The Media Department at the Federation for American Immigration Reform has just published a "Guide to Understanding the Tactics of the Southern Poverty Law Center in the Immigration Debate."  (See Guide).  The guide was designed to help journalists better understand the unscrupulous methods used by the SPLC to discredit organizations, like FAIR, and to attack the American people who support enforcing the immigration laws already on the books and oppose efforts to pass a mass-amnesty for illegal aliens.  (See FAIR's Press Release, October 2, 2009).

El Financiero (Mexico City)  10/15/09

[Full transl] . The majority of Mexicans believe that an eventual legalization of millions of undocumented fellow countrymen in the United States will encourage a greater illegal migration toward the United States. This is the result of a new poll carried out in Mexico by the Zogby Poll firm and commissioned by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which has been known for maintaining a firm opposition to any migratory reform. According to the CIS, the poll offers a vision about Mexicans on the issue of migration which, in turn, "can also furnish a glance about the possible impact of amnesty."

El Sol de Puebla (Puebla, state of Puebla) 10/14/09

One in three youths would emigrate

The State Population Council presented a "Socio-Demographic Profile of Youth in Puebla" which reveals that, of more than a million youths between 15 and 24 years of age, one third has the intention of migrating to the United States. The Council's Secretary presented the document to state's governor so that it may serve to define policies designed to improve the quality of life and opportunities for that sector of the population.

The report points out that the most common conditions faced by young people are addictions, lack of opportunities and an early start to sexual activity. It mentioned that of more than a million young people, even from outlying areas of the state, one in three has the goal of migrating to the United States as soon as they finish high school.

From Bathtubs To Baptismal Fonts, Congress Moves To Give the Corps of Engineers and EPA Control Of All U.S. Waters

Issue: Having been slapped down by the U. S. Supreme Court's two recent decisions that the words "navigable waters" in the Clean Water Act limited federal agencies to regulation of navigable waters only. Democrats and liberal Republicans in Congress are striking back.

They are attempting to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 (No House Number - S 787 In Senate) that would amend the 1972 Clean Water Act and replace the words "navigable waters" with "waters of the United States."