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Ohio, Illinois, NY, NJ, Penn to lose political power due to massive immigration (House seats; also: IA, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO) - 11/19/2009

... gaining House seats: Texas (+4), Arizona (+2), Florida (+1), Georgia (+1), Nevada (+1), Oregon (+1), South Carolina (+1), and Utah (+1). States losing House seats: Ohio (-2), Illinois (-1), Iowa (-1), Louisiana (-1), Massachusetts (-1), Michigan (-1), Minnesota (-1), Missouri (-1), New Jersey (-1), New York (-1), and Pennsylvania (-1). If you're located in one of the states in the latter gro...

Grijalva bill might restrict Border Patrol in Arizona; contact your reps (H.R. 324) - 9/22/2009

... "would cover a gigantic area of Arizona" - including illegal immigration corridors - but it doesn't provide for the Border Patrol: The Border Patrol is increasingly being limited in its enforcement on various park lands. Promoters of illegal immigration inside the federal government seem to be on a trend of turning parks into sanctuaries for illegal alien traffic. The fear is that ...

ACLU sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio for alleged racial profiling (Dan Pochoda) - 8/19/2009

... U.S. - is suing Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio for alleged racial profiling and related issues (aclu.org/immigrants/workplace/40777prs20090819.html). According to the ACLU, a father and son - the first a long-term legal resident, the second a U.S. citizen - were detained by Arpaio's deputies while they were conducting an immigration raid at a business: The lawsuit charges that t...

New San Francisco police chief George Gascan says Mesa was about to fire him - 7/22/2009

From this: Outgoing Mesa (Arizona) police Chief George Gascon confirmed Tuesday that he was on the verge of being fired after his April trip to Washington, D.C., where he testified that illegal immigration enforcement should not be left to resource-strapped local police departments. Ending weeks of speculation by police union members and his own allies that he was forced out, Gascon told the Tribu...

Glenn Reynolds stoops to promoting giving politicians "bunny ears" - 7/12/2009

Glenn Reynolds promotes the following picture at pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/81724, and it's difficult to find the words to describe just how pathetic it is. The picture shows someone wearing a Tucson tea party t-shirt standing behind Rep. Raul Grijalva and holding up two fingers in a "bunny ears" sign. In a way this is emblematic of the tea parties: rather than engaging their oppo...

New Mexico gave out over 1000 driver's licenses to illegal aliens, others with bogus documents; Arizona no longer trusts NM licenses - 6/14/2009

... compromised that the state of Arizona no longer considers them a reliable form of ID.

Tim Gaynor /Reuters tries, fails to find economic benefits of amnesty; MPI: little effect - 4/27/2009

... was Scott Smith, mayor of Mesa, Arizona doesn't mean that there aren't others out there; we know there are. However, whenever even Marc Rosenblum of the Migration Policy Institute says the following perhaps massive immigration activists might want to give up: "A lot of this conversation about economics has to do with the political optics... Immigrants are still a small proportion o...

Mesa Police chief George Gascon to pay for DC trip out of own funds, refunds "immigration reform" group - 4/12/2009

Earlier this month, Mesa, Arizona police chief George Gascon testified before Congress about his opposition to the 287g program. His testimony was sought by Rep. John Conyers and arranged through the agency of county supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox. Hiis trip to DC was paid for by what he called at the time a "group of nonprofit organizations that are seeking immigration reform". This caused...

George Gascon DC trip paid for by "a group of nonprofit organizations that are seeking immigration reform" - 4/04/2009

... (link, via this) between Mesa, Arizona police chief George Gascon (an opponent of the program) and Rep. Ted Poe (a supporter): "Who paid your way to get here today?" Poe asked. Gascon replied by repeating the question. "You heard me," Poe said. "Who paid your way?" "A group of nonprofit organizations that are seeking immigration reform," Gascon answered....

