“Day Laborers” Say Tickets are ‘Unfair’
Day Laborers Say They Will Fight Tickets Issued by San Fernando Police Department
Written by Alex Garcia, and Diana Martinez Sun Staff
City says Day Laborers Were Number One Complaint by Home Depot Management.
Last year, Florentino Martinez was given a ticket for “peddling” while walking out of the McDonald’s restaurant, his coffee still in his hands.With much difficulty, he paid the $160 the citation cost him at that time. The same thing happened to Sabino Murrieta, but in his case, he didn’t pay the citation and it ended up costing him three days in jail.
They both consider the citations issued to them and to the dozens of other day laborers waiting for work outside a commercial plaza in front of the Home Depot in the city of San Fernando, as unfair.
Exclusive: America’s Most Forgotten: The Victims of Illegal Alien Crime – Carl Epley & Amanda Thomas
Exclusive: America’s Most Forgotten: The Victims of Illegal Alien Crime – Carl Epley & Amanda Thomas
Carolyn Cooke
Editor’s note: This is the next in a continuing series about the forgotten victims of illegal alien crime – weekly stories you do not see in the mainstream media.
America’s Most Forgotten is dedicated to the all of the innocent people and their families who have been victimized by illegal aliens as a result of the refusal of our elected officials to enforce United States immigration law and to secure our borders. Americans remain unprotected from this unwanted invasion of unidentified people from across the world. No region of the country has been spared and the citizens presented come from all walks of life. Crisscrossing the nation, we have a star athlete from a predominantly African-American neighborhood in LA, then we skip to an affluent, successful actress in New York City and then to a rural Mississippi family hoping to escape big city crime and then to a Native American in small town Idaho. And on, and on, and on…
Carl Epley and Amanda Thomas – Missouri
An illegal alien has been charged in the barbaric stabbing death of two residents of Hannibal, Missouri, the birthplace of Mark Twain.
Hannibal, Missouri is the birthplace of Mark Twain (1835-1910), the American author who chronicled and commented on the times of the era in which he lived. Most notably, he authored two classic American novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Hannibal is the essence of “small town U.S.A.,” has a population of 17,000 and is located on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Death at the hands of illegal aliens does not spare America’s heartland.
The residents of this small American community were shaken by the slaying of two young adults on February 28, 2009. Manuel G. Cazares, an illegal alien from Mexico, confessed to the murders. He was charged with second degree murder and armed criminal action in the double homicide. Cazares said jealousy was his motivation.
ILLEGALS & illegality
Illegals & illegality
They’re illegal aliens because they’re in the U.S. illegally. To work here, most commit other crimes, too. And that makes the typical excuses for not cracking down on them all the more tragic.
As a new Center for Immigration Studies report (cis.org/IdentityTheft) details, “illegal” doesn’t mean “undocumented.” Many use phony driver’s licenses, “green cards” and birth certificates. And about 75 percent seeking jobs here use fraudulent Social Security cards.
Those fake documents often result from felonies that victimize Americans, including newborns whose Social Security numbers are targeted. That’s why, as CIS says, “States with the most illegal immigration also have high levels of job-related identity theft.”
Universal, mandatory use of the federal E-Verify online system would help. So would greater vigilance by the Social Security Administration and IRS. Don’t forget tougher state and local laws and enforcement at all levels. Just 7 percent of the federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 2007 caseload concerned document fraud.
But perhaps what’s needed most is a change of heart.
A U.S. public outraged over the document-fraud and identity-theft threat that illegals pose could compel officials to quit blaming Americans for “forcing” job-seeking illegals to resort to such crimes — and to begin the sort of crackdown needed to protect their constituents against this menace.
ILLEGALS Upset They Can be Deported for ‘Violations’
Deportation policies steer illegal immigrants to shadows
Gathering comes with risks
By Janell Ross and Chris Echegaray
When the Martinez family drives the half-hour from home into Nashville, wife Deanna is behind the wheel every time.
