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ICE Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants
KTAR ^ | 10/9/07 | ABC News

Posted on 10/09/2007 7:11:04 AM PDT by Technoman

Today the feds will announce a huge nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants, especially gang members.

The goal is to take some of the more violent illegal immigrants off the streets.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the crackdown serves as an example of how important the issue is. "For many years, the way we dealt with illegal immigration was we paid political lip service to toughness. I think we've got to show the public that we are serious about enforcing the laws."

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: alians; aliens; chertoff; ice; illegal; immigrantlist; immigrants
Let's wait and see...
1 posted on 10/09/2007 7:11:06 AM PDT by Technoman
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To: Technoman

Let us wait and see what they accomplish.


2 posted on 10/09/2007 7:13:09 AM PDT by ANGGAPO (LayteGulfBeachClub)
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To: Technoman

I read a post elswhere that said even if we deport 10,000 a month it will take 10 years to get them all.

We’d better get started and open an express lane. Cutting social services and penalizing people who employ them and will help start the exodus.


3 posted on 10/09/2007 7:14:30 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Technoman

OK, can we start laughing now??


4 posted on 10/09/2007 7:14:39 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Technoman
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the crackdown serves as an example of how important the issue is. "For many years, the way we dealt with illegal immigration was we paid political lip service to toughness. I think we've got to show the public that we are serious about enforcing the laws."

Too late for you to have any credibility on this whatsoever, Chertie. You've shown your hand. "Homeland Security"... phfft. Smoke and mirrors.

5 posted on 10/09/2007 7:15:22 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Technoman

Until ICE shows up in Southern California, its all just smoke and mirrors.


6 posted on 10/09/2007 7:16:07 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Technoman

“Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff”

One person I trust less then Hilary Clinton.


7 posted on 10/09/2007 7:16:31 AM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: Technoman

Why start now? There are so many Americans left to be raped and murdered by illegals.


8 posted on 10/09/2007 7:18:45 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: Technoman
If they truly want to catch illegal immigrants, all they have to do if follow the California free tuition program for illegal immigrants which is sitting on the Republican Governor’s desk.
9 posted on 10/09/2007 7:22:49 AM PDT by ghostrider
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To: RegulatorCountry

“Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the crackdown serves as an example of how important the issue is. “For many years, the way we dealt with illegal immigration was we paid political lip service to toughness. I think we’ve got to show the public that we are serious about enforcing the laws.”

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh....that little puff of smoke he just blew up my rectum felt sooooooooooooo good.

LOL

How’s the wall comin’ there Skelator?


10 posted on 10/09/2007 7:25:37 AM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: ghostrider

... camp out in front of Lowe’s or Home Depot, or any hospital emergency room, for that matter. This ain’t rocket science.


11 posted on 10/09/2007 7:26:48 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: edcoil
“Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff”... One person I trust less then Hilary Clinton.

All the major politicians are all pushing for the same long term goals, because they are all funded by globalists. We fuss over the empty peanut shells while they make fools of us and run away with the gold.

12 posted on 10/09/2007 7:27:47 AM PDT by ghostrider
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To: taxed2death
How’s the wall comin’ there Skelator?

The man is rather unwholesome looking.

13 posted on 10/09/2007 7:28:56 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
... camp out in front of Lowe’s or Home Depot, or any hospital emergency room, for that matter.

Just go into any McDonald's!

14 posted on 10/09/2007 7:30:54 AM PDT by Technoman
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To: Technoman

I’ll take a ride in a bit to the Culmore Shopping Center in Northern Viginia. Let’s see if the 75 to 100 “undocumented immigrant day laborer” illegals have gone back into the shadows of the 7-11 parking lot due to this “crackdown”.

On the day I see Hormel, Libby, Tyson, Swift, et al placing 10,000 help wanted ads at livable American wages, that’s the day I’ll know that Chertoff is serious.

Which he is not, as a rule.


15 posted on 10/09/2007 7:34:03 AM PDT by angkor ("California, Is nice to the homeless, California, Supercool to the homeless..." South Park 11.07)
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To: Resolute Conservative
Cutting social services and penalizing people who employ them and will help start the exodus.

