From Lou Dobbs – last week:

BUSH: You can’t fence the entire border, but what you can do is, you can use a combination of fencing and technology to make it easier for the Border Patrol to enforce our border. I happen to believe, however, that, in order to make sure the border is fully secure, we need a guest worker program, so people aren’t sneaking in, in the first place.
(END VIDEO CLIP)

PILGRIM: Now, as President Bush vows to continue his push for so-called comprehensive immigration reform, the U.S. government is making it even easier for illegal aliens to send money home to their families. And critics say this new policy will only entice more illegal aliens to enter the United States.

We will get back to this later in detail, but for now, see how much you can figure out.

DIRECTO MEXICO.

More here.

Attention illegal aliens!

How to not be apprehended at home and work…if you are an illegal alien in the United States…courtesy of La Raza. [ Download here]

One can only wonder if La Raza is preparing a guide for employers on how not to get apprehended when hiring illegals …as if there were much chance of that happening.

Most of the men and women who were on hand Thursday at the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, who now call Michiana home, are either migrant workers or are family members of migrant workers; they are receiving a little help…

Indiana –

More than two million migrant farmers work in the United States. Close to 80-percent are from Mexico, with hopes of making enough money to support their families.

However, the truth is, many don’t make enough money to put food on the table, and that’s where a federal program here in South Bend is helping out.

The program is paid for by the U.S. government and takes place across the country around this time of year.

Here in Indiana, there are 20 sites that are distributing food to help migrant families.

Thursday, NewsCenter 16 tagged along as migrant workers received some assistance.

A little help
“(They are) jobs many times that you and I, and many Americans don’t want,” says Food Bank of Northern Indiana Dennis Brown. However, they are jobs that people, willing to fill, stand in long lines for. [Note from D.A. There are no jobs Americans will not do. It doesn’t look like chaep labor if American tax dollars are subsidizing the artificially low wages here. Ehh?]
Most of the men and women who were on hand Thursday at the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, who now call Michiana home, are either migrant workers or are family members of migrant workers.

“It keeps our produce cost down and I’m happy to have them. We would be in trouble without these folks,” said Brown.

Each summer, the United States government takes steps to give migrant workers, who qualify, non-perishable food items.

“We go to the Indiana Health Center and fill out the paper work and then from there, we come here. They tell us when we have to come and pick up the food,” explains Chenoa Santiago, who is a migrant farm worker’s wife.

Each summer, the United States government takes steps to give migrant workers, who qualify, non-perishable food items…
Because there are so many migrant workers in need locally, it took the Food Bank of Northern Indiana three days to distribute the food.

“What you are seeing today is a one time event that happens at this time of the year,” says Brown. “They have fruit, and they have peanut butter, juices, and canned vegetables.”

Santiago says, “They give stuff that last; non perishables that last for a while and it helps out a lot.”

The food donations are just as meaningful to the volunteers that lend a helping hand as well.

…the food is mostly non-perishable items, which will last for some time
“It means a lot because these people can’t get this somewhere else. This is like there only source of food that they get,” said Volunteer Araceli Alvarez.

“It just feels good to see them all coming away with something,” says Brown. “I know this is a real boost to them too because they don’t get paid a lot.”

The Food Bank of Northern Indiana estimates close to 1000 local families were helped this year by the federal funded program.

In the three-day period, they distributed close to 75,000 pounds of food.

MEXICO CITY

Mexican Government says Border Fence Won’t be Built

Oct 4, 2006 09:08 AM MDT

Mexican President Vicente Fox’s spokesman predicts today the United States probably will never build the 700 miles of proposed fencing along the Mexican border.

Even though the U-S Congress has approved the one-point-two (B) billion-dollar project. The bill must still be signed into law by President Bush, but Mexico is lobbying the Bush to veto it — and Fox spokesman Ruben Aguilar says Congress is unlikely to approve funding for it.

On Monday, the Mexican government sent a diplomatic note to Washington criticizing last week’s U.S. Senate vote to authorize the new fencing.

