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View Article  Anti-Catholic Minuteman Expose (Video)

THESE ARE THE MINUTEMEN
NOTE:  I was planning to a piece on the FLDS (I have some new information) but was side-tracked by this story.  I think this is something that needs to be told.  I know I am telling it one-sided, against the Minutemen in California.  But what I have found is so repulsive and so vile it needs to be exposed to the light of day.  It is obvious someone is going to cross the line one of these days and shots are going to be fired.  I have a feeling it will be a Minuteman or one of their supporter who will do the shooting.  When this happens and a defense is made, naturally the Hispanic is going to be the evil one.  

I think these videos are terribly important.  They show how abjectly evil these people are.

Do you have the courage to watch these videos?  There are a number of them at Minutemen Unvarnished – and take nearly an hour to watch.  Watch the video “Do You Believe in Jesus” as the San Diego Minutemen harass parishioners at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Fallbrook.    This is in Fallbrook, CA.

 Now see how it is portrayed in the local media.

 If this is what Sheriff Joe is allowing in Maricopa County,   then he is as vile as are these individuals.  I don’t care what side of the immigration argument you are on.  If you think this is good, decent, and patriotic, then you are seriously disturbed and as evil as are these individuals.  When you start harassing people attending church, and mace people as they are going into church as this video shows you are as bad as they are.

ANTI CATHOLIC A TREND?
After watching these videos, it appears to me that there is an anti-Catholic. I’ve been covering the anti-immigration crowd’s anti-Catholic bigotry for several days.  Yesterday mentioned that  Harold Hutchinson at Called As Seen had picked up on the anti-Catholic bigotry of Tom Tancredo and Lou Dobbs. Harold references a WSJ piece about how they “insulted the Pope”. l   The Opinionated Catholic has more.   JJ mentions an editorial at Modern Commentaries about Michelle Malkin and her anti-Catholic rants. It is obvious there is a strong anti-Catholic bias in the whole anti-immigration movement, promoted by John Tanton and his dislike of anyone who is not lily white.  Why?
LA Times
“…t's not too surprising that one of the pontiff's most vocal critics was the poor man's Howard Beale, CNN personality Lou Dobbs. He's made something of a specialty of bashing the Catholic hierarchy in recent years, as part of his pseudo-populist campaign for ratings. Dobbs charged Benedict with "mixing religion and politics ... in many ways insulting our country, talking about the need to be welcoming. ... I really don't appreciate the bad manners of a guest telling me in this country and my fellow citizens what to do." Well, there you go, though the pope got off easy compared with L.A. civic leaders, whom Dobbs blasted after an earlier -- and totally misleading -- report on Special Order 40 and the case of Jamiel Shaw II, a young man allegedly shot to death by an illegal immigrant who is a gang member. Dobbs called city officials "liars" and singled out Police Chief Bill Bratton, whose defense of Special Order 40 -- which puts certain restrictions on when police can inquire about a suspect's immigration status -- the broadcaster called "irresponsible" and "disgusting politics." "And I think every one of you in the city of Los Angeles, running that city, supporting a sanctuary city and trying to excuse what happened to that family, I think it is contemptible," said Dobbs….”

THE VIDEOS
(WARNING:  These videos feature profanity and obscene gestures)

(MigraMatters)  If this is an example of those who are anti-illegal and are “Minutemen” in San Diego, then I’d rather be castigated for being against them.  These people are filthy, vile, nasty trash.  This is a link to a video.  I am not doing an inbed, because of the filthy language.  From Minutemen Unvarnished comes a ‘best of’ collection of videos about the Minutemen.  Maybe you might want to ask for your money back (if they can account for it).  You might want to watch “I’m Allowed to Threaten People”.  The jerk is wearing a minuteman cap.  Look at the people who are with the Minutemen.  I wouldn’t let them in my driveway, let alone associate with them.  The one “Keep Your Hands to Yourselves” features San Diego Minuteman Founder Jeff Schwilk.  Try watching the one “Are You Legal?

