illegal immigration facts: Temmuz 2012

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We received the following statement from Rep. Trent Franks (R-CD2) on today's unsuccessful vote on his bill to restrict sex selection abortions:

"I am heartened that so many of my colleagues came together to, in an overwhelming majority, support the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act. Though it did not secure the two-thirds majority necessary to pass under suspension rules, I am confident that this is not the end, but merely the opening salvo in ensuring the words, 'It's a girl,' are no longer a death sentence for so many unborn girls. "I also note the sad and bitter irony that President Obama, who has disingenuously accused Republicans of a so-called 'war on women,' mustered a truly breathtaking display of hypocrisy in opposing a bill that would prevent aborting those little babies who have the 'nerve' to be little girls. "Indeed, the same Democrats who are so frequently heralded as 'progressives' today refused to make the United States the very last civilized nation on Earth to outlaw aborting a little girl simply for being a little girl, even as the human family on Earth is today missing 200 million baby girls, thanks to the grisly practice the majority of my colleagues across the aisle couldn't find it in their hearts to condemn."

We have asked several other questions of the Congressman, and will update once we receive answers.

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No Resting On Laurels For Barber; READ: Statements From Ron Barber's New Opponents

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As expected all along, the winner of this week's Special Election to finish the term of retired Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-CD8) was not going to have any time to get out of campaign mode. Ron Barber, Giffords' District Director, won the election on Tuesday, and though he won't have the prospect of a third (counting the 2010 nail-biter) campaign against Jesse Kelly, he faces both a primary fight and what will be a tough campaign against likely GOP nominee Martha McSally.

Jesse Kelly thanked "our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my wife Aubrey, and our supporters for their unwavering commitment to the values that make America great".* Then he withdrew from re-fighting for those values in the November election for the newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District.

Breathing a sigh of relief and ready to kick it back in campaign mode is the spokesman for Martha McSally. She finished second to Kelly in the hotly-contested GOP primary for the Special Election. Spokesman Sam Stone said “It would obviously benefit us quite a bit if we had the opportunity to run straight for November.” As of this writing, however, McSally's website has not been updated( since April). However, she has sent out a release/letter to Republicans, reaching out to those who worked for Kelly in the Special Election. "I know many of you put a lot of time and effort into helping Jesse Kelly get elected, and we're all disappointed in the result. But now we have to refocus our efforts once again and start preparing for November."

Former State Rep. Matt Heinz does have his website up-to-date, and he is (still*) all in for battling Barber in the Democratic primary in August. "With considerable relief, I congratulate Ron Barber on his victory today. I wish Ron the best as he completes Gabby’s term in Congress over the next few months. Now that the special election has concluded, I want to reaffirm my candidacy for Arizona’s newly drawn 2^nd Congressional District."

For his part, Barber has not yet commented on the upcoming campaign challenges. He did post a thank you message on his website today. Full statement after the jump.

Barber gets "to work to serve the people..." right away, when he is sworn in next week. He also gets to start campaigning right away. (Which is probably okay, because it is unlikely that Congress is doing much other than campaigning - in and out of Washington - between now and November, unlikely.

* Heinz pulled out of the Special Election primary fight within a few days of announcing, after Barber announced his candidacy and was unclear on whether he would also run in November. This was the apparent prompt for Heinz to commit (back then) to running in the November election.

Barber statement:

Thank you for the amazing support you gave me to make our victory possible.On Tuesday, we showed what we can do when we work hard the old fashioned way. You connected directly with voters and let them know about my experience and policies. You supported my campaign in so many ways and I am truly grateful.Republicans, Democrats and Independents came together to make their voices heard. The result was a win for Southern Arizona and a win for common ground, common sense and common decency.From me, and from my family, thank you.Now I get to work to serve the people of Southern Arizona.

Heinz statement:

With considerable relief, I congratulate Ron Barber on his victory today. I wish Ron the best as he completes Gabby’s term in Congress over the next few months. Now that the special election has concluded, I want to reaffirm my candidacy for Arizona’s newly drawn 2^nd Congressional District.As a practicing physician and lawmaker, I’m in a unique position to tackle our struggling economy, improve the Affordable Care Act and stabilize Medicare and Social Security. We need to make smart revisions to our laws while continuing to support the most vulnerable in our communities. In the legislature, I’ve found ways to save important health programs while staying on budget. As Democrats, we are also facing unprecedented attacks against women’s health and choice. I’ve stood up to Jan Brewer and Arizona’s ultraconservatives when it matters. I will continue this strong advocacy in Washington, DC.

