illegal aliens

Half a Million Employers Now Enrolled in E-Verify

“E-Verify is largely voluntary, so the fact that we now have half a million employers enrolled shows significant confidence in the program."

USCIS (a branch of DHS) says:  “In the past decade, E-Verify participation has increased 400 percent. E-Verify is now used nationwide at more than 1.5 million hiring sites, with more than 1,400 new employers joining each week. Additionally, E-Verify is one of the federal government’s highest-rated services for customer satisfaction.”

There is a searchable database of employers using E-Verify at http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/about-program/e-verify-employers-search-tool. Searches can be filtered for name of employer, or state, city, etc. A search for all Oregon employers shows that over 3,000 employers in the state are now participating. You can search by name of your town to see which employers locally are using E-Verify.

OFIR NOTE:  Please make every attempt to support businesses using E-Verify and tell them why you chose them over a competitor.  As with anything, please do your own research about the business to be certain you are making the right choice. Read more about Half a Million Employers Now Enrolled in E-Verify

Oregon's unlicensed, uninsured driving rates almost unchanged since 2008 law tightening identification requirements

The rate of Oregon drivers who are unlicensed and uninsured remains largely unchanged since a 2008 law tightened identification requirements to obtain driver's licenses, a state report shows.

The Oregon Department of Transportation report comes months before voters in November will decide whether to grant driving privileges to Oregonians who can't prove their legal presence. The Legislature last year approved offering four-year driver cards, but opponents successfully referred the issue to voters....

It found that the rate of unlicensed, uninsured drivers declined by 0.14 percent between July 2007 and July 2013.
 

Learn more about the referendum campaign to overturn the new law giving driver cards to illegal aliens at the Protect Oregon Driver Licenses website. Read more about Oregon's unlicensed, uninsured driving rates almost unchanged since 2008 law tightening identification requirements

Man who tried to sexually assault little girl to spend 1 year in prison

PORTLAND, Ore. - The man who broke into a North Portland home and tried to sexually assault a six-year-old girl will spend just over a year in prison.

Pedro Santiago Machi-Menchu was sentenced by a Multnomah County judge Tuesday.

The mother of his victim is somewhat satisfied with the sentence but believes he should spend more time behind bars.

"I think he needs to do a little longer," said Amber Hurst. "It could have went further than what it did if someone hadn't woke up."

Hurst refers to the night her daughter almost became a victim. Machi-Menchu found his way to a home on North Nashton Street late one night last summer. He crawled in through a bedroom window and attempted to assault a little girl who was sleeping. The girl's godmother happened to walk into the room and saw what was happening.

"I peeked over the side of the bed and saw it was a man and he was holding my god-daughter," Emily Collar told KATU last August. "She wasn't fully dressed. I freaked out. I went hysterical."

Other adults in the home sprang into action. In a KATU story from last summer, several of them recounted how they beat up Machi-Menchu to keep him subdued until police arrived.

"I think they did what they needed to do," Hurst told KATU Tuesday, referring to her roommates. "He deserved what he got."

Machi-Menchu is from Guatemala and will be deported after he serves his sentence. As for his potential victim, her mother says she's doing well.

"She's good, she's over it, she's going on about her business," said Hurst. "It's not in her brain. She's a normal seven-year-old girl."
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Rep. Schrader to Hold Town Hall Events in Salem, Lake Oswego

Alert date: 
January 21, 2014
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Plan to attend one of the upcoming town hall events taking place in Salem and Lake Oswego at the end of January and early February. Town hall events are excellent opportunities for you to ask questions about issues pending in Congress or your community.

SALEM TOWN HALL

Thursday, January 30th
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Salem Library, Loucks Auditorium
585 Liberty Street SE
Salem, OR 97301

LAKE OSWEGO TOWN HALL
Saturday, February 8th
Noon to 1:00 PM
Lake Oswego City Hall, Council Chambers
380 A Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97034


Questions you might ask Rep. Schrader:

1. There have been 7 major amnesties passed by Congress from 1986 to 2000, each resulting in ever-increasing numbers of illegal immigrants. Now another huge amnesty is being pushed. We need enforcement of the immigration laws, not another amnesty. We need E-Verify mandated, to ensure that all employed persons are here legally. E-Verify is accurate and ready for expansion. Will you work to make E-Verify mandatory?

2. Unemployment persists as a major problem in Oregon and the U.S. Businesses can and do hire illegal aliens at substandard wages in construction, agriculture, hotels, restaurants. Why don’t you do more to stop the hiring of illegal aliens?