How about this Minuteman waving his flag?  He’s nothing but a thug.  Watch “Remember after the Alamo” to see what these people look like.  They are scary.  Watch “No Talking Chickens”.   “Hello Witches” features the leader of the San Diego Minutemen harassing two activists.  Watch as the Minutemen follow the women, attempting to terrorize them. Do you really think these are nice people?  If I were those women, I would have been terrified.   The San Diego Minutemen were founded by Jim Gilchrist. 

In “If You Love Mexicans” Jeff Schwilk accosts a Home Depot customer.  A minuteman then spits at the camera person.    “Get out of here” Jeff Schwilk goes after a Home Depot customer.   “Morning Wetbacks” shows how gentile the Minutemen are.

In “Vermin of VistaJeff Schwilk harasses and intimidates another activist.  This man is seriously disturbed.  I can’t believe people actually believe the you know what these people spout.    In “Bring It On” he tries to mace someone who disagrees with him.    In “He’s Trying to Scare Her” our boy Jeff finally gets picked up by a cop for harassing women.

Can you watch these videos and not call them evil?  Do you really want to have sympathy for them and for their cause?   These people think nothing of interrupting a church service because the people inside are Hispanic.   “Can I Get Your Name” is the video.  Then in “The Church is Nothing but Pimps” just shows how vile they are, using a loud speaker to blast a church service.  Obviously Sheriff Joe isn’t the only one who doesn’t give a rip about disrupting church services. They call the Catholic Church nothing but pimps.  Too bad these people can’t be arrested for disturbing a worship service. 

Why don’t decent people realize how nasty these individuals are? “I gotta be Freakin’ Rank” shows this same bunch disrupting a funeral so they can harass people near-by.  Obviously they have no morality or decency.  In this one, a Minuteman did not wear deodorant, and then fans his nasty body in front of Hispanics. A woman is speaking Spanish.  They keep yelling at her to shut up. 

You will also want to read Minutemen Uncensored which features their email.
View Article  THE IMMIGRATION BILL - The Extremely Well Organized Opposition

On Monday evening, my “Inbox” was hit with a number of email from various organizations trying to kill the immigration bill.  I am providing a sample for you.  For months I have been telling you these people are extremely well organized.  They claim to be Republican, but have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GOP.  They are using their claims of “Reagan Conservative” to manipulate and dupe anyone who will listen.  We’re talking Ron Paul people here, people who think we are evil, George W. Bush is the tool of the devil, and Giuliani is Satan’s Candidate! 

 

GIULIANI IS A FAKE

Giuliani a Fake


by Charley Reese

“I judge from the applause at the most recent Republican presidential debate that the people in the audience at least still equate patriotism with supporting the war of the day.

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, the only intellectually honest candidate in the bunch, correctly pointed out that it was our policy of interventionism that caused the attack on 9/11.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, intensely uncomfortable at having been forced to talk about his liberal positions on abortion, gun control and gay rights, leaped at the opportunity to reprimand Paul for suggesting that we had invited the attack. "I've never heard that," Giuliani snapped, showing that he is ignorant even on matters of security, and demanded that Paul retract it. He didn't, of course. But Giuliani got a big round of applause, as if he had come to the defense of America rather than just cleverly change the subject.

Osama bin Laden, the author of those attacks, has said quite plainly, publicly and explicitly that the attack was prompted by our intervention in the Muslim world. It is outrageous that Giuliani claims not to know that, given that his whole campaign is based on his claim of being the best-qualified leader in matters of security and the so-called war on terror.

Actually, Giuliani isn't an expert on security. He's a lawyer and a political hack. The attack on 9/11 was a political gift of the gods to him. He walked up and down the street in front of the television cameras, gave speeches and went to funerals, and for that he received the accolades of the press.

Giuliani is not a leader. He is a cynical exploiter. He exploited the attack the day it happened, and he's exploited it since to make a fortune posing as an expert security consultant. Now he hopes to exploit the tragedy, which, like the president, he had done nothing to prevent, to get the Republican nomination for the presidency.

