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Terror park aka Schiller Park Whad Up Blood?

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Terror in the park
How marauding youths turned an idyllic evening into a nightmare
Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:45 AM
By Kathy Lynn Gray
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Three people try their luck fishing in Schiller Park's pond. On the night of Oct. 6, Leisa Randolph and 13-year-old cousin Cody Young were fishing at this spot when a group of youths approached and attacked them. The youths moved on to attack a man and woman elsewhere in the park.


Doral Chenoweth III | Dispatch

Three people try their luck fishing in Schiller Park's pond. On the night of Oct. 6, Leisa Randolph and 13-year-old cousin Cody Young were fishing at this spot when a group of youths approached and attacked them. The youths moved on to attack a man and woman elsewhere in the park.
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Four people were beaten and robbed in Schiller Park on Oct. 6. Twelve youths were charged in the assaults, with the final case set for trial in May. The information in this story comes from interviews with the four victims, two of the defendants, a mother and a grandmother of two defendants, and county prosecutors and defense attorneys. One youth, in a juvenile-detention center, responded to written questions. Police and court records and courtroom testimony also were used to reconstruct what happened.

The night was warm, the air alive with chatter, as young women in heels and strapless dresses and young men in jackets began leaving the South High School homecoming dance.

An overtime football win against the Africentric Nubians the night before had set a buoyant tone for the dance. Because the South building was closed for renovations, the dance took place in the old Barrett Middle School on the southern edge of German Village.

A few blocks east, a crowd had gathered at a basketball court. Just after 11 p.m., Clyde Mann and brothers William and Cheyenne Cornett broke away to catch Clyde's brother, Dontae Mathews, in his homecoming finery.

Fresh from the dance and hungry, Dontae and his girlfriend, Al-Nisha Hayes, were headed to McDonald's on S. High Street.

The two groups met within minutes in Schiller Park, joined by others along the way. Most were on foot; a few rode bikes. By the time they spotted three people fishing in the park pond, they were about 15 strong.

Perhaps the size of the group affected their sense of right and wrong. Perhaps the Bloods among them wanted to show they were gang-tough.

The mob surrounded the three at the pond and attacked.
A fishing trip

Plenty of people fish in the pond at Schiller Park, but Leisa Randolph, 27, was particularly serious about it.

So when she took her 13-year-old cousin, Cody Young, and her aunt fishing on Oct. 6, they carried a backpack full of hooks and lures as well as assorted rods and three tackle boxes. They hoped to land a catfish or a bluegill, maybe a bass.

By 10:30, it should be late enough and quiet enough to attract a few choice fish, Randolph thought as they unpacked their gear along the north bank of the pond.

About an hour later, Cody had just felt a bite on his line and was trying to reel it in when Randolph noticed they were alone at the pond. She felt spooked, she said, and suggested they pack up.

That's when she saw all the kids.

"We seen them way off in the distance -- they were coming around the recreation center," she said. "Before we knew it, there were two or three of them riding up on bikes, and the next thing you know, they're all back behind us."

She, her aunt and Cody were surrounded as they knelt on the ground to pack the tackle boxes.

"Whad up, blood? Whad up, blood?" Randolph remembers the yells.

At 11, Cheyenne Cornett was the youngest in the group. Another youth told him to hit Cody.

Cody responded with a curse, said William Cornett, 14, although Cody disputes that. But Cheyenne hopped off his bike and shoved Cody, nearly pushing him into the pond. Within seconds, three or four youths were hitting Cody, one with a tackle box and others with their hands. At one point, William said, Cody threw a tackle box at them.

When Randolph tried to stand, one youth motioned for her to stay put. Then someone pulled a white "Jason" old-school goalie's mask over his face, pointed what she assumed was a gun from under his white T-shirt and said, "This is a holdup."

"I said, 'You're kidding, right?'" she remembered. "He said he wasn't."

Cody was still being struck, with some in the crowd yelling, "Yeah, yeah, come on" and laughing. One youth tried to grab Randolph's tackle box; the lock broke, and hooks and lures spilled into the grass.

Someone grabbed her backpack. Others ordered Randolph, her aunt and Cody to stay on the ground. The kids began to walk away.

