2. More Than 550,000 Deportation Orders Were Unenforced

Over a recent 12-year period, the U.S. allowed 1.8 million aliens — many of them in the country illegally — to remain free pending their scheduled court hearing, and 736,000 of them never showed up in court.

The evasion of court dates by illegal aliens skyrocketed after 2001 — from 2002 to 2006, more than half of all aliens summoned to court simply disappeared.

“We all know how bad the federal government is at controlling our border, but we face the same problem in the system set up to handle immigration cases,” said Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.

Illegal aliens who are apprehended are ordered to appear before immigration courts that are part of the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).

And the EOIR masks the problem of no-shows by manipulating the numbers, according to von Spakovsky, who cites former immigration judge Mark Metcalf’s recent testimony before a House subcommittee.

In 2005 and 2006, for example, EOIR told Congress that the “overall failure” rate of aliens to appear in court was 39 percent, when in fact it was 59 percent. EOIR came up with the lower figure by combining the appearance rates for aliens who were free with those who were in jail and had no choice but to appear in court.

The overwhelming majority of aliens who lost their cases “just walk away and disappear,” von Spakovsky writes under the headline “A Broken Immigration Court System.”

In 2008, 558,000 deportation orders remained unenforced, and of those ordered deported, 45,000 were illegal aliens from countries that the Department of Homeland Security says abet terrorism.

A major reason for the failure to carry through on deportation orders is the fact that immigration judges lack the ability to enforce their orders. That is left to Homeland Security, which has a “lackadaisical attitude” toward enforcement, according to von Spakovsky, who declares: “I can’t think of any word more appropriate to describe this situation than appalling

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Michael Webster

_____________________________________________

Thousands of acres of the Sonoran Desert closed to Americans!

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has closed large portion of Southern Arizona in and around the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge and all
along the southern side of I-8 between Casa Grande and Gila Bend. This
is 80 miles north of the Mexican border and its now off limits to
American citizens!!

A reliable informant known to us as “Duck Hunter” has told the U.S. Border Fire Report that the Mexican Drug cartels now control large areas of Southern Arizona. According to the Pinal County Sheriff large
areas in Southern Arizona are very dangerous and is off limits to U.S.
citizens. Where is Congress and DHS in this new Mexican-American war
that we seem to be losing?

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife this area is about 3500 acres in size. Our concern for public safety is paramount. The situation in this zone has reached a point where continued public use
of the area is not prudent. The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
has been adversely affected by border-related activities. The
international border with Mexico has also become increasingly violent.

Assaults on law enforcement officers, U.S. Citizens and violence against migrants have escalated in recent times. Violence on the Refuge associated with smugglers and border bandits has been well documented.

Many of these activities are concentrated at the border and inland for 80 miles.

The concentration of illegal activity, surveillance and law enforcement interdictions make these zones dangerous. Closure is in effect until further notice according to Mitch Ellis Buenos Aires NWR
Refuge Manager.

Concerned Citizens group say “there are now signs posted here in AZ just off I-8. No more camping south of I-8.

So, our government has surrendered and ceded part of Arizona to the smugglers and cartels of Mexico?
What do you think would happen if signs like this were to be found back East? But this is just backwater, flyover AZ so it doesn’t count to the
media and Congress, I guess. Folks, this nation better wake up and pay
attention. This is only the beginning of what you can expect in YOUR
backyards. This is not an exaggeration: I stopped hiking some of my
favorite mountains and canyons because of the smuggling dangers. Who
wants to carry more guns and ammo than water in order to survive in the
Arizona desert? That is what it has become. Maybe your state is next?

Duck Hunter said “How much land are we going to allow the Drug and Smuggling trade to take from the States.”

Here is another area that is “Officially” CLOSED This area is completely closed and has been for almost 4 yrs due to the violence of border issues.

3500 acres of Buenos Aires NWR. See notice below.

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/buenosaires/PDFs/Closu...

According to Duck Hunter ARMED TROOPS TO THE ARIZONA BORDER NOW! OR WE CAN DO THE ARMED MINUTEMAN THING. Either way this must be and it will be dealt with by American Concerned Citizens!