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It’s not because of some standing debate between husband and wife about who is the better driver. It’s because Deanna Martinez’s husband is one of the estimated 130,000 to 170,000 illegal immigrants living in Tennessee.
He can’t renew his driver’s license since Tennessee tightened the documentation requirements a few years ago. And Davidson County is the only place in the state where the sheriff’s office participates in a federal program in which a traffic stop can lead to deportation.
“Imagine sitting at the breakfast table one day and your husband saying, ‘I’m going to be deported because I forgot to use my blinker when I changed lanes the other day.’ That’s just not a risk we like to take,” Martinez said.
Activist ‘corrects’ perception on ILLEGAL immigration
Activist ‘corrects’ my perception on illegal immigration
Local businessman and anti-illegal-immigration activist Rusty Childress disagreed with my column in Tuesday’s Arizona Republic.
Childress is passionate about illegal immigration, so I thought that I would share what he told me about the column, then my response, then his response to that. I’d like to say that, in this instance, I’m giving him the last word. But that isn’t exactly true. The last word, as always, belongs to you.
Responding to the column, Childress wrote:
“Generalities, exaggerations and clichés work so much better. Particularly during tough economic times, when everybody is looking for somebody to blame.” Just like the “undocumented” are “only doing work Americans don’t want to do?” Or that anyone who supports the mission of ICE or the Border Patrol is a “racist hate group.” This is a double standard.
“Phoenix runs second in the world in kidnappings and third in the United States for violence. Arizona has become the home-invasion, carjacking, identity-theft capital of the nation. Is any of that true?” You still did not answer the question, but are far too obvious in attempting to plant the seed of doubt.
“What about a common-sense test? For the most part do you feel safe living here?” This is because if people believe 1/2 of what they read in the Republic, they would lead to believe that this has little effect on taxpayers. Furthermore, most of the time your paper uses the term “immigrant” to describe both legal and illegal status, confusing the reader even further.
“Illegal immigration is a serious problem. But it isn’t the reason for all of our other problems.” No one said it was, you are trying to put words in other people’s mouth, which is completely unethical.Its just the same old tired tactics: shoot the messenger, mischaracterize and attempt to discredit leadership, use ad hominem remarks and semantics to obfuscate. So predictable that you have become irrelevant to the debate. Is that what were striving for?
And don’t even get me started on whether law enforcement “should” enforce all laws (or be selective), and if they “should” cooperate with federal authorities. . .
Me:
If we disagree I suspect it is on the matter of allocation of resources. In a perfect world, government, law enforcement agencies and even you as a private businessman, would have enough money and personnel to accomplish everything that you would like to accomplish. But that isn’t the case. Police agencies, like government, while devoting some resources to ALL levels of criminal activity, are required by necessity and common sense to allocate more time and money to some than to others. Just as government is. Just as you are. I would agree with you that those who enter the country illegally are criminals. We’d disagree on how much time and money should be spent apprehending those who cut grass or work in car washes verses those who operate smuggling rings. I would not suggest that the sheriff, for instance, is doing anything improper when staging his much-publicized raids. I would only suggest that his resources could be better spent, particularly during our current economic situation. And I would d suggest that his motives have less to do with law enforcement than with maintaining a high public profile. The same can be said (in my opinion) about Sen. Pearce, who constantly labels anyone who disagrees with him as being part of the “open borders crowd.” What good does that do? In terms of public policy, none. In terms of getting re-elected… it works great.
Childress:
I’m cheap. I believe that citizen taxpayers should not be burdened with the cost of illegal immigration, even just a little. Not one red cent. If fact, the economic impact of this issue is so great that I think we must allocate the resources necessary to mitigate the problem, and do it with a sense of urgency. I don’t care whether aliens cut grass or sell drugs, this model is unsustainable (see my first editorial published by the Republic “Illegal arrivals draining Arizona”). Especially with the current state of unemployment in this country. Put Americans to work first, not foreign nationals. Prioritize please, charity begins at home. This is just down right common sense.
