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Huffington Post: massive graphic needed for Bill Maher head

Is the Huffington Post trying to tell us something? Is Bill Maher the secret brains behind the operation, with Arianna just a foxy front person?

If that's not true, then why is Arianna's picture a modest 39 by 46 pixels, whereas Maher's weighs in at a whopping 45 by 64, making it easily the largest headshot at the site? Or, is such a large picture necessary simply due to the size of his head?

(Oh, and in case you're wondering who those other people are, no one else knows either.)

UPDATE: Here's a better graphic showing the relative sizes on a grid:

Posted to Bloggage at 05:55 PM | Comments (5)

Santa Cruz Sentinel pimps remittances from illegal aliens

While reading the article "A first for Santa Cruz County: Mexican bank opens in downtown Watsonville" by Tom Ragan I kept asking myself, "is this an ad? Don't companies normally have to pay to get articles like this rather than, say, real journalism involving exposes and such?"

Let's take a look:

Bancomer, the only Mexican bank between here and San Jose, is open for business downtown... In Watsonville, there are several banks that cater to the unique services that Mexican nationals demand - whether offering special deals and debit cards that effectively wire money to Mexico in a matter of minutes or accommodating undocumented immigrants by opening up checking accounts with national ID cards issued by the Mexican consulate...

Full service indeed: the Mexican consulate gives them Matricula Consular cards which the Mexican bank then accepts. Add in the fact that the reporter interviewed someone who sends half his paycheck home, and you have to wonder: is this newspaper on the take, or are they just "liberal" useful idiots?

Posted to Immigration at 02:11 PM | Comments (3)

Goodbye Chris Garnett, hello KentuckyFriedCruelty.com

The youth outreach coordinator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Chris Garnett, has legally changed his name to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com. Those wacky extremists!

The former Dover Plains, New York, resident and current Street Team coordinator of peta2—PETA's youth division [aka "petmol" -- LW] —has the official state papers and driver's license to prove it... Under KentuckyFriedCruelty.com's watchful eye, peta2's Street Team has grown to more than 100,000 dedicated young activists across the country who will mobilize in defense of animals at a moment's notice... KentuckyFriedCruelty.com joins the growing ranks of consumers, celebrities, and scholars—including actor Pamela Anderson, The Rev. Al Sharpton, Sir Paul McCartney, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama—who are helping out in PETA's campaign to force KFC to end its abusive treatment of chickens.

Previously: Lisa Franzetta bares all for the cause.

Posted to Miscellania at 01:34 PM | Comments (2)

Denver Post, Bill Owens immigration proposal will make you laugh out loud

From the Denver Post's "Fresh ideas on immigration":

...[Colorado] Gov. Bill Owens... endorsed a plan to authorize private agencies to issue guest-worker visas to foreigners employed in the United States, concepts that will require much more study if they are to overcome skepticism and be considered by Congress.

The plan, drawn up by Helen Krieble, president of the Colorado-based Vernon K. Krieble Foundation, and former Owens administration official Greg Walcher, was unveiled in Washington as a way to get a handle on the millions of illegal immigrants who work in this country. Many work at low-paying jobs and often are exploited because of their illegal status.

The authors say the plan would provide needed labor, make tracking illegal immigrants easier and remove the incentive to sneak into the country. Illegal immigrants would have to return to their home countries, pass a background check, show they have jobs waiting, and get visas from a commercial agency before re-entering...

Owens said choosing reputable corporations such as American Express or First Data to administer the program would preclude fraud...

The whole idea is ludicrous and laughable, but the last bit made me laugh out loud. If you don't know why, click the last link. See also "Colorado unplugs online guide for illegal immigrants", "Tying up the loose ends on Colorado's guide for the illegal alien", "The Denver Post's sloppy journalism", this about Raul Hinojosa of UCLA, and this about Cindy Rodriguez. First Data was even mentioned in Chertoff promotes "Temporary Worker Program" at Senate meeting.

Apparently Bill Owens and the Denver Post think all their readers are really, really stupid.

Posted to Immigration at 11:01 AM | Comments (1)

"Protesters decry Lipinski's vote on immigration bill"

From this:

Hispanic community activists gathered Wednesday in front of the office of U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) on the Southwest Side to protest his vote for [HR4437].

The group of about two dozen protesters also announced the formation of the Committee for the Progress of the 3rd Congressional District, a set of business and community leaders who intend to find a candidate to run against Lipinski in 2008.

"The Mexican community is incensed by his voting in the bill," said Juan Salgado, director of the non-profit Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. "Immigration is one of the main reasons Chicago continues to be prosperous ... This is just not sensible."

Unfortunately, the ICIRR is quite a connected organization, as future posts will show. For now, note this:

Juan Salgado, Executive Director of [Instituto del Progreso Latino], is the Co-Chair of the Illinois Immigration Task Force. This new Task Force will work with the Governor to provide guidance and oversight for state agencies working with immigrants. The Task Force was announced on November 19th during the historic signing of an Executive Order creating a state-wide position to work with the Task Force. Over 20,000 different immigrants united to support the Executive Order at the Immigration Convention.

And:

Approximately 90% of IPL's operating budget is funded by various government agencies to support most on-campus and some off-site programs and services. IPL also secures corporate and private investments to support internal and external programs. Examples of major corporate and foundation donors include the Chicago Community Trust, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Aetna Foundation, Del Monte Foods, Citibank, Pepsi USA and the United Way.

Posted to Immigration at 08:46 AM | Comments (2)

Sen. Cedillo says, 'This is the year'

California state Senator "One Bill Gil" Cedillo earns that nickname because each year he tries to pass a bill giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens. He thinks this year he'll finally get his anti-American wish.

He bases that on Arnold's ballot measures failing, on the shakeup in Arnold's top ranks, and on this:

Even in conservative districts, voters are becoming less extremist, as evidenced by the recent Orange County election of state Sen. John Campbell, R-Irvine, over Jim Gilchrist to fill a vacant congressional seat, Cedillo said.

He must be living in a fantasy world. First, of course, enforcing our immigration laws is not "extremist". Cedillo's schemes to give rights to citizens of another country who are here illegally is what's extremist.

Second, while everyone else realizes just how strong the Gilchrist showing was, Cedillo thinks that's evidence that the public doesn't want our laws to be enforced.

As could be expected, they trot out someone from a race group to say this is about "public safety". It's actually about a racial power grab.

Most Californians are strongly opposed to what Cedillo wants, and I wonder what Democrats elsewhere think of him. Would it be unfair to make him the poster child of the modern Democratic Party? Can anyone say with a straight face that he represents American and not Mexican interests? Perhaps promoting him as a leading Democrat might be a way for the national Dems to rein in their extremist California wing.

Previously: "Arnold Schwarzenegger vetos driver's licenses for illegal aliens", "Bill would prevent illegal aliens' cars from being impounded", and "CalInsider: Arnold should just say driver's licenses for illegal aliens is a bad idea".

Posted to California at 06:35 AM | Comments (1)

AJC: "House immigration bill crosses line"

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a canard-packed editorial opposing HR 4437 here.

Since it's a stock editorial such as the ones offered by the WaPo, discussing it in depth would be superfluous.

However, they do include this:

Members of organizations that teach English to immigrants or provide social services might be subject to jail terms, according to Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials.

Gonzalez is a former MALDEF employee, and I discussed that group here and here. Follow those links and the link above to find out who the AJC considers a credible source.

UPDATE: Here's much more on GALEO co-founder Sam Zamarripa.

Posted to Immigration at 03:25 AM | Comments (0)

ABC News names Steve Ballmer Best Dancer of Year

ABC News has selected one of the most evil persons in the world and his wife, Bill and Melinda Gates, as their Person of the Year for 2005.

This year's competition was only open to evil high-tech executives, and runners-up included Larry Ellison ("Absolute Craziest Billionaire"), Scott McNealy ("Scariest Hundreds-of-Millionsaire"), and Steve Ballmer ("Best Dancer").

Ballmer, shown left, expresses his gratitude for the award.

Posted to WackyHumor at 07:46 PM | Comments (0)

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law collaborating with Mexican government

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) is a "non-profit, public interest legal foundation" located at centerforhumanrights.org. At that site they say:

The Center is generously supported by the California Legal Services Trust Fund, the Liberty Hill Foundation, and its many members. Students, lawyers, and other volunteers are encouraged to join the Center's efforts to protect and promote domestic and international civil and human rights.

They also have a site called the "Mexico Project" at vocesunidas.org. That last includes the following:

A collaborative project of the Direccion General de Proteccion y Asuntos Consulares of the Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores of the Government of Mexico and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law.

There's much more about this Project in Treason For Fun And Profit: Peter Schey And His "Mexico Project". That describes the use of the "U-Visa", which sounds like a catch-all amnesty scheme.

However, what's most shocking to me about this is that the California Legal Services Trust Fund ("CLSTF") is part of the California State Bar, which is "a public corporation within the judicial branch of government, serving as an arm of the California Supreme Court." The money from the CLSTF is the interest on California attorney's trust accounts. Neither they nor their clients get that interest, instead it's sent to the CLSTF.

So, a question: is either California state government money - or money directed by that state's government - being used to fund a collaboration with a foreign government?

