Who are the persons  ICE arrested recently in the Los Angeles area?  Eighty-eight percent (88%) of the 212 individuals arrested in the Los Angeles area this week for ICE immigration law violations were criminals with previous convictions.
Over the course of five days, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers and special agents made the arrests and served 122 notices of inspection (NOIs) to businesses in the Los Angeles area of responsibility. This is in addition to notices of inspection issued to 77 businesses in northern California just weeks ago.
CAMPO, CA – MARCH 6: (NEWSWEEK AND US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT OUT) Mexican nationals who illegally crossed the California border are apprehended and handcuffed 1 mile inside U.S. territory by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents on March 6, 2006 in Campo, California.Â
92%Â — 195 of the 212 arrested included 1) convicted criminals, 2)Â those who failed to leave the United States after being issued a final order of removal, and 3) those who returned to the U.S. after being removed.
More than 55 percent of those arrested were serious or violent felons or had been convicted on significant or multiple misdemeanors. Their crimes include child sex crimes, weapons charges, and assault.
ICE Deputy Director Thomas D. Homan remarked:
“Because sanctuary jurisdictions like Los Angeles prevent ICE from arresting criminal aliens in the secure confines of a jail, our officers are forced to conduct at-large arrests in the community, putting officers, the general public and the aliens at greater risk and increasing the incidents of collateral arrests.”
ICE focuses its enforcement efforts on individuals who “pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.†This does not mean that any class of illegal aliens are exempt from enforcement actions.
Fake names used by top USA govt officials: Illustrating how government hides information from the American public, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch used a fake name to conduct official Department of Justice (DOJ) business in agency emails obtained by Judicial Watch. As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer Lynch, Barack Obama’s second attorney general, skirted public-records laws by using the alias Elizabeth Carlisle in emails she sent from her official DOJ account. In the records provided to Judicial Watch, the DOJ explains it as necessary to “protect her security and privacy and enable her to conduct Department business efficiently via email.â€
This begs the question of how many other government officials use fake names and whether those aliases are searched when agencies process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Besides Lynch, we have only discovered the use of such aliases among government operatives to conduct official business at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Obama’s EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, famously used the alias Richard Windsor in a government email account to conduct official business and communicate with staff. Jackson even took required EPA computer training under the fake identity with the handle Windsor.Richard@epa.gov. She eventually resigned over the scandal, which brought to light the agency’s violations of federal open-records laws.
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Firenze Sage: Did anyone in the Obama administration follow the rules?  More screw the  public from the most transparent admin in history.
Switzerland regularly ranks as one of the best places on earth to live. Beautiful scenery, picturesque cities, robust, friendly people, and, if you like winter sports, a winter wonderland.
But few nations outdo the Swiss in nanny statism. Their national legislature proved that again by banning the practice of putting live lobsters in boiling water. I guess the Swiss can’t stand the thought that in the few seconds it takes the lobster to give up the ghost, it might experience pain.
The Swiss banned the manufacture and sale of fois gras, the delicacy where geese are force fed to bursting in order to harvest their enlarged livers. But banning the boiling of live lobsters? That would appear to be another effort to micro-manage society.
The first national legislation of its kind in the world calls for a more humane death for lobsters, by “rendering them unconscious†before plunging them into scalding water. Two methods are recommended: Electrocution or sedating the lobster by dipping it into salt water and then thrusting a knife into its brain.
  The same law also gives domestic pets further protections, such as dogs can no longer be punished for barking.
The measure is part of the broad principle of “animal dignity†enshrined in Switzerland’s constitution, the only country to have such a provision. The constitution already protects how various species must be treated and specifies that animals need socialization.
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Firenze Sage:Â How do you stop a barking dog? Electrocute or stab him?
  Sanctuary Cities Santa Cruz & Watsonville: Why not follow federal laws on the books which permit federal authorities aka ICE to arrest “bad dudes” in local jails rather than go find them in their homes, work place and community? Santa Cruz has some of the highest rates of crime in California.
Let’s do what we can to reduce crime in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, California. Below is a link to a FOX news report on ICE activities.
National Statistics on Recidivism — who gets arrested again and again
Bureau of Justice Statistics studies have found high rates of recidivism among released prisoners. One study tracked 404,638 prisoners in 30 states after their release from prison in 2005.[1]Â The researchers found that:
Within three years of release, about two-thirds (67.8 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested.
Within five years of release, about three-quarters (76.6 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested.
Property offenders were the most likely to be rearrested, with 82.1 percent of released property offenders arrested for a new crime compared with 76.9 percent of drug offenders, 73.6 percent of public order offenders and 71.3 percent of violent offenders.
It’s time that local Santa Cruz county politicians set policies that save fragile resources.
