Town Still Torn Over Immigrant Murder Aug 15, 2008
Illegal Immigrant's Murder Brings Pennsylvania Town's Divisions To The Fore ... parishioners at a local church offered up prayers for peace - a peace that was broken the night of July 12, when Luis Ramirez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was. (CBS News -- Evening News)
4th body found in county Aug 15, 2008
Advertisement Deputies on scene found the remains of a woman who is believed to be an illegal immigrant. She was wearing black jeans, black shirt and black shoes. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Plant raid raises questions of labor abuses, kashrut Aug 15, 2008
In May, federal immigration agents raided Agriprocessors and rounded up 389 illegal immigrants ... A rally in Postville on July 27 drew 1,000 people, including Hispanic immigrants, Catholic clergy, rabbis and activists, protesting working conditions at Agriprocessors and calling for legislation to give legal status to illegal immigrants ... Polling shows people are consistently in favor of a solution to our current illegal immigrant problem that includes a path to citizenship, says Tramonte. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Feds assess planned fences impact Aug 14, 2008
But officials anticipate wildlife populations will benefit as a result of protecting the habitat from illegal immigrant traffic. Efforts will be made to avoid migratory bird nests. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Family of dead inmate sues Aug 14, 2008
The family of a 17-year-old illegal immigrant who died in the Galveston County Jail filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming authorities didn t do enough to protect him. Arturo Chavez of Webster was found Aug. 4 hanging by a blanket from a shower nozzle in his jail cell. (KHOU.com, TX)
Calif. nanny deported after child's death Aug 14, 2008
Salcedo had spent the last two years in jail because she was an illegal immigrant. Information from: Auburn Journal, http://www. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Illinois offered aid to immigrants. Budgets intervened. Aug 13, 2008
They say it sets a tone that immigrants are welcome at a time when other states are focused mainly on driving illegal immigrants away ... Some in Illinois are critical of state funding for the Welcoming Center and other programs because they serve illegal immigrants as well as those here legally ... The Illinois All Kids program is open to all children, and the state allows illegal immigrant children to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. (Boston Globe)
Suspected Smuggler Rams Border Patrol Car Aug 13, 2008
According to officials, the agents attempted to stop a they suspected was transporting illegal immigrants ... The 28-year-old driver was taken into custody and faces illegal immigrant smuggling and assault on a federal agent charges. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
A truly dumb idea on immigration Aug 13, 2008
There aren't many takers for the government's less-than-generous offer to allow 457,000 illegal immigrants without criminal records and who pose no threat to national security to voluntarily turn themselves in to federal authorities ... If the illegal immigrants are from Mexico, and the lion's share of them are, what awaits them at home isn't appealing the prospect of having to support their families on $6 per day when they could make 15 or 20 times that on this side of the border ... In order... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Remains of third person found Aug 13, 2008
Man also believed to be an illegal immigrant ... SIERRA VISTA For the third time in four days, the corpse of a suspected illegal immigrant has been found in Cochise County ... Two Border Patrol agents had been tracking a group of illegal immigrants when they came upon the body in a remote area north of a road. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Body found south of Sierra Vista Aug 13, 2008
Authorities speculate the man was an illegal immigrant. There was no identification and no obvious signs of foul play. (AZCentral -- News)
Fewer Illegal Immigrants In U.S., But Partisans Argue Over Cause Aug 13, 2008
The illegal immigrant population in America is declining, experts and demographers say, due to the economic downturn and a step-up in enforcement measures ... But it cites data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve that suggest industries that tend to employ illegal immigrants mainly the construction, service and retail sectors were hit with downturns before August 2007 ... "Certainly enforcement does help . . . but overall, the economy speaks for itself right now. There is no incentive for an... (Investors Business Daily)
Illegal Immigrant Bond Fund Kicks Off Campaign Aug 12, 2008
Illegal Immigrant Bond Fund Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign ... Illegal immigrants arrested in workplace raids can now access a fund to help them post bond ... Through the fund, illegal immigrants arrested in raids who do not have any outstanding criminal violations can apply for financial assistance. (Fox News)
