We are disappointed and perplexed by an analysis in last week's issue of The Crete News regarding our February 12 editorial on illegal immigration.We’re perplexed because our straightforward editorial was misinterpreted by a news organization that we have often referenced on this Web site. The point of our February polemic is that illegal immigration and the current influx of immigrants –- the largest in U.S. history –- has produced negative consequences here in our own backyard.
In no way did we target local police for issuing a “disproportionate number of citations to Hispanic immigrants,” as stated by The Crete News’ Jenn Lampila.
We’re disappointed because the Crete newspaper has apparently decided to turn a blind eye to the documented problems caused by undocumented residents, including the civil offences being committed in disproportionate numbers by members of the immigrant community.
The Crete News article stated: “An alalysis [sic] of pulbic [sic] documents found the data given in the (Times' editorial) and the conclusions drawn from it were reported inaccurately.”
Perhaps we should not take too seriously an article that contains two misspellings in its preface. (Also, editors at The Crete News should note that if “Hispanic” is capitalized, “Caucasian” should be capitalized also.) Nonetheless, the Times staff is obligated to defend our editorial stance.
We never intended the report in our February editorial to serve as a comprehensive, long-term examination of immigration and crime. However, we stand by the report's numbers, which are accurate. We also note that recent records published in The Crete News reflect similar trends.
The fact is, the weekly record in the Feb. 6 issue of The Crete News shows that 36 percent -- or 21 of 58 -- of the stops and arrests by local law enforcement involved individuals with Hispanic surnames. Figures from a two-year-old, statewide study, as cited in last week's analysis by Lampila, do not change the reality of the current situation in Saline County.
We cannot speak for The Crete News. However, we at the Times are troubled to read about the arrest of Marcelino Temporal-Padilla of Crete, who was charged with using the identity of another person to procure a drivers license and obtain employment, as well as to access financial resources of the victim.
We are concerned when we learn about the arrest of Felix Cesar Delacruz of Dorchester, a habitual criminal, who was booked on felony charges of committing terrorist threats.
We are alarmed by the ticketing of ten others listed in the same week for possessing no license or valid form of identification.
The point of this editorial is not only to counter The Crete News analysis, but to keep our readers focused on the bigger picture. Illegal immigration is impacting every corner of our nation –- not just Saline County. Consider these reports from respected organizations from around the country:
- Mexican citizens living in the United States sent a record $23.1 billion back home in 2006. This has had a devastating effect on small-town businesses and their communities. (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; July/Aug. 2007)
- Crimes committed by alien criminals, such as rape, murder or drug distribution costs U.S. taxpayers $1.6 billion in prison costs alone. The figure doesn’t include the cost of lost property, medical bills, time lost from work, higher insurance costs, etc. Today, illegal aliens make up 29 percent of the U.S. prison population -- or 500,000 illegals. Latino gangs like Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS13) constitute most of the crime from the ranks of the illegals. MS13 is the largest and most violent of all gangs in the U.S. today, and have overtaken the Crips and the Bloods both in size and violence. (The DeWeese Report, 2008)
- The following diseases have experienced a resurgence or re-emergence in the United States in large part due to immigrants from third-world nations: Tuberculosis; Chagas Disease (fatal, with no known cure); Leprosy (7,000 new cases in the past three years); Polio (once considered eradicated); Cysticercosis (a rare brain worm); and Hepatitis A, B, and C. (U.S. Center for Disease Control, Atlanta)
- A report by the Center for Immigration Studies found that illegal immigrants in the United States costs the federal government more than $10 billion a year. (Washington Post, Aug. 2004)
- Approximately 1,200 illegal aliens cross into the Tucson Sector in Arizona per day. In 2007, 14,111 of those apprehended were convicted criminals. (U.S. Border Patrol, 2008)
- For all the tough talk out of Washington, illegal aliens caught along the Mexican border have almost no reason to fear they will be prosecuted. Ninety-eight percent of illegal immigrants arrested between Oct. 2000, and Sept. 2005, were never prosecuted for illegally entering the country, according to an AP analysis of federal data. Those 5.2 million immigrants were simply escorted back across the Rio Grande and turned loose. Many presumably tried to slip into the U.S. again. (Associated Press, April 2007)
Those are just some of the highlights from our limited research. We think they are much more telling than the apologetic piece in The Crete News, which told us that “some illegal immigrants fail to obtain a driver’s license because they do not have proper documentation.” That qualifies as news?
