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The Cokie and Steven Roberts Nov. 13 is titled "Base immigration policy on facts." Yet, the Robertses begin their article with an non-factual rant about the Republicans' stupid stance on immigration, as shown in the GOP presidential primary debates.

They then deliberately fail to distinguish between legal and illegal immigration, a common ploy by liberals to confuse voters. The Robertses state that "Immigrants contribute enormously to America's economic well-being." True for legal immigrants, not true for illegal immigrants.

The GOP presidential primary debates discuss illegal immigration only. A study released by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates that illegal immigration now costs federal and local taxpayers $113 billion per year. The report, The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on U.S. Taxpayers, is the most comprehensive analysis of how much the estimated 13 million illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children cost federal, state and local governments. illegalimmigrationstatistics.org/.
Topics: illegal immigration, US Mexico Border, Anchor babies

President Obama’s illegal alien half-uncle argued in court today his arrest on a drunken driving charge this summer violated his constitutional rights and he wants evidence suppressed and the case thrown out.

Onyango Obama’s lawyer filed a motion to suppress in Framingham District Court today, claiming he questions the legality of the illegal alien’s Aug. 24 arrest on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and whether the arrest violated Obama’s Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure.

The motion is to suppress the entire traffic stop by police that night, on claims Obama was not committing any motor vehicle violations that night at 7.

Topics: illegal immigration, Obama administration, 

A suspected drug smuggler, whose 2008 arrest resulted in a two-year prison sentence for a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of violating his civil rights, was interviewed by officials at the Mexican Consulate in Texas and later made available to testify against the agent under a grant of immunity, records show.
The suspected smuggler, then 15, told Mexican officials he had been beaten and threatened by agent Jesus E. Diaz Jr. following his Oct. 16, 2008, arrest near Eagle Pass, Texas. Consulate officials interviewed the teenager just hours after he had been detained.

In a letter that same day to the Border Patrol, the consulate officials demanded the agent be prosecuted and complained they had not been notified of the arrest, learning about it through another source, who was not identified. They said that after their interview, the teenager was repatriated to Mexico, where he would be made available to testify in the case.

Topics: illegal immigration, Mexico, US Border Patrol, ICE

With federal funds being cut left and right for critical programs, the Congress did manage did find an “extra” $240 million dollars to pay for jailing illegal immigrants. The action reflects the circling of the political wagons by California and Texas House and Senate voices strategically placed on key committees to push for the specific needs of two of the post populated states in the U.S.

According to the Los Angeles Times, California “spends more than $938 million in annual state costs for incarcerating illegal immigrants convicted of crimes.” Nationwide, there are more than 300,000 convicted illegal immigrants. Under a spending bill approved by House-Senate negotiators that would prevent a government shutdown in a few days, the bill gives California $65.8 million for the jailing of illegal convicted immigrants at a time when the federal focus is on cutting the budget.

Topics: Illegal immigration, illegal immigration costs, convicted illegals, State Criminal Alien Assistance Programs

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We are pleased to report that more of you are stepping forward to help us stay in the fight against illegal immigration and Amnesty. We have now raised $13,000 of the $40,000 we need to continue, but we only have 14 days left!

We are in full blown emergency mode and all efforts are focused on the survival funds we need to keep one of America's largest national organizations in the fight against illegal immigration.

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ATLANTA (CNN) -- Alabama's immigration law is unconstitutional and aims to threaten "the most basic human needs," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing.

"The Constitution leaves no room for such a state immigration-enforcement scheme," the department said in a brief filed with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Monday.

The impact of Alabama's immigration law is "clear and deliberate, designed in the language of the legislation's sponsor, to force aliens to 'deport themselves,'" the department's filing said.
Alabama's law cracking down on illegal immigration is considered the strictest in the nation. The U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Alabama over the measure is one of several battles in a nationwide skirmish between state federal officials over who controls immigration enforcement.

Topics: illegal immigration, Alabama, DOJ, 

Authorities along the Wasatch Front announced Tuesday afternoon they had disrupted a major multi-state drug trafficking operation allegedly run by illegal immigrants that is suspected to have ties to a Mexican drug cartel.

Lt. Phil Murphy, director of the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force, said the drug organization had been making about $10,000 to $15,000 a day and more $300,000 a month in heroin and cocaine sales.

But, Murphy said, organizers of the organization, believed to be controlled by a Mexican cartel, operated discreetly, always moving the drugs around and never dealing at their homes. Instead, he said buys were conducted at public places.

Subjects: Illegal immigration, crime scenes, Mexican drug cartel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, illegal alien arrests

Suit Filed with Supreme Court

The state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court that contends illegal immigrants should not be included in census totals used to apportion House seats.

