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The most powerful weapons in the arsenal against illegal immigration are so-called “no-match” letters, which would be sent to employers who blatantly hire large numbers of people with bogus Social Security numbers. Those employers would have 90 days to either make those employees correct the discrepancies, or fire them.

Now Maxine Chesney, a Clinton-appointed federal district judge in San Francisco, has temporarily barred the sending of these letters, which would have been sent out on September 14. The judge says she needs “breathing room” to make a decision on these letters, so she’s putting them on hold until she gets around to holding a hearing on October 1. This federal judge is actively undermining the laws and sovereignty of the United States because she needs “breathing room.”

Here are phone numbers for the court in question. Perhaps one of us could try to get through to the judge in question and let her know what we think… Start with the clerk’s office.

-- PoliPundit

Why did Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) have to resign, but not Senator David Vitter (R-LA)?

Liberal POV: Vitter may have used an escort service, but Craig is gay. There’s no place for gays in the hate-filled modern Republican party.

Democrat POV: Who cares? This will be yet another nail in the GOP’s coffin in 2008.

My (and many other conservatives’) POV: Craig was one of the strongest backers of amnesty for illegal aliens, Vitter is one of the strongest supporters of American sovereignty. I can forgive a lot from a pro-borders guy, but will do everything I can to replace the pro-illegals guy. (In case you missed it: Jim Risch, Craig’s likely replacement, is very good on the illegal immigration issue.)

Republican POV: We’re in enough trouble without having to defend a gay senator with a “wide stance.”

Your POV? Click Comments and discuss.

-- PoliPundit

The more I hear about Larry Craig’s likely replacement, Jim Risch, the more I like the guy.

I’ve already noted that he’s solidly against illegal immigration. Now here’s a Risch quote on Katrina:

“Here in Idaho, we couldn’t understand how people could sit around on the kerbs waiting for the federal government to come and do something. We had a dam break in 1976, but we didn’t whine about it. We got out our backhoes and we rebuilt the roads and replanted the fields and got on with our lives. That’s the culture here. Not waiting for the federal government to bring you drinking water. In Idaho there would have been entrepreneurs selling the drinking water.”

I feel like Risch could become one of the best senators in the country, another Tom Coburn.

-- PoliPundit

The agriculture industry is trying to sneak in a “mini"-amnesty for their millions of imported servants, called “AgJobs.” Yesterday, I watched the head of the Washington State Growers Association say on TV that, if they missed an upcoming two-month window, they wouldn’t be able to force AgJobs through Congress until at least 2010.

Well, they just lost one of their strongest supporters:

Agriculture leaders and organizations in the West indicate they will soon be pressuring their representatives in Washington, D.C., to pass the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act - commonly known as AgJOBS - this fall as part of the 2007 Farm Bill.

Introduced by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, the legislation failed in earlier attempts as part of a comprehensive immigration package. Opinions on its potential for success as a stand-alone bill and as a part of the farm bill differ among agriculture leaders, but they agree that the labor situation is critical.

Sgt. David Karsnia may have done more to safeguard America than any other cop in the country!!

-- PoliPundit

The Ross Report
by Richard Ross of Conservatives with Attitude!
{Live from the California - Mexico Border traveling with the Minutemen}

The North American Union is a step closer to reality as our open borders president won a victory in court when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco late on Friday denied an emergency petition sought by the Teamsters union, the Sierra Club and consumer group Public Citizen to halt the start of a one-year pilot program to open the U.S. border to long haul Mexican trucks.

Reuters: Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways

What’s the next step…Erase the border?

-- 'The Commish' A.J. Sparxx

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected on a reform agenda after years of state mismanagement by Democrats. He made one attempt to follow through on his campaign promises with a reform agenda via several ballot initiatives. When those initiatives failed due to union campaign money and California’s drooling idiot voters, Schwarzenegger decided, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” He’s been governing like a left-wing Democrat ever since. He’s spending faster than predecessor Gray Davis ever did, and his staff is filled with left-wing Democrats from the Davis administration. Now he’s calling for socialist health care in California (including for any sick Mexicans who want to jump the border for free treatment).

The domestic media would never point out any of this. Leave it to the Agence France-Presse:

Universal health care is normally an issue raised by left-wing Democrats, but Schwarzenegger used the issue to help gain re-election in November 2006, which he did thanks to Democratic support.

When was the last time you saw the phrase “left-wing Democrats” in an American MSM story?

-- W.C. Varones