>Janet Napolitano, who as governor of Arizona used the Patriot Act to
>put patriots behind bars for holding illegal border crossers for the
>Border Patrol to pick up -- has worked some kind of deal with Mexico
>to slow the flood of Mestizo peasants coming to America for a few
>weeks so she can get low numbers of illegals coming across the
>border. No doubt the Border Patrol, now made up mostly of Mestizos
>with relatives in Mexico, has been told to falsely support her claim
>that the border is now secure so the rubber stamp Congress in the
>District of Criminals can bend over and suck up to La Raza by granting
>amnesty to criminal illegal alien invader Hispanics / Latinos /
>Latinas / Mexicans / gangs and corrupt members of the Hispanic Chamber
>of Commerce and LULAC.
>
>Well if Denver is any indication, that isn't flying. You should read
>the Emails to that article
>
>> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:45:27 -0700
>> >Subject: Harris County Sheriff shows Joe how it's done
>> >
>> >She wasn't on the same border I was for 6 days.Seen more weird shit
>> >in 6 days than 7 years
>> >http://www.ktar.com/?nid=518&sid=1231599
>> >
>> >
>> >http://www.ktar.com/?nid=518&sid=1231599
>> >WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has met many of the
>> >border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite
>> >to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland
>> >Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
>> >
>> >Napolitano, designated by President Barack Obama to lead the
>> >administration's efforts to overhaul immigration laws, said many
>> >members of Congress had said they could support an update of
>> >immigration laws, but only after border security improved,
>> >Napolitano said.
>> >
>> >"Fast-forward to today, and many of the benchmarks these members of
>> >Congress set in 2007 have been met," she said in a speech to the
>> >Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank.
>> >
>> >She cited construction of 600 miles of border fence and the hiring
>> >of more than 20,000 Border Patrol agents. Illegal immigration has
>> >also fallen sharply because of better enforcement and the economy.
>> >
>> >"I've been dealing hands-on with immigration issues since 1993, so
>> >trust me: I know a major shift when I see one, and what I have seen
>> >makes reform far more attainable this time around," Napolitano
>> >said.
>> >
>> >Congress passed tough immigration enforcement legislation in 2006
>> >that called for building 700 miles of border fences and barriers.
>> >Immigration critics have said the fence has not been built with
>> >double layers as the law required and is not all fencing.
>> >
>> >"How can they claim that enforcement is 'done' when there are more
>> >than 400 open miles of border with Mexico, hundreds of thousands of
>> >criminal and fugitive aliens and millions of illegal immigrants
>> >taking American jobs?" said Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the top
>> >Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees
>> >immigration and border issues.
>> >
>> >Napolitano said the immigration and border security improvements
>> >are not enough. "The laws themselves need to be reformed," she
>> >said.
>> >
>> >Obama has repeatedly said immigration reform is a priority,
>> >although it has been pushed further down the list as he has taken
>> >on the economy and health care reform.
>> >
>> >Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he would introduce
>> >legislation by early next year. New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who
>> >heads the Senate Democrats' campaign arm, has said immigration
>> >reform must be done by March or it won't be taken up until after
>> >the 2010 elections.
>> >
>> >___
>> >
>> >On the Net: Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov
>> >
>> >Center for American Progress: http://www.americanprogress.org
>> >======================
>> >http://www.ktar.com/index.php?nid=6&sid=1231829
>> >PHOENIX - DPS officers found $3.1 million in boxes loaded in a semi-
>> >truck north of the Valley Friday.
>> >
>> >DPS said an officer pulled the truck over for an equipment
>> >violation on southbound I-17 near New River.
>> >
>> >"The officer, after stopping the driver and co-driver of the
>> >commercial vehicle, noticed they were very nervous, noticed some
>> >signs and indicators of criminal activity," said DPS officer Robert
>> >Bailey.
>> >
>> >Bailey said the driver consented to a search where officers found
>> >four large boxes that did not match the rest of the load.
>> >
>> >"In the boxes were about 61 vacuum-sealed packages of U.S.
>> >currency," Bailey said.
>> >
>> >After the money was discovered the driver denied knowing anything
>> >about it. He has been released while the investigation continues.
>> >
>> >In the meantime, Bailey said confiscating the money is a real blow
>> >to whoever it was meant to go to.
>> >
>> >"This cripples the cartels, the drug cartels which is where we
>> >believe this was going to," he said.
