11-03-2009
Gov. Perry Urges Federal Government to Stop
Illegal Alien Transport Through Texas
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today sent a
letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano urging the federal government to stop its plans to transport
illegal aliens from other states into Texas solely for the purpose of
deportation. The Alien Transfer and Exit Program (ATEP), which is
scheduled to begin tomorrow, would transport more than 34,000 illegal
aliens per year through Presidio.
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18622&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD
National Center for Policy Analysis
Social Issues
Providing
health, housing, education and criminal justice for some 3 million
illegal aliens costs California over $10 billion a year, according to
some studies...JEWISH WORLD REVIEW/HOOVER INSITITUTION
Source: Victor Davis Hanson, "Voting
Present on Illegal Immigration," Jewish World Review, October 29, 2009.
For text:
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1009/hanson.php3
WSJ, Oct. 30, 2009.
Slump Sinks Visa Program
"A
coveted visa program that feeds skilled workers to top-tier U.S.
technology companies and universities is on track to leave thousands of
spots unfilled for the first time since 2003, a sign of how the weak
economy has eroded employment even among highly trained professionals.
The program, known as H-1B, has been a mainstay of Silicon Valley and
Wall Street, where many companies have come to depend on securing visas
for computer programmers from India or engineers from China. Last year,
even as the recession began to bite, employers snapped up the 65,000
visas available in just one day. This year, however, as of Sept. 25 --
nearly six months after the U.S. government began accepting applications
-- only 46,700 petitions had been filed."
The
Mexicanization of American Law Enforcement
http://www.city-journal.org:80/2009/19_4_corruption.html
The drug cartels
extend their corrupting influence northward.
Autumn 2009
Beheadings
and amputations. Iraqi-style brutality, bribery, extortion, kidnapping,
and murder. More than 7,200 dead—almost double last year’s tally—in
shoot-outs between federales and often better-armed drug cartels.
This is modern Mexico, whose president, Felipe Calderón, has been
struggling since 2006 to wrest his country from the grip of four
powerful cartels and their estimated 100,000 foot soldiers.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS
Visit our website:
http://www.nafbpo.org
Cuarto Poder
(Tuxtla, Chiapas) 10/29/09
Mexican state relies on Central
American field hands
The Mexican state of Chiapas [on the
border with Guatemala] is currently expecting the arrival of 25,000
to 40,000 Central American farm workers, most of whom stay in Chiapas
for the coffee harvest. Chiapas is both a recipient and place of origin
of these workers. In the last few years, Chiapas has been “seriously
affected due to the departure of young Chiapans, who seek new
opportunities in the agricultural fields of the United States.” This has
caused state officials to grant temporary work permits to field workers
from Central America to meet the demand for field hands in coffee
plantations.
11-10-2009
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"Government is not reason, it is not
eloquence--it is force!
Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a
fearful master."
--George Washington
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The following rally information was emailed
to IRCOT- N TX (formerly CFIR) - please do not email us asking for any further information.
You must contact the organizers.
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Subject:
Keep America Free Rally
Date: November 14, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (Note
later hour).
Location: Lincoln Park side walk on south
side of Northwest Highway west of Central Expressway and
east of Boedecker Road across
from NorthPark Shopping Center
PLEASE DRESS IN PATRIOTIC
COLORS AND BRING SIGNS OF YOUR CREATION TO DISPLAY. WE WILL ALSO HAVE
SIGNS AVAILABLE. SEE YOU THERE!
Jean and Fred
Fraley Jane Howell
(214) 378-8182
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11/14- Saturday ~ 10am to Noon ~ Rally Against
Amnesty
~ Dallas County - TBA* Contact:
EventNet@Verizon.net, if you plan to go.
The idea will be to do a short rally at this
location, then use it as a staging point for those who want to go on to
join the Tarrant Co. Rally in Ft.Worth [see below] *Our Dallas Co. Site
has already been selected. It will be near the Tollway and Beltline in
Addison, 75001. We will email you back the specific location Friday
afternoon. Then, when we all get back from Ft. Worth, around 4:00pm,
those who wish to will gather at a nearby restaurant for celebration,
analysis and networking [location also TBA via email].
