Ron Dziewit (pronounced as dewitt) was honorably discharged after 20 years in the Marine Corp serving his country. He says he would have served 30 or more if they'd have him, but his body couldn't take it and he received disability on his discharge. Entering the strange civilian world (as it is strange to anyone who has served any amount of time in the military), Ron got a job and eventually started looking for an affordable home for himself and his two dogs. All was well as he closed on his home in 2003. Wells Fargo had said that he qualified for a $250,000 mortgage, but being the reasonable person he found a home in a nice neighborhood for $142,000. It was a VA secured mortgage.
There was joy for a time as he took pride in his home, tended to his roses, enjoyed his "children", as he referred to Joey and Lexi and got to know his neighbors that he liked very much. As it always seems to happen when things are going too well the situation took a downturn and Ron lost his job. As he scrambled to find another one - he eventually did, but for a much reduced pay - he fell behind on his mortgage a few months. He quickly started saving his money to catch up. Offering to make the back payments to Wells Fargo, they refused to take any payment unless he had the full back amount due. He was about a thousand short.
Ron did the right thing and got a lawyer in order to make good on his payments and save the home he loved. Wells Fargo initiated foreclosure proceedings.
My partner in crime, Ruth Miller, has since then dug heavily into public records and tried to track down the trail of what happened next. In April 2007, Wells Fargo was granted its foreclosure. On June 27, 2007 records show that a Sheriff's Sale occurred and the home was transferred to the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the amount of $1,534.75 on August 14, 2007. These records show that the county assessed value was $92,580, but the fair market value is listed as $173,124.60. Ron's house had appreciated $30,000 in the few short years since he had bought it. He had equity in his home, but even with that, no one could seem to help him. Since he had received his initial foreclosure notice, he had contacted lawyers and worked with several foreclosure "solutions" companies who simply seemed to be in it for all the money he forked out to them. Looking into some of them, such as Divine Resources Financial Group, you find that they have numerous complaints of simply taking people's money and not providing anything for it.
Now I am not one of those people who is a "bank hater". Banks are the engine of our system. They provide investment to businesses and loans to individuals so that they can purchase things like homes. I also believe that people should pay for the things they agree to in a contract, such as a mortgage. However after looking into this case I find it repulsive that the amount of effort that Ron Dziewit put forth in trying to rectify his missed payments is disgusting. Especially the groups and lawyers that took advantage of him and the complex pile of papers they dumped on him that any ordinary human could not understand.
What the above situation amounts to is the system taking Ron's property and all its equity simply for several missed payments. They made the system so complex that it was near impossible for anyone to "cure" the amount they owed. Not being an attorney, or even having one worth a grain of salt working for him, Ron had no idea what the situation was. He was as blind as one of the three mice suffering from lack of vision.
But this was just the beginning of Mr. Dziewit's troubles.
The Veteran's Administration was using a group called Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC for handling their loans. A simple search on the internet can tell you what the resultant outcome would be in working with Ocwen. There are numerous complaints from mortgage holders and a class action suit against Ocwen that allege they have intentionally held up house payments, gave misdirecting information over the phone and in general seemed to have a knack for making people late on their mortgage or not be able to catch up on payments so that they can foreclose on the property and assume ownership. Ocwen has apparently since been dumped by the VA as their loan servicer because of their practices and they now use Bank of America.
For years Ron tried to rectify the issues with Ocwen to "cure" the Foreclosure and remain in his home. He claims they gave him misinformation and generally made him chase strings that led nowhere. Frustrated, he contacted the VA directly with a list they had provided of how they could "help" people. They were unhelpful. Ron contacted his congressmember. Ron contacted his senators, Bob Casey and Arlen Specter. Both simply sent him form letters. He contacted a list of members of congress that he showed me yesterday that was as long as your arm. None of them came forward to help in any way and simply passed him off to Specter or Casey who were unhelpful. To put it simply, Ron tried.
All of the services and representatives people kept redirecting him to dodged and weaved. He has letters he's written to all these "helpful" people and their responses. It's thousands of pages of documents.
Random people would show up at his house claiming to be from the bank and take pictures. They walk up on his property and point cameras into his windows and take pictures in a complete violation of his privacy.
To sum it up, in 2009 the Secretary of the Veteran's Administration got a judgment of order to "eject" against Ron Dziewit. Ron contacted the VA. He looked into a voluntary service where he would provide the keys and leave and offered to have them sell his possessions and donate them to other vets. He even went as far as offering to forfeit his 20 year military pension to the Veteran's Administration if they would allow him to remain in his home.
