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Fact Sheet: E-Verify (Read This And Send It To Your Elected Officials – Don’t Let Them Get Away With Lies About This Program)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

E-Verify (formerly known as the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) administers the program.   E-Verify is free and voluntary and is the best means available for determining employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

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IMMIGRATION (click on this line for more)

Illegal immigrants, public colleges and the people's stymied voice
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
In doing so South Carolina joined Virginia as the second state in the Southeast to limit illegal alien admissions to public colleges and universities. ...

Buoys considered for deadly border canal
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, an immigration hard-liner, and his brother John, who has installed water jugs in the Southern California desert since the late ...

Eliminating the Illegal Alien Magnet
FrontPage magazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Tom Fitton My organization, Judicial Watch, has filed a petition with the US Supreme Court to hear a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ...

Political correctness killing kids
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Doug McIntyre Today is the 158th day since police say an illegal-alien gangbanger named Pedro Espinosa shot and killed 17-year-old high school football ...

Mexican Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Cocaine and Gun
BorderFire Report - Euless,TX,USA
LOUISVILLE, KY - AUG 01 - Narciscon Hernandez-Reyes a/k/a Andres Lopez-Mayo, 26, Louisville, Kentucky, pled guilty to charges of illegal re-entry after ...

San Francisco violates 'dumping' law
Inland Empire News - Riverside,CA,USA
County Supervisor Gary Ovitt charged Tuesday that “at least five juvenile illegal ‘alien’ drug dealers were recently dumped in a group home at Yucaipa. ...

Latino neighborhood slowly disappearing in Mesa

Angelique Soenarie       Arizona Republic

Already struggling with blight, the Reed Park area near Gilbert and Broadway roads is taking another hit as illegal immigrants leave, pressured by the state's employer-sanctions law, stricter immigration enforcement and a sagging economy.

Feds Hope Illegal Immigrants Will See
MyFox Wausau - Wausau,WI,USA
One illegal alien waiting outside the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix told MyFOXPhoenix.com that she has no plans to participate in the new program. ...

Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals

Deborah Sontag New York Times

Many American hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance. Medicaid does not cover long-term care for illegal immigrants.

Plant Drops Labor Day For Muslim Holiday

Workers at the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day but will instead be granted the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr.

Illegals will remain in jail - for now
Inside NoVA - Prince William,VA,USA
... like it will stay the same for now in spite of impending changes to the way the federal government will be handling the criminal illegal alien issue. ...

SF Sanctuary to Blame for Triple Murder
The Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USA
You may recall that Judicial Watch recently launched an investigation into the arrest of Pedro Espinoza, the illegal alien gang member who murdered high ...

Graham opponent has $983 for Senate race
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
Lindsey Graham, according to federal election reports compiled by The Associated Press. Conley finished the June primary, where he edged out Mt. Pleasant ...

Op-Ed Contributor
New York Times - United States
In May in Postville, Iowa, immigration officials raided Agriprocessors Inc., the largest kosher meatpacking plant in the country. ...

Hispanics say city traffic violators are being turned over to ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
Mujica suggested Chicago police were reporting people with Hispanic names to agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ...

Postville takes center stage in national immigration debate
People's Weekly World - USA
POSTVILLE, Iowa --The Iowa town of Postville took center stage – again - in the debate over the nation’s failed immigration system, as 1500 people, ...

A look at ICE's self-deportation program
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By AP US Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched a pilot self-deportation program Tuesday. Here is a look at the "Scheduled Departure" program: WHO ...

Immigration Officials: Turn Yourself In
Chicago Public Radio - Chicago,IL,USA
Immigration officials in Chicago are enticing people without legal status to turn themselves in. The idea is a pilot program under which fugitives with no ...

62 caught in immigration sweep
WINKNEWS.com - Fort Myers,FL,USA
(AP) - A five-day sweep of immigration violators and fugitives in Southwest Florida has netted 62 arrests. That included six gang members. ...

Man arrested in Gulfport wanted by immigration officials
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
By MARGARET BAKER A traffic stop led to the arrest of man who was wanted by immigration officials for his illegal status, Harrison County Sheriff Melvin ...

Immigration: No Match, No Justice
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
By Marissa Graciosa, Center for Community Change. Posted August 5, 2008. The Bush Administration is forcing government contractors to verify the status of ...

