RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nearly a dozen passengers were escorted off a Southwest airlines flight Tuesday and taken into custody, suspected of being illegal immigrants.Wait for it.
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Authorities said that an air marshal who was on the flight overheard some people talking about being smuggled into the U.S. The air marshal then contacted immigration and customs officials who met the plane.
The other passengers reportedly cheered when authorities removed the suspected illegal immigrants.They'll probably be released on their own recognizance shortly. Meanwhile in Virginia:
Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) signed a measure Tuesday that tightens laws prohibiting illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits, including Medicaid and public assistance.Ole Wally must be confused - he clearly meant "anti-illegal alien sentiment." And I wonder why he thinks it's a bad thing? Of course, the really big bucks go to education and regular medical care for our "new neighbors," but the judicial elite has decreed they're entitled, so there isn't much us serfs can do about it.
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"It's very disappointing," said Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada (D), who serves as chairman of the Virginia Latino Advisory Commission, which Warner established two years ago. "It serves no other purpose but to fan the flames of anti-immigrant sentiment . . . and that is simply wrong."
Speaking of which - Judge Bars Transfer of 13 Gitmo Detainees. Who knew a DC Federal District Court judge had jurisdiction over Guantanamo? Give 'em time - they'll be whining about shooting terrorists without reading them "their rights" soon.
