President Obama’s newest ally: John McCain

Written by politico.com Thursday, 23 May 2013 01:09

President Barack Obama has an important new ally as emboldened Republicans work to derail his agenda: John McCain.

The shift is striking: The 2008 rivals never got along throughout Obama’s first term in office. McCain has been Obama’s chief tormentor on issues ranging from the budget to Benghazi, tartly saying in late 2010 that the two men had “no relationship.”

Yet during one of Obama’s toughest times as president, there was McCain, sitting down last week with him in the Oval Office for a private strategy session. At the urging of new White House chief of staff Denis McDonough, who has sought better ties with Republicans, Obama has had more substantive discussions with McCain in the past five months than he did in his first four years in office, according to associates of both men. Suddenly, the two are working together on issues ranging from immigration to the deficit.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/obamas-newest-ally-john-mccain-91601.html#ixzz2U4dFlrlZ

GOP Senator Preserves Loophole Giving Illegal Immigrants Immediate Welfare Access

Written by breitbart.com Thursday, 23 May 2013 01:05

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) backed down from a previous promise his spokeswoman made to Breitbart News that he would consider voting in favor of amendments to the Senate's immigration bill that would close a loophole allowing illegal immigrants immediate access to state and local welfare.

When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) actually offered an amendment that would close the loophole during Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the bill, Flake joined Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and all the committee Democrats in opposing the amendment.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/21/Flake-bucks-promise-to-close-immigration-bill-loophole-allowing-illegal-immigrants-immediate-access-to-state-local-welfare

Former U.S. Marine Kidnapped In Mexico, Family Says

Written by latino.foxnews.com Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:31

A former Marine from Texas who served for seven years has disappeared in Mexico, his family said, and has been kidnapped by armed men.

Armando Torres, 27, from Hargill, crossed the Los Indios Bridge in Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday night to visit his dad and was supposed to return Wednesday morning.

Torres' uncle, Eduardo Torres, says he's worried and claims he and two other family members from Mex

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/05/20/former-us-marine-kidnapped-in-mexico-family-says/#ixzz2U4TkmY00

DHS To Install Infrared Sensors Along ‘Entire Border Of The United States’

Written by beforeitsnews.com Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:59

In a procurement document in which it disclosed its plans to purchase additional GS-100 Passive Infrared Sensors for use along the U.S.-Mexican border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicated that the existing surveillance system that deploys these PIR sensors spans “the entire border of the United States.”

beforeitsnews.com

http://beforeitsnews.com/science-and-technology/2013/05/infrared-sensors-along-entire-border-of-the-united-states-2593814.html

Mitch McConnell won’t block immigration bill

Written by politico.com Wednesday, 22 May 2013 05:04

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he wants the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill to proceed to the floor, despite requests from some conservatives to reject all procedural votes related to the bill.

“With regard to getting started on the bill — it’s my intention if there is a motion to proceed required, to vote for the motion to proceed so we can get on the bill and see if it we’re able to pass a bill that actually moves the ball in the right direction,” McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/immigration-bill-mitch-mcconnell-91685.html#ixzz2Tzk4ZJ3u

Breaking: While all eyes were on Oklahoma...Senators approve amnesty bill

Written by examiner.com Wednesday, 22 May 2013 04:00

On Tuesday night, while the nation has its full attention on the heartbreaking images still coming out of Oklahoma, and the aftermath of yesterday's devastating tornado, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the most far-reaching amnesty bill ever brought before Congress.

In a 13-5 vote, the committee passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744), which not only offers legalization to the untold millions of illegal aliens currently inside the United States, but also greatly increases the number of highly skilled foreign workers to be admitted into the U.S. annually...Thus, further displacing American workers.

http://www.examiner.com/article/breaking-while-all-eyes-were-on-oklahoma-senators-approve-amnesty-bill?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Report: DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower, Says IG

Written by breitbart.com Tuesday, 21 May 2013 04:05

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General published a new report Monday that confirms former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke leaked a document intended to smear Operation Fast and Furious scandal whistleblower John Dodson.

The DOJ IG said it found “Burke’s conduct in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to be inappropriate for a Department employee and wholly unbefitting a U.S. Attorney.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/20/DOJ-Inspector-General-confirms-US-Attorney-DOJ-headquarters-leaked-documents-to-smear-Fast-and-Furious-whistleblower

Bill Gives DHS Sec. 'Virtually Unlimited Discretion to Waive Any Manner of Crimes,'

Written by cnsnews.com Monday, 20 May 2013 04:14

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) entered a letter from law enforcement officials nationwide warning of the dangers of the immigration bill S.744 into the judiciary committee record today.

