November 2010
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Real Impact of DREAM Act Much Worse than Reported →
“Democrats have announced their intent to bring the DREAM Act up for a vote in the lame-duck session of Congress while they still control both chambers, mobilizing Republican opponents who have labeled the bill as an unwarranted attempt at amnesty for illegal aliens,” Homeland Security Today reports. “FAIR argued that the number could be much higher due to fraudulent...
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Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Ready for Amnesty Agenda →
“Governor Patrick is hoping to fully implement 131 immigration reform ideas suggested by an advisory panel in 2009, including offering in-state college tuition rates for illegal immigrant students,” the Bostonist news site reports.
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Study Shows Effectiveness of Prince William... →
“Prince William County’s controversial immigration policy appears to have had some effect, as the growth of the county’s Hispanic population now lags behind that of other jurisdictions, a report from the University of Virginia states,” the Washington Post reports. ”The three-year, $385,000 study - released Tuesday by the university’s Center for Survey Research...
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ICE Enforcement Targets Employers, Leaves Illegal... →
“Instead of the dramatic, large-scale raids that snagged hundreds of illegal immigrants, including at a New Bedford factory three years ago, federal officials say they are focusing more on the businesses that hire them. The aim is to eliminate the job opportunities that attract illegal workers,” the Boston Globe reports.
“‘They get off with, at most, a slap on the...
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Obama Meets With Pro-Amnesty Legislators →
“President Obama will meet with pro-immigration reform [amnesty] Democrats — Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Reps. Nydia Velasquez (D-N.Y.) and Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) — this afternoon to discuss immigration plans for the lame-duck session. The meeting will be a follow-up to a September meeting with the three Democrats, where Obama pledged support for comprehensive immigration...
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NY Study Finds Wage Impacts From Illegal... →
FAIR’s Bob Dane was interviewed for this NY Time’s story about a recent Long Island study claiming that immigration was a benefit to the local economy. Dane notes that the study fails to account for the negative impact on the African American community and “the costs of illegal immigration, including unpaid taxes, money sent to other countries and drains on public services and...
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Health Costs for Illegal Aliens Top $33 Million in... →
“Beleaguered Bay State and U.S. taxpayers coughed up a staggering $35.7 million this year in free emergency health care for more than 52,000 illegal aliens in Massachusetts, sparking outrage from candidates and critics who back a tougher line on immigration,” theBoston Herald reported.
“The figures — released by Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration under an order...
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Reid Says Immigration Support Should Give Him... →
“Embattled Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday his campaign is not hurt by the failure to enact immigration reform because Hispanic Nevadans ‘know’ he has spent more time on immigration in the last two Congresses ‘than on any other issue — period,’” Politico reports.
“While the majority leader admittedly has been a leader on...
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"Business-Friendly" Immigration Reform for Obama? →
“Democratic Hispanic legislators oppose separating [H-1b professional guestworker visa increases from amnesty] for fear of losing business support for comprehensive reform. In principle, then, a Republican takeover of the House might increase the likelihood of a stand-alone bill on skilled immigration. That, however, is not the Republicans’ priority. Lamar Smith, the Republican who...
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Arrest Reports Reveal Employers of Illegal Aliens →
“Ever wonder where illegal aliens who get arrested for additional crimes work - which employers are hiring illegal labor? Investigative reporter Randy Travis from Fox Five TV has done a terrific job of using public records from 287(g) authorized county jails to derive the names of some of the employers who use black-market replacement labor while Americans suffer staggering...
October 2010
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Not Just Washington State, Illegal Aliens Are... →
The Oneoldvet site highlights more electioneering by illegal aliens, this time in California. He points to a post by Lisa Carter with the Examiner who encountered several illegal aliens passing out campaign literature. “‘I’ve been here for six years and have three children,’ said one young volunteer named Esther, who wouldn’t give her last name. ‘Even though I...
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Federal Courts in Texas Dismissing Hundreds of... →
The Houston Chronicle this week reported that federal courts in Texas were dismissing hundreds of deportation cases. Dismissals of such cases were up 700 percent between July and August of this year, according to The Chronicle, and were the result of unsolicited motions by federal prosecutors, not the defendants. (The Houston Chronicle, Oct. 17, 2010)
All signs indicate that the broad-based...
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Illegal Aliens Campaign in Washington Senate Race →
OneAmerica Votes, an organization that aims to increase immigrant voter turnout, is actively recruiting illegal aliens to campaign for Democratic incumbent Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). (Washington Post, Oct. 22, 2010) The organization’s director, Pramila Jayapal, says the campaign is about empowering those who may not feel like they can contribute to a campaign because they can’t vote....
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Record 134 Tons of Marijuana Seized in Tijuana →
Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana seized 134 tons of marijuana last Sunday in what was a record marijuana bust in Mexico. (NY Times, Oct. 21, 2010) The seizure occurred after local police came across a convoy and were fired upon. (Id.) A shootout between the convoy members and police ensued, leading to the arrest of 11 convoy members. (Washington Post¸ Oct. 19, 2010) The arrestees...