Consider California’s budget crisis. Look at what proximity to the border and lack of enforcement has created there. Is that sustainable? That ripple effect is going to adversely affect the entire country. They needed to enforce prop 187, now watch how this situation unfolds. Report that!
When I got involved in Prop 200 is was because it was entitled “the Arizona taxpayer and citizen protection act.” The name made resonated with me. Taxpayers have had it. No excuses, rationalizations, justifications and use of race-baiting non-arguments. Enforce existing laws or get out of the way of someone who will, like Pearce and Arpaio.
You talk about labels. La Raza supporters accuse anyone who opposes illegal immigration of using “hate speech,” and “highly charged rhetoric.” They want to intimidate people from speaking out on this issue by using the “r” word. They invented the approach they oppose. They aren’t trying to get re-elected, they are fighting to keep the status quo. . .which is for Americans to continually subsidize the cost of “cheap labor” for greedy, scofflaw employers.
I support border security and interior enforcement, including local law enforcement enforcing federal laws, especially workplace enforcement. If you want employers to continue to screw taxpayers, then bend over and let them drive. Not me. It isn’t right and you know it. Illegal immigration is not a victimless crime, but it is an unfunded mandate. Employers need to be held accountable for committing felonies and adding insult to injury by billing the American public after the deed is done.
This has nothing to do with race. When I travel to Borneo illegal immigration is front page news there. They don’t even mention race, it is a non-starter because the aliens are Asian. There goes that argument. They are able to keep their eye on the ball there without distraction.
I guess we agree to disagree, how’s that for progress?
You:
ILLEGAL immigration costly to nation
Illegal immigration costly to nation
The current administration, backed by a majority in Congress and a complicit media, is attempting to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants and circumventing the will of the American people. Such amnesty has the effect of undermining the rule of law and encourages future illegal immigration. It legalizes more workers to compete with Americans for jobs at a time when the unemployment rate is 8.5 percent and rising. Amnesty is very costly to the American taxpayer according to government statistics, as illegal immigrants will have low-paying jobs that contribute little tax revenue to the government.
Illegal immigrants who would be legalized under an amnesty program are typically low-skill workers. According to 2007 statistics, low-skill illegal immigrants on average receive $3 in government benefits for each dollar of taxes paid, a net imbalance of costs to U.S. taxpayers of $89 billion per year. Over a lifetime, the typical low-skill illegal immigrant household costs the taxpayers $1.2 million.
The cost of amnesty alone would reach $2.6 trillion once the recipients reach retirement age.
California is closer to ending ILLEGAL “Anchor Baby” births
California is closer to ending illegal “Anchor Baby” births
Kimberly Dvorak
San Diego – Californians are one step closer to ending the “Anchor Baby” births by illegals throughout the state. In an effort to close ever-expanding social service programs the California Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010, Initiative 09-0010 has begun the signature process.
The Attorney General of California released the last bit of paperwork required to get the “birth tourism” legislation moving forward. Petitioners must now collect approximately 450,000 California registered voter signatures.
At a press conference in front of the City Hall Administration building, Ted Hilton- author of the bill, Bill Morrow-retired California State Senator, Peter Nunez-former United States Attorney and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement joined together to inform the residents of California to take the immigration issue into their own hands.
This bill is for “real world citizens,” Morrow said. “The people of California have an opportunity to curb the illegal immigration. Many in California may not have seen the grass lately, but we’ve been seeding our roots.”
Happy 4th of July
I want to wish all of you a very wonderful Fourth of July Weekend!
I am excited to be heading to Dallas, Texas to join many other Americans at the “American Tea Party” that will be held at the ranch where the television series “Dallas” was taped for a number of years.
Here is the link to the announcement of the event:
http://dallasteaparty.org/2009/06/americasteaparty/
America stands at crossroads today. There are so many challenges and so many issues that need to be addressed. In many instances, there will be no “do overs!”