Instead, we would have preferred that The Crete News take time to investigate ways to counter illegal immigration locally, including ideas on how to provide area law enforcement with the authority and resources to assist in the effort.
Nebraska residents who know of illegal aliens residing in the United States can call the detention and removal offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The number, mentioned in a previous post by a reader and confirmed by the Times, is 952-853-2550 and press “0.”
For young people who would like to serve their nation and protect America's borders, we recommend exploring career options offered by ICE or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
You know I think the crete news should start printing in spanish if they're so concerned about arrests of illegals. That's my 2 cents!
ReplyDeleteI was afraid this was going to happen and this is why I left the following comment on February 12: "This is no analysis. Please hire a professional researcher and statistician. In addition, if you are going to name names, please also include Farmland, Tyson, etc." I know it is difficult when you have an all-volunteer staff and consider yourself a hybrid. (Rather than a newspaper.) However, I'm afraid if you are going to write about the tough issues, you may have to decide if you are a newspaper or a blog. In addition, as someone connected with civil service, I would strongly urge you not to encourage people to join UCBP as it is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Turnover is extremely high because it is a department that was thrown together as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11. By the way, the Coast Guard has also been transferred from the Department of Transportation to DHS. Morale is low and many “kinks” need to be worked out.
ReplyDeleteI am fairly certain the anonymous person who left the comments above does not live in Saline County. Maybe he is an immigration lawyer or works for FARMLAND. If he did live in Saline County, he would know the a professional researcher is not necessary to see the what is going on in our area. It is terrible to see what has happened to Crete. Maybe if anonymous wants to hire somebody he can hire an accountant to look into how much state money FARMLAND has received in tax breaks under LB 775. They get hundreds of thousands of dollars while they hire illegal immigrants who start for $7 an hour. That plant paid an average of $13 and hour 17 years ago when my wife used to work there. It still pays the same wages nearly two decades later.
ReplyDeleteAmen, brothers and sisters!
ReplyDeleteThe inability to address the border situation and the illegal alien situation is the result of white guilt. For years, those of European descent have been told we're racists, xenophobes, etc. Now nobody and no politician has the guts to act and defend their families or their homes.
ReplyDeleteFDR says:
ReplyDeleteThis should make everyone happy.
According to the New York Times and the Lincoln Journal/Star, "The growing numbers of “other than legal” workers are expected to bolster Social Security over the coming decades.
One reason is that many undocumented workers pay taxes during their work lives but don’t collect benefits later. Another is that undocumented workers are entering the United States at ever younger ages and are expected to have more children while they’re here than if they arrived at later ages. The result is a substantial increase in the number of working-age people paying taxes, but a relatively smaller increase in the number of retirees who receive benefits."
By the way, did you catch Jesse Ventura's comments on the immigration issue last night on "Larry King?"
Here is a question for the Village Dweller: When I was in high school in the 1970's, the names in the crime blotter of the Wilber Republican and Crete News were almost 100% Caucasian. Why was there no outrage when for many years the names belonged to Czechs, Germans, etc.? Even though they were here legally, the citizenry should have still been alarmed.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous above,
ReplyDeleteWhat are you talking about? We are talking about ILLEGAL ALIENS. If they are Legal, more power to them. Plus alomost everyone here in the 70's were Europian who were settlers here. Lets stay on the subject.
And here's an answer for "Anonymous."
ReplyDeleteIn the 1970s, the population of Saline County was comprised nearly 100 percent of names linked to European ancestry.
Today, Hispanics comprise an estimated 7-8 percent of Saline County's population. That is disproportionate to the 25-35 percent rate of civil offenses being committed by Hispanic residents, as documented by the recent records in The Crete News.
If all members of Saline County's immigrant community were here legally -- and granted citizenship only after a thorough background check -- we are confident the rate of crime being committed by Hispanics would be much lower.
The "outrage" in Saline County also stems from the social burdens and their cost being thrust upon legal citizens. All Nebraska taxpayers are paying for food, housing, medical care and education being received by illegal aliens.
