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January 29, 2005
Bill Owens’ Guide For Illegal Aliens: Cash In On
Colorado!
By
Terry Graham
[Recently
by Terry Graham:
Mexicanizing Martin Luther King]
Mexico’s comic book
The Guide for the Mexican Migrant has received a
lot of
press lately.
But
this wasn’t the first how-to guide issued to help
illegal aliens acclimate to living in the United States.
The Colorado Department of Education has posted a
56-page, Spanish-language
Survival Guide For Recent Arrivals to Colorado
(scroll down page). [VDARE.com
note: now removed, thanks to us, see update
here.]
The
short title is "Enterese!" or
"Inform Yourself.”
Funded
by the notorious open-borders
profiteers at
First Data/Western Union Foundation, this slick
guide (copyright 2003) predictably features an introduction celebrating
its publication by Denver’s Mexican Consul General,
Leticia Calzada.
Most
disturbing,
Colorado Governor Bill Owens’ gushy welcome to
Spanish-speaking "recent arrivals" appears just
below that of Mexico’s Consul:
"As
governor of Colorado, I want to take this opportunity to
welcome you to our great state, which appreciates recent
arrivals and your contribution to our economy and
culture."
Putting
out the
welcome-to-welfare mat, Owens continues:
"I
also want to recommend this Guide to you, so that it
will help you to adapt successfully to Colorado, whose
institutions and agencies exist to help its people and
families."
Reading the document makes it plain that
“recent arrivals”
includes illegal aliens.
Owens’
signature makes it official: Illegals from Mexico—cash
in on Colorado!
Enterese
was published only in Spanish. I have translated into
English these excerpts:
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"Private
organizations such as clinics (medical)
or schools by policy do not ask about the immigration
status of persons who attend. They do not report them
to immigration authorities either." |
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"Some public
(i.e. tax payer funded) institutions have the
obligation to report illegal aliens to the ICE... the
Social Security office is obligated to report
people who do have the right to work
[legally] in the
US. The Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS)
must report persons only when they have committed a
crime such as domestic violence or
child abuse." [p. 12] |
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"You have the
right to remain silent when you are arrested by
the police or an immigration agent. Your answers can
be used against you during a criminal, civil, or
immigration trial".
[p.12] |
(Hmm,
this sounds just like the Guide for the Mexican
Migrant. Perhaps Enterese was the original
blueprint for Mexico’s design?)
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"The job of the
police is
not to report you to Immigration. Always carry the
name and phone number of an attorney who will take
your calls. If you do not have
[immigration]
papers, you also have the right to remain silent or
call a lawyer." [p. 13] |
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"The
Mexican Consulate will help you protect your
rights as a citizen."
[Of Mexico, of
course!]. [p. 14] |
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"Many
businesses employ illegal aliens without papers,
or without verifying that papers are legitimate since
they do not have the responsibility to investigate the
legal status of employees or contractors, or to
report them to the ICE. All workers, regardless of
their legal status, have the same rights—the right to
work—regardless of your nationality or legal status,
includes..."
[p. 15] |
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"If you need
help to assert your rights, you can obtain the help of
an attorney or an organization. Some
lawyers help illegal aliens for a very low price."
[p. 15] |
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"If you have a
low income and various people depend upon you, you may
apply for a refund, called Credit Income Tax at the
end of the year. If you do not have a Social Security
number, you can get a
Tax Identification Number from the IRS."
[p. 17] |
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"There are
various ways to send
money to Mexico: electronic transfers, money
orders, check or automatic deposit. There are various
companies that transfer money electronically, such as
Western Union.”
[p. 20. Included in
the guide was a "sample budget" for Jose and
Ana Maria which shows $200 per month allocated to
"family in Mexico." ) |
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"There are some
clinics who serve people without insurance and without
enough money to pay. It is important to bear in mind
that you can apply for Medicaid or Child Health Plan
Plus for
your children if they were
born here or are residents even if you are not a
permanent resident."
[p. 22-23] |
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"Regardless of
your economic or immigration status, you have the
right to receive
medical attention if you go to the
ER."
[p. 23] |
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"You can receive
medical services at the community clinic closest to
you. Doctors do not deport." [p. 22] |
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"The
Mexican Consulate has a lot of information about
resources, jobs and the laws."
[p. 35] |
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"Here, they feed
[your
children in school]...If your child’s school does
not have a program for students who are learning
English, the district must provide transit services to
a school that does. The fact that your children do not
speak English should not be a reason for them to stay
behind in their abilities or knowledge. Ask that your
children be evaluated in Spanish..." pp 38-40 |
And in
large type backed by bright green, the Enterese
assures illegals that:
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"Regardless of
your immigration status, it is possible to go to the
university. There are scholarships for Hispanics,
legal or
illegal aliens. The financial aid offices for
colleges and universities can help students find the
best options to pay, as well as to find and apply for
these scholarships."
[p. 41] |
Enterese
advocates the insecure, unverifiable
Matricula Consular ID Card as the preferred ID
for new Coloradoans.
Governor Owens is rumored to have forced the gutting of
a 2003 Colorado Assembly bill that would have prohibited
government agencies from accepting foreign ID’s.
The
multimillion dollar bill for Gov. Bill’s larcenous
largesse goes to his constituents: Colorado’s citizens.
That
Gov. Owens would endorse this
treasonous tome highlights his utter failure to
appreciate his constituents and to uphold his oath of
office.
He owes
an apology to Colorado citizens for abusing his power by
sanctioning a guide that promotes the invasion of
Colorado and the United States.
He must
retract his inappropriate support for this and all
efforts to help illegal aliens to enter, live, work, and
use public services here.
Don’t
forget, Bill—you work for us.
Enterese!
P.S. In
2002,
National Review named Owens “America’s Best
Governor” in a
cover story written
by arch-immigration enthusiast
John J. Miller:
("A growing
number of talent-spotters on the right agree: Owens is
America's best governor. His instinctive conservatism on
everything from taxes and education to guns and abortion
has served him well during his first term, and also has
set him apart from an older wave of Republican governors
whose reformist impulses have waned."
Blah blah.)
It figures.
Terry
Graham
[email
her],
an American Citizen, was assaulted by a Mexican
immigrant while participating in a public forum on
immigration sponsored by First Data Corporation/Western
Union in Denver on July 22, 2004. She has
filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages from her
attacker and First Data/Western Union.
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