Amnesty Madness

New Senator from New York pro-gun, anti-bailout and anti-amnesty!

In Congress, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has been a firm opponent of any proposal that would give amnesty to illegal aliens.

The federal government must provide the necessary resources to secure our borders, which is critical for America’s economic and national security.

She strongly supports legislation that would significantly increase the number of border patrol agents and place sophisticated technology along the Southern border to catch human and drug smugglers.

In the House, Senator Gillibrand authored and passed an amendment that will prevent employers who have hired illegal aliens from receiving federal contracts.

Senator Gillibrand believes English should be made the official language of the United States and she opposes providing non-emergency taxpayer benefits to illegal aliens.

As a Member of the House Agriculture Committee, she has advocated for a review of the current H-2A visa system, so that farmers will have access to legal workers when they cannot find Americans to fill their labor needs.

Chris Simcox At Depaul University in Chicago

Hat Tip to MJ @ Blogs For Borders

Chris Simcox @ Depaul University in Chicago. The leftists, the character assassination, the false accusations, all this and more in this weeks B4B

Thanks to the Depaul Conservative Alliance for inviting Mr. Simcox to the college that you good folks would have this opportunity to see lunatic leftists in their natural environment.

Opposing view: Oklahoma is doing its job

Opposing view: Oklahoma is doing its job

Critics don’t get it:
Illegal immigration is about more than just economics.
By Randy Terrill

By now, no one credibly disputes that illegal immigration is a serious and growing problem.

Given Washington's inability or unwillingness to address the issue, no one should be surprised that states such as Oklahoma, Arizona and Georgia are taking the lead. It's federalism in action. Just as states paved the way for welfare reform in the 1990s, they are pointing the way on immigration reform.

The federal government's failure to police our nation's borders has functionally turned every state into a border state and indirectly imposed a tax on each and every citizen — especially in the areas of health care, education, welfare and corrections. From a state perspective, it is indisputable that illegal immigration is a net financial drain.

In Oklahoma, our new law tackles this issue by cracking down on identity theft, terminating taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens, empowering state and local law enforcement to detain illegal aliens for deportation, and requiring businesses to verify employment eligibility of workers or face serious legal and financial consequences.

The overwhelming majority of Oklahomans — more than 80% — support our law, and I am confident national polls would generate similar results.

Even more important, Oklahoma's law appears to be achieving its intended purpose. Numerous reports indicate that illegal aliens are leaving the state.

Some naysayers claim states that unilaterally enact real, meaningful immigration reform place themselves at a "competitive disadvantage" economically — the same argument once used to defend the subjugation of an entire group of people through the institution of slavery.

Those critics miss the point. The illegal immigration debate is about a whole lot more than just economics. It's about fundamental principles and values: respect for the rule of law, upholding our state and national sovereignty, basic human dignity and the immorality of exploiting cheap illegal-alien slave labor, and protecting taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse.

This issue is also about elected officials going to the Capitol — whether it's in Oklahoma City or Washington, D.C. — and doing what the people elected us expect us to do.

Randy Terrill is an Oklahoma Republican state representative and author of the
Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007.

Grand jury charges 11 in smuggling Drug, Illegal Immigrant and Firearms ring

A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed today charging 11 people with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine that was obtained from Mexico and brought into the Tulsa area.

The alleged ringleaders, Manuel and Mario Bonilla, also face charges of operating a continuing criminal enterprise, commonly known as the federal drug kingpin law, according to U.S. Attorney David E. OMeilia.

Two of the defendants, Manuel Bonilla, 36, and Omar Cruz, 27, both of Mexico, are being sought by authorities.

The remaining nine defendants are in custody.

They are: Mario Bonilla, 23, of Tulsa; Holly King, 29, of Wann, Okla.; Cecilia Lorena Bonilla, 20, of Tulsa; Michelle Moreno, 27, of Tulsa; Francisca Bonilla, 63, of Mexico; Jose Silos, 47, of Mexico; Selene Soto, 31, of Odessa, Texas; Felix McVay, 51, of Haskell, Okla.; and Victor Poras, 36, of Kansas City, Mo.

O'Meilia said the investigation that led to the indictment spanned over two years and was dubbed Operation Icepack.

The indictment alleges that from about March 2001, the Bonilla family orchestrated the transportation of drugs across the border into the United States, primarily through the El Paso, Texas, area.

The drugs were ultimately brought into the Tulsa area and Kansas City with the help of Illegal Immigrant, where the organization maintained locations for storing, manufacturing,distributing and selling the drugs.

Also, they are accused of smuggling firearms and Illegal Alien from Mexico into the United States.

What is HB 1804 and the Cost of Illegal Immigration

Highlights of getting
HB 1804 pass and sign !

Illegal Immigrant pleads guilty to federal drug charges

A Illegal Alien, stopped in February in Love County, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug charges in a federal court in Muskogee.

Alfonso Rascon Vasquez, 49, was arrested in February by state troopers after a traffic stop because he was "driving erratically,” according to U.S. Attorney Sheldon Sperling.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol seized 327 pounds of marijuana from Vasquez.

Charges against Vasquez came from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Vasquez is a citizen of Mexico and is being held by immigration officials, according to Sperling's office.