The average annual cost per child for education is $7,161, totaling $109 billion to educate illegal aliens annually. The average cost of bilingual education is $1,200 per illegal student. (Ask Crete School administrators how bilingual education is affecting their budget and educational success rate.)
Finally, we hope your question is not your way of implying that German and Czech immigrants never endured scrutiny and discrimination in Saline County.
Such an implication would demonstrate a profound ignorance of our state history.
the times has a 50/50 record on obtaining the correct facts. the crete news has probably given up on using anything the times prints. sort of like about 50% of the readers tune in for the joke of the week. I know i can't wait for the next slanted, inaccurate story to appear!
ReplyDeleteHa!!!!! either someone is jealous of the times or they are dating an illegal. They don't like you or your blog much!!!
ReplyDeleteI challenge Anonymous to name some of the innaccurate reporting of the Dorchester Times. I don't recall ever seeing any inaccurate reporting, unlike some other local publications I won't mention. I'm guessing the annonymous writer either works for the Crete News or is still sore because they think this blog pushed through the new school. Get a clue and get a life.
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ReplyDeleteI do not have time to rebut all of your statements at this time. However, in regards to your last paragraph, I am a fourth-generation Saline Countian and one-half Czech. My mother’s family benefitted from the one of the first government subsidies, the Homestead Act of 1862. Her family left Bohemia due to religious persecution from the Roman Catholic Church and the German government. Up until I was in high school, things did not always go smoothly with our German neighbors here in Saline County. My maternal grandmother taught country school in the 1920’s and spoke Czech and English to her students because many had just arrived from the “old country.” My church in Crete currently rents part of the building to a Hispanic group. Overall, the arrangement seems to work well. In addition, my older, retired friends in Crete teach ESL classes. I am not sure if the above establishes my local credentials, but in the end it does not matter. In regards to this issue, opinions and minds appear to be set in stone.
Anonymous:
ReplyDeleteMembers of the Times staff have similar stories and family backgrounds. One staff member is a first-generation Saline County resident; another is seventh generation.
We readily admit there are parallels between the immigrants of yesteryear and today.
Emotions aside, however, we must note that the Czech, German, English, Russian, Irish, Sweedish and other immgrants who settled Saline County were here legally. They were U.S. citizens. They were American, despite the lengthy assimilation in some cases.
In that respect, we have indeed made up our minds on the issue of illegal immigration, which is encouraged and at times abetted by certain U.S. citizens and entities that are profiting from the influx.
To the staff of the Dorchester Times:
ReplyDeleteAs we will state in our editorial on Wednesday, we stand firm by the numbers we reported two weeks ago…
"From the Oct. 3 to the March 19, a total of 634 people resolved tickets for misdemeanor violations, including traffic stops. Of the total, 165 names appeared to be Hispanic or about 26 percent.
Also the court data from Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25 showed 65 cases, for arraignment, trial and traffic offenses, were before the county court. Included in this data were 16 Hispanic names, or about 25 percent."
So, roughly 25 percent of the weekly record over the past six months has dealt with Hispanic Immigrants, yet our best guess on the population is countywide about 30 percent. So, yes the numbers are disproportionate, fewer immigrants are being stopped or arrested than their population.
Also, it is deeply troubling that Village Dweller will not identify him/herself to the community, given they have chosen to operate as a defacto newspaper in the town. Where are your journalistic ethics? Were is the accountability. You may stop by office anytime and discuss a story I wrote. I have to play blogger tag.
Journalism is about two things, accuracy and accountability.
Josh Wolfe,
Managing Editor
The Crete News
newsdesk@cretenews.net
Josh:
ReplyDeleteThank you for your concerns. However, the staff members of the Dorchester Times will remain anonymous for reasons we have stated on several occasions, namely that we wish this to be thought of as the community's blog.
Moreover, as a journalism school graduate, you should recognize that there are several obvious differences between an established community newspaper and a start-up blog.
For example, The Crete News is a for-profit entity, operated by well-paid, full-time reporters, editors and production staff. The Dorchester Times is produced by a bunch of volunteer part-time novices.
The Crete News collects hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue each year. Therefore, it can afford to defend its reporters and editors from legal action that is taken against the paper. The Times is free to our readers, as well as our advertisers, and therefore we do not possess comparable financial resources.
We can appreciate why The Crete News and its managing editor might feel threatened by this new brand of community communication. But we take exception to the questioning of our ethics.