Some of the law offices that have been involved in this case are now under investigation for "robosigning". Robosigning is when paralegals or others who are not lawyers sign documents for foreclosures when they have no authority or legal standing to do so. Information is now being found that in Ron's case it is looking likely that this was the case.
That brings us to the date of October 4, 2011, more than two years after the VA had received their "ejection" judgment. The West Norriton Township police showed up to throw Ron out of his home. They talked for a few minutes and in a horrifying show of injustice to a man who would have left on his own, law enforcement tazed Ron. He pulled the leads out of himself after the first shot and they shot him again. My general impression from Ron is that these guys were gung-ho and drunk on power. Which makes his next action completely understandable. He went into the house and locked the door.
The police dubbed him as "barricading" himself in his home because he locked the door and decided at this time to call in the SWAT team and officers from other jurisdictions. An over-reaction because Ron was a Marine? I believe so. Many in law enforcement have heard about or received notices from higher-ups that veterans could be dangerous, an outrageous claim that keeps surfacing every year in documents from law enforcement agencies. I'm sure many of the law enforcement personnel that showed up did so just to see the show. That is when Ruth and I first learned about the situation. Talking to some third parties with connections to law enforcement at the time, it was told to us that there was a crazed guy brandishing a gun who had barricaded himself in his home and was a threat. Nothing could be further from the truth from Ron's perspective. He claims he had no gun showing and went as far as opening all the blinds in his home so that they could see what he was doing as he talked to them over the phone.
In the end Ron came out and was taken first to the hospital and then to a mental institution for evaluation. He was later released and the most telling of the whole situation that will lead you to the truth is that he was charged with nothing. There was no case. There was no charge of "terrorist threats" as they call it here in Pennsylvania. There was no charge of assault against a law officer. There was not even a charge that he resisted arrest.
I believe, and I think that you'll agree after watching the interview Ruth had with Ron yesterday, October 16, 2011, that this is nothing more than a man who was pushed down false paths after falling on hard times. A man who was then sacrificed on the pyre of convoluted "systems" and politicians derelict in their duty even when a constituent was calling out for help. A man who served our country in our cause, our culture and our way of life who was burdened beyond what anyone should have to endure to simply correct some missed payments on a mortgage. A man who was then treated like a common criminal. A man who was innocent - and the greatest thing that speaks of that is that many of his neighbors, those who know him best, have come forward on his behalf. Many of them are outraged. Several even showed up at the interview yesterday simply to lend him support and let the truth be known about the man, the Marine, the veteran and the good neighbor named Ron Dziewit.
Interview with Ron Dziewit - Part 1 of 2
Interview with Ron Dziewit - Part 2 of 2
The full interview will be posted at a later time when it is processed. As Ruth puts together her definitive post, including all the relevant documents, I will link to it.
Governor Rick Perry is quick to tout the job growth in Texas as one of his defining characteristics, accomplishments and results that Americans should depend on when considering him for the Republican nomination for president. Placing this issue front and center has pushed him forward and convinced many that he may be the candidate to support to resurrect a climate of positive job creation in this country. As there is a continued downturn in the US job market it seems like a plausible consideration until you actually take a look at the job climate Perry created in Texas. As with everything in politics bending things in your favor when the truth is not quite as appealing is an art form. And Perry, his team and supporters are either masters or blinded by numbers they have not looked into.
The Center for Immigration Studies has taken up the challenge of actually looking into the jobs created in Texas and just who those jobs went to in a new report.
The report confirms that jobs were created in Texas, 279,000 to be exact, over the last 4 years from 2007 to 2011. Who has received these jobs and how this impacts the United States as a whole - should Perry become president - is another matter. The report, which used census data, finds that of the 279,000 jobs created 225,000 of those jobs went to immigrants, both legal and illegal, who arrived in the US in the same four year period.
The majority of growth of working age people in Texas - 69% - was of native born Texans. Yet of this group they only received 19% of the newly created jobs in the state. The rest went to immigrants who came into the state since 2007.
Half of the 81% of jobs immigrants received were taken by illegal aliens.
The most damning statistic the report finds is that half of the 81% of jobs immigrants received were taken by illegal aliens. Thus 40% of all job growth in Texas in the past four years went to illegal aliens, 40% went to non-citizen legal immigrants and 19% went to native Texans who are US citizens.
