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		<title>VICTORY: Federal Judge Upholds AZ Gov. Brewer&#8217;s Order Denying Licenses to Illegal Aliens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Take your DACA and shove it!&#8221; - A Federal judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer&#8217;s order that  denies driver&#8217;s licenses for illegal aliens in Arizona who have gotten work  permits and avoided deportation under Barack Obama&#8217;s &#8220;DACA&#8221; virtual amnesty. The decision by U.S. District Judge David Campbell rejects the argument by  immigrant [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>&#8220;Take your DACA and shove it!&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><strong>A Federal judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer&#8217;s order that  denies driver&#8217;s licenses for illegal aliens in Arizona who have gotten work  permits and avoided deportation under Barack Obama&#8217;s &#8220;DACA&#8221; virtual amnesty.</strong></p>
<p>The <a title="Judge refuses to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants" href="http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/state/judge-refuses-to-halt-gov-jan-brewers-order-denying-drivers-licenses-for-young-immigrants">decision</a> by U.S. District Judge David Campbell rejects the argument by  immigrant rights advocates who said Brewer&#8217;s policy was unconstitutional because  it&#8217;s trumped by federal law &#8211; <strong>an enormous victory</strong> for Arizona and <strong>defeat for Obama</strong>, which should immediately rally other states to deny licenses as well.</p>
<p>Arizona&#8217;s refusal to view those in President Barack Obama&#8217;s <em>Deferred Action  for Childhood Arrivals</em> amnesty program as legal residents has become the most visible  challenge to his announcement in June that some young immigrants would be  protected from deportation. The Department of Homeland Security has said  illegal aliens with work permits issued under the policy are lawfully present in the  U.S.</p>
<p>Brewer&#8217;s lawyers argued that Obama&#8217;s policy isn&#8217;t federal law and the state  has the authority to distinguish between illegals with work permits who are on  the path toward permanent residency and those benefiting from Obama&#8217;s  policy. <strong>The state&#8217;s lawyers argued Arizona isn&#8217;t violating its own policy by refusing  to grant licenses to the immigrants in the program, because the youths haven&#8217;t  been granted legal protections by Congress.</strong></p>
<p>This is the same argument being made by <a title="ICE Agent Suing Obama: ‘Mr. President, You’ve Overstepped Your Boundaries’" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/05/06/ice-agent-to-obama-its-your-job-to-enforce-the-law-against-illegal-aliens/">ICE agent leader Chris Crane, who is suing Obama and DHS to halt</a> this unlawful decree.</p>
<p>Obama, in July 2012, said people younger than 30 brought to the U.S. before they turned 16 could apply for “deferred action”. They will be granted work permits and Social Security numbers. As <a title="Obama Amnesty Begins for Millions of Illegal Aliens: Work Permits, No Safeguards Against Fraud" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2012/08/15/obama-dream-begins-for-millions-of-illegal-aliens-amnesty-work-permits-no-safeguards-against-fraud/">SWA detailed at the time</a>, Obama’s amnesty order is ripe for abuse, as it has almost <strong>no safeguards against fraud</strong>.</p>
<p>Currently, Arizona, Iowa, and Nebraska prohibit driver’s licenses to DACA recipients, while California, Texas and Florida grant the licenses. Michigan initially denied licenses – until the DHS memo was released, whereupon they reversed course and will now grant them. North Carolina is currently waffling over whether or not to do so.</p>
<p>Each state must decide the issue for itself, according to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, which said, “<strong>At the end of the day, it’s a state-issued document, and the state has the authority to determine who is eligible for that document</strong>.”</p>
<p><strong>We salute Gov. Brewer for standing tall for the rule of law &#8211; and directly against Obama &#8211; on this critical issue, where others have sadly floundered</strong>. We call on citizens to contact their governors to deny all illegal aliens drivers licenses, and cite this critical Federal judicial ruling to back it up.</p>
<p><em>Gov. Brewer issued a statement regarding the court&#8217;s order tonight&#8230;</em></p>
<p><em>Earlier tonight, a federal court UPHELD my Executive Order and Arizona&#8217;s law denying driver&#8217;s licenses to illegal aliens who President Obama has allowed to remain in our country under his outrageous deferred action program.   </em><em> The court ruled that Obama’s program DOES NOT preempt Arizona’s ability to determine who can re&#8230;ceive a driver’s license.</em><em> This is a great victory for state’s rights and the rule of law!  </em><em> As Governor, I have taken an oath to uphold the laws of Arizona and I will continue to vigorously defend the citizens of Arizona and the duly-enacted laws of our State.</em></p>
<p>WTG Governor!</p>
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<p><strong>If YOU stand with Gov. Brewer and Arizona and against illegal immigration and want to see the border secured, the rule of law upheld and amnesty for illegals stopped, then put your name where your heart is, and join the 160,000 who have signed the petition&#8230;<br />
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		<title>ICE Agent Tells Mark Levin: Obama &#8216;Inflating&#8217; Deportation Numbers, La Raza &#8216;Running Our Agency&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 01:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Crane, president of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers union, spoke to radio host Mark Levin, and unleashed two bombshells that should outrage all Americans. First, that Obama is &#8220;cooking the books&#8221; on his so-called &#8220;record&#8221; deportation numbers &#8211; inflating them by up to 50%, by Crane&#8217;s estimate. And perhaps most shocking, Crane [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Chris Crane, president of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers union, spoke to radio host Mark Levin, and unleashed two bombshells that should outrage all Americans. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">First, that <strong>Obama is &#8220;cooking the books&#8221; on his so-called &#8220;record&#8221; deportation numbers &#8211; inflating them by up to 50%, by Crane&#8217;s estimate</strong>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">And perhaps most shocking, Crane revealed that <strong>the race-baiting pressure group La Raza is effectively &#8220;running&#8221; ICE &#8211; forcing agents to stop enforcing the law against illegal aliens nationwide.  </strong></span></p>
<p>Crane revealed these stunning facts to a disgusted Levin on his radio show Thursday night (<em>audio below</em>).</p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Crane is suing his own bosses at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</strong> in a landmark case, <em>Crane v. Napolitano</em>, to try and halt the Administration&#8217;s orders to ICE agents to stop enforcement of Federal immigration laws.</span></p>
