A man from Mexico who was illegally in the United States will go to prison for a year after stealing the identity of a U.S. Marine.
Inocente Monroy Alcantara, 26, worked at a meat-processing plant in Arkansas City under the identity of a Marine, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Thursday. He will face permanent deportation from the country after serving his sentence...
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Sen. Jimmy Stewart, R-Albany, has Muskingum County in his district. Stewart is the majority floor leader in the Senate. He is the vice chairman of the Energy and Public Utilities and Health, Human Services and Aging committees. He also sits on the Agriculture, Finance and Rules and Reference committees.
Stewart isn't the primary sponsor on any legislation yet, but said he has several bills in the pipelines.
Stewart plans to reintroduce a bill from last year that would give local law enforcement more training and resources to deal with illegal immigration. It also would allow Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to enter into a contract with federal law enforcement on behalf of local police...
WASHINGTON: After a dropoff during the recession, illegal immigrants seeking to sneak across the U.S. border may be ready to move again.
A new study released Tuesday finds the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. last year was roughly 11.2 million, a number virtually unchanged from 2009. In that year, the level of illegal immigration declined for the first time in two decades, dropping 8 percent from 2007, as a sour economy and stepped-up border enforcement made it harder or less desirable for undocumented workers to enter from Mexico...
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William Gheen speaks at a rally in Raleigh, NC on Wed, Jan 26, 2011. This short speech lays out ALIPAC's Battle of the States 2011 plans and an important message to state and Federal lawmakers.
In 40 degree weather with rain, about 3 dozen Tea Party supporters gathered for the first day of the 2011 Legislature when Republicans were sworn into power in the NC Senate and the NC House for the first time in over 100 years.
For more information, please visit www.alipac.us
The controversial 'virtual fence' on the US border with Mexico has been scrapped after the project was dogged by technical problems, financial over-runs and schedule delays.
The Secure Border Initiative-network (SBInet)- a high-tech surveillance system of video cameras, radar, sensors and other technologies designed to catch illegal immigrants and smugglers trying to cross the border - has been cancelled by the Obama administration.
Crossing the line: Signs for the US border in Tijuana, in the Mexican state of Baja California
The fence, which covers just 53 miles in two regions of Arizona of the 2,000-mile border, has cost taxpayers nearly $1billion dollars since its inception in 2005, according to a homeland security report.
Janet Napolitano, US Homeland Security Secretary, cited the project's high cost and persistent technical problems as among the reasons behind the decision...
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http://www.TheOtherSideOfImmigration.com Since the mid-1990s, the US has built fencing at various points along the southern border in an attempt to deter would-be immigrants from Mexico. Building the fence isn't cheap. On average, each mile of border fence costs US taxpayers about $4 million to build and will cost another $6.5 billion over the next 20 years to repair and maintain.
Are we getting our money's worth? Is the border fence an effective deterrent? To find out, I asked two young women—both only about 5'5"—to see if they could climb the wall. Check it out...
If we're really serious about reducing rates of undocumented immigration, we could make more effective use of our tax dollars. Those of you who have seen my documentary, The Other Side of Immigration, might remember this statement from the end of the film: "Why spend money on a border fence when we could invest in highways, factories, and greenhouses. How many greenhouses could we build for the cost of that wall? If we invest in Mexico, people won't want to leave."
What do you think? Would spending a dollar to reduce poverty in Mexico be a more effective way to reduce undocumented immigration than spending a dollar to build more fencing along the border?
It is illegal to enter the United States without going through the proper channels.
And it is the right of sovereign nations to protect their borders.
So how come a local government agency is undermining both the legal immigration process and the security of our borders by reducing the risk to those who want to break this nation’s laws and enter this country illegally?
One Democratic representative introduced legislation on Friday that would begin President Barack Obama’s commitment to push forward with comprehensive immigration reform.
San Bernardino County Democratic Rep. Joe Baca of Rialto introduced the People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act, which would amend the Nationality Act to allow exemplary non-citizen high school graduates to apply for citizenship. Under the PROUD Act, graduates would need to provide the necessary academic transcripts; show an understanding of United States history, government and civics; and prove they are of good moral character...
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