If so, is that against the CLSTF rules? And, just as importantly, will the State Bar or any elected representatives endeavor to find out?

The PDF file "Eligibility Guidelines for Legal Services Projects" says:

All applicants must include with their applications an assurance that the applicant will use the funds allocated from the Trust Fund Program for the purposes set forth in §§6210-6228 of the Business and Professions Code.

A peek at that section didn't show anything about fund disbursement being limited to use for citizens.

The PDF also contains this:

2.2 The organization must operate exclusively in California. An applicant that is part of a corporation that conducts other activities outside California can meet this requirement if all funds granted will be expended in California.

Would that apply here?

I've contact the State Bar for more information, and I'll provide an update if and when they reply.

For more information on this overall scheme, see "The IOLTA Program: The Invisible Hand":

Over the next two or three years more than $1 billion will funnel into a subterranean network for the support of liberal and progressive causes-without the consent or knowledge of the donors. The Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts program, commonly known as IOLTA, began in Florida in 1978. The program requires or permits attorneys to pool temporarily certain client trust accounts, specifically those of a "nominal" or "short-term" nature. The income earned from those pools is then diverted, ostensibly to provide legal services for the poor... The income, however, has become a substantial subsidy for the political causes of the liberal left. In Massachusetts IOLTA funds have supported efforts to force redistricting to increase minority representation. Social Justice for Women, a lobbying group, receives funds, as does the AIDS Law Project of Gay and Lesbian Defenders, which opposes the testing of medical care providers for AIDS. The Massachusetts Advocacy Center, supported by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, helped draft a proposal to eliminate entrance exams at the Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the country and one renowned for its excellence...

UPDATE 1/20/06: The State Bar says grant money isn't being used for the Mexico-CHRCL collaboration.

UPDATE 3/26/07: See the New Times L.A. Jun 20, 2002 article "Border Buster" excerpted here.

UPDATE 4/01/07: See also Treason For Fun And Profit: Peter Schey And His "Mexico Project"

Posted to Immigration at 11:17 AM | Comments (1)

The Washington Post's cozy little fantasy world

They offer "Bad Border Bill" about HR 4437:

...it would do nothing to rationalize U.S. immigration policy. The Bush administration, which has rightly argued for a more sensible approach, disgracefully got behind the bill.

Many people speculate that the reason why the Bush administration favors a "sensible" approach is because they're corrupt: they do what those large corporations that profit off illegal immigration want them to do.

[4437] would also... require that border patrol uniforms be made in the good ol' USA.

Obviously the use of the phrase "good ol' USA" is meant to mock that provision as playing to patriotism. However, I'm sure the adults out there can think up a reason other than play-acting why that's a good thing. Here's a clue for the WaPo: after the L.A. riots, a large number of LAPD uniforms were stolen, and the LAPD was fearful they would be used by criminals. Similarly, people who actually care about protecting the U.S. from the bad guys don't want the bad guys in Mexico to be able to pass themselves off as BP agents. Makes sense, if you think about it.

But none [of the bill's provisions] will do much to change the fact that 11 million people live illegally in this country, in an economy that cannot function without them. No immigration bill that fails to realistically approach the country's dependence on immigrant labor will fix anything.

I beg to disagree. I think if all those illegal aliens left tomorrow we'd make out OK. We're Americans, right? Sure, there might be some hiccups to start with, but then we'd figure out a way to do things without all that serf labor. For instance, we'd either mechanize produce production, or we'd import strawberries instead of stoop laborers.

They go on to pimp for "comprehensive immigration reform", aka a Kennedy-McCain style amnesty scheme. Perhaps next time the WaPo can think this one through in a bit more depth, like:

- are they sure we need all that cheap serf labor?
- are their major downsides to importing millions of people from a hostile neighboring country?
- isn't the underlying problem that needs to be fixed ideological and political corruption?
- why is the WaPo part of that problem rather than being part of the solution?

Posted to Immigration at 10:48 AM | Comments (2)

Snark, sass, and destruction since 2002

Kathleen Parker has a column called "Lord of the blogs".

I only have one thing to say about her "column": go to the hot place, you idiotarian asshat.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: It has come to this site's attention that Parker had been including this site in the list of "many brilliant people out there... who also happen to blog". I apologize for any misconceptions that were raised and any misunderstandings that came about.

Posted to Bloggage at 05:49 AM | Comments (1)

California governor Al Gore?

Our sources tell us that Al Gore has spent $2 million on a condo in San Francisco, also the home of his latest Current TV venture. Could this be preparation for a run for governor of California? Or, does he just like the luxury ambience of his new digs?

Sources say that "ever since people learned that Al and Tipper Gore were moving into the St. Regis" requests for information skyrocketed. In fact, a closely-placed source informs this blogger that "there's something about living near a person so powerful and important that really excites folks".

They're not just excited, they're practically irrationally exuberant:

"A client of mine just moved into the swanky Four Seasons a few blocks away, where the Mayor happens to be. It's a great place. But when she heard the Gores were moving into the St. Regis, she called me up and said she wants to sell her place so she can move to the St. Regis right away! I guess it's more exciting to live near a former VP than a current Mayor."

Posted to California at 01:49 PM | Comments (2)

Democrats support "securing the border", UAVs

The House "Homeland Security Democrats" have released a report (PDF file) taking the administration to task for their failures to secure the "homeland".

Despite having Loretta Sanchez in their group, in the report they sound almost like serious-minded Americans instead of the childish race-baiters we've come to expect such as Howard Dean et al.

They complain about the administration failing to "secure the border". And, they even support the use of drones to do border surveillance.

Of course, I'm sure there's some "nuance" involved. They'll call for UAVs on the one hand, but give a wink and a nod to those big corporations that employ illegal aliens on the other.

Note that during the campaign John Kerry did mention the DHS' failings, but he never to my knowledge harped on border security. If he had, he'd be president today.

Is this a sign of a new, American, serious Democratic Party? Or, just more of the same "nuance"?

Posted to Immigration at 12:13 PM | Comments (1)

LULAC criticizes Mexico's pro-illegal immigration propaganda

The League of United Latin American Citizens is complaining about Mexico's choice of Rob Allyn to promote their country. To show you just where their loyalties lie, this is their complaint:

Hector Flores, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he understands that Mr. Allyn goes to work for whoever pays him. "That's the American way," Mr. Flores said.

However, he stressed that there are 41.3 million Hispanics in the U.S., and many of them are capable of the task.

"The Mexican government should have worked to provide this opportunity to a Hispanic business. LULAC is always trying to find ways to open the doors for Hispanics; the Mexican government should do the same," Mr. Flores said.

It used to be that questioning someone's patriotism was considered a grievous insult, and that groups would work as hard as possible to show that they were loyal U.S. citizens. Nowadays, well, things are bit more "fluid", aren't they?

The article quotes someone even more questionable:

...Carlos Quintanilla, a businessman from Dallas who is active in community issues, called a news conference outside the Mexican Consulate to complain that Mr. Allyn was chosen over a Mexican or a Mexican-American.

"I think that Vicente Fox's intentions were good, but his choice was erroneous," Mr. Quintanilla said. "I think a Mexican knows best how our people have suffered and can better convey that message to the American public."

He suggested that the Mexican government would have been better served by asking Mexican or Mexican-American firms to collectively design a plan to counter plans against illegal immigration — such as U.S. congressional proposals to build a fence at the Mexican border and place more Border Patrol agents there.

Mr. Quintanilla added that he and others would start making telephone calls to the Mexican government so it can "analyze" the contract made with Mr. Allyn...

He's also quoted here:

"You don't promote Mexico by giving a contract to a friend who helped get you elected six years ago," said Carlos Quintanilla, a Dallas entrepreneur who has publicly criticized Mr. Allyn's deal with Mexico's foreign ministry. "You don't need an Anglo to advance Mexico's interests in the United States. It's a regression and a disconnect."

Posted to Immigration at 10:24 AM | Comments (1)

New York Times' Simon Romero does Rob Allyn's work for him

Simon Romero of the New York Times offers a profile of Rob Allyn, the Dallas political strategist who's been hired by Mexico to burnish their image in the U.S.: "Republican Strategist Is Taking Heat for Taking Mexico as Client".

The profile reads like it could have been written by Allyn himself, including this bit about HR 4437:

Even some of the bill's supporters acknowledge that its requirements, once considered on the extreme fringe of the immigration debate, will make approval difficult in the Senate.

And:

Paramount among the Mexican government's concerns these days is fighting anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States.

Oddly enough, I missed the part of the article where they actually did any real reporting. Perhaps that's because it's in the NYT, or perhaps because of the ethnicity of the reporter, or perhaps because it's in the business section.

I'm sure the NYT will correct that problem in short order. I'm sure they'll look into Allyn's connections with the Bush family and see whether this is all part of a scheme by Fox and Bush to sell the U.S. on a guest worker plan. I'm sure they'll ask Allyn whether he is or will register as a Foreign Agent. I'm sure they can think up all the other things to ask someone who's going to be spreading propaganda designed to make massive illegal immigration acceptable.

I'm sure the NYT will do that, because otherwise they'd just be a propaganda rag.

Write public *at* nytimes.com and let them know what you think.

Posted to Immigration at 10:20 AM | Comments (1)

Ex-ACLU attorney: Group 'terrorizing' U.S.

