Illegal Alien Rapist gets Jail Time!

New Haven, CT – On Thursday, Superior Court Judge David Gold sentenced Jose Angel Moreno-Hernandez, 29, to 80 years in prison for repeatedly raping and beating a woman who offered to drive him home. The victim was a co-worker at a local restaurant.
In October, Moreno-Hernandez was convicted of five counts of first-degree sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, attempted murder and first-degree assault.
The crime occurred on March 27, 2009.
The victim testified that once in the car, her attacker propositioned her. When she refused his advances, he forced her out of the car near a park and dragged her by the hair into the woods. He then began raping her…he would do so several more times before the ordeal ended.
During the assault, Moreno-Hernandez stomped up and down on his victim, twisted her neck and repeatedly punched her with a closed fist, according to court documents.
The brutality only ended once the woman pretended to be dead.
Once Moreno-Hernandez fled the scene, the victim staggered out the woods and managed to find help. The beating left her basically blind as her eyes were swollen shut.
She told the courtroom: “He looked me in my eyes, laughed, shrugged and said he was sorry as I cried and begged for my life.”
“Everything would go white as he beat me, and if I didn’t get up fast enough, I would get pulled up by my hair, only to be raped or beaten again,” she said. “The only way I can begin to describe his demeanor during the attacks is to say I saw and felt nothing less than pure evil.”
She said Moreno-Hernandez “killed the woman that was in those woods. I now live in pain and fear constantly.”
Before the sentence was handed-down, the victim’s mother testified to her daughter’s injuries, saying: “Her face was completely covered in blood, her eyes swollen shut, but she tried to turn her head to me.”
“She told me, ‘Mama, I fought hard and he hurt me badly. I wouldn’t let him kill me, Mama. I just wanted to see your face again.’”
In addition to her ongoing physical injuries, the woman now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. She told the judge that she now sleeps with a hammer under her pillow.
Throughout Thursday’s proceedings, the illegal alien showed no emotion and simply sat listening to the Spanish translation of his victim’s testimony through headphones. Though, he did tell the judge: “I don’t know what happened.”
Moreno-Hernandez’ defense attorney, Tejas Bhatt asked the judge for a more lenient sentence, saying: “We ask that you give him one more chance, to breathe fresh air.”
However, Judge Gold was not moved and told Moreno-Hernandez: “This is truly among the most savage and sadistic crimes I have ever seen. Your crimes reflect a level of depravity that borders on the barbaric and inhumane.”
Moreno-Hernandez who is in the country illegally from Mexico will not be eligible for parole until 2079 and will more than likely die in prison.

My .02 Cents worth

OPINION

What a load of you know what! If you are in ANY COUNTRY ILLEGALLY you should be looking over your shoulder for the law! What makes the USA any different? If you cross into Canada or Mexico Illegally you better keep an eye out for the law. If you went to those countries and tried to live there illegally you would have a hard time! Why make it EASY here? Plain and simple folks, whatever country you go to do it LEGALLY! If grandma is here illegally, send her home to someone there to take care of her! And don't bring your kids here illegally! Be a responsible PARENT! And also it is NOT about “Immigrants” it is about Illegal Aliens (45’s) who come into a country without doing it the right way! Maybe the writer need to inform themselves in using the proper terminology or quit using the AP Playbook and be real reporters! Or maybe they are trying to sensationalize the article to make everyone think that those of us who support the rule of law are against all Immigrants! Which is another load of you know what! And for all the farmers who have been hiring these illegal’s “May your crops ROT in the ground” you have done nothing more than aid in the slavery of thousands of people by not paying a fair wage! Time to get mechanized farmers! The days of cheap labor are over with. Hasn’t this so called reporter also seen the factories and chain restaurants’ that dumped the Illegal’s and then lines formed of AMERICAN Citizens out of work applying for the jobs?

