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  • Ex-legislator’s husband pleads guilty

    07/16/2008 9:32:41 AM PDT · by AuntB · 8 replies · 182+ views
    Advocate Acadiana bureau ^ | July 16, 2008 | JASON BROWN
    LAFAYETTE — An Amelia businessman who is the husband of a former state representative has pleaded guilty in federal court to harboring illegal aliens. Lenny J. Dartez of Morgan City now faces a sentence of up to five years in jail and a possible maximum $250,000 fine for harboring aliens, according to court records. He will be sentenced in federal court Oct. 22. As part of his plea agreement, Dartez agreed Monday to pay $45,000 in civil penalties to the Department of Homeland Security, $5,000 of which will be paid on or before sentencing with the remainder to be paid...
  • "Numbers USA" (Anti-Illegal Aliens Group) Announces CONSTITUTION PARTY Has Best Candidate on Issue

    07/12/2008 12:34:59 AM PDT · by AmericanInTokyo · 119 replies · 243+ views
    Numbers USA ^ | 12 July 2008 | AmericanInTokyo
    This non-partisan, national grassroots lobbying organization working day and night on issues pertaining to border sovereignty, recently updated their online 2008 Presidential Candidates score card.On a variety of (15) issues relating to Immigration, the group ranked Presidential Candidate CHUCK BALDWIN of the US Constitution Party, as "EXCELLENT" in all categories.Coming in second place with a high report card was Libertarian Party's CONGRESSMAN BOB BARR.
  • Jamiel Shaw Event - Report and Pictures

    05/10/2008 7:49:44 PM PDT · by Ladycalif · 7 replies · 180+ views
    5/10/2008
    Local Media was there, KTLA and FOX, so watch the news. Lots more pictures: http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm86/wendylajamielshaw/?albumview=slideshow This was very emotional event. The marker marking the spot where Jamiel Shaw was shot down is just three doors down from their family home. Attending was Terry Anderson, Jesse Lee Peterson of BOND, Sheriff Lee Baca and City Councilman Zine. Sheriff Lee Baca spoke briefly of the need for "intervention programs" to prevent young people such as Pedro Escobar from joining gangs. This was generally met with groans and eye rolls. City Councilman Zine spoke of his initiative to amend Special Order 40. He...
  • Jeff Sessions Leads Republican Group to Introduces Tough Immigration Legislation

    03/09/2008 5:43:41 PM PDT · by Condor 63 · 56 replies · 1,190+ views
    WASHINGTON – In the wake of last year’s failed immigration reform efforts, twelve Republican Senators today introduced 15 specific enforcement bills, each designed to make important improvements to America’s immigration system. Each bill in the package represents a specific step toward securing America’s borders, increasing enforcement at the workplace, or restoring law and order to our nation’s immigration system. The coalition, led by U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), will call for full Senate consideration on each of the individual bills as amendments to any appropriate legislative vehicle or as stand-alone pieces of legislation. “The American people have made it clear...
  • Multiple (15) GOP Bills Create Another Legislative Front for Immigration Politics

    03/06/2008 4:28:03 AM PST · by flattorney · 22 replies · 112+ views
    CQ Politics ^ | March 5, 2008 | Karoun Demirjian/Alex Wayne
    A dozen Republican senators introduced 15 enforcement-oriented immigration bills Wednesday, even as their party embraced a presidential candidate who has supported a more comprehensive overhaul of the system with a less harsh approach toward illegal immigrants. Behind the scenes in the House, meanwhile, leaders of both parties prepared for a potential confrontation over a controversial immigration enforcement bill (HR 4088) by Heath Shuler , D-N.C. Republican leaders continued discussions over whether to initiate a discharge petition that could force Shuler’s bill to the floor. Democratic leaders were hoping that few from their party would support that effort, but Shuler himself...
  • Anyone but McCain, Santorum Says

    03/02/2007 12:29:50 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 24 replies · 722+ views
    The Politico ^ | March 1, 2007 | Carrie Budoff
    Former Sen. Rick Santorum has drawn at least one conclusion about the Republican presidential primary field: Anybody but John McCain. The Pennsylvania Republican, who signed a contract Thursday as a Fox News contributor, said that he has spoken with every GOP candidate except the senator from Arizona but that it’s still too early for him to endorse. “The only one I wouldn’t support is McCain,” Santorum said during an interview in his office at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, where he is a senior fellow. “I don’t agree with him on hardly any issues,’’ Santorum said. “I...
  • UK: Secret Home Office memo orders officials to STOP deporting bogus foreign students

