http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/aliens/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 11:52:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285842/posts A recent column on the euphemisms used by proponents of illegal-immigrant amnesty brought some irate buzzing from all seven members of the Young Anarchists' League. As near as I can figure, I'm "not allowed" to call for the enforcement of current immigration laws -- or possibly of any laws, even those few (like the immigration laws) enacted within the powers delegated to Congress under the Constitution -- because any such enforcement of the law amounts to some kind of "collectivist police state fascism" against people who have "not initiated force or fraud." I'm not sure how you cut through a... Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285842/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 11:52:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285663/posts Obama stayed away from hot-button words in remarks Thursday on immigration reform, but hinted that his immigration push will include some kind of “amnesty” or “legal path” for illegal immigrants already in the U.S. Obama also said Thursday he is making U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano a key point person on the immigration reform push New Mexico Business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285663/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:17:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285428/posts The Miami-Dade schools chief has promised he'll continue to provide educational programs to migrant children, but the head of the housing authority says his agency can do better. A day after two schools for migrant children were padlocked, Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho vowed to do everything in his power to reopen them. ''I have decided that it is not our intention to leave,'' Carvalho said outside The Redland Education Center, surrounded by 100 parents, educators and members of the Florida Farmworkers Association. Turning to the farmworkers who bring their children to The Redland and the South Dade Education Centers after... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285428/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:51:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285037/posts The Washington Examiner’s Freeman Klopott is reporting that dozens of wealthy Beltway families have employed illegal immigrants as domestic employees in what Federal prosecutors have said amounts to slave labor. Sentencing was scheduled to be held for naturalized citizen and Indonesian native Soripada Lubis for harboring up to 24 Indonesian women, and profiting from their labor. Lubis’ wife, Siti Chadidjah Siregar, an Indonesian citizen, has also entered a guilty plea to making false statements, and faces up to 5 years in prison. This is interesting: Klopot says, “The list of Lubis’ 50 clients divulged in court filings by federal prosecutors... Nuke Gingrich http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285037/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:54:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284932/posts (07-02) 22:16 PDT San Diego, CA (AP) -- Authorities say they have found another secret tunnel near a San Diego border crossing. The 53-foot passageway, reinforced with plywood and equipped with battery-powered lights, was discovered Thursday as law enforcement officials were investigating an incomplete cross-border tunnel west of the San Ysidro crossing. Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284932/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284847/posts The leader of a national Latino political organization wasn't happy with the results of the June 25 Thursday's immigration policy meeting at the White House between the president and congressional leaders. "They have to move from statements and meetings to doing something concrete," Arturo Vargas, director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials told the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion, which is published in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina lamented that "we have a lot of Democrats who don't want to support a plan for amnesty, for necessary changes, and who just want to apply... CIS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284847/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284627/posts HOST: Health care. MCCAIN: Needs reform. HOST: That’s two words. [weird laugh] Iraq. MCCAIN: Success. HOST: Arizona. MCCAIN: The best. HOST: US-Mexico Border. McCain: Cartels. HOST: GOP. MCCAIN: Transition. HOST: Sheriff Joe Arpaio:MCCAIN: Umm… KTVK 3TV Phoenix, Ariz. via YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284627/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:05:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284528/posts > The Desert Eagle pistol can "blow a hole the size of a Mack truck through a person," said Leigh Winchester, regional chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. > Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284528/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:48:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284325/posts Some Latino activists are seeking to drum up support among [illegal aliens] to boycott the 2010 census as a strategy to prod the federal government to overhaul immigration laws. -- If it gains traction, the effort led by the Rev. Miguel Rivera, head of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders... American Patrol Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284325/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284209/posts CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (CN) - A 23-year-old illegal alien faces charges and deportation after he allegedly threatened to blow up a police station and a federal courthouse. Pedro Quino-Teodoro is charged with two counts of making a terrorist threat and one count of attempted obstruction of a governmental function. Police say Quino-Teodoro threatened to kill an officer and his family if immigration authorities were contacted during an assault investigation. Immigration officials confirmed his illegal status. Upon arrest, Quino-Teodoro allegedly said he would destroy the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau and police headquarters. He is being held on a $100,000 cash-only... Court House News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284209/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:58:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284134/posts A News 8 investigation found that hundreds of aircraft mechanics have been brought into the United States to work at aircraft repair facilities. Insiders say the companies that are importing the mechanics are so eager to save money, they’re overstating their qualifications. The result may be a threat to safety, abetted by lax enforcement of immigration law. At daybreak any morning at San Antonio Aerospace, hundreds of workers amble through the gates for the day shift. They repair big jets like Airbuses, Boeing 757s and MD-11s. But, despite the fact that it's a huge facility in the middle of the... WFAA-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284134/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:33:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284160/posts This Backgrounder examines illegal immigration-related document fraud and identity theft that is committed primarily for the purpose of employment. It debunks three common misconceptions: illegal aliens are “undocumented;” the transgressions committed by illegal aliens to obtain jobs are minor; and illegal-alien document fraud and identity theft are victimless crimes. It discusses how some community leaders rationalize these crimes, contributing to a deterioration of the respect for laws in our nation, and presents a variety of remedies, including more widespread electronic verification of work status (E-Verify and the Social Security Number Verification Service) and immigrant outreach programs to explain the ramifications... Center for Immigration Studies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284160/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:51:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281828/posts   Third Officer Shot By Illegal Alien In Sancutary City Last Updated: Mon, 06/29/2009 - 3:52pmA third law enforcement officer in one of the nation’s biggest sanctuary cities has been shot by an illegal immigrant who was protected by a don’t-ask-don’t-tell immigration policy during previous police encounters.The Houston Police Department’s longtime rule prohibiting officers from questioning suspects about immigration status has cost the department dearly in the last few years. Two officers have been murdered and one shot in the face by illegal immigrants with previous records. The latest shooting occurred just last week when