http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/immigration/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:00:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286627/posts Goodbye, Gringo America 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 ...... Members of the Aztlan Movement and La Raza (of which Supreme... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286627/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:00:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286599/posts La Prensa Gráfica (San Salvador, El Salv.) 7/2/09 “Narcos become hostile toward priests to halt ”criticisms”. Drug traffickers in Mexico have begun to attack clerics who have denounced drug traffic, breaking unwritten laws and honor codes in the country with the second highest number of catholics in the world. In the midst of a brutal war between narcos and the government, early in June gunmen killed a catholic priest and two seminarians. According to the Episcopal Conference of Mexico nearly 1,000 catholic priests face constant threats from the drug cartels in the whole country and at least 400 have received... NAFBPO- M3Foreign news report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286599/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:13:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286361/posts TAYLOR - A 40-year-old man has been charged in the brutal rape and attempted murder of a 5-year-old girl after a holiday picnic at her family's home, police said. Felix E. Montoya, of 270 Tamworth Drive, was discovered half-clothed in the child's bedroom early Sunday by a shocked family who kept him at bay until police arrived. He was charged with rape of a child, attempted homicide and other offenses. The victim was treated at a hospital for injuries to her face and head, adult bite marks on her thigh and shoulder and severe rape-related injuries, according the criminal complaint.... The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286361/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:32:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286486/posts snip Nineteen years later, they will see another long-awaited increase beginning this month, bringing a subsidy for a typical family of three to $321 a month, from $291, city and state officials said. For a family of four, the subsidy will rise to $413.70 a month, from $375.70. The increase was a small line in Gov. David A. Paterson’s budget this year, but a hard-fought victory by advocates for the poor, who have long argued that the welfare subsidy was too low. “It was way overdue,” said Mark Dunlea, the executive director of the Hunger Action Network of New York... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286486/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286304/posts Grand Strand marketers turn eyes toward Europe. BY MIKE CHERNEY MYRTLE BEACH — When it comes to attracting foreign visitors to the Grand Strand, some local tourism leaders are looking to Congress for help. The Travel Promotion Act of 2009, which has been introduced in the House and Senate, would create a nonprofit corporation to advertise the U.S. as a travel destination in foreign countries. The campaign would be funded by industry contributions and a $10 fee on foreign travelers who do not have to pay for a visa. The travel industry, including the U.S. Travel Association and the American... McClatchy / The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286304/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:48:09 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-bloggers/2286205/posts Recently the government of Italy has started to crackdown on the Islamic threat within Italy. Now they have turned their attention to another threat. The threat of endless mass immigration. These laws are exactly what we need to enforce here. Italy adopts law to curb migrants Italy's parliament has given final approval to a law criminalising illegal immigration and allowing citizens' patrols to help the police keep order. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2286205/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 01:12:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286189/posts The TERRY ANDERSON SHOW.. Articulating the Popular Rage! Sundays - 12-1 AM EDT, 11-12 PM CDT, 10-11 PM MDT, 9-10 PM PDT KRLA - 870 AM - Los Angeles -- KDWN - 720 - Las Vegas -- KFNX - 1100 - Phoenix "Stupid People of America !!! If You Ain't Mad, You Ain't Payin' Attention!" Call-In Number - (866) 870-5752 Don't miss Terry's July 5th show... When Terry will say ... "Geraldo says 'the immigration debate has demonized an entire race of people'. THAT'S THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK !!!!!" Plus: Can you guess WHO the most Horriblest Clown... TheterryAndersonShow http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286189/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:44:21 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/2285495/posts PALOMINAS — It isn’t along a highway, but Glenn Spencer’s billboard along the American-Mexican border carries a special message to those responsible for the nation’s security: Finish the Job. The day before the Fourth of July, Spencer, who heads the private nonprofit American Border Patrol (which should not be confused with the federal U.S. Border Patrol), and a number of helpers placed 3,000 small American flags and messages on part of the 18-foot high border fence, changing a 60-foot stretch of rusty metal into colorful patches of red, white and blue. This is the second year during the national independence... Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285495/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:02:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285452/posts Instead of showing some respect to our country this Four of July weekend, American Muslims are gathering in locations to give us the Islam means peace con and shove Islam down our throats. Approximately 30,000 Muslims are expected in Washington today in an "outreach" effort by the ISNA and about 1500 Muslims are gathering in Dearborn Michigan. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285452/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:41:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285432/posts The Big Easy is making a big comeback. New Orleans has steadily won back some of the population it lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a government report released Wednesday. New Orleans lost more than half its residents during the deluge. Few large U.S. cities have ever had to cope with disaster on that scale. Since then, it has been one of the country's fastest growing cities. Only a couple of instances can compare. Galveston, Texas, was also devastated by a hurricane in 1900, a storm that remains the most lethal natural disaster in U.S.... Yahoo Finance http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285432/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:05:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285272/posts SAN DIEGO -- President Obama recently reignited the immigration debate when he told reporters that congressional leaders of both parties were ready to "actively get something done and not put it off until a year, two years, three years, five years from now, but to start working on this thing right now." In the months ahead, keep an eye on two things: the calendar and the issue of guest workers. The calendar: "Right now" might not be soon enough. The conventional wisdom is that the longer Obama waits, the harder it will be to pass any immigration reform legislation. One... