Thread: Immigration Crackdown in Our Backyard

Immigration Crackdown in Our Backyard
From Texas to Virginia, the Federal Government Is Cracking Down on Immigrants
Oct. 5, 2007 —

The issue of immigration has moved from a war of words in Washington to an explosive, countrywide battle as average citizens fight to enforce laws with an iron fist.

It's a crackdown on illegal immigration.

In Irving,Texas, for example, the immigration debate is blasting onto the streets. "Obey the laws of this country," protesters shout. "We are Americans!"

Residents are suddenly finding that their neighborhoods are a battleground.

"That is a bunch of bull over there that we even allow them to march on our land when they are here illegally," said Dorothy Shields, an Irving resident and anti-immigration activist.

"It's political dynamite  people are saying we've had enough, we just can't take it anymore and if the federal government doesn't get serious about it we're going to do the jobs ourselves," Dan Stein said.

But lately, the government has been trying to prove it can get serious, by putting immigration enforcement into overdrive.

In a staggering sweep in California, 1,300 illegal immigrants have been arrested. Last week, federal agents in Nevada raided 11 McDonald's restaurants as part of a crackdown on illegal immigrants. In New York's Nassau County, armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials raided homes in the middle of the night in search of gang members and fugitives.

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff admits that raids aren't the perfect solution, but that they are a reality right now.

"I think we have an obligation to use the tools that we do have at least to achieve what the law currently requires," Chertoff said.

But in Irving, like many places around the country, residents aren't willing to wait for government intervention. Police are turning over any arrested illegals to the feds.

Latino parents have grown so nervous, they are keeping their kids out of schools.

"We are just scared of going out, just because you look Hispanic they pull you over," Irving student Crystal Chacon said.

One man from Virginia said he was so frightened about being rounded up in Virginia, where governments are threatening action, that he would only talk to ABC News anonymously.

"What breaks my heart," he said, "is when my 6-year-old daughter comes home and asks why do they hate us."

Watch "Good Morning America," Monday, when Diane Sawyer will be live in Mexico with more on the immigration debate.
http://www.abcnews.go.com:80/GMA/story? ... 351&page=1

Watch "Good Morning America," Monday, when Diane Sawyer will be live in Mexico with more on the immigration debate.

Diane Sawyer...One big mouth piece for the CFR

In a staggering sweep in California, 1,300 illegal immigrants have been arrested.

"STAGGERING"??!! What a bunch of BS, pure propaganda. There was NOTHING staggering about this show raid, as 800 of the 1300 were already in jail and 595,000 of these dangerous illegal alien "immigration fugitives" remain on the loose! These misleading, biased MSM articles are infuriating.

Residents are suddenly finding that their neighborhoods are a battleground.

Another ridiculous sentence in this article.

"What breaks my heart," he said, "is when my 6-year-old daughter comes home and asks why do they hate us."

We don't hate anyone we just have no respect for anyone that has NO respect for our law!

"I think we have an obligation to use the tools that we do have at least to achieve what the law currently requires," Chertoff said.

Long long overdue! Keep working Chertoff!

"That is a bunch of bull over there that we even allow them to march on our land when they are here illegally," said Dorothy Shields, an Irving resident and anti-immigration activist.

As soon as they say anti-immigration activist, you know the reporter is biased. We are anti-illegal immigration activists. These reporters just dont get it.

What breaks my heart," he said, "is when my 6-year-old daughter comes home and asks why do they hate us."

Sit down, look your child in the eyes and say" We broke the law, we came here illegaly, they don't hate us, we don't have the right to live here by jumping the border."

We are in fact the most generous nation in the world. If our adminstration and elected politicans both dems and rep get through we won't be a generous nation any longer. We will be anoter 3rd world nation.

Originally Posted by zeezil

Immigration Crackdown in Our Backyard
From Texas to Virginia, the Federal Government Is Cracking Down on Immigrants
Oct. 5, 2007 —

The issue of immigration has moved from a war of words in Washington to an explosive, countrywide battle as average citizens fight to enforce laws with an iron fist.
It's a crackdown on illegal immigration.

"It's political dynamite  people are saying we've had enough, we just can't take it anymore and if the federal government doesn't get serious about it we're going to do the jobs ourselves," Dan Stein said.

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff admits that raids aren't the perfect solution, but that they are a reality right now.

"I think we have an obligation to use the tools that we do have at least to achieve what the law currently requires," Chertoff said.

But in Irving, like many places around the country, residents aren't willing to wait for government intervention. Police are turning over any arrested illegals to the feds.

Latino parents have grown so nervous, they are keeping their kids out of schools.

"What breaks my heart," he said, "is when my 6-year-old daughter comes home and asks why do they hate us."

http://www.abcnews.go.com:80/GMA/story? ... 351&page=1

Homeland Security and ICE is all we have right now and they are getting the message across and slowly getting the jobs done. Every raid and arrest counts toward deportations.
Illegals are running scared and that good news.