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Governor Paterson to Pardon Criminal Aliens in... →
At the direction of Governor Paterson, the State of New York is currently reviewing hundreds of pardon applications from criminal aliens who want to avoid deportations based on their criminal acts. Governor Paterson announced in May of this year that he intended to pardon certain criminal aliens in order to prevent the U.S. government from deporting them. To that end, he ordered the creation of a...
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Senate Judiciary Members Ask for Investigation... →
Republican Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are beginning to ask questions about the Houston Amnesty Program we told you about last week in which hundreds of immigration cases were dismissed. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that last Thursday the seven Members of the Committee called for an investigation into the dismissals.
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Senate Judiciary Members Ask for Investigation... →
“The seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday called for an investigation into the dismissal of hundreds of immigration cases in Houston, accusing Homeland Security officials of selectively enforcing the law. Texas Sen. John Cornyn and six GOP colleagues on the powerful panel wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano demanding a full report on the...
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Immigration Focus of Last Minute Campaign Ads →
“With much of the campaign rhetoric focused on Washington’s spending on the nation’s sluggish economy, immigration has also become the issue of choice for some candidates, especially in their attack ads,” notes NPR.
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"Virtual Fence" Virtually Gone →
“The Department of Homeland Security, positioning itself to cut its losses on a so-called invisible fence along the U.S.- Mexico border, has decided not to exercise a one-year option for Boeing to continue work on the troubled multibillion-dollar project involving high-tech cameras, radar and vibration sensors,” the LA Times writes. “The government has not released an independent...
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Sanctuary City Protest in NYC Demands End to... →
Protesters in New York City marched against implementation of Secure Communities in New York. “The demonstrators were protesting a new federal program to check the fingerprints of everyone arrested against immigration records,” notes the NY Daily News. “According to Make the Road NY, every year the city’s Department of Correction transfers between 3,000 and 4,000 New...
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IBD Editors Endorse Project to End Birthright... →
“Lawmakers in 14 states are joining to restore the intended meaning of the 14th Amendment: that being a U.S. citizen requires more than just your mother sneaking past the Border Patrol. The architect of Arizona’s immigration law, SB2070, announced Tuesday a new crusade to correct what he perceives as an unfortunate misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment that allows children of illegal...
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What's Up With Worksite Enforcement? Nothing, it's... →
Back in June the Congressional Research Service looked at worksite enforcement data provided by ICE to see how the agency was conducting raids and other enforcement actions at workplaces around the U.S. What the CRS found were declines of 50 percent or more in key areas such as:
Number of Individuals Arrested on Administrative Charges in Worksite Enforcement Operations declined 68% from 2008 to...
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Is USCIS Placing Application Speed Over Fraud... →
“My colleague Jessica Vaughan got hold of a letter that Sen. Charles Grassley sent to DHS last week inquiring about reports that career officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are being pressured to approve immigration applications regardless of fraud concerns,” says Mark Krikorian in National Review.
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Sanctuary Cities Ready to Torch Fingerprint... →
The inevitable endpoint of sanctuary cities desire to protect illegal aliens is now in sight - a halt of all fingerprint sharing by localities with state and federal authorities. The Huffington Post has a report from Santa Clara county, California, where supervisors are plotting on how they can prevent ICE from deporting illegal aliens taken into custody. “The county is also looking into...
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Mexican Drug Cartels Take Center Stage in... →
On Election Day, Californians will have the opportunity to vote onProposition 19, the “Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.” If passed, Proposition 19 would legalize marijuana use and possession of an ounce of pot in California for adults 21 and older, permit small residential cultivation and allow cities and counties to tax and regulate retail pot sales. (The Sacramento Bee, Oct. 14,...
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Sanctuary Cities Ready to Torch Fingerprint... →
The inevitable endpoint of sanctuary cities desire to protect illegal aliens is now in sight - a halt of all fingerprint sharing by localities with state and federal authorities. The Huffington Post has a report from Santa Clara county, California, where supervisors are plotting on how they can prevent ICE from deporting illegal aliens taken into custody. “The county is also looking into...
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Birthright Citizenship Next on State Legislative... →
“Lawmakers in at least 14 states are collaborating on proposed legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, according to lawmakers, including the sponsor of Arizona’s 2010 law targeting illegal immigration,” the Washington Post reports. “‘We’re taking a leadership role on things that need to be fixed in America. We can’t get...
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Candidates Debate Immigration →
As the 2010 elections draw near, candidates across the country are debating the nation’s most current and pressing issues—especially immigration. In two neck and neck races in particular, the Nevada senate race and the Maryland gubernatorial race, candidates quarreled over America’s broken immigration system.
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Election 2010: Where Do Your Elected Officials...