Slaughterhouse case fuels kosher justice movement Aug 12, 2008
Nearly 400 illegal immigrants were arrested at the plant in the biggest such raid on a single work site in U.S. history ... However I do not comprehend how the company called 'Agriprocessors' could tolerate the despicable way illegal immigrant were exploited there. (Washington Journal, IA)
S.F. mayor shifts policy on illegal offenders Aug 12, 2008
(07-02) 14:39 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco will shift course and start turning over juvenile illegal immigrants convicted of felonies to federal authorities for possible deportation, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday as he took the blame for what he conceded was a costly and misguided effort to shield the youths ... National media coverage of the mayor in recent days focused not on his political ambitions but on Chronicle revelations that his city was harboring illegal immigrant youths who... (Yahoo News -- Immigration)
No defense for this Aug 11, 2008
Federal officials arrested more than 300 illegal immigrant workers at the Michael Bianco Inc. factory, a waterfront plant that produced backpacks for the military. Inside, they found awful working conditions. (Boston Globe)
You Buying Edwards Story #2? Aug 11, 2008
Hagel is wrong"? What is it about Hagel that has the power to fog not just his own mind but the minds of others? Does he tell great dirty stories? Is he so gloomy that his friends worry that dissing him will send him over the edge? ... 5:10 P.M. ____________________________Thursday, July 17, 2008If I see one more hip twentysomething man reading a book of high-class poetry (Rilke, Larkin) I'm going to report a trend (or, rather, check to see if the Trend has been Declared already). ... Update: I... (Slate)
Illegal immigrants take water, too Aug 11, 2008
Nevertheless, Schwarzenegger insists that it would be a "big mistake" to blame illegal immigrants for any part of California's 15 billion budget deficit or its water crisis ... "Hate to break it to you, Mazie; but McCain is of the same opinion as Obama. He even sponsored a bill that would seek to revise the current immigration system by allowing millions of illegal immigrants in the United States to apply to be temporary guest... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Nats face Vaile of tears Aug 10, 2008
FOOTNOTE. Some readers objected to my reference in last week's column on detention policy to "asylum seekers and other illegal immigrants". They maintain asylum seekers are not "illegal immigrants". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Former union rep sentenced on harboring aliens charge Aug 10, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A former union representative convicted of harboring illegal immigrants working at a Swift eatpacking plant in Marshalltown has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison ... During his trial, a prosecution witness testified that Pereyra-Gabino knew she was an illegal immigrant but told her how to obtain documents to work at the Swift plant. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Cave Creek day labor law permanently barred Aug 10, 2008
Mayor Vincent Francia says the Council may propose other action targeting illegal immigrant day laborers. But he says that free speech is vitally important to the country, so he didn't mind losing the case. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Editor's Mailbag (Aug. 6) Aug 9, 2008
globule warming wrote on Aug 6, 2008 2:20 PM:" Sharon,Again, the argument that a certain segment of society isn' t being treated fairly. The man's point is that the City of Portland shouldn't be a safe harbor for criminals (read: ILLEGAL immigrants). This has nothing to do with those that have entered the country through legal channels. The illegals could use your advice: If you don't like being treated this way, then don't enter the country illegally! If you want to be treated as an American -... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Feds probe S.F.'s migrant-offender shield Aug 9, 2008
Federal officials also say U.S. law prohibits helping an illegal immigrant to cross the border, even if it is to return home ... He said the city's stance is that it does not have to report illegal immigrant minors to the federal government, even if they are found in Juvenile Court to have committed a crime ... Police can report suspected adult illegal immigrants to federal authorities if they commit a crime, said Capt. Tim Hettrich, until recently the head of the narcotics unit. (Yahoo News -- Immigration)
Texas Executes Illegal Alien Who Murdered Store Clerk Aug 8, 2008
Chi, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, claimed his treaty rights were violated when he was arrested in California and extradited to Texas for the robbery-murder near Dallas 7 1/2 years ago and wasn't advised to contact the Honduran consulate for legal help. On Tuesday, convicted Mexican-born killer Jose Medellin raised similar claims. (Fox News)
