http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/closetheborder/ en-us Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:27:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970972/posts Multiple explosions are being reported at a south Texas gas pipeline. Authorities say some people are injured. How the explosions happened isn't immediately clear. Authorities are working to cordon off the area and put out a fire. The explosions were reported near McCook, a town near the U.S. Mexico border. ap / yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970972/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:27:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850321/posts MIDI - 500 MILES Presidente, you had sworn a solemn oath...you would protect this nation from its enemies Presidente, you are sleeping at the helm...there's an invasion that each one of us can see Presidente, 20 million have come in...the word "illegal" should mean something, should it not? El Presidente, it is time to do your job...you have a base that's getting very, very hot We want a fence 2000 miles We've had enough of that smug smile We want a fence that's 2000 miles From you we're getting verbal bile Presidente, there can be no amnesty for these... DFU News of the Day in Song http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850321/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1808496/posts Two Fence Company Execs Sentenced For Hiring Illegal Immigrants POSTED: 5:14 pm PDT March 28, 2007 UPDATED: 6:31 pm PDT March 28, 2007 SAN DIEGO -- The top two executives of a Southern California-based company that helped build a fence to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were sentenced Wednesday to home confinement for hiring undocumented workers. Golden State Fence Co., its founder and president, Melvin Kay, and the company's vice president, Michael McLaughlin, pleaded guilty Dec. 14 to hiring unauthorized alien workers over a six-year period between January 1999 and November 2005. U.S. District Judge Barry Ted... 10news dot com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1808496/posts#comment Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:24:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796544/posts BOSTON (AP) — A leather company owner was arrested during a raid at his company Tuesday and accused of hiring hundreds of illegal immigrants to work in poor conditions so he could meet the demands of $91 million in military contracts. Francesco Insolia, 50, and three top managers were arrested after federal agents raided Michael Bianco Inc. in New Bedford on Tuesday morning. About two thirds of the company's 500 employees were detained by immigration officials for possible deportation, authorities said. U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan accused Insolia of exploiting the illegal immigrants to maximize his profits on the military contracts... My Way News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796544/posts#comment Wed, 7 Mar 2007 05:49:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714490/posts Republican congressional candidate Van Taylor may have broken a record for a campaign commercial. Category: crowding the most brown faces into one frame of TV time. True, they are sort of bled of their brown in the picture, bled also of their humanity. They represent the hordes invading our land to clean our hotel rooms, make meals for us, harvest our crops and in general make our lives, um, livable. Not to dismiss the problem of immigration reform. It's serious business Congress has left undone too long. But to judge the election-year offensive about illegal immigrants, you'd think we were... WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD via Austin American-Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714490/posts#comment Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:58:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631561/posts With Senate Republicans “drifting toward disaster” on immigration, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said it’s up to President Bush to reconnect with the majority of Americans who support a strong enforcement-first approach. Bush will deliver a primetime speech to the nation Monday night on immigration—kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous time in Washington as Senate and House Republicans clash on the best way to deal with immigration reform. Human Events Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631561/posts#comment Sat, 13 May 2006 08:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1629974/posts To: President George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, & U.S. Senate We, the lawful citizens of the United States of America, hereby demand that our elected representatives begin working on our behalf to enforce the existing laws on illegal immigration, as well as making our borders impenetrable. Many arguments are being made attempting to show us some positive aspects of ignoring the presence of illegal aliens in our nation. The facts are that illegal aliens are very damaging to our economy and our nation’s stability. Emergency rooms of many hospitals near the Southern border are being forced to turn our own... petition onlin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1629974/posts#comment Wed, 10 May 2006 18:30:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627874/posts DETAILS, NEWS ARTICLES, AND CARAVAN SCHEDULE Well, the event last night in Abilene was cancelled. No, the illegal aliens didn't do it; it was Mother Nature. It is difficult to have an event under the threat of a tornado and hail the size of grapefruit. So the caravan drove through much of the night toward Crawford and then finally crashed, er stopped and slept, for a little while. They are about an hour outside of Crawford and will be set for a 1:00 pm event. Lyman said that they may be expecting a thousand people to be there and... FReeper Lyman Stucky in the pace car