As is usually the case, my focus at the event will be our nation’s continuing failures to secure its borders and create an immigration system that has meaningful integrity. Immigration is not a single issue, however, but is a major factor in so many of the challenges that confront our nation today. Everything from national security and criminal justice to the economy, the environment, education and health care are getting hammered because of the immigration crisis that confronts the United States today.
If the politicians ram “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” down our throats, there will be no way to undo the incredible damage that this insane and unworkable program would create. Consider that under this program millions of aliens who have entered our country in violation of law and, along the way, violated other laws, would be provided with official identity documents that could be used as “breeder documents.”
Law tracking ILLEGAL students fails, but could return
Law tracking illegal students fails, but could return
State Senate Bill 1172, sponsored by Mesa Republican Sen. Russell Pearce, would have required every school to find and count students who are not citizens or who can’t prove they’re in the country legally. While it didn’t become law during this year’s session, which just shut down July 1, lobbyists expect it to be back next year.
Administration targeting businesses who hire ILLEGALS
Administration targeting businesses who hire illegal immigrants
From CNN Homeland Security Correspondent Jeanne Meserve
WASHINGTON (CNN) — In a signal that the Obama administration is changing tactics in dealing with illegal immigration, hundreds of businesses were notified Wednesday that federal authorities will be taking a closer look at their employment records to determine if they are hiring illegal aliens.
Kelly Nantel, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said businesses in every state and industry are being audited, “from agriculture-related businesses, to service businesses, to high-tech industry and everything in between.” The companies were selected based on leads from ICE offices around the country.
On Wednesday, 652 audit notices were issued. By comparison, only 503 such notices were issued in all of fiscal year 2008, according to an agency statement.
1/3 of American Apparel Employees are ILLEGALS
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Does anyone actually believe that this company didn’t know that one third of their workforce were ILLEGAL aliens?
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American Apparel Employees Found to Lack Work Authorization
By DAVID J. REYNOLDS
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement believes that about one-third of American Apparel Inc.’s Los Angeles work force isn’t eligible to work in the country.
ICE said 1,600 employees appear not to be authorized to work in the U.S., American Apparel disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing late Tuesday. Those employees appear to have obtained employment by providing documentation which ICE believes to be suspect and not valid, American Apparel said.
ICE wasn’t able to verify the employment eligibility of a further 200 employees because of discrepancies in these employees’ records, the company said.
The company said ICE representatives conducted an inspection in January to check the company’s compliance with immigration law.
American Apparel, which is based in Los Angeles, said that if the employees aren’t able to provide proper documentation, they will be forced to leave the company. It said losing the affected employees wouldn’t have a material effect on its business. The company said it intends to continue to cooperate with regulators.
ICE’s notification provided no indication that the company knowingly or intentionally hired unauthorized aliens and no criminal charges have been filed against the company or any current employees, according to the company’s filing.
American Apparel Chief Executive Dov Charney has been an advocate for immigration reform and boasts that his trendy t-shirts and other items are made “sweatshop-free.”
“It is the company’s hope — and my personal hope as an immigrant myself — that these employees are able to confirm their work authorization so that they may continue to work at American Apparel,” Mr. Charney said in a prepared statement.
American Apparel in May agreed to pay $5 million to filmmaker Woody Allen to end a lawsuit accusing the retailer of unauthorized use of the director’s image in an ad campaign.
In danger of default earlier in the year, the company secured $80 million in capital from private-equity firm Lion Capital LLP.
Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill
Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has defeated a bill that would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants by expanding its trespassing law.
The House voted 26-15 for the bill to expand Arizona’s trespassing law Wednesday morning, but that was five votes short of the 31 needed for passage. The Senate approved the bill 16-11 earlier Wednesday.
