The DREAM Act is back

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Just when Americans thought it was okay to focus on the economy, jobs and the holiday season, members of the demolished Democrat party are seeking to pass the DREAM Act during the lame duck session. In a nutshell the DREAM Act would grant millions of illegal immigrants in the country amnesty by offering them a college education or the option …

Possible missile launch off California coast concerns security experts

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The country’s focus is clearly on the economy, but last week’s non-confirmed missile launch off the coast of Southern California has many security experts baffled over the government’s seemingly cavalier attitude and denials. Many retired military personnel have come forward to offer their opinion about what really happened last week off the coast in Southern California. Many of these officers …

California gives illegal aliens in-state tuition

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If you are living illegally in the state of California, the state’s university system wants you. Forget the fact that California is swimming in red ink, $16-20 billion, or California students are shouldering a 15 percent increase for this year and next year’s college tuition rates, or the fact that the state’s unemployment is the 4th highest in the nation …

Tea Party exerts its new found power with new Congress

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The country’s Tea Party movement proved to stalwarts in Washington D.C. they had the will of the people and the capability to send a strong message to all lawmakers. The grassroots organization engineered historic midterm election results while daring their dissenters to heed ordinary citizens or face the consequences. The 2010 midterm election cycle focused on cleaning house of Republicans …

Bail denied to San Diego men accused of giving money to Somalia terrorist group

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Three San Diego men who were accused of funneling money to a Somalia-based terrorist organization will remain behind bars after a detention hearing. The men said they considered themselves “to be part of the fight” in the African nation even though they lived in California, a federal prosecutors said. During the afternoon detention hearing 54-year-old defendant, Issa Doreh, used his …

Mexican President “It’s a war”- Americans warned

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Nearly 30,000 people have been brutally murdered since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in 2007. This number is greater than the loss of military life in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. So far President Calderon has deployed more than 45,000 troops and 5,000 federal police officers to Mexico’s 18 states where the drug cartels …

Illegal immigration and the new terrorism threat collide

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Late last week Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) demanded the Department of Homeland Security cough up the immigration and naturalization records of Washington D.C. Metrorail suspected terrorist bomber Farooque Ahmed. In an effort to determine the best method to protect Americans from illegal aliens who have nefarious intentions toward U.S. citizens, Grassley sought the immigration process used by Ahmed from the …

Employers who hired illegals fined, may get jail time

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A Southern California man who owns and operates a furniture manufacturing plant was arrested and charged with hiring illegal aliens this week. The Orange County man, Rick Vartanian, who is the primary shareholder in the Rancho Cucamonga Brownwood Furniture company is accused and charged with criminal information with obstruction of justice and a misdemeanor count of continuing to employ unauthorized …

Up in smoke? California’s quest to legalize pot

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Get enough signatures to get Proposition 19 on the California ballot – check. Raise enough money to educate the voters – check. Convince dark blue Californians that legalizing marijuana is a good idea – not so easy. Proposition 19 is a ballot initiative that would effectively end prohibition of marijuana production, possession, and consumption. While the little green plant would …

Arizona replaces controversial signs warning residents of illegal drug activity

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Arizona signs confirming that drug and human smuggling activity was taking place well inside the Arizona border have received a face lift and now offer campers and hikers different information when they travel to the Arizona public land regions. The new sign now reads, “Visitor Information Update – active federal law enforcement patrol area, clean-up and restoration crews at work, …

Mexican agents graduate from ICE’s first immigration training program

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In an effort to assist Mexico in its immigration and customs law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security graduated the first ICE 10-week training class meant to sharpen Mexican authority’s ability to secure their homeland that has been ravaged by drug cartels. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton joined Mexican Secretary of …

California is taxed to death – chases taxpayers away

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Heated elections, repressive taxes and an uncontrollable state budget have sent California taxpayers running for cover. The slow decline in California’s revenue has prompted legislators to raise taxes virtually strangling businesses ability to expand. According to “Breaking Bad,” a report put out by Richard Rider a San Diego Tax Fighter activist, the state’s taxation problem is getting worse not better. …

Open borders and amnesty on the way with DHS-CBP’s Napolitano and Bersin

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It looks like an immigration “paradigm shift” is on the horizon for Americans according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin. He wants citizens to rethink their views regarding the U.S.-Mexico border by adding a new twist on border security. Bersin said during a speech at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., that he expects Congress …

California gubernatorial alumni Brown promises the Dream Act

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Let’s face it California isn’t just broke, it’s bankrupt. California’s largest budgetary item remains education and trying to hoodwink the Golden State’s residents into adding more money to the state’s failing schools will be especially tough. While Californians pay one of the nations highest per pupil outlays they are not seeing the return on their investment. California lags far behind …

Obamacare’s first unintended victims: child-only policies

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Only a few months into America’s new Obamacare era, most child-only policies were dropped by private insurance carriers due to the poorly written legislation that would allow parents to sign up their kids after they were sick or injured and leave the carriers bearing all the costs. The child-only coverage is just the latest problem to arise from the massive …

White House calls for $250 stimulus checks for seniors

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For the second year in a row the Social Security Administration will not give seniors a cost of living increase. Many seniors depend on the monthly retirement checks as their sole source of income and have had to make do with less during this sluggish economy. According to Obama’s Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, “The President will renew his call for …

Tea party rallies to get out the vote

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With just three weeks until the all important midterm elections, the Stop Taxing Us Tea Party hosted a get out and vote rally in San Diego. Stop Taxing Us usually allows candidates running for office to speak, but this time they decided to mix it up and give rally attendees something to think about before they pull the lever. More …

Dead people and inmates are still getting stimulus payments

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In a new $787 billion stimulus accountability report a government investigator found that more than 89,000 people received stimulus payments of $250 each. The lucky recipients were people (using the term loosely) whom were either in a graveyard or in prison. According to the Social Security Administration’s inspector general, $18 million stimulus dollars were mailed to at least 72,000 dead …

Drug addiction in Afghanistan brings shame – especially for women

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It’s no secret that Afghanistan is a focal point in the War on Terror and the world’s leader in producing heroin, but there are unintended consequences of these two facts, specifically the increasing number of Afghani women and children who are addicted to drugs. According to a new study from the Afghan government in coordination with the United Nations Office …