State Immigration Enforcement Bills Useless, Costly And Unable To Be Legally Implemented In The U.S.

Alabama, another state to pass an immigration enforcement bill.

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 10, 2011

Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, Republican Governor Robert Bentley signed into law a state immigration enforcement law targeting 120,000 undocumented immigrants in Alabama. The bill allows state and local law enforcement officers to determine the legal status and arrest suspected undocumented immigrants during traffic stops or civil violations. The bill allows public school officials to determine the legal status of students attending school districts as a data collection, makes it unlawful for people to knowingly give a ride to undocumented immigrants or cause traffic jams while picking illegal laborers up and requires businesses to verify the legal status of employees that they hire using the federal system E-verify. The law takes affect on September 1.
The 2010 U.S. Census reported, that 186,000 Hispanics reside in Alabama, a 3.9 growth within a decade.
Immigrant rights groups, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Southern Poverty Law Center agreed that the Alabama immigration enforcement law will lead to racial profiling by law enforcement, employers and landlords. The Alabama law is deemed unconstitutional because it's pre-empted by federal law. Only the federal government can regulate and enforce immigration laws.
Most of the provisions in the Alabama immigration enforcement law will most likely be blocked from taking effect once it is legally challenged in federal court as Arizona's SB 1070 is facing today. Arizona's own immigration enforcement law has been stalled, since it was passed almost a year ago. A federal judge blocked most of its provisions making SB 1070 useless.
It has cost Arizona more than $250 million to attempt to implement it and to legally defend. National and state boycotts have kept millions of dollars and tourists from the state creating an economic crisis and adding to the $33 billion dollar state deficit Arizona is currently facing.
Alabama is expected to spent just as much in a law that will most likely never be fully implemented. Georgia is facing the same fate and Utah's law, which actually allows undocumented immigrants to seek permits to work and reside in the state along with their families has been also blocked in a federal court challenge.
Wisconsin is currently trying to pass an immigration enforcement measure Assembly Bill 173, which will fall into legal limbo as well and cost taxpayers millions to legally defend, if approved.
Some of these states enacting immigration enforcement laws are facing major deficits and continue to create unwanted costs for taxpayers by passing useless and dead immigration bills, once they are legally challenged.

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Kirt Charged With Three Felonies In OWI Roll Over Accident Involving 11 Children In Milwaukee

Akira Kirt

Woman driving drunk facing up to 70 years in prison, if convicted.

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 9, 2011

Milwaukee - On Thursday, Akira Kirt, 32, was charged with three felony counts of 2nd-degree endangerment, including two misdemeanors for driving drunk while having children under 16 years of age in the vehicle and causing a roll over accident. Kirt charges includes a first offense Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) and having an alcohol content of .15, twice the legal limit allowed to drive, both misdemeanors.
Last Saturday, Sheriff deputies investigating an SUV roll over at 2:00 p.m. on the N. 10 Street exit and I-43 discovered Kirt was intoxicated. She admitted to deputies that she was drunk at the time and should be arrested. She had 11 children ages 2 to 16 including seven of her own children as passengers, which some lacked legal restraints as required by state law, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's report. Five of the children suffered minor injuries.
The accident occured after Kirt hit a concrete barrier and rolled over totalling the Dodge Durango she was driving. The SUV Kirt was driving belongs to someone else.
Kirt had a .15 alcohol content on her blood, which is twice the legal limit. She was driving without a license or insurance.
Kirt had been cited several times for driving without a license in 2008 and has never obtained one, according to court records.
If convicted, Kirt is facing up to 70 years in prison and more than $30,000 in fines or both.

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Pridemore's Immigration Enforcement Measure Moves Forward As Wisconsin Assembly Bill 173

Anti-immigrant bill in Wisconsin moves forward as Assembly Bill 173

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 9, 2011

Madison - On Wednesday, Representative Donald Pridemore's (R-Hartford) state immigration enforcement measure moved forward as Assembly Bill 173. The state immigration bill AB 173 was officially referred to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs chaired by Representative Karl Van Roy (R), the Office of Representative JoCasta Zamarripa (D) announced Thursday. AB 173 will remain in committee until Roy decides to address the issue and then debate the immigration enforcement bill.
The AB 173 bill, if approved by the Wisconsin controlled Republican legislature and signed into law by Governor Scott Walker (R) will authorize state and local enforcement officers to ask and dermine the legal status of people stopped for minor and civil violations. The bill will lead to racial profiling and will outlaw cities from becoming a sanctuary to undocumented immigrants, according to Voces de la Frontera, clergy and immigration rights activists who oppose the measure.
People who can't provide legal proof when stopped and questioned about their legal status will be detained up to 48 hours at their own cost and then turned over to the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), according to Pridemore's bill. ICE hasn't confirmed that if the bill passed, they would take undocumented immigrants arrested under AB 173. The bill relates to local ordinances determining the lawful presence of a person arrested for or charged with a crime or certain civil violations, and provides a penalty.
AB 173 is sponsored by state Republican Representatives, Pridemore (author), Evan Wynn, Daniel LeMahieu, Joel Kleefisch, Jim Steineke, Andre Jacque and one state Senate Republican Frank Lasee (co-author).
The Wisconsin immigration bill will most likely cost taxpayers an estimated $250 million to legally defend, including a state boycott keeping away tourist spending, lack of revenue in taxes and wages similar to Arizona's economic loss attributed to passing their immigration enforcement bill SB 1070. Arizona's bill hasn't been able to be implemented and major provisions of SB 1070 have been blocked in federal court.
Wisconsin is facing a $3.6 billion dollar deficit and the Pridemore immigration bill will add unwanted costs to taxpayers.

