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Texans' property trapped on the ‘Mexican side’ of the border fence

wtfk — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:38:14 +0000

Build it, and they will trample you. The US committed to building the "border fence" between the US and Mexico, and due to a treaty, they actually built portions of the fence north of the border, cutting off Americans, who now deal with the "Mexican scum" south of the border more frequently. Foreseeable consequences abound.

Startup Ducks Immigration Law With 'Googleplex of the Sea'

StrayLite — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:01:31 +0000

Will entrepreneurs make "seasteading" truly effective?

Border bill would expand Homeland Security powers

mrtruth — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:04:17 +0000

The proposed National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act would let the agency waive 36 federal environmental protection laws in the name of better border patrols on public lands. But it would give Homeland Security unchecked authority to disregard major environmental laws covering wilderness areas, national parks and wildlife refuges.

Homeland security raids 5 IHOP locations to investigate terrorism.

ianCredible — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:49:50 +0000

It's not gourmet but is it really terrorism to serve crappy pancakes and french toast?

Authorities were investigating money laundering, funding terrorist organizations and possible undocumented workers.

I.C.E. raids family during dinner, takes father away for deportation

joshkm — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:33:36 +0000

This is the Jesus family that live down the street from me in Enoch, Utah. I also go to church with them. Ray Jesus, the father of five beautiful children was taken to Purgatory (Washington County Jail) for deportation. He was taken from his home last week while cooking dinner for his family. Kacie has not had permission to see him yet. I.C.E. would not even let his seven-year-old autistic son James give him a hug. They yelled at Kacie too.

Pulitzer-winning journalist admits he's illegal immigrant

losingfeeling — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:10:58 +0000

"When Vargas was 12 and living in the Philippines, his mother took him to the airport and sent him to California to live with his grandparents, he said. He didn't know about his citizenship status until four years later, when he applied for a driver's permit and handed a clerk his green card. 'This is fake,' a Department of Motor Vehicles clerk said, according to Vargas' account. 'Don't come back here again.'"

America's National Suicide

fingers — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:54:46 +0000

An immigration story that we all know all too well. Someone finally reporting on the mindless bureaucracy.

Strip-searched woman sues U.S. border guards

T-man — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:49:31 +0000

Canadian woman sues US border guard over strip search at Detroit crossing. After finding a few raspberries border guards sent a woman to secondary inspection where she was stripped and had her nipples and genital area closely inspected while another guard watched. The woman was suspected of living in the US illegally.

Minutemen enter border home and shoot 9yr old girl in head

berserker13 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:19:49 +0000

They convinced Flores to let them in by claiming to be law-enforcement officers seeking fugitives, then shot him point-blank in the head when he questioned them and wounded his wife, Gina Gonzalez. And then, while she pleaded for her life, they shot Brisenia in cold blood in the head. (Her sister, fortunately, was sleeping over at a friend's.)

Homeland Security Junks Billion Dollar ‘Virtual Fence’

EternityAblaze — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:51:31 +0000

It only took nearly a year of hiatus and $1 billion in sunk costs, but the Department of Homeland Security has finally gotten rid of the networked suite of sensors that made up its virtual border fence.

The virtual fence “cannot meet its original objective of providing a single, integrated border-security technology solution,”

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No shit?!

Signs in Arizona warn of smuggler dangers

Demon440 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:01:12 +0000

The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, warning travelers the area is unsafe because of drug and alien smugglers, and a local sheriff says Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of the state.

U.S. drones to watch entire Mexico border starting Sept 1

Renniks — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:21:20 +0000

The U.S. government will have unmanned surveillance aircraft monitoring the whole southwest border with Mexico from September 1, as it ramps up border security in this election year, a top official said on Monday.

Welcome to America: You’ve been lied to

MuslimNonarchist — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:53:56 +0000

The US Customs and Immigration Service publishes a document titled, "Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test." To bring them up to speed, the State subjects immigrants to a simplified, highly propagandized version of US history. As a result, many immigrants enter American society with a false sense of utopianism. As a public service, this will serve a guide to the top ten lies that appear in this document.

sheriff Joe wows crackdown on immgrants and activists

djbridgeland — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:42:15 +0000

Sheriff Joe vows to enforce the new Arizona immigration laws and arrest activist who stand outside of his jail in protest.

Border Patrol Agent Shoots 14-Year-Old

EternityAblaze — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:54:14 +0000

EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 14-year-old boy after a confrontation at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.

Chihuahua State officials released a statement Tuesday demanding a full investigation into the death of the boy, identified as Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca....

Man Reported Police Sexual Assault, Now Faces Deportation

therealritasue — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:36:12 +0000

And for calling 911 while a police officer sexually assaulted his girlfriend during a traffic stop, Abel Moreno was arrested. His girlfriend was arrested, too. Then, things got even worse.

So You Want to Be an American: 5 Circles of Immigration Hell

Karrde188 — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:34:59 +0000

What it REALLY takes (according to a Cracked writer who immigrated from Australia) to move to the United States legally...

Phoenix Team Becomes 'Los Suns' In Protest Against Immigration Law

THCPower — Thu, 06 May 2010 04:42:36 +0000

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, a harsh critic of a new Arizona immigration law, will have his team wear the Latino-supporting version of its jersey in the NBA playoffs.

ARIZONA POLICE TO BEGIN ARRESTING "ILLEGALS"

delelles — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:59:57 +0000

Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday passed one of the toughest pieces of immigration-enforcement legislation in the country, which would make it a violation of state law to be in the U.S. without proper documentation. It would also grant police the power to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being illegal.