A Conservative Argues for Immigration Reform
New America Media - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Editor's Note: Conservative Republican Tamar Jacoby, who has become one of the nation's leading advocates of immigration reform, says everything ultimately ...

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Security and Prosperity Partnership and the North American Union

(click on above title in red to learn about the SPP and their planned strategy)

It's Not a Conspiracy... It's Just a Cover-Up!
 

Does History Repeat Itself? Amost Always!
Canada Free Press - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
True nationalism will stop our government from selling our sovereignty to the North American Union, or the one world order, or reducing our constitution to ...

McLain fights back against Minutemen
Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman,AZ,USA
"I did not vote in favor of the North American Union," She said. "I am not for the establishment of a North American Union." During the last session, ...

Quietly, North American Community slips in
The Citizen.com - Fayetteville,GA,USA
How many have heard of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)? If you haven’t, you might want to get acquainted with the burgeoning agreement that is ...

U.S. extends Mexico truck program despite objections

The Bush administration on Monday extended a test program allowing long-haul trucks from Mexico full access to US highways for up to two years, despite…

EDUCATION (click on this line for more)

Black Boys Still Lag in Graduation, Report Says

The Schott Foundation pledges to step up advocacy efforts to close the gap. 

Weiers wants special session for school vouchers

House Speaker Jim Weiers has requested a special session to discuss spending $5 million in the Arizona House of Representative coffers to pay for a pair of school voucher programs, a move that came several weeks after Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard had told him doing so would not be possible without the approval of the entire Legislature.

Academic Pressure on Rise for Teens, Poll Finds

High school students report spending more time on homework and feeling greater stress about grades, according to a new national survey.

Ed. Dept. Awards Grants to Improve Spec. Ed. Training

Universities are to revamp teacher-preparation programs, with an eye to increasing the numbers of teachers deemed highly qualified in special education. 

Some States Said to Share 'Core' Standards

An analysis found that 12 states have similar standards in English/language arts, and 16 do in math, and most of them incorporate the broad range of high-level college-readiness skills identified by Achieve. 

Congress OKs Renewal of Higher Education Act

The long-awaited reauthorization bill aims to bolster collaboration between school districts and teacher-preparation programs, encourage colleges to hold down tuition costs, and simplify the main federal student-aid application.

States Inch Forward on Graduation Rate Standard

Three years after the National Governors Association announced that all 50 members had agreed to standardize their states graduation rate formulas, only 16 have since adopted the standard.

Audits Go On as Department's Watchdog Retires

John P. Higgins Jr. retired as the Department of Education’s inspector general after 40 years as a watchdog, but the office he led for the past six years continues turning out reports without him.

Schaffer discusses the issues with Rotary clubs in Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Glenwood Springs,CO,USA
What about education? What are the top issues facing public education across the state or nationwide? Schaffer: The federal government has a bad habit of ...

International Team Aims to Develop a $12-Laptop During MIT Summit

An international team of six designers and engineers has set the ambitious goal of building a $12 computer during the International Development Design Summit, which is being held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from mid-July through mid-August.

New York City Hospital Corporation Signs $100-Million Deal With Caribbean Medical School

Some New York medical schools are reacting angrily to news that New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation has signed a 10-year, $100-million contract to provide clinical training for students of a for-profit Caribbean medical school,

Nintendo Preps Students for College
High school students preparing for the SAT can study using the video game My SAT Coach for the Nintendo DS system. It will include more than 2,000 practice questions and two full-length practice exams.

NASA Announces K-12 Competitive Grant Programs
NASA's Office of Education announced three new extramural funding opportunities that could result in the award of grants or cooperative agreements.

N.C. Schools See Learning Gains With 3-D Virtual Reality
Developed by Indiana University School of Education, Quest Atlantis is a world leader in Web-based 3-D immersive learning and teaching environments. The online technology program is advancing students in reading, writing, mathematics and science.

Filing amplifies concerns over wireless mics

In a complaint filed in mid-July, consumer groups are accusing users of wireless microphones--including educators and others speaking in large lecture halls--of unwittingly violating Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules that require government licenses for such devices.

