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Farmers Branch: 68% vote for anti-illegal immigration ordinance; ACLU, MALDEF file TRO - 5/15/2007

Last week, Farmers Branch (outside Dallas, Texas) passed a city ordinance requiring landlords to check the immigration status of renters.

Univision conducts citizenship drive with Mexico-linked group (NALEO) - 5/11/2007

The Spanish-language TV network Univision is encouraging their eligible viewers to become (U.S.) citizens. The initiator of the campaign (NALEO) has at least one link to the Mexican government, nominating the recipients of Mexico's Ohtli award.

May Day 2007: Peter Prengaman ignores Mexico links - 5/01/2007

Peter Prengaman of the AP has a habit of not revealing the material affiliations of those he quotes.

STRIVE Act: MALDEF, Juan Hernandez, ANLA support; Chertoff kinda - 3/24/2007

Without refering to Flake-Gutierrez specifically, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff reiterated his support for "guest" worker scheme: "[The new laws should] bring them out, register them ... and make sure as a condition that they pay their debt to society for having broken the law... What I'm talking about is a common sense policy... We have to be tough. We have to be humane.

Jeff Flake, Luis Guitierrez STRIVE amnesty: America's new favorite comedy duo? - 3/22/2007

[UPDATE: Send a free FAX about this here. Links to our full coverage about this below] Could Reps. Jeff Flake and Luis Guitierrez be the Abbott and Costello of a new generation?

Gil Cedillo's SB 1 would create "Office of Immigrant Affairs" - 3/19/2007

California state Senator Gil Cedillo - a Democrat whose actions are usually indistinguishable from those that a paid Mexican agent would engage in - is back with a new scheme: creating an "Office of Immigrant Affairs" with bill SB 1. He pretends that that Office would help new immigrants get settled in the state, help them apply for citizenship, and so forth.

Watanabe, Gorman on "Unity Blueprint for Immigration Reform" (massive amnesty, questionable links) - 3/17/2007

Teresa Watanabe and Anna Gorman of the Los Angeles Times offer "Immigrant advocates gear up". Several pro-illegal immigration groups have crafted a radical plan called the "Unity Blueprint for Immigration Reform".

Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 (Barack Obama) - 3/09/2007

... American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) (indirectly linked to Mexican government) Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (president linked to Mexican government) Immigrant Legal Resource Center [2] National Immigration Forum National Immigrant Justice Center Asian American Justice Center Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Legal Momentum American Immigration Lawyers Association Jewish...

Florida businesses join to support immigration "reform" (Laura Wides-Munoz, Laura Reiff) - 2/28/2007

Laura Wides-Munoz of the Associated Press offers February 23's "State Businesses Build United Front On Immigration Reform": ...During a daylong conference in Clearwater [hosted by Florida TaxWatch, "FTW"], more than 50 [Florida] business leaders agreed on the need for a louder and more unified Florida business voice to pressure politicians in Washington.

LULAC, MALDEF, ACLU, business groups fight Texas immigration bills - 2/16/2007

A new, apparently unnamed coalition has been formed in Texas to fight state bills designed to reduce illegal immigration. The coalition is using the standard pretext that immigration is a federal responsibility. Of course, they realize that the feds have abrogated their responsibilities; were the feds to enforce the laws, they would push for more local control.

Alfonso Aguilar/U.S. Office of Citizenship promotes "guest" workers (LULAC, NALEO connection) - 2/13/2007

The "U.S. Office of Citizenship" was created a few years ago and is part of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The first and current head of the Office, Alfonso Aguilar, was appointed by president Bush in 2003. His biography reveals that he's a member of two highly questionable groups. (Go to uscis.gov and search, or enter this: preview.tinyurl.com/2948hx) The first g...

Mexican National Commission on Human Rights: migrants were mistreated - 2/06/2007

From this: Mexico's human rights agency has accused officials in Sonora of mistreating illegal Central American migrants, saying detainees were jammed into overcrowded cells and denied food and water for hours during a crackdown last year. The report comes as the Mexican government, under pressure from the United States, is ramping up efforts to catch thousands of foreigners passing throu...

Gil Cedillo, Peter Schey, LULAC, MALDEF, more at Migrant March II - 2/05/2007

... with the National Leadership (MALDEF, Peter Schey [linked to the Mexican government], HERMANDAD MEXICANA, [Rosa Rosales, president of LULAC], Nativo Lopez, Angela Sombrano [of CARECEN], Gloria Saucedo, DERECHOS HUMANOS, [Isabel Garcia, also linked to the Mexican government], Senator Gil Cedillo, AFSC, Arnoldo Garcia [of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights], ... etc) of the movem...