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285272/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 04:48:50 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/2284896/posts The Big Fix – Part Three RIGGED, ILLEGAL, RACIAL, and INTRUSIVE Strike One. In violation of Article 1, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama has assumed complete control of the 2010 Census. This Article, which concerns the legislative rather than executive branch of government, stipulates that the “enumeration” be conducted by a commerce official under the supervision of the Senate and the House of Representations. It reads: Representation and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers … . The actual Enumeration shall be... The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284896/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:55:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284854/posts ...A notice from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shows the Obama administration is seeking to lift a rule that forbids those infected with HIV from entering the country. If the HIV travel ban is lifted, the virus that causes AIDS will be removed from the list of "a communicable disease of public health significance" that disqualifies foreigners from passing customs. In the late 1980s, Republican Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina was a proponent of the ban, leading the effort to get it codified into law. Since then, it's been of particular concern to the gay advocacy groups... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284854/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:55:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284703/posts The law makes illegal immigration a crime punishable with a fine of up to 10,000 euros ($14,000) and raises to six months the amount of time that illegal migrants can be detained in holding centers before repatriation. It also allows the creation of unarmed citizen patrols to help police and soldiers fight crime on the streets, makes it a jail offence to force children to beg, a measure viewed as targeting gypsies and Roma people. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284703/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:45:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284627/posts HOST: Health care. MCCAIN: Needs reform. HOST: That’s two words. [weird laugh] Iraq. MCCAIN: Success. HOST: Arizona. MCCAIN: The best. HOST: US-Mexico Border. McCain: Cartels. HOST: GOP. MCCAIN: Transition. HOST: Sheriff Joe Arpaio:MCCAIN: Umm… KTVK 3TV Phoenix, Ariz. via YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284627/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:05:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284483/posts    From:   Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA Date:   Thursday 2 July 2009     1 p.m. EDT   Introducing Quality-of-Life Maps for All U.S. (3,141 Counties)   Dear Friends, When I say I love America, Im not talking about just an idea or ideal or a form of government. Im talking about the actual land within the U.S. borders the contours, the vegetation, the critters, the roads, the streams, the towns, the communities, the local cultures and . . . . . THE PEOPLE. Im talking about 3,141 counties where all of America takes place. It is with great joy that... NumbersUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284483/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:43:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284209/posts CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (CN) - A 23-year-old illegal alien faces charges and deportation after he allegedly threatened to blow up a police station and a federal courthouse. Pedro Quino-Teodoro is charged with two counts of making a terrorist threat and one count of attempted obstruction of a governmental function. Police say Quino-Teodoro threatened to kill an officer and his family if immigration authorities were contacted during an assault investigation. Immigration officials confirmed his illegal status. Upon arrest, Quino-Teodoro allegedly said he would destroy the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau and police headquarters. He is being held on a $100,000 cash-only... Court House News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284209/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:58:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284134/posts A News 8 investigation found that hundreds of aircraft mechanics have been brought into the United States to work at aircraft repair facilities. Insiders say the companies that are importing the mechanics are so eager to save money, they’re overstating their qualifications. The result may be a threat to safety, abetted by lax enforcement of immigration law. At daybreak any morning at San Antonio Aerospace, hundreds of workers amble through the gates for the day shift. They repair big jets like Airbuses, Boeing 757s and MD-11s. But, despite the fact that it's a huge facility in the middle of the... WFAA-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284134/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:33:00 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/2284048/posts When 21-year-old Rigoberto was working on construction sites in the US, he could earn up to $400 a week. Now that he is back home in Mexico, working as a farmhand, he makes just $65. And that is why there are estimated to be between eight and 12 million Mexicans in the US. It is also why the US economic crisis spells disaster for its southern neighbour. I met Rigoberto in a pretty little town in central Mexico called Jungapeo. I also met Martin, who has three sons working in the US. But times are hard for them too -... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284048/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:58:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284011/posts Border hospitals are legally selling American citizenship. Tucson Medical Center (TMC) in Arizona is in effect selling American citizenship for the babies of wealthy Mexicans. The TMC has been luring rich Mexican women to its maternity facilities to give birth. This sounds like normal business practice until you look closer. The TMC package advertises the latest equipment and accommodations, but the real draw to giving birth in Tucson is an American birth certificate. The hospital isn’t selling cleaner bed pans. It’s selling United States citizenship for a newborn little Mexican prince or princess. This is an old and common practice... The Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284011/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283721/posts A St. Louis Park man says he was taunted and pelted with rocks after he left the Twin Cities Gay Pride Parade, and the attack was caught on camera. The video has already received 1,800 views after it was posted Monday on YouTube. The clip shows boys and teenagers trailing 37-year-old Adam Schreifels and taunting him after learning he's gay. "We hate fags, disgusting. Just very inappropriate things to be saying," Schreifels said. He says while he was shocked by the comments, he wasn’t scared. "Some of them threw rocks. At first, I got defensive. Then I thought okay, they... KSTP News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283721/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:34:12 GMT