Should illegal aliens be given a blanket citizenship?

No!  My grandparents had to wait to come here from Italy and Poland.  They came legally and through the proper channels.  What part of ILLEGAL aliens do people not get???

Illegal aliens are, by definition, not about to apply for citizenship.  In all too many cases, they have violent criminal records, are into illegal enterprises, and suffer other automatic bars from legal residency.

INS regulations make it easy enough for people to become citizens.

Let them apply.

BLANKET AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

Ever since the Democrats won big last November we have been reporting on the issues that matter most to the far-left element of that party, because those people are the ones putting big pressure on President-elect Obama.
So far there are three major issues the far left is crazed about. First, the dismantling of the Bush-Cheney anti-terror policies. Second, the legalization of gay marriage. And third, blanket amnesty for foreign nationals living in the USA illegally, and allowing them citizenship.
The latest salvo on that front was fired by Cardinal Mahoney of Los Angeles, who is an ardent supporter of amnesty. Speaking to the National Immigration Forum, the cardinal said: "Immigrants must be brought out of the shadows so that they can fully contribute to our nation's future economic and social well-being."
Cardinal Mahoney remains crystal clear. He wants the folks who have entered the USA illegally to have the same rights and privileges as American citizens.
Now, it's important to understand the cardinal's point of view. Most illegal aliens are good people. They are poor. They are Catholic. They have come to America to try for better lives. All compassionate people should sympathize with the downtrodden all over the world. We should try when we can to help them.

But the cardinal is naïve and irresponsible when he neglects to uphold the rule of law. The far left well understands that a massive influx of foreign nationals will result in voting patterns being changed, power shifting to the left. That's the end game for the radical left.

Mahoney is coming at this from a humanitarian point of view, but he is being dishonest if he does not acknowledge the political and social implications of anarchy. The United States simply cannot allow every person in the world entry. Our resources are severely strained now. Parts of Los Angeles are simply chaotic, with alien gangs controlling entire neighborhoods. The cardinal needs to take a walk around his hometown.

President Obama must be fair on this issue. Americans have overwhelmingly told Congress that they reject blanket amnesty, want a secure border, and then will consider work permits for illegals. This issue can be worked out, but only if the rule of law is upheld.

Here's the final hypocrisy on this. The far left is screaming that President Bush and Vice President Cheney should be investigated for breaking the law, even though there is no evidence of that. Yet, the same radical left aids and abets lawbreaking everyday on the illegal alien front. This nonsense has got to stop. If Congress doesn't like the immigration laws, revoke them.

"Talking Points" says no to blanket amnesty, and yes to immigration discipline.

And that's "The Memo."

Pinheads & Patriots

We like the cartoon strip Mallard Fillmore a lot. On Monday, Bruce Tinsley predicted the Secret Service would have a new challenge in 2009: keeping the media from smooching President Obama's rear. A reference to NBC News provided the punch line. Bruce Tinsley is a patriot.

On the pinhead front, there is a downside to serving coffee in a bikini. But some ladies in Tacoma, Washington, do it anyway, getting big publicity.

So what happens? Well, a holdup man robs the Java Girls of $600. The cops know the guy, Patrick Lamp, and are looking for him.

He shouldn't be hard to find. He has the words "Anti-Christ" tattooed on his neck. He should have the word "Pinhead" there as well.

Yes in the new North American Union between the old United States, Canada and Mexico. I insist on a villa in Accupolco in exchange though!

Mexico Is Second Most Dangerous Country For Journalists, Behind Iraq

7 October 2008, 7:35 PM. By Carlos Posas

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In a 2006 summary of world-wide attacks on journalists, Mexico ranked at a shocking second place, only topped by Iraq. Two years later, Mexico is still ranked in the top 10 most dangerous countries for journalists to work in, and this is a democracy we’re talking about. The attacks come from all sides, as both criminal gangs and government officials target journalists who probe a little too deep, and the biggest complaint is how often these crimes go unpunished and how the afflicted have no recourse to justice. One article describes the recent rise in violence:

Over the last few years, grenades have been thrown into newspaper offices, reporters gunned down in the streets and in June, a severed head was left in front of a newspaper office here accompanied by a handwritten threat against its director, Juan Padilla.