Security cameras to thwart school lunch-line thieves

For the first time, video cameras will monitor Fairfax County, Va., high school cafeterias this fall to keep students from pilfering chicken wraps or veggie burgers in the lunch line, reports the Washington Post.

Google Translate goes live with human translators

Google is launching an online translating service that combines software and human translators, reports Search Engine Watch.

Teachers take on wiki technology at media conference

In an airy conference space at the Milwaukee County Zoo last week, five teachers stood huddled around a laptop, trying to figure out how to correct a misspelled word on a web site, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Many middle schools in Bay State stumbling
Boston Globe - United States
If problems persists for four years, the school goes into "corrective action," causing possible changes in school leadership and teaching philosophy. ...

"One hour's pay for the kids of LA"
Socialist Worker Online - Chicago,IL,USA
Working in the public schools for a long period of time, I wasn't making a dent in the problems. So I saw my union as a platform with which to speak out ...

Madison off list of top party schools for 2nd straight year
UW Badger Herald - Madison,WI,USA
Being included in the rankings does have some positive effects, Brower added, as it creates public awareness of the seriousness of the problem, changing the ...

Grants help local schools provide healthy options
KHAS-TV - Hastings,NE,USA
Hastings and Kearney Public Schools have both received thousands of dollars in grants to give kids healthy options. It is a growing problem in the state of ...

Less Crime in Schools Last Year, City Reports
New York Times - United States
By JENNIFER MEDINA Major and violent crimes in New York City’s public schools have dropped significantly in the last six years, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ...

Schools to require lead tests and dental exams
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
... Iowa Department of Public Health. “Really, it’s just a noninvasive, nondiagnostic look just to make sure children don’t have any serious problems that ...

Laredo: Defending Newton’s schools
Newton TAB - Needham,MA,USA
The Newton Public Schools excel in many ways, including providing a demanding academic program, outstanding extra-curricular activities, strong support for ...

Board Declares War On Drugs
Wetzel Chronicle - New Martinsville,WV,USA
Its message also will be spread through a media public information and education program, presented at PTA and similar meetings, be incorporated into the ...

An Historical Error
Voice of San Diego - San Diego,CA,USA
What a lot of people don't realize is that this is all an effort to privatize public education, to reduce our children to being widgets in a for profit ...

Losing Track of Dropouts—and Successes—in New York City Schools
Village Voice - New York,NY,USA
Joel Klein's Department of Education too often treats parents as nuisances, recently cutting deep into the district family advocates. ...

Paired Schools Work Together to Solve Problems, Boost Achievement
Education World - Wallingford,CT,USA
“This [relationship] helps me in that we’re able to be very candid in our concerns and the type of concerns we have,” Wismer told Education World. ...

EMINENT DOMAIN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS (click on this line for more)

Dartmouth settles eminent domain lawsuit for $625K
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
... the former owners of 33 acres off Fisher Road that were taken by eminent domain to protect drinking water wells from development, town officials said. ...

Boro hears plan for former motel
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
If the owners refuse to accept the proposed price, Houston said the authority will invoke eminent domain to use the land. Because a redevelopment area plan ...

Westville may limit eminent domain
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com - Woodbury,NJ,USA
By Siobhan A. Counihan WESTVILLE Eminent domain could soon be out of the waterfront development equation here, if the council adopts a proposed ordinance to ...

Phillipsburg council takes next steps to pursue eminent domain for ...
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley,PA,USA
... property redeveloped, Phillipsburg Council today authorized their redevelopment attorney to pursue taking the property through eminent domain. ...

Jury awards developer additional $19 million for government land grab
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA
Then, in 2004, York County commissioners voted 2-1 to condemn the property and claim it under eminent domain for purposes of converting it into the ...

Dartmouth settles eminent domain suit for $625000
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
By Brian Boyd DARTMOUTH — The town is paying a total of $625000 in a legal settlement with the former owners of 33 acres off Fisher Road taken by eminent ...

Windham Selectmen Debate Land Preservation
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
To do otherwise would require eminent domain proceedings in court and a financial penalty. "I don't have a crystal ball, I don't know what the town's needs ...

BDC close to adding three more properties to Superblock
Daily Record (subscription) - Baltimore,MD,USA
According to Koo’s attorney, eminent domain law specialist John C. Murphy, the case went into mediation and the city settled with Koo for $3.75 million, ...