Per the FOX interview (see above link), the top ICE official says that ICE can process 10 inmates in in one 8 hour shift. Vastly more time and resources are required for ICE to find the”bad dudes” who were released back on the streets.
Connect with data bases so it’s easier to capture the truly “bad dudes” committing horrific crimes across the USA.
Currently ICE has access to local law enforcement databases, organized by states, such as Arizona and Texas, and metropolitan regions, such as the greater Seattle, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. areas. In Arizona, AZLink, the database that experienced the most DHS searches during this period, pools together information from numerous law enforcement agencies across the state.
The person-power required for ICE find the “bad dudes” released back into the community is huge.
ICE targets individuals known to be at certain places in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, CA.  By putting the work on ICE go find them in the community generates fears concerning who else will be picked up.
Releasing “bad dudes” back on the streets puts Santa Cruz county at risk of more crime.
The known rate for re-offending is over high. Over 50% will be arrested again within one year. So — by releasing the “bad guys” back on the streets local Santa Cruz and Watsonville Sanctuary City policies are directly responsible for more crime in Santa Cruz, Watsonville and elsewhere in the county.
Let’s hold our local Santa Cruz and Watsonville CA politicians accountable. Cooperate with ICE so that the”bad dudes” — the really “bad dudes” — are put on ice and if appropriate deported. Let’s stop the revolving doors at our local Santa Cruz and Watsonville jails wherein those arrested are quickly put back on the streets. What say you?
written 2/22/18 by Cameron Jackson drcameronjackson@gmail.com
Take away guns? Medicate persons with violent tendencies?
Murdering kids at school, youth at universities, parishioners at church and people at music events. That’s become a reality of USA life in 2018. What can we do? Yes there are things we can do.
Yes –Â there are drugs that can medicate and control violent urges to kill self and other.
No — it’s not realistic to take away 300 million guns from the U.S. population. Take away the guns is the “answer” according to some. That is not realistic. Perhaps making it illegal for gun sellers to sell guns that spit out thousands of bullets — that’s possible.
Yes — a number of states have enacted laws so it’s easy to lock up persons who may harm others or themselves (including California).
Yes — shoot back! That works.  There are stun guns and taser guns and a variety of ways to arm persons who can “guard” at public places, e.g., schools, churches, malls and other places where people congregate.
Yes — use modern surveillance cameras, drones and modern technology to watch those with known histories of violent histories.  And permit law enforcement to keep track and monitor persons who post violent threats via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
So yes — let’s get real. There are too many young men (so far just men) who choose to kill others.
We must control persons’s with known, long term histories of violent urges via appropriate medication and appropriate incarceration.
Don’t ask for a federal government solution. States must experiment and do what’s right for their citizens.
written by Cameron Jackson  drcameronjackson@gmail.com
The National Congress of American Indians Tribal Nations Policy Summit is taking place in Washington, DC, this week, and it features a whole host of politicians and high-profile speakers, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Cherokee genealogists have traced Warren’s family history and were unable to find any ancestors that identified as anything other than white, but that hasn’t stopped Warren from doubling down on her claims, pointing to her family’s “high cheekbones†and plagiarized “Pow Wow Chow†recipes.
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Firenze Sage:  Probably Elizabeth Warren didn’t get back from her buffalo hunt in time.
Nutria rats in CA eat aquatic vegetation and threaten wetlands & marshes — Help!
Nutria rodents. California is facing a new immigration crisis, this time in the form of large, swamp-dwelling rodents called nutria. Golden State officials are actually asking for help to deal with this unwanted population.
Wildlife officials are asking California residents to report any sightings of nutria — an invasive rodent that eats so much aquatic vegetation that it threatens wetlands and marshes.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is trying to eradicate the rodents from the state because once established, nutria could cause loss of wetlands, damage to agricultural crops and levees, dikes and roadbeds.
It says more than 20 nutria have been found in wetlands, rivers and canals and in Merced, Fresno and Stanislaus counties.
Apparently, the nutria’s life consists of eating and mating. They can consume 25 percent of their body weight each day in vegetation, and a female can give birth to up to 200 offspring each year.
Nutria (also known as coypu) originally hail from South America. The species was introduced to the United States when Louisiana livestock entrepreneurs decided to farm them for fur in the 1930s. The attempts proved unsuccessful because the wily beasts tended to escape easily.
California officials may wish to review the way Louisiana has been dealing with their nutria problem, albeit in a typical red-state manner. The bayou-centered “Sportsman’s Paradise†offers $5 for every nutria tail brought in by intrepid hunters. Given how eagerly the homeless in California collect cans and bottles for the recycling fee, the swamp rats would rapidly go on the endangered species list.
Additionally, the Cajun cooks have perfected various recipes for this invasive species. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries asked the state’s chefs around to prepare nutria in a variety of ways, in hopes of sparking interest in the under-appreciated meat.
