It is a Federal Felony to “Aid and Abet” Illegal Aliens

It is a federal felony crime to “aid and abet” an illegal alien.  

1. It is ‘aiding or abetting’ to “encourage or induce an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law.” 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv).

2. It is ‘aiding or abetting’ to “conceal or attempt to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, illegal aliens, including any building or any means of transportation.” 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii).

3. It is ’aiding or abetting’ to “engage in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts.” 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I).

4. It is a felony to ‘aid or abet’ in the commission of the above acts. 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(II).

Maricopa Sheriff’s Illegal Immigration Hotline

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been at the forefront of the fight against illegal immigration for the past two years, announced an illegal immigration hotline (602-876-4154) recently and posted it upon Sheriff’s transportation vehicles and semi-trucks. The Sheriff’s overall message asks citizens to help fight the problems of illegal immigration, and it has not been without controversy. Since implementing the hotline, 2,535 citizens calls have been received, 647 of which are related to the employment of illegal aliens.  With the Arizona Employer Sanctions law taking effective January 1st, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is expecting an increase in citizens reporting employers suspected of hiring illegal aliens. “We have been cracking down on illegal immigration,” Arpaio says. “In the jails and on the streets, we have our employees trained. They are making difference in the illegal immigration problem here in Maricopa County and across the nation.”  As the Sheriff’s Office begins to work with Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas in enforcing the Arizona Employer Sanctions Law, the Sheriff has stated all citizens’ reports will be evaluated, and that his deputies will conduct thorough and professional investigations into alleged illegal hiring practices.

Fired for NOT Speaking Spanish

I worked as a security officer for Weiser Security Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. I was assigned to Pilkington North America, 2021 W. Raymond, Phoenix, Arizona.

The first day on the job was spent meeting employees, learning my duties and the facility layout of the distribution center. During my shift, the warehouse clerk, Cynthia, said her father had died in Mexico.

Cynthia speaks fluent Spanish and English well enough to communicate with employees and customers. She will intuitively speak Spanish. She also treats Spanish speaking employees and customers better, even referring to them as “miho”. Cynthia once asked me why I don’t speak Spanish. I said “I am an American, raised in Hawaii and my language is English.” Her response floored me. She stated “Because you are brown and people speak Spanish even in Hawaii”. She meant it with all sincerity. She was convinced I was denying my heritage by not speaking Spanish.

During the next 4 weeks on the job I observed that some employees and contractors alike were possibly illegal aliens. However my scope of work does not include reporting “illegal aliens” to the Department of Homeland Security.

On Friday, March 21, 2008 at 10:00 am, I was standing outside the warehouse bay entrance because the warehouse is cold. Cynthia opened the sliding glass window to her office and yelled something in Spanish. I walked up to the window and she said, “You’re not doing your job!” Then she burst into a string of Spanish. I told her I don’t understand Spanish. She then ignored me as I completed checking the windshield numbers.

I moved to the large built in desk and remained there doing my job. The manager came around the corner talking on a cell phone. He hung up the phone and told me to go apologize to Cynthia. I walked over, opened the glass window and said “I’m sorry about the misunderstanding. I don’t speak Spanish.” She began crying.

Over the next 15 minutes, the clerk and another employee spoke to one another in Spanish and kept nodding towards me obviously talking about me; and speaking Spanish to insure I didn’t understand what was being said.

At 10:30 am I called Mindy, Account Manager; leaving a voice mail “I will not work for this contractor because I am being discriminated against and will be coming directly to the office.” I left the job site and went directly to the office.

30 minutes later I was sitting at Weiser, waiting to see the account manager. The Manager walked into the Human Resources office and said, “Ernie just walked off the job.” He then noticed me sitting in the waiting room and asked “You walked off the job?” I explained I called my Account Manager and left a message. He turned to Human Resources and said “That’s a voluntary quit”; and walked away. Human Resources came and collected my uniforms stating Russell, Account Manager, wanted to talk with me on the telephone. I explained to Russell that the Pilkington employee constantly speaks to me in Spanish; even after telling her English is my only language. The final straw was being told by a manager to apologize to Cynthia for not understanding Spanish.” Russell asked that I document the problem. As it stands I have been deemed a voluntary quit which may disqualify me for unemployment.

• On the day I completed my application for employment, I was asked by Rosemary, Weiser Human Resources, why I don’t speak Spanish.
• It was implied by Cynthia, a Pilkington employee, I should understand and speak Spanish.
• I was told by a Pilkington Manager to apologize to the employee for not understanding Spanish.
• I immediately reported the incident to my Account Manager.
• I went directly to my office after the incident.
• I was told that I was a “voluntary quit”.
• I was never told by Weiser that speaking and understanding Spanish was a requirement of the position. Although being asked by Human Resources why I don’t speak Spanish might imply that Spanish is a requirement of the position.

It’s great to be an American!

