http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/immigration/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:03:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419103/posts On Wednesday, the staff at Anaheim Medical Center became suspicious of the story given them by Juana Perez Valencia, 19, who though showing all of the signs, claimed she had not just given birth. Orange County deputies arrived and questioned her, eventually finding the corpse of her newborn daughter in the dumpster behind Sombrero’s restaurant, where Valencia works as a waitress. Apparently, Valencia gave birth to the girl on Tuesday night in the restaurant’s bathroom, and allegedly placed the baby into a plastic bag, before tossing her into the dumpster. An autopsy concluded that the baby had in fact been... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419103/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:03:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418141/posts For years, many Americans have dismissed the battle between Mexico's government and drug cartels. * * * But this problem, funded largely by U.S. drug users, has rapidly transformed into a battle against a terrorist insurgency, and victory is every bit as important to Mexico's security as is America's battle against al-Qaeda. Defeat for Mexico means nothing less than a descent into chaos. This might sound alarmist, but the tactics being employed by Mexico's drug gangs, not to mention their spread into U.S. border cities, is truly cause for alarm. * * * Drug gangs are challenging the government for... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418141/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418852/posts A 33-year-old El Monte school board member and five other men were shot dead execution-style in north central Mexico on Wednesday night, after they were abducted by gunmen, according to family members. Agustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo was having dinner with his wife in a restaurant when armed men burst in and kidnapped Salcedo and five other men. All six were found dead Thursday, El Monte officials said. Salcedo’s wife was not abducted. LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418852/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:33:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418226/posts Shots have been fired at a shopping centre in the town of Espoo, near the capital of Finland, Helsinki. An eyewitness said at least one person was left lying on the floor after shooting broke out, the national broadcaster YLE said on its website. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418226/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:35:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418465/posts A Kosovan-born gunman shot dead four people in a Finnish shopping mall on Thursday and killed his ex-girlfriend in an apartment before killing himself in Finland's third shooting spree in as many years. Police said Ibrahim Shkupolli, 43, killed three men and a woman at the Sello mall in Espoo, a town near Helsinki, as shoppers stocked up for the New Year holiday. They confirmed that Shkupolli, as well as his ex-girlfriend who had worked at the mall, were among the dead after the five-hour incident. "It has been confirmed that the sixth victim is the suspect (himself). He was... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418465/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:43:10 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/2418590/posts Forget 2012. As far as many Mexicans are concerned, the ancient Mayas were being generous: the sky's actually going to fall next year. Why? Because it's 2010, Mexico's bicentennial, and Mexican history has an eerie way of repeating itself. Mexico's 1910 centennial, after all, saw the start of the bloody, decade-long Mexican Revolution, which killed more than a million people. And that cataclysm was precisely a century after the start of Mexico's bloody, decade-long War of Independence in 1810. You get the picture. As a result, there's been no shortage of talk lately about possible unrest, especially in the form... Time/Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418590/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:43:08 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/2418177/posts LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County prosecutors have decided no charges will be filed against a suburban police officer who kicked a surrendering suspect in the head after a dangerous car chase. Rodriguez, a parolee heavily covered in gang tattoos, was lying face-down on the ground during the May 13 incident, which was broadcast by a TV news helicopter. After four officers converged on Rodriguez, two of them did a "high five." msnbc.msn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418177/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:55:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418191/posts Muslim killer camps increase in America, particularly in the northeast. Muslims boast they are the largest group in the U.S. TruthInConviction http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418191/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:56:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418217/posts (CNN) -- Investigators recovered the remains of more than 500 animals after executing a search warrant Wednesday at a home in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to the city's chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The animals included "dozens of sheep, goats ... every type of farm animal you can think of," the Philadelphia SPCA's law enforcement director, George Bengal, said. The SPCA believes two sets of remains are those of small primates, possibly monkeys. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418217/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:04:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418178/posts CHARLOTTE — U.S. Census Bureau officials are trying to encourage Hispanics to participate in the 2010 Census, which will help shape politics and help determine how much federal money is given to North Carolina and South Carolina. Roberto Belen, a Census Bureau specialist, is broadcasting from a Charlotte radio booth in an effort to reach the Hispanic population, the Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday. Belen's job is difficult because some Hispanics fear being deported if the government knows they're in the United States. And some Hispanic groups are urging a boycott of the census until Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform. “The... The Daily Reflector http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418178/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:56:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418183/posts WASHINGTON - The punishing battle over healthcare is still unresolved, but the Obama administration is quietly laying plans to take up another issue that could generate even more controversy and political division--a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system. Already, senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation in 2010 to provide a road to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States. In a conference call with proponents, White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina, political director Patrick Gaspard and others recently delivered the message... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418183/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:10:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418184/posts More rhetoric than reform. A couple of weeks ago, amidst the prolonged drama surrounding Senate passage of the Democrats' health care bill, House Democrats unveiled another major policy initiative for 2010--a renewed effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The new bill didn't attract a lot of national media attention at the time. Health care sucked the air out of the news cycle. But a closer look at this developing story reveals an interesting twist. The House's new immigration gambit looks more like a political tactic aimed at dividing Republicans--when the GOP is growing in political strength heading into the 2010... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418184/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:15:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418153/posts Files released to the National Archives show that soon after becoming prime minister, Lady Thatcher privately complained that too many Asian immigrants were being allowed into Britain. The prime minister, who had publicly said that she sympathised with fears that Britain was being “swamped” by immigrant cultures, reacted sharply to the ministers’ suggestions that thousands of the Vietnamese refugees should be welcomed.She said that "with some exceptions there had been no humanitarian case for accepting 1.5 million immigrants from south Asia and elsewhere. It was essential to draw a line somewhere". Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418153/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:49:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418138/posts They’ll love him as the messiah. They and their next generations will vote for him and his party. Whatever, Barack Hussein ObamaHussein Obama is for votes. He got them when mob hysteriacs kissed him into office. Then he declared, “I won.” Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418138/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418021/posts TUCSON — As a Border Patrol agent continues to recover from a gunshot wound, the agency’s regional chief says the violence is part of a larger problem. There has been a 300 percent increase in assaults on agents in the first two months of this fiscal year (October and November) compared to last year — 108 compared to 27 in the Tucson Sector. Many of these assaults have involved rocks large enough to inflict serious injury or death. The assaults are usually used as a tactic to evade apprehension or draw agents away from other illegal smuggling activity nearby, the... SIERRA VISTA Herald/Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418021/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:22:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417891/posts White House Prepares For Immigration Overhaul Battle The Obama administration is rallying allies to push for a package with better border security and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants now in the U.S. The effort is sure to be a tough sell. By Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger December 30, 2009 Reporting from Washington - 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... LATimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417891/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417831/posts AN DIEGO -- The founder of the San Diego Minutemen is facing more legal problems, 10News reported. Jeff Schwilk is the focus of another defamation lawsuit that will be filed next week. In May, a jury decided he helped defame activist Joanne Yoon and was fined more than $130,000. A jury found Schwilk e-mailed members links to a Web site that called her vulgar names and implied Yoon was a prostitute. Recently, another e-mail to Minutemen members allegedly defaming Yoon was obtained by her attorney, Dan Gilleon. 10 news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417831/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:36:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417763/posts <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417763/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:04:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417731/posts MEXICO UNDER SIEGE Faced with drug-cartel violence and signs of vigilantism against the gangs, ordinary people would argue that it doesn't pay to get involved. Reporting from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico -- The mayor had good news: A notorious thug from one of the drug cartels had been found killed. Hector "El Negro" Saldana would no longer menace the people of San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico. Trouble was, Saldana's body hadn't yet been discovered when Mayor Mauricio Fernandez made the announcement with a flourish at his swearing-in ceremony in October. How did Fernandez know about... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417731/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:03:45 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/2417684/posts Most cocaine coming into the United States has been diluted with a veterinary drug that is used to deworm horses and other animals but can cause severe illness and death in humans, public health experts say. So far, eight cases of illness caused by the drug levamisole have been identified in San Francisco, one of a handful of cities in the country where pockets of sickness caused by the drug have been found. All of the cases in San Francisco involved women who used either crack or powder cocaine. At San Francisco General Hospital, where the first cases of the... SF Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417684/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417650/posts MILFORD — .I would like to respond to Mrs. (Marie) Parente's article, "Licensed, unlicensed, and the incensed," published Dec. 16, regarding the exploding quantity of benefits, undocumented aliens receive from U.S. taxpayers. It seems that with all good intentions, our elected officials have determined that the best way to solve a problem is by throwing money at it. As a state, we have changed from a land of opportunity, into a land of entitlement, all at the expense of legal residents doing the right thing day in and day out. Milford Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417650/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417626/posts WASHINGTON — Immigration reform is increasingly looking like a political albatross that could hurt Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections whether President Obama succeeds or fails in overhauling today's widely disliked system. After postponing action for a year because of the national economic crisis and a drawn-out debate over health reform, President Obama is being pushed by advocates of comprehensive reform to fulfill the campaign promise he made in 2008. But a 2010 reform push faces daunting political challenges like solid Republican opposition to key provisions and division among Democrats over both strategy and substance. Democrats facing tough re-election battles... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417626/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:00:44 GMT