Wednesday, November 5, 2003

Shootout on I-10 Spoils Fox Phoenix Visit Smuggler Gun Battle Keeps ABP from Protest Four killed in fight over illegals Casa Grande, Arizona (ABP) Nov 4 -- Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol was kept from attending a rally protesting the visit to Phoenix by Mexican President Fox when his BorderCam Van was delayed in traffic on Interstate 10 because of a shooting by rival alien smugglers in which four were killed. Spencer was able to give a running account of the action during a live broadcast of the George Putnam Show in Los Angeles. East Valley Tribune story Watch report by Channel 9 - Tucson First report from Ch. 3 - Phoenix - Tuesday AM Noon report from Ch. 3 - Phoenix - Tuesday Past Features    American Border Patrol Updates

POLL	Should Arizona do more to stop alien smugglers? Scroll down, poll on right side of page - Poll changes Wed. evening

Knight Ridder Newspapers Meddling Mexican claims his invaders a 'shared responsibility' ..."This is the first time that the issue, inherent to our regional reality, is being addressed by the governments of the United States and Mexico from a perspective of shared responsibility, not as a problem, but as a complex phenomenon that entails major opportunities for the two countries," he [the obnoxious Mexican president] said. [An invasion isn't a 'complex phenomenon', it's a provocation] -- [Candido Morales chimes in]

Huntington (Connecticut) Herald Accident nets illegal alien charges Police arrested an alleged illegal alien on motor vehicle charges Oct. 29. -- Eleasar Ramos, of Dogwood Drive in Bridgeport, was arrested for following too close, driving without a license and driving with no insurance. -- He [suspect Ramos] allegedly told police he wasn't a citizen and had been living in the city illegally for five years.

KMSB-TV -- Tucson Investigation continues into I-10 gunfight Florence, Arizona - A rolling gunfight that left four men dead and resulted in 24 arrests Tuesday started south of Marana, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. -- Immigration officials believe the four men killed were immigrant smugglers who had kidnapped Mexicans from rival smugglers, said an ICE spokesman.

Associated Press Arrogant Mexican demands plenty for criminal invaders ..."There is an urgent need to guarantee respect for human rights on our borders, prevent more deaths in the desert and wage an all-out battle against those who threaten, extort or attack migrants," Fox, speaking in Spanish, told the New Mexico Legislature. ['Border czar' tells deported illegals, "try again" -- Mexicans don't think they should need permission to sneak into the U.S.]. [Fox] said Mexican workers in the United States need "access to decent health care"...

KMSB-TV -- Tucson Investigation continues into I-10 gunfight Florence, Arizona - A rolling gunfight that left four men dead and resulted in 24 arrests Tuesday started south of Marana, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. -- Immigration officials believe the four men killed were immigrant smugglers who had kidnapped Mexicans from rival smugglers, said an ICE spokesman.

Knight Ridder Newspapers Former Mexican leader urges immigration accord to prevent 'rift' Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the former Mexican president credited with ushering in close business and political relations with the United States, is emerging from self-imposed exile to warn that the two neighbors could drift apart if U.S. terrorism concerns continue to push Mexico's immigration agenda to the back burner. [Sounds like a threat]

WLS-TV -- Chicago Illinois Senate to vote on licenses for invaders Hundreds of demonstrators are in Springfield to support a bill granting drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants [criminals]. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the legislation. Many legislators say they have reservations about the issue. -- Governor Blagojevich says he supports granting licenses to illegal immigrants under certain conditions.

Tucson Citizen -- Arizona Republic Reconquista greeted with 'Viva Mexico' signs, baby waving, etc. Vicente Fox came to Phoenix yesterday to talk trade, get close to his people and push for initiatives that would benefit Mexicans in the U.S. Like a constant drumbeat, the theme of immigration underscored every meeting with politicians.... --- Fox had intended to lobby for statewide acceptance of the matricula consular...

Knoxville (Tennessee) News Mexican illegals detained on suspected air ticket fraud charges Nashville, Tenn.- Nine illegal immigrants were taken off a passenger jet Sunday after Southwest Airlines discovered they had fraudulently obtained free frequent flier tickets. -- Seven men were taken into custody, but two women traveling with a child had relatives in the Nashville area and were released on their promise to appear in court.

Flake

Phoenix Business Journal Reconquista Visit: Napolitano, Flake 'shine' in media spotlight Congressman Jeff Flake and Gov. Janet Napolitano seem destined to face off at some point, either in the 2006 governor's race or a future U.S. Senate tilt. --- Flake also met with Fox and got a chance to capture an influential supporter for his guest worker bill. That bill was introduced earlier this year by Flake and fellow [RINOs]...

Save Our License Referendum Citizens Opposed to California Driver's Licenses for Illegals

Albuquerque Journal Vexatious reconquista tries stirring up fifth column in New Mexico Vicente Fox appealed to state leaders Wednesday to tackle immigration problems, including better access to health care and education for Mexicans who come to New Mexico. -- Gov. Bill Richardson, who introduced Fox before the speech, estimated that more than 100,000 Mexicans live in New Mexico. -- Richardson said Fox's visit "sends a strong signal that now is the time to increase our economic cooperation, our trade, our educational exchanges."

