Stories from May 2006
Wednesday, May 31
House GOP’s Back Is to the Wall on Borders,
Los Angeles Times
What You Don’t Know About the Immigration Bill,
Washington Post
North American Union Already Starting to Replace USA,
Human Events
Mexico Aims to Maintain Easy Flow Over Border,
Washington Times
Race Sparks Border Debate,
Tennessean.com
City To Immigrants: Hospitals Won’t Ask Status,
CBS/AP
Group Seeks to Name Park After a Mexican President,
Los Angeles Times
Program to be Presented in English After Complaints,
AP
Batwoman Hero Returns as Lesbian,
BBC News
Fresh Clashes in Paris Raise Fears of Summer of Discontent,
Times (London)
‘Horrendous’ Foreign Rapist Can’t Be Deported,
Daily Mail (London)
Tuesday, May 30
Tough Stance on Immigration,
Seattle Times
Data Indicate Border Patrol Buildups Ineffective,
AP
HUD to Probe Manassas Anti-Crowding Effort,
Washington Post
With More Choice Has Come Resegregation,
San Francisco Chronicle
Black Caucus to Nancy Pelosi: Hands Off William Jefferson,
NewsMax
That’ll Teach ‘Em,
Enter Stage Right
Europe Worried by Migrant Permits,
ANSA
Rapper on Trial for Taking a Liberté,
Times (London)
Community is Paying for Inaction,
Sydney Morning Herald
Families Benefit As Accused Go to Jail,
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
Friday, May 26
Senate OKs Citizenship for Illegal Aliens,
Washington Times
Against Tide, Some Seek Mexican Citizenship,
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Arizona Legislature OKs Immigration Bill,
AP
Mother Says She Dumped Newborn to Keep Boyfriend,
Washington Post
Malvo Says Pair Planned Bombings,
Gazette (Gaithersburg, Md.)
DeKalb Accused of Racial Bias,
WXIA-TV (Atlanta)
Stroger ‘Well Enough to Function’?,
Chicago Sun-Times
Canada Cracks Down on Rising Violence,
Christian Science Monitor
1 Million New British Citizens Under Blair,
Telegraph (London)
A Nation Betrayed,
American Renaissance, March 2005
Thursday, May 25
Keep ‘America’ in Michigan Schools,
Detroit News
Arrest of Illegals Falls Off Clinton Pace,
Washington Times
Mayor Resurrects Office to Assist Immigrants Regardless of Status,
LA Daily News
County Jail Checking Legal Status of Inmates,
Charlotte Observer
Manicure Salons are Foothold for Asian Immigrants In US,
AFP
Gustavus Will Make ACT, SAT Optional for Applicants,
Minneapolis Star Tribune
2-Year-Old Killed Outside Ga. McDonald’s,
AP
Europe Rethinks its ‘Safe Haven’ Status,
Christian Science Monitor
BNP Councillor Loses Race Appeal,
Times (London)
Sex for Visa Boss Illegal,
Sun (London)
Council of Conservative Citizens and Others Will Picket in Front of WYFF (NBC Greenville),
C of CC press release
Wednesday, May 24
House GOP Not Budging on Border,
Los Angeles Times
Lawmakers Call for Border ‘Tipping’ Inquiry,
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Cal.)