For photo goto: www.usborderfirereport.com

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The TV ads are an important supplement to the outstanding ways that all of you have been countering boycott attempts and pushing your own states to imitate Arizona.

Political bullies around the nation are trying to intimidate Arizonans into asking their elected officials to back down on the enforcement laws they have been enacting the last few years.

It is important to the entire nation that Arizona hold firm as a model of what a state can do to reduce its illegal population. As many as 25% of illegal aliens in Arizona may have left the state during the last couple of years, and its voters and officials are determined to keep the outflow continuing.

Wouldn’t a 25% drop in the illegal population of your state be fantastic!

The most important action would be for your state to adopt Arizona’s mandatory workplace verification law. But another good way would be copying the latest law that helps local police detect and detain illegal aliens. Perhaps its most important contribution is that illegal alien leaders and local news media tend to become hysterical and scare a lot of illegal aliens into fleeing the state.

AD REMINDS THAT FEDS HAVE DROPPED BALL ON ENFORCEMENT

Take a look at this ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXtcDxhaEN4

This ad reminds Arizonans that they can’t rely on the feds to protect them from an illegal-alien invasion. If they want respite, their state has to provide it.

THIS AD SHOWS THAT LEGAL IMMIGRATION IS ALSO A CULPRIT IN KEEPING AMERICANS UNEMPLOYED

Arizona, like most of America, is suffering from severe high unemployment.

There is a tendency to focus just on illegal aliens taking jobs from Americans.

In fact, though, the federal government has been putting even more U.S. citizens out of work by continuing without relief its immigration system of importing a net of about 125,000 working-age permanent immigrants and temporary workers every month.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wm7ub60KAI

As Arizonans prepare to vote in critical Primary elections this summer, we want to make sure they will be looking at all candidates in terms of their stances on all these immigration issues.

By the way, you can feel free to spread these ads far and wide across the internet to further the mass public education.

KEY REASON RIGHT NOW FOR ALL THESE ACTIONS IS TO PUT MORE AMERICANS BACK TO WORK

We are doing these ads as part of the Coalition for the Future American Worker.

I appeared on four national TV networks this last week attempting to change the news media’s story from one of “getting tough against illegal aliens” to a story of “showing some love for our unemployed Americans.”

Our ads, our faxes, our phone alerts and our media appearances are not focused on what we are against but what we are for.

25 million U.S. workers who would like to have a full-time job can’t find one.

The national leaders of the Republican Party do not put those 25 million as a priority.

The Democratic leadership of Congress does not put those 25 million as a priority.

Pres. Obama does not put those 25 million as a priority.

BUT YOU DO! AND WE DO!

Keep the pressure on Congress to figure out that Arizona’s new law is about putting American back to work.

Put the pressure on your state legislators to follow Arizona’s lead.

Take every opportunity for action that we give you to shame any public figure who denigrates the people of Arizona for insisting on full-scale enforcement to reduce their illegal-alien population.

THANKS,

Yesterday, while hosting Mexican President Calderon,

Obama condemned the new Arizona immigration law saying

it was "a misdirected expression of frustration," and that

he was looking for a federal fix that "the nation could embrace."

The only thing Obama needs to be looking for is a copy of SB1070

to read. Because if he read the new law he'd quickly understand

that Arizonans are employing a federal fix by enforcing

existing federal laws.

But as we've already seen from Attorney General Holder and

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, reading the bill

before condemning it is the norm with this Administration...

And here's why!

Obama and his elitist cohorts are using the Arizona law

to paint their political opponents as racists and xenophobes

to accomplish two goals:

            --to eliminate our border and introduce widespread

              amnesty

            --to rally and prime their base for victories

              in November.

That's why Obama is posturing right now with Mexico's president -

no doubt briefing him with the talking points needed to

ratchet up the rhetoric against conservatives and the Tea

Party movement.

They believe that the new Arizona law gives them their best

opportunity to demonize and discredit us, and they are

putting on a grand show to mislead those not in the know!

Obama's actions and those of his Administration are utterly

despicable, and Boyd, I want you to tell him as much!