The report finds also that the jobs taken are far from the "jobs Americans won't do". The job types taken were not only of a low-skilled blue collar type; a third of the immigrants who took a job had some college. It was across the educational spectrum of jobs that immigrants received over native Texans. I contend that it is not because the immigrants were more qualified, but that the jobs climate that Rick Perry created in the state of Texas was in favor of immigrants over the native born.
When just the number of employed native born Texans are analyzed for the past four years, the numbers speak volumes as to the truth of the jobs situation in Texas. In 2007 the percent of native born Texans with a job was 71%, in 2011 it is 67%, a 4% drop in native employment. As the report points out this is consistent with the rate of employment of all the other states.
... it is difficult to find evidence to support the argument that things are very different in Texas than in the rest of the country for the native-born population. In the second quarter of 2011, the unemployment rate in Texas was 8.1 percent for natives, ranking the state 22nd out of 50 states in terms of the lowest rate. If we compare the growth in unemployment from 2007 to 2011, the rate roughly doubled in Texas, which is very similar to what happened in the country as a whole. The share of working-age natives holding a job in Texas was 66.6 percent in 2011, ranking Texas 29th in the nation. Both the unemployment rate and the employment rate represent a significant deterioration for natives since 2007. A deterioration that roughly parallels what took place in the rest of the nation.
Is this really a jobs program we want for the United States?
When governor Perry points out that he's created jobs, he has created jobs for non-citizens in his state. He has created jobs for those who cannot vote for him, while those who supported him are left out of a job. It is simply ludicrous to have the largest growth in your state be native Texans, yet to have 81% of new jobs not go to those native Texans and then to turn around and call that a win for your state on job creation.
The reality is that Texas governor Rick Perry has encouraged illegal immigration. He has also encouraged legal immigrants in his state to create and give jobs to other immigrants, both illegal and legal over US citizens. There can simply be no other way to look at it. There is no reason for growth to be in one segment of the population, denying it to all the others unless the job climate created favored that situation. It defies logic and reason to see this happen and not believe that there is either an incentive balance created by the state legislature of Texas and Rick Perry, or there is some outright racism going on favoring immigrants over citizens in how people are being hired. The only other false argument that could be made is to believe that native Texans are simply a lazy bunch of people - and that I do not believe.
The facts point out that Rick Perry is the governor of the non-citizen.
This all boils down to the truth of the matter and that truth is that the facts point out that Rick Perry is the governor of the non-citizen. He looks out for non-citizens first and touts his job creation among them as his highest accomplishment. That is not what we need for the United States. We need a leader who is willing to support the creation of jobs among all segments of society and not put in place incentives that favor illegal aliens and the guests we have allowed to come to our country over the citizens of our nation.
When you hear Perry say anything about job creation in Texas, remember that the US Citizens in Texas were not among those who received those jobs by and large, they were illegal aliens and guests we have invited in to compete directly against American workers who have taken 81% of the jobs in Texas.
Many have asked me where Rick Perry stands on illegal immigration. I think one of the main reasons people are fascinated with him is that he's a rugged, decent looking man with a swagger and a good Texas accent that brings back images of an old western and a tough sheriff who isn't going to take no guff. Obviously he'd be tough on illegal immigration. Surely he wouldn't be in favor of illegal aliens receiving benefits other Americans couldn't receive. Surely he wouldn't be for seizing the land of Texas landholders. That would be downright un-American and un-Texan of him!
As always though with politics, image is not reality. The truth about Rick Perry is that he stands for both of the above. Not only does he stand for it he actively has pushed for it.
Back in April 2009, when the Tea Party was just taking off, Rick Perry saw his chance to grab the spotlight with his image. He began appearing on every news show he could talking about the 10th Amendment and the secession of Texas. With his suave manner he left the latter up to the imaginations of the people watching. Would Texas actually leave the Union if pushed? Wow, what a leader! Some Tea Party members got in line to get behind this man on a mission.
Having followed illegal immigration for years, I knew just a little about Rick Perry that others did not. I had been following him quite closely. To set the record straight and leave no doubt I started to dig up interviews of him and then put together a mini-documentary on just where this "man without a hat" stood on the issues of illegal immigration, the border fence, the Trans-Texas Corridor and in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
Trans-Texas Corridor
When it comes to the Trans-Texas Corridor, Perry took an active lead in pushing the "three football fields wide" super-highway that would rip a big slash across the state of Texas and connect Mexico directly to the Midwest of the United States. opponents like myself point out that this would further encourage businesses to move to Mexico to produce things and then ship them into the United States, taking jobs along with them. Not only this, but would also facilitate the easy flow of even more drugs, illegal aliens and potential security threats into our country. Perry was such a champion of the idea of the Trans-Texas Corridor that he planned to use Eminent Domain to seize the lands of any Texan who stood in his way and would not sell out to the state and get behind the idea.
