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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Designed to Climb
DHS Border Protection "Designed to Fail"
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American Border Patrol -- March 25
Border Fence Easily Crossed
A new border fence near Naco, Arizona has done little to stop illegal immigration, according to a local rancher. Jack Ladd, whose ranch spreads along 10 miles of the border told Reuters that 300 people a day cross the fence.
A close look at the fence explains why. The fence is 13 feet high. The type of van used to shuttle people along the border is seven feet high. Posts on the U.S. side are six feet high. "It would seem to be a simple matter of driving up to the fence on the Mexican side, getting a boost to get over the now six-foot fence, and dropping down on one of the six-foot 4'x4' posts on the U.S. side," said Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol.
The Secure Fence Act called for a double fence such as that used in San Diego, but it was killed by Texas Sen. Hutchinson. "Once again, our border defenses have been designed to fail," Spencer said. |
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
System to weed out illegal aliens criticized
Forcing U.S. companies to use a government system to verify the legal status of employees would result in hundreds of thousands of citizens and legal residents being initially rejected for work, critics said Tuesday. -- [Illegal alien] advocates, business groups and experts said that the system, known as E-Verify, relies on...  |
CNN
Smugglers' deadly cargo: Cop-killing guns
Cd. Juarez, Chih., Mex. -- A deadly trade is occurring along the U.S. border with Mexico, federal officials say -- a flood of guns, heading south, used by drug thugs to kill Mexican cops. -- In Mexico, guns are difficult to purchase legally. So, officials say, weapons easily purchased in the United States are turning up there. |
McMinnville (Oregon) News-Register
Willamina may target illegal aliens
At a special council meeting called for 7 p.m. Thursday at city hall, Willamina will consider declaring itself an "illegal alien free zone," serving as a warning to those without legal papers that they aren't welcome. -- Councilor Paul Delaney broached the idea at the council's March 13 meeting... |
Florida Times-Union -- Jacksonville
Illegal drivers measure reworked
With [illegal alien "rights"] advocates on one side and a Republican lawmaker on the other, a House bill authorizing police to seize illegal [aliens'] vehicles had all the makings of a stormy political showdown. -- The bill's author, Rep. James Mills said such a get-tough policy is needed to keep legal drivers safe. |
Sacramento Bee
Schwarzenegger claims illegals not to blame for budget mess
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, responding to the mother of a Republican state legislator, said Wednesday it would be a "big mistake" to blame illegal [aliens] for the state's looming $8 billion budget problem. -- The Republican governor was in San Luis Obispo to pitch his budget proposal to local officials... |
Washington Times Editorial
Local border crossings
Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Maryland General Assembly and politicians in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties appear to be laying the groundwork for a population exchange with Virginia and other neighboring states. The trading works this way: Maryland overtaxes tax small- and medium-sized computer businesses... |
Washington Times
Outsourced passports netting gov't. profits, risking national security
The United States has outsourced the manufacturing of its electronic passports to overseas companies — including one in Thailand that was victimized by Chinese espionage — raising concerns that cost savings are being put ahead of national security, an investigation by The Washington Times has found... |
El Paso Times
Ton of pot discovered: Stash-house bust also finds illegal aliens
Federal agents toting strollers, baby bags and fuzzy blankets escorted a group of immigrant children out of a suspected "stash house" busted Tuesday in a Northeast neighborhood. -- What began in the morning with an anonymous call to El Paso police about a suspicious vehicle turned into a seizure of... |
Fox News
Border Patrol cracking under pressure to find new recruits
A mandate to hire 6,000 new border agents by the end of 2008 has lowered qualification tests, concentrated four months of training into 10 weeks and is raising concerns that recruits won't get the proper training they need to protect the borders... |
KPBS -- San Diego
California Republicans pushing for measures to secure border
Republicans in the California Assembly are pushing a package of nearly two dozen bills they say will help California secure its border. -- The measures include repealing laws that allow [illegal aliens] to pay in-state college tuition fees. Assemblyman Bob Huff says the legislation isn't meant to target one particular ethnic group. |
WTVF-TV -- Nashville
Metro police accused of 'profiling' illegal aliens
Nashville -- Many people in the Hispanic community are raising questions a year after a new immigration enforcement program went into effect. -- The 287(g) program is a way to check the immigration status of a criminal once they are booked into the Davidson County Jail... |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
System to weed out illegal aliens criticized
Forcing U.S. companies to use a government system to verify the legal status of employees would result in hundreds of thousands of citizens and legal residents being initially rejected for work, critics said Tuesday. -- [Illegal alien] advocates, business groups and experts said that the system, known as E-Verify, relies on... |
First Coast News -- Jacksonville, Florida
Texas authorities struggle against wave of illegals
Police in Jackson County, Texas are hoping new funding will help them stem the tide of illegal [aliens] being smuggled through their jurisdiction. -- Sheriff's deputies, police and even game wardens have been taking par in recent round-ups, but they say they're simply overwhelmed by the number of illegal [aliens] they're encountering. |
Pocono Record -- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Barletta: Illegals are behind many problems in U.S.
