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Thursday, October 11, 2001

TANCREDO IN HOUSE SPOTLIGHT SECOND NIGHT
RUNNING -- CALLS FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM

  "All nineteen of the hijackers and terrorists were from another country."
  "One of the hijackers is known to have voted."
  "We know that there are a quarter of a million people who have committed a crime and have ordered to be deported and are simply walking around the country. Why? Because the INS couldn't care less."
  "I have not seen a well-thought-out strategy to keep these people out to begin with."

OCT 10th, 2001
TANCREDO SAYS ANTI-TERRORIST PACKAGE IS BEING WATERED DOWN
   "It's almost incredible to recognize that as part of the overall strategy that this government is going to employ to deal with the issue of terrorism that we would not concentrate heavily on securing our borders and trying to do everything humanly possible to stop people from coming into the United States who have evil intent."
   "In 1990, the U.S. passed a series of immigration laws, sponsored by a member of the other body from Massachusetts [Kennedy]. It said that 'mere membership in a terrorist organization or acts of terrorism should not exclude foreigners from receiving U.S. immigration visas.'"
Listen   (53 min, 20 sec)

Tancredo on Oct. 9th

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Traitor At Work
Gov. Davis rewards illegal aliens with your tax dollars again
Gov. Gray Davis has signed AB 540 by Assembly Member Marco Firebaugh which qualifies long-term California students, regardless of citizenship status, for in-state tuition status at the California Community Colleges and the California State University. -- Many long- term California high school students find they graduate without having legal residency status, and are required to pay non- resident tuition to attend California colleges. This has been a deterrent to many bright students who have earned the right to a higher education, but were unable to afford the additional tuition costs.

L.A. Times
Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Simon Calls for 10% Cut in State Budget
Painting a starkly grim picture of California's finances, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bill Simon Jr. called Wednesday for immediate spending cuts and a reduction of the state's tax on capital gains. -- In assailing Gov. Gray Davis, Simon predicted a deficit of $13 billion to $22 billion by next summer -- far worse than the assumption of leading budget experts in Sacramento. -- Speaking at the Richard M. Nixon presidential library in Yorba Linda, Simon offered only vague suggestions on how he proposed to balance the budget. [More on illegl alien bloated California's budget woes.]

Washington Times
Muslim students wary of the war
Many American Islamic leaders say they support the war on terrorism, but some younger Muslims here say they are not willing to fight that war against others of their faith. -- "We support President Bush in the war against terrorism," Islamic Institute President Khalid Saffuri says. "We support our troops and pray for their safe return." -- But Altaf Husain, a Howard University Ph.D. student, strikes a different note. "Most Muslim students hold widespread grievances about America's role in the Middle East conflict....

Free Republic / Reuters
U.S. immigration checks intensify at Mexico border
U.S. immigration officials at the Mexican border began the first full day of intensive visa and passport inspections on Wednesday, a process that could increase six-fold the time it takes pedestrians to cross into the United States. -- "Where it took 15 minutes to cross, it now takes 90 minutes," said INS spokesman Enrique Rey. -- U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service officials on Tuesday ordered increased scrutiny at all ports of entry on the Mexican border without explanation.

Greensboro News-Record
Pakistani men face more fraud charges
Investigators are looking into the possibility that three jailed Pakistani men may have helped other people obtain documents that would help them stay in the U.S. illegally, said High Point police Lt. Tony Hamrick. -- High Point police already have added felony conspiracy and fraud charges to the previous charges the men are facing. -- Mohammad Arshad Malik, Chaudrey Waseem- Mosooo Joura, and Nadim Javed Mohammed Bashir were charged with a felony count of attempting to obtain a driver's license by fraud a week after the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington.

Omaha World-Herald
Family objects as Council Bluffs police are cleared in shooting
Two police officers who fatally shot an Omaha man after an August soccer game acted appropriately and will not face criminal charges, Pottawattamie County Attorney Rick Crowl said Wednesday. -- The ruling means that Officers Dana Schott and Dale Schmitz can return to active duty, said Police Chief Keith Mehlin. The two had been on desk duty since the Aug. 12 shooting. -- Santos' family members objected to the ruling and said they were considering suing the City of Council Bluffs and the two officers. [Suing? What a surprise.]

Ann Coulter
Affirmative action for Osama
Under the affirmative action program now pending before the Supreme Court in Adarand Constructors v. Mineta, each of the 12,000 boys born in Pakistan last year who were named "Osama" would be granted preferential treatment over American- born whites. They just have to immigrate here. Our government discriminates against native- born Americans in favor of Pakistanis.

L.A. Times
Editorial attacks Tancredo's motor- voter repeal stance
...Some of the suggested changes deserve immediate deportation to the Siberia of bad ideas. Among these are three proposals by Rep. Thomas G. Tancredo (R-CO.): to restore an ideological litmus test for immigrants, to repeal "motor voter" laws that allow voter registration as the applicant gets a driver's license and to implement a six- month moratorium on new visas.

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LTE - Arizona Republic (Not pubished)
Combat illegal immigration in Arizona
...Yet, there is plenty the state can do. Carrier laws that regulate how people are transported; wildcat taxi laws; unsafe vehicles, etc. The governor and the attorney general can ask INS to deputize as agents, state and local officers for full enforcement of federal immigration laws. Federal courts already recognize this power exists.

Tucson Citizen
Attacks change Mexico's attitude
For a nation that has historically shied away from international conflict, Mexico is taking a more active role in the global fight against terrorism. -- Fox has pledged to aid the U.S. by exchanging intelligence information, safeguarding the border and enforcing tight immigration controls. -- After criticism that the Mexican government's early response to the Sept. 11 attacks was lukewarm, Fox affirmed support for U.S. actions in a national address Sunday, saying Mexico "firmly supports" strikes against noncivilian targets in Afghanistan. [The Mexican population doesn't agree with Fox, evidently.]