Texas executes illegal after winning court fight... Aug 8, 2008
Texas executes illegal immigrant from Honduras ... HUNTSVILLE An illegal immigrant from Honduras who claimed his treaty rights were violated when he was arrested for a robbery-murder near Dallas was executed Thursday evening. (The Drudge Report)
Williams steals show at McCain rally Aug 8, 2008
The code could then be amended for an illegal immigrant to meet certain criteria, such as paying back taxes, learning English, and so on, within a period of three years. If those conditions were met, the alien could remain in the country, be registered with Social Security and become a naturalized U.S. citizen on par with anyone else. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Illegal aliens hurt U.S. citizens Aug 8, 2008
Another article in the July 21 Tribune stated that federal police raided an agribusiness in Iowa and found almost 300 illegal immigrants working there ... Maybe it s ignored by one party because with a Social Security card, illegal immigrants can get a driver s license, rent or purchase a home, collect state and federal benefits, and lastly, but most importantly, they can vote ... Everyone is happy now: the politician gets re-elected, the illegal immigrant gets to stay here and the unemployed... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Joe Orso: Shrine dedication, Postville rally offer two opportunities to encounter faith Aug 8, 2008
Phil O'Bates wrote on Aug 3, 2008 5:55 AM:" The Lutheran pastor made a bad statement. God is no more on 'the side' of immigrants as he is on 'the side' of Democrats, Republicans, or the Green Bay Packers. God is Justice. God is Peace. God is Love. God is Holy. WE can choose to be on God's side regardless of our political affiliation, sports team affiliation, or residential status. The pastor fails to point out the difference between illegal immigrant and legal. Between people running from... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Nation: Way cleared for another immigrant execution Aug 8, 2008
HUNTSVILLE, Texas An illegal immigrant from Honduras who claimed his treaty rights were violated when he was arrested for a robbery and murder lost his appeal Thursday at the U.S. Supreme Court, clearing the way for his execution. In the second case of its kind this week in Texas, lawyers for condemned killer Heliberto Chi went to the nation's highest court claiming Chi should have been told he could get legal assistance from the Honduran consulate. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
BORDER: Migrant rights advocate detained by Border Patrol Aug 7, 2008
A prominent immigrant rights activist was detained Tuesday for several hours by U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego for allegedly paying an illegal immigrant to cross the border ... Renteria declined to release the name of the illegal immigrant making the allegation or the details of the alleged agreement ... In a phone interview from his San Diego office, Ramirez said he was told by agents on the scene that the illegal immigrant alleged he had paid him 100 to cross illegally so that he could... (North County Times)
SAN MARCOS: New rooming house ordinance takes effect Thursday Aug 7, 2008
I don't want to live next to a party house, dorm house, or an illegal immigrant house as they are all very loud. They should live in small dumpy apartments like I did when I was working my way through college. (North County Times)
License rules: Why not rebel? Aug 7, 2008
EDS wrote on Jul 28, 2008 8:20 PM:" Here is why I think having to have a valid social security number is exactly what this country needs: 1. Only those people who are here legally would be able to apply for a driver's license, 2. With the border fence keeping almost all the illegal immigrants from coming into the US, there has been a dramatic decline in people wanting to get new licenses or renew their old ones. (I believe the latest figure is 40% less applicants which will cut down on the... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Pacific Police Chief Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI Aug 7, 2008
Calkins has made headlines in the past after one of his officers arrested a man who was considered an illegal immigrant in the U.S. and he said his officers would do that. Copyright 2008 by. (KIRO TV, WA)
Illegal immigrant crackdown: Only a trickle Aug 7, 2008
It was conducted smoothly and we had anticipated lower numbers of illegal immigrants as there has been publicity that action would come in the first week, said deputy state police chief Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Ghani ... Officers from the Immigration and National Registration Departments, the Federal special task force on illegal immigrants and other agencies carried out the screening process at the Luyang Community Centre and Federal Complex multipurpose hall ... The illegal immigrants would be... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Vulnerable to HIV, resistant to labels Aug 7, 2008