Last year 6 journalists were killed, and already in 2008 two have been murdered. This isn’t taking into account all the death threats, attempted murders and violent crimes against other journalists, and we haven’t even gotten to kidnappings yet.

Only Russia—where seven journalists disappeared in the mid-1990s while covering an insurgent war in the republic of Chechnya—has experienced a comparable period of disappearances.

What is especially shocking are the statistics on who is doing the killing, as estimated in a report by the human rights organization, Article19;

Contrary to popular opinion, statistics from Article19 report that state authorities remain the main perpetrators of the attacks, rather than organized crime networks. The Authorities commit 42% of the attacks, with 24% carried out by police, 12% by government employees and 2% by government institutions. Other groups to blame for the aggression include the drug cartels operating in the country (11%) and groups involved in social conflict.

Another part of what makes it so difficult for these crimes to be solved is the fact that murder is a state crime in Mexico, meaning it is handled by local authorities who may fear local retribution or who may even be in on the crime themselves. The lack of federal investigation means that the perpetrators grow bold, seeing there is no one willing to confront them, with the result that crimes are often committed in broad daylight, with no regard for witnesses or police forces. Mexico’s present, Felipe Calderón, has agreed to consider pushing legislation to “federalize” crimes against journalists, but what good will that do, if the most danger comes from the authorities themselves?

Relatives and colleagues of several victims said in interviews that they believe local public officials played a role in the disappearances. In at least five of these cases the missing reporters had investigated links between local government officials and organized crime in the weeks before they vanished.

The situation has become too much to handle for some, like Alejandro Junco, the owner of Mexican newspapers Reforma and El Norte who has announced he is moving his family to America because they no longer feel safe in Mexico.

Some well-documented cases of unsolved crimes against journalists:

• José Antonio García Apac: García reported on organized crime in Michoacán, and the newspaper where he worked published stories on links between local police and hit-men. On November 20th, 2006, he called his house from a phone booth, but was accosted by men demanding he identify himself, and his son overheard him being dragged away before the line went dead. García has not been found.

• Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco: Tijuana journalist Ortiz Franco reported on a story involving drug cartel member Arturo “El Nalgón” Villarreal, claiming that Villarreal was behind the assassination of an Assistant State Attorney. Soon after, Ortiz Franco was shot and fatally wounded inside his car in June of 2004.

• Amado Ramírez Dillanes: Televisa correspondant Ramírez had been receiving death threats on his cell phone after airing a report on local drug traffickers. As he left the Acapulco office on April of 2007 he was shot by an unidentified gunman. Two men were later arrested, but then set free on lack of evidence.

A conference sponsored by Article19 and the International News Safety Institute (INSI) was held in Mexico City on October 6th and 7th, inspiring hopes that some progress might soon be made in the struggle to improve conditions for journalists in Mexico.

Committee to Protect Journalists

ONLY IF THEY LIVE IN SAN FRANSICO

Eight shot dead in Mexico attack

Eight people, including two youths of 17 and a 12-year-old girl, were shot dead when gunmen opened fire on their cars, Mexican officials say.

The attack happened as the victims were waiting at a traffic light in the city of Guamuchil in the state of Sinaloa.

Hours earlier gunmen in Mazatlan, on Sinaloa's coast, killed a policeman and then took dozens of people hostage in a restaurant before escaping.

Mexico has seen a surge in drug-related violence and killings during 2008.

According to officials, the Guamuchil attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday.

Gunmen travelling in three vehicles opened fire with automatic weapons on four other cars, officials said. Seven people were killed outright, one died later in hospital and another five were injured.

Among the victims were a 12-year-old girl, two young men aged 17 and two 18-year-old women, Mexican media reported.

A local newspaper, El Debate, said that police found some 300 bullet casings at the scene of the shooting.

It is not clear whether the victims' cars were targeted or whether they were caught up in a shootout between rival drug gangs.

This Florida based Gulfstream II jet aircraft # N987SA crash landed on September 24, 2007 after it ran out of fuel over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula it had a cargo of several tons of Cocaine on board now documents have turned up on both sides of the Atlantic that link this Cocaine Smuggling Gulfstream II jet aircraft # N987SA that crashed in Mexico to the CIA who used it on at least 3 rendition flights from Europe and the USA to Guantanamo’s infamous torture chambers between 2003 to 2005.

