[JustPiper]

Part II

Thanks to Hemicrashbox for the following!

Thanks for the ping to this too TheLion

Simcox ultimatum to Bush: `Build fence or Minutemen will by HEMICRASHBOX

Mexicans migrate to 'their land' by HEMICRASHBOX

Public-safety officials air concerns about border by Marine Inspector

The Box!

Another Raid Ping! 5 posted on 04/19/2006 10:39:04 PM CDT by HiJinx

Immigration Officials Raid Evendale Business [Cincinnati]- Federal immigration agents and local police raided an Evendale business Wednesday and arrested more than 30 people. The raid happened at IFCO Systems on Evendale Drive in Evendale and police say they were looking for illegal immigrants.

Forger Ping! 5 posted on 04/19/2006 10:09:36 PM CDT by HiJinx

Thanks to TheLion for da ping!

Ringleader in immigrant driving certificate case gets 46 months(oooops, they forgot "illegal") The ringleader of an underground network that shuttled illegal Hispanic immigrants from New Jersey to Tennessee to secure driver's certificates using fake residency documents was sentenced Wednesday to 46 months in federal prison.

"Because they don't give a darn about what has happened to my constitutional rights to property." Ping! 33 posted on 04/19/2006 9:53:14 PM CDT by HiJinx

ACLU unable to oust patrolling Minutemen - The American Civil Liberties Union's attempt to get the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps volunteers off state trust land fizzled out Tuesday.

Flush with victory, they pushed for more...then cooler heads prevailed. Watch for the next shoe to fall...31 posted on 04/19/2006 9:51:02 PM CDT by HiJinx

Immigrant rights supporters backing off May 1st boycott

And Plan for May 1 boycott by migrants tempered

Kudo's to MESHUGAMIKEY for this poster!

[CA]Senate panel backs driver's license measure - Sen. Gil Cedillo's maneuvering to broaden the appeal of his ongoing campaign to grant undocumented immigrants the legal right to drive may cost him traditional allies. The Senate Transportation Committee yesterday approved his bill on a 7-3 vote amid the backdrop of recent massive immigrant rights rallies and a planned boycott of stores and jobs May 1.

IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS RAID HOUSTON BUSINESS - Immigration officials made a surprise visit to a northeast Houston business this morning and questioned about two dozen workers in what may be only one of several immigration raids in the city today. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement bus was parked in front of IFCO Systems on North McCarty Drive where several officials had gathered the workers. The company makes and repairs pallets, wooden structures used in shipping.

NOTE: Pay close attention to the summary's today, there is quite a bit of this bitin' them in their heinie's, they wanted attention after all

by Do not dub me shapka broham

Migrants treated as criminals in Mexico by Sandrat

Thanks Velveeta for the following:

Loophole lets immigrants sue for citizenship Some applicants proceed without FBI checks, documents show

Thanks for these links Cindy

Little chance of delay in border ID cards: U.S. czar- WASHINGTON (CP-AP) -- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says there's little chance Canadians will get a reprieve from a requirement to produce identity cards at U.S. border crossings.

Chavez begins training civilian militia (does he feel a faction of the military is untrustworthy?) - by Cincinatus' Wife

Honduras To L.A. and Back Pictorial

[JustPiper]

# 1 ALABAMA VOICES: Immigration demonstrations mostly spurred opponents -In recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of Mexicans and other Hispanic immigrants staged demonstrations in several states protesting U. S. immigration policy. But when Hispanic school children raised an upside down American flag underneath a Mexican flag in Montebello, Calif., they may have inadvertently created a national symbol for our struggle with the issue of illegal immigration. An American flag hanging upside down is a distress signal.

# 2 INVASION USA -Mexican police kill man in illegals raid - Officer apparently mistook victim for Central American- Local residents said the victim, Robert Lugo, was a construction worker whose dark skin and work clothes likely made him appear to be an illegal immigrant. Witnesses said Lugo was shot at close range and was not running from police or trying to confront them.

# 3 Richmond CA council opposes immigration bill - The Richmond City Council approved a resolution opposing immigration bill HR 4437 and called for revised legislation that is "fair, just and humane for all immigrants."

What happened to Sam Brownback?!

# 4 Brownback disagrees with making illegal immigration a felony- Brownback has broken with some conservatives by endorsing a Senate proposal creating a path to citizenship for certain illegal immigrants. He calls it a matter of compassion and practicality. But he also said it's uncertain that Congress will agree on any immigration reform package in an election year.

Keep on eye out for tricky CEO's!

# 5 Amid Immigration Debate, Companies Push for More Specialty Work Visas - business leaders continue to speak out about what they say is a shortage of H-1B visas, which are used for temporary employment in "specialty" industries such as engineering and medicine. The U.S. currently issues 65,000 H-1B visas annually. During the dotcom boom, the numbers were temporarily raised, as a result of lobbying from high tech companies, climbing as high as 195,000 from 2001-2003. The visas require employers to pay fees and sponsor a specific candidate to fill a position that the company cannot reasonably fill with a U.S. citizen. The visas can be renewed for up to six years.Fitz said. “There are literally thousands of businesses that depend on H-1Bs

From the above article: Vijay Vallabhaneni, the founder and CEO of Webyoga, a software and consulting firm in Dayton, Ohio.Webyoga has 50 employees and half of them are H-1B visa holders. Jeff Chambers, vice president of human resources at SAS, a Cary, N.C.-based software firm“We cannot find the people with the skills we need to run our business.” Chambers said SAS has 5,000 employees and roughly 60 are on H-1B visas. But the company has positions that have stayed open for more than three years. “Try to find someone with a Ph.D. in operations research

April 19: Homeland Security launched a nationwide crackdown on employers of undocumented immigrants. And as NBC’s Pete Williams reports, the targets weren't just the workers.

# 6 Raids took place at several locations in upstate New York and in Biglerville, Pa.; Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati, Houston, Phoenix, Richmond, Va., and Westborough, Mass.- Hundreds nabbed in immigration raid -Executives, workers arrested in nationwide move against pallet maker

Also:

EVENDALE, Ohio -Police: Dozens Of Illegal Immigrants Arrested At Plant

# 7 Tancredo: Surge in Illegals Shows Senate Pact is Amnesty

# 8 Immigrants' Interest in Citizenship Surges

# 9 Some Fear Immigration Protest Backlash

As they should!

[Marine Inspector]

Bush's reaction to Simcox's ultimatum: Call Congress and have them take the fence out of the immigration bills, the Minutemen are going to build it and save us money.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Heh, heh.

I can't take credit for that graphic, but I enjoy it nevertheless.

Or the one with the mugs, which was posted on The People's Cube.