3. States that have E-Verify laws have seen a decline in the illegal alien population. This shows that many illegal aliens will leave if they cannot find jobs. There’s no need for mass deportations and no one is advocating that. There is no need for another amnesty. Simply require implementation of E-Verify and honest enforcement of other immigration laws. This would bring decreases in numbers of illegal aliens and also discourage others from attempting to enter illegally.

4. Giving benefits to illegal aliens such as driver’s licenses, in-state tuition, etc. legitimizes their presence here and rewards illegal behavior. Citizenship and the rule of law must be cherished and respected, or our nation is on a slippery slope into the culture of corruption from which many immigrants claim to be escaping. What are you doing to strengthen U.S. immigration law enforcement?

5. Did you know that between the Censuses of 2000 and 2010, 80% of population growth resulted from immigration (immigrants plus the children of immigrants). The U.S. is already overcrowded. After more than 4 decades of unprecedentedly high immigration, we need a pause, a moratorium on immigration, or we face a steep decline in the quality of life for everyone. Are you willing to say No to the lobbies constantly pushing for amnesties and more immigration?

Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros, guilty in fatal hit and run, faces up to 3 years in prison

Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros sank to her chair after the verdict was read.

A Washington County jury unanimously found her guilty Wednesday on two counts of felony hit and run....

The prosecution agreed with the defense that Garcia-Cisneros did not mean to hit the girls. It was an accident. But Garcia-Cisneros’ failure to come forward and identify herself to police was not....

Police linked her to the crash through a tip from her neighbor, who spotted her sobbing and examining an SUV outside her house that night....

Garcia-Cisneros’ sentencing hearing was scheduled for Jan. 31. The judge could impose a minimum sentence of probation. McKey said Garcia-Cisneros faces a maximum of three years in prison, under state sentencing guidelines. The judge could choose to give her probation only. Read more about Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros, guilty in fatal hit and run, faces up to 3 years in prison

Jury convicts Garcia in accident that killed Forest Grove sisters

A jury has found Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros guilty on both counts of failing to perform the duties of a driver — a class C felony — in the accident that killed Abigail Robinson, 11, and Anna Dieter-Eckerdt, 6, of Forest Grove.

The sisters died after a car driven by Garcia (she does not use Cisneros) hit them while they were playing in a pile of fall leaves near their home on Main Street on Oct. 20, 2013.

Garcia will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan 31, in Washington County Circuit Court. She faces a sentence of probation to 16 to 18 months for each count. In addition, Garcia faces an immigration hold and almost-certain deportation, according to her immigration attorney and two other attorneys not connected with the case. She was brought to the United States illegally when she was 4, and is living here legally because of the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival program.

In closing arguments Wednesday morning, Senior Deputy District Attorney Bracken McKey made clear this was not a case of manslaughter or homicide. “There is no evidence in this case that would have led one to believe she intentionally ran over two children in the leaves.”

He detailed the Oregon law that requires an exchange of information — driver’s license, registration, proof of insurance, name and address — when an accident occurs and told jurors that disregarding any of the duties listed in the law would require a verdict of guilty. “The bottom line is this: you have an obligation to help somebody,” he said.

McKey returned to the moment Mario Garcia (he and Cinthya do not use the Cisneros) told his sister she had run over children in the leaf pile. “At that point, she had an obligation to return to the scene,” he said. “It is not only morally the right thing to do, but is also required by law.”

Defense counsel Ethan Levi attempted to soften the hearts of the jurors in his appeal. “Every day Cinthya Garcia has been in the Washington County Jail waiting for this trial. Cinthya Garcia has thought every day about those horrible events.” As he spoke, Susan Dieter-Robinson quickly left the courtroom.

He emphasized that due to her compromised mental state, Garcia did not cognitively understand that she had been involved in an accident. “This jury instruction makes it clear you have to know you are involved in an accident,” he pointed out, adding that you also had to know the accident caused injury.

In fact, he later stated, if someone called him after being involved in such an accident, he would read the law and advise his client that he didn’t think they had a duty to return.

Levi also focused on the youth of his client. “Imagine you are 18 years old, you are a kid, you are innocent, you are not that familiar with the law. You are not a person with sophistication, you are a person who just learned how to drive a car. You are still living in your father’s house.”

Levi also stated that according to the law, a driver may not be convicted under the theory that she failed to provide aid or arrange conveyance to a hospital unless she believed under the circumstances that she could render reasonable assistance. By the time Mario Garcia arrived home to tell his sister of the aftermath of the accident, paramedics were on site. Therefore, he said, there was no assistance that Garcia could appropriately render.