Yesterday, all eight parties in Mexico’s Congress signed an accord urging the government to use all the diplomatic means at its disposal to try to stop the construction of the fences.

U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey said yesterday the United States is talking to Mexico about the issue of immigration, but he did not give details.

Aguilar said on Tuesday his country still wants a comprehensive immigration reform that would allow more people to migrate to the United States legally.

WASHINGTON (October 16, 2006) — A new poll, using neutral language, finds intense voter concern over immigration in 14 tight congressional races. The surveys were conducted by the polling company inc. for the Center for Immigration Studies.

In addition to a national survey, detailed polling on immigration was conducted in four contested Senate races: Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Montana; and in 10 contested House races: Arizona 5th, Connecticut 4th, Indiana 8th, Kentucky 4th, Pennsylvania 6th, Texas 17th, Louisiana 3rd, Georgia 8th, Colorado 7th, and Ohio 6th.

The complete results are online at www.cis.org. Among the findings:

* Immigration is a big issue throughout the country. Of likely voters nationally, 53 percent said immigration was either their most important issue or one of their top three issues, while just 8 percent said it was not at all important. With the exception of CT-4th, in races surveyed only about 10 percent of voters said it was not important at all.

* When told numbers, voters want less immigration. When told the actual number of immigrants here (legal and illegal) and the number coming (legal and illegal), and asked to put aside the question of legal status, 68 percent of voters nationally thought immigration was too high, 21 percent about right, and just 2 percent thought it was too low. In every congressional race surveyed, the share who said overall immigration was too low was in the single digits.

* Voters less likely to vote for immigration-increasing candidates. Experts agree that the bill passed by the Senate earlier this year would at least double future legal immigration, yet 70 percent of voters said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who wanted to double legal immigration. Overwhelming majorities in every battleground race feel the same way.

* Voters reject both extremes — legalization or mass deportations. Some previous polls have shown support for legalizing illegal immigrants. But those polls have given the public only a choice between large-scale deportations or ”earned legalization,” and not the third choice of across-the-board enforcement, causing illegals to go home. This third option, which is the basis of the bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, is voters’ top choice.

* House immigration plan by far the favorite. Enforcement approaches with no increase in legal immigration were the most popular policy option — 44 percent wanted enforcement that causes illegals to go home, the House approach, and another 20 percent wanted large-scale deportations. Just 31 percent supported legalization of illegal immigrants.

* Intensity greater among enforcement supporters. Nationally, 32 percent of voters said they would be much more likely to vote for a candidate who would enforce the law and cause illegals to go home, compared to just 15 percent who said they would be much more likely to vote for a candidate who supports legalization. This same pattern holds in battleground House contests.

* Voters skeptical of need for unskilled immigrant labor. More than 70 percent of voters nationally agreed that there were ”plenty of Americans to do low-wage jobs that require relatively little education, employers just need to pay higher wages and treat workers better to attract Americans,” compared to 21 percent who said we need immigrants because there were not enough Americans to do all such jobs. The results were very similar in all the contested states and districts surveyed.

* Voters think lack of enforcement is reason for illegal immigration. Three out of four voters in the nation agreed that the reason we have illegal immigration is that past enforcement efforts have been ”grossly inadequate.” Voters strongly reject the argument that illegal immigration is caused by overly restrictive legal immigration policies. Strong majorities in every battleground contest surveyed felt this way.

* Numbers make a difference. One key finding is that when told the scale of immigration (legal and illegal), voters overwhelmingly thought it was too high. Also, when told how much the Senate bill would increase legal immigration, voters tended to reject it. This would seem to undermine the argument that voters are only concerned about illegality and not the level of immigration. The levels of immigration used in the questions are those widely agreed upon by experts based on government data.

For more information, contact Steven Camarota (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.org, or Kellyanne Conway (202) 467-6557.

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Center for Immigration Studies
1522 K St. NW, Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 466-8185 fax: (202) 466-8076
center@cis.org www.cis.org
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The Dustin Inman Society

Photos of the rally here

RALLY! Peaceful and respectful assembly to educate local Georgia government on
re-election and how to discourage illegal immigration and employment in Georgia!

