Windsor (Ontario) Star sc

Illegal aliens warned

Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis said Monday Ottawa needs to begin a massive publicity campaign across the United States to warn illegal [aliens] they should think twice about seeing Canada as a soft touch. — Speaking after telling an immigration conference in New York of the crisis Windsor suffered last fall — when hundreds of Mexicans fleeing an illegal immigration crackdown…

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John Derbyshire — National Review

May Days past

Like the rest of you, I’ve been wondering how the lead organization lobbying on behalf of special privileges for Mexicans in the U.S.A. manages to get away with calling itself “National Council of La Raza.” Those last two words, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, mean “the race.” The idea, as I had it explained to me, is that…

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Oregon Statesman Journal

E-Verify checks worker status, draws criticism
System used by 3,000 Oregon employers now has naturalization data

By Thelma Guerrero-Huston
Statesman Journal

A federal Web-based system that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility status of newly hired workers has been enhanced, drawing praise from supporters and criticism from foes.

The E-Verify system, operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and used by more than 3,000 employers in Oregon, now contains naturalization data that allow for instant confirmation of a newly naturalized person’s citizenship.

The new feature, which is in effect, is intended to reduce the high number of erroneous no-match letters sent to employers and workers by the Social Security Administration.

“We’re confident that the enhancements … will help us achieve that goal,” USCIS acting director Jonathan Scharfen said in a statement.

E-Verify allows employers to check immediately whether a newly hired employee is in the United States legally.

So far, about 64,000 employers in the nation have voluntarily signed up to use the system, according to USCIS officials.

In Salem, documents provided by workers at each of the eight Baskin-Robbins are checked using the electronic system.

Using E-Verify “guarantees that those who are eligible to work get proper credit for taxes they pay and their Social Security contributions,” said Stephen Caldeira, a spokesman for Dunkin’ Brands, Baskin-Robbins’ parent company, adding that the system has made hiring easier.

Rich Meneghello, an attorney with Fisher & Phillips, a national labor-and-employment law firm with an office in Portland that represents employers with large immigrant work forces, said that while employers they represent use the system, they also share concerns about its effectiveness.

Among those concerns are glitches that can lead to serious difficulties for some who wrongly are classified as not legal to work in the U.S., Meneghello said.

“As with any database, there are problems,” he said. “But I believe they’re doing the best they can to ensure its timeliness and accuracy.”

But the majority of the nation’s employers are holding out, charging that the electronic system is inefficient, prone to error, and incapable of being ramped up to handle high volumes of traffic from employers across the U.S.

Some, like Francisco López, an organizer for several Latino groups in Marion County, worry that the upgrade could lead to racial profiling of workers with Spanish surnames.

Before the new feature was implemented, newly minted citizens who received a no-match letter had to visit an SSA office to show proof of their citizenship status.

Now, a worker with a no-match letter will be checked against USCIS databases, eliminating a trip to the SSA.

While E-Verify is voluntary, several proposals making their way through Congress would make use of the system mandatory.

In the 2009 federal budget, President Bush included an expenditure of $100 million to expand and enhance the system.

the rest HERE

Is Illegal Immigration Making You Sick? Literally?

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Impact of Immigration Policy on Black Americans HERE, from NumbersUSA.com

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The Hispanic Institute Proposes CNN Boycott; Cites Lou Dobbs’ “Anti-Immigration” Crusade

(Note from D.A. – say THANK YOU TO LOU DOBBS HERE)
Press Release
The Hispanic Institute
2008-06-03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Gus West
202-544-8284
guswest@thehispanicinstitute.net ( Note from D.A. -you may want to send Mr. West this link to our bumper stickers page)

The Hispanic Institute Proposes CNN Boycott; Cites Lou Dobbs’ Anti-Immigration Crusade ( note from D.A. – they mean illegal immigration [ a crime] – real, legal immigrants DO NOT REQUIRE AMNESTY!)

