Tougher measures aim to rein in uncontrolled immigration
By MARK KRIKORIAN
Published on: 12/29/05

All the usual suspects have denounced the immigration-control bill passed this month by the U.S. House of Representatives. Rather than represent the jackboot of fascism, the bill, sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), is a belated response to the public's outrage over Washington's refusal to enforce the immigration laws.

The illegal population in the United States has grown to some 11 million people, not because immigration is some kind of irresistible force, like the tides or the weather, but because the special interests that benefit from uncontrolled immigration — employers of cheap labor, ethnic pressure groups, left-wing organizations, immigration lawyers — are not counterbalanced by any special interests that benefit from immigration controls.

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Local births mirror nation
Trend continuing: Hispanic babies born at greater rate than other groups
By Tom Polansek
STAFF WRITER

Elgin continued to follow a national trend in 2005 as Sherman Hospital delivered the largest percentage of Hispanic babies in its history.

Of 2,429 babies born at Sherman so far this year, 58.2 percent were Hispanic, a hospital spokesman said. That compares with 56.1 percent in 2004 and 55.3 percent in 2003.

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No one's on the fence as Mexico rips 'disgraceful' plan, U.S. cites security
By DUDLEY ALTHAUS and JAMES PINKERTON
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

MEXICO CITY - It hasn't even been built, but already a proposed 15-feet-high fence along nearly a third of the U.S.-Mexico border has ignited fiery passions on both sides of the international line.

To diehard supporters, the proposed fence isn't just metal and concrete, it's a way to help protect the United States, cut crime and reduce the threat of terrorism.

But some critics say such a barrier is inhumane and ill-conceived, a logistical nightmare that could jeopardize local border economies, threaten the environment and ultimately cost U.S. taxpayers billions upon billions of dollars.

The fence proposal, which passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives on Dec. 16, calls for a double-layered barrier along some of the most vulnerable stretches of the 1,951-mile border, including a 227-mile section of the Rio Grande in Texas.

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The Cornerstone Report: Volume 2, Issue 3

The Currency Transaction Report
Controversial To Some—Essential To All

$4.7 million in seized smuggled currency—some still in their Federal Reserve wrappers. BSA reporting requirements force criminals to use risky and vulnerable methods to move and store their proceeds.

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Immigration: A Tool in the Enemies’ Toolkit
By Olivia Albrecht FOX News

Illegal or fraudulent immigration into the United States is an important tool in the toolkits of America’s enemies – and it has been exploited tirelessly, and tragically, all too successfully.

The problems resulting from the amenable and porous borders of the United States have metastasized beyond the socio-economic concerns of ruinous welfare and health care loads, and unemployment. The immigration issue has been elevated to a critical problem of national security that demands our attention.

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Ala. could join states that require drivers know English
By Mike Linn, USA TODAY

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A state judge could rule soon on whether Alabama must give driver's license exams only in English or can test potential motorists in 12 other languages as it has since 1998.

A long-running legal battle pits English-only advocates here against the state and civil rights groups. The driver's license issue, which states have grappled with for decades, is part of a debate over immigration that has reached Congress and state legislatures.

Six states still require residents to take the written exams in English, says K.C. McAlpin, executive director of ProEnglish, an Arlington, Va.-based organization that supports laws or constitutional amendments declaring English the USA's official language. It also defends the rights of states to make English the official language of government operations.

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Treason For Fun And Profit: Peter Schey And His “Mexico Project”

By Thomas Allen

The Mexican government, and its American allies, are not content with merely advising Mexican nationals about how to evade U.S. immigration law enforcement on their way into the U.S.

They now offer advice about how to use the latest in U.S. law to change status from illegal alien to permanent legal resident after arrival.

Using the Spanish-language media, Mexican consulates in California, Arizona, Texas and Illinois are advertising the benefits of the soon-to-be issued U-visa directly to individuals they know are in the U.S. illegally