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January 13, 2010 Help Assist the Effort to Save Haitians, to Survive and Recover A special message from FAIR President Dan Stein I urge you to consider the magnitude of the quake that just struck Haiti. All our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and with the many brave individuals who are mounting massive rescue efforts to help the injured and leverage the aid where it will do the most good - in Haiti. We encourage all of our members and readers to donate what they can today to this effort. If you have a relief organization that you've used in the past and that you trust, go there today and donate. You can also go to the American Red Cross Web site and find out how you can help.
Illegal Alien Lobby Makes It Very Clear: Debate Will Not Be Tolerated By Ira Mehlman, FAIR Media Director Ever since the defeat of the 2007 amnesty bill, the illegal alien advocacy network has been on a relentless campaign to destroy those who oppose their agenda. Their first target was FAIR. Using tactics straight out of Joe McCarthy's playbook, they have sought (unsuccessfully) to destroy FAIR's reputation and effectiveness as an advocate for the interests of the American people in the immigration debate. The illegal alien lobby denied that they were trying to stifle debate about immigration policy. Their problem, they contended, was FAIR, not the legitimacy of the case for enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. It turns out that it is not just FAIR, or any of the other pro-enforcement immigration reform groups, that the amnesty lobby finds objectionable. It is simply that they will not tolerate any dissent and will viciously attack anyone whom they perceive to be standing in their way. Take Steve Levy for example. Levy is the Democratic Executive for Suffolk County, home to middle class New York suburbanites, and a playground for the rich and famous who summer in the Hamptons. Levy's constituents seem to think he is a pretty swell guy and a heck of a public official: They re-elected him in 2007 with 96 percent of the vote! During his seven years as Suffolk County Executive, Levy has decided that protecting the interests of his constituents requires that he enforce laws that were designed to protect their safety, their property values, and the county's resources. Faced with an influx of illegal aliens, Levy has prevented day laborers from congregating on street corners and parking lots, enforced housing codes that prevent multiple families or individuals from crowding into single-family homes, and taken other steps that have been wildly popular with county residents. Needless to say, the illegal alien advocates are not pleased with him. But when Levy announced that he is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York, they went ballistic. A group of pro-illegal alien members of the state legislature (considered the most dysfunctional state legislature in the nation) held a press conference in Albany to denounce Levy and threaten a boycott against any institution that supports his candidacy. Bronx Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera used the press conference to attack Levy. "Steve Levy is not the enemy solely of the Latino community and the Latino voter, he is the enemy of every immigrant community that exists in the state." Rivera's denunciation was mild compared to that of Manhattan Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV who, in a written statement charged that, "Steve Levy is a racist, white supremacist. He is crazy, and so are those who stand by him." Any pretense that the illegal alien advocacy network merely objects to FAIR, or to any particular individual who supports immigration enforcements and limits has vanished. The truth is they will employ just about any tactic imaginable to destroy anyone who attempts to protect the public interest and who opposes amnesty for illegal aliens. The amnesty lobby does not want debate; they want capitulation.
New Details in Boston ICE Scandal - Illegal Aliens Driven to Work by ICE Details continue to emerge about the scandal involving ICE agents who transported illegal aliens to remove snow for the New England Patriots. The Providence Journal reveals today, "At least six minors - one as young as 14 - were among dozens of workers hired by a temp agency to shovel snow at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro before Sunday's New England Patriots playoff game."
Feds Raid Philadelphia Brothels Run by Illegal Aliens The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, "Four illegal immigrants have been indicted for operating brothels in South Philadelphia - the latest development in a federal investigation that already led to the arrests of 50 others in the city believed to be in the United States illegally."
Sen. Hutchinson Reveals Plan to Secure Border Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson unveiled her border security plan as she campaigns against Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the GOP primary election. The Houston Chronicle reported, "Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Tuesday her plan for security along the Texas-Mexico border includes expanding state participation in Homeland Security programs that let local law enforcement enforce some federal immigration laws and that verify whether a person can legally work in the country."
Mexican Ambassador Says Amnesty Unsure in 2010 "Mexico's ambassador to the United States said Friday he expects immigration reform is unlikely to pass in that country in 2010 because of unemployment and midterm elections," an AP report today says. Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan admitted that ''Having spoken about it [amnesty] publicly at times in the past ... has done a great deal of damage to our countrymen and our allies in the United States.''
Dallas Area Suburb May Move on Illegal Immigration "The Lewisville City Council next month will discuss requiring city contractors to ensure that their employees are working legally in the country," an AP report says. "John Gorena, an opponent of illegal immigration who narrowly won a seat on the council last year, wants the city to expand its use of E-Verify, a federally maintained electronic database system used by the government for large contracts."
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