Hispanic numbers double in 6 Oklahoma counties
BY JULIE BISBEE
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Published: November 8, 2008
CLAREMORE — It's no surprise to Carol Ann Kritzmire that the Hispanic population in Rogers County is growing. She sees it in the faces of the children entering the sacrament classes at St. Cecilia Catholic Church.
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The regional offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement touted record results from a crackdown on immigrants convicted of crimes or dodging standing deportation orders. Agents deported more than 53,000 illegal immigrants from south and central Texas in the past 12 months. They deported more than 16,300 illegal immigrants from northern Texas and Oklahoma.
BACKGROUND
Cultural
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in Panhandle
In Texas County, the Hispanic population is approaching a majority. Two out of every five residents in Texas County are Hispanic. While overall, the county's population has declined since 2000, the county's Hispanic population grew by 35 percent to 8,142 in 2007. Pork processing plants, large feedlots, farms and the oil and gas industry are drawing people from all backgrounds to the Panhandle, said Betty Musburg, executive director of the Panhandle Regional Development Coalition. A mariachi band is part of the music program at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, and Mexican folk dancing is taught at Guymon High School, Musburg said. “We've tried to integrate the culture and take advantage of what everybody has to offer,” Musburg said. “We're booming right now, and the Hispanic culture seems to be willing to go to where the work is. I wish everybody would do that.”
BY THE NUMBERS
Most growth
Here's a look at the top Oklahoma counties for Hispanic population growth by percentage, according to estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center. The estimates were taken in the summer of 2007, before Oklahoma's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Rogers County
100 percent increase in Hispanic population since 2000.
Total population: 83,105
Wagoner County
81 percent increase
Total population: 67,239
Haskell County
68 percent increase
Total population: 12,059
Le Flore County
66 percent increase
Total population: 49,715
Canadian County
65 percent increase
Total population: 103,559
Harper County
65 percent increase
Total population: 3,562
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Border Patrol agents arrest immigrant for felony re-entry
Staff Reports November 15, 2008
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Border Patrol agents assigned to the Casa Grande station arrested an illegal immigrant from Mexico Thursday for felony re-entry into the United States.
The 35-year-old man was identified through his fingerprints. Agents learned that the man has a prior conviction for felony child molestation and that he had been sentenced to five years in prison.
The man was charged with illegal re-entry by an aggravated felon. He faces prosecution and formal removal proceedings.
For fiscal year 2008 more than 460 illegal immigrants were arrested by the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector for-sex related crimes.
Illegals, using forged, falsified, or stolen identities, have illgally obtained up to 8.7 million jobs; jobs that rightfully belong to American workers.
Americans need those jobs.
Illegals, have not only taken jobs that belong to Americans, but illegals are also costing American taxpayers over 300 billion dollars a year.
It's time to change this once, and for all.
Mandate, and strictly enforce, E-Verify!!
BUILD THE FENCE!!!
MANDATE E-VERIFY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, FOR ALL EMPLOYERS!!!
Southwest Border Patrol Sector Apprehensions (Source DHS/CBP)
Fiscal Year-------------2005---------2006---------2007-------2008 (ends 9/30)
San Diego------------126,879-----142,104---- 152,460--- 162,390
El Centro--------------55,725-------61,465----- 55,883----- 40,961
Yuma-----------------138,492-----118,549----- 37,992------ 8,363*
Tucson --------------439,053-----392,074---- 378,239--- 317,696
El Paso---------------122,624-----122,256----- 75,464----- 30,312
Marfa ------------------10,532--------7,520------- 5,536------ 5,391
Del Rio -----------------68,547------42,636----- 22,920----- 20,761
Laredo -----------------75,268------74,840----- 56,714------43,658
Rio Grande Valley --134,136----110,528------ 73,430----- 75,473
Apprehensions----1,171,386--1,071,972-----858,638----705,005
*The Yuma Sector presently has a total of 94 miles of fencing. The difference is apparent.
THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY!!!
OUR ACCEPTABLE IMMIGRATION REFORM
#1. Make Illegal Entry a Felony Permanently Barring Citizenship
#2. Secure Our Borders with our National Guard!!!
#3. Mandate E-Verify for ALL Employees!!!
#4. Cut Off ALL Public Assistance to Illegals and Their Children!!!
#5. Stop the Underground Economy!!!
#6. End Birthright Citizenship for Illegals!!!
......and make it retroactive!!!
#7. End Chain Migration!!!
#8. Make English our Official Language!!!
#9. Cut Off Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities!!
NOTHING MORE!!! NOTHING LESS!!!
UNITED STATES BORDER APPREHENSIONS (Source DHS/CBP)
1987--1,190,488------1995--1,394,554------2003----931,557
1988--1,008,145------1996--1,649,986------2004--1,160,395
1989----954,243------1997--1,412,953------2005--1,189,075
1990--1,169,939------1998--1,555,776------2006--1,089,902
1991--1,197,875------1999--1,579,010------2007----876,704
1992--1,258,482------2000--1,676,438------2008----723,825
1993--1,327,259------2001--1,266,213------2009----(beginning 10/01)
1994--1,094,717------2002----955,310
FACT: In the last 22 years, over 26 million illegals, have been apprehended, after crossing the border, into our United States.
THE PROBLEM IS: Less than 1, out of 4 illegals, are estimated to have been apprehended.
Mind boggling, isn't it.
According to the U.S. Immigration Service another 6 million illegals in this country are visa overstays. That is, they got a visa legally in their home country, they came here to visit and then they never left.
In the last 22 years, there have been another 4 million anchor babies born to illegals. Anchor babies are now being born at a rate of 350-400 thousand per year in our United States. All at our expense!!
Then the ANCHOR BABIES qualify for welfare, food stamps, section-8 housing, all at our expense.
American Taxpayers are getting screwed, over, and over, and over, again!!!
Each illegal immigrant, on average, costs taxpayers $9,000 PER YEAR, over, and above, anything they might contribute in taxes!!!
But illegal aliens who are in the US already are now an integral part of the economy. If we simply evict them, yes, it further disrupts the economy, and we don't need more inflationary factors right now. Seems to me a separate track for naturalization makes the most sense, while tightening the borders (as we're starting to do) to reduce the inflow and minimize future problems.
How about the BILLIONS sent out of this Country every year? Money we will never see again. How about the BILLIONS spent on health care for these ILLEGAL ALIENS, while Americans can't afford health care? How about the schooling of these illegal children, what is this costing the American taxpayer? From the few stories I have read, California spends $9 BILLION a year on ILLEGAL ALIENS. Is this good for Americans?
I can't say the shape of our economy could be completely blamed on this illegal immigration, but it certainly don't help.
Illegal immigration has caused more problems than anyone could have ever imagined! These promlems WILL NOT go away until each and every ILLEGAL ALIEN is out of this Country and back in their own country where they belong! I believe all 50 States should have a State law to get the ILLEGAL ALIENS back to their home land.
To enter this Country is a PRIVILEGE. It is NOT a RIGHT! No ILLEGAL ALIEN has a right to be here.
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Especially if they are of the female variety ;)
The horror...Speaking of Mexican names...Tarahumara's in Norman is excellent...Blows Ted's out of the water
We do have dozens of Mexican American friends who feel the same as we do.
We live in a border town where on a daily basis illegals are caught trying to sneak into the US loads of drugs and weapons, who kidnap their own people and hold them with 30 and more others in drop houses in horrible cramped conditions, trying to extort MORE money from their families! They kill murder and rob their own as well as others. So if saying that scares others into action to stop more from coming....then so be it!
And yes I get it...You must be a liberal democrat!