Kelly statement:

"I would like to thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my wife Aubrey, and our supporters for their unwavering commitment to the values that make America great. Looking at the results from Tuesday, we have decided to withdraw from the race for Congress in AZ-02 and to seek other opportunities. I will forever be thankful to our generous supporters and volunteers."

McSally statement:

We have a lot of work to do. That's the first thing to take away from Tuesday night. We saw just how good Ron Barber's campaign team is at getting-out-the-vote.
I know many of you put a lot of time and effort into helping Jesse Kelly get elected, and we're all disappointed in the result. But now we have to refocus our efforts once again and start preparing for November. The Republican voter-registration advantage that we had in CD8 disappears in the new CD2. We're going to have an uphill battle, and I need your help.

I will be running for the new CD2, and it's time to roll our team out on to the runway.

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WATCH: Ron Barber's "Most Amazing", Most Independent Day

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Here is a link to the 12 minute swearing in ceremony with speeches: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/3342625

Here, provided by Rep. Barber's office, is the text of his remarks in the above clip:

I would like to thank the Arizona delegation for that warm welcome. And I would like to thank Speaker Boehner for his long and dedicated public service and for swearing me in today. And to my family – in the gallery and my grandchildren here on the floor – thank you for your support and love without which I would not be here today.  They are the most amazing family and I am blessed to have them in my life. To my high school sweetheart and wife Nancy, I love you dearly and look forward to celebrating our 45^th wedding anniversary tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, I stand here on the floor of the House in the very spot where five months ago my friend, and my predecessor, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, bravely delivered her resignation from Congress.  I want to thank the congresswoman for her vision, leadership and the inspiration she gives to the country. Gabby, Southern Arizona misses you and can’t wait to have you home. Today, as I begin my service in this, the people’s house, I am mindful that the stakes for our nation are very high. ·        They are too high to not set aside political division in favor of seeking common ground.
·        Too high to use our words as weapons.
·        Too high to think of those with whom we disagree as villains.
As an Arizonan, I look to the example of Congressman Mo Udall and Senator Barry Goldwater, two leaders in their respective parties who disagreed on much, but did so without being disagreeable. They came together many times to do what was right for their state and their country. I’m going to approach my work for the people of Southern Arizona with an eye not toward partisan victory, but toward American achievement. Because we as a country have much to achieve: ·        We must protect middle class families at a time when our middle class is slowly disappearing.
·        We must ensure the dignity and health of every American senior in retirement.
·        We must honor our veterans and military families – by ensuring that the more than 100,000 veterans I represent in Southern Arizona and every other American veteran and service member receives the services and benefits they’ve earned.
·        We must secure our border so that border residents are safe and we impede the flow of drugs into our communities and illegal drug money out of our country.
·        And we must create jobs with innovative energy technologies, improvements in our essential infrastructure, and by supporting local small businesses to grow.
I look forward to working across party lines to achieve these goals for the good of my constituents and for all Americans. Thank you. I yield back.

As noted earlier, Ron Barber's first day of voting was noteworthy for voting the opposite way that the majority of his fellow Democrats voted.

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House Overwhelmingly Votes To Block Tohono O'odham From Building Glendale Casino

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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to approve a bill sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-CD2) to prevent the Tohono O'odham from building a casino in Glendale. Arizona's Politics posted the debate - and the text of the bill - earlier today.

The vote was 343-78. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-CD7) and 1st day Rep. Ron Barber (D-CD8) were the only two members of the Arizona delegation to vote against it.

The measure now moves to the Senate.

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WATCH: Club For Growth Support For Jeff Flake Surpasses $1.25 Million, Doubles Down On "Imposter" Ads Targeting Wil Cardon (FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS)

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Clarification, 5:50p.m.: Edited to reflect that Proposition 400 was to provide funding for a transportation plan, part of which included light rail.)