Republican congressional hopeful Lou Barletta says illegal immigrants have depressed wages earned by Americans, while boosting costs for everything from public education to health care. -- "It affects many issues," the Hazleton mayor, who garnered national headlines for his anti-illegal [alien] stand, told the West End Republicans on Tuesday night. |
Craig (Colorado) Daily Press
Landlord seriously injured in attack by vicious illegal alien
Steamboat Springs, Colo. -- An assault in Hayden left a man seriously injured Monday morning, and police are searching for the suspect. -- Witnesses reported that Jose Mendoza of Hayden was pulled from his vehicle and beaten in the 300 block of East Washington Avenue, |
Fox News
Woman warned for speaking Spanish at work
A cell phone assembly line worker says she is afraid she could lose her job for speaking Spanish at work. -- Julie Rios said she has received verbal and written warnings for talking in her native language, even though, she said, she was not informed about the rule when she was hired... |
Sierra Vista (Arizona) Herald / Review
Changes are proposed for sanctions law
Companies that don’t check the legal status of new workers would lose access to government contracts and special economic incentives under the terms of legislation approved Tuesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee. -- The move, part of a comprehensive rewrite of the state’s new employer sanctions law, is... |
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Walter Moore -- MooreIsBetter.com
L.A. should adopt "Jamiel's Law"
Mayor Villaraigosa has delivered on his promise, from his 2005 mayoral campaign, to uphold Special Order 40, the policy that makes Los Angeles a sanctuary for illegal aliens. -- As a result, Jamiel Shaw, Jr. is dead, and his parents' hearts are broken.... |
Connie Fogal -- The Canadian -- Toronto
NAU corporate advocates pursue unethical dis-information campaign
New documents have been uncovered that reveal how heads of state of the U.S., Mexico and Canada are beseeching business leaders they privately meet with to launch public relations campaigns in order to counter critics of the secretive Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. |
Orange County Register -- Santa Ana, Calif.
Placentia director faces claims of trying to hire day laborers
Public Works Director Gerry Hubble is facing charges for allegedly trespassing on private property with the intent of hiring illegal [aliens] as day laborers. -- Activists associated with the Minuteman Project verbally confronted Hubble at Placentia's most recent City Council meeting and have posted pictures of Hubble... |
Pocono Record -- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Barletta: Illegals are behind many problems in U.S.
Republican congressional hopeful Lou Barletta says illegal immigrants have depressed wages earned by Americans, while boosting costs for everything from public education to health care. -- "It affects many issues," the Hazleton mayor, who garnered national headlines for his anti-illegal [alien] stand, told the West End Republicans on Tuesday night. |
KNSD-TV -- San Diego
Officials: Suspected smuggler gets stuck on camera tower
Border Patrol agents said they arrested a suspected smuggler who was caught in the act of attempting to disable a border surveillance camera. -- It happened east of the San Ysidro Port of Entry last week. -- According to officials, two men were caught on camera setting up a ladder while another man tried to climb to the top of... |
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