We all know that many of the administrations have failed the American public in doing the job of enforcing Immigration laws for DECADES! It is not the fault of just one regime all of them are guilty. Americans must follow the rule of law that means schools, churches, corporations and us common folks. We don’t get the privilege to pick and choose which laws we will obey; a civilized society must continue to respect the rule of law, no matter what country you live in.

Americans are tired of waiting for the federal government to make political move that will favor them in the election races, we want actions and we want them done now it is not a right, left or TeaParty thing and has absolutely nothing to do with Race. Enforce the laws we have on the books, Illegal Aliens will self deport as they are doing now, impost heavy fines and jail time for those that hire IA’s and for those that house them, cut off all local, state & federal funding.

And yes, it will be hard on those who are here Illegally, but those who made the choice to be here illegally made that choice, not the American public and we don’t want to flip the bill any longer for them. We also need to lower the number of aliens we admit into this country until our unemployment numbers are satisfactory! We cannot be the home for everyone in the world who wants the American dream! Citizens of the world who want to come here need to make a home in the country they live in, if it is not how they like it then they have to rise up and make the sacrifices just like Americans have for hundreds of years and make it better there for them and their children.

The idea of giving out our tax dollars to people who are in the country unlawfully has to come to an end! No more hand outs for schools who educate the illegals, no more food stamp or social services programs, no more drivers licenses and no more special attention to any one Race!. Yes we have heard that IA’s pay taxes, and we all know that the majority of those are using false identification to do so.

If you don’t like these ideas, that is still your right, and I hope it remains you right until they move in next door to you and take over your community!

We need immigrants! We all know it, just not now, and not such high numbers of them. We need a common sense approach to government and from what I see, neither party has enough to give you change for a wooden nickel now! We don’t care where they come from generally; they can be “Green” and have 3 eyes and if they want to assimilate into the American society and does it legally, let’s welcome them so don’t pull out the RACE CARD!

Enough of the RACE card please!, you are either American or Not! Don't describe yourself as some other name like Latino-American, German-American, Russian-American or Chinese-American first.... We want Immigrants in America, but we want them to come here LEGALLY please and assimilate. If you cannot do that you disrespect this country and you really don't deserve to be here.

The federal government “AG” Office needs to stop bringing states into the courts for doing what it refuses to do, they need to tend to business that helps America survive and protect its resources. Go after corruption, crimes that actually need to be looked into! Look into Politicians for goodness sake that should keep them busy full time!

November 16, 2011 Deaths by Illegals since August

 

• 2011-11-11 Maria Santiago Age: 54
  A drunk illegal alien beat and strangled Maria Santiago, carried her body down three flights of stairs, and set her ablaze with charcoal in the building's garage
• 2011-11-08 Angela Laudun Age: 33
  Gonzalo Portillo Cortes, 20; Esdras Sanchez Garcia, 21; Louis Nava, 28; and Jose Castille Mareno, 23, have all been charged with aggravated rape and first-degree murder
• 2011-11-08 Kendrick Owens Age: 13
  Boy, 13, killed by hit and run drunk driver
• 2011-11-08 Deputy Jose Fox Age: 37
  Roberto Miramontes Roman has been caught twice in the past for re-entering this country illegally charged with murder of Sheriff's deputy
• 2011-11-08 Darness Brown Age: 10
  Illegal aliens have turned our roads into killing fields! A hit and run driver and Illegal Alien Leticia Flores, 28, struck and killed 10-year-old
• 2011-11-08 Lori & Kayla Donohue Age: 8
  Illegal aliens have turned our roads into killing fields
• 2011-11-08 William Sullo Age: 30
  Equador Illegal alien Maldonado-Luzuriaga is being charged with Criminal Homicide, Attempted Criminal Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, and Driving Without a License.
• 2011-11-08 Officer Andrew Widman Age: 30
  Abel Arango served time in prison for armed robbery. Since Cuba wouldn't take him back, he was released. He then went on to shoot Ft. Myers, Florida police officer Andrew Widman in the face.
• 2011-11-08 Officer Gary Gryder Age: 47
  Officer Gryder was working traffic control when drunken illegal alien Vietnamese national Hing Trong crashed through a construction barrier and ran him over.
• 2011-11-08 Mackenzie Maddox Age: 6
  Jose Rodriguez only four months before the homicide, Rodriguez who had four prior convictions including a DUI, was identified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as being in the country illegally and deported to Mexico
• 2011-11-07 John & Mildred Caylor Age: 79
  Bible Store owners killed by suspected illegal alien in Kansas City Missouri
• 2011-11-07 Officer Nick Erfle Age: 33
  Officer's killer killed in shoot out, he was undocumented
• 2011-11-07 Officer Vincent D'Anna Age: 26
  Illegally in America a Mexican National rear ends off duty police officer, drags him and his motorcycle as he tries to flee the scene
• 2011-11-07 Deputy Loren Lily Age: 41
  A sheriff's deputy in Georgia was killed on his way to work in a traffic crash with two suspected illegal aliens
• 2011-11-07 Deputy Brian Tephord Age: 34
  On November 12, 2006, Dep. Tephord made a routine traffic stop, while sitting in his patrol car, running the suspects’ information when Bahamian nationals Andre Delancey and Bernard Forbes opened fire on him. Dep. Tehord was taken to the hospital, where
• 2011-11-07 Tony Zeppetella Age: 27
  
