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Great Idea: WeNeedAFence.com New Group on the Right Track Lou Dobbs poll shows 88% approval We Need a Fence dot Com Lou Dobbs Tonight - CNN - Sept. 30     Lou Dobbs: A group called We Need a Fence is launching a campaign to build a state-of-art security fence along our southern border... Casey Wian: Next week a conservative group will begin running national TV ads and raising money to convince lawmakers to fence the entire 2,000 mile southern border.     Colin Hanna: The purpose of our campaign, among other things is to demonstrate how broad and how deep the public support is for truly getting serious about border security patrol. Watch Transcript Past Features American Border Patrol Updates

POLL	Do You Favor a Secure Border Fence? Scroll down -- poll on left side of page | Current Results (Poll expires 10/3) Also see this poll on the Washington Post website | Results

Hispanic Link News Service Usual suspects lobby Congress for amnesty Congressional members and pro-immigrant groups are stepping up their efforts to pass legislation that could legalize millions of [illegal aliens... criminals], at least temporarily, before the end of the first session of the 109th Congress this fall. -- "It's one of thousands of rallies and demonstrations we have to have all over America if we're going to win," Sen. John McCain said...

Coming Up October 5 & 11 Town Meetings on Illegal Alien Invasion West Haven, and Stamford, Connecticut | Other Events

Brownsville Herald Fourteen Mexicans arrested on green card violations Federal agents on Wednesday arrested 14 green card holders who violated the terms of their residency in the United States after they were convicted on felonies ranging from child rape to impersonating an attorney. -- Agents with ICE arrested the 14 Mexican nationals...

El Paso Times Minutemen patrols start today The Texas Minutemen begin to patrol a 25-mile stretch between Fabens and Fort Hancock today, a spot group members chose from other locations on the border, in part, because of the welcome they received from Sheriff Leo Samaniego. -- "Nowhere have I seen the kind of willingness and welcome we have seen in El Paso County..."

Oregon State Capitol -- Salem --1:00 PM Minuteman Project Rally Coming Up Oct. 15 Chicago, Illinois | Other Events 'America First' Summit

WTVM -- Columbus, Georgia More Troopers to Arrest Illegal Aliens Montgomery, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama will soon more than double the number of state troopers that have the authority to arrest illegal immigrants. Governor Bob Riley announced Friday that 25 state troopers will begin federal immigration law enforcement training next month at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston.

Palm Beach Post Usual suspects demand amnesty for invaders... again West Palm Beach, Fla. -- In a small but vocal protest on Friday, more than 40 advocates of immigration reform called on Congress to pass a guest worker bill pending in Congress and put an end to brutal work conditions for migrants. -- State Rep. Susan Bucher, Lake Worth Mayor Marc Drautz, community leader Bishop Thomas Masters...

Associated Press Illegal aliens arrested in Florida 'Clean Sweep' operation Miami -- Authorities arrested 99 people from 29 countries in a weeklong operation targeting alien fugitives, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday. -- Many of those arrested in Operation Clean Sweep had criminal convictions for violent crimes, officials said. Some had allegedly evaded capture for years.