Louisiana says 2010 census numbers include millions of people who are not permanent residents of any state, and Louisiana has lost a House seat as a result, SCOTUSblog reports. The Constitution’s requirement for a census refers only to people who have a permanent legal residence in the states, according to the suit.

The federal government will likely offer its views before the Supreme Court decides whether to allow the suit.

Topics = Illegal immigration, census counts, lawsuit, immigration court rulings, U.S. census

November 15, 2011
Jerry Seper
The Washington Times

The union that represents U.S. Border Patrol agents is challenging an effort by Texas prosecutors to block the release of information used to build a successful case against a Border Patrol agent convicted of wielding excessive force, saying the American public has a right to see the evidence.

Shawn P. Moran, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas sought a protective order to prohibit the release of discovery material without stating a reason - other than to suggest it contains information of a “sensitive nature.”

“Could the reason behind this motion be that U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman does not want the public to see the real nature of his selective prosecution of Border Patrol agents,” said Mr. Moran, whose group has taken its case to U.S. District Court.

“Perhaps it is to hide the flimsy evidence that supported his prosecution in order to avoid the public outcry as occurred after the prosecution of Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean.”
 
Subjects = Illegal immigration, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S.-Mexico border, drug smugglers, DHS, ICE

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is promising to press several controversial immigration measures when the state legislature reconvenes in January.

Having made immigration his signature issue, Kobach told the Lawrence Journal-World, that he wants the legislature to take up several immigration-related measures in the next session. This includes a bill similar to the controversial Arizona immigration measure he helped write, which allows police officers to detain individuals they believe may be undocumented.

"I think one of the reasons is that there is just so much demand for it from constituents," he said.
Also, he said, an e-Verify bill that has failed in the past in the Kansas Legislature is more likely to gain acceptance because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in May that upheld an Arizona law that requires employers use the E-Verify database system to check the immigration status of their workers.

During the 2011 session, legislation similar to another Arizona anti-illegal immigration law, and a bill to repeal in-state tuition for some undocumented students, was under consideration. Kobach has been a driving force behind both measures.

Topics: Illegal immigration, Kris Kobach, undocumented students

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer urged a federal judge to throw out one of the three remaining legal challenges to Arizona's immigration enforcement law, arguing the state's attempt to fix its border problems isn't trumped by federal law.

The governor's lawyers said in a court filing Friday that the group that filed the lawsuit in question was offering speculation about the law's effects and implications.

The lawsuit by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, alleges that Arizona's law should be invalidated because it's superseded by federal immigration law and the state can't enact statutes to control the flow of immigrants.

A federal judge has already put the law's most controversial elements on hold, but the 2010 lawsuit by LULAC seeks to invalidate other sections that took effect, such as a ban on blocking traffic when people seek or offer day-labor services on streets.


Topics: Illegal immigration, Arizona, US/Mexico Border,Gov.Brewer

Friends of ALIPAC,

We have no other choice than to go into full blown emergency mode today.

We only have 16 days left until our fund raising deadline and we have only raised $10,000 of the $40,000 minimum operations budget we need to stay in the fight against illegal immigration.

At this time, we are unfortunately going into emergency financial survival mode. All ALIPAC efforts will be directed towards raising the funds we need to avoid shutting down in December.

We need our supporters to consider two actions...

The number of foreign-born residents in the United States — including legal and illegal immigrants — reached 40 million last year, the highest figure in American history, new Census Bureau figures disclose.

Nearly 14 million new immigrants came to America from 2000 to 2010, making it the highest-ever decade for immigration.
The increase came even though there was a net decline of jobs during the decade, showing that immigration remains high even during periods of economic weakness.

“This does not mean that immigration is entirely unconnected to the U.S. job market,” observes Steven A. Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, who analyzed the new Census figures for the Center.

“But these figures are a reminder that immigration levels are not as tightly linked to the economy as some have imagined. Such factors as the desire to access public services or to enjoy greater political freedom or join relatives in the United States significantly impact migration.”

Topics: illegal immigration, US/Mexico border, immigration levels,

Brian Terry, a Border Patrol agent killed in the line of duty nearly a year ago, was honored at a memorial ceremony Saturday as a patriot, a hero, a man of honor.

"His memory is our eternal blessing," Gov. Jan Brewer said.

"This man committed his entire adult life to handling America's business," added Jay Dobyns, a federal agent who served as master of ceremonies.

Terry, a former U.S. Marine and ex-police officer, was killed Dec. 14 when his Border Patrol tactical unit got into a midnight gunbattle with banditos in a canyon near Rio Rico.

Two rifles recovered at the scene were traced to Operation Fast and Furious, a controversial federal gun-running investigation that allowed hundreds of weapons into Mexico.