"It was just once," said the man, who goes by the name Eduardo, recounting the sexual liaison he had when he was an illegal immigrant in New York City. He acknowledged that he went back to see the man a second time and noticed then that the man looked sickly. (International Herald Tribune)
Illegal Immigrant Faces Execution Aug 7, 2008
Temp: 60 F (16 C)Humidity: 90Heat Index: NA F. Central Texas Wildfire Danger. (KWTX.com, TX)
Illegal immigrant seeks reprieve from execution Aug 7, 2008
Honduran makes similar treaty violation claims as Medellin case. 02:48 AM CDT on Thursday, August 7, 2008. (KHOU.com, TX)
Self-deportation program launched in Chicago Aug 6, 2008
The program offers several advantages to illegal immigrants, said immigration officials in Chicago ... He said the program, which doesn't apply to an illegal immigrant with a criminal history, doesn't offer any advantages ... To participate illegal immigrants are required bring to federal immigration offices whatever documentation they have available, such as an expired passport. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mexican-born prisoner executed Aug 6, 2008
In a raid in May, 389 illegal immigrant workers were detained there. (New York Times News Service). (Boston Globe)
U.S. offers self-deportation to illegal immigrants Aug 5, 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The United States began a pilot program on Tuesday that allows some illegal immigrants to come forward and schedule their own deportation, after criticism that stepped-up raids cause traumatic family splits ... Immigration -- principally what to do with some 12 million mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants living and working in the shadows -- is a hot issue in the United States, especially in the midst of an election year and an economic downturn ... It offers fugitive illegal... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Why Cover the Edwards Scandal? Aug 5, 2008
"Security "--McCain's One-Step Two-Step: Ramesh Ponnuru admits that as to whether he intends to a) secure the borders through an enforcement bill, wait until the borders are secure, and only then try to pass a second bill to legalize illegal immigrants or to b) try to pass one big "comprehensive" bill that includes both enforcement and a ... This is the second article in a series that explores efforts by the government and others to compel illegal immigrants to leave the United States ... You... (Slate)
Position paper: A path to citizenship Aug 4, 2008
"Border security\" is his highest priority, and he supports more guards and high-tech surveillance. He voted for the 2006 measure that adds 700 more miles of fence line between the U.S. and Mexico. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Killers lurking in U.S. biolabs? Aug 4, 2008
Security concernsUnder federal law, scientists and others are restricted from working on vaccines and treatments for biological agents if they are: under indictment for, or convicted of, a felony; a fugitive; a drug user; an illegal immigrant; were judged mentally defective or committed to a mental institution; came from a country that supported international terrorism; or were discharged dishonorably from the U.S. military. These limitations would not exclude a white supremacist, a radical... (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Protecting Missouri families, tax dollars from illegal immigration Aug 4, 2008
This will allow state law enforcement officials to work closely with federal ICE agents to apprehend illegal immigrants ... The legislation prohibits the issuance of a Missouri driver license to an illegal immigrant, and creates new penalties for helping an illegal immigrant obtain a license by fraud ... It makes the transport and concealment of an illegal immigrant a felony punishable by up to one year in prison. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 3, 2008 Aug 4, 2008
Also in Shenandoah, PA a man was beaten to death just because he was an illegal immigrant by whom; well 6 white young men. It is my guess that you will agree with that murder, huh. (North County Times)
Many U.S. hospitals repatriating illegal immigrants Aug 4, 2008
nez, 35, an illegal immigrant working as a gardener in Stuart, Florida, suffered devastating injuries in a car crash with a drunken Floridian ... Medicaid does not cover long-term care for illegal immigrants or for newly arrived legal immigrants ... One Tucson hospital even tried to fly a U.S. citizen, a sick baby whose parents were illegal immigrants, to Mexico last year; the police, summoned by a lawyer to the airport, blocked the flight. (International Herald Tribune)
The Ama Sumani Expulsion Saga. A critical analysis. Aug 4, 2008