Copy of Pridemore's immigration enforcement bill AB 173 (PDF) at link: http://bit.ly/kXeaGX

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Alfonso-González Wanted By FBI For Car Thefts And Cloning Extradited To U.S. From Mexico

Eliener Alfonso González

Suspect extradited to U.S. to face federal car theft charges

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 9, 2011

Mexico City, Mexico - On Wednesday, the Mexican Federal Attorney General's Office reported that they have extradited Eliener Alfonso González, 42, to the United States of Amercia. González was wanted in connection with cloning vehicles and providing fake VIN registration documents in order to sell stolen vehicles in several U.S. states between 2000 to 2009.
In March 24, 2009, U.S. federal authorities arrested 13 suspects in connection with car-cloning in Tampa and Miami, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois. The criminal organization totalled about $27 million of reported losses to citizens and insurance companies in car thefts and cloning, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Florida.
González was part of an operation by the criminal enterprise that provided fake vehicle identification numbers (VIN) and documents from Mexico. The fake documents were sent to multiple commercial agencies and then distributed to members of the illegal cloning operation.

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Hank Rhon And 10 Suspects Facing Federal Charges For Illegal Possession Of Military Arsenal In Mexico

Jorge Hank Rhon

Photo: Terra

Mexican Attorney General's Office found probable cause to charge former Tijuana Mayor Hank Rhon for weapons arsenal.

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 9, 2011

Mexico City, Mexico - On Wednesday, the Mexican Federal Attorney General's Office (PGR) reported that Jorge Hank Rhon, 55, had been transferred to the Hongo federal prison in Tecate, Baja Califronia after federal investigators found probable cause to charge Rhon and 10 other suspects with illegal possession of weapons. Rhon, a self proclaimed billionaire served as Tijuana Mayor between 2004 to 2007 for the PRI political party.
On June 4, military personnel found 88 weapons, 9,250 cartridges and a gas grenade at Rhon's residence in Tijuana, Baja California. Investigators from the PGR found that only 10 of the 88 weapons recovered from Rhon's residence were legally license. Four weapons had permit numbers 186 from the State Public Security of Baja California, one had a permit number 6 from the Secretary of Federal Public Security, and 5 other weapons had individual permits assigned to other people not in custody. 78 remaining weapons had no permits or a license.
Two of the weapons, a .40 Caliber and a .380 Caliber were used in several homicides in Baja California, the PGR confirmed. Rhon has denied both weapons belong to him.
From the 88 weapons that were confiscated, 49 weapons are exclusively reserved for the use by the military and 39 weapons can be possessed by individuals, if a license or permit had been issued by a state or federal government.
Federal investigators confirmed, from the 9,250 cartridges confiscated, 8,944 were for military use only and 306 cartridges were deemed legal when a permit is issued.
Rhon and the following suspects, Juan Ignacio Parra Santos, Luis Alfonso Sánchez Solis, César Pérez Guerrero, Javier Marcopolo Ayala Roldán, Rubén Muñoz Nava, Víctor Manuel de la Torre Horta, Marco Antonio Trinidad Gómez, Rigoberto González López, Carlos Gonzalo Pérez Contreras and Ramón López Apodaca are facing federal charges for illegal possession of weapons and ammunition exclusively used by the military, according to the federal PGR.

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GAB Certifies Recall Elections For Three Wisconsin Senate Democrats Including Six Republicans

Nine Wisconsin state senators certified for recall elections.

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 8, 2011

Madison - On Wednesday, the Government Accountability Board (GAB) certified recall elections for three state senate Democrats. The election will take place in July 19. The GAB determined there were sufficient signatures for a recall election for each of the following Senate Democrats, Dave Hansen, Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch.
Last week, the GAB certified the recall elections for six Senate Republicans, Alberta Darling, Randy Hopper, Robert Cowles, Luther Olsen, Sheila Harsdorf and Dan Kapanke. Their recall election will take place on July 12.
Governor Scott Walker (R) will be facing a recall himself after he completes one year in office. Walker signed into law Act 10, which eliminates most collective bargaining rights for most state employees.
Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi, recently ruled Act 10 was passed in a state legislative meeting that violated open meetings law, thus voiding Act 10. State legislators failed to give 24 hours notice for the meeting.
The State Supreme Court heard arguments about the case. The court has yet to decide, if it will take up the case.
The Republicans have been recall for voting to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most state employees. The Democrats are being recall for leaving the state for a month to stall a vote to eliminate union state employees to engage in collective bargaining.

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32-year-old Milwaukee Woman Facing Felony Charge For OWI In Roll Over Accident Involving 11 Children

Akira Kirt

Milwaukee County Sheriff seeking felony charge for OWI driver.

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 6, 2011

Milwaukee - On Monday, the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office is reviewing an alleged felony charge sought by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department (MCS) against Akira Kirt. Kirt, 32, is facing multiple charges and Sheriff David Clarke is seeking the felony charge for driving drunk.
She was arrested last Saturday for a first offense Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) after Sheriff deputies investigating an SUV roll over at 2:00 p.m. on the 10 Street exit and I-43 discovered she was intoxicated. She admitted to deputies that she was drunk at the time and should be arrested, according to the MCS report.
Deputies confirmed that Kirt had 11 children as passagers ages from 2 to 17 including 7 of her own children. Five of the children suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital.
The accident occured after Kirt hit a concrete barrier and rolled over totalling the Dodge Durango she was driving. The SUV Kirt was driving belongs to someone else.
Kirt had a .16 alcohol content on her blood, which is twice the legal limit. She was driving without a license or insurance. Kirt had been cited several times for driving without a license in 2008 and has never obtained one, according to court records.
She remains in custody unable to post bail at the Milwaukee County jail, the MCS reported.

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