• 2011-11-07 Officer Marc Atkinson Age: 28
  Officer Marc Atkinson was shot and killed after being ambushed by suspected drug traffickers.
• 2011-11-07 Julieanne Pascoe Age: 18
  The families of 3 beautiful people will be victims again if Sergio Montelongo-Sanchez is let out of prison you can help, contact Georgia Corrections and Parole Board at 404 651 6668 and keep this guy in prison
• 2011-11-02 Mark Stenberg Age: 39
  Contractor hires cheap labor, Illegal aliens who can't speak english so he makes an error that kills an American citizen, father of 3 young children another is born 2 days after the death of it's father so a father of 4 is dead because of cheap labor
• 2011-11-01 Jasmane Gonzales Age: 10
  Illegal alien relative rapes and murders his 10 YOA cousin
  • 2011-10-30 Kathleen Byham Age: 45
    An illegal alien from Honduras was charged with murder for the vicious stabbing death of a woman shopper in a New York Wal-Mart parking lot
  • 2011-10-20 juvenile Jane Doe Age: 9
    Illegal alien charged with child rape: Judge sets bond at $1 million
  • 2011-10-10 Legal Citizens of the State of Kansas Legal Citizens of the State of Kansas Age: 99
    To sign the petition to seek an AZ type illegal alien type of bill in Kansas. Contact Renee Slinkard at 4slink@embarqmail.com
  • 2011-10-06 Maritza Ramirez-Cruz Age: 23
    Annette Morales-Rodriguez, Suspect In Wisconsin Killing, Planned To Steal Baby From Pregnant Woman
  • 2011-10-04 Jose Pena, Jr Age: unknown
    Perez was wanted for a 1999 murder in northern Indiana and a related federal fugitive warrant issued in 2002, and that Mexican authorities had also charged Perez with kidnapping.
  • 2011-09-28 Kendra Williams Age: 11
    Girl hit and dragged by car driven by illegal immigrant
  • 2011-09-26 Patricia Frois Age: 24
    A murder investigation is underway in Marshfield, where a young mother was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend. Police say the suspect may be in this country illegally
  • 2011-09-21 Jane Doe 11-year-old girl, Age: 11
    An illegal alien who works harvesting tobacco has been charged with sexually abusing a female relative. Marcos Moran-Cuellar, 23, 1104 Beauty Ave., was charged Sunday with first-degree sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl
  • 2011-09-19 United States Treasury Age: 99
    Illegals Raping the United States Treasury and Legal American Taxpayers As They Collect Billions In Child Tax Credits
  • 2011-09-11 Daniel Pollack Age: 31
    Police: Illegal immigrant responsible for Pollack's death
  • 2011-09-06 Milka Rivera Age: 39
    "I shot until there were no more bullets," Tejada told police
  • 2011-08-27 Juvenile Jane Doe Age: 18
    Police arrested Hispanic man Saturday for allegedly kidnapping and raping 18-year-old mentally challenged teen. artinez was charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, no operator’s license and driving under the influence
  • 2011-08-26 Reimy Rivera Age: 6
    Illegal alien who killed girl & himself had been deported twice, tried to murder entire victims family
  • 2011-08-24 AMERICA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Age: 99
    Amnesty granted by back door tactics by Obama Administration
  • 2011-08-20 William George Age: 49
    KILLED ON MOTORCYCLE DURING FUNERAL ESCORT
  • 2011-08-20 Matthew Denice Age: 23
    Illegal drags victim a quarter mile!! On Friday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said that while the dragging death of 23-year-old Matthew Denice was tragic, the fact that the man accused of killing him is an illegal alien is immaterial
  • 2011-08-19 Kyle Wible Age: 20
    Arizona Sheriff Sergeant Son, 20, Killed by Drunk Illegal Alien
  • 2011-08-18 Christopher “Buddy” Rowe Age: 4
    Suspected Illegal Immigrant Faces Charges in Alleged Hit-And-Run Death of California Boy
  • 2011-08-00 four john/jane does Doe Age: unknown
    Obama’s backdoor amnesty allowed slaughter of family of 4 in Texas
  • 2011-08-00 Patricia Parez Age: 15
    Teen stabbed to death by her boyfriend