As promised, the Club For Growth dropped a second quarter-million-dollar ad buy this week on an increasingly-vitriolic GOP primary battle for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat. That puts their support of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-CD6) - and/or opposition of opponent Wil Cardon - above the $1.25 Million mark.

The "Imposter" ads have been a fixture on Phoenix airwaves during the past couple of weeks, and will apparently continue for the next couple.

The pair of 15-second spots attack Cardon's conservative credentials, based upon his Executive Committee position with the group that campaigned for the transportation plan (which included funding for light rail) in 2004 and upon his participation in the Urban Land Institute.

The Club initially spent $290,258.62 on these ads (plus a 60-second radio spot). Today's filing extends that campaign by spending an additional $280,963.43. (By the way, the Club For Growth has a problem filling out the forms, not totaling "Total Expenditures This Period" and not indicating whether the expenditure is supporting or opposing the candidate; this makes it difficult for groups like the Center for Responsive Politics to properly monitor expenditures.)

Combined with the more than $22,000 which the Club For Growth spent on raising money for Flake after he announced his candidacy to replace the retiring Jon Kyl, and the $673,229.93 which Club members have contributed to Flake's campaign through the Club For Growth "conduit", and CFG has now provided at least $1,266,492.76 to the Flake effort.

As noted last year in Arizona's Politics, the ties between the Club For Growth and Rep. Flake have long been close, and that there is nothing nefarious in the relationship. "There is nothing nefarious either implicit or explicit in the Flake/CFG relationship - Rep. Flake has consistently been a fiscal conservative, even before he was in Congress. However, it is of interest when one ideological organization provides such a large portion of a candidate's campaign fund."

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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: GOP-philic SuperPACs Continue Campaigning Against Ron Barber In Special Election

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American Crossroads and American Action Network, two leading Republican-philic SuperPACs, continued their independent expenditure campaigns opposing Ron Barber this week. Election day in the Special Election to replace retired-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is June 12, and early ballots are being cast at high rates.

And, while groups spending money on independent expenditures are forbidden from coordinating with a candidate, they are permitted to coordinate with each other. And, these groups that used to share the same office space, appear to be doing just that. One is working the mailers while the other concentrates on calling prospective voters.

American Crossroads - the well-funded organization pounding Democrats across the country founded by Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie - has spent $100,000 ($99,252, to be exact) in the past 8 days on three rounds of mailers. Two were opposing Barber - a former District Director for Giffords; the one that went out yesterday was supporting Republican nominee Jesse Kelly.

Meanwhile, American Action Network, led by former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman, has been working the phones calling early voters with messages opposing Barber. It made two payments of more than $12,000 each this past week.

If you have copies of any of the mailers and/or recordings of the phone calls, please forward them to Arizona's Politics - we have produced Fact Checks on ads put out by groups on either side of this election.

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Rep. Franks' Response To Unsuccessful Vote On His Sex Selection Abortion Bill

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We received the following statement from Rep. Trent Franks (R-CD2) on today's unsuccessful vote on his bill to restrict sex selection abortions:

"I am heartened that so many of my colleagues came together to, in an overwhelming majority, support the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act. Though it did not secure the two-thirds majority necessary to pass under suspension rules, I am confident that this is not the end, but merely the opening salvo in ensuring the words, 'It's a girl,' are no longer a death sentence for so many unborn girls. "I also note the sad and bitter irony that President Obama, who has disingenuously accused Republicans of a so-called 'war on women,' mustered a truly breathtaking display of hypocrisy in opposing a bill that would prevent aborting those little babies who have the 'nerve' to be little girls. "Indeed, the same Democrats who are so frequently heralded as 'progressives' today refused to make the United States the very last civilized nation on Earth to outlaw aborting a little girl simply for being a little girl, even as the human family on Earth is today missing 200 million baby girls, thanks to the grisly practice the majority of my colleagues across the aisle couldn't find it in their hearts to condemn."