The letter To Congress from the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council of the American Federation of Government Employees Affiliated with AFL-CIO warns of the discretionary power the bill gives to “political appointees” and takes away from law enforcers:

“Congress can and must take decisive steps to limit the discretion of political appointees and empower ICE and CBP to perform their respective missions and enforce the laws enacted by Congress. Rather than limiting the power of those political appointees within DHS, S. 744 provides them with nearly unlimited discretion, which will serve only to further cripple the law enforcement missions of these agencies.”

http://cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/bill-gives-dhs-sec-virtually-unlimited-discretion-waive-any-manner-crimes-ice

Buried in 844-Page Immigration Bill: Immediate U.S. Entry for Millions

Written by judicialwatch.org Monday, 20 May 2013 04:13

Buried deep in the colossal immigration bill that’s floating around Congress is an obscure little section that rewrites the current immigrant visa waiting list to allow millions to cut in front of the line via new categories of family-sponsored immigrants.

As if it weren’t bad enough that the measure, known as the Schumer-Rubio bill after the New York Democrat and Florida Republican pushing it, already offers 11 million illegal aliens instant amnesty. A nonpartisan group dedicated to researching legal and illegal immigration into the U.S., discovered the provision in the course of dissecting the monstrous legislation, which at last count spans 844 pages.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2013/05/buried-in-844-page-immigration-bill-immediate-u-s-entry-for-millions/

Immigration Bill Contains Slush Funds for Pro-Amnesty Groups

Written by cis.org Monday, 20 May 2013 04:12

The pro-amnesty lobbyists who helped craft the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill included within the bill two "slush funds" amounting to $150 million that may be supplemented with additional taxpayer dollars for years to come. Slush fund grantees are "public or private, non-profit organizations" described in the bill as including "a community, faith-based, or other immigrant-serving organization whose staff has demonstrated qualifications, experience, and expertise in providing quality services to immigrants, refugees, persons granted asylum, or persons applying for such statuses." In other words, the grantees would include many of the groups involved in writing and promoting the amnesty.

http://cis.org/feere/immigration-bill-contains-slush-funds-pro-amnesty-groups?utm_source=E-mail+Updates&utm_campaign=4846246883-4_30_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dc4c5d977-4846246883-44705209

ICE admits hundreds of illegal immigrants with criminal records released

Written by foxnews.com Friday, 17 May 2013 02:12

AZBD Note: McCain was one of the Senators this information was released to. McCain is also a member of the "Gang of 8 Treason Committers" who want to legalize most illegal aliens, including many who do have criminal records.

 

Hundreds of illegal immigrants with criminal records were released earlier this year as the Obama administration prepared for budget cuts, according to newly released data that challenged claims the program involved "low-risk" individuals.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released the figures to two top senators, after a three-month delay and under the threat of congressional subpoenas.

Of the 2,226 detainees that were released in February, the department revealed, "622 have been identified as having some type of criminal conviction."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/16/ice-admits-hundreds-illegal-immigrants-with-criminal-records-released/#ixzz2TVnMi2pg

Shock video makes case for high-capacity magazines

Written by wnd.com Wednesday, 08 May 2013 04:35

A new video dramatization demonstrates in shocking, living color one reason gun-rights advocates resist bans on high-capacity magazines for firearms: Armed thugs don’t always attack alone.

The video by MB Studio Productions depicts a startling but believable scenario in which armed thieves target a house when the family is at home. The family calls 9-1-1 and the father quickly retrieves his pistol from a gun safe. But after fending off the first armed intruder, the father stands horrified after pulling the trigger on a gun now empty of bullets as the second intruder enters the home.

http://www.wnd.com/2013/05/shock-video-makes-case-for-high-capacity-magazines/

The Mexican drug cartels have found an ally in the Obama administration

Written by examiner.com Wednesday, 08 May 2013 02:11

On June 15, 2011, the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) officially closed it's facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, also on that date, their official website began offering the following message: "This website is no longer maintained and may contain dated information."

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush announced plans to create the NDIC in order to 'consolidate and coordinate all relevant drug intelligence information gathered by law enforcement agencies and analyze it to produce a more complete picture of drug trafficking organizations."

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-mexican-drug-cartels-have-found-an-ally-the-obama-administration?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Border Patrol: Rules hinder effort to oust drug spotters

Written by washingtontimes.com Wednesday, 08 May 2013 02:02

The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday that his agents have a tough time ousting armed drug cartel spotters from the tops of U.S. mountains because the rules of engagement constrain them.

