Postcards - and video - from the edge
VISIT "FOR THE CAUSE"
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The fight against the North American Union is escalating.
Not at the federal level, but at the state level. Currently, 14 states are considering legislation opposing what the administration calls the Security and Prosperity Partnership. In Idaho, the measure has been approved by both houses of its legislature because Idaho is tired of the secrecy. In a simple statement from one of the Senate sponsors, he explains, "... Idaho 
wants Congress to weigh in on this and get it out in the open and vote on it." At the federal level, it's hard to escape the push for unifying Canada, Mexico and the United States. The language is everywhere, even though the people have never voted on it. In last year's failed so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Senate inserted language praising the North American Union for progress made "... in developing and implementing an immigration security strategy for North America that works towards the development of a common security perimeter." In other words, gone are the borders of the United States of America, welcome to the borders of North America. Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch said: "The state activity is an indication of the grassroots concern about this issue. The states are closer to the grassroots, and that's where you're going to first see the indication of some discomfort with the Security and Prosperity Partnership, or the idea of a North American Union." Washington isn't listening, just as Washington has ignored the people on the issue of immigration.
wants Congress to weigh in on this and get it out in the open and vote on it." At the federal level, it's hard to escape the push for unifying Canada, Mexico and the United States. The language is everywhere, even though the people have never voted on it. In last year's failed so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Senate inserted language praising the North American Union for progress made "... in developing and implementing an immigration security strategy for North America that works towards the development of a common security perimeter." In other words, gone are the borders of the United States of America, welcome to the borders of North America. Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch said: "The state activity is an indication of the grassroots concern about this issue. The states are closer to the grassroots, and that's where you're going to first see the indication of some discomfort with the Security and Prosperity Partnership, or the idea of a North American Union." Washington isn't listening, just as Washington has ignored the people on the issue of immigration. **
WorldNetDaily:
In a case eerily reminiscent of the controversial jailing of Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos while the illegal-alien drug-smuggler they wounded went free, two illegal aliens are now suing imprisoned Texas Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez for injuries from shell fragments that struck them as the officer shot at the tires of a van in which they escaped from a routine traffic stop. Maricela Rodriguez-Garcia and Candido Garcia-Perez are preparing to file a civil lawsuit against Hernandez and Sheriff Don G. Letsinger, possibly seeking millions of dollars in damages for alleged violation of their civil rights. Jimmy Parks, defense attorney for Hernandez, told WND the lawsuit "has just become standard operating procedure down here on the border."
"There is a natural progression that begins when these people organize a professional (human) smuggling ring to get illegal aliens into the United States," he said. "They become very sophisticated at it, then when law enforcement makes the attempt to try to break up the smuggling ring, they just run away."
"There is a natural progression that begins when these people organize a professional (human) smuggling ring to get illegal aliens into the United States," he said. "They become very sophisticated at it, then when law enforcement makes the attempt to try to break up the smuggling ring, they just run away."
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The Minuteman Project:
The Minuteman Project has issued a "Citizen’s Mandate" which calls for the immediate release of U.S. Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean with compensation for wrongful prosecution. The Proclamation's preface: "We, the People of the United States of America, through the Minuteman Project Citizen’s Commission, in order to preserve a more perfect union, provide for domestic tranquility, and guarantee a fair and universal application of the rule of law, hereby issue the following Citizen’s Mandate of earnest demands to the President, the Senate, and the House Of Representatives of the United States Of America..." This Citizen's Mandate is not only for Minutemen, but for all Americans, says Jim Gilchrist, Founder and President The Minuteman Project.
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CNN Lou Dobbs
Supporters of open borders and illegal alien amnesty tried to burn the American flag during street demonstrations in Los Angeles on Sunday. But border security activists were there to confront them, including Raymond Herrera and Robin Hvidston of Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman 
Project who called for a revolution to take back America. They marched through an area of downtown Los Angeles dominated by Latino immigrants and were separated by police from another group of protesters draped in the Mexican flag carrying anarchist banners and images of Che Guevara. One man tried to burn the American flag and later flew the stars and stripes upside down. A confrontation erupted between a masked demonstrator, apparently disrespecting the flag, and another man, who ripped it from his hands. All this took place in the aftermath of a Los Angeles visit by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who addressed a swearing in ceremony for 4,500 legal immigrants becoming U.S. citizens. Chertoff said: "You who are here today have taken the legal path to citizenship. You now live proudly and openly as citizens, enjoying the full rights and privileges of Americans." He then spoke to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council about the importance of secure borders.