>> >=========================
>> >http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/need-104991-agree-
>> >perception.html
>> >Mexican mayors agree need for better perception of Mexico in U.S.
>> >Comments 4 | Recommend 0
>> >November 12, 2009 8:23 PM
>> >By Martha L. Hern�ndez, The Monitor
>> >
>> >
>> >REYNOSA � The mayors of Mexican border cities agreed during a
>> >meeting here to work on improving the perception that their
>> >northern neighbors and people from other countries have about them.
>> >
>> >The confrontations between the military and organized crime members
>> >definitely do not help, they agreed, but for some unexplained
>> >reason they are magnified abroad, they say.
>> >
>> >"I can assure you that 85 per cent (of Reynosa�s daily activities)
>> >are positive and 15 per cent are not, and they make it look as
>> >though 95 per cent (of daily activities) are illegal and that is
>> >not true," Reynosa Mayor Oscar Luebbert Gutierrez said in Spanish.
>> >"The ones who live here, we know it."
>> >
>> >He said the Mexican government must think about its stance on armed
>> >conflict with cartels, especially after four recent shootings in
>> >his city.
>> >
>> >"Is it correct to engage in confrontations during the day in high-
>> >traffic areas, around schools or strip malls?" Luebbert asked. "Is
>> >this necessary?"
>> >
>> >"We are paying a high cost to fight a problem that we did not
>> >create," Luebbert said. "Because we have to accept that the
>> >violence here is related with the high demand (for illegal drugs)
>> >in the U.S., and no matter how much effort the Mexican government
>> >does, by using the force like it has in the past, I think it will
>> >not be enough if the consumption is not drastically reduced in the
>> >United States."
>> >
>> >
>> >EXCESSIVE FORCE
>> >
>> >
>> >The mayors said it they must establish continuous communication
>> >with their counterparts on the U.S. side of the border.
>> >
>> >"I�m always in contact with Yuma County authorities," San Luis Rio
>> >Colorado Mayor Manuel de Jes�s Baldenebro Arredondo said in
>> >Spanish. He was the only mayor from the state of Sonora attending
>> >the meeting.
>> >
>> >Nevertheless, Baldenebro criticized what he called "excessive
>> >force" used by U.S. federal agents in the border in response to
>> >attacks from organized crime members and illegal immigrants.
>> >
>> >A few days ago Border Patrol agents used smoke bombs to respond to
>> >a "provocation" from human smugglers, Baldenebro said.
>> >
>> >"We understand they were provoked but we thought the grenades were
>> >too much and immediately made a formal complaint through the
>> >Mexican Consulate," Baldenebro said.
>> >
>> >"But we prefer to work with them. If they notice that too many
>> >people are near the border line, we will send the local police, not
>> >to arrest the illegal immigrants, but our presence deters them from
>> >jumping over the fence or throwing rocks at the agents. Our
>> >presence also deters organized crime members who themselves violate
>> >the human rights of the illegal immigrants" Baldenebro said.
>> >
>> >San Luis Rio Colorado will host sport competition between police
>> >officers and firefighters from both cities later this month, he
>> >said.
>> >
>> >"We work together. We will hold a U.S. fugitive, even before we get
>> >the communications from the Mexican authorities, because of the
>> >good relations with the local (U.S.) authorities. We hear it first
>> >from them," Baldenebro said.
>> >
>> >=======================
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2009/11/houston_sheriff.php
>> >
>> >While Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix gets all the media attention
>> >for his crackdown on illegal immigrants, eight deputies in an
>> >unremarkable office at the Harris County Jail are posting similar
>> >numbers for deportation�and doing so without controversy.
>> >
>> >Working two per shift, the deputies refer roughly 1,000 suspected
>> >illegal immigrants to federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
>> >(ICE) authorities every month, helping to make the Southern
>> >District of Texas by far the busiest in the nation for illegal-
>> >immigration prosecutions.
>> >
>> >Since joining a federal program in August 2008 that trains local
>> >law authorities to enforce immigration law, the sheriff�s office
>> >has turned up high-level gang members, a suspect wanted for murder
>> >in Mexico, and illegal immigrants from countries around the world,
>> >Lt. Michael Lindsay said.
>> >
>> >Harris County frequently refers more cases in a given month than
>> >any other local police agency in the program, he said.