In doing so, we wish to point out the fallacy in your estimate that Hispanics comprise "about 30 percent" of Saline County's population. Frankly, we are troubled by such blatant inaccuracy.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimate of "people of Hispanic or Latino origin" residing in Saline County is 16 percent. That includes undocumented workers.
Even if we use The Crete News' numbers from the weekly record, civil offences are indisputably being committed in disproportionate numbers by members of the immigrant community. That, of course, was the point of our Feb. 12 editorial.
And what’s the point of this retort? Put simply, nothing undermines the credibility of a journalist more than his/her perceived bias, especially one based on political correctness.
With that, we must ask: What, exactly, is The Crete News' stance on illegal immigration and its effects on the city of Crete? Your readers would like to know. It's part of the accountability you laud.
For the record, we at the Times view illegal immigration as a serious problem facing our state and nation – one that is far too important to be wisped away by the left-leaning pen of a small-town journalist who ignores the obvious predicament of the community on which he reports.
We encourage you to read today's Omaha World-Herald, which reports on local cases of Tuberculosis, "one of those diseases that was erased in the United States decades ago."
The World-Herald reports: "The trend nationally is that immigrants are accounting for a greater share of the cases, public health officials say. ... All of Nebraska's 25 cases last year involved people born outside the United States. The year before that, 80 percent of the cases were among those born outside this country. ... People born in Mexico, which has a high prevalence of TB, accounted for the greatest share."
The bias of The Crete News' staff leads us to wonder if newspaper, following its ardent downplay of crimes committed by illegal immigrants, would even report on cases of TB in Crete or its schools?
Sincerely,
The Dorchester Times staff
Josh Wolfe:
ReplyDeleteI love it when a person spouts off on the subject of accuracy, and then continually uses "about" and "roughly".
You talk about playing "blogger tag"...well at least I can find the Dorchester Times current and up to date on the web. Much better than the Crete News' attempt at a web presence.
Josh, perhaps you should just stick to photography. The only thing you've seemed to "manage" is to lose a Dorchester subscription. And that's 100% accurate!
i'm tired of hearing all this talk of immigration. let's stop talking about it. OK?
ReplyDeleteI went to the crete news website to see what they had to say, which isn't much. http://www.cretenews.net/
ReplyDeleteVillage Dweller:
ReplyDeleteThe Crete News feels in no way threatened by your website, frankly I find it an interesting concept. What we have pointed out is by being anonymous, the site lacks creditability and accountability.
I believe in new media, which is why I have spent a lot of money and time working on our Internet project. And on that subject, yes we had our struggles online, but fundamentally changing the business structure of a 130-year-old company is not to be done with haste. I would also point out that we are building an Internet community from scratch, which takes considerable time and resources. Our finished site will be up in a couple of weeks and will be the premier weekly newspaper website in Nebraska.
I also take exception to being labeled as leftist or liberal. Our editorials are routinely conservative. However, I personally feel illegal immigration is an important issue and we are working on projects. I would point out though that we have a serious challenge ahead of us in coming years to be inclusive of our Hispanic community and its businesses.
I think there is also a serious misconception about how a newspaper like The Crete News operates. Yes, are a for-profit company. Yes we have a paid staff. But we are also a family-owned independent with limited resources. There is only myself, Jenn Lampila, a schools/obituaries person and a sports editor to produce the entire publication. We keep our heads above water and try with diligence to put out the best product we can. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources at the moment to delve into news in outlying towns as much as we have in the past, which again is part of our goals this year.
As I pointed out in a previous post, I am available anytime for anyone to discuss our publication, our coverage of news, and openly listen to new ideas. My office is located at 1201 Linden Ave. and I can be reached directly at (402) 826-0440 or at newsdesk@cretenews.net.
Josh:
ReplyDeleteThe Dorchester Times is what it is. We offer our product free-of-charge to our readers, most of whom are residents of Dorchester area and folks with ties to the Dorchester family.
We think the Times is indeed credible. If it isn't, our readers let us know via their comments. There is no other medium that allows such interaction with its readers.
That said, we also think it is unfair to compare the Times with traditional newspapers. It's apples and oranges.
We look forward to seeing The Crete News' new and improved site. Despite our disappointment with your paper's analysis -- and for not contacting us first to dispute the Times' figures -- we remain fans of The Crete News.
