Posted on 03/12/2005 1:37:06 PM PST by sheana
WASHINGTON -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other agencies are investigating how at least one illegal immigrant used a false Social Security number to work inside the Crystal River nuclear power plant.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of the Department of Homeland Security detained three Mexican citizens at the site Thursday and charged them with entering the country illegally. At least one worked inside the nuclear complex under supervision, a spokesman for the power plant said.
All three men used false Social Security numbers to obtain work through a contractor for Progress Energy, which owns the site north of Tampa that includes one nuclear reactor and four coalfired power generators, according to the company and an immigration spokeswoman.
The incident raised concerns about soft spots in nuclear security that terrorists could exploit.
"Of all the places where an illegal alien should not be, this is like at the top of the list," said Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, a Republican who lives near the plant, which is in her congressional district.
Browne-Waite's 5th Congressional District includes the northern portion of Polk County.
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I too don't want a national ID, but trust me, someday we will have one.
Yes I belong to Fair, and CAPS, and.......
Same here.
Oh right, minefield and automated machineguns. My apologies, I thought those were a give, along with the electrified barbwire at the top of the wall. =P
Here's an idea. Let's stick a giant positive electrode in one end of the Rio Grande, and a giant negative one in the other. Electrify the river!
We are tired of having the Mexican government challenging our laws when the people pass mild initiatives to protect themselves against from having to pay for illegals and to assure everyone that illegals are not voting.
We are tired of being told that we must learn spanish in order to live in our own country. We are tired of having to pay for incarcerating illegal criminals in our jails. We are tired of the young illegal males forming "gangs" and spreading violence and crime everywhere.......in short, we are tired of illegal immigration.....get a handle on the problem or you will pay at the ballot box.
Hey -- even Nuclear Power Plants have lawns that need cutting, and bathrooms that need cleaning...
Amen, and stop the teacher's union from wanting them in school by not paying the schools for them or pay much less for them.
Most will, there are still some fools who will say we deserve it and we should try to understand WHY they did it and hold a dialogue with them to see how we can appease them so maybe they won't do it again.
Could you please post a larger reply next time? =)
I cut/paste and send every article I see like this to my reps, both federal and state. Since they are all elitists and I figure don't know about this crap, I keep them well informed.
Makes me feel better anyway. *shrug*
Could you please post a larger reply next time? =)
Sorry, these stories always piss me off :)
Who is watching these people? I need 3 pieces of ID to use my credit card at Walmarts and these people can just give a fake soc sec# & work in a nuclear power plant?
We may not be pulling the trigger on our own demise but we are giving them the guns, the bullets, loading the gun and handing it to them while we draw targets on our foreheads.
Not sure if this is the best analogy, but I feel that we would do well to remember how naive the Indians were when foreigners started flocking across their borders initially. If we do not begin to truly deal with this problem, we will no doubt meet the same end.
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No!
And don't ask again!
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