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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Montgomery County (Maryland) Sentinel sc
Cops nab 'willing worker' suspect in murder of boy bus rider
Police say the man responsible for killing a Montgomery Blair High School honors student in an unprovoked shooting on a crowded bus is not only a member of a notorious street gang, but an illegal alien as well. -- On Monday, Montgomery County police said they arrested a 20-year-old man and obtained warrants... |
Peter Hitchens -- DailyMail.co.uk -- London
The night we waved goodbye to America... our last best hope on Earth
Anyone would think we had just elected a hip, skinny and youthful replacement for God, with a plan to modernise Heaven and Hell – or that at the very least John Lennon had come back from the dead. -- The swooning frenzy over the choice of Barack Obama as President of the United States must be one of the most absurd waves of self-deception...  |
John Birch Society
Real Solutions for the Economy: Stop the invasion
While it may not seem that illegal immigration has anything to do with economic solutions and recovery, there are several things which must be taken into account when discussing the full scope of what recovery means. -- If in massive numbers, illegal immigration constitutes an invasion, it doesn’t matter the reason for the immigration... |
Investor's Business Daily Editorial sc
Another brick in 'the wall'?
Transition: Jamie Gorelick may be back, this time as attorney general. It was her "wall of separation" that left us blind pre-9/11. And let's not forget her admirable service at Fannie Mae... |
Associated Press
Inspired by Obama, European minorities take action
Paris -- ...Obama's victory is inspiring hopes and even planting the seeds of action for changing the overwhelming whiteness of Europe's political elite. But it's unclear whether these efforts will pay off or merely fizzle. Although polls showed majorities in nearly every European country favored Obama over John McCain, many say Europe is far from voting for a leader from an ethnic minority itself.... |
Houston Chronicle
Catholic Bishops cutting off funding for ACORN
Baltimore -- A community grantmaking arm of the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops has cut off all funding for a group embroiled in controversy over claims of voter registration fraud and embezzlement, church leaders said Tuesday. -- The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, which supports anti-poverty and social justice programs nationwide... |
Stratfor
Worrying signs from border raids
Last week, the Mexican government carried out a number of operations in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, aimed at Jaime “El Hummer” Gonzalez Duran, one of the original members of the brutal cartel group known as Los Zetas. According to Mexican government officials, Gonzalez Duran controlled the Zetas’ operations in nine Mexican states... |
Associated Press
Hispanic lawyers ask curbs on words
A Hispanic lawyers group has asked Arizona's chief justice to end state court use of words its members consider inflammatory such as "illegal aliens." -- But Cari Gerchick, spokeswoman for the Arizona Supreme Court, said Monday that there has been no ban on any words, nor is Chief Justice Ruth McGregor considering one... |
Mark Krikorian -- National Review
'I'm a strong believer you have to obey the law'
...Last year [Rahm] Emanuel told a Hispanic activist that "there is no way this legislation ["comprehensive immigration reform"] is happening in the Democratic House, in the Democratic Senate, in the Democratic presidency, in the first term." One lefty activist has described Emanuel’s cautions as "disgusting and immoral..." |
Dallas Morning News
Abortion, immigration, taxes in mix of initial filings for next Legislature
The election brought some changes to the Capitol, but the new Legislature may be fighting again over the same turf. -- The familiar issues include: a crackdown on illegal immigrants, abortion restrictions, school vouchers, college tuition increases, tax appraisal caps and the death penalty... |
Arizona Daily Star -- Tucson
Ton of pot seized at Border Patrol's I-19 checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered more than a ton of marijuana hidden between pallets of watermelon in the back of a semi-trailer Monday night at the Interstate 19 checkpoint. -- At about 8 p.m., an agent questioning drivers as they came through the checkpoint, located north of Tubac... |
Associated Press
Mexican sought in 2002 Maryland slaying arrested near Tucson
A Mexican man wanted for murder in a 2002 slaying in Maryland has been arrested near Tucson. -- The U.S. Border Patrol says 45-year-old Simeon Gutierrez Escobar was arrested with six other people on Sunday. Border patrol agents learned of the outstanding warrant after scanning his face and fingerprints into an FBI database. |
UPI
Pick will show Obama DHS vision
The background of President-elect Obama's pick to head the Department of Homeland Security will reveal a lot about how his nascent administration views the future of the troubled agency, according to Washington insiders. -- "There are any number of excellently qualified candidates..." |
The Dustin Inman Society -- Marietta, Georgia
Radical open borders leftists sue DHS to stop removal of invaders
Today a coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations asked a federal judge to compel the DHS to disclose information about a program under which it removes non-citizens from the U.S. without hearings before immigration judges. The program, called “stipulated removal,” has resulted in the removal of over 96,000 non-citizens since its inception. |