<p>On April 24, Crane &#8211; who represents 7,200 agents nationwide &#8211; won a stunning initial court <a title="Judge Sides With ICE Agents: Says Obama Admin. Can’t Refuse to Deport Illegal Aliens" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/24/judge-sides-with-ice-agents-says-obama-admin-cant-refuse-to-deport-illegal-aliens/">victory</a> in his lawsuit against the Obama Administration.  As SWA reported at the time, Federal Judge Federal Judge Reed O’Connor told DHS that they had <a title="Judge Sides With ICE Agents: Says Obama Admin. Can’t Refuse to Deport Illegal Aliens" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/24/judge-sides-with-ice-agents-says-obama-admin-cant-refuse-to-deport-illegal-aliens/">no power to refuse to deport illegal aliens,</a> and that he was likely to strike down Obama’s virtual “DACA” amnesty for millions of illegal aliens. The ruling shocked the Washington establishment, and <strong>Crane’s lawsuit </strong>(<a title="Donate to Support the ICE Lawsuit" href="http://iceaction.org/"><em>you can donate here</em></a>) <strong>could derail Obama’s</strong> <strong>four-year effort to undermine immigration enforcement nationwide.</strong></p>
<p>Crane explained to Levin how President Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have, since the administration’s start, “<strong>attempted to shut down” border enforcement and “absolutely” tied law enforcement’s hands</strong>.</p>
<p>For example, Crane explained that ICE agents are not allowed (despite express authority from Congress) to arrest an individual they suspect to be an illegal alien, an illegal alien gang member, or illegal alien criminal. Instead, they are reportedly under orders to wait until the individual commits a crime, is arrested by another law enforcement agency (such as local police), jailed, and only then may an immigration agent speak with the individual.</p>
<p>Additionally, the deportation process can only begin if the individual has been convicted of three or more criminal offenses.</p>
<p>Despite the Obama Administration’s claims of robust border enforcement and record-high ICE deportation numbers, Crane noted how the administration actually cooks the books and inflates deportation numbers. Data that Crane obtained demonstrates that, <strong>since 2008, ICE arrests and deportations “have plummeted.”</strong></p>
<p>Crane explained how it works: Border Patrol (a separate agency from ICE) makes an arrest on the border, but instead of handling the deportation itself, Border Patrol hands the detainee over to ICE to deport the individual, thereby inflating the number of ICE deportations. Crane described it as a “shell game” that allows what would normally be a mere &#8220;turn-back&#8221; to be counted as a formal &#8220;deportation,&#8221; thus inflating the deportation statistics.</p>
<p>Crane&#8217;s claims are fully backed up by <a title="U.S. “Cooks the Books” To Show Record No. Of Deportations" href="http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2012/09/u-s-cooks-the-books-to-show-record-no-of-deportations/">official ICE documents</a> that were revealed as a result of his lawsuit against DHS.</p>
<p>Crane also noted that he has<strong> received “no response at all” to his requests for meetings with three Republican &#8220;Gang of 8&#8243; senators</strong>: Jeff Flake (R-AZ), John McCain (R-AZ), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) &#8211; in order to provide the input of law enforcement to their immigration bill.</p>
<p><strong>When Levin remarked that these senators nonetheless have had time to meet with the National Council of La Raza, Crane claimed: “<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Those groups are now running our agency&#8230; That’s why we’re not arresting people, that’s why we can’t do our jobs – it’s because they’re basically embedded in running our agency</span>.”</strong></p>
<p>A &#8220;disgusted&#8221; Levin called the information “stunning” and noted: “How in the hell are we supposed to get behind any so-called immigration bill when you just heard what Chris Crane had to say?&#8230; Folks! All hands on deck! Now’s the time to fight this!”</p>
<p>The pressure on the former Marine Crane and his agents for taking on their own bosses, and the massive establishment machine pushing amnesty must be immense. We salute their courage and will do everything we can to help them prevail.</p>
<p><em>Below is the audio of the shocking radio interview&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>Biden: We Have to Pass Amnesty to Grant Illegals the ‘Dignity and Respect They Deserve’ (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 03:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Por La Raza, Todo! Joe Biden in full pander mode, totally without shame. - Few can equal Vice President Joe Biden as a race-baiting panderer. And Joe is increasingly making his professed amor for &#8220;Hispanics&#8221; standard fare in his stump speeches pushing amnesty for illegal aliens. Biden never misses an opportunity to put Hispanics &#8211; and especially illegal [...]]]></description>
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<p><em><a title="The Truth About ‘La Raza’" href="http://www.humanevents.com/2006/04/07/emexclusive-emthe-truth-about-la-raza/">Por La Raza, Todo!</a> Joe Biden in full pander mode, totally without shame.</em></p>
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<p>Few can equal Vice President Joe Biden as a race-baiting panderer. And Joe is increasingly making his professed <em>amor</em> for &#8220;Hispanics&#8221; standard fare in his stump speeches pushing amnesty for illegal aliens. Biden never misses an opportunity to put Hispanics &#8211; and especially <em>illegal alien</em> Hispanics &#8211; on a pedestal.</p>
<p>In January, addressing a group of newly-elected Latino members of Congress, <a title="Biden: Latinos 'the center of this nation's future'" href="http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/01/biden-latinos-the-center-of-this-nations-future-153322.html?hp=r1">Biden insisted that</a> &#8220;<em>now the nation &#8212; and I might add the hemisphere &#8212; understands the Hispanic community must be courted. <strong>Must be courted</strong>. <strong>You are the center of this nation&#8217;s future</strong>.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>And of course, by &#8220;courting&#8221;, Biden means pandering. And minting brand new Democrat voters from tens of millions of foreign nationals who either invaded our borders or illegally overstayed a visa.</p>
<p>This week, Biden lionized these lawbreakers - millions of whom have committed multiple felonies, such as Social Security fraud and <a title="Illegal Alien Identity Theft: The Tamara Greenhill Story" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2011/08/01/illegal-alien-identity-theft-the-tamara-greenhill-story/">identity theft</a>, in the course of their stays here &#8211; as somehow <em>noble</em>.</p>
<p>Biden insisted that we have to pass the &#8216;Gang of 8&#8242;  illegal alien amnesty bill to give those in the country illegally a pathway to citizenship, because we would be “<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>granting them the dignity and respect they deserve</strong></span>.”</p>
<p>Speaking at the <em>Conference on the Americas</em> on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., <a title="Biden: Amnesty for Illegals Is 'Granting Them the Dignity and Respect They Deserve' " href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=dtkBuLkvzw0">Biden told attendees</a> from countries throughout the Western Hemisphere that America had to treat illegal invaders like <strong>none</strong> of those countries do &#8211; by handing them amnesty and citizenship.</p>
<p>And in classic Biden fashion, Joe expanded the pander-fest to all of Latin America:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“Because not doing that, it’s hard to make the case&#8230;to six hundred million people in the hemisphere, that we <strong>genuinely respect you all</strong>,” Biden said. “<strong>When we do not show respect for 11 million people here in America who hail from the very countries we talk about respecting. I don’t know how that’s done</strong>,” Biden said. </em></p></blockquote>
