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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 aliens sentenced in Johnsonville SC check fraud case

Seven illegal aliens were sentenced in federal court for being in the United States without authorization and for attempting to cash counterfeit payroll checks, U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins said in a press release. In October, Johnsonville police received a call for assistance from the Piggly Wiggly supermarket concerning 11 Hispanic people trying to cash suspicious payroll checks at the store. The checks were purportedly drawn on an account held by Palmetto Labor Services Inc. Officers called the labor company and confirmed that the checks were counterfeit, and arrested all 11 people.

Was Immigration Dragnet Too Wide?
Chicago Public Radio - Chicago,IL,USA
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has jailed almost 9000 foreign-born gang members since 2005. A four-day operation that ended Wednesday targeted ...

Immigration Sweep Puts ‘Gang Members’ Behind Bars
Chicago Public Radio - Chicago,IL,USA
Gail Montenegro is a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She says all but seven of those arrested have criminal histories and all but two ...

I Am An American!

Free republics are not known to have long life expectancies. At the ripe old age of two hundred and thirty-two, America is definitely showing her age. She is long past her prime, and some are predicting her demise. No, some are PLANNING her demise.

Mexico to honor Sen. Kennedy on immigrant rights
The Associated Press -
Mexico says the Massachusetts Democrat has denounced injustices against migrants and "highlighted the importance of addressing illegal immigration by ...

Chertoff: European Terrorists Trying to Enter U.S.
European terrorists are trying to enter the United States with European Union passports, and there is no guarantee officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday.

Suburban gang members targeted in federal immigration raids
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
... "Operation Community Shield," the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's nationwide initiative targeting foreign-born members of street gangs. ...

The Bounce: US has 33 foreign-born Olympians
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
AP NEW YORK - As the US struggles with immigration policy, Americans will get a chance next month to see their melting-pot nation through the prism of ...

Latino groups unite to launch $5-million voter registration drive
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
As a young Latino living near a military base and the US-Mexico border in El Paso, ending US involvement in Iraq and reforming the immigration system were ...

Neb. community takes on illegal immigration
Columbus Telegram - Columbus,NE,USA
A Nebraska city is the latest community to try its hand at regulating illegal immigration _ a job traditionally reserved for federal officials. ...

DA Alleges Voter Fraud By Undocumented Immigrants
KSAT.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
SAN ANTONIO -- Allegations of voter fraud and perjury have surfaced as the Bexar County District Attorney's office looked over records from the elections ...

Activist files immigrant suit on Cobb
MARIETTA - D.A. King has filed a civil lawsuit seeking to force Cobb Chairman Sam Olens and the Board of Commissioners to halt all applications for public benefits until the county begins verifying each applicant's immigration status...

Deputies to Check Suspects' Immigration Status
Washington Post - United States
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said yesterday that it has received clearance from federal authorities to begin checking the immigration status of ...

Immigration Study‏ released by Coalition for a Working Oregon
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA
The study, entitled Potential Economic Impacts in Oregon of Implementing Proposed Department of Homeland Security "No Match" Immigration Rules, ...

Not Guilty Pleas for Supervisors in Postville Immigration Raid
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
July 18, 2008--Two of the men federal prosecutors accused of bringing illegal immigrants to work at the Postville meatpacking plant, want their day in court ...

Shunning may be the answer to illegal immigration
NewsByUs - Boise,ID,USA
Last year Judicial Watch wrote the mayor about the organization’s concerns that the city was violating federal immigration laws by spending more than ...

Groups offer aid in wake of immigration raid in Loveland
ReporterHerald.com - Loveland,CO,USA
By Anya Semenoff Local and statewide organizations took steps Thursday to help families affected by Wednesday’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in ...

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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!
 

CUPE BC gives thumbs-down to 'elitist' economic meeting
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"It sounds pretty close to the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)," says O'Neill. "That kind of corporate agenda has become very familiar in BC and ...

Bill C51 in Canada is a MAJOR WARNING to all of us. Fascism is ...
OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA
If Canada adopts the Codex rules, supplements would be treated on a toxicology scale and if the North American Union goes into effect, the United States and ...

AMERICA, INC.: LAND OF CORPORATE REIGN

Benito Mussolini said, “Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.”  This model of economic fascism was adopted by Germany and Italy in the 1930s. And, I submit to you that such a marriage between the state and corporate power has taken place here in the United States.

Freddie & Fannie Unconstitutional Bailout using What?

by Devvy Kidd

Arthur Henning of the Chicago Tribune said back in 1935, "The New Deal will bring the Communist Party within striking distance of overthrow of the American form of government..." Mark Sullivan of the Buffalo Evening News also expressed alarm in 1935: "The New Deal is to America what the early phase of Nazism was to Germany..." The nation is awash in fear because they are coming to realize that while they've been buying all the hype from the cabal of gangsters in Washington for decades, reality is now setting in as poverty is slamming millions who used to belong to the middle class...