+ + Call the White House Today!

I'm urging ALL members of Grassfire Nation to call the White

House today, put the President and his Administration on

notice and express our frustration at him for condemning

SB1070 and siding with Mexico!

Help me tell Obama that we understand his political game, and

we simply aren't willing to allow him to disrespect the fine

people of Arizona, our Constitution or the millions of

patriots who are fighting against his socialist push.

Here is the White House comments line: 202-456-1111

If the line is busy, please call the White House switchboard

at 202-456-1414 and ask to be connected to the comments line.

After making your call, please forward this message to 25-30

friends urging them to click below to sign our petition

supporting Arizona's new immigration law:

<a href="http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=28028&PID=24804748">

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=28028&PID=24804748 </a>

Let them know that once we reach our goal of 100,000 signatures,

we will deliver the petitions as a show of national support

for Governor Jan Brewer as well as key lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Again, make your call to the White House today!

As always thank you for standing with Grassfire Nation.

Steve Elliott

Grassfire Nation

P.S. If we let the Arizona attacks go unchallenged, we will

give the Left the key to passing amnesty AND winning in

November. After making your call, alert your friends and

urge them to follow your lead by clicking on the link below:

<a href="http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=28028&PID=24804748">

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=28028&PID=24804748 </a>

Arizona-Style Rebellions Over Immigration Spread

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 07:59 PM

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By: David A. Patten

Legislators in nearly a dozen states are considering tough new laws against illegal immigration that mimic the Arizona measure that has triggered a firestorm of controversy nationwide.

The combination of polls showing increasing voter frustration with federal enforcement efforts, plus the growing fiscal pressure on states facing major budget problems, has emboldened conservative legislators to eye state-level reforms similar to those that Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer recently signed into law.

"The intensity is still there. It's growing," says Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a group that generally supports stronger border-control efforts.

"Whatever talk there is of any federal response is unfortunately the kind of response that most people oppose: Amnesty for illegal aliens, coupled with promises that 'We'll try to do better next time,'" Mehlman tells Newsmax. "And I don't think the American people are going to buy that. They were fooled once in 1986. George Bush tried to fool them again in 2007. And they said no."

The Arizona measure directs police to question lawful residency only after individuals have been stopped on reasonable suspicion of having violated another law. It directs police to verify residency if suspects are unable to produce documentation, provide a Social Security number, or otherwise establish their legal residency. The law has sparked widespread protests by pro-immigration groups nationwide.

Despite that backlash, conservative lawmakers in North Carolina, Maryland, Colorado, Missouri, Ohio, and several other states are considering following Arizona's lead via state legislation to stem the tide of illegal immigration. If nothing else, their support for further restrictions on illegal immigration indicates they see it as a winning political issue.

One reason state legislators aren't intimidated by threats of legal action from the Obama administration, as well as from a host of pro-immigrant groups: A plethora of polls suggesting state-level legislation, in the absence of stiffer federal enforcement and border control, would be very popular with voters. A few recent examples:

·                              A USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday shows that 9 out of 10 Americans say it is at least moderately important for the federal government to act this year to secure the borders and stop illegal immigration. Just over 60 percent say they are very concerned undocumented workers are putting an unfair burden on U.S. schools, hospitals, and social services.

·                              Almost 70 percent of voters in the South and 66 percent of voters in the Midwest — two regions that may well determine whether Democrats continue to control Congress — say the Arizona law is either "about right," or it doesn't go far enough, in combating the problem of illegal immigration.

·                              A recent Rasmussen poll found that 60 percent of voters nationwide support Arizona's law.

·                              Various polls that indicate between 64 percent and 70 percent of Arizona voters support the new law. After Brewer signed bill, her approval ratings in Arizona jumped 16 percent.

Experts say the polls partially reflect voter frustration with the economic burdens of undocumented workers, especially on cash-strapped states hit hard by unemployment and the weak economy.

Some costs, such as crime, are hard to gauge. Whether illegal workers are more likely to commit other crimes is frequently debated by experts of all political stripes.