Project who called for a revolution to take back America. They marched through an area of downtown Los Angeles dominated by Latino immigrants and were separated by police from another group of protesters draped in the Mexican flag carrying anarchist banners and images of Che Guevara. One man tried to burn the American flag and later flew the stars and stripes upside down. A confrontation erupted between a masked demonstrator, apparently disrespecting the flag, and another man, who ripped it from his hands. All this took place in the aftermath of a Los Angeles visit by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who addressed a swearing in ceremony for 4,500 legal immigrants becoming U.S. citizens. Chertoff said: "You who are here today have taken the legal path to citizenship. You now live proudly and openly as citizens, enjoying the full rights and privileges of Americans." He then spoke to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council about the importance of secure borders.**
Forthecause.us:
Forthecause.us:
Illegal Aliens Plead Guilty to Nearly 100 Construction Site Larcenies
In Loudoun County, Virginia four illegal aliens pled guilty to a series of larcenies from construction sites that plagued the county over the past year.
Marco Julio Ortiz-Argumendo, 22, of Maryland, Oscar Asencio, 20, of Woodbridge, Poreido Gayordo-Alvaranga, 23, and Jimmy Mendoza, 26, and a fifth suspect were tied to nearly 100 cases of larcenies of appliances from construction sites throughout Loudoun County and the Northern Virginia region. In Loudoun County the four men were charged with five counts of grand larceny and five counts of destruction of property. Items stolen from construction sites in the county included washers and dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators and ovens. The four men along with another suspect, who remains at large, are estimated to have stolen over $500,000 worth of appliances in Loudoun County alone. Loudoun Sheriff’s Investigators were able to identify a vehicle involved in one of the larcenies. The vehicle led investigators to an area of Fairfax County where they discovered two vans full of appliances. The suspects were iden
tified and were apprehended in July 2006. All four of the suspects were turned over to Loudoun authorities in January 2007 after they had been charged and prosecuted in other Northern Virginia jurisdictions for similar crimes. Construction sites continue to be inviting to thieves in the region as many materials and high-end appliances are left unsecured. Approximately 16% of the 2,502 larcenies reported in Loudoun in 2006 were construction related. All four men remain in the custody of authorities and were determined by members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be illegal aliens. They are currently in the process of being deported. A fifth man, Nelson Alberto Obdulio Gonzalez, 36, wanted in connection with the larcenies remains at large but it is believed he has fled the country.
tified and were apprehended in July 2006. All four of the suspects were turned over to Loudoun authorities in January 2007 after they had been charged and prosecuted in other Northern Virginia jurisdictions for similar crimes. Construction sites continue to be inviting to thieves in the region as many materials and high-end appliances are left unsecured. Approximately 16% of the 2,502 larcenies reported in Loudoun in 2006 were construction related. All four men remain in the custody of authorities and were determined by members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be illegal aliens. They are currently in the process of being deported. A fifth man, Nelson Alberto Obdulio Gonzalez, 36, wanted in connection with the larcenies remains at large but it is believed he has fled the country. **
CNN Lou Dobbs
The Federal Reserve meets this week to decide whether the current inflation rate is a threat to the nation's economy. But with inflation driving wages down and the price of almost everything from gas to food up, middle class families are already feeling squeeze. One example: Rennie Wade, software engineer, husband and father of two. In 2005, he was laid off from Oracle after his job was off-shored to India. He now works as a part-time contractor for Microsoft. Making ends meet is not easy. "I definitely feel the pressure. Not only is it things getting more expensive, like housing and other costs, general living expenses in the area, it's tougher working a full-time job." Workers like Rennie Wade are gripped by a new economy. Their paychecks are shrinking and prices are climbing. Adding to workers' worries, companies are cutting back on their hours. Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute said: "There have been two forces that have worked together to erode the value of that paycheck in recent months. One is inflation, which, as we noted, has been growing more quickly, but the other is hours worked." Some workers have seen their weekly hours slipping, others are just not earning enough hourly. And jobs are less secure.