Utah Minutemen Protest Vicente Fox’s Visit to SLC,
Salt Lake Tribune
Black Leaders Oppose Alien ‘Amnesty’ Plan,
Washington Times
Teaching Johnny About Islam,
Investor’s Business Daily
Funding is Credited to Report on Hmong Girls,
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In Duke Case, A Rogues’ Gallery,
National Journal
Science Scores up In Grade Four, Stalled In Grades 8 And 12,
AP
565 Arrested in Mass-Marketing Fraud,
AP
Home Secretary Must Pay Damages to Asylum Seekers,
Times (London)
Tuesday, May 23
Gonzales: Language Bill Purely Symbolic,
AP
Illegals Released for Lack of Funding,
Washington Times
Give and Take Across the Border,
San Francisco Chronicle
A ‘Black Hole’ on a Porous Border,
Los Angeles Times
Staying Put When Visas Expire,
Los Angeles Times
Blacks Fret Over Immigrant Gains,
Charlotte Observer
Brawl at Anti-Violence Rally Preceded Shootings,
New Haven Register
Your DNA Could Finger Criminal Kin,
AP
Italy Considers Immigrant Amnesty,
BBC News
Three Guilty of Riot Night Murder,
BBC News
Monday, May 22
Le Pen and French Far Right Achieve Record Popularity,
Telegraph (London)
Campaigners Defy Sarkozy Plan to Deport Schoolchildren,
Guardian (London)
Revealed: ‘Sex-For-Asylum’ Scandal at Immigration HQ,
Guardian (London)
Mexico Bars Immigrants from Thousands of Jobs,
AP
Vote Proves New Orleans Likes his Style,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Congressman Caught on Tape, Documents Say,
AP
Senate Bill Protects Employers of Illegal Aliens From Penalties,
Washington Times
Justices Decide Illegal Residents Can Get Benefits,
AP
Surge of Volunteers Expected to Help Illegal Immigrants Cross Desert,
KVOA (Tucson)
1982 Ruling a Catalyst In Immigration Debate,
Houston Chronicle
Inmate Population Rises 1,000 a Week,
AP
Tancredo Warns America ‘In Mortal Danger’,
WorldNetDaily.com
Friday, May 19
Senate Votes to Make English the ‘National Language’ of U.S.,
Bloomberg
Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate?,
Time
Immigrant Smugglers Avoid Prosecution,
AP
Former Teacher Recalls Harsh Conditions,
WLBT (Jackson, Miss.)
Web Site Created in Support of Duke Rape Victim,
Kansas City Call
Illegal Immigrants Employed by Home Office,
Independent (London)
Move to Translate National Anthem Stirs Controversy,
Aftenposten (Oslo)
Immediate Homosexual Asylum,
Aftenposten (Oslo)
Anti-Abortion Group Seeks to Keep Israel Jewish,
Reuters
Blacks in Jail Health Alarm,
Herald Sun (Melbourne)
Science Strikes Back,
American Renaissance, April 2004
Thursday, May 18
Senate Blocks Effort to Limit Benefits to Immigrants,
Reuters
Carrboro Officials: Let Illegal Immigrants Vote,
NBC 17 (Raleigh)
LA City Workers Arrested for Alleged Immigration Violations,
AP
Center Ties Hate Crimes to Border Debate,
USA TODAY
Local Man’s Window Broken Over Illegal Alien Sign,
KDKA (Pittsburgh)
My Kingdom for a Casino,
Forbes
White Construction Worker Sues Colville Tribe,
AP
Germans Negative on Islam, Poll Shows,
Deutsche Presse Agentur
Paris Suburb Names Street for Cop-Killer Abu-Jamal,
Philadelphia Inquirer
Human Ancestors May Have Interbred With Chimpanzees,
Washington Post
Wednesday, May 17
Mexico Vows to Sue if Guard Detains,
AP
Nation Relies on its Own Military to Help Police Border,
Houston Chronicle
Mexico Voters Fear Nation on Edge of Chaos,
AP
Group Determined to Shut the Door,
Newsday (New York City)
California City Puts Alien Issue on the Ballot,
AP
Affirmative Action Ban Slips,
Detroit News
Kerry Requests GAO Study of Minority Advertising Contracts,
U.S. Newswire
Disinvited,
OpinionJournal
Dutch MP to Quit Amid Asylum Row,
BBC News
Immigrant Students Performing Poorly,
Expatica
Tory Councillor Defects to the BNP,
Press Association (UK)
Tuesday, May 16
Conservatives Appear Unmoved on Immigration,
CNN
Mexicans Say Guard Won’t Slow Migrants,
AP
Verbal Sparring Over Citizenship Leads to Shooting,
Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC)
What Propels Rape Stories to Wide Attention?,
Richmond Times-Dispatch
NAACP Sues to Block Omaha Redistricting,
AP
Hate Hotline Puts Speech on Hold,
Denver Post