Randolph dialed 911 at 11:33 and talked frantically into her cell phone as she, her aunt and Cody ran for her minivan, parked on Deshler Avenue.

The dispatcher told her, "Just lock your van doors. The officer's on the way."

Randolph screamed, "They're coming back. I can see them!"

But then, as a cruiser pulled up a few seconds later, she noticed that the youths were out of sight, behind a hill.

And she remembers thinking, "What are they doing?"
Admiring the gardens

About the same time, a Columbus business executive and an out-of-town friend were walking through the park fter a late dinner. Diana T. Nave, a real-estate agent from Lexington, Ky., wanted to see the formal gardens, and they headed toward the statue of German poet Friedrich von Schiller.

"We looked up and saw a bunch of kids around the statue, mostly boys, but one girl on a bike," said the executive, 68, who did not want his name used because of fear of retaliation. "We were talking about a tree and didn't think anything about the kids."

He had his back turned, but Nave, 65, was facing the crowd and heard "a lot of whooping" as the youths approached. Then one turned quickly and knocked her friend to the ground.

"I got hit from behind with something, right in the back of my head," he recalled months later, pointing to the spot. "My knees immediately went out from under me."

As Al-Nisha Hayes and two boys restrained Nave, Dontae Mathews and others kicked the man in the head, arms and legs as he tried to shield his face. He inched forward on his knees, but the blows kept him on the ground.

He remembers thinking, "Are they trying to kill me?"

"Nobody was saying anything," he said. "They were just all kicking me."

"What do you think you're doing?" Nave demanded before she, too, was knocked down. She saw her friend struggle to his feet and run about 10 feet before the bigger boys pushed him down again and kicked him.

Nave managed to get up, but three youths stood in front of her, demanding the two gold necklaces she had around her neck.

"No!" she shouted as she gripped the chains. She managed to stuff one in her pocket, but the other was grabbed.

The teen with the mask then shouted, "I want your damn money!"

For the businessman, that was the breaking point. His fear and pain changed to anger, and he managed to stand up.

"I don't have any money!" he shouted back. Tensed for more blows, he watched as the youths began to back up and run away.

He thinks now that's when the first police car arrived at the park in response to Randolph's 911 call. The cruiser jumped the curb from Deshler Avenue and stopped where he and Nave stood.

By then, the crowd was gone. The officers spoke briefly to Nave and her friend, who then walked to his home nearby.

"There was blood all over him," Nave said. "When he stood up, he had a terrible pain in his back and bruises all over the place. They'd turned his face into a soccer ball and come perilously close to hitting him in the right eye."

One of his ears was black from the blows.
The chase

By then, police were in pursuit. A helicopter helped pinpoint the scattering youths.

Some were picked up in the park, others in nearby yards and alleys.

By 12:05 a.m., 11 young people were in custody.

At E. Whittier and S. Pearl streets, all four victims identified their attackers. Nave had no trouble recognizing the tall teen in a white suit and the lone girl in a short white summer dress.

Nave continued to talk to detectives as paramedics took her friend to a hospital.
The aftermath

A severe headache plagued Cody Young for several days after the beating as he nursed cuts and bruises on his face. At school, some students taunted him because he'd "allowed" himself to be beaten.

In January, he received a letter from Cheyenne Cornett. The letter was a condition of Cheyenne's probation.

"It said he's sorry for what he put me through," said Cody, now 14. "It made me feel better. I forgive Cheyenne."

Randolph was chastised by some in her husband's family for not taking better care of Cody. Police told her she'd done the right thing by protecting her cell phone so she could call for help. But next time, she said, she would "die fighting for my family."

She thinks the attack was a gang initiation. For weeks afterward, she was afraid to leave her house. She is still angry -- angry at the attackers and angry that they've made her afraid to go to the park.

The business executive was in Grant Medical Center's emergency room for five hours after the beating as doctors ran him through a gamut of tests. His face was black with bruises, and he had bruises up and down his legs and side. Those faded, but the fear didn't.

"I was very, very, very lucky," he said. "I think it was about a beating, not about money. . . .