Maricopa County board delays Arpaio immigration enforcement funding - 4/02/2009

... 287g program, Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has problems on the home front (link): The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted to postpone the acceptance of $1.6 million from the state to help pay for illegal immigration enforcement by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Republican-majority board until now has consistently supported Arpaio and generally agreed philosophically wi...

Video: large illegal alien trash dump in Huachuca Mountains, useful idiots clean it up - 3/12/2009

... territory. From the report: the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Cochise College are assembling a volunteer team to clean up the dump... Holman, 29, of Hereford [a local college official] is a programs specialist with Cochise College’s Center for Lifelong Learning. With backing from the ADEQ, she is reaching out to community volunteers to help clean up the site on Monday and Tues...

Violent hate: protesters beat effigy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (Isabel Garcia/Derechos Humanos) - 7/12/2008

... protest against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was held in front of a Tucson Barnes and Noble where he was holding a book signing. Arpaio is working with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to enforce immigration laws in his area, and, needless to say, those who support illegal immigration don't like that one bit. In front of the store, protesters savagely beat an effigy...

Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon files FBI complaint over Joe Arpaio raids - 4/13/2008

... on the characterization of an Arizona Republic editorial ("guilty of looking latino", link), and he also apparently included other news reports which may be biased as well. He includes one example of a suit that's already been filed, and another unverified incident involving one of his own staff members, not exactly an unbiased source. Meanwhile: Arpaio said it was ironic that Gor...

What Lawrence Downes/New York Times forgot to tell you, Part 2 (Phoenix furniture store protest) - 12/16/2007

For the backstory, see "Lawrence Downes/New York Times misleads & smears, and all to support illegal activity". In recent news, a pro-illegal immigration protester was arrested after allegedly pushing Michelle Dallacroce from Mothers Against Illegal Aliens at yesterday's weekly protest in front of the store. And, the owner of the store has sent a letter to Phoenix mayor Ph...

Lawrence Downes/New York Times misleads & smears, and all to support illegal activity - 12/10/2007

... Times entitled "Showdown in Arizona, Where Mariachis and Minutemen Collide". It describes a running protest by illegal immigration supporters in front of the M. D. Pruitt furniture store in Phoenix. He had the temerity to try to keep day laborers off his property, employing off-duty sherriffs in the process. And, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been arresting illegal aliens in fr...

WFMOJALI: Kyrsten Sinema (Minutemen as "domestic terrorists") - 1/19/2007

... perform. Let's kick it off with Arizona state representative Kyrsten Sinema, a member of the Democratic Party and a former Green. Back in 2005 she was part of an ACLU of Arizona team which were "monitoring" the Minuteman Project, during which she tried to claim that Sean Hannity - there for a photo op - was an illegal alien because he'd stepped over the border. He'd actua...

EFE admits Goldwater "concentration camps" smear - 6/28/2006

... has apologized for its smear of Arizona gubanatorial candidate Don Goldwater. It said he wanted to hold illegal aliens in "concentration camps". Now they say: EFE Executive Vice President Emillio Sanchez said a freelance writer for the news agency inaccurately described Goldwater's plan. "Upon further reflection, our investigation has determined that your plan to house ill...

Don Goldwater's "concentration camps": a setup by illegal immigration supporters - 6/23/2006

Arizona gubanatorial candidate Don Goldwater has received well-deserved condemnation of his calls for "concentration camps" for illegal aliens from such stalwart Americans as John McCain (R-AZ) and Jim Kolbe (R-AZ). However, there's just one problem: Goldwater didn't call for "concentration camps"; that phrase came from the state-run Spanish news agency EFE when repor...

Douglas Mayor Ray Borane sells illegal immigration to L.A. Times - 8/30/2005

Ray Borane is the mayor of Douglas, AZ, which sits almost right on the border with Mexico. The town has 15,000 residents, 90% of whom are "Latino". From the LAT article "In a State of Emergency, City's Relaxed": But on the front lines in Douglas, senior government leaders, federal agents and many residents are hard-pressed to identify the emergency conditions. Borane said...

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