<p>So we are somehow &#8221;dissing&#8221; all of Latin America if we won&#8217;t hand full rights and privileges to illegals they exported here? Rights which <strong>no</strong> Latin American nation grants to illegal invaders in their own nations?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that <a title="Reminder: How Mexico Treats “Undesirable” Foreigners | Michelle Malkin" href="http://michellemalkin.com/2013/03/27/reminder-how-mexico-treats-undesirable-foreigners/">in Mexico</a> &#8211; source of 58% of U.S. illegal aliens - illegal entry is a felony, those re-entering can get <strong>10 years</strong> in jail, and Mexicans are empowered to make <strong>citizens arrests</strong> of illegals and turn them in to authorities. Illegal aliens can be deported for any reason and without due process. Mexico has dozens of categories of jobs which only Mexican-born citizens are permitted to hold. Mexico puts Mexican citizens first. But we have to hand Mexicans who violate our borders and break our laws all the rights and privileges of American-born citizens? Simply unreal.</p>
<p>The full video is below. Share it everywhere so your friends and colleagues can see the true mental disorder that afflicts those who would foist amnesty upon all of us.</p>
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<p><strong>If YOU are sick and tired </strong>of hearing about a &#8220;path to citizenship&#8221; and &#8220;immigration reform&#8221; and just want to see the border secured, the rule of law upheld and amnesty for illegals stopped,<strong> then put your name where your heart is, and join the 170,000 who have signed the petition (<em>click the link below</em>)&#8230;<br />
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		<title>Sheriff Joe Arpaio&#8217;s &#8216;Posse&#8217; Trains to Defend Phoenix-Area Schools Against Gunmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 13:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three weeks after the shooting in Sandy Hook, CT, when politicians were using the murders as an excuse to grab the guns of law-abiding Americans, one lawman was calling instead for school kids to be defended. Maricopa Country, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio denounced efforts to ban guns, saying &#8220;bad guys will always get their guns&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Three weeks after the shooting in Sandy Hook, CT, when politicians were using the murders as an excuse to grab the guns of law-abiding Americans, one lawman was calling instead for school kids to be defended.</p>
<p>Maricopa Country, Arizona <strong>Sheriff Joe Arpaio denounced efforts to ban guns, saying &#8220;bad guys will always get their guns&#8221;, and that gun control &#8220;never solves the problem&#8221;</strong>. So on January 9th the Sheriff <a title="Sheriff Joe Arpaio Begins Protecting Schools with Armed ‘Posse’ Patrols" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/01/09/sheriff-joe-arpaio-begins-protecting-schools-with-armed-posse-patrols/">announced he would deploy</a> 500 armed volunteers to patrol outside 59 schools in metropolitan Phoenix.  Joe&#8217;s 3,000-strong “Posse”  has participated in the many “immigration sweeps” the Sheriff has conducted over the past decade – resulting in the arrests of hundreds of illegal aliens, drug and human smugglers and gang members. Now they will defend kids in America&#8217;s 4th largest county.</p>
<p>His announcement enraged opponents &#8211; including those currently <a title="Joe Arpaio Recall Boasts More Than Half Number of Signatures Required, with Nearly 2 Months to Go" href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/07/1199886/-Joe-Arpaio-Recall-Boasts-More-Than-Half-Number-of-Signatures-Required-with-Nearly-2-Months-to-Go">trying to recall Joe from office</a>.</p>
<p>But his policy has proved popular with his constituents. Joselyn Wells, the mother of three children at a school where Arpaio’s posse members have begun patrolling, said she was excited to hear about the initiative.</p>
<p>“A lot of people sit around and watch these things happen, watch key signs and no one wants to do anything about it,” she said. “Nobody wants conflict, nobody wants to be out in the limelight. And he doesn’t care. <strong>He wants to do the right thing</strong>.”</p>
<p>Arpaio has since expanded his school posse to 1,000, and this week conducted extensive training for posse members in real-life shooting scenarios.</p>
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<p><em>Above: Sheriff Joe&#8217;s &#8216;school posse&#8217; members train for Sandy Hook-style events (<a title="Flickr | Sheriff Joe's School Posse Training" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/standwitharizona/">more photos here</a>).</em></p>
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<p>Twenty posse members participated in a number of scenarios at the Maricopa  County Sheriff’s Office training center on Saturday. Posse members were trained  on school shooting scenarios using guns with rubber bullets in a cafeteria setting, in hallways, and outside.</p>
<p>We salute Sheriff Joe for his stalwart defense of the 2nd Amendment, and for looking for a <em>solution</em> to the problem of school violence &#8211; defending children from violence &#8211; instead of kowtowing to political correctness, as far too many law enforcement officials have done.</p>
<p>If you live in Maricopa County and wish to join Sheriff Joe&#8217;s Posse to protect schools or to assist with immigration enforcement, <a title="Maricopa County Sheriffs office  | POSSE" href="http://www.mcso.org/About/Posse.aspx">click here</a> for details.</p>
<p><a style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" title="The Sportsman Channel | Home Page" href="http://www.thesportsmanchannel.com/">The Sportsman Channel</a><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> is featuring a documentary about Sheriff Joe&#8217;s School Posse in the context of the gun control fight. It looks compelling. Here&#8217;s a preview&#8230;</span></p>
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<p><strong><a title="JOEPAC | Defend Sheriff Joe Arpaio" href="http://joepac.org">Sheriff Joe is facing an unprecedented recall from the George Soros and the radical open-borders Left.<br />
</a></strong><a title="JOEPAC | Defend Sheriff Joe Arpaio" href="http://joepac.org"><strong>Please help &#8216;America&#8217;s Sheriff&#8217; prevail&#8230;</strong></a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[America&#8217;s financial future? Destroyed by mass amnesty for 20+ million illegal aliens. Mexico&#8217;s Oligarchs say &#8220;Gracias!&#8221; - The widely-anticipated Heritage Foundation estimate on the cost of the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; illegal alien amnesty bill was released this morning, and it is a unmitigated disaster. The &#8216;comprehensive immigration&#8217; overhaul being taken up in the Senate this [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>America&#8217;s financial future? Destroyed by mass amnesty for 20+ million illegal aliens.</em><br />
<em>Mexico&#8217;s Oligarchs say &#8220;Gracias!&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>The widely-anticipated Heritage Foundation estimate on the cost of the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; illegal alien amnesty bill was <a title="Study pegs cost of immigration bill’s mass legalization at $6.3T " href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/study-pegs-cost-immigration-bills-mass-legalization-at-63t/#ixzz2SWkdfRnP">released</a> this morning, and it is a unmitigated <strong>disaster</strong>.</p>
<p>The &#8216;comprehensive immigration&#8217; overhaul being taken up in the Senate this week would <strong>add at least $6.3 trillion to the national debt if 11 million illegal aliens are granted legal status</strong>, according to the conservative think tank. And that amount assumes the low-ball figure of &#8220;11 million&#8221; &#8211; which most serious experts say is a gross underestimate.</p>
