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Immigration Reform Legislation Abounds in the 111th Congress

February 9, 2009 FAIRUS.org The 111th Congress has been in session for just over a month, and already legislators have introduced 65 immigration-related bills: 45 in the House and 20 in the Senate. These bills range in topics from enforcement to amnesty and represent a wide variety of interests and ideologies.  As a component of […]

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US Legislative Immigration Update February 9, 2009

February 9, 2009 Right Side News Reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform In This February 3rd Legislative Weekly…  E-Verify Stalls in Senate after Senator Objects to Sessions’ Amendment Senators Amend Stimulus Bill to Ensure TARP Recipients Hire U.S. Workers First Obama Administration Politicizes the 2010 Census by Stripping Commerce Dept. of Oversight Immigration […]

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U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter: January 29 – February 4

February 5, 2009 Right Side News Reports Border Patrol agents seized over 13,197 pounds of marijuana valued at more than $9,348,120, over 312 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $10,000,000, and over 145 pounds of Ecstasy valued at 2,644,000. Agents arrested 10 criminal aliens and 6 gang members. There were 9 rocking incidents.

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US Legislative Immigration Update February 3, 2009

February 3, 2009 Right Side News Reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform In This February 3rd Legislative Weekly…   Bills Could Extend Taxpayer-Funded Rebates, Health Care to Illegal Aliens Members Work to Protect American Jobs by Extending E-Verify Senator Raises Concerns Over America’s High-Tech Companies & Banks Giving Pink Slips to American Workers […]

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U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter: January 15 – January 21

January 22, 2009 Right Side News Reports Border Patrol agents seized over 23,558 pounds of marijuana valued at $20,948,675, and 203 pounds of cocaine valued at $6,504,640. Agents arrested 8 criminal aliens and 3 gang members. There were 9 rocking incidents.

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US Legislative Immigration Update January 26, 2009

January 21, 2009 Right Side News Reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform In This January 26th Legislative Weekly… House Appropriations Committee Adds E-Verify Amendments to Stimulus Bill  Senate Committee Assignments Announced Open-Borders Amnesty Lobby Disappointed With Gillibrand Appointment

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US Legislative Immigration Update January 21, 2009

January 21, 2009   Right Side News Reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform Chertoff: DHS Has Mexican Border Violence Spillover “Contingency Plan” SCHIP Legislation Passes in House and Senate Finance Committee Homeland Security Nominee Questioned by Senators Freedom Finally Coming for Former Border Patrol Agents

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US Legislative Immigration Update January 12, 2009

January 12, 2009 Right Side News Reports from the Federation for American Immigration Reform  Immigration Law in Congress and current immigration legislation impacting Americans   Amnesty Remains a Priority for Senate Democrats, New Congress New Congress, Administration Look to Expand Health Insurance for Low-Income Immigrants Bush Administration Caves into Pressure and Delays E-Verify Regulation for Federal Contractors President-Elect […]

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Los Zeta Miguel Angel Sota Parra ARRESTED

                January 10, 2009 M3 Report   El Universal (Mexico City) 1/9/09 Agents of Mexico’s Federal Agency of Investigations (AFI) arrested Miguel Angel Soto Parra, considered to be one of the founders of Los Zetas, the militant group of hit men that began as the enforcement muscle for the Gulf drug cartel when it was under […]

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US Legislative Immigration Update January 5, 2009

January 5, 2009 FAIRUS.org Late December, a coalition of special interest groups filed a lawsuit to block a final rule that would require most federal contractors and subcontractors to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees’ eligibility to legally work in the United States. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the […]

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Mexican Drug Cartel Wars Spreading: Threatens Entire Region

January 8, 2009 American Patrol and Right Side News Reports Here is a few short video clips and information on the huge threat that has existed and is coming to a head on our southern border with Mexico. The competing Mexican drug cartels battling for drug trafficking control have put the entire region, including our border, […]

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Immigration Lobbying from Special Interest Groups

January 6, 2009 Immigration Lobbying: A Window Into the World of Special Interests FAIR: Immigration policy consistently ranks near the top of the list of issues that concern Americans. Polls show that most Americans do not believe that our nation’s immigration policies serve the public interest and believe that these policies need to be overhauled, […]