From this:

An attorney who once worked for the American Civil Liberties Union has slammed the organization for "perverting" federal law by successfully threatening government officials into getting rid of public expressions of religion.

Rees Lloyd made the comments in an online podcast hosted by Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., in which the two discuss the congressman's legislation, the Public Expression of Religion Act, or PERA (H.R.2679). The bill would prohibit judges in civil suits involving the First Amendment's Establishment Clause from awarding attorney's fees to those offended by religious symbols or actions in the public square – such as a Ten Commandments display in a courthouse or a cross on a county seal...

"They use this statute to extort behavior out of individuals," the congressman said, citing the Indiana Civil Liberties Union threatening local educators. The group sent a letter to officials saying they would be sued and be forced to pay attorney's fees should any graduation prayers be offered at commencement ceremonies. The threat sent the message, Hostettler said, that individuals tied to school districts could be impoverished personally...

The congressman wonders why the ACLU would oppose his legislation since it still provides for "injunctive relief" – e.g., a court can rule in the ACLU's favor and force the removal of a Ten Commandments display – but takes out the monetary incentive for lawsuits.

"If they're not out for the money but are really out to preserve our civil liberties … then the ACLU should not be opposing my bill," Hostettler commented...

Posted to MultiCultiCult at 07:49 AM | Comments (0)

"America’s Most Bizarre and Politically Correct College Courses"

Los Angeles' own Occidental College makes the list: twice!

Other winners include Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and UCLA.

Posted to MultiCultiCult at 03:21 AM | Comments (0)

Canadian Liberal Party official quits over blog posting

Our charter requires 0.04% Canadian coverage, and here it is:

A high-ranking official within the Liberal Party of Canada resigned today after he made disparaging comments on his blog about NDP Leader Jack Layton and his wife, NDP candidate Olivia Chow.

Mike Klander, executive vice-president of the federal Liberal party's Ontario wing, stepped down after photographs of Chow, the NDP candidate for the Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina, and a chow chow dog were posted on his blog dated Dec. 9 under the heading "Separated at Birth."

Here's the cache of his since-deleted site. But, since the pictures have been deleted too go here to see a screengrab. It's really mild stuff by our standards, but, they're Canadians so be kind.

Posted to Miscellania at 04:57 AM | Comments (0)

Ernesto Portillo Jr offers racialized version of A Christmas Carol

The Arizona Daily Star columnist updates Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, offering a version such as one might find in a comic book printed by the Mexican government. It's full of so many strawmen that you might think you're reading Thomas Hardy instead of Dickens, but since we don't have all day let's look at this:

They passed over the coastlines, where Mr. Scrooge watched small boats crowded with desperate people try to reach the shore. He spied small airplanes, carrying far more people than allowed, landing on clandestine inland airstrips. Up north, along the U.S.-Canadian border, Mr. Scrooge saw people crossing on foot, some dying in the dead of winter. "Is this what will become of us?" he asked his guide. "Sadly, yes," said the ghost of immigration future. "Tell me what I can do to prevent it," begged Mr. Scrooge. The ghost thought for a minute.

While the author goes on to pimp a "comprehensive immigration plan", my sources inform me that that ghost had an IQ above 50 and realizes that that won't work and will in fact just make the situation much worse. Accordingly, let me finish this little fable for him:

Then, the ghost suggested something that shocked Mr. Scrooge to his core: enforcing the immigration laws not just on the border, but at workplaces and in the interior. And, reduce or eliminate non-emergency services to illegal aliens. That way, the ghost said, far fewer illegal aliens will come here in the first place, and all the problems will be solved. "Sure, racial demagogues, the Mexican government, corrupt employers, and the far-left will whine, but always remember: they don't have America's best interests at heart."

Posted to Immigration at 02:08 AM | Comments (0)

14th Amendment and birthright citizenship backgrounders

Edward J. Erler from the California State University, San Bernardino and The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy offered this Congressional testimony in 1997. It includes this:

Clearly, the author of the citizenship clause intended to count "foreigners," "aliens," and those born to "ambassadors or foreign ministers" as outside the "jurisdiction of the United States." Senator Howard knew, as his reference to natural law indicates, that the republican basis for citizenship is consent. This is the natural law principle of the Declaration of Independence that proclaims that legitimate governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed."

See also "A Dummies Guide to Understanding the Fourteenth Amendment" and "Alien Birthright Citizenship: A Fable That Lives Through Ignorance".

Posted to Immigration at 06:57 PM | Comments (0)

Los Angeles Times goes to border, discovers immigration laws won't work

For an unknown reason, Drudge is linking to the L.A. Times article "Some Border Patrol Agents Take a Chance on Love", which reports on a few BP agents who've dated illegal aliens and gotten into trouble for that practice.

Obviously, the LAT only has a finite amount of resources, and it's a shame that they would choose to deploy them in this fashion when there are so many more important stories that could be covered. But, the trivial matters discussed in the story appear to be a bit, shall we say, agenda-driven as can be seen from this paragraph:

Some locals say that such relationships are inevitable in a town where the nearest movie theater is 51 miles north and the nearest nightclubs lie just across the border in Agua Prieta, Mexico. The clandestine romances, they add, also make a mockery of efforts targeting illegal immigrants, such as laws being considered by Congress that would mandate fences along sections of the border and fine employers who hire illegal aliens.

And, the LAT seems to be joining them in that mockery instead of reporting on vital border issues like terrorism or Mexico meddling in our laws. Rather than telling its readers about important issues, the LAT chooses to print pro-illegal immigration propaganda.

And, I wonder why they won't name the "locals" in this case. While he's mentioned elsewhere in the article by name, could one of those "locals" in fact be Douglas Mayor Ray Borane, recipient of Mexico's Ohtli Award? That link has a past example of the LAT featuring Borane. Or, could some of those "locals" have some form of a stake in seeing that our immigration laws aren't followed?

Write readers.rep *at* latimes.com and suggest they cover more important issues.

Posted to Immigration at 02:18 PM | Comments (0)

"Bitter Debate Over 'Birthright Citizenship'"

The AP's David Crary says there's a "bitter debate" over the issue, but so far the only people I've heard of on the other side are racial demagogues and the far-left. In fact, while the piece is generally fair, they don't provide any quotes from any politicians who oppose attempts to end the practice, instead providing quotes from three groups:

Michele Waslin from the National Council of La Raza says:

"This was always seen in the past as some extreme, wacko proposal that never goes anywhere... But these so-called wacko proposals are becoming more and more mainstream — it's becoming more acceptable to have a discussion about it."

I guess she's worried this might affect "The Race". And, they also include a quote from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. That last link says they've worked with the Mexican government. Perhaps the AP could look into that. After all, the AP shouldn't quote groups with hidden agendas. More on them here and here.

And, Lucas Guttentag, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Immigrants' Rights Project, says:

"Look at Germany — the children of guest workers are not citizens... That creates enormous social and racial tensions. That's the opposite of where we want to go."

Indeed. That's why we need to make sure that almost all of our immigrants are of the legal variety and why we need to make sure that no "guest" worker schemes are imposed on the American public.

Please write feedback *at* ap.org and give them muted praise for a less-than-completely-biased report, but also suggest they give a bit more background on their quote sources.

Posted to Immigration at 01:40 PM | Comments (5)

East Valley Tribune: "A solid start for immigration reform"

That paper offers a stock editorial supporting immigration "reform", including the following:

...Business lobbyists and immigrant-rights advocates argue the House failed to lead responsibly when a majority of lawmakers know foreign guest-workers must be part of any reform package... ...And Republicans must set aside traditional alliances with business interests to finally hold employers accountable for their hiring practices...

Quite a nuanced view: give in to everything corrupt employers want, but then hold them accountable. If the GOP had the guts to stand up to those business interests, then we wouldn't have all the millions of illegal aliens we do. Most sources tend to ignore the deeper issue of corruption, perhaps that paper could lead the charge.

They also care what Vicente Fox thinks, then the offer this:

new legal methods must be established for migrants to enter the U.S., or illegal immigration will continue no matter how many border agents we hire or how many walls we build.

Indeed. However, if we combine that with workplace enforcement (by the new non-corrupt GOP), then it will be greatly reduced. Of course, if we can do that later we can also do it now, right? Perhaps that paper or others who offer similar editorials could address that point.

Posted to Immigration at 07:22 PM | Comments (0)

Skagit County: ripped off by Mexico, growers, racial demagogues, "liberals"

Last month a Skagit County, Washington paper offered the almost-unbelievable story "Illegal immigrant with tuberculosis fears county will turn him over to immigration". The title alone tells you we're about to enter Upsidedownland, but it gets worse:

* The county has had six TB cases this year, up from the usual zero to three. And, they say that half are usually caused by "foreign-born" patients.

* The county estimates that they've already spent $16,000 on his case but it could go to "$100,000 and higher". And, even after all that he might still be contagious. And, they only have a limited budget.

* When he was working, "he could earn more than $30 per day."

* The racial demagogues are out in full force, threatening the county that the health situation will get even worse if they start reporting illegal aliens, which will supposedly force them underground.

* The county representative and the newspaper are apologetic about the possibility of deportation.

This situation is what happens when corruption is aided and abetted by mush-minded "liberalism".

