Saturday, October 4, 2003

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Alex Hamilton

VDare.com An Unnoticed Victory On The H1B Front! What Next? Almost all national immigration reform leaders believe that their cause will be won in a series of major offensive battles rather than in a single all-or-nothing victory. Unfortunately, since September 11th, immigration reform has won a few skirmishes ­ including the important negative achievement of stalling the Bush Administration's proposed amnesty for illegals - but nothing that qualified as a major offensive victory.

NBC-13 - Birmingham, Alabama Cops complete immigration law enforcement training, Latinos fret A new group of state troopers has been given the power to capture illegal immigrants, but some people in the Hispanic community said this could lead to a bigger problem. -- Twenty-one Alabama State Troopers graduated Friday from immigration enforcement training. They'll now have additional authority to be able to question, detain and arrest folks who are in Alabama illegally.

Sacramento Bee Dem Desperation: Succession appeal denied In a brief decision issued Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down an argument that only Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante can succeed Gov. Gray Davis if the governor is recalled. -- The California Supreme Court interpreted the state constitution to provide otherwise in a separate case it decided two months ago.

Complaint Department

Yuma Sun Usual suspects bewail Border Patrol after deadly chase Claudia Smith stood a few feet from the cross she had just planted, held her hand over her face and voiced her confusion Friday. -- "Why?" she asked. "Why do they do it?" -- The cross was dedicated to the four [suspected invaders] who died in an accident Sunday evening.

Associated Press Blue Cross of California to accept bogus ID cardholders Blue Cross of California announced it will allow Mexican citizens to apply for health insurance using an ID card from their consulate. -- "We recognize the work and effort that the Mexican community puts forth each day and its need to have a health insurance plan that provides protection and peace of mind," Patricia Vargas-Stolze...

Associated Press Nevada initiative would ban benefits for illegals Nevada's Independent American Party will spearhead a statewide initiative petition to prevent illegal immigrants from getting any state benefits, its leaders said. -- The party has formed Nevadans First, a committee to prepare language for the initiative that would be similar to California's Proposition 187 and could go before Nevada voters in 2006.

Frosty Wooldridge

Michigan News What is happening to America? In tomorrow's America of suffocating political correctness and clashing cultures, unrestricted immigration will prove a merciless weapon of war. It's importing conflicting languages, barbaric rituals such as female genital mutilation, deadly diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy, cultural antagonisms and loss of a cohesive national identity....

Herald Bulletin -- Madison County, Indiana Arrogant Mexican insists U.S. change laws to accommodate invaders Mexican General Consul Sergio Aguilera emphatically insists that immigration laws for Mexican citizens needs to be changed --- "The immigration laws of the U.S. are totally dysfunctional," Aguilera said. "Entire sections of the U.S. economy would not function without the (undocumented immigrant) work force." [Perhaps Aguilera should concentrate on fixing his own homeland.]

Yuma Sun Border Patrol nabs 52 illegals in two days Over a two-day span, U.S. Border Patrol agents in Yuma apprehended 52 illegal immigrants entering illegally in three separate vehicles, two of which were stopped with the use of spike strips. -- William Robbins, spokesman for the Yuma sector Border Patrol, said the first incident came late Wednesday night...

The Age -- Australia US agrees to take in North Koreans The United States has signalled its willingness to take in large numbers of North Korean refugees in a move that could help sap internal support for the isolated state's Stalinist regime. -- A senior US State Department official has been in Beijing trying to persuade the Chinese leadership to allow up to 20,000 North Koreans...

Associated Press Teen arrested after dead newborn is found in shoe box A 14-year-old girl who was found to have given birth after she was hospitalized with stomach pains was arrested when paramedics found a dead newborn inside a shoe box at her home. --- The girl's 22-year-old boyfriend [a Guatemalan illegal] was arrested and charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct for having a sexual relationship that began when the girl was 12. [Family values don't stop at the Rio Bravo]

Associated Press 60 suspected illegals nabbed in raid Federal agents didn't have to look far Friday to corral about 60 suspected illegal immigrant workers. They were helping to build the towering new federal courthouse in downtown Miami. -- About 9 a.m., 80 to 100 uniformed officers with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies surrounded the fenced-off property...

