There is a meeting this Saturday at Sharon Stark's House. I would like to have it at 2:00pm because of work at 5pm. I will have to leave at around 4:30pm.
This is an update about the consulate from Sharon Stark-
Ah, the Mexican Consulate will NOT be in the Pink Baskin Robbins trailer at 3500 S University, but in a beige brick house across 36th street that is behind a strip shopping center that contains a Bank of America branch. Presently the new Mexican Consulate has signs that warning of ASBESTOS. (I could think of a couple more:Premises Dangers to Liberty and Freedom. Report Illegal Activity. Sharon Stark, Little Rock
Mexican Consulate sees delayAsbestos removal slows move to University Avenue offices
BY DANIEL NASAW ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEThe discovery of asbestos in the future home of Mexico’s Little Rock consulate has further delayed the office’s opening, now expected early next year, a Mexican official said Wednesday. Mexican Consul Andres Chao and his staff are working in an office in downtown Little Rock, where they moved last week after leaving state government office space provided virtually for free by the administration of Gov. Mike Huckabee. Chao said he had hoped to occupy the light brown, bungalow-style building in a strip mall at 3500 S. University Ave. in November, but legal difficulties and the asbestos removal have pushed back the opening until late January or early February. “When I came here, I tried to [move in] as soon as I can, to get to working with the community,†Chao said. “It’s a little complicated.†The Mexican government is renting the new building, and Chao said the owners were unfamiliar with the legal processes involved in contracting with a foreign government. The Mexican office is the first foreign consulate in the state, and Chao said attorneys spent six weeks hammering out the agreement. “It’s a little difficult to understand that the consulate is going to be part of Mexico,†Chao said. “We wasted a lot of time trying to put together, in the same communication channels, the lawyers for the owner and the lawyers for the foreign ministry of Mexico.†It took workers three weeks to remove the asbestos, a job completed last week. Now they’ve begun the remodeling. Huckabee in 2004 announced the plans to open a consulate in Little Rock, in part because of the growing Mexican presence in Arkansas.
Last July, Mexican officials moved into a small vacant office in a Little Rock building used by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. The chief of that agency, Robert Trevino, had been Huckabee’s economic development adviser and point man on the consulate project. The space was to be unoccupied until November, and Trevino offered it after discussions with Chao’s assistant, Jorge Campos. The Arkansas Building Authority, which handles leases for state agencies, valued the office space at $572 per month. The consulate signed an agreement with Trevino to pay $1 a year. Trevino and Huckabee described the move as an intergovernmental courtesy, but others complained that a foreign government was using state space at below market rates. The Mexican Consulate will provide services to Mexican nationals and act as a liaison between U.S. and Mexican businesses. The consulate will supply consular ID cards to Mexican nationals, a service that provoked Republican complaints during the election campaign. Attorney general candidate Gunner DeLay of Fort Smith and lieutenant governor candidate Jim Holt of Springdale, both of whom lost to their Democratic opponents, said illegal aliens would abuse the cards, which can be used to open bank accounts. Holt and DeLay also said they were concerned about illegal aliens obtaining fraudulent cards. Chao said Mexicans seeking consular ID cards must produce their Mexican birth certificate and other original identification from Mexico.
This story was published Thursday, November 30, 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
ROGERS UPDATE
ROGERS UPDATE
City's Immigration Plan Stretches to Nation's BorderBy Lori Harrison-StoneThe Morning News
ROGERS -- A meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week and a military trip to the Mexican border next week have Mayor Steve Womack thinking his local immigration efforts won't be futile.
Womack said Wednesday the meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at the agency's Fort Smith office was a "direct response" to his letter asking the city be allowed to participate in 287(g) program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
The program allows state and local law enforcement officers to be trained and certified to act as immigration officers; but, if approved to participate, Rogers is likely to be the first city government to participate in the program.
Few cities have the resources needed for the program, Womack said, adding Rogers' financial situation is very good. He believes the city is ready to commit the dollars now for the additional personnel, the federal agency's special identification system and any other costs.
Police Chief Steve Helms said Wednesday the federal identification system is similar to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System his department uses now, but it links to federal databases local law enforcement can't use. The system is set up so fingerprints are electronically scanned in and matched with proper identification information, including any official photograph that may have been taken.