"I think it was just bad timing, being in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Nave had a few bruises, but most of her injuries were emotional. She saw a counselor and stopped walking in her neighborhood at night. She's thinking about taking a self-defense course.

"I lost some innocence when I saw kids hurting someone and enjoying it," she said. "I've never seen such violence. These kids, they took great pleasure in it."

She thinks two teens started the violence and the rest jumped in. All the kids were involved, she said, except perhaps the smallest one.

"It could have happened anyplace, and does," she said. "It was just so random."
In court

Some parents of the accused tried to fight the charges, saying their children had been treated unfairly. But one by one, the youths pleaded guilty.

"The most important thing to me is that the man has recuperated," said Francine Kelley, whose 13-year-old son, James, was placed on two years of probation. "If he were dead, they could be facing a murder charge."

Mrs. Kelley thinks the violence began because some of the teens saw Cody as an easy target.

"It wasn't a gang, it was just kids who knew each other," she said. "None of their intention was to really do anything to anybody. But it only takes one person to do something. You gotta be strong enough to walk away."

At their court hearings, five of the youths said they didn't participate in the attacks. But they admitted that they didn't do anything to stop the violence, either.

Prosecutors said some of the teens were gang members but that they were playing a game of "knockout" -- knocking someone out with one blow -- when they beat up the businessman.

Francisco Matias wrote in a letter from prison that he wishes he could relive that night, saying he never would have gone to the dance.

Nave also wrote a note, a three-page letter to her attackers asking why.

Why? Why did you do this to us? Were you thinking that we were going to just play like this didn't happen? Do you realize that one kick placed in certain areas of his head could have resulted in his instant death? Do you know what happens if a blow is delivered to the temple or, worse, to the base of the skull?

Do you know what it means to be brain-dead? Did you want to kill him? What would you have done if you had killed him? By attacking us in this brutal, barbaric manner, did you have a sense of power? Were you having as much fun as you sounded like you were having?

She read the letter at one hearing; prosecutors read it at others.

Ten youths pleaded guilty. Four received probation. Six were sentenced to juvenile prison for a year or longer, including Da Varus Cornett, who in February became the 12th person charged.

The case against Clyde Mann is scheduled for trial May 28. Charges were dropped against Carlton Henley-Huffman, 13, who is developmentally disabled.

William Cornett, who was sentenced to a year of probation and 120 hours of community service, said the incident and its aftermath have changed him for the better. He did his community service with Melvin Steward, who runs the Near East Side Community Resource Center and mentors youngsters.

William "was just like a son," Steward said. "And now he's a different young man altogether."

William said he's getting good grades and is sorry for what happened in the park. He said he now sees what happened in a different light. As he put it:

"If you tryin' to show how hard you are, what's that show if you're hitting a 100-year-old man?"

The executive said he doesn't hate the kids who beat him up. He knows they've grown up in poor neighborhoods and that some have had little supervision at home.

"I feel badly for all these kids, but to let them off easily is doing them a disservice," he said. "If they want to, they can straighten up.

"What they were doing was very serious. I'm sorry this happened, and I hope they're sorry."

kgray@dispatch.com

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SCHILLER PARK ROBBERIES, ASSAULTS

Parents en Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucketter not-guilty pleas for 11 suspects

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:50 AM

By Bruce Cadwallader

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The girl was still wearing her dress and high heels. Her date was wearing a suit.

They were returning from the homecoming dance at South High School around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when police arrested them, along with nine other boys, and accused them of participating in robberies and assaults in Schiller Park.

In Franklin County Juvenile Court yesterday, Magistrate William Kirby denied their parents' requests that the kids, ages 11 to 17, be released.

"I don't want my son labeled a robber!" one mother said. Other parents asked the judge to release their children with an ankle monitor.

But Assistant County Prosecutor Scott Saeger won his request that they be detained because of the seriousness of the 88 delinquency charges against them. They are accused of robbing and assaulting four people in the park, including a 68-year-old man who was treated for a head injury at a hospital.

Police say robbers approached the victims, told them they had a gun and took money, jewelry and a cell phone. No gun was found. A police helicopter tracked the suspects, and officers arrested them in two groups away from the park, Saeger said. The victims then identified them, he said.