Newsday
Mexican day laborer sentenced to 10 years for killing his cousin
Felix Rangel stood quietly yesterday in court and listened through two interpreters as his lawyer expressed sorrow on his behalf for the slaying of Rangel's cousin. -- Rangel pleaded guilty in August to killing Javier Rangal after a drunken argument in Riverhead. Both were part of a tight- knit community of Mixtec Indians who worked as day laborers in the area. [Note: Recently a so- called white supremacist got 25 years for beating up an illegal Mexican alien in the same county. What's wrong with this picture?]

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Portuguese tourist arrested in Chiapas
Mexican immigration authorities detained a Portuguese tourist for putting up posters denouncing U.S. President George W. Bush, officials said Wednesday.
Smuggling is good business
Smuggling illegal immigrants from Mexico to the United States generates some 7.5 billion dollars, according to a study by the National Population Council.

Albany Times-Union
Man's message to 'foreigners' fuels controversy
A body shop owner has ignited a townwide controversy by putting a large sign next to an American flag on his property that reads "Foreigners Go Home.'" -- Frank D'Aloia, 47, created the white sign with black letters minutes after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He hung it on a fence near his automotive shop on Lake Road and has refused a number of requests from residents to remove it.

The News - Mexico City
Migrants to U.S. "move in blocks"
In less than a decade, nearly 650,000 Mexicans have obtained U.S. citizenship, fueling the social webs of immigration which encourage and facilitate illegal entry from Mexico to the United States, according to a study released Wednesday. "Immigrants legally admitted in the United States contribute to stronger family and friendship webs in Mexico," and are a potential source of greater immigration flow because.....

DPA
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo leader draws fire over anti-U-S. comments
The head of an Argentine civil rights group said Wednesday that she was pleased about the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, reiterating earlier comments she made shortly after the attacks. -- Hebe De Bonafini, who runs Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, told a radio station that "she felt glad" when she heard of the attacks.

AZ Republic (Free Registration)
Mistake on ballot material is costly
The Spanish translation of a single word in the ballot guide for the Nov. 6 election is costing Phoenix $28,000. -- On Tuesday, the city sent out more than 330,000 postcards telling voters that the word "opposition" in a letter written by Phoenix resident Charles Jones for the sample ballot was erroneously translated into Spanish to say he supports Proposition 100. -- "It was an honest mistake," said City Clerk Vicky Miel...

What All State Attornies General Should Consider
FAIR Supports Actions of South Carolina Attorney General
The September 11th attacks against the United States of America have graphically illustrated the glaring weaknesses of our nation's immigration policies and enforcement capabilities, and the need for all levels of government to cooperate in the is area of law enforcement. -- Attorney General Charlie Condon's decision to authorize all South Carolina law enforcement agencies to begin enforcing immigration laws is an important step in the national effort to combat terrorism.| SEE S.C. AG CHARLIE CONDON'S PRESS RELEASE ON THIS MATTER

The News - Mexico City
Hernandez unveils binational health plan
Undocumented Mexicans living in California will soon have better access to medical care under a new agreement between Mexico and California, the Office for Mexicans Living Abroad announced Tuesday. -- The agreement, dubbed the Binational Health Plan, would use a 50 million- dollar grant from the California Endowment Fund to provide HIV and AIDS awareness campaigns, free vaccinations and basic medical coverage to undocumented Mexican immigrants.

Paul Craig Roberts - NewsMax.com
Restrict Immigration, Not Civil Liberties
A tragedy for thousands of Americans, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States were a boon for Eurostatists, Eurocrats and other assorted architects of a European state. The superstatists quickly put their own spin on the attacks, arguing that their success proves the impotence and pointlessness of national sovereignty. -- As British European Union advocate Graham Watson put it, "The fig leaf of national sovereignty serves only to hide the impotence of nation- states."

L.A. Times
Hotel, Restaurant Workers Overwhelm Relief Center
Labor and community groups on Wednesday opened the first of three temporary relief centers in the Los Angeles area for hotel and restaurant workers hit by a wave of layoffs since the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks caused a tourism slump. -- Aid volunteers quickly were overwhelmed with requests for food and financial assistance at the center at St. Clement's Catholic Church in Santa Monica. The initial stock of groceries ran out in less than an hour. [Also see this feature]

The News - Mexico City
Mexican congressman urges security for Mexicans in U.S.
Congressional members of the three main political parties have co-signed an accord asking the federal government to work harder to safeguard Mexicans living in the U.S., citing an increase in xenophobia after the Sept. 11 attacks. -- Sergio Acosta said racism against Mexicans in the United States is nothing new, but since the infamous terror attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., racist groups have stepped up their campaign of violence against Mexicans.

The News - Mexico City
Official: Border a "diffuse and insidious threat"...but...
A U.S. government official on Wednesday called the open U.S.-Mexico border a "diffuse and insidious threat" of terrorism but said the United States will intensify its relationship with Mexico and other Latin American countries to address terrorist threats. -- "Like our relationship with Canada, we must improve coordination with our counterparts in Mexico as well as with the Central American nations that act as points of transit for people and materials destined for the United States..."

CNS News Editorial
Student Visa System 'Fraudulent,' Says Group
At least 16 of the 19 terrorists who hijacked the four commercial airplanes used to destroy the World Trade Center and damage the Pentagon entered the U.S. with student and tourist visas that expired before September 11, 2001. -- This failure to enforce immigration policy has prompted calls to revise the system that permitted the terrorists to remain in the U.S. while they plotted their actions. -- At any given time, there are approximately 600,000 foreign students on U.S. soil.

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