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Tea
Party Against Amnesty Rally
-
Nov. 14th at the Tarrant County Courthouse
Times: 12-3pm
Street Location: 100 East Weatherford St. Tarrant County Court House
Fort Worth, TX
You can contact the rally organizer:
Jane Patterson @ http://againstamnesty.com/orgcontact.php?type=org&id=3
As Mike Cutler says in
his commentary on this article: "Anyone who makes a statement that
an illegal alien who(se) identity, background and affiliations are
unknown and unknowable is "otherwise law-abiding" is making it clear
that they oppose distinguishing United States citizens from aliens."
Illegal Immigration: A
Culture of Corruption
By
Ronald W. Mortensen
Center for Immigration Studies Blog, October
12, 2009
http://cis.org/mortensen/corruption
At a time when 83% of Americans view
government corruption as a very
important problem, isn't it time that we stop fostering a culture of
corruption by failing to control illegal immigration?
Most illegal aliens come from countries
where corruption is rampant. In 2008, the average
corruption score of the ten
countries with the largest number of their citizens residing illegally
in the United States was 3.43 out of a possible ten signifying a serious
to rampant level of corruption.
http://www.dhs.gov/files/enforcement/immigration.shtm
Department of Homeland
Security Enforcement Update
The Heritage Foundation
·
At the core of American constitutionalism is the rule of law, the
notion that all laws apply to everyone equally. "But one powerful
group in our democracy rarely misses a chance to exempt itself from laws
that apply to the rest of us,"
writes Heritage Vice President Stuart Butler. "We're
talking about members of Congress." Many lawmakers support proposals
that would give Big Labor the upper hand in organizing elections joining
unions. But this wouldn't apply to Congress' own workers, perhaps
because members of Congress understand the downsides of unionization. If
it's a great idea for the private sector, Butler maintains, "then
presumably it's a great idea for Congress as well." (underline IRCOT- N TX (formerly CFIR))
11-13-2009
Excerpt from article:
Perry: Obama 'hell-bent' on socialism
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Perry also accused the Obama administration
of intentionally dumping illegal immigrants from other western states in
Texas, recalling a conversation he had with local officials notifying
him that illegal aliens that were caught in Nogales, Arizona were being
dropped off by federal authorities in Presidio, Texas.
“Friday a week ago, I got not a phone call
from Washington, not a letter from Washington and as a matter of fact, I
don’t think any member of our congressional delegation was even
notified. The first time we were contacted was by the superintendent of
the school and the county judge of Presidio County,” Perry said.
“They said, ‘do you all know what’s fixin’
to happen?’ I said, ‘well, no. What’s going on?’ They said ‘the
government has just called us and said for us to get ready for an influx
of illegal aliens who were captured illegally crossing the border.’”
“It’s called the alien transfer-and-exit
program,” Perry told the crowd, “trucking them from Nogales, past El
Paso down to our western border in Presidio.”
The Texas governor said he sees the
action as “punishing this state” . .
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Search for
illegal immigrants widens
By Chris Strohm, CongressDaily
Homeland Security announces that by
2013 all law enforcement agencies should be able to access technology
identifying illegal immigrants in U.S. prison system.
Full story:
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=44033&dcn=e_gvet
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/12/team-of-8-deputies-quietly-rounds-up-illegals/?page=3
Houston sheriffs
round up thousands of
illegals
http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1258044387591.shtm
Secretary Napolitano and ICE Assistant
Secretary Morton Announce That the Secure Communities Initiative
Identified More Than 111,000 Criminal Aliens in Its First Year
Release Date: November 12, 2009
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton today announced that ICE’s Secure
Communities initiative—a partnership with local law enforcement agencies
that uses biometrics to identify and remove criminal aliens—identified
more than 111,000 criminal aliens in local custody during its first
year.
Border advocacy
group says ports of entry need work to keep out drug smugglers Thursday,
November 12, 2009 - The Associated Press
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-bordersecurity_12met.ART.East.Edition1.4b483ba.html
McALLEN, Texas – The
country's understaffed land ports of entry need massive investments in
infrastructure, technology and personnel to avoid becoming the path of
choice for human and drug smugglers, according to a report released
Wednesday by a border advocacy group.
House Leadership Sides with
Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Health Care Bill, Passes Bill With
Illegal Alien Coverage Loophole
From FAIR:
11-21-2009
http://www.nafbpo.org
National Association of
Former Border Patrol Agents
Cambio de Michoacán
(Morelia, Michoacán) 11/18/09
Commentaries about the U.S. –
Full transl. of portion of an op/col. by Carlos Tapia -
The
Latin community marked a triumph when being able to bring about the
resignation of Lou Dobbs, well known anti-immigrant announcer of the CNN
chain.
