Archive for September 2006

Illegal immigration and the Federal Aviation Administration’s airspace redesign plan at Philadelphia International Airport emerged last week as two major issues in the 7th District race. While U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon and Joseph Sestak agree the borders needs to be sealed and the FAA needs to be stopped, they differ on how to make it happen.

The Republican-controlled House recently passed a flurry of legislation over the past two weeks to construct a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), deport illegal immigrant gang members and strengthen penalties against those who build or finance border tunnels.

“We in the House have done the responsible thing. We have voted twice now to shut the border down,” said Weldon, who said his constituents are concerned that illegal immigration is a threat to American jobs and homeland security.

Echoing the sentiments of Democrats on the Hill, Sestak said the House legislation is an election-year effort to compensate for Congress’ failure to address the issue sooner.

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If anyone has not noticed, our country is under invasion. And key Democrats and Republicans are doing nothing to save it. Some of them even encourage the illegal invasion.

Why such treason? In the 1950s when our nation was under invasion, President Eisenhower (via “Operation Wetback”) responded with troops and in less than a year deported almost 1 million illegals. Yet, many of our leaders say they are unable. Rather, they are unwilling. They support something “higher” than American sovereignty; that is to say, they support liberal internationalism.

Many Democrats and Republicans have been hypnotized by the sinister spell of liberal internationalism. Although they may disagree over a few minor points, they all support the same agenda: the weakening of states’ rights, the proposition nation, “free” trade & the NAFTA superhighway, the erosion of national borders, and the expansion of unhampered and unrestricted immigration policies. They are but cronies for big business and mutinous multiculturalists, all at the expense of Middle America. And if they have their way, they will transform the US into a third-world wasteland.

In the Democratic Party the treason lobby is headed by Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Charles Schumer, John Kerry, Charlie Gonzalez, Nancy Pelosi, Russell Feingold, Loretta Sanchez, and John Conyers.

In the Republican Party, the treason lobby is spearheaded by GW Bush, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Sam Brownback, Arlen Specter, and Mike DeWine.

The Constitution entrusts the protection of the US to our elected leaders, and the above backsliders have failed in their Constitutional duties.

Already 20 million illegals have invaded the US. They plan to reclaim the Southwest and “kick every single white person out,” as one Mexican recently said. They will not rest until the Southwest is theirs and all the “gringos have been eliminated.” They are not Western; they are of Aztlan.

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Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved on Sunday tougher regulations on asylum seekers as well as new limits on immigration for people from outside the European Union.

Around 68 percent of voters endorsed amended laws on asylum and immigration in Sunday’s vote, according to official results.

All the 26 cantons were also behind the measures, which were approved last year by parliament.

The United Nations Refugee Agency, which had criticized the new asylum legislation, said Switzerland’s laws would now be among the toughest in Europe.

A coalition of center-left parties, trade unions, churches and aid organizations had forced the vote, arguing that the reforms went against Switzerland’s humanitarian tradition.

But they failed to undermine Swiss government’s argument that harsher measures against asylum abuses were necessary to avoid social tension and provide protection for those fleeing persecution.

The Swiss government said it was pleased with the outcome of the vote.

“It is not my victory, but it is an important decision,” said Justice Minister Christoph Blocher, who was at the forefront of the reform.

He added that the new measures would be strictly implemented and without delay.

According to the new measures, asylum applicants who cannot produce identity papers within 48 hours without a credible reason are automatically excluded.

Rejected asylum seekers are barred from regular welfare benefits and qualify only for food and shelter. And if they refuse to leave the country, they will face prison terms of up to two years.

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The European Union will soon admit Bulgaria and Romania. Will that be the end of enlargement? Not at all. Hello, Albania!

Riots in Hungary? Rising anti-Europe sentiment across Eastern Europe? A resounding “no” to a new constitution in France and the Netherlands, and similar sentiment elsewhere? Never mind. Time for the next round.

This week the European Union will decide when and under what conditions to admit Romania and Bulgaria into that most exclusive club. Governments are almost certain to go along. The odds are that, come New Year’s 2007, Europe will thus be that much bigger.

Welcome to the neighborhood? Not quite. Pundits and publics remain deeply skeptical. Critics insist neither country is ready for admission. In these increasingly anti-foreigner times, some hint that they do not really belong - that they’re more Balkan than European. Almost everyone is certain about one thing: Europe is tired of adding new members. Enlargement is opposed by nearly two thirds of Germans and French, and almost half of Swedes, Italians and Brits. Last year’s ill-fated French and Dutch referendums had little to do with the content of the European constitution, but a lot to do with growing popular resistance to the hoary notion of an ever-larger union.