Farmers Branch ordinance blocked on technicality - 1/11/2007

Farmers Branch is one of those cities trying to enact a Hazleton-style anti-illegal immigration ordinance. And, of course, they've been legally assailed by those on the other side. Earlier today State District Judge Bruce Priddy agreed with two FB residents and blocked the ordinance for 14 days.

"Declaration of Los Angeles" (city council-approved pro-illegal immigration resolution) - 12/13/2006

The Anti-Defamation League, their Latino-Jewish Roundtable, and several other groups have convinced the Los Angeles City Council to sign the "Declaration of Los Angeles", a far-left resolution that claims to support human rights for "immigrants", but which is little more than a resolution in support of illegal immigration, couched in the expected doublespeak. Next year they...

Joe Biden speaks mostly truth about Mexico, immigration - 11/28/2006

For forgotten reasons, this site isn't exactly a cheerleader for Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), but his latest statements seem to go a bit beyond the usual "pretend to talk kinda tough but actually promise nothing" blather: "Mexico is a country that is an erstwhile democracy where they have the greatest disparity of wealth," Biden said.

Chris Cannon, Howard Berman promote immigration "reform" compromise - 11/09/2006

From "Bush eyes Democrats for help on amnesty": "With alignment now in Congress and the White House, this is a unique opportunity [to pass 'comprehensive immigration reform']," said Rep. Howard L. Berman, California Democrat, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and a leader on the issue. Berman also signed on to the Graf/Hayworth meme. Then, they quote ...

Please read this before voting - 11/07/2006

If terrorists are able to infiltrate the U.S. and carry out attacks, few other issues on the table in this election will matter. Every proposal that groups of voters support - from lower taxes to universal healthcare - is predicated on the internal security of the U.S. Protecting the U.S. from attacks at home should be the first priority of all of our political leaders, but unfortunately it is not...

MALDEF, ACLU, PFAW sue Escondido over illegal immigration ordinance - 11/03/2006

Escondido, California (near San Diego) is one of the cities that have passed "Hazleton-style" ordinances, and that's resulted in a predictable legal challenge from various far-left, illegal immigration-supporting non-profit organizations.

2006 Endorsements, Part 1 - 11/01/2006

The following are more suggestions than endorsements, and in many cases these are votes against their opponents.

"Clarification" letter sent to Hispanics (Tan Nguyen, MALDEF, NCLR, NALEO) - 10/25/2006

Secretary of State Bruce McPherson's office has sent a letter to the 14,000 people who had been sent the Tan Nguyen letter. It's good that he's clearing things up. It's not so good that he's carrying the water - in an official state document under the California state seal - for far-left groups that support illegal immigration.

Tan Nguyen: the Manchurian candidate? - 10/24/2006

BoiFromTroy raises the possibility (at the site run by Chris Nolan) that Tan Nguyen is a Democratic plant designed to increase their GOTV effort: I say that Nguyen's letter was either the stupidest or the most nefarious political act this year because part of me wonders whether he's some sort of "Manchurian Candidate" planted by Democrats to pull thi

Hispanic voter suppression letter: from a Republican??? - 10/18/2006

This is Part Three of the story of Hispanics in Orange County having received a supposed voter suppression letter, the "WTF Edition". Looking at the limited amount of evidence available and the attempts by Democrats and illegal immigration supporters to take advantage of it, it seemed very unlikely that the letter could have come from the GOP or an opponent of illegal immigration.

Hispanic voter suppression letter: evidence, Arnold, hacks - 10/17/2006

[UPDATE in Hispanic voter suppression letter: from a Republican???] This is a follow-up to the story of Hispanics in Orange County having received a supposed voter suppression letter. In this post I'm going to: present evidence that the letter was sent by an illegal immigration supporter... discuss how Arnold Schwarzenegger has been politically emasculated and how his handlers don'...

How the "California Hispanics vote suppression" story will end - 10/17/2006

Several Orange County CA Hispanics have received a letter (written in Spanish) telling them in part: "You are advised that if your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time..." The AP version of this story has received wide distribution, even as far as France.

