December 2009
43 posts
La Raza NCLR : Racist Group Benefits from...
President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package has been a bonanza for D.C.-based special interest groups, like the National Council of La Raza, AARP and a fund for the Service Employees International Union. The NCLR snagged $156,620 in stimulus cash and the AARP benefited from a whopping $18,176,224 according to the government. The Washington Times found organizations cashing in on the...
Americans Who Want The Laws Upheld Are Now Called...
Americans Who Want The Laws Upheld Are Now Called “Hate Groups” Share: by JustMyOpinion | December 30, 2009 at 08:43 am 361 views | 8 Recommendations | 40 comments Well not only are Americans who oppose Obama being considered “racist” by the liberal party, but are now being called “hate groups” by the biggest liberal hate group in America...
White House Gears Up for Immigration Battle
White House gears up for immigration fight The Obama administration has told immigration reform backers the president is committed to giving illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship.Wednesday, December 30, 2009 (UPI) - The Obama administration has told immigration reform backers the president is committed to giving illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship, officials said. ...
Mexican Drug gang moved cash, cocaine through...
They shipped pounds of cocaine at a time via FedEx from Austin to cities up and down the East Coast the drugs secreted inside hollowed-out electronics components sealed with spray foam insulation to hide the smell and then packed in cardboard boxes. Shipments of cash from customers — one that was intercepted contained $141,000 — were returned in similar packages and brought to a local...
Gov't Sponsored Cell Phone Program points illegal...
SAN DIEGO – A group of California artists wants Mexicans and Central Americans to have more than just a few cans of tuna and a jug of water for their illegal trek through the harsh desert into the U.S. Faculty at University of California, San Diego are developing a GPS-enabled cell phone that tells dehydrated migrants where to find water and pipes in poetry from phone speakers, regaling them on...
Lawmakers Reconsider Tuition Breaks To Illegals
Nebraska lawmakers are set to again consider repealing a law that offers tuition breaks to some illegal immigrants. A majority of lawmakers participating in an Associated Press pre-session survey say they support rescinding the offer made after lawmakers fought to override Gov. Dave Heineman’s veto to pass the law in 2006. ...
Illegal alien accused of murdering teenager for...
Mauricio Escalante Collier County Sheriff’s Office A few days before Christmas, Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Mexican national Mauricio Escalante, 33, and charged him with the murder of a 17-year-old. The young man he is accused of killing was Charlie Guzman, a farm worker and student at Beacon High...
Colorado State professor examines immigration’s...
Colorado State professor examines immigration’s impact By Shelley Widhalm Loveland Reporter-Herald Colorado State University professor Philip Cafaro would pay more for products and services if it meant he was supporting his “fellow citizens in good middle-class jobs,” he said. Cafaro is worried that working-class wages will be driven down by the nation’s immigration policies,...
House Democrats' Massive Amnesty Bill Certain to...
House Democrats’ Massive Amnesty Bill Certain to Encounter Fierce Public Opposition, Predicts FAIR Wednesday, 16 December 2009 The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) described the introduction of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s...
3 months after Joe Wilson, Obama still lies
3 months after Joe Wilson, Obama still lies Posted: December 12, 2009 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Three months ago, my former colleague Joe Wilson famously yelled, “You lie!” when Barack Obama falsely claimed, “There are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The reforms I’m proposing would...
Paying off 'La Raza'
Paying off ‘La Raza’ Posted: December 16, 2009 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 If you were president of the United States, would you hire an alleged former spy for Fidel Castro to be ambassador to El Salvador, a country teetering on the brink of hard-core socialism? President Obama just did. On Dec. 9, Obama nominated Mari Del Carmen Aponte to be ambassador...
Illegal immigrant driver in hit-and-run that...
Illegal immigrant driver in hit-and-run that killed toddler gets 17-month prison term ...
Immigration bill's prospects seem dim -...
WASHINGTON - A leading congressional advocate for immigrants’ rights introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens and would end a controversial program that enlists local police to enforce immigration laws. The 700-page bill by Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., is widely viewed as too liberal to pass. Obama administration officials have...
ALIPAC - Houston - All jailed suspects to get ICE...
Houston - All jailed suspects to get ICE check Posted on Friday, December 18 @ 02:08:22 EST Topic: illegal immigration alien arrests City and police officials announced a major technology upgrade Thursday in all of Houston’s jails that will allow them to run national, fingerprint-based criminal and immigration background checks on all suspects booked into jail. Subjects = Illegal...
Record year by far for marijuana busts in Arizona...