If the patient is going to stay here, someone other than the county should pay for his care: either his employers, or the government of Mexico, or Skagit's "liberal" population, or the racial pressure groups that are agitating to keep him here.

And, during the days of Ellis Island, he would not have been put on a steamship in the first place, and if he arrived here anyway he would have been deported. Now, with self-service immigration, anyone bearing any kind of contagious disease can just come across the border.

Previously: "JAMA: Immigrants bringing drug-resistant TB to U.S.", "Illegal Aliens and American Medicine", and news about Tyson Foods and TB.

Posted to Immigration at 12:52 PM | Comments (1)

How to Crush the Schemes of the Enemies Who Disseminate Unusual Lifestyles

Welcome to today's lecture. I and Our Leader would like to congratulate you on your hair, as it appears to conform to our standards. Remember: long hair depletes your brain of the oxygen it needs and does not conform to socialist style. Do not let your hair grow longer than 2 inches. But, if you are an older man, you can let it grow 2.8 inches in case you need to comb it over.

Also, Our Leader congratulates the women in the audience for wearing such modest skirts and blouses, and I even see a few wearing the hanbok. Anything else would be a sign of the utterly rotten bourgeois lifestyle.

I must however remind you not to watch any foreign movies, as it will cloud your mental and ideological health.

Always remember that the bastards' indecent methods are clouding the mental and ideological health of the people. If we cannot stop them in time, we will be in the same position as the Iraqis. We must eradicate the erroneous way of thinking that eating foreign foods enhances your living standards.

(The preceding was derived from an L.A. Times article about North Korean propaganda. Supposedly someone smuggled their lectures into China, where they were copied and then returned to the dissident. Details here. Be assured that the L.A. Times is adapting their methods to its own ends.)

Posted to Miscellania at 06:40 AM | Comments (1)

"Police tell Christian couple view on gays 'close to hate crime'"

From England, Land of Orwell, comes yet another disturbing story about "liberalism" run amok.

POLICE questioned a retired couple for 80 minutes about their "homophobic" views after they asked their local council if they could display their Christian literature next to gay rights leaflets, it was reported last night.

Joe and Helen Roberts said that police officers warned them that their actions "were close to a hate crime" after they complained to Wyre Borough Council about its gay rights policies.

The couple claimed that the police told them they were "walking on eggshells".

Mr Roberts, from Fleetwood, Lancashire, said he had been offended because of the council's distribution of the gay rights leaflets and its promotion of its theatre as a venue for civil partnership ceremonies.

He said he complained to Paul Deacon, the council officer responsible for Wyre's part in the Navajo Charter Mark campaign being run by several local authorities to offer assistance to gay and lesbian people.

Mr Roberts, 73, told the Daily Mail: "I told him I was offended. I asked him if I could put Christian literature on display alongside the gay material. He said I couldn't because it would offend gay people.

"I said we had no objection to gay people, but we thought that homosexual practice was wrong and we were offended by the gay culture which the council is promoting.

"They warned me that being discriminatory and homophobic is in line with hate crime. The phrase they used was that we were 'walking on eggshells'. I asked the officer, if I phoned the police with a complaint that the council were discriminating against Christians would he go to interview them?"

Lancashire police said its visit to the Robertses' family home was a matter of routine after a complaint from the council. A spokesman added: "Words of suitable advice were given and we will not be taking any further action."

Posted to MultiCultiCult at 10:29 PM | Comments (5)

Is Raw Story a credible source?

Is the far-left "news" organization Raw Story credible or not? Consider the last headline from this screengrab of their site:

The last link in that graphic claims that Fox News' Tony Snow is tied to a white supremacist group because the site MartinLutherKing.org contains a column he wrote in 1999 about Kwanzaa. The MLK site is apparently a front site for a white supremacist group, which has a link to the latter group's site at the bottom of the page.

Does that mean that Tony Snow writes columns for a racist site? Let's do the extremely easy detective work that RS apparently doesn't know how or conveniently forgot to do.

Take a close look at the article in question. Notice anything... different just above Snow's name?

Yes, that's right, there are two dates given just above his byline:

Dec. 31, 1999/22 Teves, 5760

The second form of the date is... from the Jewish calendar. In fact, the Snow column first appeared at the... Jewish World Review.

In other words, if RawStory is to be believed, not only does Tony Snow have links to a white supremacist organization but so does a Jewish publication.

Of course, what probably happened is the MLK site obtained reprint rights through a third party or from JWR without either of those groups being aware of their true nature. Or, they just copied and pasted the article.

Since there's an extremely large chance that that's true, that means that there's an extremely small chance that Raw Story's implication is true in any way.

While I've linked to RawStory and BlueLemur in the past, in the future I will make sure and verify everything I read there before linking again. I no longer consider them an even marginally credible source.

Posted to Miscellania at 03:03 PM | Comments (3)

How to get press attention for your tourist attraction and book

Today's award goes to 75-year-old Ray Wright from England who runs the "Clearwell Caves attraction in the Forest of Dean" and who's seeking a publisher for his book "The Gifts Of The Sun". He got his name in the paper by claiming that the Twelve Days Of Christmas is actually a church-cleaned-up version of a pagan mating ritual song.

Congratulations to Mr. Wright for his timing and skills with press release writing.

Posted to Miscellania at 12:49 PM | Comments (1)

Rob Allyn is a "longtime Bush family adviser"; Foreign Agents Registration Act?

Rob Allyn heads the Texas company Allyn & Company which will be trying to burnish Mexico's image and thereby support their attempts to send us their unwanted citizens.

It shouldn't be any surprise that Allyn has links to Our Leader. In fact, he's described here as a "longtime Bush family adviser".

For instance:

the Allyn Co. also worked during the 2000 Republican primaries in the U.S. According to an April 6, 2000, article in the Dallas Observer, Rob Allyn was a key player in the George W. Bush campaign to discredit his rival for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination Senator John McCain. Millionaire Bush supporter Sam Wyly funded Republicans for Clean Air to attack McCain in key states during the 2000 primary campaign. Rob Allyn was paid $46,000 to help create the ads.

So, he's representing Mexico's interests, and he also has deep links to the Bushes. In fact, the following quote makes me wonder whether he's currently getting any money from Our Leader or others associated with him:

Mr. Allyn said [Bush's "temporary" worker scheme] would be a step toward making immigration "safe and legal and orderly and controlled." Immigrants are a valuable source of labor to the U.S., he added.

Allyn also worked for Haitian presidential candidate Dumarsais "Dumas" Simeus, who owns a business in Texas and was a member of Jeb Bush's "Haiti Task Force."

Apropos of something or nothing, Allyn also lead the PR campaign to get Arlington a stadium for the Cowboys.

There's also audio of an interview KFI's John & Ken did with him here, although at post time the audio link doesn't work.

I'm not sure, but I think that Allyn or his company will have to register as a Foreign Agent. There's a FAQ on that here:

The purpose of FARA is to insure that the American public and its law makers know the source of information (propaganda) intended to sway public opinion, policy, and laws. In 1938, the FARA was Congress' response to the large number of German propaganda agents in the pre-WWII U.S... ...An agent of a Foreign principal is any individual or organization which acts at the order, request, or under the direction or control of a foreign principal, or whose activities are directed by a foreign principal who: ... 2. acts in a public relations capacity for a foreign principal...

It's certainly a worrying development that a sitting president is so closely linked to someone who might have to register as a Foreign Agent.

UPDATE: From 2004 came "Foreign Lobbyist Database Could Vanish: Justice Department claims merely copying its foreign agents database could destroy it". That claim was contained in an answer to a FOIA request, and I find that almost impossible to believe. The only possible way I can conceive of that being true is if the records are stored on a fragile medium, such as tapes or something ancient like ferrite core memory. The latter hasn't been used since I would imagine the early 70s or earlier. And, in any case, if they don't have a backup (or three), we're all in big trouble. Even if this data is stored in some ancient system, there has to be a fairly simple way to transfer all the data to a modern hard disk. Then, a simple program can be written to put that into a database. It might not be as easily searched or manipulated, but it would be usable. Obviously, either the government or the contractor who's migrating the system is blowing smoke. See also "Call for GAO Investigation Follows Center Report" and this.

Posted to Immigration at 12:38 PM | Comments (5)

Summary, analysis of HR 4437

See this.

Posted to Immigration at 08:40 AM | Comments (0)

NYT: New York PD infiltrated protests, agitated

The New York Times offers "Police Infiltrate Protests, Videotapes Show". It's certainly worrisome if true.

Unfortunately, the "if true" part is key, since they have no actual proof that those discussed in the article were actually police or working with them. The allegations are based on a series of videotapes taken mostly by the protesters themselves, and all the proof they have is that the supposed infiltrators weren't cuffed, or were immediately released, or had a walkie-talkie. Nevertheless:

...The officers hoist protest signs. They hold flowers with mourners. They ride in bicycle events. At the vigil for the cyclist, an officer in biking gear wore a button that said, "I am a shameless agitator." She also carried a camera and videotaped the roughly 15 people present.

Beyond collecting information, some of the undercover officers or their associates are seen on the tape having influence on events. At a demonstration last year during the Republican National Convention, the sham arrest of a man secretly working with the police led to a bruising confrontation between officers in riot gear and bystanders...

