http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/illegals/ 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/2285647/posts Goodbye, Gringo America By Paul L. Williams, Ph.D.thelastcrusade.org It’s payback time for white America. "America's Palestinians" are on the march, chanting "Ahora es la tiempo por audacia"! Thousands of Latinos are gathering this Independence Day to celebrate the Farce of July. This annual all-day concert and street fair is held on Cesar Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles - - the heart of the barrio. The event is sponsored by the Aztlan Underground to uphold the claim that the Southwest portion of the United States had been stolen from Mexicans and Mexican Americans by Yankee colonialists under the leadership of... The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285647/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 22:25:40 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/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/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/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/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/2281317/posts GREGORY: ...the potential of revisiting a second stimulus come the fall. Do you think that’s appropriate? GRAHAM: Yes, I think we should revisit it and make sure that it’s focused on jobs, not adding to the debt. If you had another vote in the Senate or the House, I think it would be redone, it would be more focused on job creation, because it clearly has not helped jobs, has added to the debt, and I think it just missed its mark. So I’d love to revisit it.(snip) GRAHAM: I can be a leader on an issue, quite frankly. I... CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281317/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281189/posts On the eve of the White House immigration summit a few days ago, NumbersUSA - a group determined to shut the borders to illegal immigrants -- tried to drum up donations by bashing Sen. John Cornyn and his "frightening pro-amnesty" stance. Immigrant advocates don't exactly view Cornyn as a top ally, so a fierce attack from the right is a bit surprising. He adamantly opposes anything the pro-immigrant side considers amnesty -- which would involve providing a path to citizenship for those 12 million already here. But he does favor a new guest/temporary worker program of some sort, to ease... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281189/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:21:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280952/posts WASHINGTON - Spc. Moonsammy Narinesammy isn’t worried about dying in Iraq. He’s worried about spending the rest of his life in Guyana. Narinesammy, 31, who has months left on his deployment, spends all of his free time between missions trying to solve his wife’s citizenship problems. Immigration and Naturalization Services officials are finalizing deportation paperwork for Ratashwarie, while she waits nervously in New York. "I don’t know if somebody is going to knock on the door one day and haul me away while my daughter is out at school," she said. Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280952/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:09:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280824/posts Reporting from Washington — Congress appeared poised Thursday to continue compensating state and local governments for incarcerating illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, ignoring President Obama's call to eliminate such payments. That would spare strapped California from another hit on its budget. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to provide $228 million nationwide next year, acting a week after the House voted to allocate $400 million, the same as this year. Once the full Senate acts, negotiators from both chambers will meet to reconcile their differences. California, which receives about 40% of the money, still could end up with less than it... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280824/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:12:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280783/posts WASHINGTON — President Obama told congressional lawmakers Thursday that he would push for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system by early next year. But during the White House meeting, a new political obstacle came into view: how to regulate the influx of foreign workers. The issue was raised by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a principal architect of past attempts to rewrite immigration laws. McCain challenged Obama and other Democrats to stand up to labor unions that are pushing a plan business groups fear could be overly restrictive in admitting future immigrant workers. "I would expect the president of the... The Los Angeles Times / The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280783/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:59:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2279651/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2009 Contact: Francisco Lopez, Executive Director: (503) 269-5694 Erik Sorensen, Communications Director: (503) 488-0263 Historic White House Meeting on Immigration a Complete Success Roadmap to Immigration Reform makes a strong and positive beginning Salem, Ore--Today members of Congress from both houses and from both sides of the aisle met at the White House for an historic working session on Immigration Reform. The White House meeting, which was postponed from last week, was rescheduled for today after immigration reform proponents generated over 200,000 faxes, 30,000 phone calls, and 3,300 personal notes calling on the President to... Oregon Immigrant Rights Coalition (press release) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2279651/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:47:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279636/posts AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279636/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:27:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279490/posts President Obama moved the goalposts on getting immigration reform accomplished, saying Thursday that he wants a bill he can sign either this year or early next year. Shortly after the president adjourned a meeting with a bipartisan group of members from both chambers, a number of senators and congressmen from both sides of the aisle demonstrated why next year might be aiming too high. The White House has said that the president would like to see something this year, but a number of skeptics have questioned whether Congress can or will take any floor action in 2009. Obama said he... The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279490/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:29:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279480/posts (snip) I want to especially commend John McCain, who's with me today, because along with folks like Lindsey Graham, he has already paid a significant political cost for doing the right thing. I stand with him, I stand with Nydia Velázquez and others who have taken leadership on this issue. (snip) Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279480/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:21:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279238/posts (snip) And as the White House holds a bipartisan summit on immigration Thursday, Republicans are warning that Obama needs to offer a specific plan or risk seeing the issue die this Congress. “He needs to really lead on that,” said Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), who was a member of a bipartisan group that unsuccessfully pushed an immigration bill in 2007. “I think it’s very, very important that he give a clear signal on where he is on an issue with that level of specificity.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), another supporter of the 2007 bill, said President George W. Bush ran... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279238/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:14:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279167/posts The problem isn't that San Francisco lacks good ideas. It is that it takes them too far. In a period of 20 years, we went from a reasonable sanctuary policy that shielded political exiles who were here illegally to District Attorney Kamala Harris justifying letting first-time drug offenders clear their convictions even though they were illegal immigrants and subject to deportation. But here's the question: Why didn't anyone see this coming? Wasn't the uproar a year ago enough to get everyone's attention? Last year, The Chronicle's Jaxon VanDerbeken revealed that the city had been transporting convicted juvenile crack dealers back... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279167/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:46:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278993/posts Senate Democrats outlined plans yesterday to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, including a requirement that all U.S. workers verify their identity through fingerprints or an eye scan. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278993/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:45:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278904/posts WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will meet Thursday with a bipartisan, politically diverse group of lawmakers to begin discussing a rewrite of U.S. immigration laws. But the effort faces stiff headwinds: a Washington agenda already packed with other priorities; a recession making Americans nervous about the job market; and the sidelining of the most vocal champions of an immigration overhaul. "Greater presidential leadership is going to be needed," said Clarissa Martinez, director of immigration policy at the National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino advocacy group. "It's an absolute necessity." The White House meeting will bring together lawmakers who... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278904/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:39:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278727/posts Democratic congressional leaders are vowing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year that would give amnesty to an estimated 11 million immigrants living and working the United States illegally. The votes are there, they say. All they need now is time to push it through. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he has the votes to pass such legislation, which also would create a new guest-worker program for employers. The stumbling block is persuading senators to deal with such a politically charged issue, he told reporters. newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278727/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278635/posts Three men who allegedly stormed into a West Side Denny's over the weekend and killed a 34-year-old cook were in the United States illegally, and one had been deported less than a year ago after an arrest. Pablo Ortiz, who police say is a member of the notorious Salvadoran gang MS-13, was arrested in Albuquerque in May 2008 on suspicion of DWI. After a judge found him guilty, Ortiz spent 46 days at the Metropolitan Detention Center. He was released on July 7. -SNIP- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "put him on a plane and sent him back to El... Albuquerque Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278635/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:44:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278358/posts San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris said Tuesday that half a dozen illegal immigrants whose drug convictions were expunged as part of a job training program that she oversaw were "following the rules" and deserved to be exonerated even after prosecutors learned of their status. Prosecutors tightened guidelines, the district attorney said, after learning last summer that a man enrolled in Harris' Back on Track program was an illegal immigrant who allegedly robbed and assaulted a woman in Pacific Heights. The suspect in that case, Alexander Izaguirre, was the only one of the seven enrollees who turned out to be... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278358/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:52:41 GMT