Al-Nisha Hayes, 15, still was wearing her dress and high heels, her mother, Mary Hayes, told Kirby. Her date, Dontae Matthews, 17, was wearing a suit from the dance. Someone let the girl ride a bike so she didn't have to walk far, she said.

"She was calling me on the cell phone telling me she was on the way home. I don't know what went wrong after that," Hayes said.

The other parents declined interviews.

Kirby granted their request to let their children avoid appearing in court before news cameras. So the parents entered not-guilty pleas for them.

Those charged are Cheyenne Cornett, 11, and William Cornett, 13, both of 641 E. Siebert St.; Francisco Matias, 15, of 184 N. 18th St.; Hayes, 15, of 679 E. Stanley Ave.; Carlton Henley-Huffman, 13, of 569 E. Reinhard Ave.; James Kelley, 12, of 617 E. Kossuth St.; Clyde Mann, 14, and Matthews, 17, both of 649 E. Siebert St.; Antoine Reyes, 16, of 571 E. Kossuth St.; Roosevelt Robertson, 16, of 1746 Bide-A-Wee Park Ave.; and Chanan Travis, 16, of 683 E. Stanley Ave.

bcadwallader@dispatch.com

The judge refused to let the children go home, even with ankle monitors, because of the crimes' seriousness.

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Alright there are 11 nigger teenagers(btwn 11-17 in age) playing "Knock Out" have 88 delinquency charges. What the hell and they think they are being charged with a crime is wrong because, apparently it's an acceptable game in the Primate culture~


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Monday, April 14, 2008

Thank You Represenative Tiberi
Thank you Rep Tiberi and Numbers USA, I belong to Numbers USA, where you are able to contact your State Congress, Senate, Represenatives etc. on certain Bills and or problems that you see going on. I sent a fax through Numbers USA to all my State Reps, Senators, etc to have them Support Save Act 161.

I received a letter from Rep Tiberi(I'll have to scan it later on today) stating that he wasn't aware of this Act and thanked me for informing him. I'm not going to say my Fax made him Support this but it also states on Numbers USA that he is in blue and that makes him a new signer! I can hope can't I. I know I'm also going to write him a letter in Thanks for signing and supporting this!


Principles of Attrition Through Enforcement

The principle behind Attrition Through Enforcement is that living illegally in the United States will become more difficult and less satisfying over time when the government – at ALL LEVELS – enforces all of the laws already on the books. It is also imperative that the government with the full cooperation of the private sector, implements certain workplace enforcement measures. The goal is to make it extremely difficult for unauthorized persons to live and work in the United States. There is no need for taxpayers to watch the government spend billions of their dollars to round up and deport illegal aliens; they will buy their own bus or plane tickets back home if they can no longer earn a living here.

We know Attrition Through Enforcement works because, in states that have passed tough new laws to penalize employers of and deny public benefits to illegal aliens, the illegal aliens began to move out of those states, often before the new laws are even implemented. As it currently stands, almost 200,000 illegal aliens self-deport from the United States every year, but imagine how many more would leave if our government refused to award illegal aliens another amnesty, mandated all employers to verify a person’s eligibility to work here, cracked down on identity fraud and enabled local police to easily transfer illegal aliens in their custody to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

Among many detailed border security provisions stressing more agents and better technology at minimal operating costs San-Diego-Symphony-Finances , the SAVE Act would:

* increase border patrol agents by 8,000, utilize new technology and fencing to secure the border;
* expand specialized enforcement programs, such as the "Tunnel Task Force";
* and, address the "jobs magnet" by strengthening The Employment Verification Program (E-Verify) to close security gaps, address loopholes, and make it mandatory for employers.

The E-Verify program provides employers with an inexpensive, quick, and accurate way to verify employee eligibility. E-Verify has already achieved tremendous success, but is currently voluntary and offers little incentive for employers to participate. This puts users at an economic disadvantage when it is only being used by a fraction of U.S. employers and competitors continue to hire illegal aliens.