25 Reasons to Deport Illegal Aliens

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25 Reasons to Deport Illegal Aliens
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year.
http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such
as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school
education for children here illegally.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the
American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare &
social services by the American taxpayers.
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused
by the illegal aliens.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two
and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their
children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the
United States.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens
that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens
from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth,
heroine and marijuana, crossed into the U. S. from the Southern border.
Homeland Security Report:
http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, �estimated that the total cost of
mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average
cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.”
http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to
their countries of origin.
http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes
Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States”.
http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html
15. Every day 12 Americans are murdered by an illegal alien.
Another 13 Americans are killed by uninsured drunk illegal aliens and
Eight American Children are victims of a sex crime committed by an
illegal alien each day! (Toto, were not in Kansas anymore.)
http://tinyurl.com/2ungbu
16. Today, criminal aliens account for over 29 percent of prisoners in
Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities and a higher share of all federal
prison inmates. These prisoners represent the fastest growing segment of
the federal prison population.
Incarceration of criminal aliens cost an estimated $624 million to state
prisons (1999) and $891 million to federal prisons (2002), according to
the most recent available figure from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
http://tinyurl.com/ahjkg
17 Illegal Aliens and American Medicine Many illegal aliens harbor
fatal diseases that American Medicine fought and vanquished long ago,
such as drug-resistant tuberculosis, malaria, leprosy, plague, polio,
dengue and Chagas disease.” The Journal of American Physicians and
Surgeons
http://www.jpands.org/jpands1001.htm
18. In 2002, HIV/AIDS was the third leading cause of death among
Hispanic men aged 35 to 44 and the fourth leading cause of death among
Hispanic women in the same age group. Most Hispanic men were exposed to
HIV through sexual contact with other men. Source (CDC):
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/hispanic.htm
19. If enacted the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S. 2611)
would be the most dramatic change in immigration law in 80 years,
allowing an estimated 103 million persons to legally immigrate to the
U.S. over the next 20 years -fully one-third of the current population
of the United States.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/wm1076.cfm
20. U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) today unveiled an impact analysis
that shows the Senate immigration bill -should it become law - would
permit up to 217.1 million new legal immigrants into the United States
over the next 20 years, a number equal to 66 percent of the total
current population.
http://tinyurl.com/3cawk3
21. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States may be as high
as 20 million people, more than double the official 9 million people
estimated by the Census Bureau. 1/3/05
http://tinyurl.com/2rxtwm
22. Cases of Leprosy on The Rise In The U.S., The New York Times. �While
there were some 900 recorded cases in the United States 40 years ago,
today more than 7,000 people have leprosy..Leprosy is an airbourne
virus, it can also be spread by touching and coughing.
http://tinyurl.com/3bnukp
23. Organizations Protesting Immigration Reform, State by State.
Won't you join in?
http://www.oregonir.org/Immigration_Reform_Orgs.htm
24. America Welcomes Illegals Contagious Disease.
http://www.rense.com/general64/ill.htm
25. Mexico is the 4th Richest Oil Nation in the World.
http://tinyurl.com/35qbap
Illegal Alien Fact Sheet - Updated: December 10, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/skyf4
Twelve Americans are murdered every day by illegal aliens which
translates to 4,380 Americans murdered annually by illegal
aliens
(Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa)
Thirteen Americans are killed by drunk illegal alien drivers for
another annual death toll of 4,745. Thats 23,725 since Sept. 11,
2001.
(Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa)
Eight American children are victims of sexual abuse by illegal
aliens every day a total of 2,920 annually.
(Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa)
K-12 school expenditures for illegal aliens cost U.S. Taxpayers
$7.4 Billion a year
(US Rep.. Gary Miller)
Illegal aliens consume $3.7 Billion annually in Medicare and
Medicaid benefits since 40% of illegal aliens are on U.S. Welfare
(Federation for American Immigration Reform)
$1.6 billion is spent annually in prison costs to house, feed and
clothe illegal aliens who fill 32% of our federal and state prisons
(Fox News Channel Reilly Factor)
$10 billion dollars are sent back to Mexico annually by illegal
aliens (according to the Pew Hispanic Center), an amount which
now makes it Mexico's 2nd largest industry.
Leprosy, (Hansen's disease), was so rare in America that in 40
years only 900 people were afflicted. Suddenly, in the past three
years America has more than 7,000 cases of leprosy. Leprosy
now is endemic to northeastern states because illegal aliens and
other immigrants brought leprosy from India, Brazil, the
Caribbean, and Mexico
(Thomson American Health Consultants; 2003)
Tuberculosis was virtually absent in Virginia until in 2002, when
it spiked a 17% increase, but Prince William County, just south
of Washington, D.C., had a much larger rise of 188%.
(American Medical Association (JAMA) June 2005)
Illegal aliens make up 32% of State & Federal Prison populations
(FNC Reilly Factor)
There are an estimated 240,000 illegal alien sexual predators
currently in the USA
(Violent Crimes Institute - May 2006)
Over 1,000,000 sexual crimes are estimated to have been
committed in the USA over the past seven years by illegal aliens
(Violent Crimes Institute - May 2006)
90% of all crime in Brooks County Texas is committed by illegal
aliens
(Brooks County Sheriff's Department April 2006)
In the Jan/Feb of 2006, of the 120,000 illegals caught in the
Laredo sector, 2,500 of them were from the Middle East!!!
A large, but unknown, number of al Qaeda terrorists and Chinese
nationals are infiltrating our country virtually anywhere they
choose from Brownsville to San Diego. One al Qaeda terrorist
was held for several weeks after being captured on our border
and is currently under FBI custody.
A large number of Islamic individuals have moved into homes in
Nuevo Laredo and are being taught Spanish to assimilate into
the local culture.“unbelievable!
Texas Border Sheriffs have found uniform patches from an elite
group of Islamic suicide bombers
(Verified by Israeli intelligence)
The rate of non-Mexican aliens (or OTMs) and special interest
aliens (or SIAs aliens from so-called countries of interest )
apprehended on the northern and southern borders has increased
from 30,147 in 2003 to 44,614 in 2004.
- Congressman Tom Tancredo
By June 30, 2004, the number of SIAs had swelled 42.5% to
6,022 from Countries of Interest such as those the State
Department considers sponsors of terrorism (Cuba, Iran, Libya,
North Korea, Sudan, Syria) and others where militant Islam
simmers (Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
and Yemen).
Department of Homeland Security