How Secure is our Border again?

CBP Seizes $11.4M in Narcotics, $574K in Cash Last Week in Ariz.(Thursday, June 16, 2011)

Tucson, Ariz. - The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Arizona Joint Field Command is reporting the seizure of more than 18,300 pounds of narcotics with an estimated value of nearly $11.4 million and the apprehension of 2,390 illegal aliens at the Arizona border for the period of June 6–12.

The narcotics seizures consisted of more than 18,113 pounds of marijuana, 76 pounds of methamphetamines and 114 pounds of cocaine. CBP also intercepted and seized $564,451 in illegal outbound currency, eight weapons and seized 21 vehicles used for illicit purposes.

Since launching the Southwest Border Initiative in March 2009, the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Janet Napolitano has engaged in an unprecedented effort to bring focus and intensity to Southwest border security, coupled with a reinvigorated, smart and effective approach to enforcing immigration laws in the interior of our country.

The Joint Field Command integrates the combined assets of the Tucson and Yuma Border Patrol Sectors, the Office of Field Operations' Tucson Field Office, and the Office of Air and Marine’s Tucson and Yuma Air Branches, enabling CBP leadership in the Arizona area of operations to direct an integrated approach to our mission of border security, commercial enforcement and trade facilitation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Contacts For This News Release
Victor Brabble
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (202) 534-8310

Illegal Alien Kills Houston Police Officer

(CBS/KHOU) HOUSTON, Texas - A driver accused of hitting and killing a Houston officer while intoxicated Sunday was an illegal immigrant from Mexico who had been deported previously from the United States, according to authorities.

Police said Johoan Rodriguez, 26, had a blood alcohol level three times over the legal limit and had cocaine in his pocket when he struck and killed Officer Kevin Will, 38, with his vehicle, reports CBS station KHOU.

Rodriguez was charged with intoxication manslaughter, felony evading and possession of a controlled substance, and an immigration hold was placed on him.

The station reports that Officer Will was talking to a witness to a motorcycle accident around 2 a.m. when the driver of a Volkswagen Beetle broke through a police barricade at the scene. Will reportedly pushed the witness out of the way before being hit. He reportedly died at the scene.

According to court records, Rodriguez was previously deported and then attempted to enter the U.S. by claiming to be a U.S. citizen born in Texas, using a Texas driver's license to support the claim, reports KHOU. Rodriguez reportedly managed to reenter the country some time after that.

