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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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The Great Fence Charade Continues
Keeping the Border Off the Political Table
American Patrol Report-- September 2
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| Priest reaches through border fence near El Paso that one newspaper called "new model for border security." |
The photo in the El Paso Times
showed a priest reaching through an old chain-link fence at Sunland Park, New Mexico, shaking the hand of someone in Mexico. This is part of a fence that a French news service said was a "new model for border security."
As we reported last month, most of the fence at Sunland Park is old chain-link and can easily be climbed. DHS did some improvements at either end, but left the weakest part untouched.
According to the El Paso Times story, by the end of the year the U.S. government will complete a 100-mile-long fence between from Columbus, New Mexico to Fort Hancock, Texas. Yet, according to a survey by American Border Patrol, work on the fence between Columbus and Sunland Park was halted in April.
"One need only look at these two examples to understand that the government is not serious about building a real fence on the U.S./Mexico border," said Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol. Spencer said when he flew along the border on April 4 crews were hard at work on a new fence just east of Columbus, but when he returned on July 16 they were gone. .... Read More..... |
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Phyllis Schlafly -- Townhall.com sc
The Republicans' call to arms
We recall the words of the old popular song, "What a Difference a Day Makes; 24 Little Hours." In this political year, it was actually 38 hours, but the poetry is the same. -- That's the time-spread between the locking up of the 2008 Republican platform on Wednesday at 8 p.m. and the selection of conservative Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain's Veep choice at 10 a.m. on Friday...  |
KGNS-TV -- Laredo, Texas
Illegal alien admits to sexual assault of child
A 19 year old admits to sexually assaulting a minor. The confession came after a Sheriff's patrol unit responded to a call from a family business along Mines Road. -- After an extensive interview, Eqequiel Moreno Martinez provided a written confession to sexual assault. [More of Bush's pet fiends] |
KSWT-TV -- Yuma / El Centro / Mexicali
Tunnel found in Mexicali two blocks south of the border
Police arrested eight men Monday afternoon, who are believed to be involved with digging a tunnel that was headed towards Calexico, Calif. The men were found on a corner house located on 134 Callejon Madero, just 2 blocks south of the border. Currently, they are being detained at the local police department in Mexicali, Mexico. |
Associated Press
Illegal alien sues U. S. government
Yuma, Ariz. -- An illegal [alien] who was struck and severely injured by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle that also hit and killed his daughter is suing the government. -- Lawyers for Juan Cruz Torralva accuse Border Patrol agent Gregorio Garcia of driving recklessly on the night of March 5, 2006... |
Federation for American Immigration Reform
'Lou Dobbs Tonight' show to originate from FAIR annual event
The FAIR Congressional Task Force (FCTF) is pleased to announce that the September 10 broadcast of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight program will originate from the site of the annual Hold Their Feet to the Fire event. In addition to the Lou Dobbs Tonight program, Hold Their Feet to the Fire 2008 will include 42 talk radio hosts... |
New Haven (Connecticut) Register
City ID opponents appeal FOI ruling
Opponents of the Elm City Municipal ID card have filed an appeal of a state ruling that allowed New Haven to keep information on the cardholders private. -- The state’s Homeland Security chief, James Thomas, had ordered the city not to release the names, addresses and photos of the 6,000 cardholders because it could put them in harm’s way. |
Washington Post
Raid's outcome may signal a retreat in immigration strategy, critics say
The federal government's handling of a massive immigration raid at a Mississippi manufacturing plant last week has led critics to suggest that the Bush administration is backpedaling from its aggressive use of criminal charges and fast-tracked trials against illegal immigrants caught at workplaces... |
Kris Kobach -- Human Events
The need for a strong immigration stand in the Republican platform
It’s a strange election year when one of the most important issues for voters is avoided by both presidential candidates. But that is exactly what has happened in 2008 with illegal immigration. Recently, some people have suggested that the Republican Party Platform should be similarly silent, or at least equivocal, on the issue. They are dead wrong... |
Mount Airy (North Carolina) News
Community colleges continue ban on illegals
While the State Board of Community Colleges studies whether to let illegal [aliens] back into its system, local high school students should be able to continue attending the college through dual enrollment classes and the Early College program regardless of immigration status... |
Providence (Rhode Island) Journal
"Willing worker" held without bail on rape charge
The Guatemalan man accused of kidnapping, robbing and raping a woman in June is continuing to be held without bail following his arraignment yesterday. -- Marco Riz, 26, stood in a white T-shirt and baggy blue jeans before Kent County Superior Court Judge Francis Darigan yesterday and answered questions through a Spanish interpreter. [More "family values"] |
West County Times -- Richmond, Calif.
