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Headlines and quotes from all over (12/31/2006 – 1/2/2007):
12/2/2007
Mexico extortion racket growing from behind bars
Mexico’s fastest growing crime racket is being run out of the big house. All an inmate needs is a cell phone … from Chron.com
Migrants ‘benefit economy little’
Immigration benefits British people just 4p per week on average, a pressure group says. … from BBC
Corsi to Medved: There are so plans to create a North American Union
Here it is, true believers. … h/t Hot Air
Mexico to equip illegals with satnav devices
It’s the immigration equivalent of the condoms-in-schools debate. Is it better to outfit people with safety equipment that makes them more likely to engage in bad behavior? … h/t Hot Air
We Get Millions Of Illegals And Pay Out Billions….
I am not sure “where to file this” but it took 3 1/2 years to get information on the agreement that was signed to provide social security benefits to illegal Mexican workers in the United States … h/t PoliPundit.com
Immigration leaves USA vulnerable to Muslim extremists’ infiltration
Embattled Congressman Virgil Goode here explains his positions far more articulately and well than he did on TV when the furor over his position on Muslim immigration first broke. “Opposing view: Save Judeo-Christian values: Immigration leaves USA vulnerable to Muslim infiltration USA Today … h/t JihadWatch
Illegals kill deputy in New Year’s Eve hit and run
Immigration puts hold on aliens after officer’s car flips off road … h/t missionaryman
U.S. ambassador praises Mexico for extraditing more fugitives
U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza praised Mexico on Thursday for extraditing what he called “a record number” of fugitives to the United States in 2006, noting that Mexico sent 63 suspects north to face justice. Extraditing fugitives to the United States remains a sensitive issue. … h/t missionaryman
Jail deportation effort surges
Hundreds of San Diego County jail inmates are being targeted for deportation every month now that federal authorities have posted immigration agents in local lockups … h/t missionaryman
Satellites will help Mexicans sneak in
Illegal aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico border will reportedly be given handheld satellite devices by Mexican authorities to help them survive their illicit journey…. h/t missionaryman
Migrant smugglers benefit from tougher border crossing
Toughened U.S. border enforcement has prompted substantially more illegal immigrants to hire smugglers to help them cross over from Mexico – and competition among sophisticated criminal networks for customers has spawned violence and sometimes death. … h/t missionaryman
Border troubles draw reporters to Arizona from across the globe
Italian journalist Mario Calabresi didn’t need long to decide where he wanted to visit when the U.S. Department of State offered him a free trip to the United States…. h/t missionaryman
Links between illegal immigration, terrorism, drug trade worry U.S officials
On Sept. 5, a man calling himself Miguel Alfonso Salinas was apprehended off a deserted highway near the U.S.-Mexico border… h/t missionaryman
A hotly disputed fence on the U.S.-Mexico border will cost more than $60 billion – nearly 10 times more than original estimates – with billions more needed for land acquisition and maintenance, according to a new government … h/t missionaryman
Daniel González The Arizona Republic Jan. 2, 2007 12:00 AM Arizona, already the country’s main entry point for illegal immigration, is gaining another dubious distinction: marijuana smuggling gateway. The Border Patrol said agents seized over 331 tons (662,650 pounds) of marijuana worth $530 million last fiscal year, ending Sept. 30. … h/t missionaryman
Analysis: Dems slam border screening rules
A computer system that screens those arriving in the United States for potential indicators of terrorist activity is in danger of violating the Fourth … from UPI
Patterico’s Los Angeles Dog Trainer Year in Review 2006
It is time for this blog’s fourth annual review of the performance of the Los Angeles Times …
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
The paper continually confused opposition to illegal immigration with opposition to immigration in general … The paper seemed to show an acute sensitivity about reporting the immigration status of people who committed serious crimes. … h/t Patterico
12/31/2006
Slublog’s Proposal For Immigration
A good starting point, it seems to me….h/t Ace of Spades HQ
Down At The Border…….Bored At The Border
It has been some time since National Guard Soldiers have had their two weeks of Annual Training stolen from so that they could be doing something other than training for combat. Some insight on the deployment from Border Patrol Agents that actually work in the field, not Washington … h/t Polipundit.com
Democrats Are Not Happy With JUST 13 Million New Mexican Democrat Voters!!
After the impressive Muslim turnout in the last election that gave Democrats control of Congress, Ted Kennedy is eying more future Democrat voters … h/t Polipundit.com
U.S. agencies missing links between illegal immigration and jihad terrorism
Another story highlighting the howling need for immigration reform, and underscoring its status as a national security issue. … Evidence of “special-interest aliens” using the Mexican border to gain entry to the United States has been kept secret from the American public, according to federal law-enforcement agents, terrorism experts and critics of U.S. foreign policy with Mexico… h/t JihadWatch.org
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Border, Border Security, Politics
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