Officer Will is survived by his wife, who is six months pregnant, and two children, 6 and 10.

The White House Blog Response to “Immigration”

(I have taken the liberty to add in my comments in Yellow)

What You Told Us About Immigration Reform

Posted by Cecilia Muñoz on May 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDT on the Whitehouse Blog!

Following the President Obama's speech on immigration reform in El Paso, Texas, I asked for your feedback on this issue through our Advise the Advisor program. We received thousands of responses from across the country to the following questions:

• Immigration and American Competitiveness:How can immigration reform support America’s competitiveness in a 21st century economy?
• Biggest Challenges to Reform: What do you think are the biggest challenges to reforming America's immigration system?
• Encouraging Bipartisan Debate:What are some ways you can get a discussion going in your communities to encourage a bipartisan debate and move this issue forward?

A team at the White House reviewed all of your comments and ideas and below we’ve summarized and responded to some of what we heard from you. (a select few who know little if anything about the real borders! and probably never have been to one!)

Enforcement of Current Laws

We heard from many people who disagreed with the premise that we needed immigration reform or changes to our immigration laws.  They argued that we need better enforcement of our current laws and more accountability for undocumented immigrants and the employers that hire them.

For example, Robert from Torrance, California said:

First we need to honor the immigration laws that already exists.  The problem stems from a lack of enforcement, not a lack of new regulations.  Simply, immigrants have always been welcome and have always contributed. (I agree totally, enforce the current laws, see how many return back home and then deal with the rest!)

It’s absolutely worth focusing on the best ways to enforce the laws that we have; that’s why the President traveled to El Paso, Texas, which is on the border with Mexico. (Really, El Paso is an example of what the actual border looks like? hello what reality are you people living in? El Paso Texas is totally controlled, there are fences all along that area!  Go to some of the areas in Arizona or Texas where we don’t have any fences! Then give that same darn speech!)  This Administration takes its enforcement role very seriously, and is working to do the smartest and most strategic job that we can at the border and in the interior, and we are measuring our impact and making adjustments as the data comes in to make sure we are getting it right. (sure you are, by NOT reporting actual facts about people crossing into the USA, by not putting those people into JAILs, and by not punishing those who commit crimes by these people!)  On the Department of Homeland Security website you’ll find information to show how we’re doing on the border and information on our interior enforcement strategy.  But in the end, we will not be able to fix what’s broken about our immigration system by enforcement alone. (IT IS NOT BROKEN, QUIT TRYING TO SPIN THE FACTS YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO ENFORCE THE LAWS) There are more than ten million unauthorized immigrants living and working in the United States, and a strategy aimed at removing them all cannot be successful.  (And if you don’t try you will never know how easy it really is)  Nor will enforcement fix the deficiencies in our legal immigration system, which separates families, undercuts us economically, and contributes to illegal immigration. To fix those problems, we need to reform the law. (No, you need to enforce it!)

Competing in the 21^st Century Economy

Many respondents agreed that we need to reform our immigration system to make it easier for highly skilled workers to join the workforce in the United States. Duraikumar from Morrisville, North Carolina said:

To compete in the 21st century, the century of knowledge, America needs more skilled people. The available skilled force is not enough to remain competitive….Everybody knows that the current immigration system is broken. We need to reform the immigration system to bring more skilled immigrants to support America's competitiveness in a 21st century economy.

Our immigration system was last reformed in the mid- 1990s, when cellphones and the internet were emerging technologies. Those reforms were based on the premise that allowing even a limited number of immigrants to the country might mean fewer jobs for Americans.  As the President and his team work with CEOs and other business leaders around the country on a range of economic issues, the immigration issue comes up over and over again because it is essential to our ability to create jobs in the sectors of the economy that are ripe for economic growth. CEO after CEO tells us about foreign-born employees on their teams without whom we would lose hundreds of jobs, and about people they would like to hire – who have been trained at our finest universities, but who cannot get permission to stay and work in the U.S., so they instead become our competition. If they are lucky and get a visa, our laws are often too restrictive to allow their spouses to live and work here, so other countries can lure them away.  As the President said in El Paso, we don’t want the next Google or Facebook to be started in India or China, we want it started here in the United States.  And we need laws that make this possible. (Let them build the next Google in India & Mexico! Please then those countries could employ more people there and leave some of these jobs for us Americans who have the skills but won’t work for slave labor like they want)

Undocumented Immigrants (God I am sick of these words, there is no such thing! When on earth will these crazies get it right?)

