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Free Press Sen. Levin criticizes policy on illegals Sen. Carl Levin says the government routinely allows illegal immigrants to leave custody and escape deportation hearings, making a farce of U.S. immigration laws. -- Levin, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has called a hearing for Tuesday where he hopes the INS will explain how it can stop illegal immigrants from avoiding their hearings. -- About 40% of illegal immigrants who were arrested in Michigan in the last year by Border Patrol and INS Agents never showed for their hearing, according to figures released by Levin. |
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Press Feds Employ Seldom-Used Sedition Law Against Terrorists A little-used but effective 18th- The statute on sedition -- conspiring to wage war or overthrow a government -- evolved from laws dating back more than two centuries. -- It allows federal authorities significant flexibility in preparing cases against people who plot but don't execute crimes against the U.S.century law on rebellion against the government is helping the United States in its investigation into and prosecution... |
NewsMax.com Bill Simon Breaking Through to California Voters He's No. 2 in fundraising, No. 3 in the polls, but Bill Simon is beginning to attract the attention of California voters in his bid for the GOP nomination for the governorship. -- "The Republican campaign for governor is just getting under way, but already Bill Simon has stood out by paying serious attention to California's problems, applying a consistent set of principles to those problems," wrote Daniel Weintraub. |
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Banco de Treason I have a new motto for Wells Fargo: The Narco-Terrorist Friendly Bank! Perhaps the FDIC and the Federal Reserve would like to weigh in on the idea that Mexican drug smugglers can now obtain i.d. in any name they'd like to use at American banks. Before, it was always a problem for them. |
| Charlotte
Observer New license law cuts lines at DMV The lines have shortened dramatically at Charlotte- area DMV offices since a state law went into effect last week that makes it harder for illegal immigrants to get a license. -- Only 20 people were waiting in line at 8 a.m. Thursday when the doors opened at DMV's Brookshire Boulevard office, down from 357 a few days before the law's Nov. 1 start date. DMV officials said the previous crowds were mostly Hispanics... |
Tennessean Strategy session to back license law Immigrant rights advocates will plan a defensive strategy this weekend, hoping to stave off another round of legislative attacks on an |
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Mexican Mayor Hahn I have been a member/backer for several years now and am proud of all the energetic Southern Californians that have supported our cause over the years. Glenn and many others have been instrumental in maintaining the quality of life and moral character in our community, that so many of us have struggled hard for all our lives and hold dear. |
| Des Moines
Register Vilsack lackey says Iowa needs immigrant population Fallout from Sept. 11 and the state's worsening financial crisis are making David Oman's job tougher. -- Oman is chairman of the Governor's Strategic Planning Council. The group has proposed several statewide goals, including increasing Iowa's population by 310,000 people in the next decade by enticing ex-Iowans home and attracting new immigrants. -- While lawmakers met Thursday in Des Moines to debate cutting the state's budget, Oman pushed the council's agenda at an immigration symposium at Grinnell College. |
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CNS News Hispanic Leaders to Daschle: We Want ANWR Hispanic leaders joined Senate Republicans Thursday in calling on Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) to schedule a floor vote on an energy package that allows for developing energy resources in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
| UPI / NewsMax.com U.S. Will Profile Arab Visa Applicants The State Department will begin profiling male applicants from Muslim countries before issuing U.S. temporary visas, officials told United Press International Thursday. -- The new policy is a compromise aimed at resolving a dispute between the Departments of Justice and State. -- In the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attack on New York and the Pentagon, the Justice Department wanted to stop granting visas altogether to all males ages 16 to 45 from Muslim countries, according to State Department sources. |
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- Lodi News Politicians finally awakening on immigration A year ago, some friends and I were wondering what it would take for the federal government to wise up about the country's immigration laws. -- And since the presidential outcome was still in doubt, we also debated which of the two candidates - George W. Bush or Al Gore - might be more likely to promote immigration reform. We now know the answer to both questions. What it took to put immigration on center stage was the terrorist hijacking of four commercial airliners... |
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Mexican Mayor Hahn Mayor Hahn, Can't you see what's going on around you!!! Look at most, if not all of our schools --- seem to be 80-90% Hispanic..... |
| Ottawa Sun What welfare fraud reports? (Canadian) Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan says she's unaware of her own department's secret reports that foreign students sneak into Canada from the U.S. to claim refugee status and collect welfare. -- Intelligence reports obtained by Sun Media say it's common for foreign students at U.S. colleges to cross over to Canada and claim refugee status so they can get welfare -- then return to the U.S. with Canadian cash in hand. Caplan is said to be "very concerned." |
CNS News Sept. 11 Charity Aids Group Defending Terror Suspects A charity fund established to help victims of the Sept. 11th attacks made a grant of $171,000 to a group defending eight men held in the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. -- A grant of $171,000 from September 11th Fund, which is affiliated with United Way, was given to Legal Aid Society, a group aiding in the legal defense of eight suspects detained in Brooklyn, N.Y... [Also see this item] |
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Bill Simon I listened to Mr. Simon's comments about drivers' licenses and in-state tuition for illegals, border control and voter fraud. His answers are so weak they don't stand up by themselves. Reduce the number of illegal aliens by making them "guest workers" -- on the road to "regularization of status"?? |
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Press / Stein Report United Way hit for Donation (helping illegals, terror suspects) A charity fund affiliated with the United Way and set up to benefit the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks has given money to the Legal Aid Society - a group providing legal assistance to immigrants detained as part of the ongoing terror investigation. "Instead of helping out the victims, they're actually helping out potentially suspected terrorists," said Dan Rene with the National Legal and Policy Center. The organization wrote a letter to the September 11th Fund..." |
