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BREAKING NEWS: ARIZONA DEPUTY SHOT IN STOMACH BY ILLEGAL ALIEN
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They just come here to work and be good illegal aliens.
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3:51 PM--April 30, 2010--The racially offensive term "peckerwood"is still in the Daily Pilot as of this writing.
Link to column about Mayor Mansoor and the offending comment that follows the column.
Here's the comment from the above link:
Mike O'Reilly wrote on Apr 29, 2010 3:42 PM:
" This being a family newspaper, I can't describe the Boy Jailer adequately. He's using fear and the threat of oppression to gain political office. And he's using it against poor people who can't defend themselves. That's called demagoguery. And that's precisely what our peckerwood mayor is. A demagogue. He has no place in public office, and if someone wants to start recalling him, I'll sign the petition. All anti-immigration speech is racist. Let me repeat that: All anit-immigration speech is racist. "
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ARIZONA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL TO END ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAMS
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Guess they're tired of the hate Whitey propaganda.
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KUHNER: IS OBAMA FOMENTING A RACE WAR?
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ILLEGALS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS MARCHING AGAINST OUR LAWS IS A LITTLE LIKE PRISONERS IN PRISON HAVING THE RIGHT TO VOTE WHETHER THEY OR THE GUARDS SHOULD BE IN THE CELLS.
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PAT BUCHANAN: STAND UP FOR ARIZONA
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TRANSCRIPT OF MAYOR MANSOOR'S REMARKS AT HIS RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Good morning and thank you for your time today. There are several topics related to illegal immigration and other crimes that I will be addressing today in the hopes of bringing greater awareness and solutions to these issues. These are very difficult issues but that does not mean we should look the other way. These issues need to be addressed, and part of that is making the public aware of what the problems are.
Additionally, I want to mention that in Costa Mesa we have complete respect and support for legal immigration and welcome ALL who come here legally. And I want to emphasize the word ALL regardless of where they come from. Both of my parents came to this country legally. My dad came from Egypt and my mother from Sweden. So when we talk about immigration it is important that we distinguish between legal and illegal.
In Costa Mesa we have tried to do what is right by upholding our laws, but when we do what is right by upholding our laws, we have been sued by the ACLU and other pro-illegal immigration groups. When we put forward a proposal to uphold our laws back in 2005, an activist who was supported by the ACLU repeatedly disrupted our council meetings and used vulgar language. When he was removed by the police due to his disruption, the ACLU sued and lost a jury trial. This has already cost the taxpayers of Costa Mesa over half a million dollars to defend during these very difficult economic times. This translates directly into fewer things like street repair, and programs and services for kids in the community.
A few months ago, the city enforced our no solicitation ordinance due to complaints from the community. People were not only loitering and soliciting near businesses, but in front of residential neighborhoods as well. We received complaints of people urinating, littering, and using vulgar language in front of children. As a result of the enforcement, twelve people were arrested. Subsequently, they were screened by ICE and all but one were found to be here illegally. One of the individuals that was here illegally had a warrant for his arrest for a sex offense. Now the ACLU is suing us again because they don’t like our ordinance. And in these difficult economic times and times of high unemployment any available jobs should be going to citizens and legal residents.
So all that being said, the first thing I want to do today is recognize the success of the ICE program that has been in place in Costa Mesa since December 2006. Since that time, almost thirteen hundred illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in Costa Mesa have been flagged for deportation. This includes one for murder, 33 for sex crimes and cruelty to children, 125 for robbery, burglary, and theft, 212 for dangerous weapons, assault/battery, and drugs, 326 for DUI and other vehicle code violations, and 208 that had warrants out for their arrest.
Thank you to ICE and former Acting Director of ICE Jim Hayes for their work and support and to Chief Shawkey and the members of our police department for all of their work. I am grateful and in agreement with Mr. Hayes’ statement in the Register some time ago saying “I think we learned that the most effective means to restore integrity to the nation’s immigration system is the enforcement of immigration laws.”
The next thing I want to state is that in Costa Mesa we are very strong in our enforcement of DUI, suspended drivers, and unlicensed drivers as well. But there are varying State laws, court decisions and policies regarding arrests, issuance of citations and towing of vehicles.
Right now if you are stopped and are driving under the influence of alcohol, you will be taken into custody and your car will be towed. We are very supportive of this enforcement in Costa Mesa.
