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January 31, 2008
Guest Workers Disappear from Ala. Plant "About 100 people who came from Nepal to work at a north Alabama Should Illegal Aliens Get a $1.8 Billion Tax Rebate?
Update 2/1: The loophole is still in the bill "With little debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, a bill was passed to 'stimulate' the economy. Nevermind the fact that jobs continued to be created in January and that the so-called stimulus package simply shifts money from one taxpayer group to the other (not a conservative position), but there is another glaring problem with the bill. As it turns out, you don't even need to be an American citizen to get a rebate from the American taxpayer. Because of the wording in the House bill and the way it was rushed to a vote without amendment, illegal aliens could also be getting checks sent to them compliments of Uncle Sam," notes Bobby Eberle. As noted in a story by FOX News, once the bill was passed, "A mini-brushfire broke out in the Capitol Wednesday as members realized that the decision to refund tax payments to ITIN holders meant illegal immigrants could possibly benefit." Click here for a larger version of the illegal alien rebate check. FAIR's initial estimate is that 4 million illegal aliens (roughly one-half of illegal aliens in the workforce who have withholding taken from their check) could be eligible for rebates, and assuming half get $300 and half get $600, the total cost would be at least $1.8 billion. Border ID Rules Finally in Effect "New rules for the types of identification U.S. and Canadian citizens Remittances to Mexico Steady With More Enforcement, Housing Recession "For the first time in years, the flow of remittances – greenbacks from New Proposal Aims to Increase Iowa Enforcement of Immigration Law "Local Senator Steve Kettering is one of three Iowa Senate Republicans "Sanctuary City" Vows to Defy Immigration Law . . . of Mexico "Jose Luis Gutierrez is the mayor of the biggest city in Mexico you've |
factory seemingly vanished from a pair of apartment buildings, along with a lot of furniture and appliances, and can't be located, officials said Tuesday. Immigration agents are trying to determine what happened to the Nepalese workers, among hundreds brought to the United States to work at a DVD factory operated by Cinram Inc., said Lauren Bethune, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Homeland Security," the AP reports. "Reports last fall said Cinram had hired about 1,350 foreign workers to package DVDs at its plant in Huntsville. Cinram - which describes itself as the world's largest maker of pre-recorded multimedia products - said it turned to foreign workers because the area job market couldn't fill its needs. Bethune said about 100 immigrants were believed to be missing. Agents are trying to determine exactly what type of visas they used to enter the United States."
must present to cross into the country went into effect Thursday and authorities were optimistic the changes wouldn't cause significant delays. Under the new rules, people will no longer be allowed to simply declare to immigration officers at border crossings that they are citizens, said Jayson Ahern, deputy commissioner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection," the AP reports. "Instead, those 19 and older will have to show proof of citizenship -- a passport, trusted traveler card or a birth certificate and government-issued ID such as a driver's license. ''We'll be asking those who cross our borders to present to us secure, more reliable documents to prove citizenship and to confirm their identity,'' said Ahern, who is heading a national effort to call attention to the changes."
Mexico's many migrants in the U.S. – was virtually flat along what the World Bank calls the planet's largest migration corridor. Mexico's Central Bank reported Wednesday that it received nearly $24 billion in 2007, compared with $23.74 billion in 2006, after several years of double-digit increases. The government cited the sluggish economy in the U.S. and increased vigilance by U.S. officials," the Dallas Morning News reports. "At the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which advocates for immigration restrictions, spokesman Ira Mehlman said the flattened flow of remittances reflects the economic downturn, and 'I don't think anyone is rooting for a recession.' To a smaller extent, Mr. Mehlman said, it reflected tougher enforcement."
making up a new task force that unveiled a plan Tuesday to crack down on illegal immigration in Iowa. Iowa Republican insist the action is needed because the federal government has failed to act. Their proposal includes hiring more state troopers, cutting government services such as Medicaid and food stamps to illegal immigrants, requiring agencies to check citizenship and banning illegal immigrants from community colleges and public universities," the Storm Lake Pilot Tribune reports. "'The state is only stepping in because of the complete and utter failure of the federal government to address this problem,' said Kettering, Lake View. The three senators said other states, including Oklahoma and Arizona, have moved ahead with similar reforms as Congress has failed to pass a comprehensive plan. Kettering said that businesses caught hiring illegal aliens would be penalized. 'The rules for businesses will be reasonable, consistent and enforceable. If businesses follow the rules, they have nothing to fear,' he said."
never heard of, a sprawling suburb of Mexico City built by people on the move. And the charismatic Gutierrez has done something almost as unheard of: He has declared this city of as many as 3 million people a "sanctuary" for the illegal immigrants from Central America who pass through here each day," the LA Times writes. "He has ordered his police officers and city officials not to arrest, extort or otherwise harass the migrants. He's also ordered them not to cooperate with Mexican immigration agents. 'Let them go and guard the borders,' he said. 'For Ecatepec, migration is not a criminal act. It's a universal right: the right to seek work and the right to travel freely from one place to another.'"