http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627874/posts#comment Sat, 6 May 2006 16:46:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1605531/posts Use the link...these people speak for themselves. Mexica-Movement - Gran Marcha If you are a loyal Ameerican...be prepared to GET MAD! Mexica-Movement http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1605531/posts#comment Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:25:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570452/posts Two years ago, Border Patrol agents began to voice what many believed were legitimate concerns about "armed incursions" into the United States from Mexico-based assailants. Now these invasions occur routinely putting federal agents' and law enforcement officers' lives in jeopardy. They reported that heavily armed Mexican army units and federal police, called federales, had infiltrated US territory and fired upon them, in some cases because –- federal agents would later discover –- Mexican drug lords had put prices on the heads of American law-enforcement agents strung out along the border. Where was the outrage by our political leaders and the... Sierra Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570452/posts#comment Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:50:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472414/posts PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush, as he readied the federal government for a massive relief effort, on Sunday urged people in the path of Hurricane Katrina to forget anything but their safety and move to higher ground as instructed. "We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to Gulf Coast communities," Bush said as the storm roared across the gulf toward New Orleans and other communities. "I urge all citizens to put their own safety and the safety of their families first by moving to safe ground." With forecasters warning of a category five storm, the president... Yahoo News Photos & WhiteHouse.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472414/posts#comment Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467363/posts PHOENIX -- An Arizona ranch that once served as the headquarters for a civilian group watching for illegal immigrants has been turned over to two people caught trying to enter the United States illegally. The ranch was conveyed to satisfy a judgment against its owner, Casey Nethercott, a member of a self-styled border-watch group that seeks to protect private property from illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico. Nethercott had been accused of terrorizing the immigrants when he and others caught them in Texas. Morris Dees Jr., co-founder and chief trial counsel of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which represented... Arizona Daily Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467363/posts#comment Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:28:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467050/posts LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A man from Honduras has been indicted in the slaying of a Las Cruces woman early this month. Ermino Oliva, 33, was indicted Thursday in the Aug. 4 stabbing and beating death of Gail Williams, 53. He’s charged with willful and deliberate murder and tampering with evidence. He is to be arraigned Aug. 29. Bond was set at $950,000. But Oliva would not be released even if he posts bond. Authorities say he’s in the United States illegally, and would be held for the border patrol if he made bond. Williams’ naked body was found... kobtv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467050/posts#comment Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:37:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459303/posts Psalm 79: 13 So we, thy people and sheep of thy pasture, will give thee thanks forever; we will show forth thy praise to all generations. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459303/posts#comment Mon, 8 Aug 2005 19:22:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1452876/posts MIDI - GREEN BERET They've become an endless flow...some have wondered que paso? We'll be fighting them some day...they're the scum in the brown beret They've come through the open door...popping babies out by the score We will be fighting them someday...they are the scum in the brown beret They have claimed this is their land...racial tensions they have fanned We'll be fighting them some day...they're the scum in the brown beret Who do these guys think they are...see that bouncing primered car We will be fighting them someday...they are the scum in the brown beret Gangs run wild... DFU SONGS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1452876/posts#comment Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434387/posts MIDI - WALK AWAY RENEE You sneaked across the border late tonight A Minuteman saw you with his flashlight Just walk away, Jose The welcome mat we're withdrawing You've killed the golden goose And now it is no use...it is no use Your friends' invasion lasted too many years Go tell Vicente he can cry in his beer Just walk away, Jose The welcome mat we're withdrawing You've killed the golden goose And so now it is no use...it is no use (musical break) Just walk away, Jose The welcome mat we're withdrawing You've killed the golden goose And... DFU SONGS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1434387/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jul 2005 03:30:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420911/posts America's Most Dangerous Gang Spreading from El Salvador to L.A. and across the United States, Mara Salvatrucha 13 is increasingly well organized and deadly. Within one hour, two people were found murdered miles apart in suburban Nassau County, N.Y. After an intensive investigation, police officials learned the murders were the work of the violent street gang Mara Salvatrucha 13. It also soon became apparent the gang was sending a bold message to its members and associates. That