"Border Patrol agents usually see anywhere from 15 to 20 illegal immigrants in one group as they attempt to cross the border. But on many occasions, agents have seen groups as large as 80.
Snippets: During the two-week operation, which concluded last Friday, ICE deportation officers located and arrested 332 immigration violators: (147) in Miami-Dade, (104) in Broward and (81) in Palm Beach, said DRO Director Michael Rozos.
Of those arrested, 300 were immigration fugitives, aliens who have ignored final orders of deportation. The remaining 32, were immigration violators who are amenable to removal and who have been convicted of various crimes.
No waiting list for illegal aliens needing organ transplants
"Ana Puente was an infant with a liver disorder when her aunt brought her illegally to the U.S. to seek medical care. She underwent two liver transplants at UCLA Medical Center as a child in 1989 and a third in 1998, each paid for by the state. But when Puente turned 21 last June, she aged out of her state-funded health insurance and was unable to continue treatment at UCLA. This year, her liver began failing again and she was hospitalized at County-USC Medical Center. In her Medi-Cal application, a USC doctor wrote, "Her current clinical course is irreversible, progressive and will lead to death without another liver transplant." The application was denied.
The county gave her medication but does not have the resources to perform transplants. Late last month Puente learned of another, little-known option for patients with certain healthcare needs. If she notified U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that she was in the country illegally, state health officials might grant her full Medi-Cal coverage. Puente did so, her benefits were restored and she is now awaiting a fourth transplant at UCLA.
"A number of Filipino nationals working on the construction of the Westar Energy peaking plant outside Emporia may not be legally authorized to work on the project, and a state legislator wants to find out if they are. Rep. Candy Ruff, D-Leavenworth, is attempting to verify the work status of about 100 welders and pipefitters brought in by Overland Contracting, a subsidiary of Black & Veatch and a contractor on the Emporia Energy Center project.
Ruff said she heard from Kerry Brandt, a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 533 in Kansas City, Mo., that Filipino workers had been brought in by OCI after it laid off 40 American workers who were doing the same jobs for higher wages."
and it makes you wonder just who the people are in the illegal crossings.
Awaiting a fourth liver transplant.
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