http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/illegalinvasion/ en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:04:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392572/posts The truth is out. Illegal immigrants commit crimes at a much higher rate than Americans and legal immigrants. A new Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) report nails it. It proves the lies and smashes the myths of the “noble” illegal immigrant who only wants to “do the jobs Americans won’t do.” Using Freedom of Information Act requests to access otherwise embargoed government data on immigrant crime, the CIS establishes the fact that illegals commit “relatively high rates of crime.” The phony “academics” that’ve made careers of lying about the destructive impact of illegal aliens on our society are proved wrong.... The Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392572/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:04:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385137/posts The Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force just released a report which claims that due to tougher laws and a concerted effort by law enforcement, many illegal alien gangs are leaving Virginia for the safe havens of Maryland. The report said: "Many gang members from Northern Virginia are moving or driving to Prince George's and other Maryland counties, into the District of Columbia or further south and west into Virginia to avoid dealing with police departments that are unrelenting in their efforts to keep gangs under control.” The report also found that there are 5,000 gang members in Northern Va.,... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385137/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:12:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384380/posts Veteran CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, whose populist views on the perils of immigration and his repeated questioning of President Barack Obama’s birthplace made him a controversial figure on a network that has traditionally eschewed opinion, announced Wednesday night that he is resigning. While Dobbs will continue his radio show, he gave no indication of whether he will stay in television—it’s been rumored that he could end up on Fox. Dobbs said on his show “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” that he’s now “considering a number of options and directions,” and that CNN president Jon Klein has released him from his contract, which... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384380/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:49:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371032/posts California is a mess, but I love it all the same--especially the Bay Area, where I lived for 15 years. I went to Berkeley in 1962--a refugee from Amherst College, which at that time was dominated by frat boys with high SAT scores. I didn't go to Berkeley to go to school, but to be a bus ride away from North Beach and the Jazz Workshop. In a broader sense, I went to California for the same reason that other émigrés had been going since the 1840s. I was knocking on the Golden Door. Immigrants from Europe had come to... TNR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371032/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:53:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356782/posts DECATUR, AL -- Decatur police have arrested one suspect in a Sept. 11 gang-style shooting at Funland Park and are searching for a second suspect who is considered to be armed and dangerous. Jose Luis Gonzalez, 19, was arrested Tuesday at the B&B Trailer Court on Modaus Road and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, three counts of attempted murder, three counts of second degree assault, shooting into an occupied vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle. He's being held in the Morgan County Jail on bonds totaling $400,000. Police are still searching for Samuel Trejo Carbajal, 19, of Elkmont.... al.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356782/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:53:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351009/posts Runner sues Attorney General over ballot wording SACRAMENTO • State Sen. George Runner is suing California Attorney General Jerry Brown for crafting what Runner calls an “overtly biased” summary of a ballot measure the senator created to prevent voter fraud. “I believe he has misrepresented what this initiative does,” said Runner, R-Lancaster, in an interview Monday. “That’s a tremendous disservice to the citizens of California.” Earlier this year Runner submitted ballot measure Vote SAFE, which would require voters to present photo identification at the polls, allow county Registrar of Voters additional time to count military votes and protect the identity... Victorville Daily Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351009/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:02:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2343751/posts Los Angeles religious leaders have launched a phone campaign to urge lawmakers to include undocumented immigrants in any healthcare reform plan. At a religious service Friday, faith leaders called access to healthcare a moral and spiritual imperative. More than 150 worshippers attended a Mass at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church and prayed for an all-inclusive reform plan. ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2343751/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:36:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322733/posts "OMAHA, Neb. » A Nebraska man who stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to finance an abortion for a teen he raped has been convicted of first-degree sexual assault and felony theft. Aurelio Vallerillo-Sanchez, 39, of Omaha pleaded no contest to the charges Friday and faces up to 70 years in prison when sentenced in October, Douglas County prosecutor Brenda Beadle said Saturday. A call to the county public defender representing Vallerillo-Sanchez wasn't answered Saturday. Beadle said Vallerillo-Sanchez fled to Mexico with the 300-year-old painting worth $100,000 and the pregnant teen in March 2007. "The plan was that when... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322733/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:27:20 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/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/2241291/posts Three days of the family's whereabouts were missing in prior reports. Now we know why it was kept hush-hush - they were shopping in a Houston mall the day before he (supposedly) showed symptoms. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241291/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:33:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240402/posts I sat in a hotel lobby and was watching CNN reporting on the "Pandemic". I commented to the person sitting next to me that the flus shouldn't be called the swine flu, because it actually is a combination of several flu viruses. To my surprise, he named off in rapid succession the four viruses that that latest flu bug contained. I asked him how was it that he was so knowledgeable. He responded that he worked for a large pharmacuetical firm. I commented that it seemed odd that several viruses purportedly from different parts of the globe could combine like... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240402/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239773/posts An Associated Press story dated April 28 takes swine flu fears to a whole other level. A report datelined Washington by Ricardo Alonsozaldivar and Eileen Sullivan examined the worst-case scenario "if the swine flu gets out of control." "Two million dead," Alonsozaldivar and Sullivan wrote. "Hospitals overwhelmed. Schools closed. Swaths of empty seats at baseball stadiums and houses of worship. An economic recovery snuffed out. We're nowhere close to what government planners say would be a worst-case scenario: a global flu pandemic. But government leaders at all levels, and major employers, have spent nearly four years planning for one in... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239773/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:34:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239776/posts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency, while telling Californians not to panic about swine flu. His action gives permission for state health agencies to enter into any contracts needed to respond to the outbreak and to expand laboratory testing. Orange County health officials said early Tuesday there are no swine flu cases in Orange County, but they are continuing to be on watch. California now has 13 swine flu cases, with two Sacramento County seventh graders added to the list. orange county register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239776/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:38:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239745/posts The Los Angeles County coroner's office is investigating two recent deaths for links to swine flu. Coroner's Capt. John Kades says tests are being run on two bodies to see if swine flu was a factor in their deaths, but there is no confirmation that the disease killed them. The Los Angeles Times reports on its Web site that both men's deaths were reported to the coroner's office on Monday. Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey told the paper that a Bellflower hospital reported the death of a 33-year-old Long Beach man who was brought in Saturday with symptoms resembling swine flu.... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239745/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:02:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234641/posts A profound shift away from California's more transient and migrant-dependent past will soon produce the state's first generation of adults whose majority will be native-born, researchers at USC said in a study released Monday. More than 70% of Californians ages 15 to 24 were born and raised in the state, according to the report, "The New Homegrown Majority in California." By contrast, nearly two-thirds of state residents 45 to 54 years old were born out of state. SNIP Significantly -- and in contrast to the past -- the emerging homegrown majority will have been shaped entirely by their life experience... LAT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234641/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:35:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228811/posts Growing numbers of children of illegal immigrants are being born in this country, and they are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty than those with American-born parents... Overall, illegal immigrants' children account for one of every 15 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. In 2008, California had the most illegal immigrants at 2.7 million, double its 1990 number, followed by Texas, Florida, New York and New Jersey. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228811/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:11:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228814/posts Growing numbers of children of illegal immigrants are being born in this country, and they are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty than those with American-born parents, a report says. The study released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center highlights a growing dilemma in the immigration debate: Illegal immigrants' children born in the United States are American citizens, yet they struggle in poverty and uncertainty along with parents who fear deportation, toil largely in low-wage jobs and face layoffs in an ailing economy. The analysis by Pew, a nonpartisan research organization, found that the nation's estimated 11.9 million... KPLR-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228814/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:15:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225473/posts President Barack Obama plans to start addressing the thorny issue of immigration reform this year, including the search for a path to legalize the status of millions of illegal immigrants, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, quoting a presidential aide. Obama will speak publicly about the matter in May and bring together working groups including Democratic and Republican lawmakers over the summer to begin discussing possible legislation for as early as the fall, administration officials told the Times. abcnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225473/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:46:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220011/posts LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― The University of Southern California Wednesday announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a driver who struck and killed one freshman student and seriously injured another. The Los Angeles County Council is offering a $75,000 reward and the Board of Supervisors will contribute $10,000, which totals $135,000. Adrianna Bachan, 19, and Marcus Garfinkle, also 19, were in a crosswalk on Jefferson Boulevard at Hoover Street about 3 a.m. Sunday when a car heading east on Jefferson ran a red light and struck them, according to police. Bachan, a freshman from... cbs2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220011/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:25:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219971/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — Saying traditional census outreach will not be enough, Hispanic groups on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to follow through now on its pledge to pass immigration reform or risk an undercount of millions of people. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Univision Inc., the League of United Latin American Citizens and SEIU announced a grassroots campaign that would supplement Census Bureau efforts to reach the traditionally hard to count Hispanic community. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219971/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:53:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219291/posts A Modesto police officer had to pull his gun to keep a hostile crowd at bay early Sunday. The officer sustained minor injuries in the southwest Modesto incident, said police spokesman Sgt. Brian Findlen. Police are not releasing the officer's name. The officer's dog was assaulted but not seriously injured, Findlen said. Police arrested several suspects in connection with the incident. A loaded assault rifle was found later at the scene of the struggle, which unfolded about 2 a.m. Findlen said the officer pulled his gun only after other deterrents, including his police dog, failed to keep the crowd under... Modesto Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219291/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:46:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218648/posts Efforts by a street gang to recruit Fairfax County youths have led to the arrests of seven Chantilly area teenagers, ages 13 and 16... ...this time, the Latino gang Sur 13, with roots tracing to a notorious Mexican prison gang in Southern California, tried to pick up more members at Franklin Middle School, just off Centreville Road in western Fairfax County, court records state. A student at Franklin reported to the school resource officer that a student approached him during lunch period and asked him to join his gang, according to an affidavit for a search of the alleged gang... Washpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218648/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:54:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212947/posts San Francisco - Even as tuberculosis rates decline in the United States, drug-resistant strains of the disease showing up in states with large immigrant populations and are becoming increasingly hard to treat. Researchers are concerned about this trend while funding for labor-intensive disease control programs is being cut in cities such as San Francisco, which has the highest TB rates in the country. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212947/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:42:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209546/posts City police say it is the largest raid in any single location in Douglas in recent memory DOUGLAS — More than 50 illegal immigrants were captured and detained today after the apartment they were using was discovered by the Douglas Police Department. The apartment, located at 337 G Avenue, was discovered as a result of a vehicle check at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday. Douglas Police Officer Tomas Romero spotted a suspicious vehicle on 19th Street and A Avenue. After checking on the plates of the 1999 yellow Chevy 3/4 ton pickup, it was discovered to be registered to a fictitious address... Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209546/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:04:28 GMT