EDUCATION (click on this line for more)

Treasurer: Don’t Build ‘Taj Mahal’ Schools

Boston Globe

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, trying to head off what he calls "Taj Mahal" high schools, said he wants cities and towns to begin using off-the-shelf building designs that could cut school-project costs by 30 percent. The goal, Cahill said, is to shave tens of millions of dollars from the cost of building new schools, which have reached as high as $197.5 million for the new Newton North High School.

A Pyrrhic victory School threatened despite winning charter battle
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
A daring experiment in public education seems destined to come to an end. Responsibility for this sad result is widely shared, but the Oregon Department of ...

Educators laud student tracking
The Salinas Californian - Salinas,CA,USA
By SUNITA VIJAYAN • The Salinas Californian • July 18, 2008 Monterey County education officials on Thursday urged the public to be critical when reviewing ...

Portland schools hopes to fix buildings before bond passed
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Portland Public Schools won't ask voters for money this November to repair aging schools, but district families and city residents might see improvements at ...

Bible course standards approved for Texas schools
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA
"The good news is we'll have Bible curriculum in our schools," said Eissler, chairman of the House Public Education Committee. ...

Chamber’s Andrews Honored For Essay On Solving Organizational Problems
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
The Chamber introduced the Education Initiative last year as a means of forming partnerships and between public schools and businesses and to promote ...

Texas OKs standards for elective Bible classes
The Associated Press -
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to establishing Bible classes in public high schools, rejecting calls to ...

New resource helps teach 21st-century skills

Social studies teachers now have a new resource to help them integrate 21st-century skills into their lessons: a free online document that maps various social studies projects, tasks, and outcomes to corresponding skills--such as problem solving and critical thinking--that are becoming increasingly important for 21st-century success.

Report: U.S. behind in doubling science grads

A high-profile push by business groups to double the number of U.S. bachelor's degrees awarded in the United States in science, math, and engineering by 2015 is falling way behind target, a new report says.

Coming this fall: Free online textbooks
Textbook prices have risen steadily over the past two decades to the point where the average student now pays $900 a year, an expense that typically isn't covered by financial aid. But come September, publishing upstart Flat World Knowledge will offer a much more appealing price point, reports Time magazine: Its books will be free.

District solves computer parity problem in its schools

The Pike County, Ky., schools have solved an internet access parity problem with a desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) solution from IBM and Desktone, ZDNet reports.

Wikipedia tries approval system to reduce vandalism on pages

Wikipedia is considering a basic change to its editing philosophy to cut down on vandalism, reports the New York Times.

Are American Public Schools Inherently Biased?

Recent events and a compelling book prompt Mary Tedrow to reexamine her thinking about race and education.

McCain Pushes School Choice, Merit Pay

McCain tells NAACP he will expand school choice for children in failing schools.

Obama Stresses Parental Responsibility

Democratic presidential nominee tells parents to turn off children’s TV sets and tune in to their education.

Teaching Math at Home

Some parents favor teaching children the old-fashioned way over concept-based school curricula. 

Braille Makes a Comeback

Technology, once seen as heralding the end of the communication method, is instead making it easier for students to learn it. (Education Week)

Teacher Gives Teens 'Extra Push'

A Louisville special education teacher helps troubled teens achieve academic success through her nonprofit tutoring program.

Teachers Fill Nurse Gap

Administering medication has become part of the job for many teachers as schools across the country cut nursing staff. 

New AFT Leader Vows to Take Down NCLB

Randi Weingarten's new vision for a federal law includes a rich core curriculum, competitive teacher salaries, and coaching for struggling teachers.

Educators debate gulf dividing schools, students
Indianapolis Star - United States
asked Pat Payne, director of multicultural education for Indianapolis Public Schools, and no relation to the speaker. Ruby Payne responded that she presents ...

Schools chief has detractors, supporters over verbal gaffe
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville,NC,USA
She says the superintendent should welcome any concerned citizen when it comes to the public school system. “ I think that the comments by Bill Harrison ...

Cost Of Going Green Rearing Ugly Head
RhinoTimes.com Greensboro - Greensboro,NC,USA
Hill said Guilford County Schools wants to achieve a reduction to 35000 for new schools. The problem with new designs and technologies for energy efficiency ...

170 schools miss steeper targets
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
More Hawaii public school students know how to read and solve math problems at their grade level compared with last year. The downside is that more than ...

What to do about dropouts
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Just as the No Child Left Behind Act led to major reforms in urban education, so should putting these bleak numbers before the public eye.

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

Piñon eminent domain 'unlikely,' Army says
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
By Erin Emery FORT CARSON — A top Army civilian said today that the Army will purchase land to expand Pinon Canyon only from "willing sellers" and that it ...