"It's very impressive," Helms said, adding the digital system provides the needed information almost instantly. It also allows hard copies of fingerprints to be scanned in, which the Automated Fingerprint Identification System doesn't allow, and would likely be very useful, Helms said.At Monday's meeting, Womack, Helms and City Attorney Ben Lipscomb explained the city's objectives for participating in the program and assured the three attending Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that there is no plan to act as a "vigilante force" out to hunt down illegal immigrants, Womack said.The six officers the city hopes to get trained and certified through the program would be called in to investigate and process illegal immigrants if, "during the course of normal police work," it's apparent that someone who is involved in an accident, traffic stop or other police contact, doesn't have proper paperwork, he said. (giving local police the ability to actually arrest illegals is a great start!)The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are expected to prepare a report of information gathered from the city for Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, who will decide whether Rogers can participate in the program.
But Womack isn't sitting back and waiting. He's busy with some military duty that may tie in with his municipal position and stance on immigration. As commander of the 233rd Regiment of the Arkansas National Guard, Womack heads up what he called "the largest infantry schoolhouse outside of Georgia," the home base for the Army's infantry division. His unit is gearing up to train National Guard troops to assist the U.S. Border Patrol in its efforts to secure the border. Womack will travel to Las Cruces, N.M., next week with two of his National Guard officers to see how the Border Patrol operates. The trip is a military trip planned for some time and won't cost Rogers anything, Womack said, but noted he sees a connection in his dual rolls. "I've been told that the border mission is effective," he said. "It tells me that, if you're illegal in this country, you don't want to be sent back because you may not be able to cross (the border) next time." If Rogers is able to participate in the federal immigration program, Womack said it will send a message to illegal immigrants the city is a risky place to be if they don't want to be deported. If the city does what it can to stop illegal immigration, he said, eventually Hispanics in the community will be more welcome because they won't be constantly suspected as illegal immigrants.
"The absence of that type of program has caused hardship on people who are here legally and living the American dream," he added. Temple Black, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said agents involved in Monday's meeting weren't available to speak on the issue Wednesday. He also said the agency couldn't provide details of the city's likelihood of participating in the program until a decision is made.
In a news release issued Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about its work with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina, Homeland Security's Julie Myers touted the success of the federal 287(g) program. Local and federal officials there have identified and charged nearly 1,000 "criminal aliens" and have already deported 128 of them since the 287(g) program was activated there in April, according to the release. "The ultimate goal of partnership is to improve public safety and homeland security, and the efforts here in Mecklenburg County are an example of how effective we can be when we work together," Myers said. "Our message to those individuals who think they can break our immigration laws and prey upon our communities is simple: You are mistaken. Together, we will find you and deport you."(awesome!)
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AT A GLANCE
What Is Just Communities?
Just Communities of Northwest Arkansas has been around about 10 years. Until recently, it was part of the National Conference for Community and Justice, which changed its name in the 1990s from the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
According to a Web site for the National Conference for Community and Justice, the name change in the mid-1990s was to better reflect the group's mission "to build whole and inclusive communities."(A bunch of PC liberals)
"The historic name confused many, who believed that NCCJ was an interfaith organization. Therefore, the new name is not a change in vision, but rather an affirmation of our abiding commitment to embrace the diversity of our nation," the Web site states.
(here's the link to their website:http://www.nccj.org/
Just Communities of Northwest Arkansas just this fall ended its affiliation with the National Conference for Community and Justice and joined the national network of Just Communities.
Source: Staff Report
THE ISSUE
Immigration Dialogue
The threat of bad weather has delayed plans by Just Communities of Northwest Arkansas to hold the first of what the group is calling Dialogue for Solutions meetings (illegal alien lobbyist efforts) in response to proposed local immigration action. The group plans to offer the city of Rogers some alternative solutions to the immigration issue (amnesty?).
The first meeting is expected to be held next Thursday, but is open to only 35 invited "local leaders," said Ana Hart, a member of the local organization's board. (so that the people can't see their lobbying efforts)
Names of the participants won't be released until the meetings are over and a report to the city is prepared. When that report is released in January, a contact list will be available for those participants who don't object to their name being released, she said.