Unfortunately Ama, albeit not a bona fide health tourist, fell ill with diabetes and was treated by the NHS which was itself not a privilege she should have enjoyed as she was in effect an illegal immigrant. As fate would have it, she was eventually found out by the immigration officials at which time her treatment was discontinued and deportation proceedings commenced against her. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Budinger: American Dream includes education for all Aug 4, 2008
She discussed the foundation's support for the American Dream Fund sponsorship, which helps children of illegal immigrants pursue their dreams of a college education ... Are any local students who are not sons or daughters of illegal immigrants being denied scholarships or financial aid as a result of illegal- immigrant children going to Arizona universities ... What's the No. 1 misconception people have about children of illegal immigrants in public schools. (AZCentral -- News)
S.F. fund aids teen felons who are illegals Aug 4, 2008
As San Francisco's juvenile justice system shielded young illegal immigrant felons from possible deportation, Mayor Gavin Newsom's office gave grants totaling more than $650,000 to nonprofit agencies to provide the underage offenders with free services - everything from immigration attorneys to housing assistance to "arts and cultural affirmation activities," city records show ... In an interview, Nance denied that providing services to juvenile illegal immigrant offenders was helping to shield... (San Francisco Chronicle)
ICE encourages voluntary deportation Aug 4, 2008
San Diego in pilot program for fugitive illegal immigrants ... Would illegal immigrants voluntarily surrender to immigration authorities at the federal building in downtown San Diego ... Those who use the program still will be subject to laws banning deported illegal immigrants from returning to the United States for five to 20 years. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Illegal immigrant arrested 5 times before feds told Aug 3, 2008
If Mayor Gavin Newsom is serious about tightening up San Francisco's sanctuary laws, he might want to take a look at the case of Marco Martinez - a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has been arrested by police five times in the past year and a half for allegedly selling crack cocaine but has never wound up in the feds' hands ... And, indeed, there is nothing in either the city's sanctuary city ordinance or the Police Department's general orders that precludes officers from... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Hospitals deporting uninsured patients Aug 3, 2008
Eight years ago, Jimenez, now 35, an illegal immigrant working as a gardener in Stuart, Fla ... Medicaid does not cover long-term care for illegal immigrants, or for newly arrived legal immigrants, creating a quandary for hospitals, which are obligated by federal regulation to arrange post-hospital care for patients who need it ... hospital tried to fly a U.S. citizen, a sick baby whose parents were illegal immigrants, to Mexico last year; the police, summoned by a lawyer to the airport, blocked... (Seattle Times)
No comments posted. Aug 3, 2008
School system should favor education over illegal immigrant exclusion ... North Carolina school system should favor education over exclusion for illegal immigrants ... Four times since 2001, the state has changed its approach on this sensitive issue in an attempt to reach a consensus between those who contend education should be accessible to all, and those who maintain that illegal immigrants deserve no such privilege. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Immigration laws should be followed and enforced Aug 3, 2008
Nativists on the far right make bad choices when they try to limit legal immigration, declare English the national language and revise the 14th Amendment so that, in the future, the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants would no longer be U.S. citizens ... In one of the most recent such operations, in Postville, Iowa, federal agents apprehended nearly 400 illegal immigrant workers -- most of them from Guatemala -- at Agriprocessors Inc., the nation's largest kosher slaughterhouse and... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Border Patrol Probes Death Of Pepper-Sprayed Man Aug 3, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- The Border Patrol is investigating how an illegal immigrant died in custody at its checkpoint station at. said Friday that the Mexican man was combative when taken into custody July 8. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Illegal immigrant crackdown: NGO seeks delay Aug 3, 2008
KOTA KINABALU: With just days to go before a massive illegal immigrant crackdown gets underway in Sabah, a non-governmental organisation is seeking a three-month deferment of the exercise. Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah (FCAS) chairman Datuk Sari Nuar said the postponement was needed to enable employers to register their illegal foreign workers with the Immigration Department. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Another sign of a slowdown Aug 3, 2008