WATCH: Ron Barber's "Most Amazing", Most Independent Day

I would like to thank the Arizona delegation for that warm welcome. And I would like to thank Speaker Boehner for his long and dedicated public service and for swearing me in today. And to my family – in the gallery and my grandchildren here on the floor – thank you for your support and love without which I would not be here today.  They are the most amazing family and I am blessed to have them in my life. To my high school sweetheart and wife Nancy, I love you dearly and look forward to celebrating our 45^th wedding anniversary tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, I stand here on the floor of the House in the very spot where five months ago my friend, and my predecessor, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, bravely delivered her resignation from Congress.  I want to thank the congresswoman for her vision, leadership and the inspiration she gives to the country. Gabby, Southern Arizona misses you and can’t wait to have you home. Today, as I begin my service in this, the people’s house, I am mindful that the stakes for our nation are very high. ·        They are too high to not set aside political division in favor of seeking common ground.
·        Too high to use our words as weapons.
·        Too high to think of those with whom we disagree as villains.
As an Arizonan, I look to the example of Congressman Mo Udall and Senator Barry Goldwater, two leaders in their respective parties who disagreed on much, but did so without being disagreeable. They came together many times to do what was right for their state and their country. I’m going to approach my work for the people of Southern Arizona with an eye not toward partisan victory, but toward American achievement. Because we as a country have much to achieve: ·        We must protect middle class families at a time when our middle class is slowly disappearing.
·        We must ensure the dignity and health of every American senior in retirement.
·        We must honor our veterans and military families – by ensuring that the more than 100,000 veterans I represent in Southern Arizona and every other American veteran and service member receives the services and benefits they’ve earned.
·        We must secure our border so that border residents are safe and we impede the flow of drugs into our communities and illegal drug money out of our country.
·        And we must create jobs with innovative energy technologies, improvements in our essential infrastructure, and by supporting local small businesses to grow.
I look forward to working across party lines to achieve these goals for the good of my constituents and for all Americans. Thank you. I yield back.

House Overwhelmingly Votes To Block Tohono O'odham From Building Glendale Casino

WATCH: Club For Growth Support For Jeff Flake Surpasses $1.25 Million, Doubles Down On "Imposter" Ads Targeting Wil Cardon (FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS)

5 Temmuz 2012 Perşembe

Hidalgo County, TX - 3 illegal aliens kidnap, rob, and rape local man

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EDINBURG — Two men and one woman were charged Wednesday in the kidnapping, robbery and assault of a local man.

Jose Hiram Singleterry, Alfredo Gracia and Norma Alicia Martinez faced a judge on four felony counts each in connection with a kidnapping that they allegedly took part in on Sunday.

The victim, a local man, was walking on the 2000 block of Tourist Drive after 1 a.m. Sunday when Singleterry, 33, and Martinez, 29, pulled up beside him on the road and forced him to get into their truck, according to the criminal complaint in the case.

Interim Police Chief Peter de la Garza said the couple didn’t know the man and probably targeted him at random because he was walking alone through a dimly lit area.

Once the victim was in the truck, the duo took his cell phone, debit card and H.E.B. cash card, according to the complaint. They also allegedly took about $160 cash from him.

The pair drove him to a Bank of America location on West University Drive and demanded that he withdraw money from his bank account, the complaint states. After several failed attempts to draw cash from an ATM there, Singleterry allegedly threatened to harm the man unless he could get them money.

The victim told the couple to drive to a neighborhood near the intersection of Moonlight Lane and North Jackson Road so he could get money from his sister, according to the complaint. Once there, Singleterry escorted the man out of the truck to collect the money, but the victim fled. The man later told police Singleterry chased him down and began beating him.

The duo threw the man back into the truck and bound him with duct tape, the complaint states. The couple picked up Gracia, 27, from an unknown location and allegedly began calling the victim’s family, demanding $800 in exchange for his life.

Family members said they didn’t have the money to pay, prompting Martinez to smack the victim with his cell phone, according to the complaint. The group then stopped to gas up the truck before driving the man to an undisclosed location. Once there, they allegedly stripped off his clothes, raped him and then tossed him into a canal while he was still bound with tape.

The trio fled the scene after that, the complaint states. Later that same morning, investigators received a call from McAllen Medical Center notifying them that the man was being treated there. It’s unclear how he ended up at the hospital, but the complaint states he freed his hands in time to avoid drowning in the canal.

Singleterry and Gracia were each arraigned Wednesday on charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault. Martinez was handed the same four charges, as well as an additional count of aggravated robbery in connection with another incident.