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CBS News - 60 Minutes:
CBS News - 60 Minutes:
As the comptroller general of the United States, David Walker is the nation’s top accountant. He has totaled up our government's income, liabilities, and future obligations and concluded the numbers simply don’t add up. And he’s not alone. Its been called the "dirty little secret everyone in Washington knows" – a set of financial truths so inconvenient that most elected officials don’t even want to talk about them, which is exactly why David Walker does. The numbers are so bad that Walker has given up on elected officials and taken his message directly to taxpayers and opinion makers, hoping to shape the debate in the next presidential election. He calls it a fiscal wake up tour, and he is telling civic groups, university forums and newspaper editorial boards that the U.S. has spent, promised, and borrowed itself into such a deep hole it will be unable to climb out if it doesn’t act now. As Walker sees it, the survival of the republic is at stake.
[Our take: We won't hear any presidential candidate talk about this critical issue. In fact, all we will hear is a call for expansion of government programs. The candidates are already tripping over themselves with promises of healthcare for all. By the time the insurance industry, pharmaceutical industry and legal industry get finished with any healthcare bill, we will have a hugely expensive bureaucracy to administer a confusing program few Americans will be able to afford or even qualify for. All we will have left is a "healthcare" program that takes care of special interests.]
[Our take: We won't hear any presidential candidate talk about this critical issue. In fact, all we will hear is a call for expansion of government programs. The candidates are already tripping over themselves with promises of healthcare for all. By the time the insurance industry, pharmaceutical industry and legal industry get finished with any healthcare bill, we will have a hugely expensive bureaucracy to administer a confusing program few Americans will be able to afford or even qualify for. All we will have left is a "healthcare" program that takes care of special interests.]
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The Washington Post:
The Washington Post:
Immigrants are emerging as among the first victims of a growing wave of home foreclosures in the Washington area as mortgage lending problems multiply locally and across the country. Nationally, 375,000 high-interest-rate loans were made to Hispanics in 2005, and nearly 73,000 of them are likely to go into foreclosure, said Aracely Panameno, director of Latino affairs for the Center for Responsible Lending. About 1.1 million homes in the United States are expected to go into foreclosure in the next six years, and many native-born Americans are likely to be stuck with burdensome loans. But immigrants are getting hit first in part because their incomes tend to be lower and many have lost construction jobs.
[Our take: This is only a hint of what is to come -- the mortgage industry is sure to find a way for the rest of us to pay for all these losses, perhaps through higher Principle Mortgage Insurance (PMI) and other fees the next time we buy a house. After all, someone has to pay for all these bad loans. That's how PMI came about in the first place. It was a way for the rest of us to pay for the poor decisions made by others! We have come to accept these things as normal business practice.]
[Our take: This is only a hint of what is to come -- the mortgage industry is sure to find a way for the rest of us to pay for all these losses, perhaps through higher Principle Mortgage Insurance (PMI) and other fees the next time we buy a house. After all, someone has to pay for all these bad loans. That's how PMI came about in the first place. It was a way for the rest of us to pay for the poor decisions made by others! We have come to accept these things as normal business practice.]
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Forthecause.us:
Minuteman Hijackers Claim Victory - How Can That Be?
The media is giving credence to statements by defense attorney Jim Lacy, who is portraying the recent court decision in the Minuteman case as a victory for his hijacker clients. Lacy, who represents Minuteman Project hijackers Marvin Stewart, Deborah Courtney and Barbara Coe, said the Orange County Superior Court decision on the matter is a "huge loss for Gilchrist."
But Judge Randell L. Wilkinson put Gilchrist back in charge of the organization's funds and infrastructure, which enables Gilchrist to get back to focusing on the fight against illegal immigration. For Gilchrist, this means "full speed ahead." So how can this be construed as a "huge loss for Gilchrist"?
Lacy and the hijackers seem to be pinning their hopes on a single fragment of Judge Wilkinson's decision: he will decide on April 25 whether a court-appointed third party should manage the Minuteman Project's assets until the issue of who controls the organization is decided. At least that's the way the media is portraying the situation from Lacy's perspective.