 

Volunteers sought to use high-tech border cameras over Internet

Glenn Spencer sat in front of a set of computer screens Wednesday morning in his office here and monitored activity along a nine-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Using his mouse, he controlled the pan, the tilt, the zoom and the contrast of a thermal camera.

The American Border Patrol’s Glenn Spencer, left, and director of operations Mike Christie view the feed from the border online Wednesday at the facility in Palominas.

“This is the San Pedro River there,” he said, pointing to a screen. “When you look down there at night with this camera system, if there was a person down there, they would stand out like a Christmas tree light at five miles away.”

Spencer, president of American Border Patrol, a non-governmental organization, has long used this high-tech, sophisticated camera equipment to look for illegal immigrants.

But now he is seeking volunteers to help out. As we have learned over the years, it’s great if you have a camera down there, but all we would do is sit around and watch it. People may pop up every hour or every three or four hours,” he said, adding, “The problem is we have to stay up all night to see anything. It’s taking all of our time.”

So American Border Patrol developed software that lets people control the cameras via the Internet. The group is accepting applications from members of the general public who want to watch out for human smugglers and drug smugglers during 30-minute intervals. If someone sees something, the person would contact American Border Patrol and that group would in turn report it to U.S. Border Patrol officials.

The thermal camera works optimally during nighttime, but it also can be used during daylight hours. Besides it, there are four other cameras in the network that can be used during daytime or semi-night conditions. Together, the five cameras cost more than $100,000.

Mike Christie, director of operations for American Border Patrol, said the camera network “is usable now and will only get better in the future.”

“Ultimately, what we would like to see is a series of thermal cameras along with daylight cameras mounted on masts or towers all along the border that can be controlled over the Internet by volunteers,” he said. “It is certainly doable, it’s just a matter of getting funding.”

By Jonathon Shacat - Wick News Service

I bought a bird feeder…

I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and thought “What a beautiful bird feeder”. I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a week there were hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and accessible food.But then the birds started building nests in the boards on the patio, above the table and next to the barbecue.

The poop was everywhere. On the patio tile, on the chairs, on the table, and on everything in sight!

Then some of the birds got mean. The birds would dive bomb me and try to peck me, even though I had fed them out of my own pocket.

Others birds were loud and boisterous. They sat on the feeder and screamed and squawked at all hours of the day and night demanding I fill the bird feeder when the food was low.

I couldn’t even sit on my own porch anymore. I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up the poop. I tore down the nests. Finally the back yard was back to normal. It was quiet, serene and no birds demanding their rights to a free meal. Now let’s see. Our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, and free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen.

Then the illegal’s came by the tens of thousands. Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services; small apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor; your child’s 2nd grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn’t speak English.

Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to “press one” to hear my bank talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than “Old Glory” are squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties.

Just a humble opinion, but maybe it’s time for the American government to take down the bird feeder.

On a Typical Day U. S. Customs…

On a typical day the US Customs and Border Protection processes 1.1 million passengers and pedestrians, including 724,192 aliens, 62,026 trucks and containers, 2,526 aircraft, 359,129 vehicles, 56,363 merchandise entries, and collected $68 million in revenue.

Executes over 72 arrests at ports of entry and 2,800 arrests between ports of entry.

Seizes an average of 2,669 pounds of narcotics in 10 narcotic seizures at our ports of entry, 3,752 pounds of narcotics in just under 21 seizures between our ports of entry, $259,154 in currency, 146 firearms, $1,030,400 in merchandise, 4,831 prohibited plant materials or animal products interceptions, Refuses entry to 1,312 non-citizens at our ports of entry, rescues over 3 illegal crossers in dangerous conditions between our ports of entry

Deploys over 1,200 canine enforcement teams, 13,400 vehicles, 115 aircraft, 102 watercraft, and 187 horses on equestrian patrols.

On a typical day the American taxpayer pays millions of dollars in manpower and equipment to enforce our immigration laws.

E-Verify and SAVE

The Department of Homeland Security developed E-VERIFY and SAVE to determine applicants employment and benefits eligibility.

E-Verify is an internet based system operated by DHS in partnership with the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their employees. Additionally E-Verify has a photo screening tool for biometric verification. Photo screening will match the picture on the applicants identification against DHS immigrations database.

E-Verify is free and a simple to use web based system that electronically verifies the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. E-Verify can determine eligibility within 3-5 seconds.

The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program is responsible for adminstering programs involving customer access to information contained in the Verification Information System database. This is a nationally accessible database of selected immigration status information on over 60 million records.

The SAVE program enables Federal, state and local government agencies and licensing bureaus to obtain immigration status information needed in order to determine an applicants eligibility for many public benefits.

With these powerful tools at the disposal of employers, state and local governments, why are illegal immigrants slipping through the cracks and abusing the system? Because the tools are not being used by employers, state and local governments.