TEXAS DREAM Act (In-state tuition for illegal aliens)
In-state tuition for illegal aliens allows illegals to receive the in-state rates to attend college while American Citizens from out of state have to still pay out of state tuition rates. This is continually being pushed as the DREAM Act at the federal level. Texas passed their own DREAM Act under the watchful eye of Governor Perry and he signed it into law in 2001. Not only is this unfair for Texans who are trying to get into college and having their seat taken by an illegal alien, it is doubly so for poor whites in Texas. White kids in Texas do not get the benefits of a minority status for acceptance to a Texas university or special scholarships and loans to attend college that illegal aliens, mostly from Mexico, will receive due to their minority status. On top of these challenges to citizens in Texas, those from out of state have to pay the out of state rates. Do I have to mention again that these are illegal aliens getting these benefits over the children of our country who wish to attend college?
Rick Perry didn't just sit back and watch as in-state tuition for illegal aliens went through the Texas legislature. No, Governor Rick Perry took the lead and actually helped to push and steer in-state tuition for illegal aliens through the legislature and then signed it into law. In a recent 2011 interview with the New Hampshire Leader Union Perry was asked if he regretted his push for in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
"To punish these young Texans for their parents' actions is not what America has always been about," Perry stated.
However, to punish American citizens and their children is perfectly all right in Perry's opinion. By the way, since when are illegal aliens "young Texans?"
Border Fence
You might think that someone like Rick Perry, who actively pushed for using eminent domain to seize land from Texans in order to build an ugly ribbon of concrete through his state in the form of the Trans-Texas Corridor, would have no problems with securing the border. He obviously is not concerned about property rights or environmental concerns with his wide super highway to Mexico. In the video below though you will see that he is indeed opposed to the border fence. He calls it "a cockamamie idea". He insinuates that those pushing for a border fence have claimed that it will solve all of the problems of illegal immigration, drug trafficking and border security. These are the tactics of a disingenuous person though. To throw up an argument that has not been made in order to push your own opinion is known as a straw man. Nobody has claimed that a fence would solve all the border problems.
Rick Perry opposes the border fence. It's simply not possible he gestures. One wonders at the hypocrisy of someone who calls for running a massive super-highway all across his state as entirely possible, yet does not see the possibility of running a fence along the border. It is completely doable and Perry knows this. He just chooses not to secure the border as he continues to chant the mantra of being "tough on border security".
Arizona's Immigration Law
One other note. Since this documentary was made, Arizona passed their SB1070 law to crack down on illegal immigration. In April 2010, Rick Perry was asked what he thought about it. His answer shouldn't surprise you after all that you've read above and after watching the video below.
Rick Perry is taking a stand against Arizona's latest anti-immigration law. [He] believes "it would not be the right direction for Texas." ...
"Texas has a rich history with Mexico, our largest trading partner," he adds, "and we share more than 1,200 miles of border, more than any other state. As the debate on immigration reform intensifies, the focus must remain on border security and the federal government's failure to adequately protect our borders."
The Mini-Doc: Rick Perry: Patriot or Villain?
With all of this in mind, watch the mini-documentary I put together in April 2009. It uses interviews of Rick Perry in his own words stating the above facts about his stance on illegal immigration, border security and the push to create a corridor of drugs and trafficking into our heartland. A little bonus in the video is one person asking Perry at a book signing about the NAU, the North American Union. Perry chuckles off and looks down and away and says he's never heard of it. Ask yourself this, what governor of a border state has never heard of the North American Union or the SPP - Security and Prosperity Partnership that was made with Mexico and Canada?
If you did not know much about Rick Perry, but are concerned about border security, property rights and illegal immigration I hope that this information will cause you to look behind his image. The image that you've seen is a tough talking Texas who won't put up with none of that guff. Surely if you want someone who will stand firm for the Constitution, the property and rights of American Citizens over illegal aliens, and the sovereignty of our nation over the concerns of Mexico - after investigating and watching the video below - you will agree that Rick Perry is not the leader you think he is.