Sincerely,
The Dorchester Times Staff
CBS NEWS is reporting that American taxpayers "foot the bill for roughly 300,000 children each year in the U.S. born when their parents are illegal."
ReplyDeleteThis is an excerpt from the story. See if it makes your blood boil...
"It was 5 a.m. and CBS News national correspondent Byron Pitts is with a woman who is nine months pregnant. She's rushed to a south Texas hospital to undergo a C-section - a $4,700 medical procedure that won't cost her a dime. She qualifies for emergency Medicaid. She gave birth to a healthy, 8 1/2 pound baby boy - born in America. Eliot is one of an estimated 300,000 children of illegal immigrants born in the United States every year, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. They're given instant citizenship because they are born on U.S. soil, which makes it easier for their parents to become U.S. citizens. As for Eliot's mother, no longer as fearful of deportation, she told CBS News her name, Fabiola, and her story."
"Do many women in Mexico make the choice to have their children in the United States?" Pitts asked. "Yes," she said through a translator. "I know people who have done that. Things are much better here in the U.S. because they help children so much more.'"
"Take healthcare for example -- an estimated $1.1 billion per year for undocumented men, women and children, according to the Rand Corporation. Joe Riley is the CEO of the McAllen Texas Medical Center near the Texas-Mexico border. Forty percent of the children born there, nearly 2,400 last year, were the babies of illegal immigrants."
Disgruntled with Department of Homeland Security says:
ReplyDeleteHere’s another take on the immigration issue. This does not help those of us in the Information Technology field. This information comes from the Wall Street Journal:
“On Friday, DHS issued a press release saying that businesses could now hire foreign students who attended American schools for 29 months without obtaining an H-1B visa, the visa usually needed for highly-skilled workers, such as computer programmers and supermodels. Previously tech companies could hire these workers for 12 months.
What’s striking about the new rule is how it came about. Instead of releasing a draft and soliciting comments from the public – the typical process for governmental rule changes – DHS cited a clause in the Administrative Procedures Act, which is reserved for emergencies, to make the rule effective immediately.
Tech companies have lobbied Congress to raise the visa cap, arguing that there aren’t enough workers in the U.S. to fill tech jobs and that it’s in the country’s long-term interest to keep the most skilled foreigners here. Congress didn’t buy it (or more likely, worried that raising the cap would prove politically unpopular), but DHS was convinced enough to argue that delaying its move long enough to get public opinion would “result in serious damage to important interests.”
There are plenty of American software engineers looking for jobs. The above action ensures a steady source of cheap labor.
I just want to say that I love this website. Someone introduced it to me today, so I am new. I think it is very refreshing to find truth on this site as opposed to "politically correct" fluff I see in other local "news" publications. Keep up the good work. And, as far as I am concerned, the "anonymous" just allows people to say what they really think!!
ReplyDeleteVillage Dweller you need to grow a set and start telling people who you are!!!!
ReplyDeleteLinda Easley
Mae West says:
ReplyDeleteOh dear, would that be a set of cojones?
Rainbow Trout says:
ReplyDeleteThe Village Dweller is similar to the gay agenda: discussed frequently, but difficult to locate! I'm still searching.
Grow a set? I wish the teenagers leaving comments on this site could show a little more maturity. Maybe you and the rest of the times people need to monitor better, village dweller.
ReplyDeleteYou are right on about illegal immigration and the crete news. A member of the crete business community told me the crete chamber of commerce has an unofficial estimate that as many as 1 out of 4 crete residents are here illegally. If the chamer of commerce has that figure, why is our town newspaper hiding it?!
its pathetic that some people want those runningn this blog to reveal themselves. that would ruin this site. those people must want this blog to go away because they don't like something that was published. too bad, i say!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone called the ICE number? Just wondering.
ReplyDeleteI would just like to know why the identity of the village dweller when they can't even leave their names. If their ID is that important than no one should be able to post anonymously. This blog is a great site with valuable information, that in this town is sometimes impossible to express for fear of reprisal.
ReplyDeleteDorchester Alum says:
ReplyDeleteFear of reprisal? That's a haunting way of putting it. Is this south Jersey or the supposedly nice, Midwest? Nebraskans cannot have it both ways. You criticize the people on the Coasts for being rude and outspoken. However, Nebraskans often behave in the same manner when someone has a dissenting opinion that is spoken out loud.