Record year by far for marijuana busts in Arizona Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 15:46 By BRADY MCCOMBS, Arizona Daily Star national ShareThis TUCSON, Ariz. - Border Patrol agents find it by the ton in the desert, stuffed inside trucks that scale border fences using ramps or in burlap packs left under trees by backpackers who walked for days. Customs...
ALIPAC - Biggest drug bust in Tempe history...
Biggest drug bust in Tempe history includes illegals Posted on Friday, December 18 @ 01:54:24 EST Topic: illegal immigration alien arrests A crushing blow was dealt to a major crime syndicate operating in the Valley Wednesday. Police say 20 percent of the 130 arrested were illegal immigrants. Topics = Illegal Immigration, Mexican drug cartels, illegal immigrants, drug bust, Tempe Police...
In-state tuition for illegal...
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants challenged by Associated Press Posted on December 16, 2009 at 11:23 AM Updated Wednesday, Dec 16 at 11:23 AM ...
Benefits law nets illegal immigrant suspects
Benefits law nets illegal immigrant suspects by Casey Newton - Dec. 18, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Only weeks after a new state law went into effect, the Department of Economic Security has provided federal authorities with nearly 800 names of people who tried to obtain public benefits but are believed to be illegal immigrants. House Bill 2008, which took effect...
U.S. students forced to go to Spanish speaking...
Austin trustees dual-language program Pilot program would start in 2010, could cost about $700,000. By Melissa B. Taboada AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, December 15, 2009 The Austin school board late Monday unanimously approved starting a pilot dual-language program next school year. In addition to helping Austin...
Austin, Texas:Pickups stolen here used for...
Pickups stolen here used for immigrant smuggling, authorities say Dozens of trucks taken from Austin parking lots have been recovered in South Texas. By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Monday, December 14, 2009 Anthony Brewster walked out of a South Austin club shortly after 2 that morning in April and found an empty spot where...
Tulsa World: Attorney general says Oklahoma...
Attorney general says Oklahoma deportation law does not conflict with board —> By Associated Press Published: 12/10/2009 6:02 PM Last Modified: 12/10/2009 6:03 PM OKLAHOMA CITY — The Attorney General’s Office says a new state law that authorizes the deportation of illegal immigrant prison inmates does not conflict with the duties of the Pardon and...
Memorial to victims of Illegal Aliens
http://www.ojjpac.org/memorial.asp Posted via web from Illegal Immigration News | Comment »
Manager pleads guilty in Miss. immigration raid -...
Manager pleads guilty in Miss. immigration raid By HOLBROOK MOHR - Associated Press Writer http://add.my.yahoo.com/rss?url=http://www.sunherald.com/218/index.rss” class=”myYahooButton”> E-Mail Print Reprint or license Text Size: tool name close tool goes...
Driver Accused of Transporting Immigrant Children...
Driver Accused of Transporting Immigrant Children WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A federal indictment in Kansas charges a Mexican man with transporting illegal immigrants, including children as young as 2 years old who were traveling alone. Santos Tomas Ochoa-Bello faces one count each of unlawful transportation of illegal immigrants and unlawful re-entry into the United States after being...
Legal status would boost illegal immigration | 100...
Legal status would boost illegal immigration120809opinion2Commentary Robert Rosas is a name that is sadly unfamiliar to most Americans. It shouldn’t be. His tragic story is one of many that represent the “other side” of the illegal immigration “debate” that is routinely avoided by the various anti-enforcement groups and in much of the media. ...
US visa-fraud scheme broken up in Brazil
US visa-fraud scheme broken up in Brazil By ALAN CLENDENNING ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SAO PAULO — Authorities arrested 11 people Monday in an alleged U.S. work-visa scam that raked in more than $50 million from thousands of Brazilians since 2002. Some of those scammed went to the U.S. and wound up as illegal aliens because promised jobs didn’t exist. Brazilians seeking...
Judge sides with Ohio over immigrant drivers -...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A judge is allowing Ohio to cancel the registrations of thousands of vehicles largely driven by undocumented immigrants. Monday’s ruling was a defeat for the League of United Latin American Citizens. The group, which argued that Ohio was illegally delving into U.S. immigration policy, is considering an appeal. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Pamela...
Predator Drones to Scour Border for Illegal...
Predator Drones to Scour Border for Illegal Immigrants KTLA News December 7, 2009 PALMDALE — Military predator drones will soon be patroling the skies of Southern California, looking for illegal immigrants and smugglers at the border. The unmanned and unarmed planes called Maritime MQ-9 Predator B Guardian...