Posted to ThePeaceMovement at 05:24 AM | Comments (1)

"Mexico Admits Poor Treatment of Migrants"

Surprisingly, the WaPo doesn't sugarcoat the headline to this AP report:

Mexico's federal Human Rights Commission acknowledged on Wednesday that the country uses some of the same methods in dealing with illegal migrants that it has criticized the United States for employing.

The admission comes as Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez called on Latin American countries to unite against a U.S. House of Representatives bill to toughen border enforcement.

The bill, which passed on Friday with a 239-182 vote, would make illegal entry a felony, and enlist military and local police to help stop illegal entrants.

But officials of Mexico's federal Human Rights Commission acknowledged that Mexico already employs both tactics in its own territory.

"As a matter of fact, (Mexico's) population law does include prison terms for illegally entering the country ... and this is something that has been the subject of constant complaints," said Mauricio Farah, a national inspector for the rights commission...

Posted to Immigration at 04:34 AM | Comments (1)

Pew: Both Democrats and Republicans oppose illegal immigration

From the "for what it's worth file" comes "Illegal immigration concerns could split both parties":

...Americans, polls show, are upset about the government's inability to control illegal immigration, which now accounts for about 11 million illegal residents inside the U.S. borders. They are particularly unhappy with Bush's handling of the issue. One poll showed that only 24 percent of those polled approved of his approach.

Social conservatives see the massive influx of immigrants, nearly 8 million over the past five years, as a threat to American culture.

...[Reporter portrays some of them as xenophobes]...

Meanwhile, blue-collar workers feel threatened economically. They sense that immigrants, particularly illegal immigrants, are taking jobs that once went to them, or at the least, they are depressing local wages by providing cheap labor for unscrupulous employers. The American Chamber of Commerce estimates that 25 percent of dishwashers and drywall installers are illegal immigrants.

The split among lawmakers reflects that of the public on immigration, pollsters say.

Half of those polled want a hard-line approach that would stiffen the borders, limit immigration and boot out the current illegal immigrants. They are adamantly opposed to a guest-worker program, and particularly any form of amnesty.

Apparently enforcing our laws is a revolutionary concept to the reporter.

The other half also want much tighter border security, but they also are amenable to a guest-worker program and a method to allow current residents to possibly earn citizenship.

"There's no party divide on the issue, which is really interesting at a time when almost every issue is so partisan, "said Michael Dimock, associate director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. "The balance of opinion is split in each party."

"For instance, on the question of guest workers, business-oriented Republicans like guest workers, but socially conservative Republicans or more blue-collar Republicans don't like it. They see immigrants as a burden on the country.

"But working-class Democrats are just as concerned about the impact of immigrants on our culture," he said. "The fact is that there are people on both sides in both parties."

Dimock appears to be basing his comments on "Economy, Iraq Weighing Down Bush Popularity" from May 2005.

Posted to Immigration at 12:33 AM | Comments (2)

"Ever used Napster? $500"

I've noticed recent ads from a group looking for those who used Napster "back in the day", specifically 2000 or 2001. They want to buy your old computer and they'll give you $500.

I'd provide a link except I don't want to give them any additional help. I don't think this is a fraud, but I wonder exactly what they're after. I note that they have both an sbcglobal email address and a 1-800 number specifically for this campaign. The number references their campaign and asks you to leave a message, but doesn't give any additional information.

One possibility that springs to mind is that Hillary Rosen and the BATF intend to storm the residences of all those suckers who reply.

A more likely scenario is that is from a law group seeking electronic evidence on someone's behalf: either Napster or someone who's suing Napster. Except I thought they were out of business.

Another possibility is something related to patent attorneys looking for prior art, although that's less likely since they could probably obtain Napster code through other means.

If you find out what's involved, leave a note.

Posted to Miscellania at 06:01 PM | Comments (1)

Tamar Jacoby and Grover Norquist don't speak for 75% of Americans

Tamar Jacoby and Grover Norquist offer "Hard-liners don't speak for GOP". As anyone who's familiar with them might be able to predict, it's like entering bizarro world, in which those who want to reduce illegal immigration are "hard-liners". Of course, that's the position of three-quarters of Americans, and that percentage would probably go up if they knew everything involved in the issue.

And, oddly enough, they also have some kind words for "liberals":

Over two days of emotional debate on the floor, Democrats railed against the legislation, standing up, member after member, to defend our tradition as a nation of immigrants. Most of the Republicans who spoke used an entirely different vocabulary -- all about policing and punishment. A few brave GOP dissenters stood up to say that we can have both -- can remain a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.

As you might expect, that's complete BS. Democrats support massive illegal immigration, and they do so for various corrupt reasons. Simply enforcing the laws will not stop us from being a "nation of immigrants": we already admit almost a million new citizens per year.

According to the authors, this new tack is designed to rally the base. As they might say, just one problem: the base isn't buying it. They know that Bush is only slightly modifying his talk in order to keep trying to sell a "temporary" worker scheme.

They also say:

the heavily partisan votes made the party look unappealingly anti-immigrant.

HR 4437 isn't "anti-immigrant". It's (supposedly) designed to reduce illegal immigration. Anyone who calls it "anti-immigrant" is simply smearing. Why would one group of conservatives attempt to smear another group? Shouldn't conservatives fight against such "liberal" smears rather than being just as bad as a "liberal"?

Then, they let us know that the "reform wing" of the GOP is alive and well, and it includes many of those on the other side:

political operatives such as Ken Mehlman... business friendly Republicans at The Wall Street Journal, the Cato Institute and elsewhere... security-minded Republicans like Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and his predecessor Tom Ridge...

Then, they give the impression that a) Ronald Reagan is still alive and b) would have supported their schemes:

And then there are Republicans like Ronald Reagan and now President Bush who understand in a more general way that immigrants are good for the country: that they bring entrepreneurial energy and family values and fresh patriotism -- and that, as Reagan emphasized, the nation must remain a beacon to the world... None of these Republicans think enforcement or legality are unimportant...

In fact, not only is Reagan no longer with us, but he deeply regreted the amnesty he signed, and it's partly because of that amnesty that we have so many millions of illegal aliens here today.

Of course, one of the reasons there are editorials like this is because those on the other side are scared. That's definitely a good thing, but I wouldn't suggest getting over confident, since the other side has a lot of money and a lot of influence.

Posted to Immigration at 04:17 PM | Comments (3)

Boston Globe: let illegal aliens take college scholarships from citizens

Raphael Lewis offers a semi-tear jerker called "Aid they won not for them, undocumented students learn":

Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey strode onto a Framingham High School stage Monday to give 148 seniors a special holiday gift: a letter from Governor Mitt Romney informing them that they have won four tuition-free years at the state's public colleges and universities.

There was only one problem: School officials say that at least four of those who received the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship were undocumented immigrants and thus do not qualify for the free tuition program. Federal law prohibits the distribution of government financial aid to those who are here illegally...

Let's say there wasn't such a law. In that case, four illegal aliens would have taken free scholarships from our own fellow citizens. If a country allows things like that, then perhaps they should just abandon the idea of "citizen" entirely and switch to "resident."

Obviously, taking things away from U.S. citizens in order to give them to illegal aliens strikes at the very heart of our political system and we need to keep a watchful eye for those like the Boston Globe who support such explicitly anti-American goals.

Also note this:

...the four undocumented students who received the Romney letter Monday are Brazilian nationals who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents three to six years ago...

In other words, they haven't been here since they were two. Does anyone think there's the possibility they were brought here intentionally so they could go to school on our dime? Have any of the dozens of newspapers that have printed similar stories ever - even just once - asked the parents of these children what they were thinking and whether they were trying to rip us off?

Write ombud *at* globe.com and ask them to try that next report.

Posted to Immigration at 10:04 PM | Comments (4)

Los Angeles Daily News opposes border wall, wins canard contest

The L.A. DailyNews offers "Wall of shame: House immigration bill is all stick, no carrot". What's striking about it is that they offer no new canards, just a recitation of those we've come to know and love. In fact, it could almost have been autogenerated.

They support a "comprehensive solution", telling us that "enforcement alone [cannot] end illegal immigration" and that we need to create "sufficient opportunities for legal entry and earned citizenship."

And, they tell us that that would:

"free up law enforcement to focus its energies on criminals, gang members and terrorists."

Now, compare that with Our Leader's October comments:

"The fewer people trying to sneak in to work means it's more likely we're going to catch drug smugglers and terrorists and gun runners."

They also use the immigrants-living-in-the-shadows meme. Twice. And, those illegal aliens living here now are "intricately intertwined with their communities and the nation's economy".

Then, channeling Asa Hutchinson, they say it's "simply not realistic to think that the government can round up and deport these people."

And, they unwittingly give the strongest reason against a "guest" worker scheme, pointing out that many of those illegal aliens here now "have children who are American citizens."

Sometime soon I hope to have a new site operational which will discuss each of these oft-repeated canards, and including links to those who use them so we can see exactly who's on the other side.

Posted to Immigration at 12:37 PM | Comments (6)

"Federal crackdown on illegal workers could cripple building, farming industries"

Florida's Sun-Sentinel provides their entry in this year's Dishonest Reporting competition.