WASHINGTON (June 3) — The Hispanic Institute today announced that it will mount a Latino boycott of CNN to protest the cable news network’s ongoing distortion of facts surrounding U.S. immigration issues, especially in commentaries and reports on “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”

The nonprofit organization said the proposed boycott will begin today June 3, 2008 and will seek to stop Hispanic viewership of all CNN outlets, including the Spanish language service. There are now 12.14 million Hispanic television households in the U.S., according to Doug Darfield, Sr. Vice President of multicultural measurement for The Nielsen Company.

“We’re taking this step after years of CNN management’s failure to rein in Mr. Dobbs’s irresponsible assertions about immigrants and their impact on our country and its institutions,” Gus West, THI board chair, said in making the announcement. He added that THI will work with other national Hispanic organizations to broaden support for the proposed boycott.

West noted that THI called for censure of Dobbs two years ago, following three years of inflammatory on-air rhetoric about undocumented immigrants. “The lack of any meaningful response from CNN’s management, or any abatement of Mr. Dobbs’ offensive tirades, makes it clear to us that the company supports his misleading and often inaccurate positions,” he said.

The large and growing U.S. Hispanic population represents a significant television market, West said, one that CNN can ill afford to ignore. “The State of the Media 2008,” published by The Project for Excellence in Journalism, noted that Latino purchasing power was $850 billion in 2007, and, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus, total TV advertising dollars spent to reach Hispanics in 2006 was more than $3 billion.

“We will mobilize this important market segment to make our strong convictions heard,” West said, adding that THI is not alone in its criticism of Dobbs. In “Fear & Loathing in Prime Time: Immigration Myths and Cable News,” an extensive new study published May 21, the Washington-based Media Matters Action Network reported that cable news program hosts Dobbs, Bill O’Reilly of Fox News Channel and Glenn Beck of CNN-Headline News “serve up a steady diet of fear, anger and resentment on the topic of illegal immigration.”

However, Dobbs was singled out by the Media Matters study as “one of the most obsessed with the topic.” The study added that the “Lou Dobbs Tonight” program “might be more properly called ‘Lou Dobbs Crusades Against Illegal Immigration Tonight.’”

It is clear to THI, West said, that a boycott is “the appropriate vehicle to address CNN’s obvious disregard for the concerns of Latino viewers and all others who value factual, responsible news and information.”

To schedule an interview with Gus West, please contact him at 202-544-8284 or guswest@thehispanicinstitute.net.

The Hispanic Institute is a nonprofit organization. Its mission is to provide an effective educational forum for an informed and empowered Hispanic America. Contact The Hispanic Institute online at www.thehispanicinstitute.net

PARA DIFUSION INMEDIATA
Contactar: XiNomara Velázquez Yehuda
202-544-8284
xinomara@thehispanicinstitute.net

El Instituto Hispano propone boicoteo a la cadena de noticias CNN;
Cita la Cruzada de Antiinmigración de Lou Dobbs

WASHINGTON (3 de junio) – El Instituto Hispano anunció hoy que está por preparar boicoteo Latino dirigido a la cadena de noticias por cable CNN, como protesta a la continua distorsión de hechos circundantes a cuestiones de inmigración estadounidenses, particularmente nos referimos a los comentarios e informes hechos por el Señor “Lou Dobbs, en su programa de Tonight (Noche)”.

La organización civil anunció que el propuesto boicoteo comenzará el 4 de junio y procurará detener el índice de teleaudiencia hispano en todas las transmisiones de CNN, incluyendo el servicio en español que tiene la cadena de noticias. Por ahora, existen 12.14 millones de familias Hispanas en los Estados Unidos, detalló Dough Darfield, Vicepresidente Sr. de Medidas Multiculturales, empresa Nielsen.
“Estamos dando esté paso después de varios años de fracaso, debido a que los directivos de CNN han permitido que el Sr. Dobbs continúe con aserciones irresponsables sobre el tema de inmigrantes indocumentados y el impacto que tienen sobre nuestro país y sus instituciones”, dijo Gus West, Miembro del Consejo del Instituto Hispano, al hacer el anuncio. Añadió que el Instituto Hispano (THI, por sus siglas al Inglés) va a trabajar en conjunto con otras organizaciones hispanas a nivel nacional, con la finalidad de extender el apoyo al propuesto boicoteo.

West notó, que a pesar de los dos años de esfuerzos por parte del Instituto de solicitar la censura de Dobbs, le continuaron tres años más de retórica inflamatoria sobre los inmigrantes indocumentados. “La falta de una respuesta significativa por parte de los directivos de CNN, nos aclara que la empresa apoya las ofensivas y posiciones inexactas del Sr. Dobbs”, manifestó.

La población creciente y numerosa de estadounidenses Hispanos representa un mercado significativo para las televisoras, West mencionó. Por ello, CNN no debiera de ignorar este dato, añadió. “The State of the Media 2008” (El Estado de Medios de Comunicación 2008), publicado por el Project in Excellence Journalism (Proyecto Excelente de Periodismo), aseguró que el poder adquisitivo del Latino era de 850 mil millones de dólares en 2007, y, según Nielsen en Monitor – Plus, el total de dólares gastados en publicidad para alcanzar la audiencia Hispana fue más de $3 billones de dólares.

“Movilizaremos esté importante segmento del mercado para lograr que escuchen nuestras fuertes convicciones”, mencionó West, añadió que THI no se encuentra solo en el criticismo a Dobbs. En “Miedo y Odio en Horario Estelar: Canales de Cable y Mitos sobre Inmigración”, estudio publicado el 21 de mayo por Media Matters Action Network (Acción de Medios de Comunicación en Cadena), empresa basada en Washington, divulgó que los anfitriones de programa de noticias de cable Dobbs, Bill O’Reilly del canal de Fox News y Glenn Beck de CNN-Hedline News (noticias de primera plana) “ofrecen una dieta constante de miedo, rabia y resentimiento en el tema de inmigración de indocumentados”.

Sin embargo, según el estudio de Media Matters Action Network, Dobbs, “es uno de los más obsesionados con el tema”. El estudio añadió que “Lou Dobbs Tonight”, “sería más apropiado si el programa se llamara ‘La Cruzada de Lou Dobbs en Contra de la Inmigración de Indocumentados Tonight’.

Es claro que THI, dijo West, que el boicot que proponemos es “el vehículo apropiado para informar la obvia indiferencia de CNN hacia los televidentes Latinos y para aquellos que valoran la veracidad de la información en la noticia.

Para concertar una entrevista con XiNomara Velazquez Yehuda, por favor contactarnos al, 202-544-8284 ó xinomara@thehispanicinstitute.net

El Instituto Hispano es una organización civil no lucrativa, cuya misión es brindar un foro educativo para una América Hispana poderosa e informada. Contacte al Instituto Hispano en línea en www.thehispanicinstitute.net

YUCK…

From the Georgia Appleseed Website: ( read it all HERE)

“The Mission of Georgia Appleseed: To listen to the unheard voices of the poor, the children, the marginalized; to uncover and end the injustices that we would not endure ourselves; to win the battles for our constituency in the courts of public opinion or in the halls of justice that no one else is willing or able to fight.”

AND….

Economic Security/Public Safety Initiative
Immigrant Policy Project
Backgrounders

Public Safety, Economic Security and Remittances
In this resource briefing, Georgia Appleseed suggests that taxing international money remittance services will not help to meet the public policy goals of taxing unauthorized immigrants, but instead may drive immigrants back to a dangerous cash-only lifestyle. Additionally, taxing money remittances will impact legal workers in Georgia with a temporary visa, as well as US citizens who send money to family outside the United States. Read the Georgia Appleseed Backgrounder: Remittances. Read the Georgia Appleseed Backgrounder: Remittances.
Public Safety and Bilingual Pay
Law enforcement officers proficient in more than one language can serve a real benefit to diverse communities. Read the Georgia Appleseed Backgrounder: Bilingual Pay on data regarding Georgia and other state law enforcement’s use of pay incentives to hire and retain bilingual officers.

Financial Access for Latino Immigrants
Georgia Appleseed is working to bring Hispanic immigrants into the mainstream American financial system, to help them avaoid predatory and other high-cost financial services, and to enable them to save, access credit, and build economic stability.

Latino immigrants without bank accounts endure a double disadvantage. Approximately two-thirds of immigrants cash their paychecks in check-cashing stores that charge high fees. Furthermore, without a bank account, they are hampered in their ability to build assets and credit histories that would allow them to pursue the American dream to buy a home, start a business, or pursue an education.

As an integral part of its effort, Georgia Appleseed is disseminating a series of financial education materials that give immigrants the tools to make better financial decisions. In addition, we are working with partners around the state in their efforts to reach and fairly serve immigrants, including enhancing efficiency and transparency within the fast-growing remittance market.

Remittance Policy

Banking in a Global Market
Georgia Appleseed, in conjunction with the national office of Appleseed and four Appleseed Centers (Texas, Alabama, Illinois and Nebraska) announces development of a guide to help financial institutions better serve the growing global remittance market.

“Banking in a Global Market” offers a step-by-step approach to establishing a remittance program that is beneficial to both consumers and the financial institutions serving them. The report describes several effective remittance programs, drawing on the experiences of financial institutions in Georgia and throughout the U.S.

Many of Georgia’s immigrants lag behind the general population in using mainstream financial services. This has had harsh consequences: financial victimization, muggings, and even murder, right here in Georgia. By offering a tried-and-tested remittance program, financial institutions can more successfully enter and serve the immigrant market. Serving this market will help to promote public safety and economic security, and immigrants will have a better opportunity to save money, build credit, and move up the financial ladder.

Click on each title below to read and/or download the document

“Banking in a Global Market Executive Summary”

“Banking in a Global Market: A Financial Institution Guide for Offering International Remittance Services”

“Banking in a Global Market Supplement: Detailed Profiles of Financial Institution Remittance Programs”

I had to share this.

We hope re-entry is not too rough for Rich.

Rich Pellegrino says –
Change is not only coming but it is here. Cobb County is on alert. There is now a People’s Coalition which will see that no longer will the politics and rhetoric of hate and division be tolerated in Cobb County, and no longer will racism and prejudice against anyone be tolerated here,including against the undocumented immigrants whom you, I and everyone reading this invited here and benefited from, just as we benefited from the slaves before them, –whether in the courts, in the jail, in the police departments,in the schools, on the streets, in the County Commission chambers, or in the State Legislature. If white-identified people feel abused and discriminated, including Mr. King, by our Coalition’s actions or statements then they are welcome to participate and seek redress just like any Cobb resident–but not at the expense of any group or by putting down any group of our neighbors. We love our neighbors and anything else is hate; we are motivated by love and unity for all. If you want “amnesty” and “forgiveness” and to be healed of hate and prejudice, we will provide vehicles for that healing and for that amnesty. If you do not, then you will be marginalizing yourselves–and that goes for all elected and appointed officials. We have received a firm mandate from the community and from On High ,and will not back down. It is indeed a new day in Cobb County. Be alerted.–Rich Pellegrino, a recovering immigrant

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Sharry and John Lewis are in the same industry

La Prensa — San Diego
FRANK SHARRY

Open borders menace Sharry plots next moves

I am an [illegal alien] advocate. I have worked in the nation’s capitol for more than a decade in pursuit of comprehensive immigration reform legislation ( note from D.A. – amnesty) that would enfranchise millions of [illegal aliens…. criminals], reunite families separated for years by restrictions and backlogs, and admit needed workers… HERE