Child Killer Sentenced in Omaha
Prison for driver who killed girl, Omaha World-Herald, December 4, 2009 A solemn Douglas County District Judge J Russell Derr sentenced Rangel-Ochoa to 32 months to six years years in prison — the maximum sentence for misdemeanor motor-vehicle homicide and for felony driving while he was suspended. Rangel-Ochoa, 27, ran a red light about 7:30 a.m. May 12 — crashing a truck into a van driven by...
Mexican Immigration Has Tripled in U.S. - NAM
Mexican Immigration Has Tripled in U.S. —> La Raza, Posted: Dec 04, 2009 MEXICO CITY — In the past 30 years, the number of Mexicans migrating every year to the United States has more than tripled, reports La Raza. Mexican immigrants have expanded their presence to most of the 50 states, with numbers increasing by nearly 700 percent in regions that...
Activist gives Latino face to fight against...
Activist gives Latino face to fight against illegal immigrationJoe Nelson, Staff WriterCreated: 12/01/2009 09:03:31 PM PST Raymond Herrera isn’t bothered that people are split on whether he’s a patriotic activist or a self-hating, racist nut. The 60-year-old Victorville resident and Vietnam War GI has become a fixture at city council, school and county board meetings, where...
DES says it'll enforce ban on aid to illegal...
TUCSON REGION DES says it’ll enforce ban on aid to illegal immigrants By Howard Fischer CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.04.2009 advertisement PHOENIX — The Department of Economic Security issued a policy Thursday instructing its workers to enforce a new ban on providing welfare services to those not in this country legally, including a requirement to...
Illegal Aliens
California Broke, Thanks MexicoArticle By Writer Dennis Wagner Author: Dennis Wagner In hosting America’s largest population of illegal immigrants, California bears a huge cost to provide basic human services for this fast growing, low-income segment of its population. A new study from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) examines the costs of education, health care and...
Letters: Who pays for health care? | Viewpoints,...
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State and local workers must report illegal...
State and local workers must report illegal immigrants applying for benefits or face prosecution Comments 0 | Recommend 0 December 04, 2009 4:45 AM HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — State welfare officials will now be reporting applicants for...
Mexicans Arrested Digging Alleged Drug, People...
Mexicans Arrested Digging Alleged Drug, People Smuggling Tunnel to San Diego Thursday, December 03, 2009 Print ShareThis AP Dec. 2: Tunnel discovered by Mexican officials in Tijuana. Mexican smugglers tunneled 860 feet ino the United States in an attempt to move drugs...
State Supreme Court refuses to stop new law
Thursday, December 03, 2009PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court refused late Wednesday to block enactment of a new state law that requires public employees to report illegal immigrants. Without ruling on the merits of the law, the justices said that the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, which had asked that the law be struck down as illegal, had not shown that the issue merited being taken...
Big marijuana load found inside big...
Big marijuana load found inside big rig at Nogales Posted on December 2, 2009 at 9:57 AM NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of...
Off-duty cops to monitor construction workers at...
Off-duty cops to monitor construction workers at Duval courthouse site Last month, 103 of about 350 workers found with fake IDs By Matt Galnor Story updated at 4:29 PM on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 EMAIL PRINT BLOG THIS COMMENT Buzz up! addthis_pub = ‘jaxcom’; —> ...
Immigrant rights group concerned about Salvation...
Immigrant rights group concerned about Salvation Army’s toy giveaway policyBy Susan Abram, Staff WriterUpdated: 12/02/2009 01:41:21 PM PST A national immigrants rights group expressed concern Wednesday over a toy-distribution policy by the Salvation Army which it said could discourage some needy immigrant families from seeking free holiday presents. Salvation Army officials in...
Topeka Restaurant Owner Sentenced For Harboring...
November 25, 2009 A Topeka restaurant owner has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison of harboring illegal immigrants to work for him. kake.com Posted via web from Illegal Immigration News | Comment »
Healthcare proposal provides backdoor amnesty for...
Healthcare proposal provides backdoor amnesty for illegal immigrants By Armstrong Williams - 11/30/09 10:02 AM ET President Obama’s national healthcare bill mandates that employers must provide health coverage to all employees. This proposal would seemingly include coverage for...
Unemployed U.S.-born workers seek day-labor jobs |...
—> Growing ranks of U.S. citizens are heading to street corners and home improvement store parking lots to find day-labor work usually done by illegal immigrants. The trend is most pronounced in regions where hot construction markets have collapsed, says Abel Valenzuela Jr., a professor of urban planning at the University of California-Los Angeles. “You had many, many unemployed...