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July 20, 2010 National Guard Troop Deployment Starts Aug. 1st "National Guard troops will head to the U.S.-Mexico border Aug. 1 for a yearlong deployment to keep a lookout for illegal border crossers and smugglers and help in criminal investigations, federal officials said Monday," according to the AP. "The troops will be armed but can use their weapons only to protect themselves, Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told a Pentagon news conference. The troops will undergo initial training and be fully deployed along the nearly 2,000-mile southern border by September."
Arizona Law Needed Given Federal Inaction "The myths, misinformation and misleading rhetoric directed at Arizona's new immigration law are overwhelming. The Arizona law is nothing more than a duplication of portions of the existing federal Immigration Act, which has been in power for many years. However, that power has not been executed by numerous presidents, both Democrat and Republican. As a result, the states have had to enact their own legislation in order to protect citizens from the burdens created by illegal aliens," says Pat McDonough in a Baltimore Sun op-ed.
Legal Immigration System Still Broken "Since the mid-1960s, one of the driving forces of U.S. immigration policy has been family reunification, but the renewed controversy over immigration has raised questions about whether the system is working or is tenable for the long term," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says. "Bob Dane, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform based in Washington, says the number is too high. The group advocates for cutting legal immigration by more than two-thirds. 'There is always going to be a long line to get into the United States,' he said. 'People migrate to where conditions are best for them. (It) makes sense from the individual's standpoint, but does it make sense for the receiving nation?'"
Temecula Adopts E-Verify Ordinance "Businesses with one or more employee are now required to screen new hires through the E-Verify system, an otherwise voluntary program operated by the U.S. Department or Homeland Security. The E-Verify system enables employers to verify a worker's immigration status and Social Security number," KPCC reports. "Temecula joins neighboring cities Menifee and Lake Elsinore in putting E-Verify ordinances on the books. Several nearby cities are considering similar measures."
Texas Companies Fined $600,000 for Illegal Hiring "Texas businesses that hired illegal workers or failed to follow immigration regulations have been fined more than $600,000 since October, though few resulted in criminal prosecutions, federal records show," according to the Houston Chronicle. "Under President Barack Obama, immigration workplace enforcement has largely targeted employers, rather than workers, and depended on audits of company paperwork that is supposed to prove employees are working legally."
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