"I think that dialogue is going to take us far beyond our own imagination," Hart said.
She described participants in the Dialogue for Solutions meetings as local Anglo, Hispanic and African American leaders and representatives of the following:
* University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College
* Rogers and Springdale police departments
* Rogers and Springdale school districts
* City of Rogers
* Local corporations, banks and hospitals (Tysons?)
* Nonprofit organizations(leftist groups, La Raza?)
* The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce(the greedy corrupt politicians who helped create this problem?)
* The League of United Latin American Citizens(Mouthpiece of Mexico)
Source: Staff Report
(Based on the groups that they are inviting to their "Dialogue for Solutions ", I would say they are still a bunch of PC liberals.)
City's Immigration Plan Stretches to Nation's BorderBy Lori Harrison-StoneThe Morning News
ROGERS -- A meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week and a military trip to the Mexican border next week have Mayor Steve Womack thinking his local immigration efforts won't be futile.
Womack said Wednesday the meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at the agency's Fort Smith office was a "direct response" to his letter asking the city be allowed to participate in 287(g) program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
The program allows state and local law enforcement officers to be trained and certified to act as immigration officers; but, if approved to participate, Rogers is likely to be the first city government to participate in the program.
Few cities have the resources needed for the program, Womack said, adding Rogers' financial situation is very good. He believes the city is ready to commit the dollars now for the additional personnel, the federal agency's special identification system and any other costs.
Police Chief Steve Helms said Wednesday the federal identification system is similar to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System his department uses now, but it links to federal databases local law enforcement can't use. The system is set up so fingerprints are electronically scanned in and matched with proper identification information, including any official photograph that may have been taken.
"It's very impressive," Helms said, adding the digital system provides the needed information almost instantly. It also allows hard copies of fingerprints to be scanned in, which the Automated Fingerprint Identification System doesn't allow, and would likely be very useful, Helms said.At Monday's meeting, Womack, Helms and City Attorney Ben Lipscomb explained the city's objectives for participating in the program and assured the three attending Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials that there is no plan to act as a "vigilante force" out to hunt down illegal immigrants, Womack said.The six officers the city hopes to get trained and certified through the program would be called in to investigate and process illegal immigrants if, "during the course of normal police work," it's apparent that someone who is involved in an accident, traffic stop or other police contact, doesn't have proper paperwork, he said. (giving local police the ability to actually arrest illegals is a great start!)The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are expected to prepare a report of information gathered from the city for Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, who will decide whether Rogers can participate in the program.
But Womack isn't sitting back and waiting. He's busy with some military duty that may tie in with his municipal position and stance on immigration. As commander of the 233rd Regiment of the Arkansas National Guard, Womack heads up what he called "the largest infantry schoolhouse outside of Georgia," the home base for the Army's infantry division. His unit is gearing up to train National Guard troops to assist the U.S. Border Patrol in its efforts to secure the border. Womack will travel to Las Cruces, N.M., next week with two of his National Guard officers to see how the Border Patrol operates. The trip is a military trip planned for some time and won't cost Rogers anything, Womack said, but noted he sees a connection in his dual rolls. "I've been told that the border mission is effective," he said. "It tells me that, if you're illegal in this country, you don't want to be sent back because you may not be able to cross (the border) next time." If Rogers is able to participate in the federal immigration program, Womack said it will send a message to illegal immigrants the city is a risky place to be if they don't want to be deported. If the city does what it can to stop illegal immigration, he said, eventually Hispanics in the community will be more welcome because they won't be constantly suspected as illegal immigrants.
"The absence of that type of program has caused hardship on people who are here legally and living the American dream," he added. Temple Black, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said agents involved in Monday's meeting weren't available to speak on the issue Wednesday. He also said the agency couldn't provide details of the city's likelihood of participating in the program until a decision is made.