Jailtime for American employers and significant penalties of $100K to $10M will do nicely to start the exodus.

16 posted on 10/09/2007 7:35:54 AM PDT by angkor ("California, Is nice to the homeless, California, Supercool to the homeless..." South Park 11.07)
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To: RegulatorCountry
... camp out in front of Lowe’s or Home Depot, or any hospital emergency room, for that matter. This ain’t rocket science.

...anyplace that offers Western Union to Mexico, any Bank of America, and coming soon...New York DMV.


17 posted on 10/09/2007 7:37:13 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: Technoman
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18 posted on 10/09/2007 7:37:30 AM PDT by davidlachnicht ("IF WE'RE ALL TO BE TARGETS, THEN WE ALL MUST BE SOLDIERS.")
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To: Technoman

Just throwing us a few crumbs, hoping we will shut up and go away. It’s a good thing but not nearly enough, even for a start.


19 posted on 10/09/2007 7:39:04 AM PDT by isrul (Lamentations 5:2)
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To: Technoman

You won’t find them in the fields picking crops. I hear that the crops are rotting in the fields.


20 posted on 10/09/2007 7:39:37 AM PDT by Haddit
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To: Technoman

Bookmarking.


21 posted on 10/09/2007 7:43:02 AM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: Zathras

They just finished conducting an operation here that had “local activists” bitching to high heaven.


22 posted on 10/09/2007 7:44:24 AM PDT by Smogger (It's the WOT Stupid)
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To: Smogger
“local activists”

Code for marxist subversives.

23 posted on 10/09/2007 7:46:25 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Technoman

If it actually happens, places like Langley Park, Maryland, and Manassas, VA will be ghost towns.


24 posted on 10/09/2007 7:47:13 AM PDT by RockinRight (Can we start calling Fred "44" now, please?)
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To: Technoman
MC finally gets it???? ----What, did he think he was finally given PERMISSION to be tough?

For months and months and months now, we've pushed, we've've prodded, we called, we've stood up to him via our AM radio talk show hosts....so he finally listened??? THIS is interesting.

FANTASTIC...I'm looking forward to seeing some really great MUST SEE TV in the news in the near future then.

25 posted on 10/09/2007 7:52:11 AM PDT by NordP (If illegal alien = "undocumented immigrant" then drug dealer = "unlicensed pharmacist")
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To: NordP

we’ve’ve = we’ve


26 posted on 10/09/2007 7:53:12 AM PDT by NordP (If illegal alien = "undocumented immigrant" then drug dealer = "unlicensed pharmacist")
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To: NordP
we’ve’ve

That's some series apostrophication.

27 posted on 10/09/2007 7:55:40 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Political Correctness is criminal insanity writ large.)
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To: Disambiguator
lol

Off to breakfast - have a nice day everyone!

It's absolutely beautiful in "America's Finest City!"

28 posted on 10/09/2007 8:01:38 AM PDT by NordP (If illegal alien = "undocumented immigrant" then drug dealer = "unlicensed pharmacist")
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To: Technoman

Took a while to post this note - I had to stop laughing.

Would this have *anything* to do with an upcoming election?

Nah, could possibly be posturing.

Even if real, it is 10 to 15 years overdue.

BTW, when Cubans are returned, then I will know these guys are serious.


29 posted on 10/09/2007 8:09:44 AM PDT by ASOC (Yeah, well, maybe - but can you *prove* it?)
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To: Technoman

Lettuce prices shoot through the roof!

Chertoff frets!

Women and children hardest hit!


30 posted on 10/09/2007 8:11:12 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Cleveland Indians 2007, Fred Thompson 2008)
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To: Technoman
Lettuce prices shoot through the roof!

Chertoff frets!

Women and children hardest hit!

31 posted on 10/09/2007 8:11:16 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Cleveland Indians 2007, Fred Thompson 2008)
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To: Zathras
Until ICE shows up in Southern California, its all just smoke and mirrors.

