appreciated ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us


PS: Have a great Memorial Day weekend and if you would like to make or read comments to and from other ALIPACers about today's win, please post at this link...
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-116510.html

Senate Leadership Removes Mikulski H-2B Amendment!
American People Still Have a Voice on Capitol Hill!

FAIR has received confirmation from Senate Republican Leadership that the Mikulski H-2B Amendment was been stripped from the Iraq War Funding Bill on the Senate floor this afternoon. Thanks to all our members, activists, and friends who called - and kept calling - until our voices were heard!

The H-2B amendment was added to the War Funding Bill last week by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) as the bill traveled through the Senate Appropriations Committee. The amendment reinstated for three years the returning worker exemption to the H-2B unskilled guest worker program which expired last year. Under the exemption, an alien who worked in the U.S. during the past three years under the H-2B program can return to the U.S. to work without counting towards the 66,000 cap. This exemption would have led to ever-growing numbers of unskilled H-2B guest workers entering the U.S. each year—increasing the number by hundreds of thousands!

The amendment was not only designed to appease special corporate interests addicted to cheap foreign labor, it defied common sense in the face of the struggling U.S. economy which has seen tens of thousands of workers lose their jobs over the past few months. However, your determination to make Congress hear the will of the American people made the difference! Thank you!

But even with this important victory, please remember that some sources are reporting that President Bush may veto the Iraq War Funding Bill. If that happens, another funding bill will likely come to the Senate floor and this kind of "must-pass" bill would be an attractive target for Senators seeking to attach special-interest amendments.

Please stay tuned to FAIR for all the latest information from Capitol Hill…

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Ohio House of Representatives Approves Official English Bill
Business Wire (press release), CA - 26 minutes ago
By a vote of 54-42, the House passed HB 477, marking the first time the Ohio House has approved an official English bill since 1998. ...

Stripping amnesty from Iraq plan 'right thing'
'I am pleased Democratic leaders realized there would be opposition'
--WND

Family shocked by cop-killing illegal's life sentence
Texas jury spares Mexican landscaper from death penalty
--Houston Chronicle

Illegal's defense attorney works for Mexican government
Program provides legal counsel for its citizens who could face death penalty in U.S.
--CNSNews

[From WorldNetDaily]

Democrats Unaware of US Warning About Border Violence
(CNSNews.com) - Three Democratic lawmakers who complained Wednesday about alleged anti-immigrant coverage by conservatives in the media were not aware of a State Department travel alert warning Americans about military-like "combat" along the U.S.-Mexico border. Full Story

Police Enforcing Immigration Laws Accused of 'Terrorizing' America
(CNSNews.com) - ACLU complains about state-federal anti-immigration partnership. Full Story

Illegal Alien Won't Get Death Penalty for Killing Policeman
Life without parole for killer; Houston officer's family furious. News on the Web

[From CNSNews.com]

Troubled U.S. neighbor Mexico: Bernd Debusmann

[From Reuters.com]

Update on Ohio Legislation

I just spoke with House Speaker Husted's legislative aide.

He said SB17 which was introduced in the Senate by Sen Grendell Feb 07 and passed the Senate May 10, 07 was introduced to the House on May 15, 07!!!!

SB 17 is basically an " Under the Influence of Alcohol " bill and he expects it to be voted on next Fri May 30, 2008. He said there were compromises between Grendell and another Sen who introduced a similar bill at the same time and this held it up if you can believe that! Also, held up due to all the other more important issues they have been dealing with!

There will be more amendments, so we will look out for that.

Now, HB 477 is being voted on today May 22 when session begins at 1:30. It is an English Only bill requiring all government paperwork to be in English. START CALLING, FOLKS!!

Next HB 512 , addresses if you are driving under influence with a suspended license or without a license to a mandatory prison term. This is the bill that we notified you about having just passed committee and about to be voted upon.

I also asked him why HB308 had been bottled up in committee but I can't rememvber what he said, my head is so spinning with all this arcane maneuvering!!!

Husted 614-644-6008 (very important. . .he is house speaker)

Dolan 614-644-5088

Fende 614-466-7251

Schindel 614-644-6074

Action Alert: Call on State Rep. White (R) to Advance HB 512 on Vehicular Homicide by Unlicensed Drivers

MORE CALLS-STATE LEVEL THIS TIME!!!

I've lsited a few #'s for your convenience, but if not your district, call your own reps!!!

