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October 24, 2007
Michelle Malkin: Profile Hillary's Foreign Campaign Donors? Of Course! "Asian-American groups don't like the increased public scrutiny that Hillary Fred Thompson Unveils New Immigration Proposals; Would End Chain Migration "Republican Fred Thompson said Tuesday the government should yank Interestingly, the Post coverage ignores Thompson's most substantive proposals: "Reduce the scope of chain migration by giving family preference in the allocation of lawful permanent resident status only to spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, and no one else (no siblings, no parents, no adult children, etc.)." Penn. Farmers Demand More Illegal Workers "Farmers warned senators Tuesday about a shortage of agricultural "Baugher acknowledged the legal status of some of the workers is questionable, but blamed the federal government for failing to reconcile discrimination laws with immigration rules. He said farmers are hesitant to turn away immigrant workers who show papers resembling proper documentation because they don't want to be accused of job discrimination. 'We can't hire them, and we can't not hire them,' Baugher said." Update: DREAM Act Defeated 52-44 - New Podcast Update: The Senate voted against further debate on the DREAM act this afternoon by a final tally of 52-44, less than the 60 votes needed to end debate. Listen to FAIR's podcast about the DREAM Act defeat today. (MP3 format) FAIR President Dan Stein and Executive Director Julie Kirchner discuss today's legislative events. "The proposal was a last-ditch effort at new protections for illegal immigrants this year after the Senate could not reach a compromise on a broader overhaul of the nation's immigration laws this summer. It was included in that unsuccessful attempt at an overhaul, then was defeated last month as an amendment to a defense spending bill," the Washington Post reports. Smugglers Push Illegal Aliens to Cross California Fire Zone "The Harris fire along the U.S.-Mexico border is affecting various aspects The LA Times has a map of the Harris fire area "Lozano said U.S. officials have asked the Mexican government to disseminate information to Mexican nationals not to cross in the fire zone, regardless of what smugglers tell them. 'We believe they are trying to convince them that even though there is a huge fire in front of them, that it is possible to cross without harm, which is impossible,' Lozano said. 'They will meet their death there.'" Immigration the Top Issue in Virginia "After years of simmering in the background, illegal immigration has |
Clinton's mysterious Chinese dishwasher donors are getting. To which I say, in words that should be universally understood: Boo-freaking-hoo," says Michelle Malkin. "[P]apers uncovered dishwashers, cooks and other suspect Hillary campaign contributors in New York's Chinatown, Flushing, the Bronx and Brooklyn who were limited-income, limited-English-proficient and smellier than stinky tofu. One Asian donor admitted to the Los Angeles Times 'to lacking the legal-resident status required for giving campaign money.' Another, Hsiao Wen Yang, told the New York Post she was reimbursed for her $1,000 donation -- setting off clear alarm bells over yet another possible straw donor scheme on the heels of Norman Hsu-gate."
federal dollars from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants. In his first major policy proposal, Thompson challenged presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney by criticizing "sanctuary cities" where city workers are barred from reporting suspected illegal immigrants who enroll their children in school or seek hospital treatment," 
workers in Pennsylvania and said immigrant workers are crucial for their operations. With illegal immigration drawing more attention, a pair of Senate committees heard two hours of testimony on the farm work force. The hearing was before the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Labor and Industry Committee. Farmers urged senators to leave immigration issues to the federal government and to push for guest worker programs that would help ensure documented immigrants are available to work," the Public Opinion of Chambersburg reported. 
of immigration in San Diego County, in particular the busy human-smuggling routes surrounding Tecate and Campo. Six illegal border crossers are hospitalized with burn injuries, and one of them is in critical condition, said Alberto Lozano, a spokesman for the Mexican Consulate in San Diego. He said the six men, all from central and southern Mexico, were rescued Monday by firefighters north of the shuttered Tecate port of entry and transported to UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest," the Union Tribune reports. 
quickly emerged as one of the key issues in Virginia's Nov. 6 election, particularly in Northern Virginia, where voters say they are seeking candidates who will address it, according to a new Washington Post poll. Three-quarters of likely voters in Virginia said immigration is important to their votes in the election for state and local offices, while just a year ago, immigration ranked seventh of 10 listed issues in a Post poll before the U.S. Senate race. Since then, the percentage of Virginia voters calling immigration "extremely" or "very" important to their vote has jumped 15 points," the Washington Post reports. "A majority of Virginians, 53 percent, said they want state and local governments to do "a lot" to deal with illegal immigration; an additional third said they want "some" action."