<p>The cost would arise from illegal aliens tapping into the government&#8217;s vast network of benefits and services, many of which are currently unavailable to them. This includes everything from standard benefits like <strong>Social Security and Medicare to dozens of welfare programs ranging from housing assistance to food stamps.</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;No matter how you slice it, amnesty will add a tremendous amount of pressure on America&#8217;s already strained public purse,&#8221; Robert Rector, the Heritage scholar who prepared the report, said in a statement.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&#8220;There&#8217;s no way you can look at this and say that it&#8217;s good for the American taxpayer,&#8221; </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint said</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">This study should be a deal-breaker for any Republicans who were even flirting with supporting it, as it would absolutely devastate U.S. <strong>taxpayers &#8211; who are already paying $113 billion per year for the costs of illegal aliens</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">In the course of their lifetime, the report estimates that <strong>each amnestied illegal alien would</strong> <strong>receive on average $592,000 MORE in government benefits than they would pay in taxes. </strong></span>The $6.3 trillion figure is based on what illegal aliens would cost the government &#8211; receiving approximately $9.4 trillion in benefits and only paying $3.1 trillion in taxes.</p>
<p>Heritage says its $6.3 trillion is a &#8220;<strong>conservative estimate</strong>&#8220;. Annd of course since it uses the absurd &#8220;11 million&#8221; baseline figure for the number of illegals, <strong>the actual amount of debt amnestied illegal would add may be more than double the Heritage estimate</strong>. Far more credible estimates peg the actual number of illegals between 20 and 30 million.</p>
<p>You can read the full Heritage Foundation report <a title="The Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants and Amnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer" href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty-to-the-us-taxpayer">here</a>.</p>
<p>Supporters of immigration amnesty have been skeptical of efforts to assign a cost to the immigration bill. Proponents argue that the value of bringing millions of illegal immigrants out of the shadows and presumably into the taxpaying workforce is immeasurable.</p>
<p>Stephen Moore, an economist and Wall Street Journal writer, said that<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> despite the Heritage findings, there are other studies showing the legalization will be an economic boon that could grow the economy &#8212; in turn alleviating the country&#8217;s deficit problem.   </span></p>
<p>Sen. Marco Rubio, (R-FL), a key co-author of the legislation, repeated his claim that illegal aliens applying for legal status would not have access to federal benefits while they are applying.  After obtaining a green card, they would still be ineligible for many federal benefits for five years, said Rubio.</p>
<p>But Rubio is ignoring what <a title="Sessions: Under Gang of Eight Proposal, Illegal Immigrants Will Draw Federal Benefits Years Sooner Than Advertised" href="http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressShop.NewsReleases&amp;ContentRecord_id=5b3c7d36-e658-937d-e098-5048118b251f&amp;Region_id=&amp;Issue_id=">Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) revealed last week</a> &#8211; that given lax state rules for illegal and government benefits &#8211; <strong>millions of illegals would begin to receive benefits immediately</strong>. That&#8217;s because State laws often provide benefits for anyone “lawfully present.” And thus many illegal aliens  granted legal standing, known as <em>registered provisional immigrant</em> status, could immediately become eligible for public benefits.</p>
<p>And of course Rubio and his gangmembers completely ignore the simple fact that, due to the current <a title="Birthright Citizenship -- A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment   Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/01/14/birthright-citizenship-fundamental-misunderstanding-th-amendment/#ixzz2SWq4jaIx" href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/01/14/birthright-citizenship-fundamental-misunderstanding-th-amendment/">misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment</a>, <strong>when an illegal has anchor babies &#8211; children border on U.S. soil &#8211; they instantly qualify</strong> for food stamps, WIC, Medicaid and other benefits on their children&#8217;s behalf.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&#8220;Those who claim that amnesty will not create a large fiscal burden are simply in a state of denial concerning the underlying redistributional nature of government policy in the 21st century,&#8221; the Heritage report said. </span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="background-color: #ffff99;">ACTION ALERT: IMMEDIATELY FORWARD THIS REPORT TO YOUR SENATOR</span>. </strong>Tell them in addition to the numerous other reasons to oppose mass amnesty for 20+ million illegal aliens, the Heritage &#8220;conservative estimate&#8221; of an added $6.3 TRILLION to our already skyrocketing debt is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">insanity</span>.</p>
<p><span style="background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>DEMAND THEY OPPOSE THE &#8216;GANG OF EIGHT&#8217; BILL!</strong></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 02:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here they come:  Migrants bound for the U.S. border ride on top of a train  in Ixtepec, in Oaxaca, southern Mexico (AP). - For months, Stand With Arizona has been reporting (most recently here, here and here) on the massive increase in border crossings since Obama and the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; started promising amnesty for [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Here they come:  Migrants bound for the U.S. border ride on top of a train  in Ixtepec, in Oaxaca, southern Mexico (AP).</em></p>
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<p>For months, Stand With Arizona has been reporting (most recently <a title="Number of Illegals Caught in Texas Spikes – With Many Expecting Immediate Release by ICE" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/03/08/number-of-illegals-caught-in-texas-spikes-many-expecting-immediate-release-by-ice/">here</a>, <a title="Illegal Border Crossings ‘Double’ as D.C. Amnesty Push Intensifies" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/01/illegal-border-crossings-double-as-d-c-amnesty-push-intensifies/">here</a> and <a title="Arrogant Illegal Alien Mocks Border Patrol Agent: ‘Obama’s Gonna Let Me Go!’" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/12/arrogant-illegal-alien-mocks-border-patrol-agent-obamas-gonna-let-me-go/">here</a>) on the <strong>massive increase in border crossings since Obama and the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; started promising amnesty for millions of illegal aliens</strong>.</p>
<p>And I have been interviewed by two dozen media outlets from the Washington Post and L.A. Times to CNN and even FoxNews. Each time I <em>begged</em> them to report the truth about what border agents were telling me &#8211; that <strong>a tidal wave of new alien arrivals was overwhelming agents and ranchers</strong> &#8211; especially in Texas.</p>
<p>We showed them emails and faxes, even one handwritten note from a border agent with the numbers. We even told them how <strong>DHS stopped releasing monthly statistics on apprehensions after the border crossing spike became known</strong>.</p>
<p>The national media ignored the evidence for 9 weeks &#8211; until now.</p>
