Dear Members 1. 7000 Deportation - Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Texas to begin criminal deportations 4. We are soon to be human collateral road kill - see Truck Violations **************************************************************** 1. Last line in this article - the lawlessness continues and they know it "It's good," he said of the new policy, "because now we have more opportunities to go to college and have a better life now, a better job. And we know we will not be deported." http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/nearly-7-000-deportation-1145575.html ************************************************************ 2. Politico Judge puts hold on Alabama immigration law ![[]](http://www.americanpatrol.com/_icons/Gavel-Flag-125x100.jpg){kind=icon} Alabama's tough new immigration law was temporarily put on hold by a federal judge on Monday. -- Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation crackdown had originally been set to take effect Sept. 1 but had come under fire from several groups that filed lawsuits against the measure. Last week, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn heard motions to block the contentious legislation but did not issue a ruling... ****************************************************************** 3. Texas to Begin Deporting Foreign Convicts Published August 25, 2011 | Associated Press Texas parole officials can soon use a new state law to begin deporting some of the 11,000 foreign citizens who are incarcerated in state prisons. The Austin American-Statesman reports the deportations could save taxpayers millions of dollars. The state law, which takes effect Sept. 1, allows the parole board to approve convicts for parole on the condition that they are deported to their home country. The law covers foreigners convicted of both violent and nonviolent crimes. During a meeting Wednesday in Austin, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles was assured by federal immigration officials that foreign citizens who are deported -- most probably back to Mexico -- will actually b e sent to their home countries and not turned loose in Texas. Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement assured state officials convicts not deported will be handed back to state prison officials. "That's nothing we can't take care of," Cari Cephas-Kimbrough, an ICE assistant field office director in Houston, told the board. Parole officials are worried about how to implement the new law because in recent years, several hundred foreign-born felons were paroled and released to federal officials for deportation but were instead allowed to remain in Texas on parole at the cost of state taxpayers. No one could say Wednesday how many parole-to-deport cases might be approved, or when they would start. "I think several hundred would be a good start, as soon as they can," said state Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Richardson, who sponsored the legislation last spring. Bryan Collier, deputy executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said about 11,500 of Texas' 156,000 state prisoners are not U.S. citizens, and about 6,000 of those currently have a deportation order pending. Texas lawmakers have debated such a deportation program for nearly 20 years, with several unsuccessful attempts at legislation. Lawmakers say the state could save as much as $100 million annually if as many as 5,000 foreigners were removed from state prisons and deported. The state spends about $3 billion a year operating the state's 112 prisons and related programs. If all 11,000 foreign convicts were removed from Texas' prisons, the state could save more than $213 million. According to prison system statistics, some 6,727 of the 11,395 Texas convicts who claimed foreign citizenship in the summer of 2010 were incarcerated for violent crimes, 955 for prope rty crimes, 1,667 for drug crimes and 2,046 for "other" crimes including escape, weapons charges, drunken driving and minor sex offenses. More than 8,500 of the foreign convicts were Mexican citizens. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/25/texas-to-begin-deporting-foreign-convicts/#ixzz1W5QD9RIq ***************************************************************** Unbelievable - Please ANYONE.... tell me who is looking out for the American Citizen We should be able to press charges against this Administation Ruthie http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/aug/1-mil-safety-violations-won-t-keep-mexican-trucks-out-u-s 1 Mil Safety Violations Won't Keep Mexican Trucks Out Of U.S.Last Updated: Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:06am Weeks before the Obama Administration starts letting Mexican cargo trucks travel deep into the U.S., the Texas Department of Public Safety reveals that, in the last few years, trucks coming from Mexico had more than 1 million safety violations. This is hardly earth-shattering news since Mexican trucks have long failed to meet U.S. safety standards. That's why they aren't allowed to travel freely throughout the country, but rather in restricted zones within 25 miles of the southern border. Even within their limited boundary, they have created a huge risk to Americans' safety, according to the Transportation Department Inspector General. Regardless, the Obama Administration carved out a deal to allow Mexican trucks to travel freely on U.S. highways as part of a 17-year-old international trade pact known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In a few weeks Mexican trucks will be allowed to travel into the interior of the United States, even though it could endanger American lives. In Texas alone, 1.2 million Mexican trucks had safety violations between 2007 and 2011, according to an El Paso newspaper report that quotes official statistics from state public safety officials. Among the safety violations in trucks coming from Mexico were bad brakes, flat tires, axle problems and defective lights. During that period inspectors placed more than 30,000 trucks and 625 drivers out of service. Federal transportation officials claim that, under the new cross-border trucking program, all Mexican vehicles will be thoroughly inspected and all must comply with rigid U.S. safety standards. The Mexican trucks, notorious for their dismal, third-world country safety standards, must also be equipped with electronic monitoring systems to keep track of drivers' service hours. Don't be surprised if U.S. taxpayers get stuck with the tab. After all, earlier this year the Obama Administration paid to upgrade outdated Mexican trucks that hemorrhage illegal amounts of exhaust when they deliver merchandise near the border. Generous Uncle Sam stepped in for the sake of improving air quality on both sides of the border by replacing old mufflers on dozens of Mexican trucks at a cost of $1,600 each. U.S. truck drivers are required to have the type of converters that Mexicans are getting from the government but they must pay for theirs Ruthie Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform "Restore Order - Secure Our Border" "The Ruthie Report" 8 pm CST every Thursday and select the corresponding date from menu |
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