Subjects: U.S. Border Patrol, border violence, U.S.-Mexico border, Agent Brian Terry, ATF, Operation Fast and Furious

Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry died almost one year ago. Despite almost daily headlines about the ongoing scandal in the Obama administration, his devastated parents have said nothing publicly about the U.S. program that helped provide the weapons that killed their son.

Until now.

In separate interviews, Josephine and Kent Terry lashed out Thursday at those they blame for Brian's murder -- Attorney General Eric Holder, his top assistant Lanny Breuer, former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, and those ATF officials who approved, executed and supervised Operation Fast and Furious.

Topics = Border violence, U.S. Border Patrol, Agent Brian Terry, Operation Fast and Furious, U.S.-Mexico border, ATF

Order sought that would conceal truth about agent's prosecution

November 11, 2011
Jerome R. Corsi
WorldNetDaily.com Inc.

WND has learned that the Obama administration is moving to impose a gag order in the case of Border Patrol Agent Jesus "Chito" Diaz, Jr., in direct response to the publication by WND of an April 2009 DHS report documenting the government initially had declined prosecution.

Subsequently, apparently after the intervention of the Mexican government, the Obama administration reversed its decision and decided to prosecute Diaz for violating the civil rights of a 15-year-old Mexican drug smuggler, identified only by the initials "MBE," who was in the process of smuggling 75 pounds of marijuana concealed in a backpack into the United States.

Diaz currently is in federal prison serving a two-year criminal sentence in solitary confinement.

Subjects = Illegal immigration, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S.-Mexico Border, DHS, ICE, drug smuggler

Friends of ALIPAC,

From the two articles below it is clear that there is an attempt to raise America's legal immigration levels beyond the nation-submerging historic levels we already endure. Over 1.6 million legal immigrants are allowed into America each year, which is more than any other nation on earth.

While we have supported those that legally immigrate, over half of the 12-20 million illegal aliens currently in America are visa overstays because the Executive Branch makes little effort to send "visitors" home and everyone around the world knows this. Around 90% of our supporters, and Americans in general, want legal immigration levels REDUCED to more sustainable and traditional levels.

Yet, we have picked up this recent public relations effort to increase "tourism" specifically from the large illegal alien donor nations of China, India, and Brazil!

ALIPAC NOTE: Over half of America's illegal alien population are visa overstays because there are no efforts to assure 'visitors' leave when they are supposed to.  America has just experienced the largest was of immigration, legal and illegal, in our nation's history in the last ten years.  Americans are screaming for relief from the deluge and now some want to increase legal immigration levels?

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The travel industry today became the latest to slam federal rules and bureaucracy, charging that tough visa rules for potential tourists have robbed the nation of $600 billion and hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Two grim facts: More Chinese now visit France than the United States, in part because it's hard to get a U.S. visitors visa. And while the U.S. used to be the destination for 17 percent of the world's tourists in 2000, that's dropped to 12.4 percent and shows no sign of changing.

"Even as world travel grew by more than 60 million travelers between 2000 and 2010, the U.S. share of the market remained essentially flat. During this 'lost decade,' our economy squandered an opportunity to gain $606 billion in total spending from 78 million additional visitors—enough to support 467,000 more jobs annually," said a new report out this afternoon from the U.S. Travel Association.

"We know that we are not getting our share," said USTA spokesman Robert Bobo.

November 10, 2011
Jerry Seper
The Washington Times

The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the Justice Department has refused to make available 11 of 12 department witnesses called by the panel for transcribed interviews in the ongoing investigation of the botched Fast and Furious weapons operation.

Sen. Chuck Grassley said that despite the department's promises of good faith cooperation in the probe, only one witness has been provided so far - former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke in Arizona, who resigned in August after taking responsibility for his mistakes during testimony about Fast and Furious before a House committee.

"The department has refused to schedule interviews with any of the other 11 witnesses. That's not the good-faith cooperation I was promised, and it is unacceptable," said Mr. Grassley, Iowa Republican. "If this controversy has taught us anything, it is that you have to talk directly to the people who know the facts.

Topics: Border violence, DOJ, Operation Fast and Furious, U.S.-Mexico border, ATF, congressional investigations

The Justice Department on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to stay out of a lawsuit involving Arizona’s immigration law, saying lower courts properly blocked tough provisions targeting illegal immigrants.

The state law is a challenge to federal policy and is designed to establish Arizona’s own immigration policy, the department’s solicitor general said in a filing with the justices. Arizona says the law is an effort to cooperate with the federal government

One provision requires that police, while enforcing other laws, question a person’s immigration status if officers suspect they are in the country illegally. In April, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a federal judge’s ruling halting enforcement of that and other key provisions in the Arizona law.

Subjects: Illegal immigration, state immigration laws, Obama administration, Supreme Court, immigration court rulings