Actually, Gilchrist will have sole ownership of the organization he created when he turns over a business plan and financial records, certified by a third-party, for Judge Wilkinson's review.
The Judge wants to be sure that he is on firm legal ground when he names Gilchrist the sole owner of the Minuteman Project. Since there was never any fraud -- the hijackers even recently publicized the fact that they did not know how to read a simple invoice -- the April 25 decision will be a mere formality. This is actually a common situation when ownership disputes come before a court.
Right now, the Minuteman Project is back in the hands of Jim Gilchrist where it belongs.
Forthecause.us:
Minuteman Hijackers Claim Victory - How Can That Be?
The media is giving credence to statements by defense attorney Jim Lacy, who is portraying the recent court decision in the Minuteman case as a victory for his hijacker clients. Lacy, who represents Minuteman Project hijackers Marvin Stewart, Deborah Courtney and Barbara Coe, said the Orange County Superior Court decision on the matter is a "huge loss for Gilchrist."
But Judge Randell L. Wilkinson put Gilchrist back in charge of the organization's funds and infrastructure, which enables Gilchrist to get back to focusing on the fight against illegal immigration. For Gilchrist, this means "full speed ahead." So how can this be construed as a "huge loss for Gilchrist"?
Lacy and the hijackers seem to be pinning their hopes on a single fragment of Judge Wilkinson's decision: he will decide on April 25 whether a court-appointed third party should manage the Minuteman Project's assets until the issue of who controls the organization is decided. At least that's the way the media is portraying the situation from Lacy's perspective.
Actually, Gilchrist will have sole ownership of the organization he created when he turns over a business plan and financial records, certified by a third-party, for Judge Wilkinson's review.
The Judge wants to be sure that he is on firm legal ground when he names Gilchrist the sole owner of the Minuteman Project. Since there was never any fraud -- the hijackers even recently publicized the fact that they did not know how to read a simple invoice -- the April 25 decision will be a mere formality. This is actually a common situation when ownership disputes come before a court.
Right now, the Minuteman Project is back in the hands of Jim Gilchrist where it belongs.
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WorldNetDaily:
WorldNetDaily:
It generally takes six arrests before U.S. prosecutors are willing to bring criminal charges against illegal immigrants caught crossing the border, according to documents released in the controversy about eight fired U.S. attorneys. The prosecution guidelines were disclosed in a heavily redacted Department of Justice memo from late 2005, the Houston Chronicle reported. The paper said DOJ officials declined to say yesterday whether the department had made any changes since the memo was written, citing "law enforcement reasons." T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, told the Chronicle border agents are frustrated with the prosecution guidelines, noting smugglers have figured out the criteria by trial and error. "It's devastating on morale," Bonner said. "Our agents are risking their lives out there, and then they're told, 'Sorry, that doesn't meet the criteria.'" The memo said the federal court and detention system lacks the resources to prosecute every illegal entry. The Border Patrol makes about 1 million arrests annually, and the DOJ must prioritize the most serious offense and repeated offenders, the memo states.
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Forthecause.us:
Forthecause.us:
Taplin Says Herndon Has Come a Long Way in the Battle Against Illegal Immigration
The director of the Virginia Minuteman chapter says the City of Herndon has come a long way in the battle against illegal immigration since voters replaced the mayor and all but one member of the city council last year. George Taplin told the French news service Le Journal Chrétien that the old mayor and council were booted out of office because they supported a taxpayer-funded day laborer center, which became a magnet for illegal aliens. "It wasn’t an official sanctuary city, but illegals were treated as if it was okay to be here; nobody bothered them," says Taplin. "Now we’ve reversed that trend and instituted policies and ordinances where it makes it unfriendly for you to be here if you’re here illegally." The new leadership is taking action, as evident from the subsiding of illegal alien traffic. However, the controversial day laborer center remains open, as the council grapples with what to do with it. "There’s still the lawsuit by Judicial Watch that’s still pending to close it down, and the council is actively trying to find ways to find an alternative to the laborer center," explains Taplin, who favors the idea of shutting down the site. Taplin says even though the City Council is moving slower than he would like on the illegal alien issue, he would rather have it be slow and effective, than quick and ineffective.
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