Three of the charges are first-degree felonies, punishable by up to life in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 upon conviction.

The men were assessed $1 million bonds. Martinez was being held at the Hidalgo County Jail in lieu of a $1.25 million bond.

Source - http://www.themonitor.com/articles/raped-44375-robbed-edinburg.html

Phoenix, AZ - Police bust human smuggling ring. 8 illegal aliens arrested

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Arizona cops bust illegal immigrant smuggling ring

(Reuters) - Arizona police on Wednesday arrested 12 people accused of operating a smuggling ring that brought thousands of illegal immigrants from Central and South America using large cargo vans.

Officers from a joint federal, state and local task force seized 62 vehicles and arrested the suspects, including three minors and eight suspected illegal immigrants, at four locations in the Phoenix valley, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

The smugglers used large cargo vans and other vehicles to run illegal immigrants from the Mexico border to the Phoenix valley, from where they were moved across the United States.

"Today we have put a huge dent in the human smuggling arena ... in Arizona," said DPS Capt. Fred Zumbo, the commander of the task force that also included Phoenix Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

Arizona straddles a furiously trafficked corridor for smugglers hauling illegal immigrants and drugs from Mexico.

In 2009, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson area made 241,000 arrests, almost half the total caught slipping over the nearly 2,000-mile (3,200-km) border.

Those arrested face multiple charges for crimes including human smuggling, operating a criminal syndicate, fraud and fraudulent schemes, and identity theft.

Investigators said they believed the criminal organization had also provided a vehicle involved in a fatal rollover in southern Arizona in June 2009, in which 11 illegal immigrants were killed.

The investigation began more than a year ago when police in the west valley city of Goodyear spotted 30-50 vehicles, all in one location. The vehicles were moving in and out at odd hours.

Their suspicions were further raised as the vehicles were registered to unidentifiable owners at fictitious addresses.

DPS said the operation is ongoing and good lead to further arrests.

Source - http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AA06420101111

Las Cruces, NM - illegal alien shakes her anchor baby to death

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Baby girl dies after 3 days on life support

LAS CRUCES - A second child this year has died as a result of suspected child abuse, the Las Cruces Police Department announced Wednesday evening.

Two-month-old Jade died at 4:30 p.m. after three days on life support at Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso.

Baby Jade is the second youngest of 13 DoÃ±a Ana County children who have died as a result of alleged child abuse in the last nine years. Her mother, 17-year-old Diana "Ate" Atena Goenaga, is the youngest to face charges of child abuse resulting in death.

Baby Jade was taken Sunday to Las Palmas, four days after she started showing signs of injury.

Her 23-year-old father arrived at the couple's apartment Nov. 3 and noticed his daughter was unresponsive and limp. But his daughter appeared to regain consciousness en route to a Las Cruces hospital, so they returned home, according to LCPD. Two days later, a family doctor in Las Cruces attributed the baby's symptoms, including vomiting, to a change in formula, and the three went home again.

The baby was only taken to a hospital Sunday morning, after her father saw she was unresponsive. From MountainView Regional Medical Center, Jade was taken by ambulance to Las Palmas, where pediatric specialists said Jade had suffered head trauma consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

Goenaga, of the 1100 block of Monte Vista Avenue, was taken into custody Monday evening at Las Palmas, with the cooperation of the El Paso Police Department. She remains at the El Paso County Detention Center, with no bond. A native of Santa Marta, Colombia, she entered Las Cruces schools in 2007 and graduated this May from O-ate High School, where she briefly played soccer, according to school and online records.

Baby Jade's body will be transported to the medical examiner's office in El Paso for autopsy. Las Cruces detectives continue their investigation and additional charges remain a possibility.

Source - http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_16580624

Video - Illinois - Paperwork fumble in Cook County led to illegal alien killing Kenosha woman

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Paperwork fumble in Cook County led to illegal immigrant killing Kenosha woman

WITI-TV, KENOSHA — When a Kenosha County woman was killed on Memorial Day one thing was clear, it was completely preventable. AS FOX6 began investigating to find out who could have prevented it, we faced a flurry of finger pointing. No one wanted to take responsibility, and no one close to the case would talk on camera.

If you could sketch a love story and put a face on it, a portrait of teenage sweethearts would appear. It was a love so deep, fulfilling, and complete that losing it would be like losing the air from young lungs.