Rep. Carol Ann Schindel 63 district ph. 614-644-6074 district63@ohr.state.oh.us

Rep. Lorraine Fende 62 district ph. 614-466-7251 district62@ohr.state.oh.us

Rep. Matthew Dolan 98 district ph. 614-644-5088 district98@ohr.state.oh.us

Sen. Tim Grendell ph. 614-644-7718 SD18@mailr.sen.state.oh.used

House Speaker Husted ph. 614-644-6008 district37@ohr.state.oh.us

I just heard on 640am. Ohio house bill 512 passed the committee today. They said it could be voted on in the Ohio house of representatives as early as tomorrow. It is important we all call our representative and encourage them to pass this bill. This is the bill that would make it a felony if an illegal is involved in a fatal accident and does not have a driver's license.
http://www.ohio.com/news/dyer/18755954.html

Illegal Alien's Defense Attorney Works for Mexican Government
(CNSNews.com) - Client was convicted of killing a Texas policeman. Full Story

[From CNSNews.com]

Hillary Clinton Won't Crack Down on Sanctuary Cities
[From CNSNews.com]

Three Down, One to Go! Keep the Calls Coming! Last night, Democratic Leadership partially capitulated and agreed to strip three of the four immigration amendments from the Iraq War Funding Bill that is on the Senate floor this week. The move came when Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) made a point of order under Senate Rule 16, which prohibits legislating policy on an appropriations bill. The parliamentarian agreed, and stripped the following amendments: The AgJobs Amendment that would have granted amnesty to 1.35 million agricultural workers and their families; The Murray-Gregg Amendment that would have made approximately 218,000 more green cards available for multinational executives and so-called "highly skilled workers" by "recapturing" visas from as far back as 1994; and The Leahy Amendment that would have extended for 5-years a program that helps wealthy investors get green cards. However, Senate sources tell us that the Mikulski H-2B amendment - an amendment that could lead to hundreds of thousands of new unskilled H-2B guest workers flooding the labor market in only a few years - is still in the Iraq War Funding Bill. This is because the Iraq War Funding Bill is being considered in two parts and point of order raised by Senator Menendez only applied to the first part. The H-2B provision is in the second. Please keep calling your Senators until Democratic Leadership strips this final special-interest immigration amendment from the Iraq War Funding Bill! Tell them that you oppose importing tens of thousands of new unskilled (H-2B) guest workers to appease corporate interests—and especially when the economy is struggling. We heard throughout the day that your calls put intense pressure on Senators across the country. One staffer told us that the phones were "lighting up like a Christmas tree." Please help us make sure Congress looks out for the American people and not special interests. To find your Senators' phone numbers, click here. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) DC Office (202) 224-3542 District Office (702) 388-5020 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) DC Office (202) 224-2541 District Office (502) 582-6304

Friends of ALIPAC, We have great news to report. While many of you have reported in new findings this morning, we have just confirmed with Senator Jeff Session's office and other contacts in DC that the Amnesty language has been removed from the Iraq War funding bill! It took our movement about three business days to get the phone lines and talk radio shows white hot, but yesterday we are flying in great form. You did it! You made this happen! Yet, our job is not complete. Our friends at NumbersUSA report... "Unfortunately, the H-2B low-sill worker increase is still in the Iraq Supplemental so your phone calls are still needed." WE NEED YOU ON THE PHONES AND TALK RADIO SHOWS AGAIN TODAY DEMANDING. "Get all of the immigration language OUT of the Iraq War spending bill. Remove the H2B visa increases from this bill immediately. It is offensive that you would even consider putting immigration language into a war spending bill! Oppose the visa increases!" SENATE CONTACT LIST (Contact All Senate Offices) http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-63874.html Talk Radio List http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-76263.html Post your feedback and responses from Senate offices on this new tracking thread at... http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-690166.html#690166 Let's use our momentum to kill the H2B increases and then turn our attention and victory momentum to the states and to kicking many of these DC BUMS OUT OF OFFICE! --- We have more good news to share. As the largest archive of information in existence on this issue, your support has made ALIPAC one of the top voices in America fighting illegal immigration. We can gauge much of our success in our web traffic. We are pleased to report that as of today, May 21 2008, we are on course to set a new monthly web traffic record. This means that more people than ever are coming to ALIPAC and learning the truth about what is happening and seeing other Americans taking action. Our existing monthly web traffic record was set in January of 2008 when we had over 4,101,937 Hits or page views. 4.1 million pages viewed is a phenomenal level of attention. Our current projections for this month are that we could reach 5.3 million pages viewed for May of 2008! This would set a new precedent for us, but we are not there yet. Please continue to... 1. Post links to http://www.alipac.us on other web boards you visit. 2. Circulate our fliers found in the ALIPAC Action Panel on the top blue tool bar. They are in the ACTIVISM section. 3. Send e-mails to your contacts encouraging people to visit www.alipac.us and sign up for our email alerts. 4. Mentioning ALIPAC.us on talk radio shows or in letters to the editor. 5. Asking other websites you frequent to add links to ALIPAC.us to their sites. Extra measures you can take to help us set a new record are... 1. Spend some time reviewing the material in our main Story Archives found in the Main Menu on the left of screen at www.alipac.us 2. Spend some time exploring our Discussion Groups area also found in the Main Menu. 3. Sign up for an account to post your own comments in our Discussion Groups by filling out the form on the left or contacting Accounts@alipac.us 4. Read our latest articles placed on the homepage at www.alipac.us each day. ALIPAC supporters with website accounts can view our web traffic logs by clicking on the blue number in the box on the lower left titled "Site Traffic" --- Are you pleased with ALIPAC's performance on this legislation? Please lend your financial support today to keep ALIPAC well funded, capable, and strong in the fight against Amnesty by visiting our SECURE online contributions page today at... http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=9