Questioning Candidates on Immigration
5 Must-Answer Questions Voters and Journalists Must Ask
During this competitive campaign season, immigration is one of the leading hot button issues. Still, getting a straight answer out of candidates on their immigration stance can be challenging. With illegal alien amnesty looming as a likely legislative focus in the next Congress, and unsettled state...
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Coastal Cities Seek to Approve Non-Citizen Voting... →
Measures to permit non-citizens the right to vote will appear on ballots in both San Francisco, California and Portland, Maine this November. If passed, Proposition D in San Francisco would allow non-citizens who are parents, guardians, or caregivers of public school students to vote in local school board elections. (SF Gate, Sept. 29, 2010) Going even further than San Francisco’s Proposition...
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National Guard Operations at Border under... →
The AP Reports: “The first troops began their mission on Aug. 30, and no member of the media has been allowed to see firsthand what they’ve been doing. Border Patrol agents are set to take reporters to one of the several sites Friday where the troops are acting as what the agency calls ‘extra eyes and ears.”
Why do you think there is a media-blackout of the National Guard...
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Brewer Objects to Foreign Governments' Filing... →
“In a new twist in the fight over Arizona’s immigration law, Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Tuesday asked a federal court to disallow foreign governments from joining the U.S. Justice Department’s suit to overturn the law,” Politico reports. “The move comes in response to a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling issued Monday allowing nearly a dozen Latin American countries...
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FAIR Legislative Update: Georgia Debates Barring... →
A special committee formed by the Georgia Board of Regents, the body of Georgia’s state government that oversees the University of Georgia system, recommended last week that illegal aliens be prohibited from attending the state’s publicly funded colleges and universities. (My Fox Atlanta, Sept. 28, 2010) The committee also recommended that all Georgia colleges and universities verify whether...
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Mexico Wants U.S. To Stop Deporting Criminals... →
“A coalition of Mexican mayors has asked the United States to stop deporting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes in the U.S. to Mexican border cities, saying the deportations are contributing to Mexican border violence,” Fox News reported. “Critics of the Mexican lawmakers say the U.S. is prosecuting the criminals in question, and if Mexico wants to keep...
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Obama Administration Blamed for Not Acting Fast... →
A Counterpunch article by Stewart J. Lawrence says that amnesty supporters are mad at President Obama because ICE career personnel are slowing or reversing administrative amnesty plans outlined in secret memos leaked to Congress.
“[I]t appears that the administration has reneged on key parts of its deal with pro-immigration activists. Why? Largely because career Immigration and Customs...
September 2010
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If Education is the Key to Economic Success, Why...
by Ira Mehlman
On a campaign swing through New Mexico today, President Obama returned to a theme that he hopes will energize voters in the midterm elections. The president, as he has done in the past, spoke about the need for an educated workforce to ensure America’s long-term economic prosperity. Even his harshest critics would not disagree.
Just one question Mr. President: If America...
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FAIR Local Group Navigator →
One of the best ways to impact the immigration reform movement is to become involved with a group that is working to impact legislation at the state or local level. Did you know that you can become part of a local immigration reform group through FAIR’s website? FAIR has helped organize groups around the country in almost every state. Find a comprehensive list of local and state...
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Bombshell DHS Memo Reveals Plan to Grant...
The American Spectator reported last Thursday that a new leaked memo from the Department of Homeland Security clearly demonstrates the Obama Administration has been contemplating using its administrative power to grant amnesty to the entire illegal alien population. FAIR has since obtained a copy of the memo, dated February 26, 2010, and is able to confirm its contents.
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ICE Plans Stealth New Amnesty? →
USA Today reports, “The Obama administration is changing the federal immigration enforcement strategy in ways that reduce the threat of deportation for millions of illegal immigrants, even as states such as Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, Ohio and Texas are pushing to accelerate deportations.”
“The administration’s new direction puts it at odds with those who believe the...
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Breaking: Court Rules Against Hazleton, PA...
Breaking: The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a Hazleton, PA ordinance today that was meant to assist federal enforcement of immigration law. The litigation has been ongoing for several years now. The FAIR legal staff is reviewing the opinion and will have a full update later today.
August 2010
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Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases:... →
Is the Obama Administration giving de-facto amnesty to thousands of illegal aliens by dismissing their immigration cases in court? The Houston Chronicle reports that many defense attorneys have shown up to immigration court recently prepared to defend their cleints only to find that their cases have been dismissed. The illegal aliens whose cases have been dismissed are not granted citizenship,...
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Arrests of Illegal Workers Drop 80 Percent Under... →
“The Obama administration said it would focus its enforcement of illegal immigration laws by targeting workplace activities, but a recent report shows that while audits of employers are slightly up over the Bush administration, worker arrests are down drastically since the end of 2008,” notes Fox News.
“[Fomer ICE Director Julie] Myers said while she agrees with the Obama...