Prepare for illegal immigration lobbying

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007

Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat processor, spent $550,000 in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government (not including state lobbying!), according to a disclosure form filed last month. The meat giant lobbied for energy tax credits relating to its renewable biofuel initiatives with Conoco-Phillips and Tulsa-based Syntroleum. The company also supported food labeling and immigration issues (illegal immigration) with cash donations.

Tyson Foods favored legislation that would exempt manure from being considered a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant. (drink what they say?) In addition to Congress, the Springdale-based company lobbied the White House and the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (why do chicken farmers lobby about the nation's security?), according to the disclosure posted on Aug. 14 by the Senate's public records office. Under a federal law enacted in 1995, lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches. They must register with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying.

The story doesn't cover State Lobbying or Public Relations Donations for buildings, scholarships, etc. The illegal immigration lobbying situation appears to have become just like in the days of The Slave Power. The group of lobbyist known as The Slave Power kept slavery legal in the United States during the writing Constitution. Their lobbying was so successful that it took The Civil War to deal with the issue of slavery. What will it take to deal with todays form of cheap labor?
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In addition to the Poultry industry, the lazy and corrupt Mexican Government will also try to stop immigration reform in Arkansas. Here is some video footage about Mexico's reaction to immigration reform in America. We can expect similar behaviour from the Mexican Consular Office:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9eK85hG0jo

Some events coming up

Sept 15-16
Arkansas Gun & Cartridge Collector's Club Gun Show
Over 150 Vendors - 400+ tables!
Saturday: 9am to 6pm Sunday: 9am to 4pm
Admission Fee: $7.00 / Children under 12 yrs FreeParking:
Arkansas State Fairgrounds; Dodge Hall of Industry
This is a great event to talk about conservative issues like illegal immigration.
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Sept 18th, the Little Rock School Board elections will be going on at usual voting locations. This is a great opportunity to hand out information about how illegal immigration is destroying our school system.
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The Arkansas Legislature will meet Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:00 AM Room 171 at the State Capitol. The meeting will talk about the cost of illegal immigration to the state. I will be able to attend and tape some of the event.

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Fire Coalition’s new project is promoting the ICE 287g. ICE 287g is designed to train our local police in aiding ICE in combating the illegal alien invasion that our country if facing. Currently, Rogers and Springdale are trying to get their police officers into this program. You can contact your local police chief or sherriff and encourage them to get involved in this program:

www.operationfireandice.com.

Arkansas Meeting on illegal immigration

The Arkansas State Legislature will have a meeting to discuss the cost of illegal immigration to Arkansas. Details are below:

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:00 AM
Room 171, State Capitol
Little Rock, Arkansas

A. Call to Order
B. Minutes of August 13, 2007 Meeting
C. Comments by Chairs, Senator Faris, Chair, Senate Committee and Representative Saunders, Vice-Chair, House Committee
D. Interim Study Proposal 2007-189 by Representatives Rick Green, et al. and Senator Whitaker, et al. requesting that the House and Senate Interim Committees on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Study the Impact of Legal and Illegal Immigration on Various State Agencies
1. Comments by Sponsors, Representative Rick Green and Representative Jon Woods and Senator Whitaker
2. Update on Immigration Fact Sheet, Kristen Sharp, Bureau of Legislative Research
3. Unfinished Testimony from the August 13, 2007 Meeting
a. AFL-CIO, Alan Hughes, Director, and Ricky Belk,
Secretary/Treasurer; Dennis Donahue, Carpenter's Union;
Matt Fair, Plumber's Union; Gary Jones, Trades Council
4. Testimony by State Agency Personnel
a. Department of Education, Dr. Diana Julian, Deputy
Commissioner and Jim Boardman, Assistant Commissioner,
Research and Technology
b. Department of Health, Dr. Joseph Bates, Deputy State Health
Officer and Associate Director of Science, and Jodiane Tritt,
Director of Community Support
c. Department of Human Services, Janie Huddleston, Deputy
Director, and Dawn Zekis, Senior Policy Analyst, Director's Office
d. Workers' Compensation Commission, Butch Reeves, Chairman;
Karen McKinney, Commissioner; Philip Alan Hood,
Commissioner; Alan McClain, CEO; and Judy Jolley, Special Fund Administrator
e. AR State Police, Winford Phillips, Director, and Tim K'Nuckles, Chief of Staff
5. Other Testimony
a. AR Hospital Association, Bo Ryall, Exec. Vice President
b. AR State Chamber of Commerce, Kenny Hall, Exec. Vice President
c. AR Farm Bureau, Rodney Baker, Director, Governmental Affairs
E. Committee Discussion
F. Other Business
G. Adjournment
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An immigration reform group based in California has an action alert for HR 1940, which would end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.
http://capwiz.com/caps/issues/alert/?alertid=10247066

Mexican Trucks Invade Arkansas (3 stories about Mexican trucks in Arkansas)