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Your Phone Calls Worked! Friends, CONGRATULATIONS! You have achieved what some believed to be nearly impossible last week. The AgJOBS amnesty has been stripped from the Iraq Supplemental bill. Here's more good news: the employment-based permanent workers have been stripped from the bill too! Unfortunately, the H-2B low-skill worker increase is still in the Iraq Supplemental so your phone calls are still needed. Please keep phoning your Senators throughout the day and ask them to strip the H-2B increase from the Iraq Supplemental spending bill. During your call, you may also want to express how pleased you were to learn that the amnesty and employment-based permanent workers were stripped from the bill. 202-224-3121 Our Capitol Hill team heard initial reports late last night that the AgJOBS amnesty had been stripped from the bill, but we wanted to await confirmation of that before reporting back to you. Apparently Senate Majority Leader Reid and other Senators were starting to fear a prolonged fight over the immigration provisions, similar to the Senate fight last summer over the "comprehensive" immigration bill. In order to avoid that, Senator Reid stripped the AgJOBS amnesty and employment-based permanent increases from the bill. Your Phone Calls Made This Happen Our Capitol Hill team is hearing from one Congressional office after another that their phones have been ringing off the hook in opposition to the immigration provisions in the Iraq Supplemental. There is still a chance we can get the H-2B increase stripped from the bill if Senators come to believe that it is just too controversial. We will come to you again later in the day or evening as we have new information. BACKGROUND The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 17-12 to attach an amnesty to the Iraq supplemental spending bill. The amendment that passed provides a 5-year visa for up to 1.35 million illegal agricultural workers—but the cap of 1.35 million does not include spouses and children, who would bring the total amnesty to a total of about 3 million. Rosemary Jenks (Vice President, Government Relations) has outlined the most egregious aspects of the amnesty here. Find it online here http://www.numbersusa.com/PDFs/AgJOBS_Amnesty_2008.pdf. In short, the AgJOBS amendment would require the Department of Homeland Security to grant “emergency agricultural worker status” (i.e., amnesty) for up to five years to as many as 1.35 million illegal aliens, plus their spouses and children. Last Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee added several immigration amendments to the version of the Iraq Supplemental they were marking up. The immigration amendments include the Feinstein AgJOBS-lite amendment, which passed by a recorded vote of 17-12; and the Mikulski H-2B amendment which would, for the next three years, exempt from the annual cap of 66,000 any H-2B workers who were admitted during the previous three years. (The impact on the numbers could be exponential--they could rise from 66,000 in FY 2008 to over 400,000 by FY2011.) This passed by a recorded vote of 23-6! In a somewhat unexpected move, the Senate began debate on the Iraq Supplemental Spending bill late in the day on Tuesday of this week. Senator Byrd (D-WV) filed three substitution amendments Monday night to H.R. 2642 (to replace all the House language in three parts). This is a similar tactic the House used during debate on their version of the Iraq supplemental bill last week: divide the bill in three to give cover to the different party constituencies. The AgJOBS language is in the first amendment (SA 4786). CONGRATULATIONS! Rosemary reminded me this morning that we won't be totally safe until the bill is off of the Senate floor, but we are in much better shape this morning than we were last night and you are the reason why. Once again, you have shown the power of citizen-activism and reminded Congress that their immigration actions are being watched. Thank you for reminding our elected officials of the immigration wishes of your fellow Americans. ANNE
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.")
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Spain to run America's 1st superhighway?
$12.8 billion deal would turn over control of Pennsylvania Turnpike --WND

[From WorldNetDaily.com]

AMNESTY Update: We did it before! Let's do it again TODAY

Friends of ALIPAC,

We need every man, woman, and child on the ready line immediately.