Posted to Immigration at 04:22 AM | Comments (1)

The Wall Street Journal and Open Borders

In "A Nation of Widgets: The Wall Street Journal and Open Borders", Mac Johnson discusses yet another Wall Street Journal editorial supporting unfettered immigration. He includes the following:

...Finally, the editorial finished with the most corrupt message I have ever seen in a major newspaper:

"Republicans seem intent not merely on increasing border patrols but also on further harassing law-abiding businesses that happen to hire illegals, as if anyone can tell the difference between real and fake immigration documents. Only Republicans would think it's smart politics to punish their supporters for hiring willing workers."

And only those who see the world through the soda straw of economic self-interest could editorialize against law enforcement and in favor of the right of a self-denied elite to be able to openly disobey whatever laws they find too “restrictive”.

It’s as if a local paper were to have the gall to complain that an overzealous vice squad were making it hard for friends to profit from prostitution. I mean, every pimp that comes through our offices says the same thing.

And that sort of elitist conceit on the part of the anti-nationalists is why the immigration issue is creating enough frustration among American voters that they are even willing to experiment with unknown and handicapped third parties to try to make their voice heard by the same politicians and executives to which the editors of the Wall Street Journal have such easy access.

Men are not widgets, and immigration affects more than just numbers in an abstract spreadsheet. America is not merely an economic opportunity zone for all comers to profit from. America is a homeland. America is a home to a distinct culture and the people that created it or have been assimilated into it. It is possible that the philosophical bookends of rightist globalism and leftist multiculturalism have squashed the instinct of that people to protect their culture and to claim the right to restrict entry into their home. But I doubt it.

Posted to Immigration at 11:21 PM | Comments (1)

Mexico agitating international community, Fifth Columnists against U.S.

Mexico is in a snit about HR 4437, the still-pending bill that would build 700 miles of wall along our border, and they intend to take steps to make sure it's not built.

While some might laugh at, downplay, or ignore what Mexico plans to do, it represents a significant threat to the U.S. And, if we build the wall or take other steps to reinforce our sovereignty over our country, they will probably step up the pressure. According to foreign secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez:

"Mexico is not going to bear, it is not going to permit, and it will not allow a stupid thing like this wall... ...What has to be done is to raise a storm of criticism, as is already happening, against this."

We're informed that he intends to "turn the international community against the plan".

They've also hired a Dallas-based PR firm, Allyn & Company, led by Rob Allyn, to polish their image. And, as previously discussed, Mexico is trying to rally Fifth Columnists inside the U.S. to its cause. And, they've been airing radio ads in Mexico:

"Had a labor accident in the United States? You have rights ... Call," reads the ad, sponsored by Mexico's Foreign Relations Department, which has helped migrants bring compensation suits in the United States.

It's just a couple small steps from these moves to directly agitating their citizens inside the U.S.

However, the only reason that's a threat is because of the Fifth Column inside the U.S.

While the far-left, politicians, and businesspeople do have a great deal of power on their own, there is one thing that can make or break them: the media. If most of the media were opponents rather than supporters of massive illegal immigration, those other groups would have far less power.

So, in order to reduce the threat of Mexico, I suggest that you work to completely discredit the many media sources that ignore or support massive illegal immigration.

Posted to Immigration at 10:21 PM | Comments (2)

Elizabeth Vargas: straight, curly, or other?

Please, take the poll:

Posted to Celebrities at 08:31 PM | Comments (0)

Wisconsin: Sen. Cathy Stepp's home surrounded by illegal immigration supporters

That state Senator offers the following letter:

Leaders of a Hispanic activist group known as Voces de la Frontera believe that in America, it is better to storm the home of an elected official and yell in their windows after dark to intimidate someone rather than to run for office to change policy.

On the evening of Friday, December 16th, a group of people advocating the issuing of drivers’ licenses to non-citizens appeared outside my windows yelling and attempting to intimidate me into voting against Assembly Bill 69...

See the many comments, one of which points out that "Voces" has a link to one Al Levie, a teacher at Horlick High School in Racine:

...Shortly thereafter, with financial assistance from Voces de la Frontera, Al, his wife Jennifer, Voces de la Frontera leader and longstanding community activist Maria Morales, and seven of the most active students traveled to Washington, D.C. The Center for Community Change organizedthree days ofactivities centering on the DREAM Act and Student Adjustment Act. These federal acts would offer undocumented students a pathway to citizenship, in-state tuition for college, and opportunities to apply for federal financial aid. Students trained in lobbying techniques and spent a daylobbying elected representatives.

They participated in a mock graduation ceremony at the U. S. Capitol and marched to the Department of Education todeliver lettershighlighting the fact that thousands of dreams were being denied because of lack of access to higher education. The Washington Post interviewed Xavier Marquez and Marylu Garcia and featured Xavier's picture on the front page the following day...

All of this is reminiscent of the "action" against Karl Rove: "Even more on the Karl Rove harassment". That involved a different group, "National Political Action", pulling a similar stunt in support of the same anti-American legislation. And, that involved school teachers as well and might have involved publicly-funded schoolbuses.

UPDATE: The other side responds:

This letter is to clarify that it was never the intention of the people who came to Senator Stepp's door to harass or intimidate her. In fact, four people came to her door. They were not yelling at her window; nor were they yelling about AB 69/SB334... Members of Voces de la Frontera were practicing the right of free expression and the right to petition a legislator. Politicians come knocking on our doors all the time, especially before elections. Does that mean we should call the police and threaten to pursue charges? An elected official has a duty to hear from and respond to constituents. The warm invitation for dialogue that was expressed at the public hearing was the basis of our decision to try to speak with Senator Stepp directly...

I fervently hope that Stepp pursues charges against these people.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 04:16 PM | Comments (1)

"Crackhead University" and Newburgh NY

The upstate New York version of the South Bronx, otherwise known as Newburgh, has been featured here in the past. In October 2003 I visited that less-than-charming burg: "Where can I buy crack in the mid-Hudson River Valley region of New York State?"

While driving through a semi-rural area that was the last thing I was expecting to find.

Then, last year John Kerry and Teresa Heinz ate at a Wendy's there and I provided extensive coverage.

Now, "LouDAWG" informs us that they even made a documentary about that fine city: "Crackhead University".

Posted to BloggingAcrossAmerica at 01:34 PM | Comments (3)

"Hatred and retaliation won't fix the migration problem"

Someone named Kelly Arthur Garrett is apparently an American reporter who lives in Mexico. She offers the titular piece, which starts with this:

What a sad commentary on the state of the migration policy debated when asimple call for bilateral cooperation loosens an avalanche of anti-Mexico vitriol from misguided Americans who confuse sword rattling with patriotism.

Then, she follows that with reading bits from the mail she received about an earlier column. While she apparently wants the reader to disagree with most of her epistlers, I'm having trouble doing so since most of them are completely right. Obviously, I could waste my time showing how most are indeed right, but instead I'll just provide this:

Here's the way two researchers put it two years ago: "Offering to work more closely with Mexico on trade and migration, the United States can press its neighbor both to adopt reforms that will help its workforce achieve parity in earning power and to develop common procedures and competencies in law enforcement, immigration policy, and defense. Perhaps integration may then come close to becoming a reality."

Is that a call to treason? Leftist propaganda? Hardly. That plea for bilateral migration cooperation is quoted from a report by the very architect of the conservative ideology that currently reigns in the United State — the Heritage Foundation.

Here's the report she's refering to. As you might have guessed, the "integration" refered to in the quote above is "continental integration", aka a sovereignty-sapping scheme to join the U.S., Canada, and Mexico together into an EU-style superstate. I'll leave it to the reader to determine whether simply calling for such a form of governance rises to the level of treason or not, or whether one would need to actually try to bring it about to meet the requirements of that most serious charge.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 10:35 AM | Comments (3)

AP/Arthur H. Rotstein: some of my best friends are Minutemen

The AP offers the biased report "Vigilante Anti-Immigration Group Gaining" about the Minuteman Project. A search shows that that's the original AP title, and not the one from Yahoo. (Fox calls it "Minuteman Project Gains Popularity", two AZ sources change it: KVOA, AZ Daily Sun, as do two ND sources: IN Forum, Grand Forks Herald. About 50 other sources have the same title as Yahoo.)

Obviously, the MMP don't call themselves "vigilantes"; it was Our Leader and others who came up with that. And, they aren't "anti-immigration", so the AP starts out with a lie. But, of course, that spirit continues:

The Minuteman Project was launched earlier this year amid fears that racist crackpots would rough up illegal immigrants trying to slip into this country.

Yes, but it would be helpful if the AP would tell us who was doing the fear-mongering: the "so-called" liberal media and far-left, pro-illegal immigration groups. Then, they inform us that that fear-mongering was wrong, and give us some good news:

And even critics of the movement acknowledge its participants are not all bigots or extremists.

Hey, I can play that game too: not all members of the MSM are far-left, anti-American propagandists. Then they quote a member of Morris Dees' Southern Poverty Law Center:

..."there are real strains of racism and anti-Semitism in this movement." Still, "the movement has attracted people who are not Klansmen or neo-Nazis."

Can I play again too? Not all members of the media are traitors.

While they do provide a quote from Dan Stein of FAIR, they also quote an Arizona sociologist to give us some "historical" background.

And, they end by giving us a few links to those mentioned in the story. Except, for one reason or another, the National Immigration Forum gets a link, but wasn't mentioned...