By demonstrating his ignorance of the cause of the attack, he has disqualified himself from consideration.

Sad to say, Sen. John McCain of Arizona is not the man he was seven years ago. He's gotten old, and in his old age has become an evader and an equivocator. He makes the same tired prediction of terrible consequences if we get out of Iraq, but he has no solutions except to do more of the same.

As for al-Qaida taking root in Iraq, he is apparently unaware of how the tribal sheiks in the western part of the country have annihilated al-Qaida in their region. One of the sheiks boasted recently, "We did in three months what the Americans haven't been able to do in four years." Trust me, al-Qaida will not survive our departure from Iraq, which is why al-Qaida, above all, wants us to stay.

The only ones who impressed me were Paul, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Duncan Hunter of California. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado came up with the best line of the night. Remarking on the liberals trying to become conservatives, he quipped, "There have been a lot of conversions tonight, but the only conversion I trust was the conversion on the road to Damascus, not the conversions on the road to Des Moines." It got a good laugh. our presidential election system is broken. By front-loading the primaries, only multimillionaires can raise the money necessary to get well known. The lesser-known – and this year the more-qualified – men have an uphill struggle.
 
After you read this by Charlie Reese, if you consider voting for Giuliani as the "lesser of two weevils" in 2008, then you are part of the problem in this country.  Giuliani doesn't get my vote, if the opponent is Satan himself, or Hillary, which may be worse.  When do we quit being frightened into voting for Socialist Party B?  Using the "good cop - bad cop" tactics, for many decades, the now completely phony "two party system" (which manages to act in concert to protect each other from the real alternative of third parties) has brought about the destruction of this country.

Jimmy Carter provided the first amnesty for illegal aliens, and promised it would never happen again.  It has happened one or twice since then, but this one, about to perpetrated by George W. Bush is of such a criminal magnitude that he should be tried for treason. 

NB:  My criticism of the two major political parties in no way disparages the more-or-less honest citizens (however deluded) who work at the grass-roots levels to attempt to save this country through political activity.  They may be dupes, but there are many good people among them, in BOTH parties!”

 

From Brent Bozell and the Media Research Council – sign the petition to save America. http://www.mrcaction.org/503/petition.asp?PID=11398482&NID=1

 

“…A prime example is the recent PEW Research Survey that showed that 77 percent of the American people did not want an increase in legal immigration—yet the media refused to report it, or they manipulate the numbers. The fact is, if left unchecked, the media’s biased reporting, or non-reporting will undoubtedly sway the outcome of the immigration debate.

As the nation’s foremost media watchdog, The Media Research Center is committing our resources to neutralize the media’s overt attempt to mislead the nation and corrupt immigration reform. Additionally, the MRC is launching our EMERGENCY PETITION so tens of thousands of grassroots citizens can pressure the media into reporting and disclosing the real truth about the immigration debate. We must expose and hold the media accountable on this most vital issue, or the immigration battle will be lost!

Over the next 30 days, we expect to mobilize 250,000 citizens who share our passion for the truth—especially as it relates to the immigration debate. The MRC is using all of its resources in the coming days to shine the light on the immigration issue—exposing the bias, and naming names….”

 

CSN News is telling us that over 45,000 illegals from “terror nations” are living here, pretending to be Mexican, learning Spanish to “Pass” as Hispanic.  http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=/SpecialReports/archive/200608/SPE20060808a.html

 

“…The so-called "catch and release" policies have allowed more than 45,000 illegal aliens from countries that are well known for their anti-American views or considered "hotbeds of Islamic fundamentalism" to be freed. U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), in conversations with sheriffs operating along the Texas-Mexico border, learned that illegal aliens of Middle Eastern descent have been able to blend into the culture south of the U.S. border and pass themselves off as Mexicans. "They learn Spanish and assimilate into the population," Poe said. "Coming across the Canadian border they would be more conspicuous."…” (ABJECT FEAR & RACISM)  

 

Now I don’t know about you, but any idiot can tell the difference between someone of Hispanic background and someone from other countries and nationalities.  What a racist – they all look alike!