It is true that narcotics related violence has risen to a near crippling level within Mexico. The drug cartels and their enforcers become more and more brazen with each passing day!

Amazingly all the fighting is about the lucrative smuggling trade in supplying the United States illegal drug market.

There are two solutions that can ease the problem. The first and most sensible one is to simply legalize Marijuana, Cocaine and Heroine. It would immediately put all the illegal narcotics traffickers out of business. The reality is that the War on Drugs has not stopped their use domestically or even curbed their use, but has simply given rise to a huge Prison/Industrial Complex within the United States as our prison population has swolen to become by far the largest in the world. While the average mom and dad would argue on moral grounds against legalization the Government publicly would do the same but privately billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs are involved in the war on drugs and it has become a part of our shattered economy the government would not be anxious to do away with.

The second option of course is to truly seal and police the border. Once again this is not something the government wants to do as big business and little business alike profit off of illegal immigrant labor that is deemed vital to the economy as well. Of course the only thing it is vital too is exhorbitant profits but those are the special interests that fund politicians. Additionally winning the war on drugs is not something the government is keen to do because it would result in having to trime billions from the budget and countless jobs. The war on drugs is much more like a business than a war, much like the war on terrorism is.

Finally we have to be cognizant of lenghty rumors that the CIA is involved in drug smuggling and that their is a potential that the rise of the Narco Traffickers in Mexico has been funded and encouraged by U.S. Intelligence as a means to destabilize Mexico and to incorporate it into a larger North American Union.

Either way the problems in Mexico are largely to be blamed on the United States. It is our unending appetite for illegal drugs and cheap labor that drive the problem in Mexico.

Please excuse me but my maid Guadalupe has just finished rolling a joint for me! Got to go!