A coalition of Hispanic origin groups, where the National Council of La
Raza stands out, promoted a campaign to insert a paid commercial against
Dobbs, but it was rejected by CNN. Still, the pressure kept growing
until Lou Dobbs announced his withdrawal on the air. Several of his
anti-immigrant hate commentaries can be seen on YouTube. Despite the
calls for moderation and the right to response, he built a campaign of
lies and verbal abuses against the undocumented, particularly Mexican
ones. The resignation of the commentator seemed to frame the
announcement by Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Internal Security (sic)
of the United States, who affirmed that Obama’s government expects that
the Congress of her country will push for an integral immigration reform
at the start of 2010. That is good news, but it places the
responsibility on the congressmen.
Thus,
President Obama frees himself from his campaign promise and prepares
himself for other battles. Janet Napolitano affirmed that the reform
will have three main bases: a serious and efficient control of
immigration, a favorable solution for families and workers, and
firmness, but with justice, in the treatment of the twelve million
undocumented who are in that country. An example of a serious and
efficient control for some Americans is offered by the celebrated Secure
Communities Initiative, which the Immigration Service and Customs
Control (ICE)
[sic] of the Department of Internal Security (DHS) of the
United States, which has identified more than 110 thousand criminal
aliens. It’s a program in conjunction with local authorities which,
since October 2008, has arrested aliens according to three levels: Level
1, homicide, rape and kidnapping (1,900 individuals already deported),
and Levels 2 & 3, with more than 100 thousand convicted for robbery and
serious crimes against property. Many
[of
them], undocumented immigrants.
http://www.judicialwatch.org:80/blog/2009/nov/u-s-prof-maps-out-safe-routes-mexicans-heading-north
U.S. Prof. Maps Out Safe
Routes For Mexicans Heading North
Last Updated: Tue, 11/17/2009 - 3:59pm
An activist Chicano
professor at a taxpayer-funded university has created special technology
to help Mexicans enter the United States illegally by mapping the safest
routes through the notoriously rigorous southern border desert.
The innovative
Transborder Immigrant Tool is a simple mobile application—inserted
into the cheapest available cell phone on the market—which guides
illegal aliens through the least dangerous routes, areas with shelter,
food, water and so-called Quaker help centers that provide medical
attention and directions to the nearest major U.S. highway.
Obama Encourages Illegals By Rep. Lamar
Smith- (R-TX)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/18/obama-encourages-illegals/
If we were to
listen to the complaints about the Obama administration by advocates of
amnesty for illegal immigrants, you might think our nation's immigration
laws were actually being enforced. To the contrary, the administration
has systematically taken steps to weaken enforcement and encourage even
more illegal immigration. The amnesty advocates should be happy.
Contact: Steven
Camarota, (202) 466-8185,
sac@cis.org
Government Data Imply High
Immigrant Crime Rates
Study: Findings Contradict
Older Research Showing Low Rates
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2009) – Center for Immigration Studies has
published a detailed report on immigration and crime based on a variety
of recently released data, including some obtained through Freedom of
Information Act requests. The newer government data implies that
immigrants have relatively high rates of crime. This contradicts older
academic research that generally found low rates of crime. The overall
picture of immigrants and crime remains confused due to conflicting
information and a lack of good data.
The report, 'Immigration and Crime: Assessing
a Conflicted Issue,' is authored by
Steven Camarota and Jessica Vaughan.
Editorial - Deporting suspected
felons doesn't serve justice
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-catchandrelease_18edi.State.Edition1.2a96c23.html
Jose Rico had been charged with
sexually assaulting two young girls, ages 12 and 14, restraining both
with duct tape and telling one of the girls: "I have a gun. I will kill
you."
Deportation and crime
Nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants,
linked to serious Dallas County felony cases dating to 1991, were not
tried in these crimes. Most were deported by immigration officials
before trial; others were wanted suspects deported before police could
arrest them.
The Other Immigrants
Low quotas, long lines hurt U.S. compeititon
for human capitol.
Wall Street Journal - Nov. 18 2009
http://online.wsj.com:80/article/SB10001424052748703683804574533612324601766.html?mod=djemEditorialPage
When principles that run against your deepest
convictions begin
to win the day, then battle is your calling, and peace has
become sin; you must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your
convictions bare before friend and enemy, with all the fire of
your faith.
-- Abraham Kuyper
