From August 30, 2007

Just Shut Up & Go Home & Take Your Kid With You

Townhall.com author Michael Reagan has written a provocative article about the deportaion of illegal alien "activist" Elvira Arellano. He outlines her case, her illegal status and the reasons why she needed to be arrested and deported:

You would have thought the United States had committed some unforgivable crime against humanity if you listened to the howls of rage emitting from a horde of liberals whining over the fate of an illegal alien who played them for suckers.

Her name is Elvira Arellano and whatever else she may be, she’s a master propagandist who knows full well just which buttons to push to unleash a flood of liberal do-gooder tears from those who don’t recognize a con man (or woman) even when the con is so obvious a ten-year-old could see it.

In case you haven’t been paying attention, for the past year Sra. Arellano has been playing the part of a victim of heartless U.S. immigration laws that demand that she be deported just because as a serial illegal alien she just plain doesn’t belong north of the U.S.-Mexican border, which she has long used a her own personal revolving door.

Newark: A Sanctuary City for Murderers

Gary Bauer has written a thought-provoking article for Human Events about the city of Newark in the aftermath of the murders of three college students.

Amidst the finger wagging, however, few government leaders or pundits have seemed willing to acknowledge an inescapable fact surrounding the crimes: that they never would have been committed if federal immigration laws had been enforced.  You see, both adul t suspects-Carranza and Gomez-are illegal immigrants who had ignored previous deportation orders with impunity.  If New Jersey officials had investigated their immigration status and shared that information with federal authorities willing to enforce the law, neither suspect would have been released on bail after their previous crimes, thus neither would have been free to commit the heinous crimes.  

These facts weren't lost on Latasia Harvey, a relative of one of the victims, who told a reporter, "...I can't help but think that had (authorities) done their job in the beginning, this might not have happened."

Carranza and Gomez were living freely in Newark because it is one of more than 30 major U.S. cities that happily designate themselves "sanctuary cities" for illegal immigrants.  In defiance of federal guidelines, sanctuary city laws prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal officials on immigration matters.  Newark's sanctuary resolution passed the city council in October 2006 by a vote of 8-0 and calls for Newark not to discriminate against illegal immigrants by asking their immigration status or denying them access to services because of it.  

Because of their "don't ask, don't tell" policies, sanctuary cities serve as magnets for illegal immigrants.  But, in the wake of the murders, instead of closely examining the city's immigration policies (a task which the local county Prosecutor Paula Dow said is "going to have to wait for another day"), Newark has taken other steps to protect its people.  Fifty thousand citizens have signed a pledge to "stop shootin', start thinkin', and keep livin'."  Mayor Booker has unveiled a new state-of-the-art surveillance system to cut down on gun crime, and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has announced plans to monitor the flow of illegal weapons into the state.  Concerned citizens are vowing to put more effort into mentoring and curfew programs.  

Operation Gatekeeper Photos

PBA member 44Mag sent in several photos from this past weekend's operation in Palominas, Arizona. You can get a look at them on our PHOTO PAGE. Here's one for a teaser:

Thanks, 44Mag!

News & Views Interviews PBA Chairman Bob Wright

Last Friday, August 17, 2007, Bob "Chromedome" Wright was interviewed for two hours by News & Views, an internet radio broadcast. The kind folks at News & Views have allowed us to upload the interview to our servers and it is now available for download or direct streaming on your computer. You can grab it on our PODCAST PAGE. Enjoy!