http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/enforcement/ en-us Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:48:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399515/posts When I linked to a USA Today story the other day about Americans elbowing illegals out of the way for day-labor jobs, under my headline of "And Yet, We Still Haven't Suspended Immigration," one reader replied, "Yah, because protectionism is clearly the answer for our economic woes." This betrayed a widespread misconception about immigration and trade, one that's important to keep in mind as the president unveils the political theater production called his "Jobs Summit." Restricting immigration is fundamentally different from restricting trade in two ways, one theoretical, one practical. First, people are not things — in addition to being... National Review Online/ The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399515/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:48:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363996/posts WASHINGTON – A Goldman Sachs executive has been named the first chief operating officer of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division. The market watchdog says Adam Storch, vice president in Goldman Sachs' Business Intelligence Group, is assuming the new position of managing executive of the SEC division. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363996/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:06:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362229/posts PHOENIX | The man who likes to call himself "America's toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., is planning a Friday showdown with the feds. The sheriff has announced he will defy the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by doing a street sweep for illegal immigrants one day after the expiration of the agreement that has permitted him to conduct such operations for the past three years. The sheriff has said he expects the deal not to be extended, though federal officials have remained publicly noncommittal. Deputies, and Sheriff Arpaio, will stake out an intersection somewhere in the Phoenix... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362229/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:35:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360542/posts Over the past two years, Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren has been referred to as a hero, a racist and a few other things unfit to print. That’s because his department’s partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, which allows deputies to detain inmates suspected of being in the country illegally, has stirred the passions of immigration reform advocates as well as citizens who want current immigration laws enforced. **** Since July 2007, 6,386 inmates suspected of being illegal immigrants have been detained for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. About of... Atlanta Journal Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360542/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:13:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2324070/posts In December 1917 Bolshevik Russian leaders, including one of the founders of Socialist thuggery Vladimir Lenin, established the Cheka—Russia’s first political secret police. With almost unlimited power, the Cheka implemented “campaigns of terror” against the wealthy, land owners and those who opposed Lenin and Bolshevism. !n 1922, once most of Russia’s opposition to their new absolute rulers had lessened, the Cheka was disbanded. However, under the singularly oppressive Josef Stalin, Cheka was reinstated and ultimately renamed “The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs” (NKVD) and what would be known as Stalin’s “Great Terror of the 1930s began. The NKVD was used... CanadaFreePress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2324070/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:44:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316085/posts Radio Talk Hosts Prepare for Historic Two-Day Broadcast Blitz Live from Washington 50 Talk Hosts Gathering to Support Secure Borders and Continued Immigration Enforcement (Washington DC) The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) announces September 15th and 16th as the dates for its annual Hold Their Feet to the Fire radio rally in Washington, D.C. 50 radio hosts, led by Roger Hedgecock of KOGO-AM in San Diego and Lou Dobbs of United Stations Radio Network and CNN, are scheduled to broadcast live from “Radio Row” on Capitol Hill. As in previous events, talk show hosts from around the nation will... Federation for American Immigration Reform http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316085/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2304553/posts The US Census has released its employment documents and they are an eye-full. US Census Form D-262 of 23 June 2009 indicates who is eligible for employment as a census taker. To be eligible for the job, non-citizens are eligible if they present One Each from Lists A, or B, plus one from C. List A is the toughest: US passport (expired or unexpired) Permanent Resident or Alien Registration Card Unexpired foreign passport Employment Authorization Document Form I-766, I-688, I-688A, I-688B Then there’s List B: Drivers License or state-issued ID ID card issued by local, state, or federal government School... The Nav Log http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2304553/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:18:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302469/posts Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Saturday he ordered his deputies to tape conversations with federal officials after a dispute over who called for the release of illegal immigrants arrested in a crime sweep. Arpaio said a total of 13 illegal immigrants have been released — three on Thursday and 10 on Friday — after federal officials said their arrests didn’t fit new Department of Homeland Security policies and ordered the deputies to release them. The sheriff’s claim over the releases was initially contradicted by a Homeland Security official. In the recording, multiple tracks detail conversations between deputies and ICE... YourWestValley.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302469/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301296/posts As Congress moves slowly on immigration reform, President Obama is making numerous policy changes in enforcement and other areas that are designed to shift priorities and boost confidence in the administration as it lays the groundwork for possible legislation. The recent administrative changes include: * New guidelines directing immigration agents to target employers who hire illegal immigrants rather than simply arresting undocumented employees. * A requirement that all local police agencies deputized to check immigration status and turn criminals over for possible deportation sign new agreements pledging to focus on those who pose a risk to public safety. * The... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301296/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:43:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300858/posts DOTHAN, Ala. — An Alabama judge set a $20,000 cash bond for a native of Mexico who reportedly has been deported from the United States 28 times. Houston County Sheriff's Sgt. Jackie Smith said he charged Luis Hernandez-Arellano, 38, with felony obstruction of justice...for giving deputies false identification. Smith said deputies stopped a vehicle on Alabama Highway 109 Thursday for running a stop sign. The driver told deputies his name was Caesar Garza. After Garza failed to provide a driver's license or other identification, deputies were able to positively identify him as Carlos Cortez. Investigators later learned through Immigration and... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300858/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:58:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296100/posts The city's plans to step up cooperation with federal authorities in efforts to deport illegal immigrants is garnering new debate in the 2009 mayoral contest. Latino advocates have pressed candidates to distance themselves from Mayor Bill White's request that Houston be allowed to participate in two federal programs that, at least within the confines of the city's jails, would put police officers in the immigration enforcement business. While each of the four major candidates generally opposes diverting too many resources to immigration enforcement, they all support the thrust of the city's new effort to screen jail inmates and turn over... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296100/posts#comment Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:03:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290532/posts Local police agencies empowered by the federal government to enforce immigration law must focus their efforts on criminals who pose a threat to public safety, with less emphasis on those who commit minor crimes, Department of Homeland Security officials announced Friday. The announcement aims to clarify a controversial program that deputizes police to turn over suspects or criminals to immigration authorities for possible deportation. Normally police do not enforce federal law. The law, known as 287(g), took effect in 1996. Most of the participating police agencies signed up under President George W. Bush, whose administration promoted it as a tool... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290532/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:39:11 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/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/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/2265991/posts By 2008 Agriprocessors, which was being run in Iowa by Mr. Rubashkin's son Sholom, was processing 60,000 chickens and buying 500 cattle a day from area livestock producers. It was the largest kosher meatpacker in the country, employing about 1,000 people. Agriprocessors hired Jewish rabbis to kill each animal to kosher standards. Further processing was conducted by local hires, and when that pool was tapped out, the company turned to immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, Somalia, Mexico, Israel, and most notably Guatemala. An area first settled by German and other European immigrants (Czech composer Anton Dvorak and his family spent summers... Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265991/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 03:31:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250523/posts Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego will become the first counties in California to begin checking the immigration status of all inmates booked into jail Law enforcement officials will begin running inmates' fingerprints through federal databases this month to see if they have had any contact with the immigration system. Once the inmates have finished serving their sentences, they will be transferred to immigration custody for possible deportation Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250523/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 03:23:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250484/posts Los Angeles, CA (AP) -- Law enforcement agencies in three Southern California counties will soon be able to check the immigration status of arrestees when their fingerprints are taken. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday the so-called "Secure Communities" program is scheduled to begin this month in Los Angeles, San Diego and Ventura counties. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250484/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 02:12:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247856/posts Obama reverses stance on immigration Co-opts policy he once mocked By Stephen Dinan May 8, 2009 On the thorniest of political issues, President Obama has embraced the enforcement-first position on immigration that he criticized during last year's presidential campaign, and he now says he can't move forward with the type of comprehensive bill he wants until voters are convinced that the borders can be enforced. Having already backed off his pledge to have an immigration bill this year, Mr. Obama boosted his commitment to enforcement in the budget released Thursday. The spending blueprint calls for extra money to build an... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247856/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 03:43:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247430/posts On the thorniest of political issues, President Obama has embraced the enforcement-first position on immigration that he criticized during last year's presidential campaign, and he now says he can't move forward with the type of comprehensive bill he wants until voters are convinced that the borders can be enforced. Having already backed off his pledge to have an immigration bill this year, Mr. Obama boosted his commitment to enforcement in the budget released Thursday. The spending blueprint calls for extra money to build an employee-verification system and to pay for more personnel and equipment to patrol the border. Washington TImes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247430/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 05:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247138/posts Nineteen new qualified armed posse volunteers will graduate today, Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 6:30PM from the Sheriff’s Training Academy, 2627 South 35 Avenue. Arpaio says he plans to step up his recruiting methods to attract more men and women to join his volunteer armed posse through more public outreach. “The public has a desire to help local law enforcement when times are tough. I am banking on their generosity of time and energy to help my deputies keep our communities safe,” Arpaio says. Arpaio is seeking primarily those who wish to be trained and qualified to carry and use... borderfire report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247138/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 19:46:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2246500/posts Federal officials within weeks plan to start construction on a new "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border. Plans are expected to be formally announced tomorrow. Supporters say the system could almost completely cover the nearly 2,000-mile frontier within five years. The first permanent towers with sensors, cameras and communications gear to detect drug smugglers and illegal immigrants will be built along 53 miles of Arizona. Customs official Mark Borkowski says more towers will follow on the remaining 320 miles of Arizona's southern border. Borkowski says virtual fencing then will go up in New Mexico, followed by California and most of... kdbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2246500/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 23:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229705/posts Barack Obama’s Hope and Change motto got deployed originally in his run against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential nomination as an argument against a return to the Clintonistas. It hasn’t turned out that way; not only did Obama hire Hillary herself as Secretary of State, but 42% of his appointments have come from Bill Clinton’s administration. It should not surprise anyone, then, that when Obama needed a “czar” for the southern border, he opted for Bill’s: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is naming a “border czar” to oversee issues related to drug-cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229705/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227708/posts Let feds enforce immigration lawsWhen it comes to forcing local police departments to enforce federal immigration laws, Utah Senate Bill 81 is as porous as our borders. Contrary to what contrarian state Rep. Mike Noel might believe, there's a large enough loophole in the law, which takes effect July 1, to allow every police department in the state to escape the responsibility. And they should. Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227708/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223771/posts Advocates Want Halt on Immigration Raids to Ensure Accurate Census U.S. Rep. William Clay says he'll ask the Obama administration to suspend immigration raids over the next year, so illegal immigrants don't worry that sharing accurate information with Census workers could somehow expose them to punishment. FOXNews.com Monday, April 06, 2009 Some lawmakers are calling anew for the U.S. to relax its immigration laws -- not to provide sanctuary to illegal immigrants, but to ensure statistical accuracy. The calls come as the Census Bureau prepares to kick off the 2010 Census. Critics argue that unless the government is willing to... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223771/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 01:22:23 GMT