<p>One of the reporters we spoke to, Anna Werner, from CBS News, is now <a title="Illegal border crossings rise in South Texas as Congress debates immigration reform" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57582463/illegal-border-crossings-rise-in-south-texas-as-congress-debates-immigration-reform/">reporting</a> that <strong>arrests of illegal aliens crossing into the United States have <span style="text-decoration: underline;">nearly tripled</span> in recent months</strong> in anticipation of the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; amnesty. To her credit, Werner spoke to border agents to verify the numbers we showed her back in March, and presented them on the CBS Evening News (<a title="Illegal border crossers spike in South Texas - CBS evening News" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57582463/illegal-border-crossings-rise-in-south-texas-as-congress-debates-immigration-reform/">video link</a>).</p>
<p><strong>In March, 7,500 illegals were arrested in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas</strong>, which includes McAllen, CBS quoted agent Chris Cabrera as reporting. <strong>That’s up from 2,800 in January</strong>. And that January number itself is up 200% over 2012. In February, nearly 4,800 illegals were arrested in the Rio Grande.</p>
<p>CBS even reported (as <a title="Number of Illegals Caught in Texas Spikes – With Many Expecting Immediate Release by ICE" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/03/08/number-of-illegals-caught-in-texas-spikes-many-expecting-immediate-release-by-ice/">we did</a> at the time) how overwhelmed agents in McAllen used their station’s carport to process nearly 900 illegals caught over three days in March, as they <strong>ran out of space</strong> to handle the massive influx.</p>
<p>The CBS report included surveillance video showing more than 40 men, women and children crossing the border illegally from Mexico during the night.</p>
<p><strong>“The people in Washington think they have this idea that the border is safe, the border is secure,” </strong>agent Cabrera said.<strong> “I think they need to come down here and take a look.”</strong></p>
<p>And remember &#8211; <strong>the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; bill does nothing to secure the border whatsoever</strong>. <a title="Rubio: Let’s face it, my immigration bill probably can’t pass the House" href="http://hotair.com/archives/2013/04/30/rubio-lets-face-it-my-immigration-bill-probably-cant-pass-the-house/">Even its proponents now admit that</a>. If it passes there will be an even larger wave of illegals crossing the border, leaving ranchers and border states devastated by cartel criminals, and the <a title=" We Need an Immigration Policy That Helps Americans By  Jeff Sessions " href="http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/344282/we-need-immigration-policy-helps-americans-jeff-sessions">wages of American workers further depressed</a> by illegal aliens.</p>
<p>CBS interviewed one rancher, Juan Mercado, who lives on border property his family has owned since the 1850s, and is now under seige. Illegals usually come across his property, but recently Mercado has seen a tidal wave of illegals streaming across.</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m being invaded by people who have no permission to be on my property,&#8221; Mercado said. &#8220;By smugglers, by illegals.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Mercado is left exposed by the failed border security policies of Obama and Napolitano&#8217;s DHS. So, as we reported last year regarding <a title="Texas Ranchers Using AK47s to Defend Against Cartel Invaders" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2012/01/22/texas-ranchers-using-ak47s-to-defend-against-cartel-invaders/">Texas ranchers turning to AK-47&#8242;s to defend themselves</a>, Mercado is now relying on his own security system: a gun.</p>
<p><strong>“I get a clip and it’s ready to go,” he said.</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>Is that the best the Feds can do?</strong></em> Leave it to Americans on the border to fend for themselves as they concern themselves with blanket amnesty to satisfy slave-labor addicted big businesses, and ethnic intimidation groups? ENOUGH!</p>
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<p><strong>Secure the border NOW. KILL THIS BILL!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Call your Senator and DEMAND it: <span style="color: #ff0000;">202-224-3121</span>.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>If YOU are sick and tired </strong>of hearing about a &#8220;path to citizenship&#8221; and &#8220;immigration reform&#8221; and just want to see the border secured, the rule of law upheld and amnesty for illegals stopped,<strong> then put your name where your heart is, and join the 170,000 who have signed the petition (<em>click the link below</em>)&#8230;<br />
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		<title>Arizona Gov. Brewer Refuses to Stop Using Term &#8220;Illegal Immigrant&#8221; (Video)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a good thing Jan Brewer is a politician and not a journalist. The Associated Press recently struck the term “illegal immigrant” from its lexicon. Not so Arizona’s feisty governor — and she’s not backing down on this one. Brewer defended her use of the word during an interview with a clearly irritated ABC News Senior National [...]]]></description>
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<p>It’s a good thing <strong>Jan Brewer</strong> is a politician and not a journalist. The Associated Press recently<a title="Ministry of Truth: Associated Press Bans Use of Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/02/ministry-of-truth-associated-press-bans-use-of-term-illegal-immigrant/"> struck the term “<strong>illegal immigran</strong>t” from its lexicon</a>. Not so Arizona’s feisty governor — and she’s not backing down on this one.</p>
<p>Brewer defended her use of the word <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/gov-brewer-federal-government-not-doing-enough-secure-112051545.html" target="_blank">during an interview</a> with a clearly irritated ABC News Senior National Correspondant Jim Avila, who repeatedly pestered Brewer to change her language, to no avail:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“I’ve heard you use the phrase over and over and over again. They’re insulted by the term, ‘illegal immigrant.’ That that brands a person. What they do is illegal immigration, but the people themselves are not illegals. Have you thought about it at all, with so many Hispanics in your state? To stop using that word — illegal immigrant?”</em></p>
<p><strong><em>“No, to me they’re illegal immigrants,” Brewer said.</em></strong></p>
<p><em><strong>“When you break the law, you’re doing something illegal, that makes you an illegal,”</strong> she added. “So they are an illegal immigrant.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>When Avila called her use of the phrase “offensive to some people,” Brewer remained firm in her convictions.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“Well I’m sorry, but I believe that if you break the law and you’re an illegal immigrant and you’re in this country illegally, you are an illegal immigrant,” she said.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>She added that the term “illegal immigrant” was considered politically correct for years &#8211; as opposed to the more accurate term “illegal alien”, but now suddenly people want to change it. Brewer also expressed that illegal immigrants are people, but that the law must be followed, for the safety of Arizonans.</p>
<p>Although the annoying Avila wasted nearly half the interview persisting in trying to get the Governor to abandon the term, the rest of the interview was also news-making, as <strong>Brewer said the border was not secure by a longshot</strong>, and said that <strong>she opposes the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; amnesty bill</strong>.</p>
<p>Nice to see Arizona&#8217;s governor stand by the rule of law, and stick to her guns.</p>
