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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)

World Court orders US to reverse immigration decision for prominent ...
International Herald Tribune - France
US immigration authorities rejected his application to be classified as "an alien of extraordinary ability," a step that would have facilitated his ...

State Vows Execution Despite U.N. Order (Good For Texas! We Do Have States Rights! It's Not Only A Southern Thing...It's An American Thing!)

Houston Chronicle

Texas will go ahead with the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of Houston rapist-killer Jose Medellin despite a United Nations world court order for a stay, a spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry said. The U.N.'s International Court of Justice's call for stays in the cases of Medellin and four other Mexican nationals awaiting execution in Texas came in response to a petition filed last month by the Mexican government.

Federal immigration failures fuel state action

By Deepti Hajela
The Associated Press
New York (AP) -- When Suffolk County passed a law requiring licensed contractors to prove their workers are in the U.S. legally, the county at the far end of Long Island suddenly had something in common with such states as Oklahoma and Arizona. What they share is a determination to respond to the federal government's failure to enact immigration reform.

To Court Hispanics, Presidential Candidates Expand Issues

New York Times

A common complaint among Hispanic voters has been that politicians tend to view them as a one-issue bloc, concerned only about immigration. Both John McCain's and Barack Obama's presidential campaigns are taking care to avoid that trap, emphasizing issues like education, health care and housing in their efforts to win the Hispanic vote that is expected to be decisive in several states.

Worker verification could change

By Deborah Bulkeley
The Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City),
An executive order requiring federal contractors verify the work eligibility of employees could mean a dramatic change to the program. Currently, employers who use the federal E-Verify program are only allowed to check new hires' status. The executive order, as recently proposed, seems to mean some existing employees would also need to be checked.

Border arrests cram courts, fill cells in neighbor states

By Dave Michaels and Dianne Solis
The Dallas Morning News
A zero-tolerance approach to illegal border crossings has produced a record number of immigration prosecutions in Texas and other border states, swamping federal courthouses with misdemeanor cases and landing many immigrants in local jails, according to interviews and new federal data. Analysts attribute the surge in prosecutions to Operation Streamline, a Bush administration program that began in Del Rio and now includes virtually every mile of the border except near Big Bend National Park. The program expanded last month to three counties in the Rio Grande Valley.

Pima County seeks 911 capability for 23 border towers
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. In a letter dated July 9 addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Hunter says adding emergency communication ...

OH: Illegal alien tries to get job with Sheriff's Office
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
HAMILTON, OH -- An illegal immigrant in Butler County was arrested on Wednesday after she walked into the Sheriff's Office looking to apply for a job. ...

The Hispanic vote ¡Voten por mi!
Economist - UK
Latino voters are turning away from John McCain. That’s a symptom of a bigger problem for Republicans AP ONE of the dilemmas facing those who spoke at the ...

DCCC up with first ad in Kanjorski's district
Politico - Washington,DC,USA
He has since built a national political following over his strident opposition to illegal immigration and the actions he took as mayor to curb it.

Tancredo seeks to honor Dietz via VA
The Aurora Sentinel Daily Sun - Aurora,CO,USA
Tom Tancredo, R-Littleton, introduced legislation July 16 that would name the new VA hospital after Danny Dietz, an Aurora-born petty officer in the Navy ...

Arpaio sued over "discriminatory" detentions
By Jackee Coe
Four individuals and Somos America, a coalition of Latino organizations, have sued Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) and the county itself, alleging they were unlawfully stopped and mistreated by sheriff's deputies.

McDonald's Nev. franchisee to pay $1 million fine
The Associated Press -
... by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who have said management of Mack Associates Inc. knowingly hired illegal alien workers in Reno, Nev. ...

Immigration raid companies have other contracts
Boston Globe - United States
PROVIDENCE, RI—The two companies whose employees were arrested in immigration raids at Rhode Island courthouses this week have at least 45 other janitorial ...

Pivotal Latino vote is courted
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
“If it weren't for Latinos in Florida, we would have Mitt Romney, who very misguidedly was trying to out-Tancredo Tom Tancredo,” said Clarissa Martinez De ...

Global sex assaulter gets 566 days in clink
The Trentonian - Trenton,NJ,USA
And so it's back to the clink - and deportation - for the illegal alien living in East Windsor who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. ...

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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!
 

Border volunteer: Illegal immigration at crisis level
News-Journal.com - Longview,TX,USA
The superhighway is the beginning of a "quasi-secret" plan to merge the three nations into the North American Union, similar to the European Union, he said. ...

NAFTA and SPP, Securing US Access to Canadian Resources
Center for Research on Globalization - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
by Dana Gabriel Part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) objectives include further removing barriers and securing access and control to ...

You are what you click on in today’s media-savvy world
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada
... protesting the lack of coverage about the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, filming a documentary while the silent protest went on. ...