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Firenze Sage:Â Imagine,an unprotected species in California. The sky has fallen.
An advocate for persons seeking asylum from Central America,  attorney John W. Allured (CA bar license #84770) spoke on Immigration and the Law  at Christ Lutheran Church in Aptos, CA on Sunday, February 11, 2018.
Christ Lutheran Church in Aptos, CA supports the AMMPARO program. The church currently provides housing and other support for a  family from El Salvador. The church may assist persons seeking refugee status via advocacy in the legal process as Guardian Angels. Â
AMMPARO was envisioned to accompany children today and in the future who are forced to flee their communities because of complex and interrelated reasons, including chronic violence, poverty, environmental displacement and lack of opportunities in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
Some of attorney John Allured’s remarks and some questions that were asked:
“Most persons seeking asylum from the Triangle countries (San Salvador, Guatamala & Honduras) seek asylum due to “gang violence”.
 Answer:  “There are no mandatory bars to establishing a credible fear or persecution or torture. However, there are mandatory bars to asylum or withholding of removal. Th e asylum officer does not make a final decision whether you are subject to a mandatory bar to asylum or withholding of removal.Jul 15, 2015
If “credible fear” is found the case moves forward to “removal status”, the juvenille is then “placed” and the case goes before a judge.
“In 2016, 50% of mothers with children lacked counsel;Â of these, 90% were removed.
“The chances of defeating removal increased 5 times when migrant had counsel. So says Attorney Allured.
“How does ‘gang violence” fit into all this? If only “gang violence” you have to do your homework to establish that your case fits within one of five categories.
“Asylum is discretionary. You must show “good character” via employment, church membership, credible witnesses and that you are a deserving person.
There are two Hearings – The first one which is on the Master Calendar is open to the public.
Asylum applicants have no “right” to due process. San Francisco judges (the one he observed) bend over backwards so applicants can establish their case. In San Francisco (his experience),c ases are typically continued 5-6 times before moving on to”removal” status. Which judge hears the case — in what part of the US — matters significantly.
Church congregations can serve as “guardian angels”. There’s nothing to fear. It’s an informal process. Judges do not wear robes. The federal rules of evidence serve as a guide.
Questions asked during and after Mr. Allured’s presentation at Christ Lutheran church in Aptos, CA  included:
 What about economics? If a woman’s kids are starving is that a reason to establish asylum? Answer: No. You have to establish more than economic hardship. You have to show harm, that you were threatened, a family member killed.
 What about domestic violence? Terrorizing woman is very frightening one attendee asked. Answer: There are avenues for women …
There are  reports that persons who enter illegally  do not show up for their first court appearance. Know anything about that? Attorney Allurd replied that he did not know about no shows for court appearances. [One report states that 135,000 go missing and do not show up.]
After the presentation persons attending were encouraged to meet each other.
  Take Away message:  Per this presentation, you better get an attorney if you are from Central America seeking asylum. Persons seeking asylum in the U.S. have no legal right to representation.
Concerning gang violence,  Monterey County (Salinas, CA is the county seat) is ranked as the youth homicide capital of California for four out of the past five years. Gang violence is continually in the news. California has its own gang related problems.
People are not fleeing California for Central America because of ‘gang violence’. That there is economic opportunity, freedom and rule by law here in the U.S. draws people here. Legally and illegally. People who come need to follow the U.S.A. immigration laws that are in place.
written by Cameron Jackson  drcameronjackson@gmail.com
Where are we? A Trump Wall?  Control of chain migration? Will the DACA/ the Dreamers get right to citizenship?
Immigration — the control of legal and illegal immigration – which include “chain migration” and “the lottery system”  — are right now on the table for discussion by Congress and the President.
The House, which is likely to support what comes from President Trump, probably  opposes chain migration and the continuation of the Lottery System which allows anyone from anywhere to become an American citizen.
For 40 + years — from 1921 onward  the USA stopped all immigration.
Do we need to integrate those who have come so that they do speak English and have the necessary skills to be successful here in America?
Or do we simply open our doors to all refugees who suffer oppression i.e. “I was a stranger and you welcomed me…”?
What say you?
written by Cameron Jackson  drcameronjackson@gmail.com
It all keeps rumbling along. Who colluded with who. Hilary or Trump?
Now we know that Hilary Clinton and the Democrat National Party paid $10 K to create the ‘dossier’ on Trump which the Obama FBI people used to spy on Trump. What’s happened to the Rule of Law?
Should the current Attorney General haul in all of the top FBI guys and ask: ‘Did you know personally that the dossier was created by the Clinton campaign?’ If they answer ‘yes’ then ….. fire them on the spot?  And prosecute them as criminals?
Hardworking taxpayers targeted again…