Last, but not least, the SAVE Act would address interior enforcement by employing more ICE agents, training additional state and local law enforcement personnel, and expediting the removal of illegal aliens by expanding detention capacity and increasing the number of Federal District Court Judges. Furthermore, this legislation would begin a targeted media campaign to inform illegal aliens of new laws and penalties, while also informing employers of penalties for hiring illegal immigrants.

Send a fax to your Member of Congress to cosponsor this legislation, or thank your Member who is already a cosponsor in order to help expedite the Committee process so we can have true immigration reform in the 110th Congress.

Attrition Through Enforcement Is the True Middle-ground Solution

President Bush and the rest of the open borders crowd constantly tell the American people that there are only two solutions to our nation's illegal alien crisis – give illegal aliens amnesty or round them up and deport them. This is a diversionary tactic to draw public attention away from the most effective and efficient solution – Attrition Through Enforcement.

The principle behind Attrition Through Enforcement is that living illegally in the United States will become more difficult and less satisfying over time when the government – at ALL LEVELS – enforces all of the laws already on the books. It is also imperative that the government with the full cooperation of the private sector, implements certain workplace enforcement measures. The goal is to make it extremely difficult for unauthorized persons to live and work in the United States. There is no need for taxpayers to watch the government spend billions of their dollars to round up and deport illegal aliens; they will buy their own bus or plane tickets back home if they can no longer earn a living here.

We know Attrition Through Enforcement will work because, until recently, it has been shown to work even with little or no enforcement. As it currently stands, almost 200,000 illegal aliens self-deport from the United States every year, but imagine how many more would leave if our government refused to award illegal aliens another amnesty, mandated all employers to verify a person’s eligibility to work here, cracked down on identity fraud, and enabled local police to easily transfer illegal aliens in their custody to the feds.
People Who Left the Ranks of Illegal Aliens in the Most Recent Year of Official Record*
183,000 Self-Deported
152,000 Amnestied (allowed to adjust to legal status within U.S.)
63,000 Removed by Federal Authorities
27,000 Died
456,000 Total
* Source: Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: 1990 to 2000 ; Office of Policy and Planning, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1999)

Attrition Through Enforcement will not reverse the pull of the jobs magnet overnight. It may take years for employers to understand the government is serious about enforcement of our nation's immigration laws. As a result of some businesses that neglect to assist the government in weeding out illegal aliens from the workforce, it also may take years for illegal aliens to understand that American employers are less and less willing to hire them. A cascading effect will occur, however, when the Federal government does its job and more communities take a stand. Communities across the nation that have taken action to crack down on illegal immigration often see illegal aliens leave when news about new laws or workplace raids spreads (See more examples). When the illegal aliens move to another location and that community also cracks down, they will become discouraged and eventually self-deport.

It took 20 years to create an illegal population of more than 12 million, and it may take at least ten years to substantially reduce that number, but the increasing number of self-deportations each year will: (1) steadily improve the quality of life and lessen the cost of government for Americans; (2) make jobs available for unemployed and underemployed legal residents; and (3) discourage further illegal migration from other countries.

According to a recent Zogby poll, when given the choice between mass deportations, mass amnesty, and Attrition Through Enforcement, the majority of Americans choose Attrition Through Enforcement. Most polls reported in the mainstream media neglect to include Attrition Through Enforcement as a viable alternative to the two mainstay survey choices (i.e., mass deportations and mass amnesty). As such, it’s easy to see why their results are skewed.

Recent Raids Work, Open Up Jobs for Americans

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a series of raids on Swift and Company meat packing plants in six states and arrested almost 1,300 illegal aliens towards the end of 2006, ane more recently in July 2007. We learned three very important things from these raids:

* Americans take the jobs illegal aliens leave behind : The day after the raids took place, the media reported that plenty of legal workers lined up to apply for the jobs left vacant by the illegal aliens who fled or were arrested.
* Identity fraud and illegal immigration are connected : Hundreds of the illegal aliens who were arrested are suspected of using the name and SSN of an American citizen. You can fight illegal immigration by fighting identity fraud.
* Attrition Through enforcement works: Over 400 illegal aliens skipped town after Swift dropped hints about ICE's suspicions. Once the message gets out that there aren’t any jobs for illegal aliens, they leave.