One man who never should have been where he was could destroy the soul of a family. Jorge Dominguez is an illegal immigrant with an arrest record, and no license to drive. Police caught him two hours after the crash that killed Dawn Glogovsky. Dominguez fled from the scene of the accident.

If you think this is about the injustice of an illegal immigrant killing an innocent woman, it's worse than that. In 2008 Dominguez' wife called Burlington Police afraid he was going to kill her. FOX6 Anchor Brad Hicks asked her what she told police that night she said, "He was illegal that he was illegally in the United States."

The Burlington Police Department notified Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE), but Dominguez didn't show up in the federal database. So a few days after the incident Dominguez was back on the streets.

It didn't take long for him to be back in a cell at the Burlington Police Station. Over the next six months he was cited, arrested, questioned, fingerprinted. He became a familiar face to law enforcement, but ICE and police never put two and two together.

Kim Gebauer, sister of Dawn Glogovsky, said, "There were so many opportunities to remove this person from the county, to make sure he didn't continue to create havoc wherever he went."

Jorge Dominguez was arrested again in Racine County in May of 2009, and that time ICE slapped an immigration detainer on him. He was finally caught and his days in the US were numbered, but something that ultimately led to the death of Dawn Glogovsky happened.

Cook County in Illinois staked a claim on Dominguez. They wanted to see him extradited for an old drug charge before he was deported. On July 4th the Racine County Jail sent a communication to Cook County advising them Jorge Dominguez was illegal, and had an immigration hold from ICE.

Former Waukesha District Attorney Paul Bucher knows how the system works. He said, "They're telling them, place a hold on this subject when you pick him up from our jail. ICE wants him."

Three days later an internal memo says Cook County called, aware Dominguez was on a detainer, and requested it. A faxed copy confirmed on July 7th the detainer was sent to the Cook County Sheriff's 24-hour lockup in Maywood. Their job was to notify ICE before he could be released.

Two days later Jorge Dominguez walked out of the Cook County lock up a free man, ICE was never informed.

According to ICE, and the State Attorney's Office in Illinois the Sheriff's Department in Cook County is responsible. Bucher says, "He's in the system, and they're part of the system. Therefore they're responsible to notify."

The Cook County Sheriff's Department claims it never received a detainer for Dominguez, and never requested one either.

The Sheriff's Spokesman says, "There was no detainer here...so there is nothing to investigate."

What they can't or won't explain, aside form the Racine teletype notifying them Dominguez was illegal, the internal memo at ICE that says Cook County called for the detainer, and the copy of the faxed detainer itself, is that in the Cook County court file for Jorge Dominguez is the immigration detain the Sheriff's Department swears never existed.

The day after it was sent to the Sheriff's 24 hour lockup in Maywood where Dominguez was being held, the detainer was still in Cook County. It was faxed again by the courthouse warrant clerk. Dawn's Husband Frank Glogovsky says, "They knew he was an illegal alien, and they didn't do anything. And I know if they would have, she would still be here."

Glogovsky's Attorney Jim Gatske believes it was no mistake, and that reckless indifference was to blame. He says, "They had made a decision at some point that immigration issues were not something they were going to be worried about enforcing."

Cook was the first county in the country to declare itself an official sanctuary, a place where police are not allowed to ask about a person's immigration status.

In 2008 the Cook County Sheriff's Spokesman, the same spokesman who insists there is nothing to investigate, was quoted in a Chicago news website saying "We do not work with immigration."

He also claims the Sheriff's Department has "not had any issues with any prior detainer cases."

An internal ICE e-mail disputes that. It says, "This is not the first time this has happened at Cook...We have subjects that get transferred to Cook County and the detainers get lost."

When pressed for answers about this the spokesman tried to deflect my questions with a personal attack. He said, "I thought you'd said you were a reporter, but I see you say you find some things hard to believe."

FOX6 tried to catch up with the spokesman in person, but his office said he was going to be unavailable.

On July 9, 2009 while Dawn and Frank Glogovsky were getting ready for their son's weekend swim meet, Jorge Dominguez was set free from the Cook County lockup.

At that moment the clock began counting down the final days of Dawn Glogovsky's life to the moment when two paths crossed in a split second.

