Wednesday, December 3, 2003

Back to the Border American Border Patrol Returning to "Work" After Army Project Headline story in Sierra Vista Herald, December 2. Army took look at American Border Patrol's UAV setup By Bill Hess - Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA, AZ -- Army officers and civilian technicians have come to Arizona to scope out the American Border Patrol's Border Hawk and control vehicle. Army personnel observe takeoff of "Sidekick" UAV near Mexican border, November 14. Back to the Border After more than two months of work to develop the "Sidekick" UAV for Army evaluation, American Border Patrol will soon deploy an improved Border Hawk UAV for patrols along the Mexican border. The new version will feature a radio controlled pan and tilt camera system. Past Features    American Border Patrol Updates Countdown: 9 Days to Nativo Lopez's Phony 'Huelga' Nativo Lopez, currently the big cheese at MAPA, but best known for his alleged involvement in vote fraud during the Dornan-Sanchez Congressional race, has called for invaders to strike on December 12 to protest the repeal of SB60, the law that would have allowed uninspected invaders to get valid California driver's licenses. We predict that this huelga (strike in Spanish) will be a monumental flop.

Jon Dougherty -- NewsMax.com Mexican Troops Kidnap Texas Family? As many as eight armed Mexican soldiers crossed the border near a tiny Texas hamlet and kidnapped an American family of five last week, and are still holding one of them, sources tell NewsMax. -- According to a law enforcement source..., the incident was reported to local authorities by family members upon their release the following day.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune Arrogant invaders demand immunity from law enforcement Angered that illegal immigrants working in St. Paul [illegals are prohibited by law from working in the U.S.] can be questioned about their federal immigration status by local police, a man used a community forum Tuesday night to urge Mayor Randy Kelly to push for an ordinance prohibiting such questioning. -- "We are the least protected because we don't have Social Security numbers or driver's licenses," said Angel Morales... [Wrong]

Newsday -- New York Aiding and Abetting: Bill Could Create Day Labor Hiring Halls City Council members yesterday introduced a bill that could lead to the creation of hiring halls for immigrant day laborers. -- The number of day laborers has been increasing throughout the metropolitan area in recent years, causing tensions between longtime residents and the immigrants. --- Asked who would fund the centers, council members said they anticipate a public-private effort.

San Diego Union-Tribune National City calls police inquiry into store incident City Council members last night announced a full review of how police officers deal with undocumented immigrants [criminals] and the U.S. Border Patrol. -- And -- Council members also unanimously denounced proposed federal legislation that would encourage local police to enforce immigration laws, and they restated the city's policy of accepting ID cards issued by the Mexican Consulate, known as Matriculas Consulares. [Related item]

Business Journal -- Phoenix Ridge tours Arizona: More on the story A top Arizona congressional delegation member wants the federal government to improve border security and immigration law enforcement before embarking on a guest worker program proposed by three of his colleagues. -- Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth Wednesday said security needs to be strengthened at the border before turning to the economic aspects of immigration reform...

Sierra Vista (Arizona) Herald Review  Ridge visits Cochise County, ignores border residents DHS Secretary Tom Ridge will see life along the border today, but he will not be taking the pulse of local people and how they view the fast-flowing traffic of illegal immigrants across the international boundary. -- Douglas Mayor Ray Borane said Ridge's visit is another example of a high-ranking bureaucrat from Washington, D.C., not wanting to hear from people who live along the border.

Associated Press Racial Tensions: Calif. Prison Riot Injures 16 Inmates Baker - A prison riot that injured 16 inmates appeared to be sparked by racial tensions, prison officials said Wednesday. -- The riot at Baker Community Correctional Facility started around 8 p.m. Tuesday and involved between 30 and 60 white and Hispanic inmates, said Terry Thornton...

David R. Francis

Christian Science Monitor Breaking the silence on immigration Immigration is an issue those in power are reluctant to address. It provides cheap labor for rich nations. It pumps huge flows of money into the developing world. And usually it's the politically disadvantaged, lower-income workers who get hurt most. So the flows of people to the United States and elsewhere continue to grow, with little comment from most corners of officialdom....

No Mechistas

Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)  Villaraigosa to Pay $5,100 in Ethics Fines Los Angeles City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa has agreed to pay $5,100 in fines to the city Ethics Commission after acknowledging that his 2001 mayoral campaign violated campaign finance laws. -- Villaraigosa signed a stipulation admitting that his campaign accepted six contributions that exceeded the $1,000-per-person limit established by city ethics laws.