Cover letter for the American worker   
..."Red , white and blue Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. lost its battle for independence early Monday, but it may be headed for barrels of new customers overseas. --- This is part of the larger plan to globalize the United States of America, by dissolving it into a new entity, called the "North American Union," thereby ending a 230 year reign of freedom for the human race...

EDUCATION (click on this line for more)

NCLB Leeway Allows States to Hone Plans

The six states that now have federal approval to change the way they hold schools accountable will use different ways to distinguish between schools with minor problems and those that need total overhauls. (Education Week)

States Struggle to Meet Achievement Standards for ELLs

Nearly all states continue to struggle in meeting the No Child Left Behind Act’s academic targets for English-language learners in mathematics and reading, according to the latest analysis released by the U.S. Department of Education. (Education Week)

New AFT Leader Vows to Take Down NCLB

Randi Weingarten tells union delegates she wants new federal legislation based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (Education Week)

Since NCLB Law, Test Scores on Rise

Students’ math and reading achievement is improving, and the gap between minority and white children is narrowing, a new study indicates. (Education Week)

Presidential Hopefuls Differ on K-12 Spending

Obama is proposing $18 billion in new federal education money, while McCain sees NCLB funding as adequate, and weighs a domestic spending freeze.

School funding plan draws opponents
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
The OEA is planning a petition drive called HOPE — Helping Oklahoma Public Education — to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to require the regional average in ...

Senate OKs more K-12 funding
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
LANSING -- Michigan school districts would get $56 to $112 more per student this school year -- and Detroit Public Schools would retain its first-class ...

Complete truth on education spending
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
While I commend Mr. Emmerson for his commitment to public education, his views simply do not accurately portray the real funding problems facing schools in ...

McCain, Obama float education plans

Presumptive presidential nominees Barack Obama (D) and John McCain (R) have released more details about their education platforms in recent days, with both candidates making technology a focal point of their plans.

States Eye Research to Shape Pre-K Priorities

States are now using child-development research to guide decisions on how they should delegate resources for early-childhood services. 

Career Academies Seen to Pay Off in Higher Earnings

A 15-year research project found that students in career academies were no more likely to attend college than those in traditional high schools, but they earned more money by their mid-20s.  

Urban Districts Found to Be Narrowing the Teacher Gap

Teachers at disadvantaged schools in two of the nation’s largest urban districts are getting more qualified, which is helping to improve student test scores. 

English-Learners Still Lag on Reading, Math Progress

States are having a hard time meeting targets under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to the Education Department’s latest report to Congress.

Ed. Dept. Releases Guide for Evaluating Online Learning

Report designed to help educators gauge effectiveness of fast-growing wealth of programs.

A new frontier for Title IX: Science
Until recently, the impact of Title IX, the law forbidding sexual discrimination in education, has been limited mostly to sports. But now, under pressure from Congress, some federal agencies have quietly picked a new target, reports the New York Times: science.

Engineering competition seeks to entice young Vermonters

Two federal agencies and three technology companies are offering Vermont teachers and students a multimillion dollar opportunity to use top-line software, work with engineering experts, and try their hands at improving the energy efficiency of aircraft, the Burlington Free Press reports.

Canadian teachers: Make cyber bullying illegal

The Canadian Teachers' Federation wants the government to make cyber bullying a criminal offense, the Times and Transcript reports.

NACOL issues new guidance for online learning

The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) has released a new resource titled "Using Online Learning for At-Risk Students and Credit Recovery," MarketWatch reports.

Teachers monitoring computer monitors

New software installed in Boulder and Longmont, Colo., high school computer labs is giving teachers a technological superpower: From their screens, they're able to monitor what's happening on those of their students, the Boulder Daily Camera reports.

More Hawaii schools missing federal benchmarks
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
More than half of Hawaii public schools missed federal progress goals this year despite slight gains by students in reading and math tests, figures released ...

Fit kids do better on standardized exams
KHOU - Houston,TX,USA
The poor results seem to reflect decreased physical fitness requirements in high school, said Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott. ...

Dropout rate data displeases educators
Coalinga Record - Hanford,CA,USA
By Shannon Milliken California's Department of Education released Wednesday the newest data available for high school dropout rates. ...

Volusia schools hard up for cash
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Peg Smith is afraid the public just does not get how serious the financial problems are that Volusia County public schools face. ...

REAL Act Would End Federal ‘Abstinence-Only’ Policy
(CNSNews.com) – A bill that would overturn the abstinence-only sex education policy of the Bush administration may emerge from Congress, if Democrats extend their control of the House this November, some abstinence proponents claim.

Court to hear petition appeals
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
One petition would divert room tax money from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to public education. Another would take convention authority ...

Johnson County sales tax: Myth No. 1
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
5 vote is not a renewal of a tax for public safety. In fact, about two-thirds of the current quarter-cent sales tax is being used for public education. ...