an illegal alien from Mexico killed... JudicialWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281828/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281882/posts Border Patrol agents to spot tunnels with advanced ground-penetrating radarCriminals of all kinds are digging tunnels along the U.S. border at a fast and furious pace. Of every tunnel ever discovered by U.S. border patrol agents, 60 percent have been found in the last three years. Agents spot a new one every month. "All of them have been found by accident or human intelligence," said Ed Turner, a project manager with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). "None by technology." To battle these secret burrows in the 21st century, S&T thinks this will have... US Department of Homeland Security - Science and Technology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281882/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:09:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281921/posts Even with all of the focus on health care and energy in the nation’s capitol - immigration reform is still on the minds of the leadership. Senate Democrats have now outlined plans to reform the nation’s immigration laws. It would include a requirement for U.S. workers to verify their identity through fingerprints or eye scan. New York Senator Charles Schumer says a system to verify work documents is needed because Congress has not cracked down on unscrupulous employers and illegal immigrants with fake documents. But missing from Schumer’s priorities is an expansion of a guest-worker program. Schumer believes legislation needs... KRVN-FM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281921/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:02:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282322/posts Some illegal immigrant high school graduates will be able to attend Wisconsin state universities by paying in-state tuition, under a provision in the two-year budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law Monday. Wisconsin now becomes the 11th state to enact such a law. To qualify, students would have to reside in the state for three years, graduate from a Wisconsin high school or earn an equivalency degree here. The students would have to apply through the normal channels. It's estimated from 400 to 650 illegal immigrants annually graduate from state high schools, but they must pay out-of-state tuition if they... Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282322/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:17:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283476/posts WASHINGTON – The Obama administration launched investigations of hundreds of businesses around the country Wednesday as part of its strategy to focus immigration enforcement on the employers who hire illegal workers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun notifying businesses of plans to audit their I-9 forms — employment eligibility documents that employers fill out for every worker — the agency told members of Congress in an e-mail Wednesday. Immigration officers served "Notices of Inspection" to 625 businesses, the Homeland Security Department said. By comparison, 503 such notices were issued to businesses last year, the agency said. Yahoo from AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283476/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:11:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283516/posts Inside the store, the immigrant fought the agent’s attempts to detain him and the agent “found it necessary to shoot to stop the altercation,” Lopez said. The agent was unharmed and the immigrant was transported to a Corpus Christi hospital. His condition was not immediately known, but he was shot in the abdomen. Lopez said he did not know if the immigrant was armed. Houston Chron http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283516/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:05:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284011/posts Border hospitals are legally selling American citizenship. Tucson Medical Center (TMC) in Arizona is in effect selling American citizenship for the babies of wealthy Mexicans. The TMC has been luring rich Mexican women to its maternity facilities to give birth. This sounds like normal business practice until you look closer. The TMC package advertises the latest equipment and accommodations, but the real draw to giving birth in Tucson is an American birth certificate. The hospital isn’t selling cleaner bed pans. It’s selling United States citizenship for a newborn little Mexican prince or princess. This is an old and common practice... The Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284011/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284048/posts When 21-year-old Rigoberto was working on construction sites in the US, he could earn up to $400 a week. Now that he is back home in Mexico, working as a farmhand, he makes just $65. And that is why there are estimated to be between eight and 12 million Mexicans in the US. It is also why the US economic crisis spells disaster for its southern neighbour. I met Rigoberto in a pretty little town in central Mexico called Jungapeo. I also met Martin, who has three sons working in the US. But times are hard for them too -... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284048/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:58:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281240/posts A proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to counter drug trafficking has triggered a bureaucratic standoff between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security over the military's role in domestic affairs, according to officials in both departments. The debate has engaged a pair of powerful personalities, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, in what their subordinates describe as a turf fight over which agency should direct the use of troops to assist in the fight against Mexican cartels and which one should pay for them. At issue is a proposal... Wash Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281240/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:00:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283425/posts McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Border Patrol agent in Texas has shot a suspected illegal immigrant after a scuffle in a convenience store. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283425/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:10:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283489/posts Blue-collar workers who voted for Barack Obama may want to reconsider their support in light of current unemployment trends. The president is re-opening a campaign for "comprehensive immigration reform" (some call it amnesty) even as jobless rates keep rising. Legal and illegal immigrants have swelled America's labor force in the recent years. In fiscal 2008, 1.45 million new migrants were granted work permits. Combined with the influx of millions of undocumented workers, this excess supply became the equivalent of the housing bubble -- it was bound to burst. Since 2007, jobless rates have doubled. In the first quarter of this... Scripps Howard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283489/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:32:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283293/posts A U.S. federal probe has found that about a third of American Apparel's factory workers in the Los Angeles area had supplied suspect or invalid records and were not authorized to work in the United States. The findings, from a January 2008 federal investigation, may deal a blow to the corporation's image as a proponent of immigration reform. But the company said on Tuesday the potential loss of those 1,800 workers would have no significant impact on its results. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency found that some 1,600 current employees at American Apparel's Los Angeles factories appeared to... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283293/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283235/posts Ex-employees, backed by SEIU, say working-class and immigrant clients are urged to sign up for multiple services that carry high interest rates and fees. BofA denies any wrongdoing. CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 30 (UPI) -- Nine former Bank of America employees accused the bank of over-selling services to Hispanic clients to create financial chaos that would result in bank fees. "We were coached every day to push multiple checking accounts, credit cards and debit cards even when the customer didn't understand how to use them," said former employee Gabby Ornelas of Landover Hills, Md. Ornelas, who speaks Spanish, said she was... Times of the Internet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283235/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:54:37 GMT