FAST FACT: Less than 2% of illegal aliens pick our crops, but 29% are on welfare

Less than 2% of illegal aliens pick our crops, but 29% are on welfare.

See here [ Table 18] and here [ Table 5 ].

Thanks to the Center for Immigration Studies. ( SEE MY ORIGINAL POST HERE )

Reuters

Obama sees early 2010 start on illegal alien amnesty

President Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Congress to overhaul the country’s immigration system, an issue that fires up emotions on both sides of the political divide, by “early next year.” — Speaking to Hispanic reporters at the White House, Obama said he hopes a bill for comprehensive immigration reform will be drafted by the end of this year…

Obama tapped Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on June 25 to work with Congress to speed up immigration reform as senators warned another failed effort could doom chances for a generation.

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[See Amnesty Watch]

Marietta Daily Journal OP ED
August 7, 2009

D.A. King: Americans, make it clear ObamaCare debate must include illegal immigration issue

It is the last thing the leftist president and the Democrat congressional leaders wanted to happen: An actual debate, an over-informed citizenry and the August congressional break before a rushed vote on government regulated health care.

At least a month of actual public exposure to Obama’s health care legislation.

The magnitude of the detrimental effect of the planned takeover of American health care is quickly becoming apparent to even the least curious American voter.

As details of the scheme become known, the overexposure of the contents of “the health care reform bill” is creating a legislative pre-existing condition that the president strived to avoid at all costs … reality.

It has become crystal clear that the decision has been made to cover a huge potential voter base for the Democrats … illegal aliens. Contrary to constant denial from the Democrats, every version of the Obama’s health care legislation would permit coverage for the victims of geography in the government regulated health insurance.

And they are willing to fight for it.

The most recent effort to require use of existing tools to determine eligibility for taxpayer-funded health care benefits came from Georgia Representative Nathan Deal (R- Gainesville). He proposed a badly needed amendment that would have explicitly prohibited illegal aliens from receiving health care benefits under the health care reform bill (H.R. 3200). The horror.

Deal’s amendment was defeated in committee last week along party lines. Pandering to hoped for future voters and rationality don’t mix.

Still, the media and too many in GOP leadership are not making the legislation’s immigration element a big issue. One Republican Congressional staffer told me this week that the bill was so bad that its illegal immigration component didn’t really need to be brought up.

This longtime American adamantly disagrees.

Any discussion of the health care swindle that does not include the fact that Americans would be forced to further permanently subsidize illegal immigration into their nation is dangerous and incomplete.

Both Cobb’s GOP congressmen seem to agree. “It’s neither an oversight nor a surprise that congressional Democrats have a loophole in their bill to provide government-run health care for illegal aliens. Americans don’t want the government running their health care, and they certainly don’t want their tax dollars paying for health care for those who have shown no respect for our borders or the rule of law” said Congressman Dr. Tom Price earlier this week.

This from Georgia Representative Dr. Phil Gingrey: “While Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Waxman were busy navigating their own intra-party squabbles in an attempt to reach agreement on how best to nationalize America’s health care system, they created several avenues by which illegal immigrants can receive health benefits at the expense of taxpaying citizens. Simply put, this is disgraceful.”

Disgraceful or not, desperate economic times and immigration law or not, the Democrats seem to be determined to further reward illegals – even if it means a tax increase on middle-class America to finance the contemptible program.

The Associated Press – without mentioning government coverage for illegals – reports that “Obama’s treasury secretary said he cannot rule out higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit, and his chief economic adviser would not dismiss raising them on middle-class Americans as part of a health care overhaul.”

And it is not just far-left extremists in government who support the plan. Joining such fringe groups as ACORN, La Raza, and MoveOn.org, even corporate giants like Wal-Mart have taken up the cause of redistributing the wealth.

According to Chicago Public Radio, during a health-care reform panel discussion at the recent annual National Council of La Raza convention in Chicago, Dr. John Agwunobi, a senior Wal-Mart vice-president said the company supports rewarding illegals with government health care.

To a direct question from the panel moderator, “What about health-care coverage for undocumented immigrants?” Agwunobi described Wal-Mart’s position: “We believe strongly that everyone should have access to affordable health insurance. Everyone.”

Everyone should heed the words of Drs. Phil Gingrey and Tom Price. And Texas Congressman Lamar Smith. “If Americans aren’t already concerned enough about the astronomical costs of the healthcare proposal, this taxpayer-funded benefit for lawbreakers should sound the alarms” writes Smith in The Hill, a Washington Newspaper for the Capitol Hill staffers and members of Congress.

August is the last best hope for killing ObamaCare. Outraged Americans would be well advised to make it clear that they will not be lulled into ignoring its connection to our unsecured borders and illegal immigration.

King is president of the Dustin Inman Society. He is not a member of any political party.

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Chicago Public Radio

Official: Wal-Mart Wants Health Plan to Cover Illegal Aliens
Produced by Chip Mitchell on Monday, July 27, 2009

A top Wal-Mart executive visiting Chicago says the retail giant wants health-care reform to cover immigrants who lack authorization to be in the United States.

Wal-Mart broke from most other big U.S. companies last month by announcing support for requiring employers to provide a medical plan to workers. That’s a key component of President Barack Obama’s planned health-care overhaul.

Now a Wal-Mart senior vice-president says the Arkansas-based company supports something else.

Dr. John Agwunobi heads a Wal-Mart unit that includes the company’s health clinics. He spoke Sunday in Chicago on a health-care reform panel at a convention of the National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil-rights group. The moderator posed this question:

MODERATOR: What about health-care coverage for undocumented immigrants?

Dr. Agwunobi described Wal-Mart’s position.

AGWUNOBI: We believe strongly that everyone should have access to affordable health insurance. Everyone.

Unlike the Wal-Mart executive, President Obama last week said illegal immigrants should not get coverage. The only exception, he said, is children.

Update: Wal-Mart is backpedaling on Dr. John Agwunobi’s comments. Listen to an extended version of the comments. HERE

Numbers USA

Gallup poll reveals Americans favor reduced immigration

A new Gallup Poll reveals that more Americans are favoring lower immigration numbers as compared to this time last year. Fifty percent of Americans believe that immigration numbers should be reduced from their current rate of more than 1 million immigrants per year, while only 14 percent think that number should be increased…

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Associated Press

Rhode Island State Police to enforce immigration law

State police detectives will function as federal agents with the power to arrest immigration violators under an agreement that’s part of Gov. Don Carcieri’s crackdown on illegal [aliens]. — The deal with ICE, announced Wednesday, will allow the four detectives to become immigration officers

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Phoenix Mayor Won’t Let FAIR Attend Secret SPLC Briefing

The SPLC is staging secret meetings with Arizona law enforcement as well as Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon (add the dates of the meetings). The SPLC is planning on branding all Arizona groups that oppose illegal immigration as hate groups and individuals as “haters,” to try to intimidate them into toning down their opposition to amnesty and mass immigration. FAIR president Dan Stein wrote to mayor Gordon last month requesting FAIR be allowed to attend these secret meetings but the public has been barred from these meetings – designed to demonize patriotic Americans and inculcate suspicion of legitimate political activity in the police.

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Border Patrol Agent Robert Wimer Rosas
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, July 23, 2009

Biographical Info
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: C255

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Incident Location: California
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: At large

Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas was shot and killed while on patrol near Campo, California, at approximately 9:15 pm. He was shot multiple times after exiting his patrol vehicle on the Shockey Truck Trail along the border.

Agent Rosas was following a group of suspicious individuals and had radioed for backup from other agents. The group split up before the backup agents arrived at the location and Agent Rosas began to follow one of the smaller groups. The responding agents located him suffering from several gunshot wounds.

Three suspects were arrested in San Jose, California the following day. Four additional suspects were arrested in Mexico two days after the shooting. The suspect believed to have shot Agent Rosas is still at large.

Agent Rosas had served with the Border Patrol for three years. He is survived by his wife, 2-year-old son, and 11-month-old daughter.

Agency Contact Information
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Border Patrol
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Room 6.5E
Washington, DC 20229

Phone: (202) 344-3532

Please contact the United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – Border Patrol for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.

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The arrests were part of Operation Predator, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Houston Chronicle

ICE sweep nabs 25 foreign-born sex offenders in Houston area

A five-day sweep by federal immigration officials and Houston-area law enforcement officers resulted in the arrests last week of 25 foreign-born convicted sex offenders, officials said Monday. — Of those arrested, four entered the country illegally while two had been students who remained in the U.S. after their visas had expired… [See Crime Watch]

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Border Patrol Agent down! – illegals who made it past him to get tax payer funded and then amnesty if Obama the huckster wins.

Details HERE. and HERE .