In an outrageous move that will lead to a cost to California taxpayers, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Dream Act yesterday. Current law allows illegal aliens to attend California colleges at the in-state tuition rate, this new bill also allows them to receive private scholarships and is sure to lead to a bill that allows them to receive public scholarships as well. A bill doing just that is already heading through the California legislature and is sure to be signed by Governor Brown if it passes. Not only do things like the Dream Act cost taxpayers lost funds in the form of full tuition rates, they also deny American Citizens a college seat in a university. Now citizens are also competing for scholarships against illegal aliens as well as an actual seat.
Proponents of illegal aliens have been pushing for a Dream Act at the federal level for more than a decade. The federal Dream Act would give illegal aliens an amnesty if they attend college or serve in the military. Their current tactic is to push at the state level to allow illegal aliens to not only attend college, but to do so at the reduced in-state tuition rate. This then gives them bargaining power in not being deported in the future - that is if the Department of Homeland Security ever actually decided to start catching the millions of illegal aliens in our country.
The bill, dubbed the California Dream Act, passed the state Legislature earlier this month and aims at helping illegal immigrants who earned a diploma after attending at least three years of high school in the state.
Enactment of the California measure came three days after opponents of a similar law in Maryland collected enough signatures to force a state referendum seeking its repeal.
"At the end of the day, if we're going to continue as a powerful, equal-opportunity society, we're going to have to invest in our people," Brown, a Democrat, said at the signing ceremony in the library of a Los Angeles community college.
Yes, let us start investing in our people. The American People.
President Obama is set to take a trip on Monday to place his blessing on the continued racial and foreign national segregation that is occurring in this country as he addresses the National Council of La Raza - the self-proclaimed "largest Hispanic advocacy group in the country". Rather than advocating that all races in America should be treated the same, he follows a long line of politicians who continue to think it is a good thing that there are race-based groups in this country asking for special favors for those of only their race.
In this case it revolves around giving illegal aliens from south of the border - mostly Mexicans - amnesty. In return groups like La Raza claim that they will then get all people of their "race" - which they call "Hispanic", a made up name - to vote for Obama.
Isn't it time that Americans of all races stand up and cry foul? It will never happen of course, but just for once wouldn't you like to see the media report the truth? Maybe a headline like "Obama Endorses Racial Separatism as Good Thing" or how about in the case of the NAACP, "Obama Address Black Only NAACP, Promises Blacks Favors Over Others".
It should really disgust all Americans that it continues, but it's only getting worse. It is now common practice for not only the Democratic National Committee (DNC), but the Republican National Committee (RNC), to release ads in Spanish as well as English. Nobody flinches anymore even though to be granted US Citizenship you must know English. People continue to be afraid of being dubbed a racist for pointing out the truth. It is quite plain though that they are both endorsing the notion that you can remain separated from the population along your racial lines and still vote - as long as you vote for them - and it is a good thing for this country.
People like Janet Murgia, the president of La Raza say it quite clear in nearly every sentence uttered out of their mouths. Like in the article below for instance.
It's the latest effort in the president's intense campaign to win the hearts and minds of Latinos. In the White House, he has met with Hispanic celebrities, activists and policy groups for summits, lunches and parties.
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But some Latinos still don't feel that Obama has done enough. "It was at our annual conference at [the National Council of La Raza] when he was a candidate that he did make a promise that comprehensive immigration reform would be an absolute top priority," says Janet Murguia, La Raza's president and CEO. "And I think it's been disappointing for many of us in the Latino community."
Just a note to Janet Murgia: those of us in the American Community are quite happy that Obama's plans to grant citizenship to criminal illegal aliens have failed. We don't need anyone from the "Latino Community" becoming members of our country, we need people who see themselves as part of the American Community. And as you point out time and time again that is not how these illegal aliens, nor even yourself, identify themselves.
For the record, none of the Republican candidates accepted her invitation to speak - even pro-amnesty candidates like Mitt Romney.
With his support among many dwindling, President Barack Obama has now turned to playing race issues to help him win in 2012. The only problem is that the groups he has turned to do not speak for all. Particularly these "Hispanic groups" that claim that they represent all the "Hispanics" in this country and can deliver him a large "Hispanic Bloc" of support if he'll just continue steering money into their non-profit coffers through his friends and government grants.
The truth is that there is no "Hispanic Vote". Obama will find this out in 2012. Americans from Puerto Rico vote differently from Americans of Mexican descent who vote differently from Americans of Brazilian descent who vote differently from Americans of Cuban descent. You can take two Americans of Cuban descent and find that they both vote in entirely different ways. It's funny how that works isn't it? It is almost as if they are actually thinking for themselves and not being led off a cliff by a race-based group that lies to them for money, power and donations!