Supporters say an expanded trespassing law would provide a second layer of enforcement to help local police catch immigrants who slip past federal agents
Immigration News 07.01.09
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Virtual fence in So. Arizona nearing completion
US Agency Moves Closer to Lifting Ban on Admitting Foreign Travelers with HIV
New Border Patrol headquarters on hold
Local border patrol talks with PA business leaders
US immigration reform to be put to Senate
New US law relocates kids far from home
Some illegal immigrants will be able to get in-state tuition
Utah AG’s Office to Meet with Group Over Potential SB81 Litigation
Immigration law, other new statutes go into effect Wednesday
Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill
Arizona Senate OKs immigration enforcement bill
Hearing close on immigration bill
Monterey County DA joins fight to stop criminal law changes
Los Angeles police say no officers to be fired for May Day melee; Chief asked for 4 removals
Mesa Begins Search for New Police Chief
An Academic’s Labor Helps Fight H-1B Visas
New Republican group woos Latinos
Council Votes for Two Muslim School Holidays
Activists: Houston a ’sanctuary city’; HPD must change illegal immigrant policy
Laborers pack N.O. City Council chambers to support wage-theft legislation
Utah faith leaders urge repeal of SB81
Advocacy group: immigrants help state
Police officials to talk about immigration reform
Rivera warns of debate’s effects
A lifeline for those who aided US
Racial profiling still prevalent, report says
Immigrants seeking money they sent home
U.S. migrant money pools thrive in the recession
Probe fingers 1,800 American Apparel workers
Appeals court: illegal immigrant charged in Bound Brook can enter PTI program
MCSO: Valley business owner, immigrant stole dead man’s ID
Suspected illegal immigrant shot
Federal appeals court upholds prison term for drug smuggler shot by border agents
Agents arrest 116 in gang sweep
Activists: Houston a ’sanctuary city’; HPD must change ILLEGAL immigrant policy
Activists: Houston a ’sanctuary city’; HPD must change illegal immigrant policy
09:22 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By Kevin Peters / 11 News
HOUSTON—Critics who have labeled Houston a “sanctuary city” plan to renew calls Tuesday for a change inside the Houston Police Department when it comes to handling illegal immigrants. US Borderwatch tells 11 News it plans to speak out as early as Tuesday’s city council meeting.
The immigration watch group wants HPD to change a 17-year-old policy. That policy states “officers shall not inquire as to the citizenship status of any person, nor will officers detain or arrest any persons solely on the belief that they are in this country illegally.”
The move comes just a day after officers buried veteran HPD Officer Henry Canales. Investigators say he was shot and killed by Roberto Carrillo, a man who entered the country illegally.
It’s a move supported by Houston’s Police Union. Gary Blankinship, the group’s president, wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle back in March, calling on Mayor Bill White “to do your job” by taking a stronger stance on illegal immigrants encountered by police.
Mayor Bill White has repeatedly said immigration issues should be handled by the feds. Some city council members have defended that position as well.
“I believe that’s a federal issue and our federal government is responsible for enforcing immigration laws,” said James Rodriguez, a Houston City Council Member for District I. “I think our officers need to be on the streets solving crimes and being proactive and responding to emergency calls.”
Since 2006, three Houston police officers have been killed in the line of duty by illegal immigrants.
ILLEGAL Threatens to Kill Cop & Family
Illegal immigrant accused of threatening to kill cop’s family, blow up police HQ and federal courthouse
Cape police were interviewing Pedro Quino-Teodoro over the weekend during an assault investigation when Quino-Teodor, an illegal immigrant, threatened to kill an officer and his family if they contacted ICE.
Naturally, the police decided to contact ICE, who said, yep, Pedro is here illegally. Quino-Teodoro allegedly continued to make broad promises of violence and destruction on the way to jail, including blowing up the Limbaugh Federal Courthouse.
Al Franken Suports Amnesty for ILLEGALS
Franken supports “comprehensive immigration reform,” which includes creating a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements. He backs stronger fines and incarceration for employers who hire undocumented workers. Franken calls for tamper-proof worker identification cards. Franken opposes mass deportation of illegal immigrants and supports guest worker programs for seasonal jobs. He wants to work with Mexico to improve its economic conditions to reduce incentive for illegal immigrants to come to the United States
It’s Now Illegal to be ILLEGAL in Arizona
Arizona Senate OKs immigration enforcement bill
By JACQUES BILLEAUD – 1 hour ago
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has moved a step closer to becoming the only state to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants through an expansion of its trespassing law.