The Seattle Public Schools’ Definitions of Racism,
Seattle Public Schools
Sex Abuse ‘Rife’ in NT Communities,
The Age (Melbourne)
Zapatero Under Pressure to Act in Immigration Row,
Expatica
Monday, May 15
Bush to Call on Guard to Bolster Border,
AP
Reform Bill to Double Immigration,
Washington Times
Amnesty and Continued Low Skill Immigration Will Substantially Raise Welfare Costs and Poverty,
Heritage Foundation
US Counts the Cost of Illegal Mass Immigration,
KRT
What Happened to the Gangs of New Orleans?,
Time
Testing Boundaries,
New York Daily News
Cameras Set Racial Poser on Car Crime,
Times (London)
OECD Education Systems Leave Many Immigrant Children Floundering Report Shows,
Finfacts (Ireland)
Sex Is Essential, Kids Aren’t,
Los Angeles Times
Israeli Court Upholds Spousal Citizenship Ban,
CBC News (Canada)
Friday, May 12
Reading, Writing and Race,
WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC)
Senators Agree on ‘Amnesty’ Proposal,
Washington Times
Putting a Roof Over Illegal Immigrants,
Los Angeles Times
Illegals, Immigrants Line Up For Licenses,
Washington Times
Roswell Law Tackles Boardinghouse Trend,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DeKalb Police Union Charges Whites Held Back,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
White Men Can’t Help It,
Business Week
Girl Scouts Earn ‘Cultural Sensitivity’ Patch,
AP
Vatican Representative Supports Church Squatters,
Brussels Journal
Rights Group: Mexican Police Raped Women,
UPI
The Late Great City of Mayberry,
American Renaissance, February 2004
Thursday, May 11
Officials Disclaim Bulletin ‘Tipping’ Report,
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Cal.)
Flagging Controversy,
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN)
Illegal Advantage,
National Review Online
Racist Hate Mail Against Poulsbo Festival Backfires,
Komo News (Seattle)
For Adoptees, Racial Divide Still Wide,
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mexicans Paid $1.8 B In Bribes: Study,
Reuters
Afghan Hijackers Win Asylum After Six-Year Struggle,
Richard Ford, Times (London)
Le Pen Convicted of Inciting Racial Hatred,
Ireland Online
‘Racist’ Ad Forced Off Air After 9 Months,
Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia)
Wednesday, May 10
Of U.S. Children Under 5, Nearly Half Are Minorities,
Washington Post
Guest-Worker Debate Boosts Alien-Smuggling Business,
Washington Times
Ariz. Posse to Round Up Illegal Immigrants,
AP
There’s a Dropout Crisis in Dallas Public Schools,
Dallas Morning News
Cell Phone Firm Hangs Up On Ringtone Deemed Racist,
AP
Agents Target Fischer Homes In Illegal Immigrant Roundup,
Fox-19 (Cincinnati)
On Point: The “Whiteness” Trap,
Rocky Mountain News (Denver)
John Conyers: U.S. Owes Slavery Reparations,
NewsMax
Infant Mortality Rate High in U.S.,
Fox News
Asst. Principal Accused of Telling Student to Videotape Sex,
WFTV.com (Orlando)
France Commemorates Slave Trade Victims,
AP
Steele Sense,
National Review Online
Tuesday, May 9
U. S. Tipping Mexico to Minuteman Patrols,
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Cal.)
Bush Losing Support of Right,
Washington Times
Demonstrators Get Earful,
Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)
Two Companies, Executives Sentenced for Illegal Workers,
AP
Hispanics’ Lack of Voting Power a New American Dilemma,
Newhouse News Service
Sheriff: Alleged Glen Ellen Rape Was Hate Crime,
CBS5.com (San Francisco)
Judge Set To Block Exit Exam,
Sacramento Bee
Blacks MIA at Darfur Rally,
Washington Informer
U.N. Envoy Flees Mob in Darfur,
CNN
Foreign Criminals—60% Will Be Staying,
Times (London)
Girls ‘Smuggled to UK for Flats’,
BBC News
Survey: 62% Support Arab Emigration,
Jerusalem Post
Monday, May 8
Pin the Tail on the Honky,
Townhall.com
Bush’s Appointees Not As Diverse as Clinton’s,
Washington Post
Vote on Migrant Issues Is Forced,
Los Angeles Times
Teacher Disciplined for Racial Comment,
Gallup Independent (NM)
Texas Rangers Celebrate Cinco De Mayo With Unique Los Rangers Jerseys,
Texas Rangers website
Vintage Rally Spurs Clash,
Napa Valley Register (Napa, Cal.)
