Mexican magic trick: Mothers urged to give birth to U.S. citizens

Dr. Jose Duran, a gynecologist and obstetrician and his colleague, Dr. Marco Saucedo, both Nogales, Arizona physicians have an unusual way of bringing in business. 

The two doctors advertise their services on flashing digital billboards south of the border which read:  “Do you want to have your baby in the United States?”

“It’s a tradition,” Duran said. “People go to Mexico, receive less expensive dental services and no one complains. We should be better neighbors,” Duran disingenuously said.

The fact is, citizenship doesn’t come ready-made with a filling or dental crown. And Americans are not seeking Mexican citizenship by virtue of their dental work.

Numbers USA has a good explanation of the process known as “Chain Migration,” an integral part of the “Family Reunification” plan. 

Steven Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports enforcement of immigration laws, said authorities should halt the activities of these doctors who are putting greed ahead of the best interests of their own country.  Just publishing the names of the doctors would likely bring the practice to a halt, he said.

“It’s part of the toleration of immigration abuses,” Camarota said. “We don’t enforce much; we tolerate a lot of fraud and abuse.”

The daily has the complete report.

BHO implements new reporting methods as unemployment numbers continue plunge

The latest unemployment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor, show the national unemployment rate fell to 10.0 percent in November. In the prior 3 months, they report, job losses had averaged 135,000 a month.

Averaging job losses over a three month period makes the 135,000, as bad as it is, appear less harsh. But October’s 190,000 job losses exceeded administration projections of 175,000 — alarming enough. Nearly 15.4 million people remain unable to find jobs in the worst recession since the Great Depression. At the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons was 7.5 million, and the jobless rate was 4.9 percent

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) rose by 293,000 to 5.9 million –   exceeding last month’s all-time record 5.6 million.

Arizona’s unemployment numbers are available here.

About 2.3 million persons were “marginally attached to the labor force” in November, an increase of 376,000 from a year earlier. These individuals were not in the labor force, but wanted to be, were available for work, and had sought a job within the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.

These staggering numbers represent families without income and the inability to pay rent, insurance, put gas in their cars, make basic purchases and put food on the table. Yet such harsh realities have not deterred the Democrats pushing Obama’s $1 trillion federalized takeover of health care.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has been implementing strategic changes to their news releases, aiming for” tighter analytical focus.” They write: “The textual changes for some of the releases will be fairly modest, while for others the analytical content may be more noticeably different.” The changes, they report, result from elicited “feedback of focus groups with journalists; an evaluation by BLS cognitive psychologists who assist the Bureau in assessing the clarity of its public offerings.” 

Huh?

In plain English we read that to mean that the Obama administration is dismayed with the continued plummeting unemployment numbers and is working overtime to conceal from the American people how dire the situation actually is.

Lou Dobbs bombshell

Although poll after national poll indicate the general public’s desire for controls on illegal immigration, Lou Dobbs — one of the strongest advocates for border security — appears to have suffered loco illegalus syndrome along with the departure from his anchor perch after a 27 year stint at CNN.

Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC) has withdrawn support and severed ties with Dobbs after recent comments on Telemundo’s “Al Rojo Vivo” and his national radio program in which he advocated a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. The group previously had a website drafting Lou Dobbs for President or for a U.S. Senate seat.

These telling results are from a variety of polls conducted only in Arizona from 2003 to 2009. As a border state, we know all too well the costly impact of illegal immigration and the consequences of encouraging further lawlessness. Our medical providers, educational and criminal justice systems are buckling under the burden. And in this time of severe economic hardship, with so many citizens unemployed and losing their homes, facilitating a glut of low-wage laborers undercutting our own workers is unconscionable.

Appointed mayor has tax plan…well, sort’a

Paradise Valley Mayor and not-quite-an-actual gubernatorial candidate, Vernon Parker, has a plan up his sleeve.  Kind’a, sort’a.

Parker’s grand (standing) plan, Save Our Jobs, Stop the Tax Hike, comes in the form of a committee which he plans to file today.

His action which takes on any voter approved tax hike — although nothing of the sort has been referred to the ballot –  is intended to separate him from the temporary one cent tax hike proposal that Gov. Jan Brewer has promoted as a means of raising enough revenue to extract the state from its fiscal mire.

“Arizona truly is in its darkest days fiscally. I believe if we increase taxes, the days will get a lot darker,“ Parker opined.