 

Then “Pastor” Chuck Baldwin is warning us in a News With Views Alert…http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin371.htm

I trust by now you can count the lies!  I am not even going to mark them.  Most of the information is coming out of Tanton based mis-information groups.

 

“…Hopefully, readers are aware that the Bush/Kennedy amnesty bill is being debated in the U.S. Senate this week with both the White House and senate leaders hopeful of quick passage. If it passes, the proposed immigration bill would immediately give all 12-20 million illegal aliens already in the United States "probationary" citizenship. It would also put an estimated 60 million immigrants on the path to citizenship over the next 20 years. In exchange for granting U.S. citizenship to tens of millions of illegals, (LIE) the bill promises to better protect America's borders.

 

The plain truth is, President George W. Bush, Senators Ted Kennedy, John McCain, et al., are simply hell-bent to provide amnesty to tens of millions of illegal aliens, and this bill will give them the power to do it. (LIE)

 

Do I need to convince readers that any kind of amnesty will put America on the fast track to ruin? The United States simply cannot absorb upwards of 60 million, mostly unskilled, non-English-speaking, migrants in the next few years. It just is not possible. (LIE)

 

Already, America is reaping the consequences of unbridled illegal immigration. Americans are being squeezed out of work by illegal immigrants who will work at significantly reduced wages. Of course our unemployment is low: Americans are working two or three jobs just to make ends meet. (LIE)

 

Add to the strain of the loss of good paying jobs the strain of an ever-growing financial burden to taxpayers. For example, Heritage Foundation scholar Robert Rector recently released a new study entitled, "The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Households to the U.S. Taxpayer." In the report, Rector notes that two-thirds of the millions of illegal aliens in this country fall into the category of "low-skill" households. Contrast that with just 10% of native-born Americans falling into that category.  Writing for National Review Online, Byron York states, "Rector found that in 2004, the most recent year for which figures are available, low-skill households received an average of $32,138 per household--the great majority in the form of means-tested aid and direct benefits.... Against that, Rector found that low-skill households paid an average of $9,689 in taxes.... In the final calculation, he found, the average low-skill household received $22,449 more in benefits than it paid in taxes..." (MANIPULATION OF FACTS)

 

According to World Net Daily, "If the lower figure of 12 million illegal aliens is used for estimation purposes, the [current] total tax burden translates to $2.2 trillion." (MANIPULATION OF FACTS)

 

It doesn't take a mathematical genius to calculate that with an added 60 million mostly unskilled immigrants moving into the country, the financial cost would be more than taxpayers could possibly pay for. (LIE)

 

Consider also the toll upon America's safety and security. Already, law enforcement agencies are very much cognizant of a surge of Latin American "ultra-violent" gangs (MANIPULATION OF FACTS)that have sprung up in more than 40 U.S. states. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), one gang called MS-13 has been identified in 42 states. Another group called the 18th Street Gang is in 37 states. According to FBI MS-13 National Gang Task Force director Brian Truchon, "When the gang migrates throughout the U.S., there is always a road back to L.A. From L.A., there is always a road back to Central America."

 

Retired lawman Jim Kouri recently wrote, "According to Lt. Steve Rogers, a decorated cop and award-winning writer, there are tens of thousands of murderers, rapists, child predators, robbers and drug dealers who are illegally in the United States. One study shows over 200,000 criminal aliens are preying on U.S. citizens."

 

As I have previously noted in this column, illegal aliens already murder at least 12 Americans every day.  (LIE) Think of the potential violence that another 60 million aliens will bring. (ABJECT FEAR & RACISM)  Not to mention the threat of potential terrorism.

 

America's law enforcement communities are keenly aware of the probability that international terrorists have already infiltrated the United States due to our lack of border control.