<p><em>Here&#8217;s the full interview&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>VICTORY: Georgia Gov. Signs Expansion of Illegal Alien Crackdown (SB160)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way to go, Peach State! Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday signed S.B. 160 &#8211; a tough expansion of Georgia&#8217;s H.B. 87, the Arizona-style law cracking down on illegal aliens, which passed in 2011. The La Raza lobby was left stunned and upset, believing Deal would bend to the prevailing GOP pressure for immigration appeasement in Washington, and [...]]]></description>
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<p>Way to go, Peach State!</p>
<p><strong>Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday <a title="Deal signs bill expanding immigration crackdown" href="http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/deal-signs-bill-expanding-immigration-crackdown/nXXYg/">signed S.B. 160</a> &#8211; a tough expansion of Georgia&#8217;s H.B. 87, the Arizona-style law cracking down on illegal aliens</strong>, which passed in 2011.</p>
<p>The La Raza lobby was left stunned and upset, believing Deal would bend to the prevailing GOP pressure for immigration appeasement in Washington, and veto it. They were sadly mistaken.</p>
<p>Passed in the <a title="Georgia Legislature Passes Expansion of Illegal Alien Crackdown (SB160)" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/08/georgia-legislature-passes-expansion-of-illegal-alien-crackdown/">final hours</a> of the General Assembly’s 40-day session &#8211; and despite fierce lobbying against it by ethnic intimidation groups, big business interests, and the ACLU &#8211; Senate Bill 160 was created to &#8220;fix&#8221; problems in licensing delays related to the old bill, but was later amended to add the following strong anti-illegal provisions, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">all now law</span>:</p>
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<li><strong>Bans illegal aliens from getting state driver’s licenses.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Blocks illegal aliens from getting state, grants, public housing and retirement benefits.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Prevents people from using foreign passports to obtain public benefits, unless those passports include records indicating they are in the country legally.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Mandatory participation in E-Verify for contractors doing business with city, county and state government agencies.</strong></li>
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<p>SB 160 will take effect July 1.</p>
<p>About 1,500 illegals and supporters <a title="yesterday – Or: Forget 1986, what you must believe to allow another amnesty by DA_King Blogging While DA KingApril 11, 2013 02:00 PM | 522 views | 10  | 9  |  |  | permalink  For the majority of readers who weren’t in attendance at the illegal alien mob’s Atlanta “march” demanding an end to borders and any enforcement of American immigration laws (ever) and another amnesty yesterday – a 42 second videoshot from my iPhone. I was not favorite Gringo in at the Gold Dome. The shouts of “blue-eyed devil” were about the most polite slurs I received. And some of the few words that were heard in the English language.  Raise your hand if you really believe these angry and fearless anti-enforcement rallies would become a thing of the past with another capitulation to the illegals. If so, you will likely believe that third-world poor will stop “looking for a better life” by breaking into the USA illegally. And that having made Americans out of the now illegal aliens, you would never hear the “jobs Americans will not do” nonsense supporting the next “it’s not amnesty.” And that the legalization of 1986 didn’t increase illegal immigration. And that the RubiObamAmnesty would somehow be different than 1986.  Given near-instant “probationary legal status,” the newly legalized aliens would not begin screaming at the Capitol for an end to the “racist” probationary status and “full citizenship now!” Right?  And you will likely believe that the still angry, low-wage, big-government, former illegal aliens would gratefully cast their ballots for small government, low-tax conservative Republicans after they won the right to vote in the nation they invaded. And that the same Republicans in Washington DC who want to cave in now would somehow find their courage to stand up against the big business interests that are pushing them to support another legalization today.  Right?   BONUS VIDEO from Meet The Press , April 3, 2013: Democrat Gang of Eight amnesty co-conspirator Chuck Schumer presents the gang’s promise on legalization first – trust us on the rest…  More Sharing ServicesShare This Blog entry|Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on diggShare on fark Comments (10)  Post a Comment Lib in Cobb | April 13, 2013 King continues to scream at passing cars. Stay close to the sidewalk DA. Pat H | April 12, 2013 I really loved the art work - the brown arm with the clenched fist. Study the Communist symbols and the same clenched fist with a white arm, and the Black Panthers with a black arm. The signs and symbols are handed out by the forces manipulating the invasion without understanding by the sign holders.  The illiterate proliferating Latin American is the target for the 2 tier system of Communism under the New World Order. They will not like their life under this future.   The union bosses are demanding amnesty. Why?   None are so blind as those who cannot see. Lib in Cobb | April 12, 2013 @Marie: I was wondering where you have been Marie. It's nice to see that you have not lost your taste for the tripe you write. Silvia Montague | April 12, 2013 can someone tell me what Foley is blabbering about here? Did he even read the blog? I heard Foley had to take an armload of written material (that someone else wrote) to debate open borders Bob Barr on guns. Does Foly KNOW anything at all?  Thank you Mr. King! Dave in Acworth | April 12, 2013 King's video shows the &quot;friendly&quot; and &quot;gentle&quot; illegals beating their tribal drums and screaming in anger that we have imigration laws they don't like. Oh, gosh yes. Let's make them voting citizens. That will stop more illegals from wanting to come. And it will help the Republicans.   IN BIZZARO WORLD! Chief Bobby | April 11, 2013 It's remarkable how helpless AMerican citizens are to stop these border criminals on taking anything they want. PEACE. frogbreath | April 11, 2013 Is Foley a citizen?   Is he Pellegrino's alter ego?  Has anyone ever seen the two of them at the same time? Marie in Marietta | April 11, 2013 Oh, Kevin. We just knew you would feel the need to be noticed by chiming in. I have read D.A.'s blog three times now. I can't see where he said all of the screaming marchers at the Capitol yesterday were illegal aliens. Why don't you point that part out to us? It will give you another excuse to be noticed.  Kevin, what slurs are you referring to? I hope it is &quot;illegal alien.&quot; Because that would be even funnier than the usual silliness from you we try to ignore. Do you want us to post the blogs where DA has worn you out on that before? Just a hint Kevin. The IRS, the federal law enforcement and the Supreme Court all use the words ILLEGAL ALIEN to referr to illegal aliens. You can go sit with the other fake news writers Kevin. We all know who you are.  And I wouldn't count on another amnesty this year so much Kevin. It is funny to let you show us how much you don't know. I look forward to watching you try to match with DA. You are out classed Kevin. In every way.  Kevin Foley | April 11, 2013 So, D.A., did you card everyone? Is that how you know they were all undocumented?   Maybe if you stopped using slurs, they wouldn't be used on you. Just sayin'.  Anyway, reform is all but a done deal...what are you going to do with yourself when it passes?  Robert Johnson | April 11, 2013 King nails it. As always.  