The myth that there is actually any form of a "Hispanic Vote" is a fallacy the media keeps trying to shove down Americans throats. The lie is being spread through Press Releases from non-profit groups like La Raza and the press is eating it up. Well, not really. It's more of a laziness thing. Something that has become more common in this day and age in the "journalism" circles. You take a press release from one of these groups, move some of the words around with cut-and-paste, throw in a "said in a statement" here and there and - voila you have an article fit to print! Of course they never even bother to question the sources or that groups like La Raza make their living off of continuing to drive a wedge as deep and as wide as they can into the very fabric of the American Melting Pot. They have been an accomplice in destroying this nation's fabric due to laziness and - in most cases it seems - outright ideological support.
Here's a little truth for you media folks, since you tend to just reprint what you are sent. Not all "Latinos" think, vote and act in the same way. Just like not all whites, asians or blacks think, vote or act in the same way. Stop being a bunch of racists!
The continued race-warfare tactic that people like our current president are condoning and using for their own means should disgust every American. These people do so without a care about the consequences to those they stir up. They drive them on with a continued dowsing of twisted lies like the one that they have been given some sort of "raw deal". They believe that if they keep pushing the lie that there is "mass racism" and "the man is holding you down", some will believe it. Indeed, some do and those people will never succeed in this country and it all sits at the feet of people like Barack Obama who continue to ensure that they are kept down. They have been tricked into giving up their faith in the American Dream because of groups and people like those mentioned above. Then they pass this belief onto their children. Generations have been destroyed and put into abject poverty because of such charlatans and groups raising money on the backs of the people they have destroyed.
As we see, these groups receive the blessing of the president. He not only condones the continued destruction of these people's desire to succeed, he actively encourages it.
I continue to wonder, are people really that stupid and will they really listen to someone that is looking out for their own self-interest to their detriment? Will they fall for the trap these people are laying? Will they allow their actions and futures to be controlled by those who continue to come out and call them stupid, poor, uneducated and worthless and that they need their hand held to cross at the crosswalk because they are little children? Logically you would think not, but we're dealing with something illogical in this case and it is called Human Nature. There is a entire science devoted to destroying people using their innate nature as a human and it continues to work time after time.
There should be a good book out there telling everyone how people are using their natural human tendencies against them, to control and condemn them to a living hell. Bah, but who reads anymore these days right? I mean after all you can just go to your race-based group meeting and bitch along with all of the others there that you got the rawest of all the deals of anyone at the meeting. How that boot of the racist out there are the cause of all of your failures - and of your children's failures - and as a matter of fact, now that you think about it, your grandchildren aren't doing all that well either.
I would personally take the view of being considered an idiotic infant by these people to be an insult, but many seem to accept this coddling and disgusting behavior and then broadcast it as far and wide as they can as if it is a good thing that they are once again being looked down upon as invalids and handicapped ignoramuses.
Polls show that not as many "Hispanics" are supporting Obama now. I would ask the question, maybe it's simply that many of them are sick of being fooled. Many of them probably even want the border secured and no amnesty for illegal aliens. Why would that possibly be? Because they are not "Hispanic", they never were a "Hispanic Vote" they are Americans and they were simply fooled into voting for the Emperor With No Clothes along with many other Americans of all aces, classes, creeds and ethnic backgrounds..
President Barack Obama is hosting a White House meeting for Hispanic advocacy groups Monday, just a week after a Gallup poll of Hispanic voters revealed potentially lethal news for his re-election chances.
The Gallup poll showed that Obama’s support among Hispanics fell almost a third in the last 18 months, down from 73 percent in December 2009 to 52 percent in June 2011.
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The two-day Hispanic Policy Conference brings “community leaders from across the country together with a broad range of White House and Cabinet officials for an in-depth series of interactive workshops and substantive conversations,” according to a White House statement...
One thing that popped out at me in the article, beyond the fact that the Obama team thinks there is actually a "Hispanic Bloc" of voters, is that some of these racist groups will be meeting with Tom Perez. Perez "runs the social-issues arm of the Department of Justice". Why does a Department of Justice, which is supposed to be for equal justice under the law, running a social issues department that meets with race based groups?
There are already laws on the books for dealing with discrimination, both in the country and in the courtroom. The only reason to have this "social -issues department" meeting with race-based groups, is that the Department of Justice is openly giving their seal of approval to special treatment under the law and that should offend all Americans, regardless of color, ethnicity, class or any other factor.