Dominguez is now in the Kenosha County jail, and once again ICE has an immigration detainer on him. His trial is set for March of next year. He faces nine felonies, homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, and fatal hit and run.

Source - http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-111010-free-to-kill,0,6268279.story

DOJ Gave Millions to Illegal Alien 'Sanctuaries,' Report Finds

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DOJ Gave Millions to Illegal Immigrant 'Sanctuaries,' Report Finds

The Department of Justice has spent tens of millions of dollars this year to compensate more than two dozen states, counties and cities for their costs of jailing illegal immigrants -- even though those communities have adopted policies that obstruct immigration enforcement, according to a recently released report.

"Subsidizing Sanctuaries: The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program," a report from the Center for Immigration Studies, found that the federal grant program commonly known as SCAAP allocated $62.2 million -- more than 15 percent of its $400 million total -- to 27 jurisdictions that are widely considered to be "sanctuary communities."

Some of those jurisdictions -- including San Francisco, Chicago and California's Santa Clara County -- are even trying to opt-out of Secure Communities, a program that automatically alerts Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials when criminal illegal immigrants are booked into jail, according to the report.

Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies and a co-author of the report, said that the grant system as currently structured makes little sense.

"Basically, the federal government is subsidizing through this grant program jurisdictions that on the one hand are complaining about the cost of illegal immigration and demanding reimbursement from the federal government, while at the same time they have policies in place that make their locality a magnet for illegal aliens," Vaughan told FoxNews.com.

"And that's just illogical," she said.

According to Department of Justice figures cited in the report, five of the top 10 SCAAP grants to localities and two of the top 10 grants to states went to jurisdictions that are considered sanctuaries. That includes $14.2 million to Los Angeles County, $13.4 million to New York City and $88 million to the state of California.

Rather than award SCAAP grants to jurisdictions that incur costs of incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens, Vaughan said federal officials should use the grant program as an incentive for communities to participate in immigration enforcement programs like Secure Communities or the 287(g) program, which trains deputies to check the immigration status of individuals they arrest and has identified more than 180,000 illegal immigrants for deportation nationwide
since 2006.

In a statement obtained by FoxNews.com, U.S. Rep. Gary Miller, R-Calif., said he disagreed with funding sanctuary cities using SCAAP grants and called on the Obama administration to take action.

"In its lawsuit challenging the Arizona immigration law, the Obama administration claims that the law creates a patchwork of immigration enforcement," Miller's statement read. "If this is the case, then the Obama administration should also sue sanctuary cities, for their policies are arguably a 'patchwork' of immigration enforcement as well. It is time for the administration to end its double standard."

To that end, Miller has authored legislation -- the Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act, or LEAVE -- that would prohibit sanctuary communities from receiving both Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security funds.

"I hope the next Congress will take up this commonsense proposal and penalize sanctuary cities for their irresponsible policies," Miller's statement concluded.

In a statement to FoxNews.com, the Department of Justice said it administers the SCAAP grants in accordance with legislation authorizing the program and passed by Congress.

"Funding under this program is provided to any eligible jurisdiction that incurs costs associated with detaining criminal aliens," the statement read. "SCAAP does not inhibit, but rather supports the accountability process by reimbursing local agency costs for detaining illegal aliens who commit crimes."

The statement continued, "Making any jurisdiction ineligible for these funds could have an unintended consequence -- creating a disincentive to detain criminals who are greater flight risks and pose a danger to our communities. The Department of Justice is committed to providing support to our state and local partners to protect the safety of communities."

Bob Dane, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform
, suggested that the number of sanctuary communities would reduce significantly if the DOJ grants were discontinued.

"One of the best fixes is to deny state and federal funding to the places that harbor illegal aliens," Dane said. "The entire country is slowly but surely moving from a sanctuary mentality to a 'fix it' mentality, but you've got these remaining pockets of resistance, many of them in big cities."

Dane continued, "You hit 'em where it hurts, in the wallet, and maybe they'll get it. We're reimbursing cities for a problem of their own making."

