Immigration News

TRUCKERS BOYCOTT

2007-04-13T10:11:00.000-06:00

NATIONAL TRUCKER’S “TRUCK OUT” BOYCOTT: To protest President Bush, and our elected federal and state government official’s plan to allow tens of thousands of Mexican truckers onto America ’s highways in the next 45 days.

Los Angeles/ Washington D.C. - In conjunction with the "Hold Their Feet To The Fire" Rally in Washington DC on April 23, 24, 25, 2007 there will be a National protest boycott by American Independent truckers NATIONAL "TRUCK OUT" BOYCOTT a "Circle-the-Wagons Blockade Against Anarchy" S T O P the Bush-Kennedy Plan to Give Amnesty to Illegal Aliens and Trucker-Jobs to Mexican Drivers – STOP THE NAU AND NAFTA - All 48 state legislature capital-buildings will be the target of the Boycott including our National Capital. A Bumper-to-Bumper, Three + Trucks –Wide - on Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday APRIL 23, 24, 25— 2007 . Truckers will boycott all along the boundaries of the border states, and every state in the United States, every state capitol, including Washington D.C. SaveAmericaFund.com

Attorney makes many enemies

2007-04-13T09:17:00.000-06:00

U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, a longtime ally of President Bush, is being targeted by lawmakers and others across the country because of his successful prosecution of three U.S. Border Patrol agents and a deputy sheriff on charges of violating the civil rights of illegal aliens. THE WASHINGTON TIMES, April 13, 2007

Mexican truck stampede to hit U.S.!

2007-04-12T12:14:00.000-06:00

Bush administration moving ahead despite congressional opposition

Despite congressional opposition, the Bush administration is fully committed to beginning within weeks a pilot test that will allow Mexican trucks to operate freely across the U.S. WorldNetDaily.com, April 12, 2007

Lou Dobbs: Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants

2007-04-12T11:47:00.000-06:00

Robert Rector on the Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants

Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN, April 5, 2007

Cost of Low-Skilled Immigrants

2007-04-12T11:44:00.000-06:00

Immigration analyst Robert Rector discusses his new research.

Amnesty again is back on front pages

2007-04-11T14:39:00.000-06:00

"I hope by now the American people understand the need for comprehensive immigration reform is a clear need" - President George W. Bush, at the Yuma, Arizona Border Patrol headquarters on Monday. MDJonline.com, April 11, 2007

$2.2 trillion illegal alien taxpayer sticker shock

2007-04-11T09:41:00.000-06:00

2/3 of immigrants cost Americans $22,449 a year, shows new study

A new study by the Heritage Foundation's Robert Rector found a household headed by an individual without a high school education, including about two-thirds of illegal aliens, costs U.S. taxpayers more than $32,000 in federal, state and local benefits. That same family contributes an average of $9,000 a year in taxes, resulting in a net tax burden of $22,449 each year. WorldNetDaily.com, April 11, 2007

Immigrant charged in deadly crash expected to plead guilty

2007-04-09T09:45:00.000-06:00

After the crash, authorities revealed that Garcia — a citizen of Mexico in the U.S. illegally — had been arrested at least 14 times before, including four times for driving drunk. tennessean.com, 04/08/07

Immigration hold placed on man arrested in L.A. filmmaker's death

2007-04-06T10:36:00.000-06:00

LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities have placed an immigration hold on a 24-year-old Mexican national arrested on suspicion of driving drunk and causing the crash that killed “A Christmas Story” director Bob Clark and his son, officials said Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 5, 2007

Arrest prompts Border Patrol case questions

2007-04-05T12:05:00.000-06:00

An arrest in a drug case involving thousands of pounds of marijuana brought from Mexico into the U.S. is raising anew questions about the prosecution of former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who shot at a fleeing drug smuggler in a confrontation in 2005, then were convicted for that shooting and now are serving prison terms of 11 and 12 years. WorldNetDaily.com, April 5, 2007

Open Letter To President Bush

2007-04-03T13:36:00.000-06:00

I am glad to see that you fired some U.S. Attorneys. But you missed one: U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, who prosecuted Border Guards Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean instead of a professional drug smuggler, and who prosecuted Texas Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez instead of a professional people smuggler. Phyllis Schlafly column, 4-04-07

OTMs From 148 Countries Illegally Crossed America's Borders Last Year

2007-04-02T14:15:00.000-06:00

OTMs (Other than Mexicans) pose a threat because they come from countries with high terrorist activity such as Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon and because they might be violent fugitives fleeing from law enforcement officials. For example, border agents caught number 17 on Mexico’s most wanted list last year. Also, a brutal gang from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, MS -13, has members terrorizing citizens across California and citizens in 32 other states. 10News.com, 2-17-07.