 

For example, William Gheen, President of Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee (ALIPAC), recently said, "MS-13 and other illegal immigrant gangs are bringing in the illegals, drugs, heavy weapons, and possibly terrorists. (LIE) The biggest threat from their members is contained in the multiple intelligence reports provided to Congress indicating that Al-Qaeda and MS-13 are now working together (LIE) to smuggle terrorist operatives and materials into the U.S." (LIE)

 


This is the text of an email that came to me
. I also want you to note that every one of these things I am referring to came from THE VERY SAME SOURCE.  And – that source is a very conservative Ron Paul supporter.

 

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You deal with VDARE and their racism. 

 

“…Learning About Immigration Policy From Mexico


May 16, 2007


Memo from Mexico: By Allan Wall allan39@prodigy.net.mx  

VDARE.com

P.O. Box 1195

Washington, Connecticut 06793

http://www.vdare.com

To submit a Letter to the Editor: joeguzzardi@vdareedit.com 

Almost everybody believes that the U.S.A. needs immigration reform. I’d like to propose that we study immigration systems in other countries, to see what we can learn from them.

It's arrogant to assume that we Americans have all the answers, and that no other country can do anything better than we can.

Some of the biggest critics of our immigration policy are Mexicans. So let's examine Mexico’s immigration policy and see what we can learn from it.

We might even decide that Mexico has some approaches to the issue that we could copy. Surely they wouldn’t object to that.

Would they?

How can we summarize Mexican immigration/nationality policies? Here’s how:

Mexico has an immigration system tailored to fit the interests of Mexico.

And what’s wrong with that?

The legal basis for Mexico’s immigration law is found in the Ley General de Población [the General Population Law]. PDF.

The cabinet-level department responsible for immigration is the Secretaria de Gobernación, loosely translated as the Interior Department.

According to Article 3, section VII of the General Population Law, the responsibility of this department is to

"Subject the immigration of foreigners to the methods it deems relevant, and to achieve the best assimilation of these [immigrants] to the national environment and their adequate distribution in [Mexican] territory." [Sujetar la inmigración de extranjeros a las modalidades que juzgue pertinentes, y procurar la mejor asimilación de éstos al medio nacional y su adecuada distribución en el territorio.]

So the goals of Mexican immigration policy are assimilation and the distribution of immigrants throughout Mexican territory.

Mexico has had immigrants from many countries, from Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and even the U.S.A. And Mexico has done a good job in assimilating these immigrants. Part of it is because the immigration levels are so much lower than in the U.S., and partly because the Mexican system does indeed encourage assimilation.

According to Article 32 of the General Population Law,

"The Interior Department will establish, subject to the corresponding demographic studies, the number of foreigners whose entrance to the country may be permitted, whether by activities or zone of residence, and will subject to the methods that it deems relevant the immigration of foreigners, according to their possibilities of contributing to the national progress." [Artículo 32.- La Secretaría de Gobernación fijará, previos los estudios demográficos correspondientes, el número de extranjeros cuya internación podrá permitirse al país, ya sea por actividades o por zonas de residencia, y sujetará a las modalidades que juzgue pertinentes, la inmigración de extranjeros, según sean sus posibilidades de contribuir al progreso nacional.]

So the Interior Department establishes immigration quotas based on the demographic situation of the country, and wants immigrants who will contribute to the development of the nation.

Article 34 even explains what kinds of immigrants Mexico is looking for:

"The Department of the Interior may establish for the foreigners who enter Mexico the conditions that it deems appropriate with respect to the activities to which they will engage in and the place or places of their residence. It will take care thusly that the immigrants shall be useful elements for the country and that they will have the necessary income levels for their subsistence… and of the persons who are under their economic dependence." [Artículo 34.- La Secretaría de Gobernación podrá fijar a los extranjeros que se internen en el país las condiciones que estime convenientes respecto a las actividades a que habrán de dedicarse y al lugar o lugares de su residencia. Cuidará asimismo de que los inmigrantes sean elementos útiles para el país y de que cuenten con los ingresos necesarios para su subsistencia y en su caso, la de las personas que estén bajo su dependencia económica.]

"Useful elements"?" Necessary income levels?" It sounds as though Mexico is being rather choosy. Mexico wants immigrants who are (1) useful to Mexico and (2) who have enough income to take care of themselves and their families. How discriminatory!