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Salvatierra / Tucson Citizen Mexican goal intrudes on internal affairs of U.S. Juan Hernandez is a member of Mexican President Vicente Fox's Cabinet, serving as director of the relatively new Foundation of Mexicans Abroad. -- He is in the mold of a great many Mexicans who have been taking a leadership role in the country's political and economic life in this past quarter-century: well-educated, dynamic and knowledgeable about the United States. The offspring of an American mother and Mexican father... [He's an American traitor.] |
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Press Meth seizure sets record, Mexican arrested Nogales, AZ -- U.S. Customs officials here seized 70 pounds of methamphetamine from a hidden compartment in a pickup Wednesday. -- It is the largest methamphetamine seizure on record at Nogales. The previous record was 17 pounds, captured July 27, 2000. |
| Tucson Citizen Fake, stolen documents in big demand along the border Tijuana - The two gunmen ambushed the delivery van in broad daylight. It was a professional heist with one target: bundles containing 6,000 identity cards. -- This border city, where the April theft occurred, is no stranger to robbery and drug trafficking. But hijacking ID cards was new. The theft seemed odd until word got out that the cards, issued by the U.S. government and allowing entry into the United States... |
The Monitor Pot seizure: Chopper damaged, Mexican busted Federal agents seized almost half a ton of marijuana Wednesday morning after a group of 13 men abandoned the drugs near the Rio Grande and tried to flee to Mexico, officials said Thursday. -- One man was arrested, and no one was injured in the confrontation, federal agents said. But a U.S. Customs helicopter sustained minor damage when the men who escaped threw rocks at it from the Mexican side of the river... |
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- Providence Journal Hard lessons for pro-immigration zealots Until recently, critics of America's sloppy immigration policies could expect to see their reputations sliced and diced by the Open Door crowd. That was their fate. Until recently. -- The 9/11 terrorist attacks have reawakened the public's curiosity about exactly who is being allowed to roam around the country. Suddenly, the borders mean something. And the start of serious talk on this security issue should defrost other aspects of the immigration debate... |
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Press-Enterprise Illegals rushing Mexican consulate for questionable ID's ... For undocumented immigrants concerned about increased suspicion of foreigners, the cards often provide the only official proof of identity, said San Bernardino Mexican Consul Juan Jose Salgado. The number issued locally has nearly doubled to about 100 to 120 a day. Redlands resident Frank Vera III, an opponent of illegal immigration, said the federal government should deputize local police so they could enforce U.S. immigration laws. |
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(Free Registration) For Mexican (Tales of woe: The Gonzalez's, a bunch of illegal aliens from Mexico): ....Two of Mrs. Gonzalez's daughters are married with children, and each of their husbands has spent time in prison. That brought the Gonzalez family to Abraham House, which is run by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, one of the seven local charities supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. -- The Gonzalezes live nearby with three other family members in a one- bedroom apartment on the fifth floor of a dilapidated tenement. |
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Tribune Drug seizures up, illegals face trouble The war against terrorism is giving an unexpected boost to the war on drugs, according to federal agents on the southern border. -- Between late September and late October, U.S. Customs agents in Arizona seized almost five times as much marijuana as in the same period the year before; seizures in West Texas and New Mexico climbed 82 percent. Tighter border security implemented after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is making it harder for traffickers to get drugs through ports of entry... |
WorldNetDaily Airport-security firm at mercy of Muslims A leading airport-security firm under fire for hiring foreigners was pressured by the federal government two- and- a- half years ago to rehire Arab non-citizens. -- Argenbright Security Inc., which provides security at both Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports, agreed in early 1999 to rehire seven Muslim women after they filed a religion- bias complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
| Free Republic
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URL) Day laborers, businesses clash Tensions are heating up among day laborers seeking a place to wait for work and business owners and residents who want them out of east Phoenix. -- On Thursday, the laborers pleaded with Phoenix officials to set up a temporary gathering place at Thomas Road and 36th Street, an increasingly popular corner for immigrants to gather, drawn by the demand for cheap labor. -- The immigrants said store owners and residents are constantly calling police officers to chase them out. |
NewsMax.com Illegal Aliens Routinely Go Unchecked Exactly one week after Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a major crackdown on illegal immigration, a study by his own Inspector Generals Office reports that the Immigration and Naturalization Service is unable to locate millions of foreign citizens who have overstayed their visas. -- The complete failure to track those who violate their visas comes in spite of a $31 million computer system designed to do just that. |
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To The LA Times (Published) ID Cards From Mexico Come With a High Price The Orange County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff's Assn. appears to have gone out of its collective mind. Its members are now advocating that it is perfectly reasonable for a foreign government official to provide illegal aliens with a "get out of jail free card." As citizens clamor for closing the border and removing illegal aliens from our midst after the Sept. 11 terrorism.... |
N.Y. Times
(Free Registration) Voting Plan Moves Ahead House Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on a bill to overhaul the nation's election system, providing $2.25 billion to the states over three years for new equipment and registration systems and an extra $400 million to buy out old punch- card voting machines. -- The measure would also reduce the postage rates for official election mail, to encourage states to provide voters with sample ballots. |
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