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Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Roundup Fear Spreads
Unidentified members of the Immigration Rights Coalition of Palm Beach County listen during a meeting Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) meeting in Lake Worth, Fla.
ASSociated Press: Raid Rumors Fuel Fear Among Immigrants
Thousands of illegal immigrants stayed home this week amid rumors of immigration roundups that federal officials say were unfounded, leaving some industries scrambling for workers.
Len Mills, executive vice president of Associated General Contractors of South Florida, estimated at least 50 percent of workers on construction jobs in the region had not shown up for work.
“This is costing millions of dollars a day, and I don’t know who is going to pay for it,” he said.
Rumors of random sweeps were rampant from coast to coast Friday, prompting many immigrants to stay home from work, take their children out of school and avoid church. Their absences added to immigrants’ fears, as some thought their friends and co-workers had been arrested.
Flap says BLEH to all of the employers of illegal aliens. It is about time that the feds crackdown on this illegal activity.
The Bush Administration needs to secure the southern border with Mexico and punish the employers who are using illegal aliens to profit from their cheap labor.
Construction and agriculture were among the industries most affected.
Katie A. Edwards, executive director of Florida’s Dade County Farm Bureau, said nearly a third of farmworkers did not come to the fields this week.
Mari Ramos, a Peruvian nanny whose tourist visa ran out in 2003, listened when friends warned her not to take public transportation or risk arrest.
“That’s when I became nervous. I stopped going to my night job,” the 36-year-old Miami woman said.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Dean Boyd said the agency has received hundreds of calls about immigration raids in recent days. Such rumors are typical after a raid like the one last week in which more than 1,000 employees of pallet manufacturer IFCO were arrested at more than 40 company sites nationwide, he said.
“However, we don’t conduct random sweeps,” he said. “All our arrests are the result of investigations, evidence and intelligence.”
ICE officials acknowledged they have stepped up arrests under their “Operation Phoenix,” an existing program to find and deport fugitive illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds.
Maybe ICE should examine those employers who are closed down for business on Monday, May 1 for the demonstrations and then raid those businesses on Tuesday.
It is time for the President to get serious about enforcing our existing immigration laws.
It is time for the Congress to pass legislation to secure our southern border.
Stay tuned……
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Compromise Bill Delayed? NOW Shelved…..
Illegal Immigration Watch: Republicans to Filibuster Immigration Bill
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Dental Town Watch: Getting a MAKEOVER – FLAP’s OPEN COMMENT THREAD
*****UPDATE*****
For all Dental Town posters that are tired of the ups and downs of the made over DT come over to the FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blogs, My Dental Forum.Â
Flap knows you will be glad you did……
Dental Town is down for a makeover.
So, for all of those DT Townie posting addicts, Flap will open up the comments area of this post.
Oh, BTW, look for a NEW dental bulletin board here.
Have fun……..
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Michael Hiltzik Watch: Golden State Column and Blog Discontinued for Ethics Violations – The Round-Up
Patterico has an excellent round-up of the Hiltzik’s Los Angeles Tmes reassignment: Hiltzik Column Discontinued; He Won’t Be Fired
and……
Tell L.A. Times Editors Whether You Think They Handled the Hiltzik Matter Properly
At the “Opinion L.A.†blog at the L.A. Times, Matt Welch has done a post about the Hiltzik affair. He has provided background links that shed light on the matter, including a link to my original post on Hiltzik’s sock-puppet pseudonyms.
And the post allows comments.
You should respect that. And you should also take advantage of the opportunity.
No matter what your opinion may be about the Hiltzik affair — including what he did, and how the paper handled it — you can now express that opinion on an L.A. Times blog. I think you should. Let the editors know what you think. Go here and leave a comment.
So, get over there and leave your comment.
Flap knows you will be glad you did.
Flap’s original post on the Hiltzik affair is below.
Los Angeles Times: Editor’s noteThe Times is discontinuing Michael Hiltzik’s Golden State column, which ran in the Business section, because the columnist violated the newspaper’s ethics guidelines. This follows the suspension last week of his blog on latimes.com, which also has been discontinued. Hiltzik has acknowledged using pseudonyms to post a single comment on his blog on latimes.com and multiple comments elsewhere on the Web that dealt with his column and other issues involving the newspaper.