Checkpoints evoke outcry from illegal aliens, cheerleaders
Aqui Derecha! -- Juan Reardon, standing on the corner of 23rd Street and Barrett Avenue in Richmond on a hot Monday afternoon, strongly suggests you turn right. Particularly if you speak Spanish. Particularly if you lack a driver's license or drive an uninsured vehicle... |
Steven A. Camarota -- Washington Post sc
How many Americans?
When the Census Bureau released its new population projections last month, most of the media focused on the country's changing racial composition. But this was almost certainly not the most important finding. The projections show that the U.S. population will grow by 135 million in just 42 years -- a 44 percent increase... |
National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers
Latest news from south of the border
An article titled "Migrants involve themselves in U.S. elections" had the following highlighted side feature, headed "What they expect" (under which the following were listed): Hispanics demand that a migratory law be approved and that the undocumented (read: illegal aliens) be legalized... |
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Walter Moore, Candidate For Mayor of Los Angeles
Dump the Mexican Reconquista L. A. mayor
Los Angeles can and should be the envy of the world. Instead, our city is a mess, and it gets worse each month. We can't afford four more years of a mayor who spends all his time running for the next office, staging photo-ops and going on out- of- town trips. We need a competent, full-time working mayor... |
Los Angeles Daily News
Agencies crack down on illegal aliens
Fueled by a broad crackdown by immigration officials, federal prosecutions of illegal [aliens] with felony records in Southern California are on pace this year to hit a high not seen in nearly a decade. -- So far this fiscal year, there have been 657 federal prosecutions - up more than 20percent from the previous year... |
9 News -- Denver
Man standing on porch killed by suspected drunken illegal alien
Littleton, Colo. -- Police say a suspected drunk driver lost control of an SUV on Sunday and slammed into the front porch of an apartment building where several people were standing, killing one person and injuring three others. -- Littleton Police say 22-year-old Adrian Pizana-Rodriguez, who also goes by Adrian Pizano, lost control of a Ford Explorer... |
McAllen (Texas) Monitor
Vicious illegal alien kills one at state Rep. Flores' ranch, police say
Police say a suspected illegal [alien] working for a Democratic state representative brutally beat another man to death with a bat Monday morning. -- Froylen Casares, 24, was working at a ranch owned by state Rep. Kino Flores when he killed a young Hispanic male whose name authorities have not released... |
Associated Press
Arizona called 'ground zero' in immigration fight
Arizona is "ground zero" for the Border Patrol in its quest to gain effective control of illegal immigration into the United States, and agents are making headway, the chief of the agency's busiest sector says. -- The progress is reflected in a 16 percent drop in apprehensions in the patrol's Tucson sector through Aug. 19... |
Tulsa World
Likely illegal alien crashes truck into police car, arrested for DUI
A man was arrested on a drunken driving complaint after running into a police car early Sunday. -- Police arrested Jorge Lopez for driving under the influence and other traffic offenses shortly before 1 a.m. He is being held without bond for immigration officials...... |
Allan Wall -- VDare.com
McCain Reconquista huckster says amnesty remains the goal
As I've pointed out before, the fact that a growing percentage of Hispanics are Evangelical Protestants does not necessarily mean they are assimilating. -- A recent article in La Opinion reports a meeting of Hispanic Evangelicals held on August 7th in California... |
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