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Immigration raids here , nationwideStaff and Wire Reports
Over the past several days in Pennsylvania and Delaware, 115 illegal immigrants have been arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown, authorities said yesterday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents specifically went after those who had disobeyed deportation orders issued by U.S. judges, said Thomas Decker, field office director for the agency in Philadelphia, where 55 people were arrested.

Word of the arrests came as the U.S. House voted to require Americans to show proof of citizenship in order to vote, and the Senate moved to build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened attacks on illegal immigration before the midterm elections.

The 228-196 House vote on a new photo ID plan and the Senate’s consideration of the fence were both part of a get-tough policy on illegal immigrants that Republicans have embraced after Congress’ failure to agree on broader legislation that would set a path for undocumented workers to attain citizenship.

The Danish government hopes Sweden’s new centre-right coalition will lead to closer co-operation between the two countries

Denmark’s Liberal-Conservative government is looking forward to working more closely with the new centre-right Swedish government after it put an end to 12 years of Social Democratic rule in Sunday’s general election.

The new majority in the Swedish government came to power in much the same manner - and with more or less the same platforms - as Denmark’s current Liberal Party-led government.

That means inevitably a tighter co-operation between the two countries is likely, according to daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende.

‘ look forward to working with the new Swedish government and further strengthening relations between Denmark and Sweden,’ said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister.

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The Center for Immigration Studies emailed me a press release about a new study they’ve just released. You can view the study here, and below is a summary of the findings:

Between 2000 and 2005, 4.1 million immigrant workers arrived from abroad, accounting for 86 percent of the net increase in the total number of employed persons (16 and older), the highest share ever recorded in the United States.

Of the 4.1 million new immigrant workers, between 1.4 and 2.7 million are estimated to be illegal immigrants.

Between 2000 and 2005, the number of young (16 to 34) native-born men who were employed declined by 1.7 million; at the same time, the number of new male immigrant workers increased by 1.9 million.

Multivariate statistical analyses show that the probability of teens and young adults (20-24) being employed was negatively affected by the number of new immigrant workers (legal and illegal) in their state.

CBS4) WASHINGTON The dragging death of a woman in Douglas County became part of the national debate on immigration reform.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, cited the arrest of suspect Jose Luis Nava-Rubi as a reason to increase border security on the House floor Thursday.

Nava-Rubi is being held without bond on a first degree murder charge and an immigration hold because officials believe he is in the nation illegally.

Tancredo, in whose district the grisly murder occurred, is a strong proponent of much stricter laws for immigration.

In a House debate on a proposal to make it easier to detain and deport illegal immigrants, Tancredo said Rubi-Nava should’ve been out of the country in April after he was pulled over by Denver police.

“He was driving without a license, he was driving with a forged identifier,” Tancredo said. “Something that was observable to the policeman. He was taken in and let go, no contact was made with ICE whatsoever.

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WASHINGTON - The House Thursday overwhelmingly passed three immigration enforcement-related measures Republican leaders hope to add to a must-pass homeland security spending bill next week.

The Senate meanwhile continued debating a bill to build 700 miles of fencing along the southern border.

GOP leaders want to get these measures to President Bush’s desk before they recess for the November elections at the end of next week. Bush has advocated a broader approach to immigration policy, one that includes a new guest worker program and a plan to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants. But he said this week he would sign a border security measure.

“We’re running out of time in this Congress,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc. “The American people say border security first.”

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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Stepping into the national debate on illegal immigration Tuesday, county legislators overwhelmingly approved a new law that requires contractors doing business with the county to certify their employees are legally in the United States.

The bill was seen as anti-immigration by supporters of day laborers and others but won the support of Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., the influential chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

The Suffolk County Legislature’s final vote was 15-3 and followed about 12 hours of public comment and debate over several weeks.

The county executive, Steve Levy, was the leading proponent of the bill and defended it as a vital tool in helping crack down on illegal immigration.

“The thing that feeds illegal immigration is the hiring,” Levy said in an interview with The Associated Press after introducing the legislation. “If every county and town and state used this type of law, it would go a long way in mitigating the immigration problem. If you dry up the jobs, you dry up the flow of illegal immigration.”

It was not immediately clear when Levy would sign the bill.

The legislation affects about 6,000 companies and agencies that have county contracts. The penalties include fines and potential jail time, and repeat offenders could forfeit their contracts.

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