Parker, the chairman of his own committee, plans to bombard voters with mailers and auto-dialer calls, which he thinks could raise $500,000 to $1 million.

The daily reports that Brewer’s election campaign spokesman Doug Cole called Parker’s committee a political stunt and said the mayor should stop his “simplistic, politician-style talking points. I say to Mr. Parker: ‘Show us your comprehensive plan.’ “

Parker disputed the characterization. “This is not political grandstanding,” he said, but remained vague on specific steps he would take to address the budget crisis, other than calling for spending cuts and an overhaul of state government. Said Parker, “It’s gonna be painful. It’s about leadership and making tough decisions.”

The New York Times covered Vernon Parker last year in this article.  This is how the Arizona Republic previously covered Parker. Seeing Red AZ filed this report last July.

A recent Rasmussen Reports survey has Sheriff Joe Arpaio widely leading all comers in the governor’s race although he is not a contender for that position.  In second place, with 22% of the overall vote, is state Treasurer Dean Martin who remains unannounced. Brewer is third at 10%. Former state GOP Chairman John Munger and Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker each attract six percent (6%) of the vote.

When it serves her purpose, Linda Valdez ignores the news

It’s quite an accomplishment for an editorial writer to deliberately ignore the news, but when it serves her purposes, the tactic seems to work quite well for Linda Valdez.

A case in point is her foolish Quick Hit in today’s newspaper. Under the headline, So how do you think Latinos are voting? she writes:

“According to a recent release from the Immigration Policy Center, “New Americans” (naturalized citizens or their U.S.-born kids) made up 10.6 percent of all registered voters in Arizona in 2006. Latinos made up 11.7 percent of voters in the state in 2008. Hmm, I wonder how they feel about the political party with a reputation for immigrant bashing?”

Valdez is so bonded to her amnesty agenda that she misses the mark entirely when she uses the term “immigrant bashing, “ in her attempt to marginalize the Republican party. She wants so badly to link criminal illegal trespassing into the U.S. to the lawful and orderly process of immigration, when she knows no corollary exists. We have the most gracious and easily accessible immigration policies in the industrialized world for those who want to immigrate legally. Breaking in is quite another issue. Valdez most likely has locks on her own doors to prevent such activity on her own property.

This Rasmussen Reports survey must have caught her eye. It is a poll of Arizona Democrats and Republicans — statewide and notes that Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Arizona voters have a favorable view of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and his aggressive enforcement of laws against illegal immigration. Forty-six percent (46%) view the sheriff very favorably. Just 26% have an unfavorable opinion of Arpaio, including 16% who are very unfavorable,

Rasmussen found that “Arizona voters also strongly approve of some of the tactics the sheriff employs to fight illegal immigration and crime related to it.”

Check it out Linda.  We don’t make up facts to fit an overarching scheme.

Throwing liberal caution to the winds, Brewer acknowledges Christmas

Gov. Jan Brewer is bringing back the Christmas tree to the Capitol Tower, and is making no bones about what it is called.

 ”I believe in calling something what it is, and it is a Christmas tree — just as a (Chanukah) menorah is a menorah,” she said.

Former Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat who developed a severe case of liberal amnesia with the accompanying systemic virus of political correctness, forgot the Judeo-Christian religious roots of our nation‘s founding, and gave these items the foolishly generic names of “holiday tree” and “candle holder.”

Deborah Sheasby, legal counsel for the Center for Arizona Policy, said Brewer made a good decision. “The government does not have to shy away from acknowledging what it is,” she said of the holiday display.

Gov. Brewer will actually participate in the Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony tomorrow, Monday, November 30, at 10:00 AM. 

Join her and give her a loud applause.

Dem duo Harry and Philly get economics lesson from Delia Garcia

Seeking a holiday message to provide a platform for their political grandstanding,  Congressman Harry Mitchell and Phoenix Mayor Philly Gordon hit upon the idea of urging Phoenix residents to make “at least one out of three purchases” in locally-owned stores. Teaming with a group calling itself Local First Arizona, the message is to help local businesses weather the Obowma enhanced recession.

“For every $100 that is spent in a locally-owned store, we get to keep $45 of it in our community,” said Gordon, quoting information from a national study of the impact of local buying by an Austin-based organization, Civics Economics.

Interesting that an Austin, Texas based study is being used to advocate for support of Arizona businesses.