Idaho lawmakers want out of SPP

2007-03-26T11:05:00.000-06:00

Resolution urges Congress to use 'all efforts, energies and diligence'

Lawmakers in Idaho have approved a "joint memorial" that urges the U.S. Congress to use "all efforts, energies and diligence" to get the United States out of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, a multinational plan that opponents believe is being used to blend the U.S., Mexico and Canada. By Bob Unruh, WorldNetDaily.com, March 25, 2007

Illegals to sue imprisoned deputy sheriff

2007-03-26T10:32:00.000-06:00

Mexicans say civil rights violated when injured during escape from officer

In a case eerily reminiscent of the controversial jailing of Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos while the illegal-alien drug-smuggler they wounded went free, two illegal aliens are now suing imprisoned Texas Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez for injuries from shell fragments that struck them as the officer shot at the tires of a van in which they escaped from a routine traffic stop. By Jerome R. Corsi, WorldNetDaily.com, March 24, 2007.

Illegal immigrants allowed at least five strikes

2007-03-23T10:48:00.000-06:00

Documents released in the controversy about eight fired U.S. attorneys show that federal prosecutors in Texas generally have declined to bring criminal charges against illegal immigrants caught crossing the border — until at least their sixth arrest. Houston Chronicle, March 23, 2007

Mexican Hit Team Gets Another Cop

2007-03-21T08:56:00.000-06:00

Texas Sheriff Goes To Prison

Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- March 19

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Bush hears from Mexican president that U.S. needs to do more

2007-03-16T09:51:00.000-06:00

President Bush, working to rebuild strained U.S.-Mexico relations, promised Tuesday he would do his best to get a deeply divided U.S. Congress to change American immigration policies that are hated south of the border.

“My pledge to you and your government, but more important to the people of Mexico, is I'll work as hard as I possibly can to pass comprehensive immigration reform,” Bush said during a sun-splashed arrival ceremony that opened two days of meetings with Mexican President Felipe Calderón in this Yucatan Peninsula tourist haven. SignOnSanDiego.com, March 13, 2007

Eagle Forum working with legislators to halt globalists' plans

2007-03-09T12:25:00.000-06:00

A dozen states are working on resolutions that would oppose not only the implementation but the idea of a "North American Union," or other plans that would lead to the integration of the United States into a larger structure.
WorldNetDaily.com, March 9, 2007

Gang crackdown raises touchy issue

2007-03-12T10:39:00.000-06:00

Questioning suspects' immigration status has been taboo for L.A. police. But the results of jail screenings revive calls to relax that policy.

A spot check by federal agents has identified 59 street gang members in Southern California jails who are illegal immigrants subject to deportation, sparking a debate about the role of border enforcement in the region's battle against violent gangs. latimes.com, March 10, 2007

Hispanic workers' lead U.S. job growth

2007-03-12T10:36:00.000-06:00

Construction is key industry for rise in Oregon and nation

Hispanics make up 13.6 percent of the U.S. employment population but accounted for 36.7 percent of the 2006 U.S. job growth, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
StatesmanJournal.com, March 11, 2007

Sheriff sees pattern in border agents' cases

2007-03-07T12:08:00.000-06:00

A Texas sheriff says a 2001 case against another U.S. Border Patrol agent set the pattern that was used by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton in his recent cases against Agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos, who now are serving prison terms for shooting at a drug smuggler fleeing back into Mexico, as well as Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez. by Jerome R. Corsi, WorldNetDaily.com, March 6, 2007

Corsi co-hosts Liddy show on border agents today

2007-03-07T09:18:00.000-06:00

It will be an all-star lineup today when U.S. Reps. Dana Rohrbacher, R-Calif., Ted Poe, R-Texas, and Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., join National Border Patrol Council chief T.J. Bonner, Rocksprings, Texas, Sheriff Don Letsinger, Andy Ramirez of Friends of the Border Patrol and others for a three-hour discussion on the court cases against former Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. WorldNetDaily.com, March 7, 2007

Bush in a quandary over border agents' case

2007-03-05T10:19:00.000-06:00

WASHINGTON — For weeks, defenders of the two former Border Patrol agents imprisoned for shooting a Mexican drug trafficker have bombarded the White House with calls, e-mails and petitions.
Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau, March 3, 2007

Hiring illegals trumps law, agent alleges

2007-03-05T09:14:00.000-06:00

An illegal alien involved in a traffic accident that killed a 64-year-old Kentucky woman probably was driving that night instead of back in his own country through a deportation because of political pressure local farmers applied to the county jailer, a federal agent has told WND.
WorldNetDaily.com, February 24, 2007

Feds Push Border Patrol Over The Borderline

2007-03-02T17:47:00.000-06:00

Their task of securing our nation's borders is perilous. They do not need the additional stress of being concerned about being persecuted by the very government they protect. Yet, there is more and more evidence that persecute seems to be an appropriate description for what is happening to Border Patrol Agents (BPA) along the U.S.-Mexican border.
By: Michael P. Tremoglie, The Bulletin, 03/02/2007