>> >
>> >But what makes the Harris County program stand apart is a routine
>> >that insulates it from the accusations of profiling that have drawn
>> >prominent criticism to programs like that run by Sheriff Arpaio in
>> >Maricopa County, Arizona.
>> >
>> >Unlike in Maricopa County, Harris County authorities do not run
>> >street sweeps in search of illegal immigrants. But they do question
>> >everybody booked into the jail about their immigration status.
>> >
>> >{snip}
>> >
>> >Fingerprints from all inmates accused of felonies or serious
>> >misdemeanors are forwarded automatically to ICE�s data center,
>> >which can identify matches to prints from immigrants who have had
>> >prior dealings with law enforcement.
>> >
>> >Jail officers specially trained to determine immigration status can
>> >question and check the fingerprints of anyone suspected of a lesser
>> >crime.
>> >
>> >Those who are still suspected of illegal immigration are referred
>> >to ICE agents working on site who can ask the county to turn over
>> >inmates to the agency upon their release from jail.
>> >
>> >Referrals that ICE pursues are prosecuted in the U.S. District
>> >Court for the Southern District of Texas. According to a Syracuse
>> >University study based on federal records, the Houston-based court
>> >handled nearly 23,000 immigration prosecutions in the first nine
>> >months of fiscal 2009�by far the most of any district court in the
>> >country and a projected increase of 22 percent over last year.
>> >
>> >The sheriff�s office was the first in the country to use the Secure
>> >Communities program, which gives local law enforcement access to
>> >immigration databases. {snip}
>> >
>> >Despite the even-handed approach, Harris County�s program has its
>> >critics, some of whom testified to the Harris County Commission
>> >before the program was renewed last month. They argued that it too
>> >often targets perpetrators of petty misdemeanors, causing undue
>> >hardship on families and discouraging immigrants from reporting
>> >crimes.
>> >
>> >{snip}
>> >
>> >But the sheriff�s office maintains that its approach provides an
>> >important law enforcement tool. The jail inmates �would not come to
>> >our attention if they had not broken the law or been accused of
>> >breaking the law,� Lt. Lindsay said.
>> >
>> >{snip}
>> >
>> >Many Hispanic and immigrant groups urged the Obama administration
>> >to end the program. {snip}
>> >
>> >{snip}
>> >
>> >The decision not to use 287(g) for patrol officers by both of
>> >Houston�s biggest police departments stands in contrast to agencies
>> >using the program that have drawn the most attention, most notably
>> >Phoenix.
>> >
>> >=====================
>> >From the other Planet!!!!!!!
>> >
>> >http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2009/11/sell_crack_and.php
>> >
>> >Sell Crack and Lie
>> >More news stories on Crime
>> >Jaxon Van Derbeken, San Francisco Chronicle, November 12, 2009
>> >
>> >When we last looked into San Francisco�s infamous �sell crack or
>> >die� case, Rigoberto Valle had been convicted and appeared to have
>> >a ticket for deportation without serving any more time behind bars,
>> >thanks to a judge who sympathized with the Honduran immigrant�s
>> >tale of being victimized by human traffickers.
>> >
>> >Valle, 23, had indeed spun quite a tale from the stand in September
>> >[see below],
>> >Judge Teri Jackson, however, seemed convinced that Valle was indeed
>> >a victim of human trafficking, and indicated she would sentence him
>> >to time served and probation. At that point, the feds would take
>> >over and start deportation proceedings.
>> >
>> >However, things have changed a bit since then. It turns out Valle
>> >has been arrested numerous times in the United States dating back
>> >several years, and had been deported at least five times before
>> >being arrested in San Francisco.
>> >
>> >He first came to the United States in 2000, when he was 14, but was
>> >sent home for being here illegally. Two years later, he was back
>> >and was arrested for a string of trespassing crimes in Denver. He
>> >was convicted of a drug offense there in 2004 and was deported.
>> >
>> >In 2005, Valle was caught trying to get across the border in
>> >Arizona, jailed for two months and deported.
>> >
>> >He was caught again in 2006, allegedly trying to deliver heroin in
>> >Portland. Even though that case was not resolved, he was deported
>> >in 2007.
>> >
>> >He was caught again and deported from Arizona in December 2008.
>> >
>> >It was only a few months later, in June, that he was caught in San
>> >Francisco, dealing crack. He has been jailed ever since.