We also heard from many of you about how we should deal with the ten million undocumented immigrants in the United States. (So now it is 10 million! What the hell happened to the other 20 Million?)  Some respondents were concerned that allowing undocumented immigrants to stay in the country rewards illegal activity while others recognized the contributions that undocumented workers make to our economy. (YA THINK!) Jeff from Colorado told us:

While I am in favor of giving all current illegals citizenship for the benefit of actually collecting taxes, it would look like we are rewarding illegal behavior.  We need their tax dollars and manpower to stay competitive. (BS JEFF, JUST PLAIN BS)

This is a fair point; and it’s reasonable to say that we shouldn’t reward people who are here in violation of the law. But it’s also true that we are unlikely to succeed in removing all ten million of them, and it’s not in our interest for them to remain in the U.S. working in the underground economy, where they can undercut U.S. workers because they fear standing up to employers who offer substandard wages and working conditions.  President Obama believes that the right way to address this problem is to require accountability all across the board. Those of us in the federal government are accountable for enforcing the law wisely and well.  Businesses should be accountable for the people that they hire, and those here illegally should be held accountable for getting on the right side of the law, paying a fine, learning English, paying taxes, and getting in line behind those who are waiting to become immigrants and citizens.  (AND GO HOME TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY!)

DREAM ACT

The DREAM Act was also a popular topic in your responses, with many respondents expressing support for this legislation.  Sandra from Wisconsin said:

Undocumented immigrants are already contributing to our economy. Immigration reform allows them to live openly as legal residents and make a greater investment as consumers. The DREAM Act prepares immigrant youth to take on future leadership roles by providing them with the necessary education. (Liar Liar, pants on fire)

One of our biggest disappointments in the last Congress is that, though the DREAM Act passed the House for the first time ever and it got 55 votes in the Senate which, though a majority, was not enough to break the filibuster raised against it. (ALIPAC & those members stopped it dead in it’s tracks, and we will do it every time it is brought up!) The thing about the DREAM Act is that the students that it would affect never chose to come to this country illegally; they were brought by their parents when they were too young to make the choice for themselves. They have grown up here, have succeeded in school, and are eager to continue their studies or serve their country – this country – in the military. We can’t afford to waste that kind of talent and commitment, which is why we were glad to see the DREAM Act reintroduced in the Senate in mid-May. We will keep working on this until we get it done.

Lack of Public Understanding (Lies again, the American public understands perfectly! We told you years ago we won’t take it any longer and we voted most of your sorry asses out and we will do it again and again!)

When it comes to the biggest challenges facing immigration reform, many people cited a lack of understanding by the general public and politicians in Washington about the importance of immigration reform. Robert from Athens, Georgia said:

The average U. S. citizen has no idea of the complexities involved in the U. S. work visa and permanent residency systems. They don't understand how the system separates families, creates uncertainties and day-to-day difficulties in living and working in the U. S.  Educating U. S. citizens as to WHY the system is broken and how that is affecting human lives is critical.

Immigration is a complicated issue and because it gets to the heart of who we are, as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants, the debate can get emotional very quickly, which means there is often a lot of heat and not a lot of light. This is why we value your input, (No you don’t, you are a hard headed ruling class who does not listen to Americans any longer) and why the President asked people around the country to help him lift up the issue, by engaging their communities in a civil debate about the best way to move this issue forward. There are a lot of people with good stories to tell and strong cases to make about the impact of immigrants in their communities.  We have developed a toolkit and a place for you to give us feedback so that you can host conversations in your communities and tell us what you learned and what we need to know. We believe that Americans are interested in informed dialogue instead of shouting matches, and we hope that many of you take up the President’s call to action.