Given near-instant “probationary legal status,” the newly legalized aliens would not begin screaming at the Capitol for an end to the “racist” probationary status and “full citizenship now!” Right?  *We welcome your comments on the stories and issues of the day and seek to provide a forum for the community to voice opinions. All comments are subject to moderator approval before being made visible on the website but are not edited. The use of profanity, obscene and vulgar language, hate speech, and racial slurs is strictly prohibited. Advertisements, promotions, spam, and links to outside websites will also be rejected. Please read our terms of service for full guides      Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - VIDEO from illegal alien march for amnesty at the Georgia Gold Dome yesterday – Or Forget 1986 what you must believe to allow another amnesty " href="http://www.mdjonline.com/bookmark/22222353/blog+entry-VIDEO+from+illegal+alien+march+for+amnesty+at+the+Georgia+Gold+Dome+yesterday+%E2%80%93+Or-+Forget+1986-+what+you+must+believe+to+allow+another+amnesty">marched</a> through downtown Atlanta on April 10 in support of the &#8216;Gang of 8&#8242; amnesty plan, and to demand that Deal veto SB 160. Two days earlier, SWA posted a request to bombard to Governor&#8217;s office with calls, to our 22,000 Georgia members. Georgia&#8217;s citizens won the day, and the <a title="Deal signs bill expanding immigration crackdown" href="http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/deal-signs-bill-expanding-immigration-crackdown/nXXYg/">sour grapes</a> were in abundant harvest yesterday:</p>
<p>Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), said</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“It is a shame that Governor Deal continues to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment through signing SB160&#8230;.The law will make Georgia more hostile toward foreigners and less competitive in the global marketplace. When the national GOP is moving toward immigration reform, Gov. Deal takes a huge step backward.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Boo hoo!</strong>  Martin Lopez, an illegal alien &#8220;immigrant rights activist&#8221; from Atlanta, was among those who demonstrated outside the state Capitol this month. He said many <strong>illegals have been using their foreign passports as a form of identification to get public benefits</strong> because the state’s 2011 law prohibits officials from accepting matricula consular cards when people apply. He said he doesn&#8217;t know &#8220;what they can do now&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>They can go back to their country, Mr. Lopez.</strong></p>
<p>“I don’t really know the outcome — it is going to be big,” said Lopez. Yes it is. And other states should follow suit. With GOP cowardice in the face of Obama&#8217;s lawlessness, Arizona-style state actions are the principal weapons which remain against illegal aliens. And yesterday, Georgia made all Americans who respect the rule of law very proud.</p>
<p><strong>TELL GOV. NATHAN DEAL &#8220;THANK YOU&#8221; for standing for the rule of law:<br />
</strong>Office Phone: <strong>(404) 656-1776</strong><br />
E-Mail Form: <strong><a title="Contact form for Gov. Nathan Deal" href="http://gov.georgia.gov/webform/contact-governor-domestic-form">HERE</a></strong><br />
Gov. Deal on <strong><a title="Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA) | Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/GovernorDeal">Facebook</a></strong><br />
Gov. Deal on <strong><a title="Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA) | Twitter" href="https://www.facebook.com/GovernorDeal">Twitter</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>If YOU stand with Georgia and Arizona, with Gov. Brewer and Sheriff Joe, and against illegal immigration and want to see the border secured, the rule of law upheld and amnesty for illegals stopped, then put your name where your heart is, and join the 170,000 who have signed the petition&#8230;<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[Who exactly do you represent? Gov. Deval Patrick dodges questions about how much welfare benefits the Chechen terrorists got from his state, citing their &#8220;privacy&#8221;. - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and his state agencies are refusing to release information on what government benefits Boston jihadist Tamerlan Tsarnaev received, following a national furor over reports he [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Who exactly do you represent? Gov. Deval Patrick dodges questions about how much</em><br />
<em>welfare benefits the Chechen terrorists got from his state, citing their &#8220;privacy&#8221;.</em></p>
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<p>Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and his state agencies are <a title="Patrick administration refuses to release Tsarnaev brothers' records " href="http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/patrick_administration_refuses_to_release_tsarnaev_brothers">refusing to release</a> information on what government benefits Boston jihadist Tamerlan Tsarnaev received, following a national furor over reports he and his family received welfare.</p>
<p>Their reason? <strong>It would violate the dead terrorist&#8217;s <span style="text-decoration: underline;">right to privacy</span>!</strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s right. Led by the stalwart <a title="Patrick administration refuses to release Tsarnaev brothers' records" href="http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/patrick_administration_refuses_to_release_tsarnaev_brothers">Boston Herald</a>, media entities pressed for info all day. <strong>Across the board, state agencies flatly refused to provide information about the taxpayer-funded lifestyle</strong> for the 26-year-old man and his brother and accomplice Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19.</p>
<p>On <strong>EBT card</strong> status or spending, the Mass. state welfare spokesman would only say Tamerlan Tsarnaev, his wife and 3-year-old daughter received benefits that ended in 2012. He declined further comment.</p>
<p>On <strong>unemployment compensation</strong>, the Mass. labor department spokesman refused to disclose whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev ever collected, saying it was “confidential and not a matter of public record.”</p>
<p>On <strong>public housing</strong>, officials ducked questions on whether the brothers were ever on Section 8 assistance.</p>
<p>Friends and relatives report that the Chechen jihadist who trained to murder Americans had received ALL of these benefits on the taxpayer&#8217;s dime, but our public officials are protecting his &#8220;privacy&#8221; &#8211; <strong>and he wasn&#8217;t even a citizen!</strong></p>
<p>I guess we shouldn&#8217;t be surprised that Gov. Patrick&#8217;s bureaucrats are going to such lengths to protect the &#8220;privacy&#8221; of a deceased non-citizen Muslim terrorist who murdered 4 people, including an 8-year old boy.</p>
<p>After all <strong>this is the same governor who protects the privacy of illegal alien criminals, by <a title="Democratic Governor ignores federal program, allowing illegal alien to kill motorcyclist" href="http://borderpundit.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/democratic-governor-ignores-federal-program-allowing-illegal-alien-to-kill-motorcyclist/">refusing to participate</a> in the “Secure Communities”</strong> <strong>program</strong> wherein suspects’ fingerprints are sent to the FBI to be checked for immigration status. Because of Gov, Patrick&#8217;s refusal, an Ecuadorean illegal who assaulted a police officer in 2009  was never deported as required by law. That illegal, Nicolas Guaman, <strong>went on to <a title="Judge Rules Illegal Alien DUI Killer Incompetent to Stand Trial, Cites ‘Unique Cultural Background’" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2013/04/11/judge-rules-illegal-alien-dui-killer-incompetent-to-stand-trial-cites-unique-cultural-background/">DUI-kill student Matthew Denice</a></strong> &#8211; dragging his body under his truck for half a mile.</p>
