Weeks ago corporate-owned newspapers throughout California began
reporting as true the claim that illegal alien day laborers -- MANY of whom
regularly commit the most horrific *crimes {see below} imaginable across
the USA -- were kidnapped by English-speaking U.S. citizens and dumped in
Tijuana (to wit, "dumped in a dump," as it were.)
Guess what? The "kidnapping" claim was all a HOAX. But that didn't stop
the corporate media from touting it as true, just as it touts as true
virtually EVERY deceitful claim made against European-American U.S.
citizens (I still lived in NYC when the Tawana Brawley hoax -- which made
demagogue Al Sharpton a household name -- was being relentlessly spread by
the corporate media there; more recently, the shameful Duke lacrosse fiasco
falls into the same category.)
MEANWHILE, do yourself a favor and do some online research to learn about
all the REAL, NON-HOAX ABDUCTIONS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN BY ILLEGAL ALIENS
WHICH HAVE NEVER RECEIVED 1/1000th THE MEDIA ATTENTION AS THIS FRAUDULENT
ILLEGAL ALIEN CLAIM DID!
(*Many of these horrific crimes are against America's defenseless (neither
George Bush nor the Dem/GOP elites are defending them, THAT'S for sure --
children, who don't have the benefit of 24/7 Secret Service protection as
the privileged Bush offspring do; scroll down to see the REALITY of the
"day laborer" crimewave via the links in my sig below)
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[Original FRONT PAGE news story: 6 DAY LABORERS KIDNAPPED
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_5914794]
UPDATE: Worker: Kidnap report not true
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6025616
Worker: Kidnap report not true
Day laborer's claim was fuel for debate
By Mark Petix, Staff Writer
Article Launched:05/30/2007 11:34:10 PM PDT
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A day laborer who claimed he and two other
men were kidnapped from a street corner and taken in handcuffs to Tijuana
has admitted he made up the story.
When San Bernardino County sheriff's investigators talked to Jose Feliz
Gutierrez by phone, he said the kidnapping story he told to his sister was
a
lie.
"Jose stated he had left on his own accord," said Detective Jesse Venegas
in a statement released Wednesday. "The entire event was a fabrication.
"Jose stated that he was scared to stand at the corner and look for work
because of recent events such as the tragic accident that took the life of
a
fellow day laborer."
Jose Fernando Pedraza was killed May 5 when a car lost control and
crashed into him at a spot where laborers gather at Grove Avenue and
Arrow Route.
The kidnapping claim added fuel to an already fiery debate over day
laborers and immigration that led to strong demands from people on both
sides of the immigration issue.
Two immigration rights groups called for an investigation after Gutierrez's
sister said her brother had called her from Mexico and said he had been
kidnapped.
On May 15, Pablo Alvarado, director of the National Day Labor Center in
Los Angeles, called it a pressing criminal matter.
"This is something I intend to follow to the end," he said then.
Emotions ran high the next day when members of the Minuteman Project,
who have been rallying at the labor site, told the Rancho Cucamonga City
Council the city should cite motorists who pick up workers.
One woman aligned with the Minuteman group angrily approached the dais
without permission.
The next day, Councilman Rex Gutierrez expressed his disdain with the
group.
"Last night, we saw the true face of the Minutemen, which is spiteful and
hateful," he said.
Minuteman national rally spokesman Raymond Herrera said the group had
serious doubts about the kidnapping claim from the start.
He said the group believed the story was a lie.
"The Minuteman group knew that from the start," he said. "It just didn't
add
up."
The news that the kidnapping story was a lie is regrettable, said Jose
Calderon, professor of sociology and Chicano studies at Pitzer College.
He is also president of the Latina and Latino Roundtable, which joined the
National Day Labor Center in calling for an investigation.
He calls the kidnapping tale an unfortunate distraction from the real
issues,
but said there had to be an investigation.
"We have to be responsible to the community," he said, "and when such
reports are made, we can't hold back."
He said some good has come out of this. He believes laborers are more
willing to write down the license plate numbers of cars picking up workers
to
further protect their safety.
"So we have to be very vigilant," he said.
Venegas said no other alleged kidnapping victims have come forward.
"Investigators were able to determine Jose (Gutierrez) had been under
psychiatric counseling and medication while in Mexico," he said.
Staff writer Mark Petix can be reached by e-mail at
mark.petix@dailybulletin.com, or by phone at (909) 483-9355
Rancho Cucmonga City Council Meeting article
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_6025616
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2007
CONTACTS:
Jose Calderon: 909-952-1640
Marco Amador: 213-215-0738
Day Laborers Demand Proper Response to Kidnapping of 6
Day Laborers and Death of Worker Leader
WHAT: Press Conference
WHERE: City Hall, 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, CA 91730
DATE: Tuesday, May 16, 2007
TIME: 6 p.m.
A press conference will be held at Rancho Cucamonga's
City Hall demanding that immigrant day laborers receive
the same police protection as all other residents in
Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. We will discuss two recent
incidents involving day laborers.
On May 9, 2007, near the corner of Grove Avenue and
Arrow Highway between Rancho Cucamonga and Upland a
sports utility vehicle approached and offered workers a
job. Three accepted, entered the vehicle, and were
taken to a location near the Ontario Convention Center.
