http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/illegals/ en-us Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:28:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419596/posts Carlos Ruano was down to his last $50 when his landlord kicked him out in September because he could no longer pay rent. He sent the money to his wife and children in Guatemala and spent the night riding the E train, which has a nickname among his fellow day laborers in Woodside, Queens: “hotel ambulante,” Spanish for roving hotel. [SNIP]We’ve all learned the meaning of the law of supply and demand the hard way,” said Roberto Meneses, 48, a day laborer from Mexico who has been trying to organize his peers under a fledgling group called United Day Laborers... The NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419596/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:28:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419551/posts Six people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, 12 were cited for driving while unlicensed and 18 vehicles were impounded during a New Year's Even checkpoint conducted by the Santa Maria Police Department. A total of 1,386 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, which was set up in the 200 block of South Broadway from 6 p.m. Thursday until 1 a.m. Friday, police said. Officers screened 462 of those vehicles. Of the 18 vehicles impounded at the checkpoint, 17 were driven by undocumented immigrants, police said. Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of... Santa Maria Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419551/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:59:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419286/posts Immigration law Ignites Fear in Arizona Nicholas Riccardi A new state law requires public workers to report illegal immigrants who apply for benefits they aren't entitled to. The attorney general will decide the law's scope. Reporting from Tucson - Cristina, an illegal immigrant living in South Tucson, recently went to a government office to sign up her children for a state-run Medicaid program. The boy and girl, ages 7 and 3, respectively, are U.S. citizens and entitled to the benefits. But Cristina, who spoke on condition her last name not be used, was fearful. She'd heard of a new state... LATimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419286/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 02:03:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419266/posts While their fellow college students recovered from the night's revelry, four South Floridians celebrated the New Year with a more active — and activist — approach. The group set out Friday to begin a 1,500 mile journey they are calling the "Trail of Dreams," from Miami's historic Freedom Tower to Washington, D.C. The goal is to raise support for legislation that would include a path to citizenship for eligible illegal immigrants. The four, all immigrants themselves, plan to walk the entire distance, no matter the weather. They expect students and other supporters to join them along the way and plan... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419266/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 01:13:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419202/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Friday to promote a more open U.S. immigration policy during his third term, much as he made a campaign against illegal guns a hallmark of his second term. "With leaders from across the country, we will assemble a bipartisan coalition to support President Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform that honors our history, upholds our values, and promotes our economy," Bloomberg said upon being sworn in for his third term as mayor. The White House has said it will aim for immigration reform in 2010, possibly including a... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419202/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 22:46:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418950/posts EJIDO MODELO, Mexico — On the two-hour bus rides from her village on Lake Chapala to a dialysis clinic in Guadalajara, Monica Chavarria’s thoughts would inevitably turn to the husband and son she left behind in Georgia. A decade after crossing illegally into the United States, Ms. Chavarria returned home in September after learning that Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta was closing the clinic that had provided her with dialysis, at taxpayer expense, for more than a year. Grady, a struggling charity hospital, had been absorbing multimillion-dollar losses for years because the dialysis clinic primarily served illegal immigrants who were... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418950/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:01:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418611/posts On Saturday night, Virginia Beach police arrested Jorge Alberto Fuertes Loredo, 31, and Isidor Loredo Amaya, 31, after Florentino Martinez-Melendez, 40, was shot to death in a trailer park. A second victim survived the shooting but remains in critical condition in a local hospital. Apparently, the fatal shooting was the result of a heated argument. Both Loredo and Amaya have been charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Both Mexican nationals are in the country illegally, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have placed a hold on them. Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney, Harvey Bryant,... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418611/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:36:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418563/posts WASHINGTON — With the health care battle still unfinished, the Obama administration has been laying plans to take up an issue that could prove even more divisive — a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., in a meeting with Journal editors in Albuquerque, said last week that House Democrats have also been discussing action on the issue in 2010, even though Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said the House might defer to the Senate on taking the lead. Senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation next year to... The Albuquerque Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418563/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:51:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418356/posts (CNSNews.com) – American Jews and Christians hold views about illegal immigration that are largely at odds with those of their spiritual leaders, according to a new poll from Zogby International. The poll showed that while most religious leaders saw illegal immigration as a problem caused by barriers to legal immigration, most worshippers thought a lack of enforcement of current law was the problem; and while leaders thought employers needed access to more immigrant labor, rank-and-file members thought employers needed to attract more domestic workers. Steven A. Camarota, the research director for the nonpartisan Center for Immigration Studies said the results... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418356/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417713/posts With the healthcare battle still unfinished, the Obama administration has been laying plans to take up an issue that could prove even more divisive -- a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system. Senior White House aides privately have assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation next year to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. In a recent conference call with proponents, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, political director Patrick Gaspard and others delivered the message that the White House was committed to seeing... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417713/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415239/posts (snip) The bill to watch will come from Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee. Schumer, who has been working with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), has already set out principles for reform that include rigorous workplace and border enforcement, a realistic assessment of the nation's need for skilled and unskilled labor, a commitment to controlling the future flow of illegal immigration and bringing millions of people away from the edges of society. The Schumer-Graham proposals have promise; we hope 2010 will see the immigration reform the nation so badly needs. (snip) The Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415239/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:09:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414826/posts The Illegal Alien Christmas Song Illegals in my yard (x3) Throw them some pesos and they work so hard Illegals in my yard (x3) I don’t even ask if they got Green Card They’re gonna pave up my driveway this Christmas They’re gonna clean all my cars this Christmas They’re gonna shovel all the snow this Christmas Those illegals in my yard They’re gonna dig me a pool this Christmas They’re gonna landscape my lawn this Christmas They’re gonna cook me up some tacos this Christmas Those illegals in my yard Illegals in my yard (x3) Sixteen arrive in a... Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414826/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414733/posts Jose Feliciano protests use of his 'Feliz Navidad' for musical spoof about illegal immigrants By: SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press 12/24/09 3:38 PM EST NEW YORK — Grammy-winner Jose Feliciano has gotten an apology after accusing a pair of radio producers of trashing the spirit of Christmas by using his popular holiday song, "Feliz Navidad," for a racist musical spoof about undocumented immigrants. Feliciano released a statement Wednesday saying that he was "revolted beyond words" and that the song was never meant to be "a vehicle for a political platform of racism and hate." "When I wrote and composed 'Feliz Navidad,'... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414733/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:25:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413377/posts COLUMBIA, SC (WMBF) - U.S. Senators Jim DeMint and Lindsay Graham are hoping to turn the tables on health care in Washington, after requesting an investigation into special deals being made to secure votes for successful reform. A letter addressed by the two South Carolina lawmakers was received by State Attorney General Henry McMaster Tuesday morning, detailing concerns over funding arrangements negotiated with Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska. "The language of the Nelson provision appears to give Nebraska a permanent exemption from paying the Medicaid expenses all other states in the nation will be required to pay," McMaster said in... WMBF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413377/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411783/posts In the latest of many shameful lapses, the federal agency in charge of securing the nation’s transportation system approved background checks for a dozen illegal immigrants working in sensitive areas of a busy U.S. airport. The illegal aliens, from Central America and Mexico, worked in operational areas of Stewart International Airport, a 2,400-acre facility located about 60 miles north of New York City. Stewart is a major passenger airport for the state’s mid-Hudson region that also handles large quantities of cargo and serves as a military field. The illegal aliens all had security badges approved by the Transportation Security Administration... Juducial Watch.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411783/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:28:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411661/posts WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a leading congressional advocate for immigrants' rights, has introduced a bill that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens and would end a controversial program that enlists local police to enforce immigration laws. The bill is widely viewed as too liberal to pass. Obama administration officials have said they are looking instead to a more moderate, bipartisan immigration-reform bill to be introduced in the Senate early next year by Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).Still, the Chicago Democrat made it clear that he and his allies expect a seat at the... The Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411661/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:06:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411451/posts Temp agencies are taking advantage of illegals across the country. Iridium Industries in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is a plastic-container plant. During a raid at the plant, 81 illegal immigrants were arrested by ICE. The plant itself wasn’t charged in connection with the raid, though-because the plant blamed the Temp Agency for the illegals in their plant. In court papers, it was stated that H&T Staffing Services, operating under that and other, similar names in Pennsylvania, fraudulently raked in nearly $2.5 million