According to FAIR, Phoenix has the second-highest kidnapping rate in the world, second only to Mexico City. It adds that kidnappings and home invasions in Arizona rose 61 percent since 2005, although how much of this spike in violence is attributable to illegals is in dispute.

The impact on state budgets is measured more easily. FAIR states that the Arizona's estimated 460,000 undocumented workers represent 37 percent of its uninsured population. The public cost of caring for those individuals: about $510 million a year.

"When the federal government fails to enforce our immigration laws," Mehlman says, "it is the taxpayers in Arizona, or Maryland, or whatever state you happen to be living in who are then forced to pay for education, for healthcare, for other social services. They're the ones who have to deal with crime that may be associated with illegal immigrations. These burdens are felt at the state and local level."

Steven A. Camarota, research director for the nonprofit Center for Immigration Studies, gives the new law a guarded endorsement, providing that police are monitored to ensure traffic stops of Hispanics don't increase due to racial profiling.

Requiring identification after a traffic violation is just common sense, Camarota tells Newsmax. Without proper identification, a citation is virtually unenforceable anyway, he says.

"It seems like the law in many ways is well constructed, and it does some common sense things," Camarota says. "Especially the fact that anytime you arrest somebody, any time you have a citation, you have to determine their identity, or the arrest and the citation are largely meaningless. Especially in the case of a citation, it's just common sense … otherwise you have a situation where police pull somebody over and they let them go only if they're illegal. Who would think that's a good idea?"

Given the growing cost and unpopularity of illegal immigration, more and more state legislators are willing to push for tougher enforcement despite the controversy. A round up of state-level legislative and political activity:

California: The state assembly recently passed a resolution urging the federal government to fix the nation's broken immigration system, and the issue has become a hot one in the GOP gubernatorial primary. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman opposes the Arizona law, although she supports the elimination of sanctuary cities and promises to build "an economic fence" to prevent employers from hiring undocumented workers. Her closest GOP rival, businessman Steve Poizner, dropped his opposition to the Arizona law after it was amended to reduce the risk it would lead to racial profiling. He now supports it, saying: "We are bankrupt. We are out of cash and we need to take some steps to stop the flow of people who are here illegally."

Colorado: Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, also a former congressman, said he would support "very similar" legislation is elected governor. McInnis, a former police officer, supports laws mandating that all noncitizens should required to carry documents proving their legal status. Outgoing Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter said he would veto a law that mirrors Arizona's.

Florida: Support for tougher immigration laws is very strong in the Sunshine state. A Rasmussen poll released Wednesday shows that 62 percent of Florida voters "favor a law like Arizona’s that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. However, tea party favorite Marco Rubio, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, has voiced serious reservations with the Arizona law.

Georgia: Former Congressman Nathan Deal, a Republican running for governor, says he would work to enact similar legislation. Border states have suffered "war-like conditions triggered by the violence of drug cartels," he says.

Maryland: In a state that used to issue driver's licenses to illegals, GOP State Delegate Pat McDonough has introduced a bill that he calls "a copy of the Arizona law." McDonough does not expect it to pass this session of the Legislature, but is surveying colleagues to gauge support.

Missouri: Republican State Rep. Mark Parkinson has submitted an Arizona-style bill to the Missouri House but says there probably isn't enough time to squeeze it through the Senate. He believes it will have a better chance in the next session.

Nebraska: In July, voters will rule on a proposal to ban the hiring of illegals or otherwise "harboring" them.

North Carolina: Groups opposed to illegal immigration have said there is an overwhelming likelihood that legislation similar to Arizona's will be filed. They probably don't have the votes to get the measure passed, however.

Oklahoma: A court has struck down key provisions of a law intended to discourage illegal immigration, while letting stand a requirement that employers use the E-Verify system to establish residency status before hiring an employee.

Ohio: State Rep. Courtney Combs, a Republican, recently wrote a letter to Gov. Ted Strickland and top state legislators urging that they enact strong new immigration laws. Strickland, a Democrat, said he would not sign such a bill. Combs hopes to circumvent Strickland by putting the question to the voters directly. "I have had so many people call and volunteer to help us get this on the ballot," Combs told CNSNews.com. "I firmly believe if we get this on the ballot, it will pass. That would be an amazing feat, for the people to override the governor."