Not-so-FreeRepublic.com, Part 2 - 9/28/2006

These Free Republic threads have at least two things in common: freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709042/posts freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709051/posts freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709076/posts freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709036/posts The first commonality is that they're all in FR's "f-chat" section, which, as it sounds, is for "chatty" things rather than the s...

The National Hispanic Media Coalition - 9/16/2006

... group. The NHMC - together with MALDEF and many other far-left groups - is a member of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission's Media Image Coalition (lahumanrelations.org/programs/mic/members.htm), and this is their blurb about them (lahumanrelations.org/programs/mic/MediaImageMembersDetail.htm): The [NHMC]'s goals are 1) to improve the image of Hispanic-Americans as portray...

AP ignores Peter Schey Mexican government links (Border Human Rights Working Group) - 8/24/2006

... government. So is the CHRCL. So, MALDEF, the ACLU and the SPLC are associated with at least two groups openly working with the Mexican government.

Schwarzenegger: Supporting Prop. 187 was an error - 7/25/2006

This site translates this La Opinion article about an (English-language) interview with California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: It was an error to support Proposal 187, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted yesterday during a meeting with the editorial board of La Opinion.

USA Today: "Who supports illegal immigration?" - 5/30/2006

As a follow-up to their critically acclaimed article "Nation splits 4 ways on illegals", USA Today will soon come out with an article called "Pro-illegal immigration groups split 7 ways". In the original story their "analysis" divided the nation into four groups: "hard-liners", "unconcerned", "ambivalent", and "welcoming". Only...

Voting: the next demand illegal aliens will make - 4/06/2006

Hundreds of thousands of foreign citizens recently marched in our streets, demanding to be given the rights of citizens. The Senate looks to capitulate to their demands, giving them some form of legality. Needless to say, this will set a very dangerous precedent. And, it will give a great deal more power to those on the other side and cause them to make even greater demands. The next demand I e...

Who's responsible for illegal immigration? - 3/28/2006

By sending us millions of their citizens, Mexico has managed to obtain political power inside our country. As shown by the recent marches, that political power can be mobilized - whether in fact by Mexico or just by partisans - into a show of physical force. The U.S.

Georgia illegal aliens protest organized by former Mexican consul - 3/24/2006

[See the first update for more] Tim Molloy of the AP offers a roundup of the recent protest by illegal aliens who are demanding rights to which they aren't entitled in the falsely-titled "Immigration Rallies Draw Thousands Nationwide".

Humane Borders, Mexican government to give maps to illegal crossers; Jim Kolbe, Pima County support - 1/24/2006

Pima County (home of Tucson) and Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) are supporters of a plan by the Humane Borders group to pass out maps to Mexicans showing them the best places to illegally cross our border. Story - with several comments - here. HB, headed by Rev. Robin Hoover, is working with Mexico's National Human Rights Commission, a quasi-governmental group on the scheme. The maps will be passed...

Coalition vows to defeat harsh immigration bill [HR 4437] - 1/20/2006

From this: A U.S. coalition of business, labor unions and religious groups launched a campaign on Thursday to defeat a bill backed by Republicans that would turn some 11 million illegal immigrants into felons. The coalition of 24 organizations, many of which rarely agree on politics or economics, denounced the bill passed by the House of Representatives last month and called on the Senate to e...

LULAC gets unaccustomed questioning - 1/14/2006

... United Latin American Citizens, MALDEF, NCLR, and similar racial power groups. The "reporters" become even more transcriptionists than usual when dealing with these groups, and I don't think I've ever seen a reporter call them on their obvious lies. On the other hand, those on the American side are frequently asked to respond to the charges of racism leveled by these groups. T...

AJC: "House immigration bill crosses line" - 12/30/2005

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 o...

Urgent action needed: strengthen HR 4437 - 12/15/2005

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 hel...

"Labor's Hurricane George" - 10/26/2005

From Froma Harrop: New Orleans offers a quick study of Bush labor policy in action: On Aug. 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes, causing widespread destruction. Four days later, President Bush commits $10.1 billion of the taxpayers' money to rebuilding New Orleans.

New Democratic Party slogans - 10/25/2005

"Give us a chance, OK?" "Socialism doesn't necessarily imply Communism, you know. Please, read this pamphlet." "Only a few of our members want to reclaim Mexico's Lost Territories for that country. Most of us don't have a position on that yet." "Vote Democratic to Stop War and End Racism" "The People's Struggle against the Hegemonic ...

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