Postcards - and video - from the edge

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The Washington Post:

In Virginia, Prince William County Passes Resolution Targeting Illegal Immigration

Prince William County supervisors have voted unanimously to approve a resolution that targets illegal immigrants by attempting to curb their access to public services and increasing immigration enforcement by local police. The largest board meeting crowd in 20 years showed up for the vote at the county government complex, turning Prince William into a microcosm of a debate playing out in communities across the country in the wake of Congress's failure to reform immigration laws. The measure directs officers to check the status of anyone in police custody who they suspect is an illegal immigrant. The measure still places Prince William at the forefront of Virginia jurisdictions that are trying to check illegal immigration. "This resolution does have teeth and changes county policy immediately," said board Chairman Corey A. Stewart.

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CNN Lou Dobbs - video:

Communist China Hides Aggressive Military Buildup Aimed at U.S.

There are new charges that communist China is trying to hide its aggressive military build-up from the rest of the world. Beijing is deliberately and routinely lying about its military budgets and its weapons systems. But our Pentagon still is giving China frequent information about U.S. military capabilities. Dozens of military to military exchanges are planned for Chinese and U.S. military officials over the next year starting in September. It's a record high. But some are saying the Chinese are not showing U.S. officials as much as they are learning. Senior Pentagon official for Asia, Richard Lawless, recently admitted the Pentagon was disappointed with China's participation in military exchanges. Michael Green of the Center for Strategic and International Studies said: "The Chinese don't want to show us what they're doing because a lot of it is aimed at us." China claims their defense budget is projected to grow at 18 percent this year to $40 billion. But the U.S. estimates that the Chinese military budget is closer to $80 billion to $100 billion a year.

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AMERICAN PATROL DOT COM

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Mark Andrew Dwyer

Differences between races a distraction

I tell you, I am mad as hell and am not going to take it anymore. The fundamental question is not just how many immigrants is America willing to accept, but also who these immigrants are and what they are up to. Because as of now, we are being displaced by assertive, ethno-centered, fast multiplying populations of aliens who learned...
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The Dustin Inman Society

The status quo is changing in Georgia

Most Americans recognize that if George Bush had any intention of securing American borders, he would have done so on September 11, 2001. -- He has not. -- Most Americans recognize that the illegal immigration crisis in America did not happen overnight and will not be solved overnight or by another amnesty.

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Dayton Daily News

Deported sex offender arrested again in Butler County

An illegal immigrant previously convicted of a sex offense and deported back to Mexico was arrested Tuesday in Butler County. -- A tip led Butler County Sheriff's deputies to Jose Valenzuela... -- Valenzuela was convicted in 1998 of gross sexual imposition involving a juvenile girl and was deemed a sexually oriented offender... [More family values]

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The Denver Channel

ICE agents raid Swift plants in Colo., 3 states again

Agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement returned to at least one Swift & Co. meatpacking plant Tuesday with arrest warrants for people suspected of identity theft in an operation that garnered union support. -- Officials with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union said agents did not appear...