Source - http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/12/doj-gave-millions-sanctuary-communities-report-finds/

4 Temmuz 2012 Çarşamba

No Resting On Laurels For Barber; READ: Statements From Ron Barber's New Opponents

Thank you for the amazing support you gave me to make our victory possible.On Tuesday, we showed what we can do when we work hard the old fashioned way. You connected directly with voters and let them know about my experience and policies. You supported my campaign in so many ways and I am truly grateful.Republicans, Democrats and Independents came together to make their voices heard. The result was a win for Southern Arizona and a win for common ground, common sense and common decency.From me, and from my family, thank you.Now I get to work to serve the people of Southern Arizona.

Heinz statement:

With considerable relief, I congratulate Ron Barber on his victory today. I wish Ron the best as he completes Gabby’s term in Congress over the next few months. Now that the special election has concluded, I want to reaffirm my candidacy for Arizona’s newly drawn 2^nd Congressional District.As a practicing physician and lawmaker, I’m in a unique position to tackle our struggling economy, improve the Affordable Care Act and stabilize Medicare and Social Security. We need to make smart revisions to our laws while continuing to support the most vulnerable in our communities. In the legislature, I’ve found ways to save important health programs while staying on budget. As Democrats, we are also facing unprecedented attacks against women’s health and choice. I’ve stood up to Jan Brewer and Arizona’s ultraconservatives when it matters. I will continue this strong advocacy in Washington, DC.

Kelly statement:

"I would like to thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my wife Aubrey, and our supporters for their unwavering commitment to the values that make America great. Looking at the results from Tuesday, we have decided to withdraw from the race for Congress in AZ-02 and to seek other opportunities. I will forever be thankful to our generous supporters and volunteers."

McSally statement:

We have a lot of work to do. That's the first thing to take away from Tuesday night. We saw just how good Ron Barber's campaign team is at getting-out-the-vote.
I know many of you put a lot of time and effort into helping Jesse Kelly get elected, and we're all disappointed in the result. But now we have to refocus our efforts once again and start preparing for November. The Republican voter-registration advantage that we had in CD8 disappears in the new CD2. We're going to have an uphill battle, and I need your help.

I will be running for the new CD2, and it's time to roll our team out on to the runway.

We welcome your comments about this post. Or, if you have something unrelated on your mind, please e-mail to info-at-arizonaspolitics-dot-com or call 602-799-7025. Thanks.

WATCH: Ron Barber's "Most Amazing", Most Independent Day

I would like to thank the Arizona delegation for that warm welcome. And I would like to thank Speaker Boehner for his long and dedicated public service and for swearing me in today. And to my family – in the gallery and my grandchildren here on the floor – thank you for your support and love without which I would not be here today.  They are the most amazing family and I am blessed to have them in my life. To my high school sweetheart and wife Nancy, I love you dearly and look forward to celebrating our 45^th wedding anniversary tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, I stand here on the floor of the House in the very spot where five months ago my friend, and my predecessor, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, bravely delivered her resignation from Congress.  I want to thank the congresswoman for her vision, leadership and the inspiration she gives to the country. Gabby, Southern Arizona misses you and can’t wait to have you home. Today, as I begin my service in this, the people’s house, I am mindful that the stakes for our nation are very high. ·        They are too high to not set aside political division in favor of seeking common ground.
·        Too high to use our words as weapons.
·        Too high to think of those with whom we disagree as villains.
As an Arizonan, I look to the example of Congressman Mo Udall and Senator Barry Goldwater, two leaders in their respective parties who disagreed on much, but did so without being disagreeable. They came together many times to do what was right for their state and their country. I’m going to approach my work for the people of Southern Arizona with an eye not toward partisan victory, but toward American achievement. Because we as a country have much to achieve: ·        We must protect middle class families at a time when our middle class is slowly disappearing.
·        We must ensure the dignity and health of every American senior in retirement.
·        We must honor our veterans and military families – by ensuring that the more than 100,000 veterans I represent in Southern Arizona and every other American veteran and service member receives the services and benefits they’ve earned.
·        We must secure our border so that border residents are safe and we impede the flow of drugs into our communities and illegal drug money out of our country.
·        And we must create jobs with innovative energy technologies, improvements in our essential infrastructure, and by supporting local small businesses to grow.
I look forward to working across party lines to achieve these goals for the good of my constituents and for all Americans. Thank you. I yield back.