Border Patrol will be recruiting in Omaha --- The Border Patrol will make an unusual recruitment pitch in Omaha, hoping to woo qualifiers to federal crime-fighting posts more than a thousand miles away. Border Patrol agents will be on hand from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Marriott Hotel, 10220 Regency Circle.
ReplyDeleteFed Watcher....
ReplyDeletePlease read this new employee survey before attending the Omaha job fair.
Washington Post
Federal Diary
Morale at Homeland Security Still Shaky After Five Years
By Stephen Barr
Friday, April 18, 2008; Page D04
Most employees at the Department of Homeland Security like their work, believe it is important and cooperate with others to get the job done. That, no doubt, is a great comfort to the department's senior leaders.
But the leadership can take no pleasure in findings that show roughly half of employees are troubled by the department's pay and promotion practices.
These attitudes were captured in a new employee survey at Homeland Security, the results of which will be released to the department's workforce. In the survey, nearly 55 percent of respondents said they did not agree that pay raises depend on job performance, 45 percent did not think promotions are based on merit, and 42 percent did not believe creativity and innovation are rewarded.
To a large degree, these workforce views have not changed from five years ago, when the department began operating. That is especially troubling to officials in the department's big law enforcement agencies, which are essential to improving the nation's border security and thwarting terrorist attacks.
For example, when asked whether "pay raises depend on how well employees do their jobs," nearly 60 percent of those surveyed at Customs and Border Protection responded with what the report labeled "negative" views. The question also drew negative responses at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (54.6 percent), the Secret Service (52.5 percent) and the Transportation Security Administration (54.9 percent).
Employees at these law enforcement agencies were slightly less negative about their chances for winning a promotion and getting recognized for their creativity. A substantial number appeared to be uncertain how they felt or had no opinion. On the pay, promotion and creativity questions, about one in four employees opted to check "neutral" as a response.
For the 2007 survey, the department received completed forms from 65,753 of 141,160 eligible employees, a response rate of 47 percent.
The survey suggested that the department may be losing ground in some areas even as it improves in others.
For example, 49 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with their salaries, compared with 55 percent in 2006. Only 32 percent said they were satisfied by their level of involvement in decisions that affect their work, down seven percentage points from 2006.
But 62 percent agreed that their workload is reasonable, up from 55 percent. And 29 percent said differences in performance were recognized by their bosses "in a meaningful way," up from 22 percent in 2006.
The survey report offered no detailed analysis of what the findings mean. But it noted that employees rated twice as many survey items as problem areas than as strengths. "Not surprisingly, supervisors were more positive than nonsupervisors," the report said.
The report, prepared by a consultant, includes recommendations for follow-up action, such as using town hall meetings and focus groups to identify where improvements are needed. "It is extremely important," the report said, that any efforts to address employee issues include rank-and-file workers.
Obviously some in our country don't care about the invasion from the south. For those who do, here's more info:
ReplyDeleteTo be considered, applicants can't be older than 40 and must pass background, fitness and entrance exams. There is no high school or GED requirement, but candidates must successfully complete a paid training and study program in Artesia, N.M.
Starting pay is between $35,000 and $45,000. Agents have the potential to earn up to $70,000 within three years of service.
"It's the only profession in our country specifically aimed at preventing terrorists and other criminals from entering the United States between ports of entry," said the patrol's Brenna Neinast.
The accelerated recruitment is the largest expansion of the Border Patrol in its history, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told a House committee last month. He said that by the end of 2008, there should be twice as many agents as when Bush took office.
In addition, the government continues to benefit from the support of National Guard troops under Operation Jump Start.
For more information on how to apply for the Border Guard, call 406-434-5588 or apply online at www.borderpatrol.gov.
Readers will no longer be allowed to submit full news stories as comments.
ReplyDeleteReaders may summarize stories or pass along the Web link.
Thank you.
I am pretty sure no European "explorers" needed legal documents to come to stay in this country. How is this current "invasion" any different from the Europeans coming here? At least the Hispanics are not taking our land and herding us into reservations, like our ancestors did so many years ago. Your "paper" really needs to stop having a selective memory and remember how badly we treated Native Americans.
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