Attorney makes many enemies

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.!

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

Robert Rector on the Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants

Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN, April 5, 2007

Cost of Low-Skilled Immigrants

Immigration analyst Robert Rector discusses his new research.

Amnesty again is back on front pages

"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

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

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

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

Illegals to sue imprisoned deputy sheriff

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

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

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

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