(Albuquerque, New Mexico) The state of New Mexico allows foreign nationals illegally in the United States to obtain driver's licenses and it's not surprising that the system is wide open to fraud. According to fraud investigator Alvan Romero, "This problem is only growing bigger by the day."
Since 2003, more than 80,000 foreign nationals have received New Mexico driver's licenses. Interestingly, it seems that those 80,000 will also be able to register to vote in accordance with the Motor Voter Law.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report on the impacts of criminal aliens in our country on the American populace. While the US Median household income hovers around the mid $40,000 per year level, the GAO report shows that criminal aliens incarcerated in prison, single individuals, are costing a large amount in some states. California pays $34,448 per year per criminal alien. New York pays $29,523 per year per criminal alien.
While it is disgusting enough that an illegal alien could cost a good chunk of what an average US household brings in each year simply by coming to our country and robbing someone, the most shocking part of the report is that the number of those we are incarcerating is increasing.
Another shocking number: 68% of criminal aliens in federal prisons are Mexican citizens.
"Among the facts determined by GAO are: since 2005, the number of criminal aliens in federal prisons has grown 7%, while the number of SCAAP aliens in state prisons and local jails has increased 34%; that 50% of the criminal aliens studied by GAO have been arrested at least once for violent crimes like assault, homicide, robbery, sex offenses, and kidnapping; that from 2003-2009 the annual cost to state governments to incarcerate SCAAP criminal aliens increased 56% and totaled $7 billion; and that it costs the federal government an additional $1.6 billion a year to house criminal aliens in Bureau of Prisons facilities and to pay SCAAP reimbursements," Congressman Steve King (R-IOWA) said in a statement.
"GAO also revealed that two-thirds of criminal aliens are born in Mexico, proving that we have to secure our southern border with a fence, a wall, and a fence. That would drastically reduce the ability of criminal aliens to enter the United States, providing needed relief to overburdened state prison systems and to taxpayers. We also have to do a better job of removing criminal aliens who are apprehended, and of preventing the re-entry into the country of those who are removed."
In addition to the increase in criminal aliens, the GAO report also shows that three criminal aliens were given US citizenship after being convicted on terrorism related charges. That is a travesty and shows that our system is a total wreck from top to bottom. The reason it is such a wreck is because those who want illegal aliens and others in this country to continue riping this country off have fought tooth and nail to keep it as convoluted and uncoordinated as possible. They want loopholes and as much of a backlog as possible in order to give themselves a reason to push for a massive overhaul increasing immigration beyond what we currently allow in. If everything was running smoothly and laws were being enforced, those pushing for amnesty for illegal aliens or massive increases of legal aliens from countries or races they favor, would have no leg to stand on when proposing new laws.
Congressman King also pointed out several other informative and concerning things that the GAO report noted.
Since 2005, the number of criminal aliens in federal prisons has increased 7% with 54,718 criminal aliens incarcerated in 2009.
Since 2005, the number of SCAAP criminal aliens in state prisons and local jails has increased 34%. 295,959 SCAAP criminal aliens were incarcerated in 2009.
68% of criminal aliens in federal prisons are Mexican citizens; 66% of "SCAAP criminal aliens" in state prison systems were born in Mexico.
In FY 2010, 62% of criminal aliens apprehended by ICE were ordered removed; 22% of those ordered removed re-entered the country.
Each criminal alien has an average of 7 arrests. 63% of criminal aliens had at least 6 criminal offenses to their name.
50% of criminal aliens in the GAO study were arrested at least once for assault, homicide, robbery, a sex offense, or a kidnapping.
In New York State, 27% of State Primary Convictions of SCAAP Illegal Alien inmates were for homicides; 50% of New York State Primary Convictions were for homicide and drug offenses. (FY 2008 Data)
65% of criminal aliens were arrested at least once for an immigration violation.
43% of individuals convicted of Terrorism-related investigations were criminal aliens.
It cost the federal government between $1.516 billion (FY 2005) and $1.632 billion (FY 2009) annually to incarcerate criminal aliens in Bureau of Prisons facilities and to pay SCAAP reimbursements. The cost to incarcerate inmates in BOP facilities alone has increased 15% since 2005.
It cost states $7 billion to incarcerate criminal aliens in the nation's state prison systems from FY 2003-FY 2009. States were only reimbursed for 23% of this cost. In FY 2003, the cost was $736 million, while in FY 2009 it was $1.149 billion, an increase of 56%.