These raids are a good start, but raids alone will not solve the illegal immigration crisis. Constant pressure must be placed on illegal aliens and their employers by ICE and local governments as part of an Attrition Through Enforcement strategy.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said his agency is prepared to launch similar raids on other plants – even those owned by companies that, like Swift, have attested to comply with the voluntary Basic Pilot program to screen employees – and to take additional actions to track down illegal aliens who are guilty of identity theft. NumbersUSA encourages you to help make this happen.

Unfortunately, most of the reaction to the raids in the media is still being reported from the standpoints of immigration lawyers, pro-amnesty organizations and religious leaders who say it is inhumane to arrest people just because they have broken immigration laws and stolen identities in order to get a job (click here to see an example). It is extremely important that Congress continue to hear that public sentiment is overwhelmingly on the side of enforcement rather than amnesty and leniency.

Attrition Stories
Examples of usually small enforcement efforts that stirred illegal aliens to think about leaving.

Illegal Immigrants Scared To Come To R.I.
Turn to 10.com (R.I.); April 8, 2008
"Illegal immigrants living in New Bedford and Fall River said they're scared to cross into Rhode Island, following Gov. Don Carcieri's enforcement of immigration laws..."

Crackdown on Illegal Immigration Quiets Soccer Fields in Pr. William
Washington Post; March 12, 2008
"Officials have said the policy is not meant to intimidate but to remove illegal immigrants, particularly those who commit crimes. The imperiled leagues draw little sympathy from backers of the county's enforcement program..."

Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants
New York Times; February 12, 2008
"Carlos Flores Vizcarra, the Mexican consul general in Phoenix, said while he could not tie the phenomenon to a single factor, the consulate had experienced an 'unusual' five-fold increase in parents applying for Mexican birth certificates for their children and other documents that often are a prelude to moving..."

The Frustration of Being Illegal
Washington Post; February 11, 2008
"Celia Llanes came to the United States 4 1/2 years ago with typical immigrant aspirations. She hoped to provide for her family, earn enough to buy a patch of land back home and perhaps take her girls to Disney World. Today, her wish is far simpler: that when she is deported her girls will be deported with her..."

Where have the immigrants gone?
Chicago Tribune; February 10, 2008
"'The state of Oklahoma ought not be in the business of subsidizing the presence of people who are here illegally,' said Republican state Rep. Randy Terrill, sponsor of the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007, also known as House Bill 1804. 'HB 1804 proves that attrition through enforcement works,' Terrill added..."

Immigration raid in Lindon (Utah) nets 50 undocumented workers; employer indicted
Salt Lake Tribune; February 8, 2008
"More than 50 undocumented workers were arrested here during a morning raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a metal factory..."

Employer-sanctions law is legal, federal judge rules
Arizona Daliy Star; February 8, 2008
"Arizona's month-old law punishing companies that knowingly hire undocumented workers is legal, a federal judge ruled Thursday..."

Immigration raids keep firms busy
Daily Report; February 8, 2008
"A federal crackdown on illegal immigrants in the workplace has triggered a tsunami of work for immigration lawyers, who say fears of getting hit with an immigration raid or audit are at an all-time high among employers..."

Authorities raid Southern California printer supply company
Associated Press; February 7, 2008
"More than 100 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a printer supply manufacturer in the San Fernando Valley on Thursday, taking into custody about 120 employees for being in the country illegally and arresting eight on federal criminal charges, authorities said."