For years, cartels have stationed spotters on U.S. territory to help track American border efforts and to guide smugglers around roadblocks and past where agents are stationed. But in recent months, those spotters have gotten more attention as Congress prepares to debate an immigration legalization bill.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/7/border-patrol-rules-hinder-effort-oust-drug-spotte/#ixzz2Sf8tCuLM

The Guns of Obamerica

Written by sultanknish.blogspot.com Tuesday, 07 May 2013 01:40

Forget Wal-Mart and skip your local gun show. The murderers of tomorrow will not be found wearing orange vests at your local sporting goods store. They won't have NRA memberships or trophies on their walls.

You won't find them in America. Look for them in Obamerica.

67% of firearm murders took place in the country's 50 largest metro areas. The 62 cities in those metro areas have a firearm murder rate of 9.7, more than twice the national average. Among teenagers the firearm murder rate is 14.6 or almost three times the national average. Those numbers are from six years ago. They have grown worse since.

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-guns-of-obamerica.html?m=1

Study pegs cost of immigration bill’s mass legalization at $6.3 trillion

Written by foxnews.com Tuesday, 07 May 2013 01:36

The comprehensive immigration overhaul being taken up in the Senate this week could cost taxpayers $6.3 trillion if 11 million illegal immigrants are granted legal status, according to a long-awaited estimate by the conservative Heritage Foundation.

The cost would arise from illegal immigrants tapping into the government's vast network of benefits and services, many of which are currently unavailable to them. This includes everything from standard benefits like Social Security and Medicare to dozens of welfare programs ranging from housing assistance to food stamps.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/study-pegs-cost-immigration-bills-mass-legalization-at-63t/?test=latestnews#ixzz2SZBj5oEE

Violent MS13 gang member discovered running a children's party and pony rental business in Florida

Written by dailymail.co.uk Sunday, 05 May 2013 18:37

A suspected member of a violent street gang who has been arrested in Florida has been running a children's party business, authorities said.

Dilbert Coreas, from El Salvador, was arrested in Florida after he allegedly re-entered the U.S. following his deportation in 2012. He had been charged with cocaine possession in 2009.

Police from Palm Beach County's gang unit were tracking Coreas after seeing pictures of him on social media sites which suggested that he was linked to a transnational criminal organization known as the Mara Salvatrucha gang or MS-13.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319782/Mara-Salvatrucha-gang-member-arrested-Florida-running-childrens-party-business.html#ixzz2SRdFcNcu

Dick Durbin at May Day Immigration Rally: Communists? What Communists?

Written by breitbart.com Sunday, 05 May 2013 06:21

On Wednesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined nearly two thousand trade unionists, open communists, socialists, anarchists and illegal aliens at Chicago's May Day march and rally.

Two large rally demonstrations that began at Union Park and Chicago's Haymarket Riot monument converged into a giant march that shut down traffic for miles, and ended at Federal Plaza where they were joined by Senator Durbin.

Durbin made remarks to the red, yellow and black flag waving crowd about "immigration reform." Opening with "My fellow immigrants," Durbin told the crowd "this is a once in a lifetime chance" to get "immigration reform."

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/02/Exclusive-Senator-Durbin-Defends-Rallying-with-Communists-and-Anarchists

MCSO: 12 nabbed in 2 human smuggling cases

Written by kpho.com Friday, 03 May 2013 00:39

PHOENIX (CBS5) -
Twelve suspects were arrested in two separate human smuggling operations conducted by  the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
MCSO's Human Smuggling Unit turned 10 of the 12 suspects over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after drivers of two vehicles appeared to be involved in human smuggling, deputies said.

 http://www.kpho.com/story/22147189/mcso-12-nabbed-in-2-human-smuggling-cases

Great news: At least one Tsarnaev pal arrested today was here illegally

Written by hotair.com Thursday, 02 May 2013 05:33

Proof of innocent intent in disposing of Tsarnaev’s “materials”? Just think: This guy was months away from being amnestized by Schumer/McCain/Rubio, and now he’s gone and thrown it all away.

Expect Lindsey Graham to be on TV within the hour arguing simultaneously that (1) no one should use this new revelation to politicize the new immigration bill and (2) this revelation proves that the new immigration bill is urgently needed.

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/05/01/great-news-at-least-one-tsarnaev-pal-arrested-today-was-here-illegally/