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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.

Mexican agent? IL Sen. Martin Sandoval wants loans for illegal aliens - 5/14/2007

From this: Illegal immigrants with "B" averages would be eligible for state-backed student loans if a controversial Senate proposal becomes law. Sen.

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

... has at least one link to the Mexican government, nominating the recipients of Mexico's Ohtli award.

Janet Napolitano vetoes anti-Matricula Consular bill - 5/09/2007

Continuing a trend of supporting illegal immigration, Arizona governor Janet Napolitano has vetoed a bill that would have helped prevent the use of Mexico's Matricula Consular ID card. That card is usually an indicator that the bearer is an illegal alien; legal immigrants have no use for such a card.

New Haven Independent deletes another comment (John DeStefano + Mexico) - 5/08/2007

... group is collaborating with the Mexican government [2]. I left a comment on [1], which appeared immediately. It's since disappeared, so I left it again. Let's see if it sticks this time. This is the second time they've deleted a comment I left on such stories, the first deletion is detailed at the second link above. It was such a short comment too: Since Matos' group is...

100+ Hispanic groups send letter supporting illegal immigration, opposing raids - 5/08/2007

... (their president is linked to the Mexican government), Instituto del Progreso Latino (their executive director is the president of the ICIRR), the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (indirectly linked to the Mexican government). Obviously, a letter that's sent now could simply be repurposed and sent again a year or two after "comprehensive...

Lesley Stahl/60 Minutes tries lame hit piece on Lou Dobbs - 5/06/2007

Tonight's 60 Minutes featured a profile of Lou Dobbs by Lesley Stahl entitled Lou Dobbs, "Advocacy" Journalist? In the World of CBS, biased reporters - such as the dozens exposed in the entries here as well as Stahl herself, Ed Bradley, and Steve Kroft - are real journalists, but only Dobbs blurs the lines.

Maria Hinojosa/PBS Now interviews Chris Simcox - 5/05/2007

Maria Hinojosa of PBS Now interviews the founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Chris Simcox, here. I didn't listen to the interview, and I have a neutral position on Simcox and his group [1].

AVWatch: Villaraigosa promoting allegedly Mexico-linked group - 5/04/2007

Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa rushed back from his supposed trade mission to Central America and Mexico to deal with the aftermath of the MacArthur Park mini-riot. Now, that he's back in our country, he's holding a press conference. While he says he believes in due process, he's implying that it doesn't apply in this case since it's so obvious that the police over...

Amy Goodman ignores Mexico links of illegal immigration march organizers - 5/03/2007

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! interviewed two illegal immigration march organizers (link) without mentioning that at least one of them has a highly questionable link to Mexico.

The Wit And Wisdom of Illegal Immigration Marchers - 5/01/2007

No, the pages aren't blank, but something else is. In all these reports, the listed quotes and all the rest are presented completely unopposed. No one is around to point out to them some extremely basic facts: a) they weren't kidnapped and brought here against their will, b) they're already citizens, just not of this country, c) they're welcome to leave at any time, and d) U.S....

Rudy Giuliani is braindead on immigration - 5/01/2007

Rudy Giuliani has laid out his immigration plan to something called the "Latino Coalition". Assuming the article is correct, it's clear to me that he and/or his advisors aren't able to figure things out, and he is simply unqualified to be president: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) told members of the Latino Coalition on Tuesday that U.S.

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.

Great American Boycott II: May Day illegal immigration marches - 4/30/2007

... the organizers had links to the Mexican government and Mexican political parties, yet that was barely noted even when it appeared in mainstream articles from the Chicago Tribune and others. And, in some cases it wasn't mentioned.

Generous: Mexico might pay part of UHC for Mexicans in California! - 4/24/2007

The San Francisco Chronicle's Tyche Hendricks offers "Mexico's health czar seeks better care for Mexicans in California". The new Felipe Calderon administration is developing a system of universal health care and they want to extend it to their citizens living in California. And, in a wonderful sign of generosity, they might pay part of the bill! How very, very kind of them.

Ruy Teixeira, polling "expert", agenda-driven hack - 4/13/2007

Ruy Teixeira writes for the site Donkey Rising [1] and he's a Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress.

Bush drones on in Yuma, promotes "comprehensive immigration reform" - 4/09/2007

No fence pics yet. Developing... UPDATE: ICBITN ("I Can't Believe I Took Notes"). As expected, this was Immigration Speech #5, with the 5-D variant. There is absolutely nothing in what he said that was either a) new, or b) answered his critics.

Los Angeles: Delgadillo, Cooley to work with ICE; Bratton resists (Special Order 40) - 4/05/2007

From this: Suspected gang members who are in the country illegally and are arrested for even minor crimes could face quicker deportation under new policies unveiled Wednesday by the top two prosecutors in Los Angeles. City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo and L.A. County Dist. Atty.

Reverend Stephen P. Bouman: globalist, illegal immigration supporter - 4/02/2007

From this: Several synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) urged their members of Congress and key congressional staff March 22 to enact comprehensive immigration reform in 2007 that is "humane and for the common good." ...Key components that the bishops believe help to fulfill these principles include: elimination of the family visa backlogs; fair and huma...

Ron Brynaert/Raw Story posts Tancredo smear - 4/02/2007

... have an indirect link to the Mexican government; perhaps Brynaert could look into that. And, whether the meeting he appeared at was that of the LOS is an open question. The LOS denies it was their meeting, and Tancredo's spokesman says it was organized by "Americans Have Had Enough! and the Sons of Confederate Veterans". So, why is Brynaert posting unverified and very possibl...

