San Francisco Chronicle

Pelosi calls for amnesty… again

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined hundreds of families Saturday evening at a church in San Francisco’s Mission District demanding an end to the immigration raids and deportations that separate parents from children across the United States. — Pelosi, who has said securing U.S. borders is a top priority, used the forum to call for a comprehensive immigration program…

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Tampa Bay Online

Cops bust 21 “willing workers” involved in baby formula theft ring

The Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office today announced 21 arrests in what authorities say is a multimillion-dollar baby-formula theft ring operating in at least three states. — The men and women arrested face a variety of charges, including organized retail theft, shoplifting, possession of fake driver’s licenses, larceny and fraud. All are in the country illegally.

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WWL-TV — New Orleans

Suspected hit men in murder of paramedic turn out to be illegals

There is new information concerning the recent murder of a St. Tammany paramedic. The man’s wife allegedly hired two men to kill him, and now their immigration status is sparking a call for reform. — One day after St. Tammany EMT Mario Scramuzza man was laid to rest, there are new developments about his accused killers…

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Marietta Daily Journal

Smyrna mayor ‘flagged’ at meeting

A bewildered Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon was presented with a small Mexican flag at the end of Monday night’s City Council meeting. — Smyrna resident Mary Kirkendoff presented the flag to Bacon, which he refused, during the public comment section of the meeting Kirkendoff believes Bacon and the city are too lenient when dealing with illegal immigrants.

“Illegals find safety and sanctuary in this part of Cobb County,” she said.

Her three minute speech was about patriotism.

Kirkendoff applauded Cobb County government and the Cobb sheriff, who work with Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers to start deportation proceedings on illegal immigrants at the county jail.

“On the other hand, Smyrna releases them back on to the streets,” she said.

Kirkendoff said illegal immigrants are responsible for many of the crimes reported throughout the county, including the most recent attacks on the Silver Comet Trail.

On Feb. 23, two men in their early 20s were attacked by five males on the Silver Comet Trail in Powder Springs.

Powder Springs police arrested Carlos Bracamonte, 18, on Thursday, and charged him with simple battery, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Cobb County Jail with a $5,000 bond. ICE placed a hold on Bracamonte, meaning after he faces his charges in Cobb, he will be turned over to ICE agents to determine if he’s in the country illegally.

The other four suspects involved in the attacks are described as black males.

Kirkendoff, who has been an outspoken critic of the way the city handles illegal immigrants, also claims the city of Smyrna often ignores federal and state immigration laws, including checking the immigration status of people who do work for the city.

“I don’t know what defines corruption more than ignoring the laws,” Kirkendoff said.

As she approached the mayor desk Monday night, unfurling the small flag, she asked him to decide which flag – American or Mexican – he wanted to fly above City Hall.

Bacon was clearly angered by Kirkendoff’s speech and the use of the Mexican flag.

“I don’t want to take anything from you,” Bacon told Kirkendoff.

The flag was left sitting on Bacon’s desk at the end of the meeting.

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The terror-immigration connection
Illegal immigrants from nations with terror ties channeled to U.S.

Until his arrest in December 2002, Boughader smuggled about 200 Lebanese compatriots into the United States, including sympathizers of Hezbollah, designated a terrorist organization by U.S. authorities. One client worked for a Hezbollah-owned television network, which glorifies suicide bombers and is itself on an American terror watch list.

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