In a news release issued Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about its work with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina, Homeland Security's Julie Myers touted the success of the federal 287(g) program. Local and federal officials there have identified and charged nearly 1,000 "criminal aliens" and have already deported 128 of them since the 287(g) program was activated there in April, according to the release. "The ultimate goal of partnership is to improve public safety and homeland security, and the efforts here in Mecklenburg County are an example of how effective we can be when we work together," Myers said. "Our message to those individuals who think they can break our immigration laws and prey upon our communities is simple: You are mistaken. Together, we will find you and deport you."(awesome!)
_________________________
AT A GLANCE
What Is Just Communities?
Just Communities of Northwest Arkansas has been around about 10 years. Until recently, it was part of the National Conference for Community and Justice, which changed its name in the 1990s from the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
According to a Web site for the National Conference for Community and Justice, the name change in the mid-1990s was to better reflect the group's mission "to build whole and inclusive communities."(A bunch of PC liberals)
"The historic name confused many, who believed that NCCJ was an interfaith organization. Therefore, the new name is not a change in vision, but rather an affirmation of our abiding commitment to embrace the diversity of our nation," the Web site states.
(here's the link to their website:http://www.nccj.org/
Just Communities of Northwest Arkansas just this fall ended its affiliation with the National Conference for Community and Justice and joined the national network of Just Communities.
Source: Staff Report
THE ISSUE
Immigration Dialogue
The threat of bad weather has delayed plans by Just Communities of Northwest Arkansas to hold the first of what the group is calling Dialogue for Solutions meetings (illegal alien lobbyist efforts) in response to proposed local immigration action. The group plans to offer the city of Rogers some alternative solutions to the immigration issue (amnesty?).
The first meeting is expected to be held next Thursday, but is open to only 35 invited "local leaders," said Ana Hart, a member of the local organization's board. (so that the people can't see their lobbying efforts)
Names of the participants won't be released until the meetings are over and a report to the city is prepared. When that report is released in January, a contact list will be available for those participants who don't object to their name being released, she said.
"I think that dialogue is going to take us far beyond our own imagination," Hart said.
She described participants in the Dialogue for Solutions meetings as local Anglo, Hispanic and African American leaders and representatives of the following:
* University of Arkansas and NorthWest Arkansas Community College
* Rogers and Springdale police departments
* Rogers and Springdale school districts
* City of Rogers
* Local corporations, banks and hospitals (Tysons?)
* Nonprofit organizations(leftist groups, La Raza?)
* The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce(the greedy corrupt politicians who helped create this problem?)
* The League of United Latin American Citizens(Mouthpiece of Mexico)
Source: Staff Report
(Based on the groups that they are inviting to their "Dialogue for Solutions ", I would say they are still a bunch of PC liberals.)
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Alan Kerr's Victory
Tuesday was an interesting day. I wasn't able to find my cellphone until around 12pm. It was raining when I went to the Church of Christ and saw that it was raining and not very people were there. I'm sorry for not telling everyone a backup plan in case of bad weather. Since it was near the church, I then went to Allen Kerr's office and helped with some phonebanking. I then went and did an issue speech for my church's public speaking class. My topic was illegal immigration. After the speech, I went back to the Kerr HQ for the watchparty. The watchparty was a great celebration as the people in District 3 elected Allen Kerr. Kerr won 54% of the vote! Ed Garner described the results as a "Tsunami backwash". This is a great victory for a Republican to unseat a democrat in a "blue county". We must now continue the conservative fight in the upcoming 2007 legistlative session.
http://www.votepulaski.net/modules/news/
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 3
VOTE FOR 1
ALLEN KERR (REP) . . . . . . . . 920 54.15
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE KATHY LEWISON (DEM) 779 45.85
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
http://www.votepulaski.net/modules/news/
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 3
VOTE FOR 1
ALLEN KERR (REP) . . . . . . . . 920 54.15
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE KATHY LEWISON (DEM) 779 45.85
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Monday, November 27, 2006
Protest Event for Tommorrow
Protest Event for tommorrow!