    01/07/2008 2:14:51 AM PST · by Stoat · 9 replies · 193+ views
    The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | January 5, 2007 | MATTHEW HICKLEY
    Secret Home Office memo orders officials to STOP deporting bogus foreign studentsBy MATTHEW HICKLEY - More by this author » Last updated at 08:02am on 7th January 2008 Jacqui Smith: The Home Secretary had promised to toughen the migrant system Immigration officers have been ordered to stop deporting foreign students who overstay their visas.  A leaked memo obtained by the Daily Mail suggests they are not regarded as a high enough priority. The secret edict makes a mockery of Government claims to be running a "robust" immigration system. Last night insiders in the service said hundreds of thousands of students...
  • Principal favors testing in Spanish (New Haven,CT sanctuary city)

    12/11/2007 2:54:00 AM PST · by raybbr · 10 replies · 177+ views
    The New Haven Register ^ | December 11, 2007 | Elizabeth Benton
    NEW HAVEN — After narrowly missing a national award last year when students learning English in the third and fourth grades failed to meet standards set by the No Child Left Behind act, John C. Daniels Principal Gina Wells embarked on a mission to allow standardized testing in Spanish. "There’s no doubt if my kids took that test, they would have passed with flying colors in their native language," Wells said. "They need more years in their native language to be able to thrive. ...By fifth and sixth grade, they are truly bilingual kids. I don’t want them to only...
  • DPS was watching burglars shot by Horn

    12/04/2007 10:21:49 PM PST · by Hardshell · 125 replies · 784+ views
    KHOU - Houston ^ | December 4, 2008 | Rucks Russell / 11 News
    <p>DPS was watching burglars shot by Horn 10:16 PM CST on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 By Rucks Russell / 11 News Even before their deaths prompted a series of heated debates about the use of deadly force, detectives at the Department of Public Safety had their eye on Diego Ortiz and Miguel Dejesus. The two were shot and killed by Joe Horn, a Pasadena man who thought they were burglarizing his neighbor’s home last month. According to a DPS memo obtained by 11 News, the department was investigating the use of Puerto Rican birth certificates by Colombians seeking to obtain Texas driver’s licenses. Both Ortiz and Dejesus had applied for licenses. Dejesus listed his country of origin as Puerto Rico, but both men were Colombian. Apparently, the DPS is investigating hundreds of immigrants who may have used illegal papers to get Texas licenses. But that’s not all. A much wider probe has been launched into an organized syndicate of Colombians who are engaged in illegal weapons sales and home break-ins – just like the one Ortiz and Dejesus were involved in last month in Pasadena. That day, Joe Horn and a shotgun stood in the way of the suspected thieves, but in many instances the suspects have gotten away. The ATF, ICE and DPS have reportedly formed a task force to bring the crime wave to an end. The burglars are said to be very effective at what they do, conducting extensive surveillance on their targets before striking. Some of the suspects are extremely violent. The investigations have already led to several arrests.</p>
  • Mexico police chief murder linked to border tunnel

    12/04/2007 7:39:41 PM PST · by Ladycalif · 18 replies · 313+ views
    TIJUANA, Mexico – Gunmen killed the police chief of a Mexican city bordering California Tuesday by shooting him some 50 times in an apparent revenge attack after police found a drug-smuggling tunnel under the border. Gunmen broke into the house of Tecate police chief Juan Soriano in the early hours of the morning and shot him repeatedly in the face and torso as he slept in bed with his wife, an official at the Baja California state attorney general's office told Reuters. His wife was not hit. The killing of Soriano, who had started his job only last week, appeared...
  • Huckabee Responds To Immigration Criticism

    11/30/2007 5:43:44 AM PST · by dano1 · 54 replies · 77+ views
    The Morning News ^ | 11/30/2007 | Aaron Sadler
    As rivals who consider Mike Huckabee soft on immigration ramp up their attacks, the former Arkansas governor acknowledged Thursday that his position on the issue may cost him votes. Huckabee for weeks now has been criticized for his 2005 support of state-sponsored scholarships for illegal immigrants. Legislation to provide the tuition aid failed in the Arkansas Senate. Huckabee admitted his stance is unpopular among a GOP voter base that has made immigration the No. 1 issue of the campaign. "If it costs me the election, it costs me the election," he told reporters at a luncheon on Capitol Hill. But...
  • Immigration raids spark plan-ahead drive