message: “If you are not loyal, you are dead.” But there was another message in the brutal slayings for the people of Long... POLICE magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420911/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jun 2005 15:54:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420661/posts GOLIAD - Federal, state and local law enforcement spent all day Thursday searching for more than 80 suspected illegal immigrants, including children, who fled onto ranchland near the La Bahia community south of Goliad. By 8 p.m. Thursday, Goliad County Sheriff Robert DeLaGarza said only 24 out of the estimated 85 suspected illegal immigrants had been taken into custody despite efforts by U.S. Border Patrol and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which provided horses and tracking dogs to aid in the search. "The few we're finding are in the La Bahia area, and we certainly don't want residents there to... Victoria Advocate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420661/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:16:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1415330/posts Governors of Arizona, Nevada and Oregon today praised California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's call to "close the borders," saying it would improve the security and living conditions of all citizens in their own states. However, a spokesman for Gov. Schwarzenegger said he was speaking of the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada, not California's borders with neighboring states. "We're grateful for Arnold's unilateral move to protect us from incursion by Californians," the three governors said in a joint news release. "Our porous borders have posed a grave threat to our states for too many years. The ideological degradation spawned by this... Scrappleface http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1415330/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1414506/posts ABC13 Eyewitness News (6/01/05 - WEST UNIVERSITY, TX) — Residents in West University witnessed a chaotic and unsettling scene as close to 100 undocumented immigrants were released in their neighborhood. It happened just after 4:30pm Tuesday. Police say a U-Haul truck pulled up to the intersection of Cason and Wakeforest and unloaded the undocumented immigrants. They also say the human smugglers pulled over after the immigrants locked in the back of the truck rocked it back and forth to get their attention. "They said they'd been in the Houston area for about 24 hours, but they were in the U-Haul... KTRK-TV ABC news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1414506/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:59:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404338/posts CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico- The body of a kidnapped 7-year-old girl has been found in a desert area near this border city, police said. The secretary-general of the state government, Fernando Rodriguez, told reporters late Sunday that the body of Airis Estrella Rodriguez Pando was discovered shortly after midnight Sunday morning at a wood and cardboard shack about 20 miles south of Ciudad Juarez. Juarez is across the border from El Paso, Texas. Her parents had reported her missing on May 2. State officials said evidence indicated the girl had been sexually molested and killed by blows to the head. She... Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404338/posts#comment Mon, 16 May 2005 20:35:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1402625/posts It's time to Boycott Mexico and Mexican products, and close the borders until we can Vincente Fox and the Mexican government to respond to the countless murders that take place by illegals in the US, and then they flee to the safety of Mexico. Do not buy Mexican products, travel to Mexico, invest in Mexican companies or have any economic support for this country until they respond. personal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1402625/posts#comment Fri, 13 May 2005 17:25:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401979/posts Latino leaders seeing immigration downsideThe Minuteman Project may not have succeeded in closing the U.S.-Mexican border, but it did seem to help close what has been an ideological gap between Latinos and those who claim to represent them. The truth is that the vast majority of U.S-born Latinos oppose illegal immigration and support calls for increased border enforcement. But you would never know it from listening to professional advocacy groups such as the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization. Or from the public comments and legislative priorities of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401979/posts#comment Thu, 12 May 2005 20:06:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401873/posts Every time Assemblyman Ray Haynes meets with a group of constituents, inevitably one of the first questions he gets focuses on illegal immigration. "What are you going to do about it?" they always ask. "When are you going to do something?" For years the answer was, not much. Haynes, a Riverside County Republican, was sympathetic. But as a state lawmaker, he thought his hands were tied. Immigration laws have always been a federal responsibility. That changed earlier this year when a Temecula man told Haynes he was wrong. A little known 1996 law, he said, authorized state and local governments... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401873/posts#comment Thu, 12 May 2005 17:34:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401859/posts Raul Garcia-Gomez, 19, is suspected of shooting two Denver police officers at about 1 a.m. Sunday after they refused to let him re-enter a baptismal party. Detective Donald Young, 44, died at the scene after being shot from behind three times in the back and head. THE WASHINGTON TIMES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401859/posts#comment Thu, 12 May 2005 17:17:45 GMT