Break the law. Get sent home.
Gainesville Times, (Ga.); February 3, 2008
"Starting next week, members of Hall County's sizable population of illegal immigrants will face the very real prospect of deportation if arrested on any charge that lands them in the Hall County jail. That's because Cronic's office has reached an agreement with federal immigration officials that will allow certain deputies to identify and begin deportation proceedings for anyone in the country illegally..."
Immigration fears dampen spirits at Hispanic festival
News & Observer (N.C.); September 10; 2007
"We're hearing a lot of fear and tension in the community," Jimenez McGee said. "We definitely had people telling us that immigration [enforcement agents] was coming to the festival..."
For varying reasons, many leaving U.S.
Nashua Telegraph (N.H.); September 10, 2007
"So far in 2007, 5,000 Brazilians have returned home because of the climate of fear that immigration officials have instilled within the communities," said Fausto da Rocha, executive director for the Brazilian Immigrant Center.
Immigration traffic appears down
Rocky Mountain News; July 30, 2007
"'It's getting too difficult to stay,' said Rodriguez, a construction worker who came to the United States illegally in 2003. 'It was fine when I got here. It was easy to get work. Nobody bothered you. Now, everyone is asking for documentation. I want to live a more tranquil life...'"
Ga. immigration law breeds fear among illegal aliens
The Los Angeles Times; July 29, 2007
"The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, which took effect July 1, requires law enforcement officers to investigate the citizenship status of anyone charged with a felony or driving under the influence. It also directs the state Public Safety Department to select and train Georgia state patrol officers to enforce federal immigration law while carrying out regular duties..."
Potential deportees lying low
Palm Beach Post; July 15, 2007
"Some undocumented immigrants are so worried that they are virtual prisoners in their own homes, afraid to run simple errands such as trips to the grocery..."

Fear Seizes Pr. William Immigrants -- Legal and Not
The Washington Post; July 15, 2007
"Although the anti-illegal-immigrant measures approved last week in Prince William County were less severe than proposed originally, Hispanic residents there say a clasp of fear has gripped their community in recent days, as anxiety and confusion over the policies ripple through supermarkets, job sites, hair salons and living rooms..."

Ga. Companies Contracting with State Must Verify Employees
GlobalAtlanta.com; July 2, 2007
"'Many Hispanic contractors are packing up to leave the state,' said Luisa Moreno, programs coordinator and membership services director of the contractors association. 'We are just waiting for federal immigration reform...'"

Arrests of 31 in U.S. Sweep Bring Fear in New Haven, Conn.
The New York Times; June 8, 2007
"[S]tarting at 6 a.m. Wednesday, two days after the Board of Aldermen overwhelmingly approved the identity card plan, federal agents swept into the largely Hispanic Fair Haven community and arrested some 31 people suspected of being illegal immigrants, many in their homes. Within hours, any sense of sanctuary that the city and advocates for immigrants advocates had developed over the years was turned upside down, replaced with fear..."

Cinco de Mayo Festival Canceled Due To Illegal Aliens' Fears
NBC4.com (D.C.); May 4, 2007
"Colonial Beach Mayor George Bone Jr. said it's a problem of concern if the Hispanic community can't feel comfortable in Colonial Beach..."

Immigration Enforcement In Firebaugh Creates Fear In Mexican Immigrants
ABC30.com (Calif.); April 27, 2007
"A series of immigration raids in the town of Firebaugh have residents there concerned ... Immigration officers have arrested hundreds and they have created a sense of panic in farming communities. Even U.S. residents often have relatives or friends who are here illegally..."

Workers at meatpacking towns preparing for possible immigration enforcement efforts
The Associated Press; April 13, 2007
"Frightened by raids last year at six Swift & Co. plants, illegal immigrants in America's meatpacking towns are preparing for their possible arrest ... [S]iince the Dec. 12 sweeps at Swift plants in six states, immigrant advocacy groups have been holding workshops, teaching undocumented workers how to prepare for their arrests by doing such things as drawing up legal documents so someone could care for their children and handle their financial affairs..."

For Many Immigrants, No Answers
The Washington Post, March 20, 2007
"'For 18 years, I only spoke to my daughter by telephone,' Clara Rivas, 72, said in Spanish. 'Now I want to go home...'"

When immigrants flee, crops rot
Roanoke Times (Va.); March 5, 2007
"Immigrants heard Colorado's you're-not-welcome-here message loud and clear. Now the state needs its criminals to fill the workers' former farm jobs..."

Poll: Most support illegals crackdown
Standard-Speaker (Pa.); March 2, 2007
"The poll, conducted Feb. 22 to 26 with 1,000 respondents, shows that by a 68-25 margin, Americans support the ordinances proposed by Hazleton Mayor Louis Barletta and adopted by City Council..."