Posted to Immigration2005b at 06:33 AM | Comments (0)

Financial Times discovers dangers of massive illegal immigration

The Financial Times superficially reports that "LA's hidden economy threatens region". That's their take on the Milken Institute report discussed here in "Liberalism" caused Los Angeles' massive underground economy:

The findings, which added fuel to an already fierce debate about illegal immigration and revived talk about ways to make California more business-friendly, overshadowed the principal conclusion that the existing workforce is ill-equipped to man well-paid knowledge-based industries. So-called "informal" workers are most commonly found in catering, domestic service, the garment trade, construction and gardening. About 60 per cent are non-citizens, although not necessarily undocumented.

Noting the increased diversity and resilience of the economy, the study said Los Angeles had recovered strongly from recession and the loss of aerospace and financial services jobs in the 1990s. "The city also remains polarised between high-end and low-end jobs. It suffers from a workforce that is disproportionately unskilled."

...The city needed to offer better opportunities for immigrants and their children to attain higher educational standards, and generate initiatives such as loan guarantees to improve small businesses' access to capital. Its universities should also be better used to "seed" new businesses and ideas, and vocational training should focus on industries that are stable and offer good pay and growth prospects.

Improved education and training, seen by voters as the state's most urgent political issue, is the main policy platform adopted by Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles mayor.

Once again: take care of illegal immigration, and this problem will take care of itself.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 03:01 AM | Comments (1)

"Preschool for All Act", Rob Reiner, and the government targeting 4-year-olds

In June 2006, California will vote on Rob Reiner's scheme to establish voluntary preschool. Previously we offered "First 5 California": Yet another illegal immigration magnet, and here are a few more interesting links:

Why Californians Should Vote NO On "Preschool-For-All" in June 2006. That's from a homeschooling group, but they have 15 reasons worthy of your consideration.

"Will Universal Preschool Give All Kids a Head Start?"

...Critics wonder why billions should be tossed at expanding a school system that is so grossly failing the children currently in its care. Both sides agree: universal preschool involves increasing government's "parental" role regarding children. It involves a new bureaucracy that focuses on 4-year-olds...

Reiner's campaign may also serve as a model on how to turn universal preschool advocacy into governmental reality. In 1997, Reiner founded the I Am Your Child Foundation (now Parents Action for Children) to fight "for issues such as early education." In 1998, Reiner campaigned successfully for Proposition 10, a ballot initiative to tax tobacco products in order to fund preschool programs.

That same year, a California Department of Education report called for a half-day of preschool for every 3 or 4-year-old by 2008. Two bills before the 1998 state legislature unsuccessfully attempted to establish the system. By 2004, Reiner and the California Teachers Association had qualified a universal preschool initiative for the ballot but ultimately withdrew it in a joint statement.

In short, California has a long history of activists working in concert with various bureaucracies in order to expand both the reach and the funding of the CDE.

As usual, statistics and studies have been flashed in support...

Read the rest of the article, because those statistics - which you might have heard on the radio or on TV - seem to be based on rather questionable studies. Speaking of which, the Mercury News pimps the scheme in "Study supports measure's claims". Only in the seventh out of ninth paragraph do we get the other side:

Critics, including researchers at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, have raised concerns about the Chicago Child-Parent Centers study, in part because of its small sample size. Others, including Lance Izumi of the Pacific Research Institute, question whether a targeted, relatively small Chicago study can be adequately extrapolated for a state as large, and as diverse, as California.

But, wait, it gets worse. Jill Tucker from the Daily Review offers "Study shows free preschool changes kids' lives forever/Experts say universal program is big investment with big returns". It contains no negative information whatsoever. Now, given the headline and the content, what do we normally call things like that?

Posted to California at 06:33 PM | Comments (1)

"Dr. Germ", "Mrs. Anthrax" released in Iraq

I'd say this might be a correct decision, or the Bush administration might have some super-secret stratergery planned, except in almost all cases their decisions have turned out to be completely wrong. I guess we'll just have one more rollercoaster to ride because of their deep thinking, huh?

About 24 top former officials in Saddam Hussein's regime, including a biological weapons expert known as "Dr. Germ," have been released from jail...

"The release was an American-Iraqi decision and in line with an Iraqi government ruling made in December 2004, but hasn't been enforced until after the elections in an attempt to ease the political pressure in Iraq," said the lawyer, Badee Izzat Aref.

Among them were Rihab Taha, a British-educated biological weapons expert, who was known as "Dr. Germ" for her role in making bio-weapons in the 1980s, and Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, known as "Mrs. Anthrax," a former top Baath Party official and biotech researcher, Aref said.

"Because of security reasons, some of them want to leave the country," he said. He declined to elaborate, but noted "some have already left Iraq today."

Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, would say only that eight individuals formerly designated as high-value detainees were released Saturday after a board process found they were no longer a security threat and no charges would be filed against them.

Neither the U.S. military or Iraqi officials would disclose any of the names, but a legal official in Baghdad said Taha and Ammash were among those released.

The official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, said those released also included Hossam Mohammed Amin, head of the weapons inspections directorate, and Aseel Tabra, an Iraqi Olympic Committee official under Odai Saddam Hussein, the former leader's son...

Posted to Iraq at 09:32 AM | Comments (0)

Vicente Fox lectures America: don't forget immigrant roots

America's amigo, like our leader, has now become a parody, offering us the following canard:

"[The proposed wall on the Mexican border is] a very bad sign, which does not speak well of a country that is proud of being democratic, proud of being a country of immigrants... The vast majority of the population of the United States, when we look at their roots, are immigrants who have arrived from all over the world and who have constructed that great nation. That's why they can't deny who they are."

We are indeed a land of immigrants. Because of that, does that mean we have to let anyone come here and join us? Obviously not. Because if we did, we'd have a population larger than India in a decade or two.

So, Vicente, that's why we have immigration laws. See, we need to manage the flow of future immigrants. In order to make the best life for the descendents of past immigrants, we need to make sure that those who come here will be good for the country.

That's why we need to make sure that people who come here don't, for instance, think that our land rightfully belongs to some other country. And, we need to make sure that those who come here are going to be full Americans, and not just Mexicans who live in the U.S. Unfortunately, the Mexican government teaches its citizens that the U.S. southwest rightfully belongs to Mexico, and it does its level best to make sure that those "immigrants" it sends us stay true to their homeland. Now, surely, there are many Mexicans who emigrate here and give up allegiances to their former homeland. However, most of the illegal aliens who Mexico allows to come here do not fit that description.

So, Vicente, is there anyway you could look after your own citizens instead of sending them northward and then issuing pathetic pleas to emotionalism? Thanks.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 06:18 AM | Comments (2)

WaPo: immigration laws aren't being enforced, therefore they won't work

Michael A. Fletcher and Darryl Fears offer "Analysts: Crackdown Won't Halt Immigration". It includes quotes from a few people saying that enforcement alone won't work and we need a guest worker scheme. The "reporters" seem to be leading the reader to come to that same conclusion.

However, in the very same article, the "reporters" inform us that we aren't really doing enforcement:

Congress has passed laws to crack down on illegal immigration in the past -- most recently in 1996 -- but those efforts have met with little success, especially when it comes to holding employers accountable. In 1999, the government issued 417 notices of intent to fine employers for hiring undocumented workers. Last year, that number dropped to three, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. Even when employers were caught hiring undocumented workers, the penalties typically have been minor, the GAO found.

Obviously, the problem is not that the laws don't work. The problem is that they are not enforced. Now, surely, most readers of this article will realize that, right? Why would the WaPo discredit itself like this?

And, enforcement used to work, back when it meant actual "enforcement" and before the WaPo and others redefined it to mean "enforcement on paper only". The problem now is that we have "enforcement", but because of political corruption the laws are ignored.

If the WaPo wanted to rise above its current rag status they'd point that out and indicate that the root cause is corruption and not that our laws don't work. And, they'd include historical data showing that, yes, indeed, enforcement works when it's actually carried out.

They also quote Steven A. Camarota, research director for the Center for Immigration Studies, but they don't indicate whether he agrees with their headline. In fact, I'd imagine that he'd say something similar to what I wrote above.

The solution to the illegal immigration crisis is to vote corrupt politicians out of office. At the same time, sources like the WaPo have to be completely discredited.

This is yet another of my small contributions in the latter effort, and I strongly encourage you to do whatever you can to help. For instance, please write ombudsman *at* washpost.com and let them know you know what they're up to.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 04:23 AM | Comments (1)

23 million Americans can barely read English; 11 million speak little English

Good news for those (from "both" parties) who want a dumb citizenry:

Eleven million adults in the United States speak no English or know so little they can't read a prescription or sign a form, the Education Department said Thursday.

In addition, 23 million people who were born in the U.S. can barely perform such simple tasks, according to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy...

...Seven million adults, defined as those over age 16, spoke very little English. Four million others spoke no English at all. A majority of these 11 million were Spanish speakers, though more precise numbers weren't available...

[The researchers] did make note of the influx of millions of non-English speakers into the U.S. in the past 12 years...

...Only 13 percent of adults were considered proficient.

In a puzzling trend, even those with bachelor's and graduate degrees showed lower English skills compared with 1993. Schneider said that researchers were stumped and that the trend must be analyzed to figure out if college standards are sliding...