Here, these workers were joined by three other workers
picked up at another, unknown, location. All six were
placed in a different vehicle and their hands were
tied. They were driven to Tijuana, Mexico, where they
were abandoned. This information comes from one of the
kidnapped men, who called his sister, an Upland
resident, to explain what happened. His sister went to
the Upland police department to file a report. Upon
explaining the facts that she knew, she was asked by
police if the kidnapped workers had legal documentation
to reside in the United States. It was not until she
and her husband pressured the police did they agree to
file a report.
The day laborers, their organizations and supporters
call for authorities to fully investigate the alleged
kidnapping of the six day laborers. Immigration status
bears no relevance to the reporting of a potential
crime. We demand that victims or witnesses of crimes
are protected when filing a complaint or report, or
during and after a crime investigation. Migrants must
not live in fear of police officers in our communities,
and law enforcement is obligated by law to ensure the
safety of all residents.
The day laborers, their organizations and supporters
urge all day workers and migrants in general to be
vigilant and take measures to protect themselves and
each other in order to prevent further violence, labor
abuses and civil rights violations against them. This
incident comes at a time when day laborers in Rancho
Cucamonga, as well as other locations throughout
Southern California, are being targeted by anti-
immigrant, vigilante groups.
Just last week, day laborers on the corner near the
alleged kidnapping were targeted by protestors from Save
Our State and the Minutemen. (Minutemen Project and
SOSwere NOT onsite this date) As workers remained
longer than usual to peacefully defend their corner,
(defend their corner? that's a public sidewalk paid for
with our tax dollars) one of their leaders and fellow
workers, Jose Fernando Pedraza, was killed when a
collision caused a car to veer into their corner,
striking several and killing Jose Fernando.
To this date, neither law enforcement nor Rancho
Cucamonga City officials have come to the site where the
tragedy took place to discuss the accident with
workers. In fact, a large pool of dried blood remains
uncleaned by the City and can be seen by those whom
continue to mourn Mr. Pedraza's death. The day laborers,
their organizations and supporters denounce the lack of
response. We call on City officials to clean the blood
spilled during the tragic event and offer condolescences
to the workers and loved ones.
In memory of Mr. Pedraza, and in response to the demands
of the day laborers, their organizations and their
supporters, we call on the City of Rancho Cucamonga for
the creation of a Day Labor Center named after Jose
Fernando Pedraza. He dedicated the last five years of
his life fighting to build a more humane and safer
environment for workers and their employers to meet and
carry out negotiations in peace and in harmony within
the community.Ultimately, Mr. Pedraza died as a result
of an unsafe environment; we urge the City to recognize
this and provide a solution - a center that offers
protection for the health and safety of day laborers,
employers and the community at large.
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PLEASE EMAIL THESE LINKS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW:
"The Illegal-Alien Crime Wave" by Heather MacDonald
www.City-Journal.org/html/14_1_the_illegal_alien.html
www.PredatoryAliens.com
www.ImmigrationsHumanCost.org
www.DayLaborers.org
www.Alipac.us
www.ImmigrationWatchdog.com
www.AmericanPatrol.com
www.SaveOurState.org
www.EscapingJustice.com
www.MothersAgainstIllegalAliens.org
See the COLOSSAL costs of illegal aliens to the American taxpayer:
www.ImmigrationCounters.com
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"Por La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada"
("For The Race everything, for those outside The Race nothing")
-- Motto of MEChA, one of the nation's largest publically-funded
organizations with cells on high school and college campuses across the USA
(Note: Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez says he "used to be" a member)
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：How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico；
By John Dillin
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html
Excerpt:
：General Eisenhower ... quoted a report in The New York Times,
highlighting one paragraph that said: ．The rise in illegal border-crossing
by Mexican 'wetbacks' to a current rate of more than
1,000,000 cases a year has been accompanied by a curious relaxation
in ethical standards extending all the way from the farmer-exploiters
of this contraband labor to the highest levels of the Federal
Government ..."
：Herbert Brownell Jr., Eisenhower's first attorney general, said the
president had a sense of urgency about illegal immigration when he took
office.
：America ．was faced with a breakdown in law enforcement on a very large
scale,・ Mr. Brownell said. ．When I say large scale, I mean hundreds of
thousands were coming in from Mexico [every year] without restraint.・"
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Just two of MANY American cops murdered by illegals:
www.DeputyDavidMarch.com
www.KrisEggle.org
"Unfortunately, the majority of illegal aliens who are here are engaged in
criminal activity. Identity theft, use of fraudulent Social Security
numbers and green cards, tax evasion, driving without licenses represent
some of the crimes that are engaged in by the majority of illegal aliens on
a daily basis merely to maintain and hide their illegal status. In
addition, violent crime and drug distribution and possession is also
prevalent among illegal aliens. Over 25% of today's federal prison
population are illegal aliens. In some areas of the country, 12% of
felonies, 25% of burglaries and 34% of thefts are committed by illegal
aliens."
-- Testimony of District Attorney John M. Morganelli before the House
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border, Security and Claims [Note: 99% of
warrants for murder in Los Angeles, California -- the USA's 2nd
most-populous city -- are for illegal aliens]
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate,
tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of
men."
-- Samuel Adams
"：All great truths begin as heresies.；
-- Former Democrat Governor of Colorado Richard Lamm, official of
Defend Colorado Now, a movement opposed to illegal immigration
and public services for illegal aliens
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