VIEW LIST of signers of Discharge Petition to bring SAVE Act to floor vote

Dear Colleague Letter from Reps. Shuler and Bilbray Urging Passage of
SAVE Act
Click here to read the letter

NumbersUSA Summary of
the SAVE Act
Click here to read our letter of endorsement

Click here to read Roy Beck's detailed analysis of SAVE Act original signers

Click here to view a comparison chart of the
SAVE Act (2007)
vs.
H.R. 4437 (2005)

Click here to read "Dear Colleague" letter petitioning Senators to cosponsor the SAVE Act (S. 2368) as introduced by Sens. Mark Pryor (R-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.)

National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Endorses
the SAVE Act
Click here to read the letter of endorsement

National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) Endorses
the SAVE Act
Click here to read the letter of endorsement

Attrition Stories
Click here to read examples of usually small enforcement efforts that stirred illegal aliens to think about leaving

Public Opinion
Polls show most Americans SUPPORT TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT
The government has staged a number of raids on businesses that employ large numbers of illegal immigrants where undocumented workers are immediately sent to detention centers. Fifty-five percent of American voters say they're generally support these raids.
Opinion Dynamics / Fox News poll; June 5-6, 2007
View More Polls
Click here to see how states and municipalities across the U.S. are enacting tough immigration laws that are forcing illegal aliens to pick up and move.
Constitutional meaning of the Last 10 words of the First Amendment
This is a very important thing to read, I found this tonight, the PDF's are a little time consuming BUT VERY WORTH THE READ! I mean the main article on this was from 01/10/07

THE most important supreme court case in our nations history about to begin
DisabledVet



posted on 1-12-2007 @ 06:38 PM
THE most important supreme court case in our nations history about to begin



Two days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court docketed two Petitions for Writ of Certiorari arising from the same decision by the United States Court of Appeals in the case titled, We The People v. United States. The Supreme Court will consider the two Petitions together.

One Petition for Writ of Certiorari, submitted by WTP Chairman Robert Schulz, was assigned Docket Number 07-681. The second Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed by attorney Mark Lane, who is representing the remaining Plaintiffs, was assigned Docket Number 07-680.

By the end of the year we will know whether the nation's Highest Court will take upon itself the burden of considering -- for the first time in the Republic's history -- the constitutional meaning of the last ten words of the First Amendment, i.e., the People's Right to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances.

We The People's Appeal: http://www.wethepeoplefoundation.org/PROJECTS/Court-Docs/6700-2ndCirc-Full-Appeal-Oct-2007.pdf
Government's Response Arguing Censorship:
http://www.wethepeoplefoundation.org/PROJECTS/Court-Docs/6700-DOJ-Appeal-Resp-Nov-2007.pdf

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Mumps found to have made alarming comeback in U.S. - Yahoo! News

Mumps found to have made alarming comeback in U.S. - Yahoo! News

8-Week-Old Puppy Needs Your Help To Stay Alive - News - nbc4i.com -

8-Week-Old Puppy Needs Your Help To Stay Alive - News - nbc4i.com -

Alright not trying to sound like a heartless bitch or anything, but I think $3,000 could be better well spent in helping to aid a Family that has lost everything because they lost their jobs and they are at risk of losing there homes, no food, etc. I'm talking about the Hard Working Families, not the ones that had to out do the Jones or something like that and had to give up that SUV or something Materialistic.

I mean yes that is the cutest puppy and everything but how many other Cute puppies are out there that are healthy with no homes or animals turned into the Shelter because a family couldn't afford them anymore, to me that is more heartbreaking then this.

What is saying this puppy will even survive after the operation? I love animals and I own animals, but I guess now that I'm older and realize the some things are more important now. I'm sure donations will come pouring in to save this Puppy....... and I wish it well.

Friday, April 4, 2008

The Columbus Dispatch : Skybus shuts down, cancels all flights


That's 3 Airlines that have gone Belly Up this week alone, and this one saddens me because if I did decide to fly anywhere this would have been one of my choice's, Guess not now~

The Columbus Dispatch : Skybus shuts down, cancels all flights: "Skybus shuts down, cancels all flights
Friday, April 4, 2008 9:37 PM

Bound for Glory - I Stood