Boozman Condemns Mexican Trucks Rolling on American Roads Calls trucks a “serious” threat to American jobs and security

Washington, Sep 7 - U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today condemned the beginning of a pilot program allowing up to 1,000 Mexican trucks access to the whole American roadway system, decrying the move as a “serious threat to American jobs and security.”“There has been no guarantee made that the proper safeguards are in place to require Mexican motor carriers to comply with our immigration standard and laws,” Boozman said. “I have grave concerns this program will give Mexican truckers unfettered access to the interior of the United States without any way to verify their identities, immigration status, or even their length of stay in our country.
More here:boozman.house.gov/News/
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From Sharon:
As I started to get on I 430 headed South the traffic was already slowing down and backing up.
When I got to the new Shack Crossing I saw the problem. A convoy of five Mexicans pulled over to the right side each towing another car with no warning signs.

On the left side of the road, in the median, I saw two SUV/pickups and one car with no tires, wheels bent where they had gone off and torn down those metal pole/chains barriers. No emergency vehicles had arrived.

If I was speculating on what happened I would say that the convoy of towed vehicles couldn't make the curve and forced the SUV/Pickup/car into the retaining barrier.

How much is that going to cost to fix?,What will the Mexican trucks do . . .

This appeared to have happened last night. Just in time for Arkansas trucking officials to support trucks from Mexico going through Arkansas:
www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/09/07/News

American Worker Ad

This is a tv ad from American Worker, an immigration reform group that deals with the issue of companies hiring illegals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cNnK2M4OTs

You can visit their website here:

http://www.americanworker.org/

Mexican Consulate will invade Northwest Arkansas this weekend

Mexican consul general worried about NW Ark officers' immigration training
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007
By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau

LITTLE ROCK - The Mexican consul general in Arkansas said Monday the city of Rogers is "closing the door" on any talks about the training of police officers for immigration enforcement.Andres Chao told reporters after his speech to the Arkansas Committee on Foreign Relations that he has tried more than once to meet with the Northwest Arkansas city's mayor about the training, which began last week in Boston, but that he has not been able to reach him.Chao said his latest request was to meet with Mayor Steve Womack on Sept. 7 or 8 when Chao will have a "mobile consulate" in Northwest Arkansas. Chao said he has received no response from Rogers officials."They've closed the door," he said.Womack, in an interview later Monday, said he was willing to meet with Chao, but not on the days the consul general suggested because Womack would be busy at a Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament in Rogers.The mayor said someone on his staff recently talked with someone on Chao's staff about the conflict."What was simply said between my assistant and his aide was that's a bad day," Womack said."I've got one of the biggest sporting events in the history of Arkansas happening that week in my town and I am totally committed to the LPGA golf event," Womack said. "I just can't block out that day and say I'm available whenever he is available. If he wants to come up another day, I mean if it's really that important for him to see me, I would think a different day would be OK."The mayor said he did not want anyone to misconstrue his not being able to meet with the Mexican consul on those days to mean he was ignoring Chao or putting him off "because that is not true."Womack said Rogers "has been an open book" since mid-November when it first disclosed its intentions. He noted the city of Springdale, as well as the sheriff's departments in Benton and Washington counties, also had decided to send officers for the training.Last week, 19 Northwest Arkansas law enforcement officers, including six from Rogers, began participating in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287 (g) program in Boston, Womack said. The training lasts five weeks.The mayor said his city also is waiting on an official memorandum of agreement from federal authorities to determine exactly in what types of immigration issues the officers will be trained to assist federal immigration agents.He said just two Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents serve Northwest Arkansas, which has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the nation.

Chao said he has scheduled meetings in September with the Rogers police chief and with the sheriffs of Washington and Benton counties."It's my point of view that it's better to talk with the community, to know each other and understand the situation and fix it," Chao said. "The (Hispanic) community is worried about this situation. They are wondering what is going to be the next step."He said the consulate in Little Rock has received numerous calls from people who fear unjustified arrests and deportation.Womack said the newly trained officers would not terrorize people or take away anyone's legal rights."If they're an illegal immigrant, how does this take away their rights?" Womack said. "I don't know what everybody is worried about. Having this kind of training and the terms and rules ... established by Homeland Security, I don't understand how there's an uproar ... in any community that suggests we're going to be violating their rights."The mayor said the city would not send its officers on a "witch hunt" for illegal immigrants, but he added, "I'll tell you what, if you are engaged in criminal activity and you are in this country illegally, this is probably not where you are going to want to be."The Mexican consulate opened on South University Avenue across from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in April.During his speech Monday, Chao said negotiations are under way to establish a non-stop flight from Little Rock to Cancun, Mexico, sometime next year. Another flight from Little Rock to Guadalajara, Mexico, is being considered, he said.
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Tuesday night, September 4th, beginning at 6pm will be the Saline County Fair Parade in Downtown Benton. This is a great opportunity to hand out immigration material.