Are the illegal immigrant boom times starting to end ... And when the U.S. economy picks up again, it will be a chance to see if the new border security efforts and internal employment checks and new worker ID laws really do have an impact on turning illegal immigrants away, or if people will still see opportunity and do anything to take a part in it. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Convincing DMV of citizenship tough Aug 3, 2008
There have been bills in Congress to change the fact that children of illegal immigrants born in the US are automatically citizens, but none have come close to passing ... So apparently we WILL give licenses to dead people - as long as they're not ILLEGAL immigrants ... " Brittanicus wrote on Jul 24, 2008 7:06 PM:" None of this aggravation to people going to renew their drivers licenses would have happened, if our useless government hadn't neglected it's duties after the first immigration... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Joe Orso: Shrine dedication, Postville rally offer two opportunities to encounter faith Aug 3, 2008
Phil O'Bates wrote on Aug 3, 2008 5:55 AM:" The Lutheran pastor made a bad statement. God is no more on 'the side' of immigrants as he is on 'the side' of Democrats, Republicans, or the Green Bay Packers. God is Justice. God is Peace. God is Love. God is Holy. WE can choose to be on God's side regardless of our political affiliation, sports team affiliation, or residential status. The pastor fails to point out the difference between illegal immigrant and legal. Between people running from... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Council mixed after ordinance is struck down Aug 2, 2008
More than 70 people testified about a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited the harboring, renting to and hiring of illegal immigrants ... Attorney General Jon Bruning supports a 1997 opinion from then-Attorney General Don Stenberg stated that federal law preempted any state or local law that would impose civil or criminal sanctions on anyone who employs an illegal immigrant ... " I don't know about that! why don't we just drop it and start over?! Let's try to keep fremont a peaceful... (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Three guilty of killing immigrant Aug 2, 2008
The two Vietnamese men cleared of any charges - Mr Phoung Nguyen and Mr Nhu - have also been detained because they are illegal immigrants and will be deported ... The prosecution claimed that Mr Nguyen, an illegal immigrant, was at the cannabis plantation at a property in Newport when it was raided by rivals, who tied him up and stole the crop of drug. (BBC News -- UK)
Nebraska court orders illegal immigrant's bills paid Aug 2, 2008
(AP) -- A Nebraska court has backed a 2007 ruling ordering an Omaha company to pay medical bills and lost wages to an illegal immigrant injured on the job ... The company argued in briefs that German Andrade was not entitled to workers' compensation benefits because he is an illegal immigrant ... The court acknowledged it is unlawful to knowingly hire an illegal immigrant, but said public policy favors the inclusion of illegal immigrants as covered employees under state workers' compensation... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
ICE training results in three arrests in Framingham Aug 2, 2008
"There are people who think we should expand the 287(g) program and use it every time we come across an illegal immigrant," said Lt. Paul Shastany, spokesman for the department ... more than 3,500 illegal immigrants were identified by the program in 2007 ... "But the Framingham Police have been very careful. They focus only on criminals and people involved in violent crimes and they're not using the program to identify illegal immigrants. I'd be the first one to criticize the police if they... (Framingham TAB, MA)
S.F. mayor shifts policy on illegal offenders Aug 2, 2008
(07-02) 14:39 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco will shift course and start turning over juvenile illegal immigrants convicted of felonies to federal authorities for possible deportation, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday as he took the blame for what he conceded was a costly and misguided effort to shield the youths ... National media coverage of the mayor in recent days focused not on his political ambitions but on Chronicle revelations that his city was harboring illegal immigrant youths who... (Yahoo News -- Immigration)
$2 million DHS grant to aid sheriff, police operations in Santa Cruz Co. Aug 2, 2008
"We (in Arizona) have the highest number of illegal immigrant interdictions in the Southwest," Oxley said. "These counties are spending their own resources for what is essentially a federal problem. We wanted to speak for the taxpayers here, for the law enforcement here, and I think they (federal officials) listened.". (Nogales International, AZ)
