Thread: Bush Addresses the Nation: The Immigration Dog and Pony Show

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Bush Addresses the Nation: The Immigration Dog and Pony Show
Jim Kouri
May 12, 2006


On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement proudly announced that they arrested one of the owners of a Mexican restaurant in Missouri following worksite enforcement operations at his Missouri and Iowa restaurants.

Julio Zapala-Urbina, co-owner of Julio's Mexican Restaurants in St. Joseph, Mo., and Cedar Falls, Iowa, was arrested on criminal charges of knowingly hiring illegal aliens to work at his restaurants. His arrest followed the execution of a federal search warrant, and the administrative arrest of nine illegal aliens at his St. Joseph restaurant. ICE agents also executed a federal search warrant at Zapala-Urbina's Cedar Falls restaurant April 27 during which 12 illegal aliens were arrested.

This investigation began March 23 after ICE was notified of a man whose Social Security number was discovered to be invalid, following his application to reside in a Cedar Falls mobile home village. The man indicated that he worked at Julio's restaurant. ICE agents later arrested two other illegal aliens who were involved in a traffic accident in Benton County, Iowa. They both also indicated that they worked at Julio's restaurant.

Further investigation revealed that none of these employees had been required to complete any paperwork or provide any documentation in order to work at the restaurant, which are federal requirements.

ICE special agents in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, executed a federal search warrant April 27 at Julio's Mexican Restaurant in Cedar Falls. They arrested 12 restaurant employees, and seized business paperwork, tax forms, a laptop computer, business bank account information and $17,000 cash. One of those arrested during this operation was restaurant co-owner Juan Lopez-Angel, who illegally resides in the United States. Following this operation, the bank account for this business was also seized.

While the arrests are to be commended, one can't help but wonder if we wouldn't get more bang for our buck if ICE and other investigative agencies were to initiate investigations of larger businesses -- those that hire thousands of illegal aliens.

The above described law-enforcement operation took over 6 weeks and hundreds of man-hours, yet the operation resulted in a mere 20-something illegal aliens apprehended and the arrest of a couple of small businessmen. The cynic in me sees an attempt by the Bush Administration to dupe the American people with a few well-publicized arrests of business owners who illegally employ undocumented immigrants just before Bush's scheduled televised address to the nation this Monday evening.

The Bush Administration and others in the GOP say that our nation is incapable of capturing the estimated 12 million illegal aliens. So the debate has become deportation vs. a much bandied de facto amnesty program.

We are told by Republican lawmakers (forget the Democrats -- we already know their position on the matter, though they try to avoid revealing it to voters) that the immigration problem is a complex issue. Baloney.

In fact, the remedy to our illegal alien problem is relatively simple: arrest employers of illegal aliens and seal the borders, including a shoot-to-kill policy for those armed paramilitary "Zetas" who provide protection for Mexican drug traffickers and coyotes.

If the jobs dry up, the incentive for illegals to remain in the US or enter the US becomes nullified. If we position troops on the border for about one year in concert with a real crackdown on businesses that hire illegal aliens, this will send a clear message to the Mexican government that we mean business and they will reconsider their strategy of unloading their criminals, undesirables and ultra-poor on the American people.

Of course, there will be a "minority of people" who will squawk about such an anti-illegal immigration policy, but they are in the minority and these left-wing, self-appointed voices will just find something else to squawk about. For hidden within the multitudes of illegal aliens during their protests, boycotts and rallies, are the Marxists, socialists and ultra-left Stalinists who use the illegals as a prop for their true agenda -- the destruction of a free and prosperous America.

The American people must let the GOP -- including the President -- that we're not impressed with their dog-and-pony shows. We want action.

While the arrests are to be commended, one can't help but wonder if we wouldn't get more bang for our buck if ICE and other investigative agencies were to initiate investigations of larger businesses -- those that hire thousands of illegal aliens.

I was wondering the same thing myself. How many raids have there been at the 100 top companies who report social security numbers that don't match with the proper names? I guess the Feds are still looking for that elusive backbone.

and $17,000 cash

Awful lot of money to have laying around That in itself is very telling...they're not playing by the rules

I don't care how big the businesses are, get 'em all. There are probably more small businesses using illegals -- and these don't take as long to investigate

Maybe it was illegal pay day! Yea, that sounds like a lot to me too, unless it was a rather large resturant and that was a week-month's revenue.

Dixie

My assumption is that it isnt the smaller businesses that are paying off our congressional johns and El Presidente Vincente Bush to look the other way when there are blatant violations of immigration and employment laws.

I am beginning to think that one of the most important tools against illegals & employers has hardly been used yet. I think the IRS might be the real heavy hitters. Falsifying tax documents is a federal crime. And the IRS has one of the best and longest records for getting convictions. That's because a lot of IRS court documents are numbers on papers not witnesses. I am sure the Bush administration has had the Attorney General hold back the IRS, but it they give them full reign then you might see real fear. My opinion is that one IRS audit guy will scare people more than a truck load of ICE agents.

Somebody pleae tell me where the news is getting its poll info. I dont know one person who wants illegal aliens given amnesty. WTF is going on i feel like my country has gone insane and im the only one left trying to pass out meds. I mean if it isnt apparent that corprate america is buying off our leaders then i must be the one going insane. I also dont understand why Americans are not becoming more demanding and vocal. I'm willing to follow anybody at this point who is willing to take action. Somebody please do something!

Somebody please do something!

That's what we're here for, Tex. Welcome to ALIPAC, where EVERYONE is doing a job American's wont do. If you're ready to DO SOMETHING, too, take a look at the 'Action Panel' to see positive things that you can do to fight illegal immigration.

We're glad your here, and we're here to help.

Tex

welcome to the fight ...

I agree, I think we have the 'best government money can buy' -- corporate America owns the courts and now they are operating Congress