School Reform Leaves Clemente Simmering,
Chicago Tribune
Caltrans Drops Race Element in Federally Funded Contracts,
San Francisco Chronicle
Only Educated Aliens Need Apply in Europe,
Washington Times
Machete Mob in Race Hate Attack,
East London Advertiser
Children As Young As Three May Already Be Racists, Says Ouseley,
Independent (London)
Friday, May 5
BNP Doubles Number of Councillors,
BBC News
Sister ‘Killed Over Love Affair’,
BBC News
Islam Not A Tolerant Religion, Says Pell,
The Age (Melbourne)
Ariz. Posse to Arrest Illegal Immigrants,
AP
Study: Many Nations Harsher on Immigrants,
AP
Fresno County Insists Hospital Take Illegals,
AP
Illegals to be Banned From Jobs in Milford Restaurants,
Milford Daily News (Mass.)
A Cuban Reader is Tired of the Term "Hispanic",
AR News Exclusive
Another New Bill Tries to Raise Cap on H-1B Visas,
Information Week
Calendar Marks Dubious Birthdays,
Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.)
England Invaded,
American Renaissance, December 2002
Thursday, May 4
U.S. Sues Black Activist for Voting Act Violation,
AP
Community Rallies Around Refugee,
AP
Diann Burns Accuses Contractor of Racism,
Chicago Sun-Times
Immigrant Rallies Fail to Shift Views on Illegal Aliens,
Washington Times
First Lady Disagrees with Husband Bush on US Anthem in Spanish,
AFP
Americans Fight Back Against Illegals Influx,
WorldNetDaily.com
Jewish Majority More Important Than Biblical Land, Olmert Says,
CNSNews.com
Suspect In Police Killing Was Not Deported,
Guardian (London)
Injured Cyclist Slams Court,
Sheffield Today (UK)
Wednesday, May 3
Labor Site Backlash Felt at Polls in Herndon,
Washington Post
After Protests, Backlash Grows,
Washington Post
Federal Judge Sides With Day Laborers,
AP
New Poll: Americans Prefer House Approach on Immigration,
Center for Immigration Studies
Hispanics Carry Lopsided Share of DWI Arrests,
WRAL (Raleigh)
Minuteman Project to Launch U.S. Caravan,
Los Angeles Times
Administration Is Singing More Than One Tune on Spanish Version of Anthem,
Washington Post
Students Return To Newhall School After Threat,
AP
Gangs Claim Their Turf in Iraq,
Chicago Sun-Times
Dutch Worry About Radical Muslims in the Military,
Brussels Journal
White Guilt and the Western Past,
OpinionJournal
Tuesday, May 2
1M Immigrants Skip Work for Demonstration,
AP
A Day Without an Illegal Immigrant,
National Review Online
Republicans Set Sights on Aliens’ Employers,
Washington Times
Gang Activity Seen in U.S. Troops in Iraq,
UPI
Tensions Arise During ‘Pilgrimage’,
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Shakedown at UC Davis,
FrontPage Magazine
What Mr Clarke Did Not Tell Us: He Has Allowed 2,500 Foreign Criminals to Stay Here,
Telegraph (London)
Britons ‘Put Fun Before Babies’,
BBC News
N.S. Educator Proposes All-Black School,
CBC News
Multiracial Youth More Likely to Engage in Violent Behavior, Substance Abuse,
University of Washington press release
UTA Club’s Debate Just a Bigoted Farce,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Monday, May 1
Immigrants Walk Off Jobs in Boycott,
AP
Statement of Attorney General’s Office Regarding May 1 “National Day Of Action For Immigrant Rights”,
New York State Attorney General press release
Minutemen Volunteers Build Fence To Protest Illegal Immigration,
AP
Rice Not Upset by US National Anthem in Spanish,
Reuters
Money, Race at Root of Roosevelt’s Troubles,
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Pimpfants,
AR News Exclusive
Latinos, Blacks Fight Whites at Hart High; 4 Students Arrested,
Los Angeles Daily News
Race-Hate Fears Grow After Asian Shops Are Firebombed,
Times (London)
Theatre Removes BNP Drama Teacher,
BBC News
White ‘Ingratitude’ Worries Tutu,
BBC News
Dutch Halt Kenya Aid Over Graft,
BBC News
Immigration Debaters Trade Barbs at UTA,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram