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Monday, April 11, 2011
AZ Sheriff Testifies on Border Violence
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff continued to stir controversy last week when he announced the federal government would not sue the State to challenge the constitutionality of its new immigration laws. Shurtleff made the comments during an interview with a local Fox News affiliate in Salt Lake City. He told reporters: “I think I’ve convinced them [the U.S. Department of Justice] not to sue. They specifically asked, ‘Are you saying you don’t want us to sue you on this?’ And I said, ‘Yes, that’s exactly what I’m asking. We don’t want to be in litigation right now.’” Most immigration experts agree that two of Utah’s new immigration laws, a guest worker amnesty measure (H.B. 116) and a law allowing the sponsoring of immigrants outside the federal system (H.B.469), would likely be found unconstitutional if challenged in court. Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed both into law March 15th.
Late last week, the Senate Homeland Security Committee met to hear testimony from law enforcement officials from southwest border towns. The hearing, entitled “Securing the Border: Progress at the Local Level” is the second in the committee’s series to determine how to best improve security at the border.
The House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held a hearing last week on a bill that would eliminate the controversial visa lottery program. H.R. 704—the “Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011” (SAFE Act)—eliminates the 55,000 “diversity” visas by striking Sections 201(a)(3) and 201(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Early last week Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced a second bill, S. 723, to clarify the eligibility of birthright citizenship. In contrast to the Senator’s first birthright citizenship bill which sought to amend the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, this bill seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the granting of birthright citizenship to children of citizens, legal permanent residents or aliens serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined Senator Vitter as co-sponsors of the bill.
For two days last week, nearly 50 radio hosts from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C. to participate in FAIR’s “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” radio row event. Each year for the past five years, this gathering of radio hosts in an “electronic town hall meeting” has provided a platform for hosts and guests to debate immigration policy and given listeners across the country an opportunity to express their views.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Public Outrage Over Obama's Project Gunrunner Scandal Grows
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As the Obama administration continues to stonewall congressional inquiries regarding orders issued to ATF agents to allow the arming of drug and illegal alien importing paramilitary groups, the level of public concern and alarm is growing.
"We need to know how many assault rifles are currently pointed at American citizens courtesy of the Obama administration's assistance to these domestic terrorist groups," said William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. "How many thousands of illegal alien smuggling invaders are now armed thanks to these orders from the top?"
The scandal known as Project Gunrunner continues to sweep the nation, creating a groundswell of concern from American citizens of all races, political parties, and walks of life.
The Project Gunrunner, also called Fast and Furious, will likely become as big of a scandal as Watergate and Iran Contra!
The ATF, Justice Department, Secretary of State Offices, and White House are all refusing to answer questions or provide documents to members of Congress who are demanding more information.
According to the Washington Times, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has issued a subpoena for the ATF to turn over documents concerning "Project Gunrunner," and records the agency has on the shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
"The unwillingness of this administration, most specifically the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, to answer questions about this deadly serious matter is deeply troubling," said Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican. "Allegations surrounding this program are serious, and the ability of the Justice Department to conduct an impartial investigation is in question."
Talk radio shows across America are buzzing with the news that the Obama administration has been caught arming paramilitary rebels who are importing illegal aliens and drugs into America. This news is especially alarming considering President Obama's refusal to secure the borders, adequately enforce existing immigration laws, or to honor his oath of office which requires him to enforce these laws and protect all states from invasion as the US Constitution demands.
"What we have here is a well organized and destructive invasion of America that is being fully supported from the highest office in our land," said William Gheen. "Americans have been betrayed at the top, first by Bush and now by Obama. Our enemies walk freely among us carrying elite armaments they have received with help from the Executive Branch. We have been betrayed! This is Treason! Congress must act!"
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC continues to call for US Citizens to call and write all members of Congress demanding full congressional investigations into this matter, including appropriate prosecutions and possible treason charges. Citizens are asked to give special attention to calling and writing Speaker John Boehner (202-225-0600) and his right hand man Representative Eric Cantor (202-225-2815)
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Monday, April 4, 2011
9/11 Commissioner Warns of Terrorists Missed by the Immigration System
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The Senate Homeland Security Committee met last week to determine the progress made to protect our nation’s security almost one decade after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The Senators listened to testimony from former Governor Tom Kean and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, who served as Chairman and Vice-Chair of the 9/11 Commission, respectively. The two gentlemen now serve as the co-chairmen of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Preparedness Group (NSPG).
The Senate Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs held a hearing last week to document the severity of the terror that Mexican drug cartels are bringing to American soil. The hearing, entitled “Exploring Drug Gangs’ Ever-Evolving Tactics to Penetrate the Border and the Federal Government’s Ability to Stop Them,” comes on the heels of the brutal slaying of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata, reportedly carried out by Mexican drug cartel members.
The House Immigration Policy and Enforcement Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday to discuss possible reforms to the H-1B visa program. While businesses claim they use H-1B visas to sponsor “high-skilled” workers, H-1B visa recipients are typically only required to have either a Bachelor’s degree or specialized knowledge in a particular field. H-1B visas are also used to bring fashion models into the country.
Last Monday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was delaying decisions on cases involving same-sex couples. This announcement, USCIS officials said, came as a result of the Obama Administration’s decision to stop enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Chris Bentley, Press Secretary for the USCIS said in a statement: “USCIS has issued guidance to the field asking that related cases be held in abeyance while awaiting final guidance related to distinct legal issues.” However, two days later USCIS back-peddled with the announcement that USCIS had received the necessary guidance and that same-sex marriage cases were no longer to be held in abeyance. “The guidance we were awaiting ... was received last night, so the hold is over, so we're back to adjudicating cases as we always have,” Mr. Bentley stated.
Friday, April 1, 2011
FAIR Enews Update - 14 Reasons to Oppose the Utah Amnesty Bill
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  14 Reasons To Oppose the Utah Amnesty Bill click here for the E-Verify Petition to Congress |  Most Read Stories From the Stein Report blog:
 FAIR’s California Update Support Efforts to Pass E-Verify Bill in CA -- Last week we reported that the Utah legislature approved a series of bills that even the pro-illegal alien American Immigration Lawyers Association said were clearly unconstitutional. Read more. FAIR Media’s Immigration Update Mass Immigration Leads to Mass Redistricting -- In the next election the most likely victims of mass immigration are California’s 53-member House delegation. Read more. Everyone Agrees: Two of Utah’s New Immigration Laws are Unconstitutional -- Could it be that defending the Constitution is taking a back seat to the administration’s desire to create an amnesty for illegal aliens? Read more. | ||||||
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