Under threat from Mexican drug cartels, reporters go silent

Journalists know drug traffickers can easily kidnap or kill them — and get away with it.

Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep

In Phoenix, hundreds of the law's opponents massed at a downtown jail, beating on the metal door and forcing sheriff's deputies to call for backup.

Protests planned if Arizona illegal immigration law takes effect

Rallies, vigils, marches and protests are slated to occur if Arizona's controversial illegal immigration law takes effect on July 29...

Obama:Legalize illegals for healthcare - Republicans say: backdoor move toward 'amnesty'

He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill..

Illegal Immigrates Costs California Over Ten Billion Annually

NOTE: This report is from 2004'. 2009' California state records show illegal immigrates cost the state more than $15 billion per year:

In hosting America's largest population of illegal immigrants, California bears a huge cost to provide basic human services for this fast growing, low-income segment of its population.

A new study from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) examines the costs of education, health care and incarceration of illegal aliens, and concludes that the costs to Californians is $10.5 billion per year...

California contemplates - no more welfare

2004' - Cost of illegal immigration in California estimated at nearly $9 billion 2009' figures over $12 billion per year.

June 2009' - Could California become the first state in the nation to do away with welfare?

That doomsday scenario is on the table as lawmakers wrestle with a staggering $24.3 billion budget deficit.

SUV with 27 People INSIDE, Crashed: Ten illegal immigrants "stacked like wood" Killed

Ten illegal immigrants "stacked like wood" in the back of a sports utility vehicle crammed with at least 27 people were killed when the driver lost control and rolled over on a remote southern Arizona highway, authorities said Sunday.

Conservative lawmakers, many centrist Democrats, say that workplace enforcement is needed to reduce the supply of jobs that attract illegal immigrants

Obama and Illegals: Conservative lawmakers, many centrist Democrats, say that workplace enforcement is needed to reduce the supply of jobs that attract illegal immigrants, and that any retreat in defending American jobs in a recession could ignite a populist backlash...Busting the Employer: Changes Ahead for Immigration Raids




Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Drug Wars: 1,000 people killed in 8 weeks

Mexico is experiencing a wave of violence tied to drug gangs, especially in border states and other areas known as hotbeds of narcotrafficking.

The government says more than 1,000 people were killed during the first eight weeks of the year...

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Source: www.boston.com

Mexican Cartel's turf war heats up

"I saw my brother's body lying there. I can't describe how horrendous that was,"

A turf war between drug cartels, fuelled by a government crackdown launched in 2006, has set in train an epidemic of violence that is killing 20 people a day on average…

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Source: www.guardian.co.uk

For An Illegal Immigrant, Getting Into UCLA Was The Easy Part

She's an illegal immigrant, so she isn't eligible for most forms of state and federal financial aid. The University of California system, by policy, does not require applicants to disclose their citizenship status: Officials say their goal is to find the best students, not to enforce immigration law.

UCLA officials say they aren't even sure how many undocumented students are on their campus.....

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Source: la times