Tuesday Nov 28th is the runoff election for Justice of the Peace for Pulaski County District 3 between Allen Kerr and Kathy Lewison. According to Betty Manz, Kathy Lewison is an extreme liberal while Allen Kerr is a big conservative. Keep Arkansas Legal will be handing out material and holding the big STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION signs from the Jim Holt campaign at 10900 N Rodney Parham Rd Little Rock, AR. Here's the contact info for the Kerr Campaign: Kerr Financial 1429 Merrill Dr, Little Rock, AR 72211 (501) 225-3170 http://www.voteallenkerr.com/index.html
Here's a video of a protest in Maywood, CA on 11/11/06. It shows the real face of the illegal alien movement and why we need to stop this agenda in our state (Rated R language):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iMuwv5nr40
Tuesday Nov 28th is the runoff election for Justice of the Peace for Pulaski County District 3 between Allen Kerr and Kathy Lewison. According to Betty Manz, Kathy Lewison is an extreme liberal while Allen Kerr is a big conservative. Keep Arkansas Legal will be handing out material and holding the big STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION signs from the Jim Holt campaign at 10900 N Rodney Parham Rd Little Rock, AR. Here's the contact info for the Kerr Campaign: Kerr Financial 1429 Merrill Dr, Little Rock, AR 72211 (501) 225-3170 http://www.voteallenkerr.com/index.html
Here's a video of a protest in Maywood, CA on 11/11/06. It shows the real face of the illegal alien movement and why we need to stop this agenda in our state (Rated R language):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iMuwv5nr40
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Turning children into socialist
Turning children into socialist (who like illegal immigration)
Part of the socialist agenda is to indocrinate children into little communist. This includes having children believe the illegal alien agenda. In Houston, children were encouraged to pledge allegiance to Mexico, not America. Children like the one in the picture above were encouraged by schools to skip class. Some schools even provided transportation with taxpayer funded school buses.
Below are sections of SB1054 and HB2697. The state bills that allowed a THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA (IBO) PROGRAM to be taught in Arkansas. This program is designed for one thing, to turn Arkansas children into socialist. Details about this program are available here:
http://www.wpaag.org/International%20Bbaccalaureate%20Program%201.htm
Of course this very important news was not mentioned by the AR Democrat Gazette and the AR Times. I doubt anyone saw this on TV Channels KATV7, KARK4, or KTHV11. Nothing in either of the bills mentions what the IBO program actually teaches. What's the criteria for history, science, social studies? You'll probably have to ask the kids being taught!
The information that is available was provided by Conservative Activist Debbie Pelley. Besides here, information about the IBO Program is also available at http://arkansaswatch.blogspot.com/
It appears that if you want to know what's really going on in school, you can't depend on TV or newspapers anymore!
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A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2005 SENATE BILL 1054 3
By: Senator Salmon (my former State Senator)
For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO ALLOW A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERED 9
UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA 10
PROGRAM TO BE TREATED THE SAME AS AN ADVANCED 11
PLACEMENT COURSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
Subtitle 14
AN ACT TO ALLOW A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE 15
OFFERED UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL 16
BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM TO BE 17
TREATED THE SAME AS AN ADVANCED 18
PLACEMENT COURSE.
(C)(i) The teacher of the advanced placement course meets 25
Arkansas teacher licensure requirements and: 26
(a) Attends a College Board Advanced Placement 27
Summer Institute no less than once every five (5) years; or 28
(b) Completes an additional training plan for 29
advanced placement, within three (3) years of commencing the additional 30
training plan; or 31
(ii) The teacher of the course offered under the 32
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program meets Arkansas teacher licensure 33
requirements and attends the training required by the International 34
Baccalaureate Organization.(will they have to get educated in Moscow like Bill Clinton?)
6-16-802. Purpose. 34
(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to serve as a legislative 35
charter for the establishment, organization, and administration of a program
As Engrossed: S3/29/05 H4/7/05 SB1054
5 04-07-2005 13:27 KAC587
designed to improve the course offerings available to middle school, junior 1
high school, and high school students throughout the state.
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2005/public/SB1054.pdf
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tricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to the law as it existed prior to this session of the General Assembly.