If you are here legally, and your license is suspended due to a prior DUI for example, and you drive while having a suspended license, that offense is a misdemeanor and is an arrestable offense even though you would most likely be cited for it, but your car will be impounded for thirty days.
If you are here illegally and are stopped and do not have a driver’s license and have never been issued one, that is a misdemeanor violation under CVC 12500(a) but can be reduced to an infraction by the courts or District Attorney, but according to our city attorney, you cannot be taken into custody for that based on CVC 12801.5(e). According to our city attorney, unlike the circumstances of someone who is here legally and driving on a suspended license, your car cannot automatically be impounded for thirty days for driving without a license except under limited circumstances based on a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, Miranda v. City of Cornelius, from the state of Washington.
As a result, many of the cars of unlicensed drivers are not impounded in Costa Mesa. The bottom line is that the penalties for suspended or revoked licenses of those here legally are greater than for unlicensed drivers who are likely here illegally. Those stopped for a traffic violation, DUI check or other authorized traffic enforcement can however be taken into custody to verify their identity unless they have a valid form of ID such as a driver’s license or passport. But many are not for various reasons, or lesser forms of identification are accepted, and I will be asking for further review of this at a future study session.
I have asked our police department to compile some statistics regarding hit and run incidents in Costa Mesa. In 2008, there were 588 reported Hit and Run cases and a total of 128 Hit and Run arrests involving 15 individuals who were unlicensed and 85 individuals driving on a suspended license for a total of 78% of all Hit and Run arrests.
During the entire year of 2009, in Costa Mesa alone we had almost 2000 incidents regarding unlicensed drivers. 1,838 had citations issued to them and 121 were arrested. Out of those arrests 72 were issued detainers by ICE. This raises questions about the legal status of the majority of those that were cited but not brought into custody to verify their identity. If they are here legally it is reasonable to expect that they would have a driver’s license, passport, or other form of ID such as a resident alien card which they are required to carry with them.
During the 12 month period of September 2007 to August 31, 2008, CMPD also arrested 118 unlicensed drivers and 90 individuals driving with a suspended license for the crime of driving under the influence for a total of 20% of all DUI arrests for this period of time.
So today I am asking our chief, our police officers, and our state elected officials to address these concerns. I would ask our president and our congress to address these things but I know they would not. Many of them have no desire to uphold our immigration laws or realize the negative impacts of illegal immigration at the local level. If they did they would be upholding our current laws. This is why I am taking this to the public today. This issue can only be resolved if we all play a part in addressing this regionally and that includes at the local level.
I will be asking to look into how much the matricula card is used in identifying those here illegally and I will be asking our city attorney and chief to explore new policies that encourage our officers to use all legal means available to verify the identity of unlicensed drivers. If identification cannot be conclusively determined through appropriate identification such as a driver’s license or passport or visa, or other form of ID such as a resident alien card, I am asking that new policies be considered to take offenders into custody for positive identification.
At that point they would be screened by ICE and if ICE was not present or available we would notify them to give them an opportunity to screen the individual. We should be asking our officers to use the highest standards when determining whether to bring someone in to be identified, not the lowest.
As it stands now only a handful of the almost 2000 people cited for unlicensed driver in 2009 alone are brought in for verification of identification. This creates a revolving door for unlicensed drivers who repeatedly avoid penalties by providing false identification or insufficient identification to law enforcement personnel in the field. It also provides protection for those in the United States illegally and keeps unlicensed drivers on public streets and highways.
According to our city attorney, there is no greater fine or punishment for the second offense for an unlicensed driver unless the unlicensed driver is charged with a misdemeanor the first time and put on probation. But the question that comes up is why does our system enable and allow them to be charged a second time if they are here illegally? This costs our society through the entire legal system including time spent by police, district attorney, courts, jails, and prisons, not to mention the cost due to lawsuits and medical attention when needed.
There are also inconsistencies regarding who gets screened and deported. For example, if you get a DUI in Costa Mesa you will be brought in to the city jail and screened if the ICE agent is available. As a result, many who are arrested for DUI in Costa Mesa and are here illegally are in fact screened and deported by ICE. But the agent is not always available so there are some loopholes.
But these circumstances and policies are not always the same for all city, county, and state law enforcement agencies. As a result, people who are here illegally can get multiple DUI’s before they are ever deported because often times no one is asking or checking and there is a huge financial and safety cost to that.
According to a report by Judicial Watch, “In 2003, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI concluded that the matricula consular identification card “is not a reliable form of identification, due to the non-existence of any means of verifying the true identity of the card holder.” But the question is that even if it were a reliable form of identification, why would any person who is in this country legally need a matricula card? And why would we accept it?
