http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/immigrant/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:04:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418692/posts A Muslim immigrant opened fire and killed five people in Finland today before turning the gun on himself.
CNN reported: A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping center near the Finnish capital of Helsinki Thursday, leaving five people dead, police said. Four of the victims — three men and one woman — were killed at the Sello shopping center in Espoo, just west of Helsinki, police said. Some were employees of a grocery store at the mall, police said. A fifth victim, also an employee of the grocery store, was found later at an apartment in Espoo, police said, without... sodahead.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418692/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:04:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415576/posts TALLAHASSEE - Undocumented immigrants would be ineligible for some of the most basic government services, including public education, under a measure sponsored by a pair of Republican lawmakers. The bill by Rep. Janet Adkins, R-Fernandina Beach, and Sen. Carey Baker, a Eustis Republican running for agriculture commissioner, would require proof of legal residence before a Floridian could enroll in school, receive public benefits or get a driver's license. It would also require state agencies to verify a potential employees' residency. Undocumented immigrants would also be barred from collecting lottery winnings. The Florida Times-Union http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415576/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:48:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391615/posts Dems’ health plan would limit immigrant aidLatinos shaken by Senate gambit to win conservative and moderate votes By LYNSI BURTON HOUSTON CHRONICLE Nov. 21, 2009, 9:16AM WASHINGTON — The latest loser in the political pandemonium over health care reform may be immigrants living in America, an estimated 24 million people likely to be bartered in order to win support in Congress from fence-sitting Democratic moderates and conservatives. Just as House Democratic leaders sacrificed the wishes of abortion-rights activists in a successful gambit to win the votes of anti-abortion Democrats last week, the Senate leadership has included provisions in its health... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391615/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388959/posts Italy: Northern mayor launches 'immigrant clean-up' initiative Brescia, 18 Nov. (AKI) - The mayor of the small town of Coccaglio, located in the northern Italian region of Lombardy has launched a campaign to "clean-up" the city of immigrants, ahead of the Christian holidays next month, Italian media said on Wednesday. The town council has dubbed the operation "White Christmas". "There is no crime here. We only want to start cleaning up," said the mayor of Coccaglio, Franco Claretti. The "White Christmas" campaign is being spearheaded by Claretti and six town councillors from Italy's ruling conservative People of Freedom party and... Adnkronos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388959/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:07:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384367/posts A Democrat congressman from Ohio has introduced innovative legislation that would require foreign countries to reimburse American taxpayers for the exorbitant medical expenses of illegal immigrants. Appropriately titled, PAYBACK Act (Preventing All Your Bucks from Aiding non-Citizens is Key), the measure would save the U.S. government billions of dollars annually and ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund health care services for illegal immigrants, according to its author, U.S. Representative Zack Space. Medical bills for illegal aliens would be passed along to their country of origin, according to the proposed law, which was introduced in the House this... Judicial Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384367/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369412/posts A Dallas rookie police officer erred when he cited a woman earlier this month for being a non-English speaking driver, police said. Officer Gary Bromley issued a citation Oct. 2 to 48-year-old Ernestina Mondragon after stopping her for making an illegal U-turn in the 500 block of Easton Road, near East Northwest Highway, according to a copy of the citation. Dallas News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369412/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:44:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365293/posts NEW YORK (CNN) -- Immigrant rights activists are calling on U.S. retailers to stop selling two controversial "Illegal Alien" costumes that have surfaced for Halloween, saying the outfits are a broadside attack on illegal immigrants. The "Illegal Alien Adult Costume," manufactured by Forum novelties, includes an orange jumpsuit, similar to prison garb, with "Illegal Alien" stamped in black across the chest; a space alien mask; and a fake Green Card. The "Illegal Alien Mask with Hat" also includes a space alien mask, this time with a dark handlebar mustache and a baseball cap cnn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365293/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:40:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339960/posts Whoever coined the phrase "big things come in small packages" had in mind people such as Mai Cong Haworth. Although she stands 4 feet 8 inches tall, Haworth's petite frame houses a towering sense of patriotism and love of country. She proved that on Sept. 11, 2001, as she sat in front of a television set and wept at the carnage and destruction from the terrorist attacks. Over the past eight years, Haworth has altered hundreds of