A visit to both organization’s websites illustrates they use similar language and figures, customizing their findings for other cities such as Pelosi’s San Francisco and Obowma’s hometown of Chicago.

Remember Harry? The former high school teacher, who should understand basic economics, was nonetheless onboard voting for all of the unsustainably costly Obowma bailouts, trillions in government expansion programs and the socialized fed-med overhaul. But he assists the local economy when he is in town, by getting his haircuts at a local barber, according to the report in the daily.

Gordon oversees Phoenix’s “Sanctuary City” status, compelling taxpaying citizens to fund benefits for the illegal aliens he coddles by providing safe haven from the law. His help consists of supporting illegals who are taking jobs from Arizona workers by accepting substandard wages.

Although support of local businesses is commendable, Arizona’s Wal-Mart spokeswoman Delia Garcia,  pointed out that the Arkansas-based retailer employs 32,000 Arizonans, spent $1 billion with Arizona suppliers last year alone, paid $342 million in state sales taxes and donated $10 million to Arizona charities. Information is available here.

Interesting bedfellows aligned on behalf of Payday loans

Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods and HighGround execs Doug Cole and Chuck Coughlin are lobbying on behalf of Payday loans, an industry many consider to be unscrupulous predatory lenders due to excessive interest rates. All three men are advisors to Gov. Jan Brewer. To the surprise of many Capitol watchers, Woods’ name appeared as campaign manager on Brewer’s 2010 campaign filing documents earlier this month.

Last year, by a vote of 59.5% to 40.5% voters overwhelmingly rejected the industry-crafted initiative — Proposition 200 — to repeal the law putting the lenders out of business after June 30. The industry poured more than $14.7 million into the campaign while opponents had less than $1 million. Woods, Cole and Coughlin are trying to convince lawmakers to let the Payday lenders stay in business despite the public vote to the contrary.

Arizona’s usury laws cap interest on consumer loans at 36 percent a year. But industry lobbyists pushed through a special law in 2000 allowing them to charge fees that far exceed the cap for “deferred presentment transactions” of up to $500, writes  Howard Fischer of  Capitol Media Serices.

For example, someone who needs money writes a check for that amount plus the fee, which can be up to $17.85 per $100. The company agrees not to cash the check for up to two weeks. That amounts to annual interest of more than 450 percent. But when lawmakers enacted the law, they included a sunset clause: The law self-destructs July 1 unless renewed.

Want to help J.D. Hayworth? Here’s your chance

Fellow Citizen:

You have contacted me with words of encouragement following the release of a Rasmussen Reports Poll which finds me in a statistical dead heat with John McCain for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 2010.

Miss Mary, our children, and I will do a lot of praying and a lot of talking in the days ahead, as we determine the best course of action to take for our nation and for our family.

You have also asked what you can do in the days ahead.

There is something you can do right now…you will find attached an invitation to an event scheduled for Dec. 5, featuring Joe Arpaio, “America’s Toughest Sheriff.” “Sheriff Joe” has very graciously agreed to raise funds for the “Freedom In Truth Trust.” The FIT Trust is the fund that was established to help us satisfy legal debts incurred during the 2006 campaign. You can read more about it at http://www.jdhayworth.com/fit-trust.html

You may not live in Arizona…but no matter where you call home, would you respond to the attached invitation and please send a contribution to the FIT Trust?

 That would certainly be a factor in the decision we will make at the “Hayworth Hacienda!”

Please feel free to share this e-mail and the attached invitation with others.

In closing, let me stress again that I have made no formal decision regarding a campaign for the U.S. Senate, but if your kind words are followed by tangible support of the upcoming event on Dec. 5, that would serve as another encouraging sign—even eclipsing the recent poll results!

Thank you for your support, and may God bless you and yours.

Sincerely,

J.D. Hayworth

Member of Congress, 1995-2007

The link to the invitation is here. The reply card and contribution form is here.

Mark your calendars: EAST VALLEY PAChyderm Coalition meeting, Thurs. Nov. 19

Where:  Freddy’s Frozen Custards and Steak Burgers

2065 Baseline Road
Gilbert, AZ 85234

When:  Thursday, November 19,  6:00 PM

Special Guest:
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett

Check out the PAChyderm Coalition’s fact-filled website for additional information regarding the meeting.

Seating is limited, so please contact Jeff Dial at jd@jeffdial.com to reserve your seat. Dinner meeting starts at 6:00 P.M.