Land of the Free or Evil Empire?
Free Liberal - Woodbridge,VA,USA
For those who value liberty this is a much bigger issue than tax rates, eminent domain, monetary policy etc. Posted by Carl Milsted, Jr. on August 5, ...

OPINION:California Association of Realtors: Pick a Lane!
Central Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USA
Property rights? The article's author Gary Quackenbush speaks of "covering disclosures upon sale of property … to provide protection to owners who are ...

Kenilworth trustees vote to push bid for historic status
Chicago Tribune - United States
Some residents told village officials they feared that putting Kenilworth on the historic register would infringe on their property rights. ...

Homeowner groups often eco-unfriendly
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
But a growing number of state and local governments are deciding that when HOAs ban eco-friendly practices, they violate the property rights of their ...

GraysonBuzz (aka FinanceBuzz)
Gwinnett Gazette - Lawrenceville,GA,USA
Judge: Nope, he has the right to do that on that property. That is what I call infringing his property rights. What is sad is that the property owner would ...

New animal law needs changes, public input
TheNewsObserver - Blue Ridge,GA,USA
One section establishing the duties of the animal control officer also comes dangerously close to violating property rights. It gives the officer the power ...

Political foes join forces instead
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
Ruth Ann Minner's veto of a bill that would have prevented the city from using eminent domain for economic redevelopment purposes. ...

OBESE GOVERNMENT – Waste, Fraud and Abuse (click on this line for more)

Central Nebraska communities receive block grants
Grand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA
Loup City will be getting $250000 to surface three blocks with concrete and install curbs and gutters. The city will earmark $126200 of its money for the ...

The powers behind the federal budget
Harvard Political Review - Cambridge,MA,USA
“There’s been a lot of negative press around the term earmark,” he explained, before pointing out some valuable projects that were funded by earmarks, ...

LAMBRO: Dr. No strikes again
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid tried to shove an $11.3 billion pork-barrel bill past the Republicans last week but was gunned down by Oklahoman Tom ...

Cheers for Dr. ‘No’
National Review Online Blogs - New York,NY,USA
By the Editors Some people, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says, “you cannot negotiate with.” Terrorists? No: Tom Coburn, the conservative Republican ...

A civics lesson from 'Dr. No'
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
Sen. Tom Coburn gave Majority Leader Harry Reid an embarrassing lesson in Senate rules last week, and exposed Washington's wanton spending habits in the ...

The House debate
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
He brought up the controversial Young Coconut Road earmark in Florida, but didn't list any others Young authored. Moore then asked Parnell to list three ...

Coleman Asked Agencies to Evaluate Earmarks
CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA
By Liriel Higa, CQ Staff His disdain for earmarks is familiar to anyone involved in the congressional appropriations process. ...

Boarding the Tomnibus
American Spectator - USA
By George Neumayr Beware of any pol with an airport named after him. Will Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport now have to be renamed? ...

Schwarzenegger breaks the ice
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The governor also has a bit of a selling job with Democrats, who are less than thrilled with his proposed budget reforms: a spending cap, an enhanced "rainy ...

Iraq's oil profits huge while US shoulders reconstruction, GAO says
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
However, investment spending by the Iraqi ministries that are responsible for oil, water and electricity declined sharply from 2005 to 2007. ...

Iraq Government Has $79 Billion in Unspent Cash
New York Times - United States
... since $2 billion of the spending took place in relatively peaceful confines of the northern Kurdish region. “The Iraqi government now has tens of ...

Skelos Pitches Golisano
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Approved during this year’s Legislative Session, the constitutional spending cap would dramatically strengthen the state’s finances, reduce next year’s ...

Obama Incites Republicans With New North Carolina Black Voters
Bloomberg - USA
Republicans reject the notion that monitoring voter qualifications amounts to intimidation, saying election fraud is a concern when waves of new ...

Voters to vote on who can vote
The Daily Planet - Telluride,CO,USA
Two wings of the town’s politically active constituency each formed poll watching groups, and both alleged voter fraud. (The political wings could be ...

Secretary Chapman Says Voter Fraud Reports Continue
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
"Voter Fraud is one big business in Alabama that needs to be shut down," Chapman said. "Dead people can not vote, and those living over the age of 18 who ...

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