uniforms, stitching on the badges, stripes, name tags and insignias on the uniforms, following exact placement guidelines for the respective branch of the... Tulsa World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339960/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:17:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312162/posts Some gun rights advocates worry that immigrants from other cultures will dilute support for gun rights in America. But I'm not so sure that's true, especially since immigrants come to America for freedom and opportunity not found in their home country. And the fact that two out of two random CHP applicants in Virginia are immigrants just goes to show you that it appears that gun rights are for immigrants too. The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312162/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 23:39:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2289551/posts “The Civil Rights Division is also parachuting in its attorneys from the Coordination and Review Section (one of whose staff lawyers is a former illegal alien) to probe whether Sheriff Arpaio has engaged in ‘national origin discrimination’ against illegal aliens, including failing to provide ‘meaningful access’ to county services for ‘limited English proficient’ inmates.” Muffled Oar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2289551/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:14:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256256/posts NEWBURGH, N.Y. — The four men accused of plotting to bomb New York City synagogues and shoot down military airplanes with missiles are down-and-out ex-convicts living on the margins in a faded industrial city. One is a petty criminal who spent a day in 2002 snatching purses and shooting at people with a BB gun from an SUV. His lawyer calls him "intellectually challenged." Three have histories of drug convictions, one of them for selling narcotics in a school zone...But if they sometimes seemed amateurish, the men were dangerous people fueled by their hatred for Jews and America, prosecutors said.... Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256256/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 14:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2253021/posts OP-ED: Illegal immigrants are heroes Growing up in this land of "equal opportunity," it is not uncommon to hear about the American dream. But what is the true American dream, who has achieved it and more importantly who can actually achieve it? James Turslow Adams coined the phrase "the American dream" in his 1931 novel, The Epic of America. Adams states in his book: "the American Dream is 'that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.'" The United States prides itself on... SUUNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2253021/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 04:37:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243859/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An illegal immigrant who uses false identification papers must know they belonged to another person to be convicted of identity theft, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The high court's unanimous ruling was a victory for Ignacio Flores-Figueroa, a Mexican illegal immigrant who used false identification to get a job at a steel plant in Illinois. He was convicted of aggravated identify theft, a law adopted in 2004 that carries a mandatory two-year prison term. The law has been increasingly used by the federal government to charge some of those arrested in raids at work sites... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243859/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 16:25:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241952/posts Jose Calzadillas spent two years serving his faith as a Mormon missionary. He worked with the Spanish-speaking community in Ohio, spreading the word about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and doing volunteer work on his days off. Those who knew him in the mission field describe him as kind and hardworking. When he had completed his two years, he attempted to board a plane at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, only to be detained by Customs and Border Patrol officials for having improper documentation. Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241952/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 13:21:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223412/posts In a major legal win for immigrant workers, thousands of California construction workers will start receiving checks April 15 to compensate for unpaid wages and other alleged labor violations committed during California's housing boom. The $8.5 million legal settlement benefits nearly 3,100 former and current workers for several companies that built houses in Southern California, the Central Valley, Central Coast and San Francisco East Bay. A few workers initiated the complaint in 2006 after approaching a Spanish-speaking attorney, but lawyers say the case grew into one of the biggest class-action lawsuits in California involving mostly Latino construction laborers, including some... Sac Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223412/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:41:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2222255/posts Binghamton's police chief said a man who killed 13 people inside an immigrant community center was depressed after recently losing a job and angry that he couldn't speak English well. Police Chief Joseph Zikuski told CBS' The Early Show that the motives of 41-year-old Jiverly Wong, who had taken classes at the American Civic Association, to kill so many were not very clear. "He recently lost a job, spoke very little or no English, and was angry because people looked down upon him," Zikuski told Early Show anchor Erica Hill. "That's all we have at this point. There's been no... cbsnews. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2222255/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2222049/posts BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — It is one thing to be an immigrant in New York City, and quite another to be an immigrant in this working-class city 175 miles to the northwest. The American Civic Association headquarters on Front Street is not much to look at — a one-story blond-brick building in a neighborhood of small businesses, some of them boarded up. But for years, it had been, in its own quiet, multilingual way, the equivalent of Ellis Island for Binghamton and the rest of Broome County. The association, a member agency of the United Way of Broome County, offers citizenship... nytimes. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2222049/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 04:19:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2220995/posts {snip} The French government forbids aiding illegal migrants and sets quotas for arrests of those who do as it tries to control growing clandestine immigration. This year's target: 5,000 arrests. {snip} The Immigration Ministry, created when President Nicolas Sarkozy took office in 2007, proudly makes public its yearly expulsion quota – the 2008 goal of 26,000 expulsions went far beyond to 29,796 – but, until now, there had been no talk of quotas for those who help those in the country illegally. Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2220995/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211154/posts HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) - A Hannibal police officer was finishing up mundane paperwork on a quiet Saturday morning when Manuel Cazares walked into the station, blood splattered on his hands and shoes. Cazares put his hands out, crossed them, and told the officer to arrest him. "I killed two people," he allegedly said. Details surrounding the allegations are far too common: an abusive relationship, a jilted lover, a sudden attack. But some in this Mississippi River community of 17,000 best known as Mark Twain's hometown aren't just outraged by the violence. They also question why Cazares was in Hannibal at... BreitBart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211154/posts#comment Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:10:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200734/posts The dreaded "i-word" is not part of the mainstream media lexicon these days. Most coverage does not use "illegal immigrant" or "illegal alien" to describe the suspect in the Levy case. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200734/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 16:30:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2198586/posts Police on Tuesday obtained an arrest warrant for El Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique for the 2001 killing of Modesto's Chandra Levy, opening a dramatic new chapter in one of the nation’s most enduring murder mysteries. Bee Washington Bureau http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2198586/posts#comment Wed, 4 Mar 2009 01:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169075/posts Local activists were scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday in front of the State Capitol to kick off a 100-day campaign against local, state and federal laws that target immigrant communities."We're going to be working very hard during these 100 days to keep pushing things on every single level, the federal, state and local, to change the things we need to change," said Alex Gillis, co-founder of the Immigrant Workers Union. The press conference will be at the State Street entrance of the Capitol building at 5 p.m. The local 100-days campaign will run in conjunction with other efforts... The Capital Times of Madistan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169075/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:32:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158572/posts Though he has lived with his family for two years at The Meadows, an apartment complex in Dillon Valley, Rafael is desperately looking for a new home. Rafael, 25, who asked not to reveal his last name because he is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, said he will not be able to pay what the new owners are asking to renew his lease for the two-bedroom apartment — $1,250 instead of the $950 he pays now. “We are going to wait until the lease expires in March, and we’ll go to another place,” said Rafael, who works painting houses. “We’re... la tribuna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158572/posts#comment Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:44:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2146549/posts Don't believe Barack Obama's grandmother? Don't believe the ambassador to Kenya? How about Barack Obama's own Cabinet member? That's right – former presidential candidate and Obama's choice for secretary of commerce, Gov. Bill Richardson, slipped up. In an effort to reach out to the Hispanic community, he admitted what Barack Obama has been trying to hide all these months: "Barack Obama is an immigrant." See it for yourself: wnd.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2146549/posts#comment Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:22:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139880/posts The chasm between those who want President-elect Barack Obama to produce his birth certificate to verify his eligibility to hold the nation's highest office and those who simply support the Democrat is widening. "The Constitution means what we today decide it means," opined one participant on a new WND forum that offers readers an opportunity to express their opinion on the birth certificate dispute. WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139880/posts#comment Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:00:33 GMT