Posted to Politics at 01:45 PM | Comments (7)

Immigration lawyer unsuccessfully pimps guest worker scheme at DU

"MemFromDem" claims to be an immigration lawyer, and in an anti-Lou Dobbs thread it tries to pimp the Kennedy-McCain guest worker scheme. "TahitiNut" takes it to task, complete with some shocking charts that I'll have to incorporate in future posts. And:

Suffice it to say that when the 'ownership society' invites and facilitates an invasion of cheap labor from a deliberately oppressed neighboring country it's an invasion in nearly a literal sense of warfare. To attack those raising the alarm as racists is the cheapest and most hypocritical of ploys. It's disgusting. But monarchs (and oligarchs) have always deployed cannon fodder against cannon fodder, haven't they? It's just another kind of war profiteering - class warfare.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 08:52 AM | Comments (0)

Poll: one-third of Americans want Bush impeached

According to a Rasmussen poll, 32% of respondents want Bush to be impeached. It's at 35% for VP Dick Cheney.

On the other hand, 58% don't want impeachment for Bush. (For those doing the math, that's a little over half).

As fas as voting for someone who would pledge to impeach Our Leader, Dems said they'd be more like 47% to 28%. However, 80% of Republicans wouldn't vote for that candidate.

Previously: "Over half of WND readers support Bush's impeachment" and "Would a Bill of Impeachment Wake-Up President Bush?"

Posted to Politics at 04:24 AM | Comments (0)

Why do I bother?

First of all, I'd like to thank the 150 or so people who voted for this site in its Weblog Awards category. Unfortunately, this site ended up in seventh place with 5.42% of the vote.

Obviously, that's not that good, especially considering that I've been a bit of a pioneer of the medium. And, I continue to cover the illegal immigration scam, something that most other bloggers - especially the major ones - ignore. Now, obviously, occasionally calling people names, working to discredit others, not playing well with other bloggers, not being a sycophant, not being a partisan hack, etc. etc. does tend to take its toll.

Nevertheless, I shall persevere. For you, my reader.

Posted to Bloggage at 11:26 PM | Comments (6)

Class action lawsuit filed against California giving tuition discounts to illegal aliens

From a report that the SacBee misleadingly titles "Immigrant tuition law challenged":

Sparked by a former California congressman, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court challenging a state law allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities.

Former U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, a San Diego Republican currently running for the vacated seat of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, initiated the suit by complaining after his children were charged out-of-state tuition at a community college after moving to California from Virginia.

Bilbray contends it is fundamentally unfair for his two adult children, Briana, 19, and Patrick, 20, to be charged the higher out-of-state rate while some undocumented immigrants are eligible for much lower tuition fees...

...The Attorney General's Office declined comment, saying it had not yet seen the suit. Ravi Poorsina, spokeswoman for the University of California, said the state law being challenged does not provide special treatment to undocumented immigrants because it provides the same benefits to out-of-state students who meet the criteria, such as students who attend a California boarding school while their family lives elsewhere.

Of the 1,339 UC students who received a tuition exemption under the statute in 2004-05, roughly 30 percent may have been undocumented immigrants, though precise figures are unavailable, Poorsina said.

If this fails on a technicality or because Poorsina's description of the statute fits the DHS's rules, then I guess one of the remaining options would perhaps be to try to get some state or federal agency to conduct an investigation of some kind which would lead to a charge of aiding and abetting illegal aliens. Of course, the chance of that happening is quite slim.

UPDATE: In the unlikely event that there's an investigation, perhaps it could start with Marshall "Mark" Drummond, chancellor of California Community Colleges. He told the L.A. Times:

"My job isn't to patrol the border. My job is to build healthy communities... Regardless of the merits of these folks coming here in the first place, the point is to me that they're here, they're residents of communities, they are successful graduates of California high schools, and I personally welcome them to study and learn in our community colleges and contribute back to their communities."

Posted to Immigration2005b at 04:08 PM | Comments (3)

Stop the trojan horse illegal alien amnesty

Your calls are needed immediately: Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has added language to HR 4437 that supports adding a guest worker scheme to the final bill.

The "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005" will be voted on today, so please take a minute and call your Congressman immediately. Perhaps it would be best to scrap HR 4437 completely and start over, or at least suggest that they remove this pro-illegal alien amnesty language.

Please contact your rep here or just call 202-224-3121.

"The assurances that we had on this bill was that it would address our border security concerns," said Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., who made an impassioned statement Wednesday at a meeting of Republican members calling for the leaders to remove the language before the bill hits the floor. "Now the day before the vote we learn that there's a Trojan horse that's being attached by way of a guest worker program that we feel will lead to an amnesty."

...Royce said this new language was put into Sensenbrenner's amendment "because Jeff Flake and others who are enthusiasts for an open border position have tried to negotiate this into the final bill through subterfuge."

A spokesman for Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said he wanted to wait and see whether the Rules Committee left his language in the bill before responding to Royce...

UPDATE: This page will be updated with the progress of the bill, and it has links to much more information. See also this or this.

UPDATE 2: Speaking on KFI, Rep. Tom Tancredo says that the Flake amendment has been removed, and that an amendment allowing for 700 miles of border fence has been inserted into the bill.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 10:10 AM | Comments (1)

Urgent action needed: strengthen HR 4437

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI) has proposed H.R. 4437, aka the "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005". It contains some strong provisions against illegal immigration and a (probably deliberately) weak provision or two. The last might indicate that this bill is actually a trojan horse designed to make massive illegal immigration legal and help pave the way for a guest worker scheme. And, some have speculated that this might be a sneaky attempt to get such an amnesty.

In that scenario, the House would pass this bill before the holidays and be able to go home and brag to their constituents that they'd done something about this crisis. But, the House and the Senate would then work together behind closed doors to add in a "guest" worker scheme. And, there's little that the pro-American House members could do about that.

However, the bill itself doesn't include a "guest" worker or "temporary" worker scheme. This would be a helpful bill, but only if its negative, trojan horse provisions were removed.

To solve both problems, please contact all your representatives and tell them to not only strengthen H.R. 4437 but that you will not only not vote for them but will refuse to donate to their parties if they pass any kind of a "guest" or "temporary" worker scheme.

The idea that this bill might be helpful is assisted by those on the other side. Mexico is not only opposed to the bill, they're encouraging their allies inside the U.S. to speak out about it.

Whether on Mexico's urging or just on their own, those opposed include the National Council of the Race (it's "appalling" and "mean-spirited"), MALDEF, LULAC, AILA, National Immigration Forum, the ACLU, and AZ Republic: Revisionist reform.

Just because those on the other side oppose the bill doesn't mean it's perfect, so please contact your representatives and urge them to do something about the trojan horse provisions.

UPDATE: People's Weekly World expresses their opposition.

Posted to Immigration2005b at 03:37 AM | Comments (18)

"Liberalism" caused Los Angeles' massive underground economy

The Milken Institute has released a study called the "Los Angeles Economy Project", which reports that nearly 680,000 workers in the region work in the underground, cash-only economy. And, nearly half of those are in Los Angeles alone.

Needless to say, most of those involved are illegal aliens. And, this situation costs the cities, counties, and feds two billion dollars in lost revenues.

"Liberalism" is directly responsible for this situation because of:

1. Onerous regulations forcing many companies to pursue a workaround.
2. Encouraging and allowing massive illegal immigration.

Now, "liberals" are trying to solve these problems they created and, as can be expected, they're only going to make it worse. The LAT offers the editorial "Beneath L.A.'s economy" which suggests loans and "amnesties" as a way to bring those businesses which are "economic outlaws" into the system.

And, they also provide a laundry list of all the downsides that the massive illegal immigration they support has caused. The Los Angeles Times freely admits that llegal immigration leads to companies that aren't in "compliance with tax, wage and safety laws". It leads to "unfair competition", a "burden on public health systems", and "worker mistreatment". They note that "outlaw businesses... offer no compensation to injured employees and often pay below-minimum wage" and they are "unlikely to collect and pay sales taxes."

And, they also try to lie to their readers:

Yes, much of this problem is tied to illegal immigration and economic desperation. Yes, dealing with the status of immigrants requires a federal solution.

Obviously, the first sentence is right. However, the second is an outright lie. The City of Los Angeles could do a great deal to reduce illegal immigration, starting by ending its sanctuary practice ("Special Order 40"). Perhaps, in retrospect, Antonio Villaraigosa's trip to Mexico where he practically invited everyone in that country to come visit him was a costly mistake.

And, the LADN offers "L.A.'s underground cash" which interviews Daniel Flaming, one of the study's co-authors:

"There are several factors that create economic desperation: a slow recovery from the 2000 recession, a growing immigrant labor force that in all likelihood includes a growing undocumented labor force. Those workers, in particular, are desperate."

And stemming the trend won't be easy, Flaming said. He believes it will require not only penalties for underground employers, but also incentives, such as technical assistance, for employers who compete legally, as well as efforts by both public and private organizations in education, skill development and citizenship programs.

Just enforce the immigration laws, and this problem will take care of itself.

Posted to Los_Angeles at 09:28 PM | Comments (0)

HOTW: "Mexican president criticizes increased U.S. border enforcement"

That's the headline to