in one year. In this article at the Pocono Record from October, 2009, we find that in Pennsylvania- People... Cao's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411451/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:50:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2409499/posts Hi all. My 11 year old daughter has joined the girls chorus at her school. The chorus just decided its name will be "Las Chicas de Moda." My daughter doesn't like the name. She wanted it to be "Voces Scholasticae" (Latin for School Voices). Question: does this name sound inapproriate? To me it sounds slutty. I've told her teacher we don't like the name but they are pretty much saying it's a done deal (the first concert just happened). Any thoughts/comments/suggestions/linguistic or cultural analysis of "Las Chicas de Moda" would be great! me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2409499/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:12:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408849/posts Controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., is no stranger to hardball tactics, so he probably isn't fazed by being on the receiving end of rough politics. Still, that doesn't excuse the Obama administration's apparent ideological vendetta against him. By the (il)logic of the administration and its allies at the American Civil Liberties Union, Sheriff Arpaio should not set up a phone tip line to search for immigration violators, and he is not allowed to tell the public about federal immigration enforcement policies even if he is merely disputing demonstrable falsehoods told about him; yet the Justice Department can... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408849/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:52:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408510/posts The SEIU needs more dues-paying members. The open-borders lobby needs something to do. Voila! Meet the new illegal alien shamnesty push ... The bill would torpedo the joint federal-local deportation program known as 287(g) and opposes beefing up our land borders with more Border Patrol agents or fencing. SEIU has been lobbying for illegal alien amnesty as a massive membership booster all year. In May, the Purple Shirts held a pro-illegal immigration rally from Malcolm X Park to the White House to put pressure on homeland security officials to call off workplace raids (not that Janet Napolitano needed any convincing): Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408510/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:27:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408518/posts The on-again, off-again drive to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws moved back to Congress on Tuesday with the introduction of legislation that would open a path to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants. The bill, introduced by Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, was seen as the opening volley in what Democrats and Republicans expect to be a hard-fought battle. President Obama has pledged to take up the issue early next year; efforts to overhaul the laws during George W. Bush’s presidency failed despite the backing of Mr. Bush and some Republicans. Mr. Gutierrez, one of Mr. Obama’s... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408518/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:21:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407916/posts Faced with persistent questions from a leading Republican senator, Stephanie Villafuerte on Monday withdrew her name from consideration to become Colorado's next U.S. attorney...two days after Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked that consideration of her nomination be delayed because her record is "incomplete." The controversy has its roots in a 2002 plea deal extended by the office of then-Denver District Attorney Ritter. Walter Noel Ramo, a small- time heroin dealer and illegal immigrant with multiple aliases, was permitted to plead guilty to the manufactured charge of agricultural trespass, rather than a... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407916/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:07:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407363/posts Colo. Court: Immigrants Records Illegally Searched THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 14, 2009 DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that Weld County authorities violated the Fourth Amendment and privacy rights of suspected illegal immigrants when they used tax returns to potentially build hundreds of identity theft cases against them. The ruling affirmed a decision by a Weld County district judge who suppressed evidence against one of the defendants. That judge said authorities had no probable cause to search the man's tax returns and that the documents are confidential. The defendant was one of more than 70 people charged... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407363/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:54:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405674/posts In the largest such operation in U.S. history, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 286 foreign nationals in California with criminal records in a three-day enforcement surge that ended Thursday night. Of those taken into custody, 119 were from Northern California and 24 were from the San Jose area. ICE reported that about 80 percent of the immigrants taken into custody had prior convictions for serious or violent crimes such as rape, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Also arrested were 30 convicted sex offenders, many of whom had been convicted of sexual assaults on children. At... San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405674/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:54:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405268/posts Latinos...are more likely than other young people to drop out of school and live in poverty, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center study. The study, based on a survey of more than 1,200 Latinos ages 16 to 25, presents a portrait of the assimilation of a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. population, one that will have a significant effect on the nation's politics and economics in coming years. Young Latinos make up 18% of all young people in the nation and 42% in California. About one-third of young Latinos are immigrants, but two-thirds are born in the U.S.... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405268/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:35:24 GMT