According to federal law (8USC1304) anyone who comes here legally should have a passport and a visa and all legal permanent resident aliens are required by federal law to carry their identification with them at all times. It is a federal misdemeanor to fail to do so. Any legal permanent resident alien should be able to furnish proper legal identification upon a police officer’s request for identification and I am asking that we explore implementation of a more thorough policy on this issue.
We also need legislation that will bring consistency and equity regarding tow policies for unlicensed and suspended drivers, and judges who will uphold such laws.
I also want to bring attention to the expanding acceptance of the matricula card and the need to reverse that trend. According to our city attorney, The California Code of Regulations already allows the matricula card to be considered valid ID to visit state prisoners.
I am also asking our city manager to bring the following enforcement options forward for council consideration and discussion: And I want to emphasize that I am requesting that these be brought forward for discussion as I realize there will be many questions.
The use of E-Verify by all contractors and their employees if they do business with the city.
The use of E-Verify by anyone seeking a business license in the city so that their employees are screened to make sure they have a legal right to work here and that citizens and those here legally get jobs first. This is currently being done in the city of Lancaster and I will be asking that we look into the results of their actions.
I am also asking that we have some policy discussions regarding asking all who are taken into custody by the police during the normal course of their duties, not only their nation of origin, but if they are here illegally as we have a legal right to ask that question. And that we notify ICE and document if they followed up so that if they are released and commit another crime, the city at least has done its part to notify ICE. Additionally, I am asking that we have discussions regarding a more clear policy on how we handle foreign nationals with a strong emphasis on proper proactive training.
And as I mentioned before, we have complete respect and support for legal immigration and welcome ALL who come here legally. At the same time I am here to state that Costa Mesa is not a sanctuary city and is in fact a rule of law city when it comes to upholding our immigration laws and I will be asking the council to make that official. And I am asking members of the public to let their elected officials know that they want them to make that same proclamation. If other cities can declare themselves Sanctuary Cities, we can declare our city a rule of law city.
I also want to emphasize that for this to work it needs to be done by every city and county, and all cities and counties need to work together regionally to solve this problem as there are many inconsistencies in how things are currently done.
I also want to let all Americans know that there ARE things that can be done at all levels of government to uphold our laws. I am asking you to start asking your elected officials to take specific positions on this issue in your individual cities.
I will be bringing a resolution for the council to vote on, which expresses support for what has been brought forward here today.
Thank you.
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CMPD MUST SHOW FILES
The DAILY PILOT is reporting [HERE] that the CMPD has been ordered to show a judge personnel files on a couple of cops who arrested a bar patron for resisting arrest.
The defense wants to see if the cops have any complaint letters in their files.
Even if the cops in question did get complaint letters, the CM PRESS has heard unconfirmed rumors that in the past there were some in the department who would throw such letters away.
While most CMPD cops seem to be professional, and genuine assets to the department and the city, a buzz persists that there are a few left-wing cops in the department who may be using their positions to further their social/political agendas.
For clues about this, one need look no further than to some comments that have appeared in the DAILY PILOT from some anonymous, extremist left-wing commenters and bigots who either purport to be CMPD cops or who inadvertently drop hints that they are cops, or that they are in some way associated with the CMPD now, or in the recent past.
In addition, some believe that a bad cop or cops may be supplying personal information on citizens and local politicians to one or more so-called anti-hate organizations that are really organizations pushing left-wing world views.
In this last regard, you may recall that a captain with the San Francisco Police Department was discovered to be doing just such a thing by accessing police computers and then sending information to a left-wing group. This bad cop subsequently fled the country when his arrest was eminent.
Being a cop isn't an easy job, and it's made more difficult for the good ones when a few bad ones are in a department.
One of the problems we have in Costa Mesa is that the Police Union politicizes the department by endorsing candidates running for City Council in Costa Mesa.
In the last election, the union endorsed left-wing Flopsy Foley who was against closing the job center, who met with day workers to let them know she's on their side, and who refused to sign a letter to the president asking him to protect our borders.
And, remember, more than 75% of these cops who are in the department don't live in Costa Mesa and can't even vote here--yet they endorse left-wing candidates.
In the past, cops who endorsed left-wing candidates even used the police headquarters as the return address for their political leaflets.
Hopefully, the CMPD will root out bad cops with personal political/social agendas and/or psychological problems.
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