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

Eminent domain battle
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
"In private enterprise, if someone offered you something and you decline, you don't get the chance to come back . . . and use eminent domain to buy this," ...

Harlem Area Is Blighted, State Agency Declares
New York Times - United States
Mr. Bollinger has promised not to ask the state to invoke eminent domain for the area’s residential buildings, which are home to about 300 people, ...

VENTNOR APPROVES ORDINANCE TO BAN EMINENT DOMAIN
WMGM - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
VENTNOR--- Ventnors new mayor and commissioners passed an ordinance on Thursday evening, that will ban future eminent domain for private development. ...

Columbia University clears hurdle for huge West Harlem expansion
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
He vowed to challenge eminent domain in court. While many elected officials praised the project, state Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Harlem) sparred with board ...

Columbia tiptoes further uptown
Metro.us - New York,NY,USA
Columbia, which would get the state to exercise eminent domain to oust the two remaining commercial property owners if the plan is approved, said it would ...

Haverstraw village decides not to limit its powers under eminent ...
Inside Rockland - West Nyack,NY,USA
... owners of the former Empire State Chair Factory, that the village decided not to adopt a local law limiting the village’s powers under eminent domain. ...

CEC gives final approval for Victorville 2 power plant
Victorville Daily Press - Victorville,CA,USA
The Victorville 2 Hybrid Power Project was approved for construction with a unanimous vote by the California Energy Commission Wednesday in Sacramento. ...

HOAs: Exchanging individual property rights for property values
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
by George Staropoli Page 1 of 1 page(s) The implicit exchange of individual property rights for not even promises or guarantees of maintaining property ...

Our freedom is at stake
Delta County Independent - Delta,CO,USA
It appears that candidate Bruce Hovde has a goal: that of selling our property rights to the highest bidder. It would be valuable to know if he has any core ...

Some say don't be hasty with effort to curb eminent domain
Boston Globe - United States
Some local officials are leery of proposed legislation that would ban communities from using eminent domain to take private property for economic ...

Columbia Expansion Expected To Get Boost From 'Blight'
New York Sun - United States
Adoption of the report's finding would set the stage for a legal battle over the possible use of eminent domain by the state. "I think that tomorrow the ...

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

Brownsberger: No to National Popular Vote bill
Belmont Citizen-Herald - Lexington,MA,USA
This is true, but arguably, in a national popular vote, we could see fraud (or allegations of fraud) anywhere. Political scientists feel that fraud is less ...

Payne Springs Council discusses voter fraud
Athens Daily Review - Athens,TX,USA
... out to be a field without a house on it, was accused of being disingenuous by citizen Karen Juica during her talk to the council about voter fraud. ...

Fraud allegations continue after report of ballot sold for cash, crack
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
Chapman's office first received reports of voter fraud in Perry County following state and county elections on June 3. The voter turnout and number of ...

Voter fraud nets home confinement
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
... D'Agrosa and Assistant US Attorney Hal Goldsmith said that although voter fraud was very serious, Neal had led an exemplary life, had a clean record and ...

Our view: Chasing those who can't be bothered to vote
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
In Lawrence, suspicions about voter fraud arise every election, but have never been proven. Sullivan worries that same-day registration opens the door to ...

US Rep. Barrett (R-SC) recognized for disclosing earmark requests
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
C., was recognized by the Sunlight Foundation as one of 76 members of Congress who have disclosed their fiscal year 2009 earmark requests online. ...

Zerull wants to cut spending, halt 'giveaways' to migrants
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
Now she's running for state Legislature and if she wins, she'll aim to reduce government spending "but not at the expense of the taxpayer. ...

Chapman receives complaint of voter fraud in Perry
WZTV - Nashville,TN,USA
(AP) -- Secretary of State Beth Chapman says her office has received additional allegations of voter fraud in Perry County in west Alabama. ...

No Voter Registration, No Voter Fraud - That's North Dakota!
OhMyGov! - Washington,DC,USA
States control access to the polls to prevent voter fraud. One of the first states to have required voter registration, North Dakota is currently the only ...

Obama vs. McCain: Fannie/Freddie politics
MSNBC - USA
The FBI is looking into possible fraud related to home loans made by IndyMac Bancorp Inc., which was taken over Friday by the FDIC… ...

Another stimulus
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA
The problem with the US economy can't possibly be a lack of government spending, yet some leaders in Washington seem to think additional government spending ...

Earmarked Funds Often Miss the Mark
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
We are now living in a different era -- the earmark era. Every politician in the land tries to earmark funds for a pet project. ...

Lawrence mayor slams same-day voter registration bill
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
"I never hear of New Hampshire being a hotbed of voter fraud," Augustus said. Lawrence elections, though, are plagued by constant complaints of voter fraud. ...

Lewis offers olive branch to Obey
The Hill - Washington,DC,USA
By Jackie Kucinich House Republican appropriators will not offer energy amendments on the remaining seven spending bills, according to the ranking GOP ...

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