OK, so what kinds of immigrants does Mexico not want? Well, that’s spelled out in the General Population Law, Article 37. It states that

"The Department of the Interior may deny to foreigners the entrance into the country or a change in immigration status for any of the following reasons:

 

I. When there is no international reciprocity."

(What if we did that? What if we conditioned our immigration policy on how other countries took in our people—starting with Mexico?)

 

"II. When the national demographic equilibrium demands it."

(When it doesn’t upset Mexico’s demographic equilibrium).

 

"III. When the quotas referred to in Article 32 of this law don’t permit it."

(See Article 32 above).

 

IV. "When it is considered harmful to the economic interests of Mexicans."

(Shouldn’t we also limit immigration if it’s harmful to the economic interests of ordinary Americans?)

 

V. When they (the immigrants) have broken the laws of Mexico or have criminal antecedents abroad.

(Mexico doesn’t want criminal immigrants).

 

VI. When they have broken this [immigration] law, its regulations or other applicable administrative orders in the matter, or if they don’t comply with the established requirements.

(What if we did that -- instead of repeatedly amnestying illegals?)

 

VII. If they are not physically or mentally healthy in the judgment of the health authority, or are prevented by other legal orders.

And, just to make sure everything’s covered, Article 38 stipulates that

"The Department of the Interior is authorized to suspend or forbid the admission of foreigners, when it is determined to be in the national interest."

That pretty much covers everything, does it not?

There are several myths and misunderstandings about Mexican immigration policy.

Many Mexicans think that Mexico has no immigration policy, that anybody can come into the country without any kind of visa.

I’ve been asked why the U.S. demands visas and Mexico doesn’t!

Reason: Few Mexicans have any contact with the Mexican immigration bureaucracy, the INM [Instituto Nacional de Migracion] and they’ve believed the rhetoric of the Open Door Mexico.

Some Americans think Mexico has a lax immigration system because it’s so easy for American tourists to enter Mexico.

Yes, it is easy. But the tourist only sees the tip of the iceberg.

Mexico has a whole range of immigration options. The tourist visa is just the easiest level.

The system is carefully designed to keep out paupers, to discriminate between citizens and non-citizens, and even to discriminate between native-born Mexicans and naturalized Mexicans.

Mexican immigration law recognizes several levels of immigration status. The most temporary status is that of no-inmigrante, which includes, tourists, transmigrants, visitors, religious workers, political asylees, refugees, students, distinguished visitors, local visitors, provisional visitors and journalists. All these individuals have the right to bring a spouse or children. But they are responsible for them.

A more permanent status is that of "inmigrante," which includes rentistas (people with independent means), investors, professionals, certain administrators, scientists, technicians, artists, athletes, spouses and parents of Mexicans, and family members of such persons (once again, at the responsibility of the head of family).

After 5 years of being an "inmigrante", one may pass to the level of "inmigrado" which is more permanent still.

There are restrictions on land ownership for foreigners, as I have pointed out before. There are ways to get around this, but when a foreigner buys or gets effective control of Mexican property, he waives his rights to the intervention of his country of citizenship in case of a land dispute. And I have never seen the U.S. government take any effective action to defend an American in Mexico in a land dispute.

As far as illegal immigration, the government of Mexico detains and deports over a quarter of a million illegals annually, most of them from Central American countries, which are poorer than Mexico. All Mexican police are required to enforce Mexican immigration law, and so does the Army, which has already militarized the northern border. [Vdare.com note: Mexico's northern border is, of course, American's southern border. Mexico has a southern border of its own, of course, and it faces pressure from further south.]

Mexican immigration officials don't hesitate to use racial profiling. In a previous article, I reported how officials in the north of Mexico tried to deport Mexican Indians thinking they were Central Americans. And, in a recent case, Mexican police used tear gas to get some illegal aliens out of a trailer. What if our immigration officials did that?

Not only that, according to Article 67, any Mexican official who deals with a foreigner is responsible to verify the foreigner’s legal status as part of the transaction. The </