>> >
>> >On Thursday, after citing what she called a �shocking� effort to
>> >mislead the court, Jackson told Valle she intends to sentence him
>> >to one year in County Jail on top of the five months he has already
>> >served, and put him on five years� probation. She said that if he
>> >returns to the United States after being deported, he will face
>> >five years in state prison.
>> >
>> >
>> >S.F. Crack Case Highlights Immigration Dilemma
>> >Jaxon Van Derbeken, San Francisco Chronicle, September 18, 2009
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Valle�s attorney, deputy public defender Hadi Razzaq, told jurors
>> >that his client is a victim who was brought to San Francisco by
>> >smugglers after a grueling journey by freight car and desert hike.
>> >Once here, he was ordered to sell drugs or be killed, Razzaq said.
>> >
>> >�Deceived, imprisoned, intimidated, victimized, terrified�ladies
>> >and gentlemen, Rigoberto Valle is not guilty,� Razzaq told the
>> >jury.
>> >
>> >Razzaq said Valle, who is expected to testify in his own defense,
>> >had sold his house in Honduras to raise $1,500 for the trip to the
>> >United States. Once he got near San Francisco, the smugglers
>> >demanded $500 more, which Valle did not have, Razzaq said.
>> >
>> >�They locked him up for three days, and on the fourth day in the
>> >Bay Area, they forced him to sell,� Razzaq said.
>> >
>> >He had been on the corner of Golden Gate and Larkin just 10 minutes
>> >when he was arrested, the defense lawyer said.
>> >
>> >Razzaq said he would call an expert on human trafficking to support
>> >his defense of Valle. His client, he said, came from a village of
>> >about 100 houses, is illiterate and came to this country to support
>> >his family.
>> >
>> >�He was terrified�he had been duped, he was essentially kidnapped
>> >and locked in a room for three days,� Razzaq said. �He was quite
>> >literally in fear for his life
>> >================
>> >http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_13776125
>> >Mexican drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman on Forbes' list of most
>> >powerful
>> >By Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times
>> >Posted: 11/13/2009 12:00:00 AM MST
>> >
>> >
>> >Forbes editors said this is the first time the magazine has
>> >developed a list of influential men and women that is not based
>> >strictly on wealth.
>> >
>> >Sixty-seven men and wo men made the publication's list of powerful
>> >people, which included Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
>> >and former President Bill Clinton, Pope Benedict XVI and New York
>> >Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
>> >
>> >President Barack Obama is at the top of the list, Slim is in sixth
>> >place and Guzman is No. 41, ahead of Venezuela President Hugo
>> >Chavez, who is No. 67.
>> >
>> >Guzman, 52, is considered the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel,
>> >which broke away from the Carrillo Fuentes organization.
>> >
>> >The feuding between the two factions for control of drug corridors
>> >is responsible for thousands of deaths in Ju�rez and other parts of
>> >Chihuahua state.
>> >
>> >Guzman, a native of Sinaloa state, also made Forbes' list of the
>> >richest people in the world in March. He is wanted in Mexico and
>> >the United States on drug-trafficking charges.
>> >
>> >A couple of years ago, Chihuahua state officials credited one of
>> >Slim's companies with helping to construct a major water and
>> >wastewater system for the Ju�rez region, which will draw water from
>> >the Conejos-Medanos bolson. The project is crucial to the future
>> >
>> >development of a mega-binational community at San Jeronimo,
>> >Chihuahua-Santa Teresa, N.M.
>> >Last year, the city of El Paso Museum of Art displayed a traveling
>> >exhibit titled "The Legend of the Chromes," which came from the
>> >Fundaci�n Carlos Slim (Carlos Slim Foundation) in Mexico.
>> >
>> >El Paso city Rep. Beto O'Rourke said he is not surprised by Slim's
>> >interest in the border region, a major manufacturing platform with
>> >enormous growth potential.
>> >
>> >Slim, 69, whose mother was born in Parral, Chihuahua, has been
>> >associated with Telmex, Sears de Mexico, Sanborn's and numerous
>> >other businesses and philanthropic endeavors. He is considered to
>> >be the richest man in Latin America.
>> >
>> >Diana Washington Valdez may be reached at dva...@elpasotimes.com;
>> >546-6140.
>> >======================
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
>> >"We the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the
>> >Courts--not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men
>> >who pervert the Constitution."
>> >Abraham Lincoln
>> >
>> >GOD,GUNS,GROCERIES,GOLD
>> >
>>
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>
>
> Testify, brother!
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