Texas: Two lone star Republicans are planning to introduce Arizona-type measures. That probably won't sit well with Gov. Rick Perry, who has voiced his opposition to the Arizona measure. Rep. Debbie Riddle of Tomball and Rep. Leo Berman of Tyler both say they support the legislation.

Utah: GOP State Rep. Stephen Sandstorm says he has the votes he needs to pass a law that would require immigrants to carry proof of status, direct law officers to question people they have reason to believe may be in the country illegally, and would target businesses that hire or transport undocumented workers.

How many of these proposals are ultimately enacted is anybody's guess. "It will probably be sort of a mixed bag," Mehlman says. "I think some states will probably wait to see how all this shakes out in the courts."

This is VERY interesting ... should be required reading for EVERY American

> ... even the politicians ... but all indications are that they can't read

> ... darn!!  Please share.

> 

> 

>                 American working in Mexico From the other side of the

> fence...received the following from Tom O'Malley, who was a  Director with

> S.W. BELL in Mexico City:

> 

> "I spent five years working in Mexico. I worked under  a tourist Visa for

> three months and could legally renew it  for three more months. After that

> you were working  illegally. I was technically illegal for three weeks

> waiting on the FM3 approval.

>  

> "During that six months our Mexican and U.S. attorneys  were working to

> secure a permanent work visa called a  'FM3'. It was in addition to my U.S.

> passport that  I had to show each time I entered and left the country.

> Barbara's was the same, except hers did not permit her  to work.  "To apply

> for the FM3, I needed to submit the  following notarized originals (not

> copies):

>                1. Birth certificate for Barbara and me.

>                 2. Marriage certificate.

>                 3. High school transcripts and proof of graduation.

>                 4. College transcripts for every college I attended and

> proof of graduation.

>                 5. Two letters of recommendation from supervisors I had

> worked for at least one year.

>                 6. A letter from the St. Louis Chief of Police indicating

> that I had no arrest record in the U.S. and no outstanding

>                 warrants and, was "a citizen in good standing".

>                 7. "Finally, I had to write a letter about myself that

> clearly stated why there was no Mexican citizen with my skills and

> why my skills were important to Mexico. We called it our 'I am the greatest

> person on Earth' letter. It was fun to write."

> 

> "All of the above were in English that had to be  translated into Spanish

> and be certified as legal  translations, and our signatures notarized. It

> produced a  folder about 1.5 inches thick with English on the left side  &

> Spanish on the right."

> 

> "Once they were completed Barbara and I spent about  five hours, accompanied

> by a Mexican attorney, touring  Mexican government office locations and

> being photographed  and fingerprinted at least three times at each location,

> and we remember at least four locations where we were  instructed on Mexican

> tax, labor, housing, and criminal law  and that we were required to obey

> their laws or face the  consequences. We could not protest any of the

> government's actions or we would be committing a  felony. We paid out four

> thousand dollars in fees and  bribes to complete the process. When this was

> done we could legally bring in our household goods that were held by U.S.

> Customs in Laredo, Texas. This meant we had rented  furniture in Mexico

> while awaiting our goods. There were extensive fees involved here that the

> company paid."

> 

> "We could not buy a home and were required to rent at  very high rates and

> under contract and compliance with  Mexican law."

>  

> "We were required to get a Mexican driver's  license. This was an amazing

> process. The company arranged for the licensing agency to come to our

> headquarters  location with their photography and fingerprint equipment  and

> the laminating machine. We showed our U.S. license,   were photographed and

> fingerprinted again and issued the  license instantly after paying out a six

> dollar fee. We did  not take a written or driving test and never received

> instructions on the rules of the road. Our only instruction was to never

> give a policeman your license if stopped and asked. We were instructed to

> hold it against the inside  window away from his grasp. If he got his hands

> on it you  would have to pay ransom to get it back. "

>  

> "We then had to pay and file Mexican income tax  annually using the number

> of our FM3 as our ID number. The  company's Mexican accountants did this for

> us and we  just signed what they prepared. It was about twenty legal  size

> pages annually."