In the past we have stopped several amnesty attempts and we can do it again today, if enough of you respond and take action!

The sellouts in the Senate originally hoped to rush the Agjobs Amnesty embedded in the Iraq War spending bill with a vote last Friday. The vote has been pushed back and is now scheduled for Wed May 21! This delay is to our advantage, if we use the time wisely. In the past, delays have played to our favor, because it takes us a few days to get our political machinery in full gear and the public warned into action.

Special Note: This will not be easy. While ALIPAC makes every effort to make things as simple as possible for you, this battle will not be won with click and go efforts. The US Senate does not publicize their e-mail addresses and even if they did, sending an e-mail would be the least effective thing you could do.

YOU MUST USE THE PHONES!

Please take immediate action following these instructions.

1. Warn Talk Radio Shows and get our voices on the air immediately.

We need you e-mailing and calling all of the talk radio shows on our directory. Tell the hosts "I want to hear you warning listeners about this bill on the air right away!" Then monitor the shows and if you do not hear the host talking about it, call in and get the warning out. If you hear a show warning the public or you get on the air to warn the public that is a SCORE. Report your Score at the feedback link provided below.

TALK RADIO DIRECTORY
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-76263.html

FEEDBACK LINK
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-688190.html

2. Get on the phones again to your two US Senators. Ask them if your Senator has issued a statement for or against the immigration language in the Iraq Spending bill. If they say they are opposed, thank them for their stance. If they say they are for it, explain why you feel their position is wrong. If they do not have a stance yet, lobby them to oppose any immigration materials in the war spending bill.

PLEASE REPORT YOUR FINDINGS ON THE FEEDBACK LINK, AS WE WILL BEGIN TRACKING VOTES TODAY.

US SENATE Contact Information Directory http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-63874.html

FEEDBACK AND TRACKING LINK http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-688190.html

3. Make sure you know the latest details about this stealth amnesty and circulate the information to others with encouragements for them to take action. We are adding information to our homepage as it comes in. These latest articles can help you with your efforts.

AgJOBS Immigration Bill Is Stealth Amnesty http://www.alipac.us/article3202.html

NumbersUSA Report on the Ag Jobs Amnesty Legislation http://www.alipac.us/article3201.html

Sessions bucks farmworker addition to Iraq funding bill http://www.alipac.us/article3200.html

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please post in the Feedback Tracking link at... http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-688190.html

The ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us

NEWS ARTICLE: Aliens just the beginning, woman fears

From NWAnews.com:

Aliens just the beginning, woman fears
BY SETH BLOMELEY
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008

URL: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/226215/

ALERT: Call Your Senators

Senate Committee Passes Amnesty for Illegal Ag Workers

(May 16) At yesterday's markup of the Iraq supplemental appropriations bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee committed an outrageous act of disrespect for our men and women in uniform and to the citizens of this country by adopting an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that gives amnesty to illegal-alien agricultural workers. The amendment indicates a maximum of 1.35 million illegal alien ag workers could obtain "emergency agricultural worker status" for a five-year period. Since their families also can obtain this status, it is estimated that the total number receiving an amnesty would reach 3 million. The committee also adopted other immigration-related amendments, including one that drastically expands the H-2B visa program for non-agricultural seasonal workers.

A vote by the full Senate may occur early next week, so please contact your Senators now to urge them to work to strip the amnesty from the Iraq spending bill on the floor, as well as the other amendments increasing immigration levels.

Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121

The most important point to stress is that there is no need for an amnesty to provide growers with workers. There already is an H-2A foreign ag worker program that provides growers with an unlimited number of temporary workers if the growers agree to pay a decent wage and ensure that they go home at the end of the season. Feinstein is just trying to protect the abysmally low wages and bad working conditions that farmworkers labor under.

Click here to send a free fax to Congress.

[From NumbersUSA.com]