Hiltzik did not commit any ethical violations in his newspaper column, and an internal inquiry found no inaccurate reporting in his postings in his blog or on the Web. But employing pseudonyms constitutes deception and violates a central tenet of The Times’ ethics guidelines: Staff members must not misrepresent themselves and must not conceal their affiliation with The Times. This rule applies equally to the newspaper and the Web world.
Over the past few days, some analysts have used this episode to portray the Web as a new frontier for newspapers, saying that it raises fresh and compelling ethical questions. Times editors don’t see it that way. The Web makes it easier to conceal one’s identity, and the tone of exchanges is often harsh. But the Web doesn’t change the rules for Times journalists.
After serving a suspension, Hiltzik will be reassigned.
The Los Angeles Times gives Michael Hiltzik a third life. Remember Hiltzik was reassigned to the Spring Street business beat after being disciplined for hacking into and reading a colleague’s e-mails while in Moscow with the L.A. Times.
Why would ANY employer want this unethical jerk writing for them?
LA Observed has the memo sent to Los Angeles Times staff:
By now most of you know that Mike Hiltzik has acknowledged violating the paper’s ethics guidelines. He did so by using pseudonyms to post a single comment on his blog on latimes.com and multiple comments elsewhere on the Web that dealt with his column and other issues involving the newspaper.Because of this violation, we are discontinuing Mike’s column in the newspaper, Golden State, and his blog of the same name. In addition, we are suspending Mike without pay for a period of time. At the end of the suspension, he will be reassigned.
Killing a column is a serious step. We don’t take it lightly. Mike did not commit any ethical violations in his newspaper column, and an internal inquiry found no inaccurate reporting in his postings in his blog or on the Web.
But employing pseudonyms constitutes deception and violates a central tenet of our ethics guidelines: We do not misrepresent ourselves and we do not conceal our affiliation with The Times. This rule applies equally to the newspaper and the Web world. We expect Times employees to behave with integrity and follow our guidelines in all journalistic forums.A columnist has a special place within The Times. Editors, colleagues and, most of all, readers must trust the integrity and judgment of a columnist because of the freedom that comes with the job. Mike often used his column to pillory business leaders for duplicity or violating the trust of employees, shareholders or the public and we are no longer comfortable granting him that special place within our newspaper.
Over the past few days, some analysts have used this episode to portray the Web as a new frontier for newspapers. Some have said it raises fresh and compelling ethical questions. We don’t see it that way. The Web makes it easier to conceal one’s identity, and the tone of exchanges is often harsh. But the Web doesn’t change the rules for journalists.
The Web has created new opportunities for newspapers. It is undoubtedly a big part of our future. It is a competitive and chaotic world. The most important attributes we bring to that new world are our reputation, our integrity and our determination to put out a great
newspaper that behaves in accordance with the highest ethical standards.Dean and Doug (Emphasis Flap’s)
The Los Angeles Times Ethics Policy (newly revised) is here.
Staff conduct
The Times expects its editorial staff to behave with dignity and professionalism. We do nothing while gathering the news that we would be ashamed to see in print or on television. We do not let the behavior of the pack set standards for us.In general, we identify ourselves as staff members when covering news events. There are some instances when offering such identification is impossible, impractical or counterproductive, but in no case should a staff member lie about his or her affiliation with The Times. We should deal honorably with people and institutions we cover, just as we expect them to deal honorably with us.
Times journalists may not use their affiliation with the newspaper to resolve personal disputes or seek special treatment or personal benefits. Emphasis in bold is Flap’s.
Hiltzik has received a slap on the wrist AGAIN.
The only special place within the newspaper Flap would give Hiltzik would be OUT THE DOOR.
Blogosphere:
Patterico: Hiltzik Column Discontinued; He Won’t Be Fired
LAVoice.org: Hiltzik’s Punishment: Pretty Swift, Pretty Firm
Hugh Hewitt: The Los Angeles Times Suspends Hiltzik, Discontinues His Column and Blog
Hot Air: ‘Twas sock puppets killed the beast
Independent Sources: Los Angeles Times yanks Hiltzik’s column and blog
Captain’s Quarters: Hiltzik Loses Column Over Sock Puppetry
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