>  

> "The FM3 was good for three years and renewable for two more after paying

> more fees."

>  

>  "Leaving the country meant turning in the FM3 and  certifying we were

> leaving no debts behind and no outstanding legal affairs (warrants, tickets

> or liens)  before our household goods were released to customs."

> 

>  "It was a real adventure and if any of our Senators or Congressmen went

> through it once they would have a different attitude toward Mexico."

>  

>  "The Mexican government uses its vast military and  police forces to keep

> its citizens intimidated and compliant. They never protest at their capitol

> or  government offices, but do protest daily in front of the United States

> Embassy. The U.S. Embassy looks like a  strongly reinforced fortress and

> during most protests the  Mexican military surrounds the block with their

> men  standing shoulder to shoulder in full riot gear to protect  the

> Embassy. These protests are never shown on U.S. or  Mexican TV. There is a

> large public park across the street  where they do their protesting.

> Anything can cause a  protest such as proposed law changes in California or

> Texas."

> 

> Please feel free to share this with everyone who thinks we are being hard on

> illegals immigrants.

Casualties of the Mexican Border War

On Monday, June 7, U.S. Border Patrol agents on bicycles were attempting to arrest two men illegally crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S. on the banks of the Rio Grande near El Paso. As they were detaining the two, one of whom had previously been deported for illegal entry, the agents were met with "large" rocks thrown by a group that had run back to the Mexican side of the muddy river bed.

While details of the incident are sketchy at this point, after agents unsuccessfully warned the group to stop the "barrage," shots were fired by an agent at the rock throwers and a 15-year-old Juarez boy, Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka, was killed.

Whatever his innocence or complicity, Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka is a casualty of the Mexican Border War. So, too, is an American policy not sufficiently implemented to meet the Mexican threat to the sovereignty and safety of this country and its citizens.

Read more now.

Dear Friend,

There has been a lot of talk around the country about the way President Obama forced ObamaCare into law against  the wishes of the majority of Americans.  Now, it seems his administration is trying to reach for a comprehensive immigration reform package that will undoubtedly include amnesty provisions.

Although few details about the proposed legislation are certain, one thing we do know that is that all the usual proponents of amnesty for illegal immigrants are playing leading roles in shaping the policy.  The pro-amnesty crowd has been asking for citizenship rights for illegal immigrants over the last three years, and they have really turned up the pressure to pass some type of amnesty provision into law.

Too many in Congress continue to present the American people with a false choice in solving the illegal immigration problem - give illegal aliens amnesty or round them up and deport them en masse. 

As the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Border Security and Enforcement First Immigration Caucus, I believe we have a viable alternative to that false choice:  addressing our nation's immigration problems with attrition through enforcement.  Providing mass amnesty to the current crop of illegals living in the country will not prevent future illegal immigration problems from returning and, frankly, rewards those who ignored our immigration policies while punishing those who went through the formal and proper channels.

While proponents of this legislation hope to move it this year, rest assured I will continue to raise awareness and fight against the process that tries to force any amnesty agenda on the American people against their will.

Sincerely,

David Vitter
U.S. Senator

ARIZONA LAW IS HATED BECAUSE IT COULD BE EFFECTIVE

There are 6,000 federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tasked with restoring the rule of law in a country that already contains between 12 and 20 million immigration law-breakers, says Heather Mac Donald, a contributing editor at City Journal and a co-author of "The Immigration Solution"...

In the Crosshairs

The Foundation

"Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors." --Joseph Story

Government

Secure the border first

"The American president has the power to control America's borders if he wants to, but George W. Bush and Barack Obama did not and do not want to, and for the same reason, and we all know what it is. The fastest-growing demographic in America is the Hispanic vote, and if either party cracks down on illegal immigration, it risks losing that vote for generations. But while the Democrats worry about the prospects of the Democrats and the Republicans about the well-being of the Republicans, who worries about America? No one. Which the American people have noticed, and which adds to the dangerous alienation -- actually it's at the heart of the alienation -- of the age. In the past four years, I have argued in this space that nothing can or should be done, no new federal law passed, until the border itself is secure. That is the predicate, the common sense first step. Once existing laws are enforced and the border made peaceful, everyone in the country will be able to breathe easier and consider, without an air of clamor and crisis, what should be done next. ... Not everything has to be settled right away. Only controlling the border has to be settled right away. Instead, our national establishments deliberately allow the crisis to grow and fester, ignoring public unrest and amusing themselves by damning anyone's attempt to deal with the problem they fear to address. Why does the federal government do this? Because so many within it are stupid and unimaginative and don't trust the American people. Which of course the American people have noticed." --columnist Peggy Noonan