State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/7/03 H4/11/03 1
84th General Assembly A Bill Act 1467 of 2003 2
Regular Session, 2003 HOUSE BILL 2697
For An Act To Be Entitled 9
AN ACT TO CREATE THE OMNIBUS QUALITY EDUCATION 10
ACT OF 2003; TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM 11
OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO ENFORCE THE 12
ARKANSAS STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION; THE ARKANSAS 13
COMPREHENSIVE TESTING, ASSESSMENT AND 14
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM, THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND 15
ACT OF 2001; THE ARKANSAS ACADEMIC DISTRESS 16
PROGRAM; THE ARKANSAS FISCAL DISTRESS ASSESSMENT 17
AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER 18
PURPOSES. 19
Subtitle 21
THE OMNIBUS QUALITY EDUCATION ACT OF 22 2003. 23 24 25
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
SECTION 10. Arkansas Code § 6-15-404 is amended to read as follows: 8
6-15-404. Program implementation.
(a) The State Board of Education will establish clear, specific, 10
challenging academic content standards which define what students shall know 11
and be able to do in each content area. Instruction in all public schools 12
shall be based on these academic content standards. 13
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish a schedule for 14
periodic review and revision of academic content standards to ensure Arkansas 15
academic content standards are rigorous and equip students to compete in the 16
global workforce. (become cheap labor like Mexico?)
(c)
The State Board of Education shall include the following elements 18
in the periodic review and revision of Arkansas Academic content Standards: 19
(1) External review by outside content standards experts.(United Nations? Europeon Socialist?) 20
(2) Review and input by higher education, workforce education, 21
and community members.(local socialist from Arkansas Education Association) 22
(3) Study and consideration of academic content standards from 23
across the nation and international level as appropriate.(standards from secular/socialist nations) 24
(4) Study and consideration of evaluation from national groups (NAMBLA, ACLU, NOW?) 25
or organizations as appropriate. 26
(5) Revisions by committees
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/acts/2003/public/Act1467.pdf
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Citizenship of UA Student Revoked
During the 2007 legistlative session, it is highly likely that a bill giving in-state tuition to illegals will be proposed. HB1525 nearly passed during the last legistlative session. Now, with more democrats in in the state government as well as the national, the illegal alien agenda will have a much better chance of passing pro-illegal legistlation. The biggest pro-illegal bill being talked about is amnesty. KTHV has done a rare act in actually informing the public about problems in immigration.Here's a story about 1 more reason why America is not ready for an amnesty.
Citizenship Of Former UA Student Revoked
A former University of Arkansas graduate student from the Middle East lost his U.S. citizenship Thursday and was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Arwah Jaber was previously acquitted of an aiding-terrorism charge but convicted of lesser offenses, including obtaining his citizenship fraudulently. He also was sentenced to three years supervised probation upon completion of his prison term. Jaber, who was born in the West Bank, was arrested at the Northwest Regional Airport on June 14, 2005, as he prepared to leave on a trip to the Middle East. Prosecutors said he planned to join Palestinian Islamic Jihad, labeled by U.S. authorities as a terrorist organization.
Jaber was acquitted June 20 of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. But, the jury convicted Jaber of five lesser charges: obtaining his naturalization unlawfully, making false statements on passport and immigration applications, and two counts of making false statements on credit card applications.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Aryana Crowson, Assignment Editor
Created: 11/16/2006 9:37:14 PM
Updated: 11/16/2006 9:38:15 PM
http://www.kthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=37211
Citizenship Of Former UA Student Revoked
A former University of Arkansas graduate student from the Middle East lost his U.S. citizenship Thursday and was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. Arwah Jaber was previously acquitted of an aiding-terrorism charge but convicted of lesser offenses, including obtaining his citizenship fraudulently. He also was sentenced to three years supervised probation upon completion of his prison term. Jaber, who was born in the West Bank, was arrested at the Northwest Regional Airport on June 14, 2005, as he prepared to leave on a trip to the Middle East. Prosecutors said he planned to join Palestinian Islamic Jihad, labeled by U.S. authorities as a terrorist organization.
Jaber was acquitted June 20 of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. But, the jury convicted Jaber of five lesser charges: obtaining his naturalization unlawfully, making false statements on passport and immigration applications, and two counts of making false statements on credit card applications.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Aryana Crowson, Assignment Editor
Created: 11/16/2006 9:37:14 PM
Updated: 11/16/2006 9:38:15 PM
http://www.kthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=37211
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