Archive for October, 2009

• Arizona Sheriff’s Powers Cut

  Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

  Our Government is taking away the enforcements ability to protect us.

  By MIRIAM JORDAN
  The Obama administration is curbing the powers of an Arizona sheriff who has led one of the most contentious fights against illegal immigrants.
  Under an agreement involving local enforcement of federal immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies will no longer have the authority to arrest [...]

• Sharp rise in Chinese arrests at U.S. border – L.A. Times

  Monday, October 5th, 2009

  At least 261 have been arrested this year trying to cross near Tucson. Illegal Chinese immigrants can be big money for smugglers.
  By Sebastian Rotella October 5, 2009
  Reporting from Nogales, Ariz. – Amid an overall drop in arrests of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S-Mexico border, an intriguing anomaly has cast a new light on human smuggling: [...]