Associated Press Suspects arrested in document counterfeit scheme Undercover officers arrested four people suspected of making phony California drivers licenses, Social Security cards and immigration documents, including a convicted felon deported to Mexico after his release from prison this year, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday.

Sierra Vista (Arizona) Herald Review  Chase leads to marijuana seizure, arrest Near Palominas, Ariz. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs agents arrested a suspected drug smuggler and seized a half-ton of marijuana Monday after a routine traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase along Moson Road. -- More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana were seized in the incident.

San Jose Mercury News Proposal ties immigration status to benefits A day before the governor is to repeal an unpopular law that would have allowed illegal immigrants to apply for California driver's licenses, state officials Tuesday announced that a grass-roots group could begin petitioning for a measure to ban public benefits -- including driver's licenses -- to those who could not prove their legal status in the country. [Visit the Protect Arizona Now website]

Daily Pilot / Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)  Battle over invader licenses not over The state Assembly's Monday vote to overturn a law allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses did not end the battle over the issue, local activists on both sides said. --- "There is concern that a compromise will be reached between the bill's proponents and the governor's office," 68th District Assemblyman Ken Maddox said.

Invasion

Fox News Border Fence Plan Riles Environmentalists Environmentalists in California are trying to block a federal plan to build a new security fence to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing into the United States from Mexico. -- The 14-mile fence would accompany an existing 40-mile fence that has been credited with causing a massive drop in illegal border crossings since its construction in 1993.

San Diego Union-Tribune Group seeks Prop. 187-like ballot measure A group that sponsored Proposition 187, a measure denying public services to illegal immigrants that was blocked by the courts, will try to place a similar initiative on the November ballot next year. -- The group is encouraged by the pending repeal of a law allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver licenses...

San Diego Union-Tribune Ex-U.S. treasurer touts immigrant roots in launching Senate bid Former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin set out yesterday to write a sequel to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's immigrant political success story by launching her candidacy for the U.S. Senate. -- Marin, who spoke no English when she moved with her family to the United States from Mexico... [See: Marin and the balkanization of Huntington Park]

Fresno Bee Tantrum on tap to protest repeal of invader license law Local groups dedicated to expanding immigrants' rights announced their plans Tuesday to join a statewide economic boycott in protest of the apparent demise of a law that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses. -- The Coalition for Immigrants Rights of the San Joaquin Valley is encouraging Californians not to work or spend money Dec. 12.

Jeff Smith -- Tucson Citizen Border woes rooted deep in Mexico's culture ...The major problem I'm referring to, and the nice folks at the root of it, are illegal immigration and illegal immigrants. And when I say we're doing nothing that's not strictly true: We're doing a great deal of things, which, when you total them all up, come out goose-egg. What your political scientist likes to call a zero-sum game.

Tucson Citizen Hospital turning in invaders who stiff them, usual suspects rant Under a new University Medical Center policy, uninsured immigrants who don't pay medical bills are being reported to immigration officials and warned they could face deportation. -- This month, hospital workers started calling the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to turn in "foreign nationals" with delinquent accounts...

Family Values

News Transcript -- Freehold, NJ Illegal alien baby sitter kills baby A borough woman has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child following the death of a 9-month-old baby on Nov. 21. -- Authorities allege that Flor De Los Angeles, an illegal alien from Mexico, "shook the baby, who then became unresponsive." [Family values don't stop at the Rio Bravo]

Arizona Republic -- Phoenix Ridge visiting Arizona today over border headaches U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's visit to Arizona today, his first, is further proof Arizona's illegal immigration and smuggling problems are gaining attention in Washington, D.C. --- Immigration experts say they fully expect the federal government to continue its long-standing strategy of increasing law enforcement efforts at the Arizona-Mexico border to keep out undocumented immigrants [criminals]...

Daniel Weintraub's Weblog - Sacramento Bee Arnold on drivers licenses In an interview Monday with Univision 19 anchor Pablo Espinoza, the governor [Schwarzenegger] suggests that he will agree to legislation giving illegal immigrants [criminals] licenses as long as they are able to show proof of insurance, undergo background checks and have their digital fingerprints recorded. Here is a transcript... [The domain RecallTerminator.net has been reserved 'just in case'] [Alt. link]