Associated Press Mexican Envoy's Criticism Raises Eyebrows Mexico has been a key ally in the war on terrorism, but the country's top diplomat is causing uneasiness here with a display of pique over the Bush administration's vigorous pursuit of that issue while paying little heed to Mexico's agenda. -- The criticism by Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez, delivered in a speech, was subtle but unmistakable.

Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)  To Victor Will Go Spoiled Prospects Few political jobs boast the power and prestige enjoyed by California's governor. But this is no ordinary time, and whoever emerges triumphant in the recall election Tuesday will be capturing a decidedly tarnished prize. -- The Legislature remains an unruly mass of partisanship and ambition. State government's fragile fiscal health...

La Prensa -- San Diego Ethnic congressional group snubs Bush invitation Today (Oct. 3), by a unanimous decision members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) respectfully declined an invitation by the President to participate in Hispanic Heritage activities, due to a lack of response by the White House to meet with Members regarding serious legislative and policy concerns.

Daily Herald (Chicago Area) Invader found guilty of felony identity theft A Carpentersville man, accused of piling up more than $150,000 in debt using a Chicago man's stolen identity, was found guilty Tuesday by a Kane County jury of one count of felony financial identity theft. -- Jorge Quezada, a self-employed landscaper, was arrested on June 17 after a three-month investigation by police.

Riverside (California) Press Enterprise (Free Registration)   Border Patrol plans station expansion Indio - The U.S. Border Patrol plans to expand its Indio office to make room for more agents, staff members and equipment. -- "It's still in the planning stages," said Border Patrol spokeswoman Maria Martinez about the new building. -- When the Indio station opened in 1970 it was originally designed for 20 agents.

Brenda Walker

VDare.com A Democrat Is Disgusted By Her Party's Presidential Candidates For Democrats who favor immigration reform, like myself, the current Democratic Presidential debates have been depressing affairs. The candidates support open borders 11 for 11. Last Thursday's event (September 25) which emphasized the economy did not even mention immigration...

Daily Herald (Chicago Area) Invader found guilty of felony identity theft A Carpentersville man, accused of piling up more than $150,000 in debt using a Chicago man's stolen identity, was found guilty Tuesday by a Kane County jury of one count of felony financial identity theft. -- Jorge Quezada, a self-employed landscaper, was arrested on June 17 after a three-month investigation by police.

Yuma Sun War of words mark protest - Recall of Napolitano demanded ...More than 50 people stood in front of the Yuma County Courthouse Friday evening to listen as two anti-illegal immigration groups voiced their disapproval of how Alexander Dumas and Matthew Hoffman are being treated by the court system. -- "When you come over the border that way, illegally, it's a crime," [Howard] Garber yelled. "To stay here illegally is another crime. And our government is doing nothing to stop it...."

Californian -- Salinas, Calif. Recall stakes high for Central Coast ...Another major issue for farm workers, but also for the county's Latino population as a whole, is the rights of immigrants, as it applies to the Matricula Consular card or acquiring a driver's license. -- Gov. Davis last month signed a bill giving undocumented immigrants [criminals] the ability to obtain driver's licenses, and Lt. Gov. Bustamante supported that bill.

Fmr. Colo. Gov. Richard Lamm -- Rocky Mountain News On immigration ...Polls show that more than 70 percent of Americans object to illegal immigration, and we run a serious risk of a backlash against all immigrants if we don't reach some consensus on this issue. Polls also show that there is no issue in America where there is a bigger gap between public opinion and opinions of the media and other "elites."

¿El Gran Wizard?

Associated Press Señor Busta-MEChA promises to "fight until the end'' Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante countered efforts by Gov. Gray Davis to portray the recall election as a two-man race between him [and] actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, promising supporters Friday that he would "stay in the fight until the end." -- Bustamante also dismissed as "ridiculous and outrageous" rumors that Democrats were pressuring him to drop out of the historic Oct. 7 election.