Challenges to Immigration Reform (Who on earth wants to change it!)

Reforming our immigration system will not be an easy task, and we asked you to tell us what you see as the biggest challenges to reform.  Jaques from Secaucus, New Jersey made an excellent point:

Our biggest challenge is to take the politics out of the discussion. If our representatives can forget their party affiliation and begin to think of what is really best for our country progress can be made.  Fences and ditches alone will not stop the flow of the illegal. Investing in employment reforms and development in those underdeveloped countries will be the less costly and more effective solution in the long run. (Obviously this guy never has been to a actual border and seen a real fence in action)

We couldn’t agree with you more. Immigration reform laws going back throughout our history have always been bipartisan approaches to challenging problems, and that’s what we need to have here.  What we hope to achieve with the President’s call to action is a civil conversation on how to fix this problem that shows the Congress that there is room for bipartisanship and a sense of urgency toward finding a solution. America is at its best when we find ways to work together, and while this issue can be difficult, we think there is a real answer within our reach if we’re willing to work together.  

Nora from South Plains, New Jersey said:

There is no system that will please everyone nor be the end-all solution. However, to do nothing and ignore the plight of so many is short-sighted. We cannot compare recent and current trends to those of previous generations.

President Obama has said on many occasions that we can’t afford to just kick the can down the road because an issue is difficult. (Americans cannot afford to keep liberals in office any longer) Immigration reform is difficult, and it will take hard work and compromise to get the job done. But this is something that we have to do, not only to honor our heritage as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants, but because it is an economic necessity. The Administration will do everything it can to bring Congressional partners to the table from both sides of the aisle to figure out where we can make progress; but as the President said in El Paso, we can’t do it alone. Your input is important, and so is your engagement in the debate. We need every possible pair of hands and every voice in order to get the job done. 

Cecilia Muñoz is Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ( And a federal LEFT WING NUT CASE)

$4 million in cocaine found in car trunk

By Pauline Repard
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 2:10 p.m.
EAST COUNTY — The driver of a Ford Mustang was arrested with more than $4 million worth of cocaine in the trunk at the Pine Valley Border Patrol checkpoint Wednesday, authorities said.
The driver came to the checkpoint on Interstate 8 about 3:20 p.m. and appeared nervous when agents contacted him, said Agent Scott Simon.
A drug-sniffing dog reacted to the trunk of the 1998 Mustang. Simon said agents found 62 bundles of cocaine weighing a total of 436 pounds, with an estimated street value of $4.3 million.
The driver, a 19-year-old United States citizen, was arrested and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
pauline.repard@uniontrib.com • (619) 293-1865

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/19/4-million-cocaine-found-car-trunk/

Drugs in CAMPO, CA

Campo, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested seven men in two separate incidents in Campo and seized nearly 600 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $349,000.

The most recent incident occurred yesterday morning when Border Patrol agents detected several individuals with backpacks walking north from the U.S./ Mexico border through the brush. Agents responded, intercepting six individuals and discovered six backpacks hidden in the surrounding areas. The backpacks contained 27 bundles of marijuana weighing more than 337 pounds with an estimated street value of $202,000. The men, later identified as Mexican nationals illegally in the country, were taken into Border Patrol custody.

An earlier incident occurred Friday morning when Border Patrol agents working near the international border in Campo observed four individuals carrying large backpacks. Agents observed the subjects attempting to conceal the backpacks in the surrounding brush. Agents arrived in the area and conducted a search and encountered one male Mexican national and found four large backpacks. The three additional suspects absconded from the area and returned to Mexico. The backpacks contained 20 bundles of marijuana weighing more than 245 pounds with an estimated street value of $147,000.

The seven suspected smugglers and the marijuana were taken into custody and were turned over to a multi-agency drug task force.