The violence continues to escalate in the Arizona border region where a deputy sheriff was shot with an AK-47 by drug smugglers on Friday. Recent hidden camera video shows armed narco-terrorists caught on tape by motion sensor cameras trafficking drugs at the same location where the Pinal County deputy sheriff was ambushed.

This is one in a series of videos from the area captured by cameras covertly placed by concerned Arizona citizens who say they want to expose what’s really happening at the lawless border.

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano says the border is more secure now than it’s ever been and everything that can be done to secure the border is already being done.

And make sure to check out my story on the Obama administration blocking Congressional access to Ft. Hood shooter documents in our Human Events stories section below.

— Connie Hair

Welcome to the U.S.S.A!     
Erick Erickson

The left is targeting corporations and other private sector job producers as evil and corrupt because they want to undermine capitalism and move us to socialism... Read the full story by Erick Erickson

Please CALL Major League Baseball and Tell Them You Hope They Will Keep the All-Star Game in Phoenix!


Dear NumbersUSA Activist,

As you are aware, several pro-amnesty cities and organizations are supporting boycotts of Arizona due to the state's passage of SB 1070 -- the state's immigration enforcement legislation. These states and locales include California, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Washington, D.C., New York City, and St. Paul, Minnesota. The newest target for the boycott advocates is Major League Baseball (MLB).

Next year, MLB is planning on holding its annual All-Star Game in Phoenix and pro-illegal alien activists are urging them to move the game. This movement was started by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), who, in a letter to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, said, "This anti-immigrant law is unjust, wrongheaded, mean-spirited and unconstitutional.... It is important that everyone who believes in justice and our national spirit of decency speak out against this measure.... MLB has a very loud megaphone, and their rejection of Arizona's action would be an important demonstration to Arizona that we do not tolerate such displays of intolerance in our nation." Clearly, Rep. Serrano is not familiar with the law and is simply trying to help illegal aliens.

Sadly, the calls for a boycott do not end there. Michael Weiner, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has made it clear that his organization opposes Arizona's bill because of the "international players" who live in Arizona and travel through Arizona. He neglected to mention that MLB's international players are not affected by the law because they are here legally.

What you can do:

1) Please call Major League Baseball at (212) 931-7800 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (212) 931-7800      end_of_the_skype_highlighting and urge them to ignore the calls for a boycott. Talking Points are below.

2) Please call the Major League Baseball Players Association at (212) 826-0808 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (212) 826-0808      end_of_the_skype_highlighting and ask them to ignore calls to join the boycott. Be sure to remind them that MLB's international players are not affected by Arizona's law because they are in this country legally. Additional talking points are below.

3) Please call your favorite and/or local MLB teams and urge them to oppose the calls for a boycott. You may click here to see a list of all teams and their phone

The Foundation

"Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in society, conforming, as I doubt not you will do, to our established rules. That these rules shall be as equal as prudential considerations will admit, will certainly be the aim of our legislatures, general and particular." --Thomas Jefferson

Government & Politics

Arizona Immigration Brouhaha

Did these guys just come to work?

Last week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, signed a tough new law designed to crack down on the flood of illegal immigration in the state and the violence and mayhem that has accompanied it. Political mayhem is the price of the law's enactment.

Stepped-up enforcement of the border in California and Texas has funneled much of the illegal alien traffic and cross-border smuggling through Arizona. A sharp increase in crime has resulted, with Phoenix now being the kidnap capital of the United States. Ranchers near the border live under a state of siege, but demands that the federal government take aggressive remedial action have been unavailing. The recent murder of Rob Krentz, a kind-hearted rancher who often assisted desperate immigrants abused and abandoned by their "coyote" guides, prompted widespread outrage at the federal government's fundamental failure to protect its citizens against a dangerous foreign invasion.