<p>And the Feds got into the rally-round-the-terrorist act today too!</p>
<p>When pressed on whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev had an &#8220;<a title="Obama Phone Program Costs Govt. Over $2 Billion  Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/US/obama-phone-costs-billions/2013/02/12/id/490022#ixzz2RX7sVYjy Urgent: Should Obamacare Be Repealed? Vote Here Now!" href="http://www.newsmax.com/US/obama-phone-costs-billions/2013/02/12/id/490022">Obama Phone</a>&#8221; &#8211; and may have possibly even used one to trigger the Boston Marathon bombs &#8211; the Federal Communications Commission remained tight-lipped, <strong>refusing to say whether either brother had a government-paid cellphone,</strong> <strong>also citing <span style="text-decoration: underline;">privacy laws</span></strong>.</p>
<p>Remember &#8211; this is the same Administration that recently tried (and failed) to shred Federal HIPAA healthcare privacy laws to <a title="The Toomey-Manchin Proposal Will Allow Doctors to Block Your Right to Guns" href="http://www.redstate.com/2013/04/10/the-toomey-manchin-proposal-will-allow-doctors-to-block-your-right-to-guns/">permit your doctor to secretly report that you were mentally ill</a> &#8211; in order to have your guns taken away. But they are protecting the privacy of a <em><strong>terrorist</strong></em>? Seriously?</p>
<p>One Democratic congressman blasted both the Mass. and Federal governments, demanding the public&#8217;s right to know how taxpayers were underwriting the jihadist Tsarnaevs.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>“(This is) relevant information that should be made public,” U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch told the Herald. “There’s a national security interest No. 1. Secondly, there’s also a public interest in finding out whether these individuals were able to exploit the system and get benefits they weren’t entitled to.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>So the government is circling the wagons to protect the &#8220;privacy&#8221; of foreign-born, welfare-sponging terrorists who murdered Americans, but does not respect the right of the taxpayers and voters to know how much of their money was wasted on them.</p>
<p>Is it any wonder that the same government that wants to DOUBLE foreign visas under the &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; amnesty bill? The inmates are truly running the asylum.</p>
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		<title>Judge Sides With ICE Agents: Says Obama Admin. Can&#8217;t Refuse to Deport Illegal Aliens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Above: ICE Union President Chris Crane, who filed the lawsuit against DHS. - In a stunning order, a federal judge Wednesday said that the Obama administration is likely violating the law by telling immigration agents and officers not to arrest illegal aliens they deem &#8220;low priority&#8221;, in a lawsuit brought by ICE agents that could [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Above: ICE Union President Chris Crane, who filed the lawsuit against DHS.</em></p>
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<p>In a stunning order, a federal judge Wednesday said that the Obama administration is likely violating the law by telling immigration agents and officers not to arrest illegal aliens they deem &#8220;low priority&#8221;, <strong>in a lawsuit brought by ICE agents that could derail Obama’s plan to undermine immigration enforcement nationwide.</strong></p>
<p>Federal Judge Reed O&#8217;Connor <a title="Judge: Obama administration can’t refuse to arrest illegal immigrants" href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/24/judge-administration-cant-refuse-arrest-illegals/">said in a court order</a> Tuesday that<strong> Congress, not the president, sets priority for arresting illegal immigrants, and said the law requires them to be put in deportation proceedings.</strong></p>
<p><em>“The court finds that DHS does not have discretion to refuse to initiate removal proceedings,” </em>Judge O&#8217;Connor wrote in a stunning order few had expected.</p>
<p>Though not a final order, the judge shut the door on the Obama Administration&#8217;s effort to throw out this lawsuit, and guarantees a major battle ahead which could overturn Obama&#8217;s &#8220;virtual amnesty&#8221; for millions of illegals.</p>
<p>As we have reported, for the last several years the administration has conducted an arrogant, multi-pronged attack on the rule of law &#8211; first via the 2011 <a title=" ICE memos open another door to illegal alien amnesty-by-fiat" href="http://michellemalkin.com/2011/06/22/document-drop-ice-memos-open-another-door-to-illegal-alien-amnesty-by-fiat/">memorandums from the ICE Director</a> and <a title="Obama Amnesty Begins: Halts Deportations for 300,000 Illegal Aliens; Offers ‘Work Permits’" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2011/08/18/obama-amnesty-begins-halts-deportations-for-300000-illegal-aliens-offers-work-permits/">DHS Secretary</a>, to an <a title="Obama Amnesty Begins for Millions of Illegal Aliens: Work Permits, No Safeguards Against Fraud" href="http://standwitharizona.com/blog/2012/08/15/obama-dream-begins-for-millions-of-illegal-aliens-amnesty-work-permits-no-safeguards-against-fraud/">amnesty decree from Obama</a> last year &#8211; <strong>in total outrageously shielding between 3 million and 5 million illegal aliens from arrest or deportation.</strong></p>
<p>The Homeland Security department claimed it was using “prosecutorial discretion, and ordered agents to comply and refuse to enforce the immigration laws.</p>
<p><strong>ICE immigration agents and officers sued </strong><em>(<a title="Donate to Support the ICE Lawsuit" href="https://www.icontribute.us/avfund/initiative/icefund"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">you can donate at this link</span></a>)</em>, saying federal law requires them to make the arrests, but the Obama administration would <strong>discipline</strong> them if they complied with the law.</p>
<p>The judge said if Homeland Security officials want to set priorities for who they deport, they can do that later — but they cannot control who agents arrest.</p>
<p>The order is not a final ruling. Judge O&#8217;Connor said he still needs more information from both the administration and the immigration agents about whether the agents had another avenue to protest the policy rather than to go to court. He asked both sides to submit more information by May 6.</p>
<p>Still, Tuesday’s order makes clear that <strong>the judge rejects the central part of Mr. Obama’s claim that he can use discretion to decide not to arrest some illegal immigrants.</strong></p>
<p>The case was brought by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council, the labor union that represents ICE agents and officers.</p>
<p>Below see testimony from the brave ICE Union President Chris Crane, who is leading the lawsuit (<em>Crane v. Napolitano et al</em>) about <strong>how the Administration has decimated immigration enforcement against illegal aliens &#8211; and how they have punished ICE agents for enforcing the laws&#8230;</strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">URGENT</span>: PLEASE HELP CHRIS CRANE AND THE ICE AGENTS WIN THEIR SUIT AND RESTORE THE</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;">RULE OF LAW TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT &#8211; <em><a title="Donate to Support the ICE Lawsuit" href="https://www.geticontribute.com/avfund/initiative/icefund"><span style="color: #ff0000;">DONATE AT THIS LINK</span></a></em>.</span><br />
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