Thread: Latin American Countries Wants Power of the United States?

Opinion: Chavez’s Bolivarian Alliance Social Movements, A Front for Terrorism?

By Joel Hirst

Published April 23, 2011

Fox News Latino

In March of 2011, and in response to President Obama’s trip through Latin America, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela visited Cochabamba, Bolivia. During a large rally held with ideological ally Evo Morales, both presidents called for the reinforcing of the social movements as a mechanism to strengthen the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA).

The ALBA, for those who don’t know, is President Chávez’s plan for a regional confederation of Latin American countries to counter the power of the United States.

According to the ALBA’s website, the organizational structure for this confederation consists of a presidential council, with four technical councils: social, economic, political, and social movements.

Narciso Isa Conde, president of the Bolivarian Continental Movement (formerly CCB), one of the ALBA social movements stated, “The ALBA assertively created its Council of Social Movements with the same ranking (within the hierarchy) as the council of ministers. That demonstrates an integration project that goes beyond simply the state or commerce."

"That is very positive and the MCB should give support and seek participation in the Council of Social Movements and in extra-governmental projects supported by the ALBA," he continued. "While more support and participation the people give to the ALBA, much better will that formidable integration mechanism be.â€

E-mails obtained from the computer of FARC commander Raúl Reyes after he was killed shine light on this Bolivarian Social Movement.

The Obama administration should begin to take a harder look at the ALBA infrastructure that Chávez is setting up across the continent. As a first step, the Bolivarian Continental Movement (and all its members) should be placed on OFAC.

Hmm.

This would be a good issue for our conservative politicians to call Obama out on. Just where does he stand? There are a lot of groups in the US on the progressive left that extoll the "Bolivarian Revolution."

Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas

Should be called United Banana Republic

Dixie

I have always believed people are assisting illegal aliens to arrive to the U.S. and they are transported here by people in their Countries for many different reasons. All illegal aliens are not in this Country to work and attend schools, there are many reasons for their arrivals. I guess they think if they have enough children, this Country will soon become a foreign Country and they may someday be able to take control of the U.S…It is not good for any Country to have as many undocumented people as the United States currently has, and educate them of all different educational degrees, because those people multiply quickly as we can see by recent reports of how many already residing in the U.S. illegally. Undocumented aliens could use their educations to rebuild America, and this is a reason for not granting amnesty to millions of foreign born people.

Illegal Aliens Estimated at 20 to 38 Million:

4/23/2011

Contact:
Diana Hull, President
Californians for Population Stabilization
(805) 564-6626
info@capsweb.org

Report by CAPS Disputes Government Figures:

WASHINGTON, DC—Homeland Security's August 31 report that 8 to 12 million illegal aliens reside in the United States grossly underestimates the number of illegal foreigners, according to a new study by the Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) released on Wednesday, October 3.

The new report, "The Illegal Population Explosion: A Realistic Appraisal of its Actual Size, Implications for the Future, and Consequences for Public Policy Decisions and Citizen Activism," was released at a News Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Four experts who contributed to the 45-page study explained their findings that illegal aliens in the U.S. total at least 20 million, but perhaps as many as 38 million or more -- which far exceeds 8 to 12 million estimated by Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Studies new report, "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States, January 2006" (released August 31, 2007, see http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics . The new study disputing the government figures was funded by Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) (www.capsweb.org) and published by The Social Contract Press (www.thesocialcontract.com).

The new report's contributors and paper titles which were discussed the Washington, D.C. News were:

"How Many Foreign Nationals Actually Live in the U.S. Illegally?" -- Diana Hull, Ph.D., behavioral scientist and President of Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS).

"Illegal Aliens: Counting the Uncountable" -- James Walsh, J.D., former Associate General Counsel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

"Spiraling Backwards: The Fiscal Impact of Illegal Immigration in California, Revisited" -- Philip Romero, Ph.D., professor of Business Administration at the University of Oregon who previously was Economic Advisor to former California Governor Pete Wilson.

"How Many Illegal Aliens are in the U.S.? An Alternative Methodology to Discovering the Numbers" -- Fred Elbel, computer specialist from Colorado who is an expert in methodologies and data analysis

Wayne Lutton, Ph.D., editor of The Social Contract, was the moderator.

"There is good reason to believe that instead of 8 to12 million illegal aliens living in the United States, there may actually be 20 to 30 million or more," Diana Hull, President of CAPS, writes in her paper, "How Many Foreign Nationals Actually Live in the U.S. Illegally?" "Getting those numbers right was crucial, but ignored, during the recent Senate debate. There is no matter more critical for our population future than ascertaining the actual scale of this problem," she writes.

James Walsh, former associate general counsel to the INS, says in his paper, "Illegal Aliens: Counting the Uncountable," that: "No exact head count exists for the ghost population of illegal aliens. ...Guessing the number is like playing the lottery." None of the government "experts" "has a clue as to the exact number," he says, "but this does not keep them from crafting estimates to fit their own agenda. ...My estimate of 38 million illegal aliens residing in the United States is calculated using a conservative annual rate of entry (allowing for deaths and returns to their homeland) of three illegal aliens entering the United States for each one apprehended," he explains. His article further details his methodology and experiences at the INS.

Philip Romero, former economic advisor to Gov. Pete Wilson of California, says in his paper, "Spiraling Backwards: The Fiscal Impact of Illegal Immigration in California, Revisited" that "the average illegal immigrant receives eight to twelve dollars in services for every dollar they pay in taxes, roughly twice the disparity found in 1994... Illegal immigrants impose a 'tax' on legal Californian residents in the tens of billions of dollars. Their costs, net of taxes, consume about 20 percent of the entire state budget, crowding out vital services or lower taxes for legal residents."

In his paper, "How Many Illegal Aliens are in the U.S.? An Alternative Methodology to Discovering the Numbers," Fred Elbel includes five tables and many statistics to explain his methodology to arrive at a reasonable figure of illegals. "Official estimates are somewhat suspect and may represent significant undercounts, as they are produced by the very entity responsible for the tidal wave of illegal aliens entering our nation," Mr. Elbel explains. "Based on [my] analysis...it is likely that up to 20 million illegal aliens presently reside in the United States, with up to 12,000 additional illegal aliens entering every day."

To receive a copy of the new study, "The Illegal Population Explosion: A Realistic Appraisal of its Actual Size, Implications for the Future, and Consequences for Public Policy Decisions and Citizen Activism," go to CAPS’s website: The study may be viewed on CAPS’ website at http://www.capsweb.org/content.php?id=57&menu_id=8, contact the CAPS office at 805-564-6626 or info@capsweb.org.

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