Mexican government wants to take Minuteman Project members "into custody" - 4/01/2007

From KGBT's Victor Castillo we learn this: Miriam Medel, Mexican Consulate [in McAllen] spokesperson, tells Action 4 News they'll be very vigilant all weekend [due to the Minuteman Project patrolling the Rio Grande Valley based out of Mission, Texas].

Wed. and Thu. are "National Call-in Days for Immigration Reform" - 3/27/2007

... includes one group linked to the Mexican government and another with an alleged link - informs us that Thursday and Friday are their "National Call-in Days for Immigration Reform" (cirnow.org/file/754.pdf).

Carol Rose/ACLU Massachusetts compares ICE tactics to Slobodan Milosevic, ethnic cleansing - 3/26/2007

... Union is indirectly linked to the Mexican government and is a strong supporter of illegal immigration.

STRIVE Act: not everyone happy with "touchback" (even for just one day) - 3/24/2007

The Gutierrez-Flake amnesty scheme contains a "touchback" provision. Current illegal aliens who pass a screening and meet other requirements would be given a legal worker permit immediately. Then: Illegal immigrants would within the next six years have to leave the United States for either Mexico or Canada, go to a processing center and re-enter the U.S. legally.

Trouble in paradise: AFL-CIO, ACLU, NIF, AFSC not fully happy with Flake-Gutierrez; Teamsters, Democrat Lampson - 3/24/2007

... group indirectly linked to the Mexican government - has a nit with the Flake-Gutierrez amnesty [1]: "Drafting comprehensive immigration reform is no easy task... [praise some provisions] ...Sadly, Title III of the bill attacks privacy by creating a national ID card.

Night of 1,000 Conversations (including 900 Useful Idiots) - 3/23/2007

... organizers lined up are linked to the Mexican government.

Our Lady Queen of Angels Church (sanctuary movement, dupes, IAF) - 3/23/2007

From Louis Sahagun of the Los Angeles Times' "L.A. church offers migrants sanctuary" (link via this) we learn that Father Richard Estrada of the Our Lady Queen of Angels church ("La Placita";laplacita.org) in downtown Los Angeles is spending $1000 to build living quarters to house a family of illegal aliens facing deportation orders.

Bill Gates: "freedom of migration is a good thing" (also: Reuters misleads) - 3/21/2007

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates - sounding like a cross between Vicente Fox and Martha Stewart - said the following in Mexico: "I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing." He also supported immigration "reform".

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".

NYT: the ACLU vouches for CAIR - 3/14/2007

Neil MacFarquhar of the NYT offers a two-screener about unnamed sources running down CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations). That's the organization whose spokesman said in 1993 that he'd like to see the U.S.

For the ACLU, it's about illegal immigration, not rights (Hazleton trial) - 3/14/2007

The ACLU's suit against Hazleton, Pennsylvania over their Illegal Immigration Relief Act continued today with mayor Lou Barletta taking the stand. The AP claims that the ACLU is suing because they think the proposal is "unconstitutional".

Bush now Quisling: pledges immigration "reform" to Mexicans, Mexican government - 3/13/2007

President Bush has crossed the line from being a borderline-Quisling to a full blown Quisling on his Latin America trip's stop in Mexico. Here are his remarks [1] from earlier today in Mexico: PRESIDENT BUSH: Buenos dA

Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform ready to push amnesty - 3/13/2007

The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform said today that they're going to push even harder for a massive amnesty for illegal aliens: "This campaign is unprecedented in the pro-immigration community," said Cecilia Munoz, senior vice president of the National Council of La Raza, in a statement.

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

... which might be linked to the Mexican government. The bill would need to pass and those funding sources would need to be designated, but I know of no "immigrants rights" groups that are not virulent supporters of illegal immigration. The original co-sponsors are: Senators Bob Menendez, Jeff Bingaman and Ken Salazar; Representatives Mike Honda, Neil Abercrombie, Hilda Solis, Ed Pastor ...

Zoe Lofgren trying to tie ICE's hands (deportations, Return to Sender) - 3/08/2007

Rep. Zoe Lofgren - chair of the Immigration Subcommittee and a former immigration lawyer - sent a letter to Julie Myers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 1 demanding information on their recent sweeps called "Operation Return to Sender" [1].

Lawsuit over crime victim visas; Juliana Barbassa/AP, Tyche Hendricks ignore Mexico link - 3/08/2007

Juliana Barbassa of the Associated Press informs us: Attorneys for undocumented immigrants who have suffered violent crimes sued the federal government Wednesday for failing to issue protective visas approved by Congress more than six years ago. The 2000 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act created a visa category allowing such victims who cooperate with law enforcement to remain...

Alfonso Chardy and the "moratorium movement" - 3/04/2007

Alfonso Chardy of the Miami Herald offers "Activists urge Bush to stop deportations". It's about as biased as you would expect, including offering sympathetic portrayals of scared "immigrants" who are avoiding lawful enforcement of our laws. "Immigrant rights activists" drop by: "It is a great tragedy," said Jose Lagos, president of Honduran Unity, a M...

NYT: Majority Back Health Care for All! - 3/02/2007

The results of the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll are in: While the war in Iraq remains the overarching issue in the early stages of the 2008 campaign, access to affordable health care is at the top of the public's domestic agenda, ranked as far more important than immigration, cutting taxes or promoting traditional values. The poll asks about making "health insurance available to a...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's "totally reasonable, centrist approach" to illegal immigration - 2/27/2007

Arnold Schwarzenegger - California's Bush-resembling, Mexico-pandering, Rove/Kennedy/Mexico-linked governor - engaged in a three-day "media blitz" in Washington DC, attending the National Governors Association meeting, speaking on Sunday talk shows, giving interviews and speaking before

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