Associated Press
Former border agent resentenced in border shooting
El Paso -- A former Border Patrol agent convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler was resentenced to his original 12 year prison term Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. -- A federal judge in El Paso resentenced Jose Alonso Compean to 10 years in prison for his conviction on a charge of using a weapon in the commission of a felony... |
Michelle Malkin
Obama's illegal alien auntie: The rest of the story
I hope Barack Obama remembered to thank George Bush on behalf of his illegal alien aunt this week. The lame-duck Republican president did the Democratic president-elect a generous — and dangerous — favor right before Election Day: Putting politics above homeland security, the Bush administration ordered... |
McAllen (Texas) Monitor
Illegal alien chase ends at Mission hospital
La Joya -- A chase involving a group of [illegal aliens] packed into a pickup truck ended in a rollover early Tuesday morning. -- La Joya Police responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle loading suspected undocumented illegal immigrants near Ebony Street and U.S. Highway 83 in La Joya about 7:10 a.m... |
InsideSoCal.com
Pomona impounds 106 vehicles at checkpoint
The Pomona Police Department conducted a drivers license and sobriety checkpoint in the area of Garey Avenue and Pearl Street on Friday. -- The checkpoint, which ran from 6 p.m. Friday to 1:30 a.m. Saturday, screened a total of 3,464 vehicles in the area. Officers impounded 106 vehicles... |
Ira Mehlman -- Tucson Citizen
700 billion reasons to reform immigration policy
Last month, Congress and President Bush committed $700 billion of our children's and grandchildren's money in a desperate effort to stave off a financial meltdown. -- Judging from the reaction of the markets, that sum may only be a small down payment on the real cost of decades of criminally irresponsible policies... |
Cliff Kincaid -- Family Security Matters
Obama to inherit 'new global order' from Bush
The bankruptcy of Iceland, now receiving a $2.1 billion two-year loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “to support an economic recovery program,” has been depicted as something that could never happen to America. Is the U.S. too big to fail? Or is the U.S. going through the same process, albeit on a slower basis? |
Houston Chronicle
Critics cry foul over DPS license checkpoint plan
The state agency that imposed new rules barring illegal [aliens] from obtaining driver's licenses is requesting authority to set up statewide driver's license checkpoints, part of what several lawmakers suspect is a plan to crack down on illegal [aliens].... |
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Californians for Population Stabilization
Tell Obama that Americans want enforcement, not amnesty!
The new Congressional session will include a major push to pass an amnesty, so it is especially important for President-elect Barack Obama to hear that that is exactly what voters do not want.... |
San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. killings seen as centering on gangs, turf
San Francisco's 98 homicides last year, the highest number in 12 years, were anything but random. According to a new study, the violence was concentrated - routinely involving the same gangs and featuring suspects and victims with long rap sheets... |
Washington Post
Two MS-13 gangsters sought in death of 14-year-old honor student
Montgomery County [Md.] police announced yesterday that they were searching for two suspects in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old honor student on a county transit bus in Silver Spring, and a judge ordered a third suspect be held without bond [because he's one of Bush's 'willing workers'. |
San Diego Union Tribune
County to take part in immigration fingerprint check
San Diego County is set to participate in a new federal initiative that gives local law enforcement the ability to use fingerprints to check the immigration history and status of people who land in county jails. -- The federally funded ICE program was announced Tuesday by agency officials during the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference... |
National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers
Latest news from south of the border
The body of a man laid out on a narco-message was discovered in front of a school this morning. Unlike other such murders, this one was not bloody and didn’t show any signs of rage or torture. [For whatever reason, depositing bodies near schools has become a common practice for narcos.] |
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Los Angeles
Rosarito Beach losing tourists to crime fears
Rosarito Beach, BCN, Mex. -- Mayor Hugo Torres has always pitched his seaside city as a cut-rate paradise. But even this relentless hometown booster is stumped these days: How do you sell the Mexican good life in the midst of a drug war? |
Los Angeles Times
RINO Arnold urges GOP to morph into irresponsible Democrats
Sacramento -- In the wake of crushing defeats for Republicans in last week's national elections, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday that his party should regroup by moving away from some of its core conservative principles and embracing spending on programs that Americans want... |
NPR
Violence up as Mexico battles drug cartels
Mexico has been fighting a war against organized crime. As the Mexican government fights the drug cartels, the cartels in turn fight for turf. Thousands of people have been killed this year alone... |
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