Thursday, April 9, 2009

Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority
While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said on Wednesday...

Thrice Deported Man Gets 20 Years for Fatal Ft. McHenry DUI
...A McHenry County judge sentenced the 37-year-old Mexican immigrant Wednesday to 20 years in prison for killing a Crystal Lake motorcyclist in a 2006 hit-and-run crash blamed on drunken driving...

Undocumented Immigrant Faces Murder Charges; Worked for McHenry Contributors
Two of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s biggest contributors own a Gastonia company that employed an undocumented immigrant now facing murder charges in South Carolina...
Obama push: Make illegal aliens legal
'He intends to start the debate this year'
--New York Times
7 Arrested at Alamance Co. Immigration Rally
GRAHAM, N.C. - Police arrested several demonstrators, including a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty, Wednesday at a rally to protest Alamance County's controversial immigration enforcement program...

Woman in Fatal Wreck Previously Cited for Having No License
BURLINGTON (MCT) — A woman charged with the death of a 43-year-old man killed while riding a motorcycle in downtown Burlington on Sunday was cited last summer for driving with no operator's license...

Al Sharpton and ACORN Call For Arizona Sheriff to Resign, Or Else
PHOENIX - Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton and ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis jumped into the fray Tuesday, threatening to bring their vast national networks to march in the streets of Phoenix if Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), does not resign immediately...

Illegal Immigrant Indicted in Alabama Waitress Murder at Knox Motel
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- An illegal immigrant working maintenance at a West Knoxville motel has been indicted on charges he broke into a guest's room, raped and killed her, and dumped her body into the Clinch River in September of 2009...

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Our Leaders Betray US - National Security
In years past it was recognized that a thoughtful immigration policy ought to protect the United States from those who would do us harm - and harm can come to us in a number of forms, some not immediately visible. For example, during the Cold War, Communists were not eligible to enter the United States except under very limited circumstances and their travel and activities were severely defined. Even long before Communism became an issue, our immigration laws barred the entry of anarchists or subversives...

18 Illegal Immigrants Caught in Penitas Chase
Authorities said a minivan loaded with illegal immigrants led police on a high-speed chase from PeƱitas to Palmview late Sunday night...

Massachusetts State Representative Pam Richardson Wants Voting Rights, In-State Tuition, and Driver's Licenses for ILLEGAL ALIENS



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Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Crash (April 3, 2009 - Hamilton County, Ohio)
An illegal immigrant, who ran his car into a telephone pole in an attempt to injure his female passenger, will spend eight years in prison. 24 year old Louis Delgado of Hamilton was found guilty by a jury late Thursday night of aggravated vehicular assault...

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Both Sides of Immigration Issue to be Represented in Graham NC
According to a flyer headlined "SUPPORT YOUR SHERIFF!," the rally will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. across from the sheriff's office along the 100 block of S. Maple Street in Graham and is "proudly sponsored by Citizens for Alamance County."...

County Commissioner Faces Corruption Charges
McALLEN, Texas -- Hidalgo County's first elected woman county commissioner was arrested along with her husband Thursday morning on charges alleging a scheme in which the county paid illegal immigrants for work done in their home...

Mexico Ad Raises Controversy
While national and local news headlines were flooded with cautionary messages about students traveling to Mexico for Spring Break, one San Diego State professor's warning was deemed unfit to print at California State University San Marcos’ student newspaper, The Pride...

Monday, April 6, 2009

Guest Worker Program for Agriculture Sought
Unemployment is soaring. Yet advocates and Congressional leaders want a guest worker program that would legalize tens of thousands of undocumented agriculture workers...
Until We Meet Again
(April 6, 2009-Butler County, Ohio - Ohio County Sheriffs hold illegals, bill ICE)
...For all the excitement at returning to their homeland, the 120 passengers were on the plane because they were being deported after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement caught them entering or living in the United States illegally...

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Crackdown on illegals produces crime decline
Report confirms aggravated assault down by 36.5%
--WND


Girl, 16, arrested for immigrant-smuggling
U.S. citizen posing as construction worker had 13 illegals hidden in truck
--San Diego Union-Tribune


House panel takes aim at Sheriff Joe
'Political witch hunt to use me to stop local law enforcement from enforcing federal laws'
--Fox News


Deputies have message for Phoenix mayor: 'Shut up!'
Lawmen speak out against accusations of racial profiling
--KNXV-TV, Phoenix


U.S. Mint unveils quarter with Spanish inscription
Coin honors Puerto Rico as 'Isla del Encanto'
--Washington Post


ICE agent pleads guilty to taking kickbacks
Shook down government informants while infiltrating smuggling operation
--Miami Herald
Convicted Immigrant Runs Up Exprenses (April 3, 2009 - Butler County, Ohio)
The Butler County prosecutor called for federal lawmakers to “tighten up the border” after an illegal immigrant -- who was deported twice before but had returned to the U.S. -- was convicted late Thursday of deliberately crashing his car into a utility pole to hurt his estranged girlfriend...