    11/25/2007 2:43:04 PM PST · by Ladycalif · 15 replies · 146+ views
    Orange County ^ | 11/27/2007 | Amy Taxin
    Lawyers and advocacy organizations teach illegal immigrants to prepare for deportations and know their rights. ORANGE - After immigration raids near her house this year, Rosa isn't taking many chances. The 35-year-old illegal immigrant tries to stay home when possible and avoids extra trips to the store. And she's spoken with her two U.S.-born children about what lacking papers means – and let them know that if she is deported, a family friend will bring them to her in Mexico. Citing an increase in raids, immigration rights advocates are urging families to plan for a deportation if someone in their...
  • Day Laborers Attack Americans Canoga Park 11/3/2007 Update -picture of alleged rock thrower

    11/07/2007 6:40:56 PM PST · by Ladycalif · 23 replies · 303+ views
    11/7/2007
  • Hillary Clinton: Long On Rhetoric, Short On Answers

    11/03/2007 12:20:08 PM PDT · by gpapa · 39 replies · 62+ views
    Real Clear Politics ^ | November 2, 2007 | RNC
    Hillary Clinton: Long On Rhetoric, Short On Answers (Video at the link)
  • Thompson: "Wrong Answer"

    11/03/2007 12:05:44 PM PDT · by gpapa · 93 replies · 68+ views
    Real Clear Politics ^ | November 2, 2007 | Fred Thompson
    Fred Thompson responds (to Clinton) on whether to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Video at the link.
  • Judge Bars Bush Crackdown on Illegal Workers

    10/10/2007 4:56:07 PM PDT · by MNJohnnie · 50 replies · 1,152+ views
    Washington Post ^ | 10-10-07 | By Spencer S. Hsu
    A federal judge barred the Bush administration today from launching a planned crackdown on U.S. firms that hire illegal immigrants, warning of the plan's potentially "staggering" impact on law-abiding workers and companies. Issuing a firm rebuke of the White House, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction against the government's plan to pressure employers to fire up to 8.7 million workers with suspect Social Security numbers starting this fall.
  • EU chiefs want to let in an extra 20 million immigrants from Africa and Asia

    09/14/2007 9:17:14 AM PDT · by Stoat · 30 replies · 651+ views
    The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | September 14, 2007 | JAMES SLACK
    EU chiefs want to let in an extra 20 million immigrants from Africa and AsiaBy JAMES SLACK - More by this author » Last updated at 09:50am on 14th September 2007 Criticised: Foreign Secretary David Miliband is under fire for failing to stop the anti-EU treaty bandwagon gaining momentum   Britain faces being swamped by a wave of new migrants after EU chiefs announced yesterday they want to let in an extra 20 million workers from Asia and Africa.  Skilled migrants would be granted special 'blue cards' giving them the right to settle in member states, including Britain - if the...
  • Tougher US immigration leading to 'reverse brain-drain': study

    08/22/2007 2:37:39 PM PDT · by Rick_Michael · 32 replies · 696+ views
    AFP ^ | Aug 22, 2007
    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The huge backlog in US immigration visas is leading to a "reverse brain-drain" that will force skilled workers to return to their home country, a report released Wednesday concludes. The study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation found that more than one million potential immigrants, including scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers, are competing for 120,000 permanent US resident visas each year. The report said some applicants must wait several years, in part because the number of employment visas issued to immigrants from any single country is fewer than 10,000 per year. "The United States benefits from having...
  • VA-Page: Page County Immigration

    08/14/2007 9:11:32 AM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 4 replies · 449+ views
    WHSV-TV3 Harrisonburg Va. ^ | 2007-08-10 | Kelly Creswell
    Page County Supervisor Charles Hoke is looking into what other counties in Virginia have done to curb illegal immigration. But this supervisor says local governments can't take this issue on by themselves. Hoke says there is a legal way for immigrants to come into the country. They just need to follow the immigration laws. However Hoke says, many aren't following those laws. "Why should someone else come to this country, and disregard our laws and be treated better than the people that are here as far as the immigration system," says Hoke. "We do have a good immigration system, we...
  • VA-Fairfax: Not enforcing laws leads to immigration woes

    08/07/2007 9:41:32 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 4 replies · 594+ views
    The Fairfax County Times ^ | 2007-08-07 | Krista Noonan
    It's sad to see the the proponents of the "grand immigration compromise" continue to blame the failure of its passage on American citizens who are "nativists" or "racists." They have to continue to tell anecdotal stories of bigoted comments in grocery stores. They don't want to credit the American people, both liberal and conservative, for learning the truth against all attempts by Congress, the administration, and the media to try and tell us that the "system is broken," we the giant Superpower, can't enforce our laws, and so forth. They now blame talk-radio for pointing out the ridiculousness and unworkability...