A 16-11 vote by the Arizona Senate early Wednesday would criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants in the state. The measure must still be approved in the House and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer.
Supporters say local police enforcing an expanded trespassing law would provide a second layer of enforcement to catch immigrants who slip past federal agents.
Opponents predict it would lead to racial profiling that would target thousands of Latinos who are U.S. citizens.
Illegal immigrants account for an estimated 500,000 people in Arizona’s 6.5 million population.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Geraldo Rivera Defends ILLEGAL Aliens
Rivera warns of debate’s effects
By SUSAN CARROLL
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said he received a text message from his 14-year-old daughter after he arrived in Houston on Monday night and was out enjoying a steak dinner.
“Hi, Dad, I was watching a TV show, and a dad just died, and I got really sad. I want you to know I love you more than anything,” Rivera said his daughter wrote.
When he woke up the next morning, Rivera turned on the TV in his hotel room and saw the daughter of slain Houston police officer Henry Canales saying essentially the same thing about her own father, who was killed last week by a suspected illegal immigrant.
Rivera said he was touched by the loss of Canales but was concerned at the same time.
“We all deplore violent crime, but what has happened is that with these anecdotal tragedies, we have demonized an entire race of people in this country,” Rivera said. “Immigrant and nonimmigrant alike. Citizen and noncitizen alike.”
Rivera, who hosts Geraldo At Large on Fox News Channel and is author of HisPanic: Why Americans fear Hispanics in the U.S., was a speaker and panelist during a Greater Houston Partnership luncheon Tuesday along with U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston.
Protest outside
A vocal, pro-immigrant advocate and frequent foil to commentator Bill O’Reilly, Rivera was greeted by about 15 protesters outside the Hyatt Regency Houston, where he spoke.
The protesters from local anti-illegal immigration organizations carried signs opposing illegal immigration and called Rivera a “traitor.”
“He is so pro-illegal (immigrant),” said JoAnn McCracken, a 70-year-old member of Texans for Immigration Reform, which advocates for stricter immigration controls. McCracken said she was primarily concerned that illegal immigration causes a burden for taxpayers. “The costs are so high,” she said.
Rivera, however, said the tone of the immigration debate has had serious consequences for Hispanics.
“We have created a slanderous condition and environment in our country, where the 46 million of us who have Latino roots now feel beleaguered, now feel besieged, now feel as if we are ‘the other,’ ” he said.
Rivera called for President Barack Obama to end work site enforcement raids. He also said the Obama administration should better define guidelines for the federal government’s 287(g) program, which deputizes local law enforcement to act as immigration agents.
Irish ILLEGALS Upset They Won’t be Given Special Treatment
Hopes dashed of illegal Irish deal
A senior Irish-American politician has dashed any hopes for an exclusive deal to help the illegal Irish in America.
Congressman Richard E Neal, leading a delegation of Washington representatives to Dublin, said a bi-lateral agreement was unlikely. The Massachusetts-based Democrat said President Barack Obama has signalled immigration would be dealt with as part of a wider overall policy. “It’s a complex issue,” he said.
“I think a bi-lateral agreement would be most difficult given that the President last week indicated that he’s prepared to embrace a comprehensive strategy to deal with the issue of immigration.”
ICE, ATF to cooperate on gun trafficking
ICE, ATF to cooperate on gun trafficking
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two federal agencies criticized in the past for failing to work together to stop the flow of illegal firearms from the United States to Mexico have agreed to boost their cooperation.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday in Albuquerque.
The assistant secretary of ICE, John Morton, called the memorandum a working document.
Morton and ATF acting director Kenneth Melson said it will allow them to increase the sharing of information and put agents from both departments on teams together.
A Government Accountability Office report earlier in June criticized the two agencies for not properly sharing information.
