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I think it is illegal to hire someone who is not here legally in most states, if not all.  Maybe increasing the fines for employers who do hire them would help and as Diane says, don't allow those children born to illegal immigrant parents automatic citizenship.  That way the whole family has to become citizens in order for the children to receive services or go to school.  However, such a move was tried here in California that would prohibit children who were not legal to go to school.  It was voted down because the people of this state would prefer that the children are in a safe and learning environment rather than out on the streets.  Increasing border patrols is expensive and probably not really very effective, anymore than it is now.  Having a national ID card such as a social security card could help, but would have to be made like our currency --- hard to counterfeit.  

I believe several states sent illegals running to other states, by enacting laws for landlords to verify legal status.  Most illegals won't go through it.  Those that do, verify with ins and they will leave.

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Sheriff's Deputies Have a Difficult Job Enforcing Immigration Laws
Thursday, 01 April 2010 11:25 Maricopa County sheriff
 
MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES OPERATE UNDER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS
Sheriff Arpaio Continues Crackdown on Immigration Enforcement

24 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Felony Smuggling Charges

Maricopa County, AZ. - Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested 24 more illegal aliens for felony state human smuggling charges last night during two separate traffic stops. The arrests are a result of the unique policy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio who requires      his deputies to arrest and process both smugglers and those being smuggled into the country illegally on felony charges.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is the only law enforcement agency in the state of Arizona enforcing the co-conspirator aspect of the sate human smuggling laws. To date, the sheriff's office has arrested almost 2,000 illegal aliens under the human smuggling law.

Sheriff Arpaio stated that human smuggling operations have proven to be very dangerous, especially to deputies who are charged with confronting smugglers in desolate remote locations outside of city limits often with little backup. The escalation of violence at the U.S.-Mexico border has also become a cause of concern for sheriff's deputies.

"My deputies have a very difficult job to do in dealing with these smugglers and I will continue as their Sheriff to arm them with the ability and training to take action when necessary. Unfortunately their safety is at risk and they do not have the luxury to wait around for Washington to initiate policy changes. The threat is here and now" stated Sheriff Arpaio.

Many human smuggling traffic stops have resulted in multiple subjects fleeing vehicles into the desert putting deputies and motorists at risk.

The Sheriff has initiated a special program aimed at training nearly all 900 sworn deputies in his office to detect and arrest illegal aliens when they encounter them. The program was launched after the federal government made the decision to remove 100 deputies' ability to act as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Maricopa County sheriff's Office Press Release



FAIR Legislative Updates on Illegal Immigration 2010:

http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=22567&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1721#1



DHS Claims of Border Security "Accomplishments" Belied by the Facts,
Charges FAIR

(Washington, D.C. March 26, 2010)   In their latest effort to set the stage for a massive illegal alien amnesty, the Obama administration claims that it has made "significant progress in securing the U.S.-Mexico border." This declaration of significant progress by the Department of Homeland Security marks the one year anniversary of the administration's Border Security Initiative, a program that they have targeted for a nearly 30 percent funding cut in the proposed FY 2011 budget.

To support their assertion of progress along the southern border, DHS cites increases in drug seizures and other contraband over the past year. But what the press release neglects to mention is that by DHS's own estimation it maintains "effective control" over just 894 miles out of a total of 8,607 miles of land and sea borders. Moreover, the department's stated goal for the current fiscal year is the same 894 miles of "effective control."

DHS's claim follows closely on the heels of the department's decision to scrap plans for a "virtual fence" that was supposed to augment 700 miles of physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. And while taking credit for expansion of Border Patrol manpower — nearly all of which occurred before the current administration took office — the DHS release makes no mention of the fact that 180 Border Patrol positions are slated to be eliminated in the 2011 budget.

"Unfortunately, what the American people are getting is a lot of posturing and empty rhetoric, not meaningful security along our borders," said Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). "The Obama administration has a dismal record of dismantling this nation's immigration enforcement capability at the border and in the interior of the country.

In one of the most ironic claims ever made by any U.S. government agency, DHS says that is has "begun screening 100 percent of...rail shipments for illegal weapons, drugs and cash." Unfortunately, that 100 percent screening record applies to rail shipments leaving the United States and entering Mexico, not the other way around.

"The Obama administration's record of securing our borders has been feeble, at best, and not nearly commensurate with the real security threats posed by current situation in Mexico," charged Stein. "Even as it is becoming more difficult to determine who is actually in control in Mexico — the government or the warring drug cartels — the Obama administration continues to weaken our defenses, promote amnesty and open borders, all the while telling the American people that they are making progress.

"In reality, the situation along our borders is more dangerous than ever and the unilateral policies of this administration as it pursues its political goal of amnesty for illegal aliens are increasing the risks to this country," Stein concluded.


A few eye-opening sites to checkout if you have a year or two of nothing to do:

Immigration in Your Backyard:
State impact pages describe factors such as poverty, housing, smog, water, schools, land density, labor, traffic, farmland, and health care and other services. State extended data pages describe aspects such as immigration's share of population growth, sources of immigrants, incarceration, etc. - State, County, Cities:

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/facts/national_data/


Suggested Reading:
Historical Perspective On Immigration:
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/site/PageNavigator/facts/suggested_read/

Immigration Facts:
Immigration-related data are available for the country, for each of the states and the District of Columbia, for large metropolitan statistical areas, for large counties and for large cities. Data include:
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/facts/

Immigration Issues:
This section provides links to Immigration Briefs -- short descriptions of issues -- as well as to our publications that describe issues in depth. The Immigration Briefs provide links to related publications.
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/issues/

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CAN WE IMPEACH HIM YET?


Obama endorses immigration blueprint
President Obama on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to the framework of a plan to legalize illegal immigrants and create a flow of low-skilled foreign workers for the future, saying the bill being worked on by a Republican lawmaker and his Democrat counterpart is "promising."

For which jobs exactly?  Clinton and Bush 43 made sure that all the jobs went overseas.

The long-awaited framework, written by Sens. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, and Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, calls for illegal immigrants to be put on a path to citizenship and would create a temporary program for future foreign workers. Maybe most contentious of all, it would turn all Social Security cards into tamper-proof IDs to be checked by employers when they are about to hire a new worker. The cards would include biometric information designed to prevent counterfeiting — but the senators said the information would not be stored in a government database.

Welcome to the Fascist States Of America.  If you believe that information won't be stored in a database, you must have just fallen off the turnip truck.

"I congratulate Senators Schumer and Graham for their leadership, and pledge to do everything in my power to forge a bipartisan consensus this year on this important issue so we can continue to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform," Mr. Obama said in a statement soon after the two senators published their framework on The Washington Post's Web site.

The senators said their legalization approach would be a "tough but fair" program that would require illegal immigrants to admit they broke the law and make them perform community service and pay a fine.

'Tough but fair' would be to throw them out of our country without shooting them first.  THEY BROKE THE LAW WHEN THEY STEPPED ACROSS THE BORDER!!!!!