You got that right.

32 posted on 10/09/2007 8:13:50 AM PDT by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: Haddit

That’s because they found out how much better the pay is working in construction and landscaping. You know, the jobs no American wants.


33 posted on 10/09/2007 8:26:24 AM PDT by Not just another dumb blonde
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To: Technoman

Wish we could have ONE THREAD solely devoted to Freeper’s experiences with illegals in their hometowns and chronicle whether a ‘clean-up’ has actually begun, per Chertoff.


34 posted on 10/09/2007 8:48:52 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter...President '08)
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To: Guenevere

I can tell you that they do raid large construction being finaced with federal monies involved. They do this more regualarly than many imagine especially when there are complaints. I have seen raids with dozens of ICE and other law enforcement being done on a regular basis over the last few years. One I saw got three illegals out of 150 tradesmen in a midwestern area...none of them worked for me, thankfully.


35 posted on 10/09/2007 8:58:52 AM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: KC Burke

Very encouraging!


36 posted on 10/09/2007 9:07:12 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter...President '08)
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To: Haddit

>>>>>You won’t find them in the fields picking crops. I hear that the crops are rotting in the fields.

We have a plethora of inmates in every state. Bring back the chain gangs to pick the nations crops. FREE LABOR.


37 posted on 10/09/2007 9:10:15 AM PDT by halfright (Show me a suicide Mullah)
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To: halfright

If you have a broken water line that is flooding your basement do you:
A-grab your shop vac and begin to suck up the water.
B-move all the items stored in basement so they won’t get wet.
C-shut the water off before steps A & B

BUILD THE DAMN FENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


38 posted on 10/09/2007 9:31:44 AM PDT by hondo1951 (i live in happy valley, but i'm not happy, BUT I'M TRYING)
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To: Technoman
SO, ICE is going to crackdown and start building the wall faster? Or, are the gonna have to have another news conference saying so or not so?

ICE and W and The politico-ho's aren't going to doing nuttin' but token gestures. Business as usual.......

39 posted on 10/09/2007 10:07:47 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: KC Burke

But I thought local LEO’s aren’t trained to do ICE stuff? I guess it’s just what the politco ho’s seem OK at any given time.....at least that’s what I hear all the time in NC. If we make it unrewarding to be here illegally, then illegals will pack up and leave and apply legally...yeah get in line and wait your turn.


40 posted on 10/09/2007 10:14:05 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: halfright

Yeah....make the illegals harvest crops for free for six weeks and then deport their butts!


41 posted on 10/09/2007 10:16:07 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: RSmithOpt

Local law enforcement is often contacted and can augment an ICE/DOJ team if they do a major raid of a construction site.

There are few things as disruptive to work-flow as law enforcement surrounding a construction site at 8:00 AM. LOL.


42 posted on 10/09/2007 10:18:58 AM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: Technoman

I wish they’d spend more effort on actually doing it rather than going out of their way to generate the press coverage.


43 posted on 10/09/2007 10:48:05 AM PDT by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


44 posted on 10/09/2007 11:47:47 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: angkor
Jail time for American employers and significant penalties of $100K to $10M will do nicely to start the exodus.

You know... forget the fines. Put the employers in jail. Waaaay in the back of the jail. And not just some independent roofing contractors. Start at the top with the presidents and CEOs CFOs COOs etc and then work you way down (as if you would need to after the first two weeks of locking them up) as far as it takes until the Help Wanted Ads are doubling the size of the classified.

45 posted on 10/09/2007 12:15:15 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: KC Burke
Anyone caught hiding in the porta-john??

There are a many, many good and decent Hispanics in this country now legally and illegally, however, it is no business of our government to give our tax dollars away as handouts especially to those here illegally. The average family of four with both parents working full-time earning between $65-$85K annually have to work now to to the end of June to pay all their taxes and fees to the government. In NC taking in all workers (full & part-time and all income brackets), tax-freedom day, is April 25th.

46 posted on 10/09/2007 12:18:21 PM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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