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 7/02/09 |
California is closer to ending illegal "Anchor Baby" births |
| In an effort to close ever-expanding social service programs the California Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010, Initiative 09-0010 has begun the signature process.... |
| Read More Examiner by Kimberly Dvorak |
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7/02/09 |
Obama hints at amnesty for illegal immigrants |
| President Barack Obama stayed away from hot-button words in remarks Thursday on immigration reform, but hinted that his immigration push will include some kind of "amnesty" or "legal path" for illegal immigrants already in the United States.... |
| Read More Phoenix Business Journal by Mike Sunnucks |
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7/02/09 |
Italy: Illegal immigration becomes a crime |
| Italy's upper house of parliament on Thursday voted into law a controversial security bill making illegal immigration a punishable offence. The law also allows citizen anti-crime patrols in towns and cities and triples the amount of time illegal immi... |
| Read More ADN Kronos International |
| commentary |
 7/02/09 |
Justice Department: U.S. Border 'Underprotected,' 'Easily Breached' |
| Judging from recent reports by the National Drug Intelligence Center, you could come to the conclusion that Mexican drug cartels can do something the U.S. government cannot: control border crossings.... |
| Read More Townhall by Terry Jeffrey |
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7/02/09 |
Report on Immigration, Energy, and the Environment |
| As the United States considers policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions - particularly carbon dioxide (CO2 ) - the impact of immigration on emissions levels cannot be ignored.... |
| Read More FAIR by Jack Martin |
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7/02/09 |
Feds: American Apparel Hired Illegal Workers |
| American Apparel touts its patriotism, boasting that it produces all of its clothes on American shores. This shouldn't do much to help that campaign: The U.S. government said today that the t-shirt maker is potentially employing about 1,800 illegal i... |
| Read More TheStreet.com by Jeanine Poggi |
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7/02/09 |
Border Tunnel Update: U.S. Authorities Still Searching for Exit |
| As of late Tuesday evening, U.S. federal authorities were still searching for a U.S. exit to the cross border tunnel they discovered earlier this week between Tijuana and San Diego.... |
| Read More KPBS by Amy Isackson |
| arizona news |
 7/02/09 |
Deputies arrest Phoenix business owner for identity theft |
| After receiving information through Arpaio's illegal immigration hotline, deputies arrested the owner, Raphael Libardi, 48, of Brazil, near his home for identity theft, mortgage fraud, and being in the country illegally.... |
| Read More AZFamily.com by Jennifer Thomas |
| arizona news |
7/02/09 |
Bill to criminalize illegal immigrants rejected |
| With many members absent, the Arizona House early Wednesday defeated a bill to criminalize the presence of all illegal immigrants in the state and draw local police officers deeper into the fight against illegal immigration.... |
| Read More Arizona Republic by Jacques Billeaud |
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7/02/09 |
ICE launches workplace immigration crackdown |
| Immigration officers are investigating workplaces in every state in the U.S. to check whether they are hiring illegal workers.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement told members of Congress in an e-mail Wednesday morning that it is beginning audits of... |
| Read More Associated Press by Suzanne Gamboa |
| arizona news |
7/02/09 |
ICE audits 32 Arizona companies over hiring |
| Federal immigration-enforcement agents notified 32 Arizona companies on Wednesday that their employment records are being audited to determine whether they are complying with laws aimed at preventing the hiring of illegal workers.... |
| Read More Arizona Republic by Daniel Gonzalez |
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6/30/09 |
Florida police can now match fingerprints to immigration status |
| Officials say a new program that allows Florida law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of people arrested has found nearly 800 immigrants with serious criminal convictions in the first four months of 2009.... |
| Read More Miami Herald |
| legislation |
 6/30/09 |
MS illegal immigration law to enter 2nd phase |
| In 2008, the state made it a felony for anyone not in the country legally to accept a job in Mississippi. Starting Wednesday, companies with at least 100 employees will also be required to use the E-Verification system.... |
| Read More Sun-Herald |
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6/30/09 |
78% in poll say no to illegal immigrant students act |
| Readers overwhelmingly oppose a bill that would provide students who are in the country illegally a pathway to residency among other rights that are now granted to resident students.... |
| Read More Orange County Register by Cindy Carcamo |
| arizona news |
6/30/09 |
Citizenship for sale? |
| Tucson Medical Center's "birth package" gives an official nod to a generations-old practice of wealthy Mexican women coming to U.S. hospitals to give birth.... |
| Read More Arizona Daily Star by Mariana Alvarado |
| commentary |
6/30/09 |
Obama Advocates Immigration Reform at Expense of Crime |
| During the course of his televised announcement, Obama used the euphemism "undocumented workers" and avoided using the terms "illegal aliens" and "illegal workers."... |
| Read More Lincoln Tribune by Jim Kouri |
| commentary |
6/30/09 |
Unlawful Immigrants and Criminals - Sometimes One and the Same |
| While the wisdom of and need for checking citizenship / immigration status of prisoners is obvious, the Obama
Administration must not entangle itself in the operation of State
penitentiaries and local jails to the exclusion of other means to reduce... |
| Read More Free Congress by Marion Edwyn Harrison, Esq. |
| legislation |
6/30/09 |
Democrats play word games on immigration |
| Schumer can read the polls as well as anybody. He knows he can't spout a bunch of pro-amnesty euphemisms and satisfy the voters' desire for strict controls on illegal immigration.... |
| Read More Washington Examiner by Byron York |
| commentary |
6/30/09 |
Why Local Law Enforcement Must Work with Immigration Officials |
| When government officials say that police officers should only inquire about the immigration status of an individual being arrested if it is believed that the person's immigration status is relevant to the investigation frankly causes me to wonder at... |
| Read More Family Security Matters by Michael Cutler |
| news |
6/30/09 |
Illegal Immigrant law loopholes threaten SF mayor's bid |
| Recent uproar over San Francisco's liberal-leaning policies toward illegal immigrants is threatening to derail two top city officials' bids for statewide office as they work to appeal to more conservative voters.... |
| Read More Times-Leader by Juliana Barbassa |
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By Andrew P. Thomas
MARICOPA coUNTY aTTORNEY |
1000 Defendants Convicted on Human-Smuggling Charges
May 04, 2009
Milestone Reflects County Attorney's Commitment to Enforcing Immigration Laws
1,000 defendants have been convicted of violating Arizona's human-smuggling law in Maricopa County. This law, the first of its kind in the nation, has allowed the prosecution of human smugglers and illegal immigrants who conspire with them.
For years, powerful special-interest groups have pressured this office to back off these prosecutions. We've stood our ground, and now we're seeing the results of our hard work. From 2006 to the present, 1,000 defendants have been convicted in Maricopa County of violating the human-smuggling statute, A.R.S. οΎ§ 13-2319. Of those, 132 were convicted of human smuggling and 868 were convicted of conspiring with the smugglers. The 1000th defendant pleaded guilty on April 17, 2009. The Special Crimes Bureau of the County Attorney's Office handles the cases.
While it may be politically incorrect to point this out, the strong enforcement of state immigration laws in Maricopa County is driving down our crime rates. I thank Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his staunch support of these efforts and his leadership in fully enforcing Arizona's immigration laws.
Since the County Attorney's Office began filing these cases in 2006, political leaders and lawyers supportive of the rights of illegal immigrants have sued in multiple courts to block the prosecutions. The County Attorney's Office has won all of these legal challenges to date. These include a ruling on July 17, 2008, by the Arizona Court of Appeals, which upheld my interpretation of the human smuggling law, and most recently a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Broomfield on January 13, 2009, which dismissed another lawsuit challenging these prosecutions.
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