ESDC To Further Columbia's 7M-SF Expansion Plan
GlobeSt. com - New York,NY,USA
In that case, the US Court of Appeals court rejected a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the state's use of eminent domain for the site. ...

Group won't rule out eminent domain for Grand Junction project
Indianapolis Star - United States
Others in the audience voiced similar concerns about eminent domain use, but Stumpf said the project is still in the planning phase and the Westfield ...

This property is condemned
Texas Examiner - Beaumont,TX,USA
City Manager Kyle Hayes said the use of eminent domain is not a new tactic, and the city uses the process quite regularly. "We do it all the time," he said. ...

Ventnor answers calls to ban eminent domain
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
By MARTIN DeANGELIS Staff Writer, 609-272-7237 VENTNOR - There was no controversy Thursday over the controversial practice of using eminent domain for ...

Plaza plan raises eminent domain questions
Indianapolis Star - United States
"I don't see the city as using eminent domain to take property." But City Council President Ken Kingshill, one of two council members serving on the group, ...

Branford Sues Insurance Carriers in Tabor Case
New Haven Independent - CT, USA
He maintains that he moved by eminent domain to take the 77 acres because the parcel shares a border with the contaminated town dump and he didn’t want ...

Tourist homes are welcome, but regulations are needed
The Herald-Times (subscription) - Bloomington,IN,USA
Several comments by readers of our report on the plan commission action grumbled about “Big Brother,” government once again interfering with property rights ...

Property rights -- Topic of the Day
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
And when we've gotten into heated discussions about whether the city should ban smoking in bars, property-rights advocates insist that, darn it, ...

King County to push land regs
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,OR,USA
Dan Wood of the Washington State Farm Bureau described those regulations as "the most notorious example of abuse of property rights" under the state's ...

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

Push Is on for 60 mph National Speed Limit (ANOTHER BAD LAW IN THE MAKING!)

Contra Costa Times

Propelled by gasoline prices, a growing movement is speeding—or, rather, slowing—toward lowering the national highway speed limit. Rep. Jackie Speier, a California Democrat, has proposed a national limit of 60 mph for urban freeways and 65 mph in less populated areas. Sen. John Warner, a Virginia Republican, has asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to investigate what limit provides the best fuel efficiency.

Did Legislator Favor Gifts Over Saving Soldiers' Lives?
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
What's worse than an earmark that wastes tax dollars and abuses the system by allowing Congress to funnel money outside the normal process to favored ...

Tiger Stadium funds clear hurdle
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP DETROIT - Wrecking crews began demolishing Tiger Stadium nearly three weeks ago, but a US Senate subcommittee has approved a $4 million earmark to ...

Guest opinion: Deficit-ridden AZ needs a spending limit
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
It increases spending commitments by more than $700 million - during a recession and in a supposedly conservative state. State government spending now takes ...

Chapman receives voter fraud complaint
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
The complaint, one of several recent allegations of voter fraud in an Alabama county, concerns a June 10 court-ordered runoff election for mayor of Marion, ...

Jindal's vetoes nix $250000 for parish
News Banner - Covington,LA,USA
Jindal this week nixed a $15000 earmark approved by lawmakers for Schneider’s Kids of Our Lacombe, a non-profit organization aimed at keeping at-risk ...

Newsbusted: Congress Approval at Record-Low
Sorry, Nancy Pelosi. Even Dick Cheney is more popular than you are.

TxDOT campaign at center of debate over $100 million in ad spending
Houston Chronicle - United States
By PEGGY FIKAC AUSTIN — Government spending on advertising is being put under a microscope by state lawmakers who say they want to ensure public funds are ...

Only journalists benefit from this state government
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
Other Republicans may tell their constituents they voted against government spending at a time when the government is running a deficit and facing record ...

Our View - Saturday
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
But spending has grown much more sharply. "Had the federal government limited federal spending to grow only as rapidly as the economy since 2000, ...

New Evidence of Fraud in Perry County Released
WSFA - Montgomery,AL,USA
Montgomery, AL (WSFA) -- The ongoing voter fraud investigation in Perry County continues casting more doubt on the municipal elections in Marion. ...

The city of Plain? More facts, please
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
There are many good reasons for townships in Ohio to incorporate as cities. Supporters of just such a change in Plain Township point out some of those ...

League of Women Voters sets up Web tool to help voters
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
By Jo Mannies The League of Women Voters of St. Louis rolled out today a new Web tool called Smart Voter “that lets St. Louis area voters preview the ...

Election 2008: Help Prevent Voter Fraud and Make Sure Your Vote Counts
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
However, there are real concerns about voting integrity, concerns that need to be addressed before another president is elected under suspicious ...

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