El Sol de Mexico (Mexico City) 2/4/10

"Mexican Senate reproaches U.S. for measures against migrants"

[Full transl. of article titled as above. The link below this story takes you to the Spanish language original.]

The Senate of the Republic approved sending a message to President Felipe Calderon so that he may ask the Government of the United States to reconsider the anti-immigrant measures intended to be taken in the neighboring country's budget for 2011. All political parties of the Senate reproached the policy change of direction of the American President, Barack Obama, who has decided to go back on the promise he made to all the Hispanic groups that supported him, and now he insists on closing the border. The government of Barack Obama seeks to increase the funds to reinforce border security with 4.6 billion dollars to support 20 thousand agents of the Border Patrol, as well as to finish the first portion of the "virtual fence."

Right Side News Reports from the USBP

Border Patrol agents seized over 16, 516 pounds of marijuana, 124.6 pounds of cocaine, 64.95 pounds of Ecstasy (MDMA), and 41.1 pounds of methamphetamine. Agents arrested 7 criminal aliens and 7 gang members. There were 7 rocking incidents.

Reported on January 28, 2010

Del Rio Sector - Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near

El Indio, Texas. During processing, the subject admitted to being a Mexican Mafia gang member. Records checks revealed he had an extensive criminal history and had been previously removed from the United States.

States Rights and the Tenth Amendment

Around the country, twenty two states are currently considering a bill known as the "Firearms Freedom Act." This bill declares that guns, accessories, and ammunition made within a state, sold within that state and kept in that state are not subject to federal laws or regulations under the "Interstate Commerce Clause" of the Constitution.

Montana and Tennessee passed a Firearms Freedom Act into law in 2009, and a number of states are moving that direction in the 2010 legislative session. In South Carolina, where a Firearms Freedom Act was also introduced in 2009, some representatives have taken things a step further.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offers much detailed information to Haitians and their advocates on how the temporary legalization fees of $470 can be waived in the Haitian Temporary Protected Status program.

It offers considerably less information on fee waivers to the Congress.

Fee waivers are a long-established process that USCIS uses with below-poverty level applicants. For the rules see here.