Incarcerating SCAAP criminal aliens in state prisons costs $12,500 per inmate. SCAAP, on average, reimburses about 17% of this cost ($2,200). Operating costs are based on correctional officers' salaries, medical care, food service and utilities.
State Costs (per inmate) to incarcerate SCAAP criminal alien in selected states:
Many out there who support illegal immigration predicted doom and gloom for Arizona after it passed SB1070, the law to crack down on illegal aliens in the state. These opponents of the bill organized rallies and held boycotts against the state and told everyone they could how racist Arizona was for passing the law. The proof is in the pudding though when it comes to the results of the law being passed, even though portions of it not implemented due to an injunction and the law seems to be headed to the Supreme Court over challenges by the Department of Justice.
The truth is the residents of Arizona have already benefited from the intent of the law, to get illegal aliens to not come to and live in Arizona, something that has cost the taxpayers billions and billion in taxes and services. The influx of illegal aliens also contributed to billions of costs in infrastructure building to support the increase in congestion, such as road expansion, schools, hospitals and the continued costs of staffing them. Now many illegal aliens have left and the state is prospering.
Arizona is the second fastest growing state behind Nevada. As Town Hall points out the threats that services would be shut down, yards would turn into unkempt jungles and lettuce would cost $5 a head with all the illegal aliens leaving the state hasn't come to fruition.
Most Arizonans have noticed little difference in the service industries where illegal immigrants work, such as landscaping, fast food, construction, car washes, and the hotel industry. Although illegal immigrants have fled the state, prices have barely increased, if at all. Illegal immigrants were already leaving Arizona before SB 1070 was passed, due to previous enforcement efforts led primarily by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Senator Russell Pearce. The federal government estimates that the illegal immigrant population dropped by 18 percent in Arizona from 2008 to 2009. The Mexican government reports that 23,380 Mexicans returned from Arizona to Mexico between June and September of last year, and BBVA Bancomer Research found that as many as 100,000 Latinos left Arizona total during a similar time frame.
Now if we could just get every other state in the union to pass similar laws illegal aliens would self-deport and we could put more Americans back to work, thus increasing our tax base and benefiting every American.
A new poll out from Rasmussen shows that 61% of voters oppose giving American Citizenship to babies of illegal aliens and those who come here legally on tourist visas. This is the highest level ever in the poll and while I am satisfied that it shows a strong majority of Americans opposed, I am a little surprised that the number is not higher. There are still a number of American voters out there who have been convinced that American citizenship is meaningless or should be given away willy-nilly.
These Americans somehow have not realized the special nature and value of being an American citizen along with the responsibility and privileges that it brings. To give citizenship to the baby of someone who comes here on a two week vacation or illegally should be appalling to all Americans because it is done for the explicit intent of deriving taxpayer funded benefits. It is a deliberate and cheap rape of taxpayer funds all for the benefits of them and their families, not for America.
It is in part the fact that the detriments and consequences of giving away citizenship on a mass scale has not been clearly explained to these people. I tend to believe that as with other subjects, the long term consequences of both fiscal and sovereign unity, has not been fully laid out or contemplated by them. Those in favor of birthright citizenship remind me of the California voters who continue to vote for things via ballot initiative that will cost them billions of dollars, yet they don't fully look at the long term consequences of what they voted in favor of. It is one of the reasons California is bankrupt and likewise continuing to give away citizenship will contribute to the long term bankruptcy of America as a unified nation.
61% of Likely U.S. Voters believe that a child born in the United States to a woman who is here illegally should not automatically become a U.S. citizen. That’s up slightly from last August but is the highest level of support for a change in the existing law found in five years of Rasmussen Reports surveying.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) disagree and feel that children born to illegal immigrants in this country should automatically become American citizens as is currently the practice. That’s down six points from August. Another 11% are undecided.
Eighty-four percent (84%) of voters believe that before anyone receives local, state or federal government services, they should be required to prove they are legally allowed to be in the United States. Only nine percent (9%) oppose such a requirement.
There is currently a bill put forth by Senators David Vitter, Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Jerry Moran to require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or member of the U.S. military in order for their child to receive US citizenship.
“It is a very real problem, about 200,000 women annually come into this country from other countries legally with a tourist visa, something like that, to give birth in this country so that that child can automatically become a citizen,” Vitter told Bill Hemmer on Fox News. “I don’t think the founders ever intended for that to be a proper pathway to citizenship. Same thing happening with illegal aliens.”