News 8 -- Austin Texas readies for visit from meddling Mexican ..."We have a common destiny. We have a common, let us say, view of life and we have a common population as well. So, we are bound together and we have to work out the relationship in order to make it as rich as possible," Mexican Consulate General Javier Alejo said. -- One of the other common issues includes immigration.... [Protest at Governor's Mansion scheduled] [See Fox Files]

Stockton Record Cedillo issues warning on effort to dump invader license law [Reconquista State Senator Gil Cedillo] said Tuesday that his fellow Democrats, who are preparing to strike down the unpopular law -- should worry about offending their organized labor supporters. -- "SB60 was a stupid bill in the sense the timing was stupid," said UC Berkeley political scientist Bruce McCain. "It's a slam-dunk it goes down."

Chicago Tribune (Free Registration) Rough ride on invader driver's licenses is ahead Martin Flores knows that driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants [criminals] are a tough sell. But Flores, himself undocumented, wonders what skeptics would say if they were in an accident with him as he drove to work at a Lake County factory. [How about, 'Why is Flores illegally working here?' And, 'Why hasn't Flores been deported?']

Protest Fox Visit

Protest of Fox visit to Texas said to be set for this evening 6:30 pm CST -- Governor's Mansion - Austin -- UNCONFIRMED BY AMERICAN PATROL

Napolitano

Capitol Media Services Annoying Fox, Napolitano seem have much in common ...[Vicente Fox] and Gov. Janet Napolitano both promised to work together to keep jobs, if not in the United States, at least in North America. -- The pair also shared another goal: changes in United States immigration laws, particularly as they relate to Mexicans seeking work north of the border. Napolitano said she backs efforts by three members of Arizona's congressional delegation... to set up a new type of guest worker program.

Washington Post Foreign student demands money from U.S. taxpayers The Washington Post carries a remarkable, self-serving plea from a foreign student that boils down to a demand for more money for his college education. Luckson Howe says in his opinion piece that the law "[S]hould be amended to allow international students to receive financial aid and scholarships to attend college, at least to meet the costs of community college."

Sacramento Bee Effort to toss invader license law gets help Rescue California, which provided paid signature gatherers in the effort to recall Gov. Gray Davis, will begin circulating petitions today to repeal a law that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. --- "Repealing SB 60 will do nothing to make our highways safer and more secure," [vehement reconquista state Sen. Gil] Cedillo said. [Cedillo could care less about 'highway safety']

KOB-TV - Albuquerque Reconquista descends on New Mexico, will give public speech today Mexican President Vicente Fox has praised the special relationship between Mexico and New Mexico. -- He also says education is key for Mexico to meet future challenges. -- Fox plans to make a public speech at Santa Fe Plaza around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. [Fox dined with this guy last night.]

Arizona Republic -- Phoenix Signs, shouts mark downtown protest of Mexican reconquista ..."Tell illegals to go home," chanted the anti-immigrant group of roughly 20. "Please demand that our borders be sealed." -- Those remarks set off a brief shouting match with some Mexican workers distributing fliers about their working conditions at a Phoenix steel plant. -- "You're pure racists," shouted Robert Durán, an immigrant from Sinaloa, Mexico. "We pay taxes, too." [Who cares?] [Related items]

East Valley Tribune -- Mesa, Arizona Meddling Mexican's visit to Arizona draws protesters ...He [the meddlesome Vicente Fox] will "work without rest to assure, not just good treatment and dignity to those who are here, but to ensure the respect to their human rights and to their rights as workers," he said [illegals are prohibited by law from working in the U.S.]. -- Though he did not distinguish between legal and illegal immigrants into the United States...

Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)  Fox Pushes Immigration Reform on Southwest Visit After flying over a desert where hundreds of his compatriots have died trying to sneak into the U.S. [and others were shooting it up and endangering Americans], Mexican President Vicente Fox began a personal campaign Tuesday to sell Americans on reforms that would make crossing the border legal for more Mexican migrants in search of work. -- Several dozen protesters, evidence of growing hostility toward immigrants in Arizona, chanted, "Seal the border!"...

Boulder Daily Camera Troublesome Mexican arrested again, released by cops A Longmont man convicted of shooting a teen on a Boulder bus nearly a decade ago was arrested early Tuesday after police say he was perusing the University of Colorado campus for cars to burglarize. -- Baltazar Sosa, 25, was arrested at 3:30 a.m. by University of Colorado police responding to a suspicious car report...

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Arizona Daily Star Meddling Fox chatting with Gov. Janet Napolitano Link expires in seven days.

Arizona Daily Star Border Edition Crowd of 3,000 praise meddling Mexican in Phoenix ...But the high point of the day for Mexico President Vicente Fox likely was an appearance at a community meeting with more than 3,000 Mexican nationals and Mexican-Americans at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. That's where he was cheered with shouts of "Viva Fox, Viva Mexico" and "Si Se Puede," yes we can. -- "I came here with the firm desire to continue to strengthen the contact, the union between Mexico and its communities abroad," Fox said. [Also see: Mexican shootout on I-10 Spoils Fox Phoenix Visit]

World Net Daily -- Pat Buchanan The unmentionable bloc When Arnold Schwarzenegger captured half the vote in the 135-person California recall, pundits said he had found the lost key to Republican victory in a state the party has been losing for a decade. For Arnold had carried three in 10 Latino votes! -- A hard second look by UPI analyst Steve Sailer...

Garza

El Universal -- Mexico City Bush crony Garza to Mexicans: 'Limited reform' coming soon U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza on Tuesday said the U.S. Congress will likely approve limited migration reform in the next few months. -- Garza said the rising death toll among migrants trying to cross the border illegally [criminals] has given the issue "a sense of urgency," and ventured that migration reform could come in "a couple of months..."