The race-baiting grievance mongers wasted no time in denouncing the law. Vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of a swastika on the Arizona Capitol building (which we find to be an incredibly strange mixed message). Some leftist church leaders denounced the law as "hateful." Race hustler Jesse Jackson called it "terrorism." Calling it "stupid," "an embarrassment" and "racist," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (Tucson) said he would refuse to enforce it.

Latino activist and far-left Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) called for a boycott of his own state, saying, "I support some very targeted economic sanctions on the state of Arizona. We will be asking national organizations -- civil, religious, political -- not to have conferences and conventions in the state of Arizona. There has to be an economic consequence to this action and to this legislation." We're sure Arizona's 2.3 million unemployed will thank Grijalva for his principled stand.

Meanwhile, in a stunning display of hypocrisy, the government of Mexico issued a travel advisory and expressed concern about the rights of its citizens in the United States. Of course, Mexico plays by much more stringent rules when dealing with its own immigration issues.

These critics either haven't read the law or, more likely, don't want to be bothered with reality. Among other things, Arizona's new law makes it a state crime for people to be in Arizona if they are in the United States illegally. If the police have an otherwise lawful encounter with someone, and if they have "reasonable suspicion" that the person is in the United States illegally, the police are required to ask for documentation of immigration status. An Arizona driver's license is presumptive proof of lawful status.

The law specifically forbids police from basing their actions solely on someone's race or ethnicity. It also compels the police to base their "reasonable suspicion" on criteria that are permissible under the U.S. and Arizona constitutions. Moreover, when she signed the bill, Gov. Brewer issued an executive order directing additional training specifically to avoid racial profiling when the law is enforced.

The new law, which in many places quotes federal law verbatim, was enacted because of the failure at the federal level to enforce those same laws. None of this matters to the Left. With tactics straight out of Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals," they have demonized everyone who dares stand up for responsible enforcement of our laws and for the protection of our citizens.

Meanwhile, Barack Obama declared that the nation may not have the "appetite" for an immigration fight this year, so he removed the issue from his agenda. That's a relief.

Quote of the Week

"So Arizona passes a tough law against illegal immigration and suddenly they've got Washington's attention. One poll finds 70 percent of Arizona voters support this new law, so, 'Hey, maybe we better do something, too.' And like the lemmings they are when they smell a chance to score some political points, and some of them need a lot of help with the midterms coming up, there is now talk of rushing immigration reform through Congress. President Obama called the Arizona law 'misguided.' What's misguided, Mr. President, is the federal government's ongoing refusal to enforce the laws that are already on the books. Read the Arizona law. Parts of it are word-for-word the same as the federal statutes which continue to be all but ignored. Now we'll hear all sorts of blathering from our Washington gerbils about the need for a new federal law. There'll be news conferences and interviews and committee hearings and draft legislation and polling -- all the usual carnival acts that accompany any hot button Washington issue. Instead of simply closing the borders and enforcing the existing law so they could turn their attention to something like the national debt and the fact that the country is bankrupt, instead we're going to get this freak show. Washington's position on illegal immigration is patently dishonest from the top down. No enforcement, no border security, just pandering to the Hispanic voters and the corporations that hire the illegals. And then, when one of our states that's being ravaged by the presence of 460,000 illegal aliens inside its borders does something about it, the president says that's misguided. What a shame." --CNN commentator Jack Cafferty

Headline of the Week

"Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law" --Associated Press

Isn't that the point?

LOTS OF BIG MEDIA THIS WEEK!

In case you are interested, looks like I'll be on Fox around 10:30 EDT today and on CNBC around 2:30 EDT today.

We'll send in the newsletter a link to my 7 or 8 minutes on PBS NewsHour last night. It is nice to be allowed to get the jobs angle out into the broad public finally. I am appreciative of these national news outlets (along with CBS News last Sunday night) giving NumbersUSA the chance to do this.

-- ROY