6:15 – 8:30 PM Tuesday, October 24, 2006 RAIN OR SHINE!

100 Cherokee Street, Marietta, Ga. [Cobb Board of Commissioners Meeting – Marietta, Square]

We have a permit from Marietta police and will be well protected by law enforcement.

See bottom for details on signs and placards.

Absent the federal government’s willingness to secure American borders and adequately enforce immigration and employment laws, local governments all over the U.S. are stepping up and using available federal tools to discourage illegal immigration, illegal employment and illegal access to taxpayer funded public benefits in their own communities.

But not in Georgia!

The Dustin Inman Society is beginning a program of educating local governments in Georgia on the benefits to their communities – and getting re-elected – in taking advantage of federal tools that are readily available and currently used in many parts of the country.

While we are lucky to have the Senator Chip Rogers’ Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act it does not begin to go into effect until July. It is long past time that county and city governments in Georgia begin to catch up with places like Mecklenburg County, N.C. – which has been using a ten – year – old law enforcement tool [ 287 (g) ] since April and has twelve deputies trained by the Feds to further enforce immigration laws.

Mecklenburg County North Carolina has processed 653 illegal aliens for deportation since the program began.

All Georgia law enforcement agencies should be using the 287 (g) program. We are starting our in-the-street education program with Cobb County. Please come help us. Your county is next! Read about Mecklenburg County here.

WHY IS MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AHEAD OF COBB?

Cobb County is an employer. It is long past time that Cobb, and all other Georgia counties begin to use the no cost and easily accessed federal BASIC PILOT program to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired Cobb employees.

Local governments – and the contractors they hire- should be setting the example for insuring that tax dollars are not going to pay illegal employees – not waiting for a “deadline”.

IT IS A FEDERAL CRIME TO EMPLOY ILLEGAL ALIENS IN THE U.S.

The Dustin Inman Society is registered with and uses the Basic Pilot program.

WHY IS THE DUSTIN INMAN SOCIETY AHEAD OF COBB COUNTY?

Counties all over Georgia are given taxpayer money to by the federal government to use as they see fit. Much of this money comes in the form of BLOCK GRANTS.

There is an available federal program – SAVE [Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements ] that is easily accessed to verify eligibility for all applicants of the limited amount of funds available meant for U.S. citizens and legal residents.

Taxpayer funds are finite and should not be going to people living and working in the U.S. illegally while Americans wait in line for public benefits!

WHY ARE GEORGIA COUNTIES, COBB INCLUDED, NOT USING THE SAVE SYSTEM TO VERIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS?

Our Cobb County rally October 24 will be @ 6:15 in front of the building [ Marietta Square….just look for the big bald ugly guy] where the Board of Commissioners will be meeting at 7:00PM.
When Cobb County begins to use the three federal tools outlined above, we will move on to another Georgia county.

PLEASE come help us, the results in other areas of the country prove that using these tools reduces the illegal alien population and results in Americans having a better chance of living the American Dream …in their own nation. What a concept!

WE NEED HELP!

See the blog page on the DIS site for more and updated info.

SIGNS: Should read something like COBB COMMISSIONERS: PICK A SIDE! WE HAVE!
or STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN COBB COUNTY!
or WHY IS MECKLENBURG COUNTY N.C. AHEAD OF COBB COUNTY GEORGIA ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION? or IT IS FEDERAL CRIME TO HIRE AN ILLEGAL ALIEN…IS COBB IN VIOLATION?
or SAVE for COBB…STOP PAYING TAX DOLLARS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS!

What ever you print on your sign, it must be polite, to the point and approved by D.A. King…I hold the permit and will have final say on what signs are displayed. The ONLY flag allowed will be the American flag.

Our mission is to educate the Cobb Commission on use of available federal tools to stop illegal immigration and employment in Georgia. We demand secure American borders and equal application of American laws.

IF YOU HAVE AN AGENDA OTHER THAN OURS, YOU WILL NOT BE WELCOMED OR ALLOWED TO JOIN US!

dak

Ask yourself why no Georgia counties or cities are using available federal tools to make their communities less attractive to illegal employment and immigration.
In Arizona, they have proven that enforcement works….again.

From AzCentral.com
State effort proves that Social Security info can be verified

Richard Ruelas
Republic columnist
Oct. 16, 2006 12:00 AM

Quietly, for the past year, state officials tucked away in a non- descript building near the state Capitol have waged a small battle against illegal immigration.

What they do seems pretty simple: They check state employees’ Social Security numbers to make sure they match those on file in Washington.

But that monthly running of the numbers might prove significant in the debate over illegal immigration in Arizona. advertisement

Because it knocks down a major argument that kept state Republicans from supporting legislation last year that would crack down on employers of illegal immigrants.

Namely, it shows the database works.

Arizona started checking the names and Social Security numbers of its employees in December after Gov. Janet Napolitano signed an executive order mandating the program.

Since then, every five weeks or so, the state Department of Administration has electronically sent the names and numbers of all 42,000 state employees through the Social Security Number Verification program.

So far, only 409 people have been kicked back as “no-matches.” That’s an average of about 40 a month. Alan Eckert, a department spokesman, said the number has gone down each time.

Yes, there is more. Here.

Send it to your county geovernemnt and see what they say.

China Erects Fence Along N. Korea Border

Mexico to go to U.N.?

By NG HAN GUAN
Associated Press Writer

China has been building a massive barbed wire and concrete fence along parts of its border with North Korea in the most visible sign of Beijing’s strained ties with its once-cozy communist neighbor.

Scores of soldiers have descended on farmland near the border-marking Yalu River to erect concrete barriers 8 to 15 feet tall and string barbed wire between them, farmers and visitors to the area said.

Last week, they reached Hushan, a collection of villages 12 miles inland from the border port of Dandong.

“About 100 People’s Liberation Army soldiers in camouflage started building the fence four days ago and finished it yesterday,” said a farmer, who only gave his surname, Ai. “I assume it was built to prevent smuggling and illegal crossing.”

Though the fence-building appears to have picked up in the days following North Korea’s claimed nuclear test last week, experts said the project was approved in 2003. Experts and a local Hushan official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the project, said the military was in charge of the building.

A Defense Ministry spokesman, Ye Xing, declined comment, saying he was not authorized to release information on border security.

The fence marks a noticeable change in China’s approach to North Korea. In the decades following their shared fight against U.S.-led U.N. forces in the Korean War, China left their border lightly guarded, deploying most of its forces in the northeast toward its enemy, the Soviet Union.

But the border became a security concern for Beijing in the past decade, as North Korea’s economy collapsed and social order crumbled in some places. Tens of thousands of refugees began trickling across the border into northeast China, fording the Yalu and Tumen rivers or walking across the ice in winter.

Professor Kim Woo-jun, of the Institute of East and West Studies in Seoul, said China built wire fences on major defection routes along the Tumen River in a project that began in 2003, and since September this year, China has been building wire fences along the Yalu River.

“The move is mainly aimed at North Korean defectors,” Kim said. “As the U.N. sanctions are enforced … the number of defectors are likely to increase as the regime can’t take care of its people. … I think the wire fence work will likely go on to control this.”

But he said he also believes that Beijing wants to firmly mark its border with the North along the two rivers.

The nerve! Read it here.

We don’t want no stinking assimilation…we are special!

“As President Bush and others call for assimilation of Latino immigrants, some Hispanics in La Villita and other parts of the country, including North Texas, are on what could be a collision course, pushing to be fully binational, with equal rights in Mexico and the United States and grounded in both societies.”

“We’re never giving up our Mexican roots,” said Maria Cantu-Dougala, assistant vice president of Second Federal Savings and an American citizen. “I still consider myself Mexican. That’s where we’re so different from other immigrants. We just can’t give it up.

“Lots of people who come here have been in this country 20, 30, 40 years and are not interested in giving up their Mexican citizenship,” she said. “Even a lot of the kids that were born here want to speak Spanish and keep that Mexican-ness.”

There is more here… from the Dallas Morning News and The State.com, in South Carolina.