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El Paso is across the border from Juarez, Mexico, a city where 3,111 civilians were murdered last year–more than in all of Afghanistan.

Defacto Dream Act? Obama tells Hispanic audience that they don’t deport illegal alien students, he wants them to succeed. While claiming to follow the laws on immigration, Obama makes it clear that he is using agencies to implement his own immigration agenda which is to create 8 million new Democrat voters.

Jobs Americans Won’t Do? “Crap”, said one woman with a Masters degree willing to take the $8/hour jobs at Phoenix’ Pei Wei Chinese joints after Sheriff Joe Arpaio liberated them with raids arresting dozens for identity theft crimes. What on Earth does Obama and holder not get about this? For every illegal with a job, there’s an American without one. Thanks Sheriff Joe!

The 287(g) program of Federal-State immigration enforcement has been attacked as “racist” and “divisive” by illegal alien advocates, who demand its end. Why? Because it WORKS. One TN county slashed its crime rate and saved $16 million in prison costs in a single year after deporting 8,000 illegals with the 289(g) program. We need MANDATORY 287(g) compliance in every single state.

With the possibility of a stalemate in Congress over immigration issues, legislators in at least half a dozen states are moving to approve laws similar to the one adopted by Arizona last year, according to a story published in The New York Times.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews says he does not trust Democrats on stopping illegal immigration. Why should anyone else?

After suing Arizona to assert federal supremacy over states on immigration, it turns out that ICE, Washington’s immigration cop on the beat, isn’t enforcing the law at all. This is amnesty by another name. – IBDeditorials

“The peaceful and gradual exodus of illegals from Arizona shows there is no need for comprehensive immigration reform amnesty,” William Gheen, president of the group, said in a written statement. “Comprehensive immigration enforcement works and has the desired effect without mass deportations.”

At least 21 people have been killed in a gunfight between two of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels near the border with the US, officials have said.

In areas of the country worst-hit by the drugs conflict, which has left some 23,000 people dead since late 2006, political parties admit they have found it hard to find citizens willing to run for office.