'She's a good person'

In rebuttal, McKey reminded jurors that although she is young, a person can obtain a driver’s license at age 16. He also noted that “We send young men and women to Afghanistan and we expect them to make life and death decisions every day at age 18,” adding that when they make a mistake in those duties, they are held responsible. “This is consistently an age of responsibility.”

McKey then used testimony for the defense against the young woman, reminding the jury that Garcia was tasked as the mother of this family, and was the eldest of the three involved.

As they watched the final day of trial, the family of Anna and Abigail was joined by their pastor, Rudy Tinoco, from Sonrise Church in Forest Grove. Two other pastors from the church were present, including one who sat and offered comfort to spectators on both sides of the case.

Jury members re-entered the courtroom after less than three hours of deliberation and looked directly at the judge. Susan Dieter-Robinson sat in the front row with her husband, nervously handling tissues. Tinoco sat next to Tom Robinson, taking the time to put his arm around the grieving father’s shoulder. At the opposite end of the bench, the father of Anna Dieter-Eckerdt, Randall Eckerdt, sat somberly with Jane Samuels, his fiancée.

Cinthya Garcia rose as Washington County Circuit Court Judge Rick Knapp read the guilty verdicts.

As the attorneys argued about the date of sentencing, Garcia sobbed. Her brother, Mario, sat quietly, showing no emotion.

“It’s a really sad case,” said McKey after the trial. Due to Garcia’s actions that night, the family wasn’t able to say goodbye to their children, he said. “The defendant is guilty, but that doesn’t bring back the kids.”

According to McKey, punishment could range from probation to 16 to 18 months for each count. In addition, Garcia faces an immigration hold and almost-certain deportation, according to her immigration attorney and two other attorneys not connected with the case.

She was brought to the U.S. illegally when she was 4 years old and is living in the U.S. legally only because of the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival program.

Nia Jarnica, a friend of Garcia, was distressed by the verdict. “I know her. She’s a good person. This was an accident. It could have happened to anybody.” Read more about Jury convicts Garcia in accident that killed Forest Grove sisters

GOP Leaders Set to Embrace Legal Status for Immigrants

WASHINGTON—House Republican leaders are preparing to release a set of principles to guide a House immigration overhaul, including legal status for many of the 11 million people in the U.S. illegally, people familiar with the planning said.

This would represent the first time that the House GOP leadership has explicitly endorsed allowing illegal immigrants to remain and work in the U.S....

The one-page document is being developed by House Speaker John Boehner's office in conjunction with the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and others in the Republican House leadership. It contains few details but voices support for the major planks of the comprehensive bill that cleared the Senate last summer. That includes increased border security, stepped-up employment verification, a temporary worker program for low-skilled workers, more visas for high-technology workers and a path to citizenship for people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, according to two people who have seen a draft....

The document also expresses support for legal status for undocumented immigrants and envisions some sort of legal process by which they admit guilt and pay fines and any back taxes owed. It will also insist that no legalization provisions take effect until border security and other enforcement measures are in place, people familiar with the draft said.

Immigration advocates have pressed for citizenship, not just legalization, for those undocumented residents, saying that anything less would sentence them to permanent second-class status. Legislation that cleared the Senate last summer provides for a 13-year path to citizenship for those who meet qualifications.

Legislation is being developed by House Republicans that wouldn't exclude citizenship for those here illegally. But it rejects what many Republicans see as a "special path" not available to would-be immigrants who didn't break the law. Rather, after people win legal status they could apply for green cards, the same as any other legal immigrant.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) has voiced support for such an approach for months. He signaled openness to legalization again in an interview that aired on Telemundo on Sunday....

The emerging GOP approach was welcomed by some immigration advocates, who have grown frustrated waiting for the House to act. Frank Sharry, who leads the influential advocacy group America's Voice, pointed out that it wasn't long ago when GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney proposed that the U.S. make life so miserable for illegal immigrants that they voluntarily "self-deport."...

It wasn't even clear when the House would hold its first immigration votes. Some have pointed to a window this spring, after the bulk of Republican primaries are over. Others have said it makes more sense to move more quickly. Read more about GOP Leaders Set to Embrace Legal Status for Immigrants

North Portland intruder who 'spooned' sleeping 6-year-old girl pleads guilty

A 21-year-old stranger who slipped through an open window in North Portland and sidled up to a sleeping 6-year-old girl pleaded no contest Thursday to attempted first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree burglary....

Machi-Menchu, who is 5-foot-1 and 120 pounds, managed to squeeze through a gap -- about the size of a loaf of bread -- between the window frame and air conditioning unit at a home in the 6900 block of North Nashton Street....
 

He could face deportation after completing his sentence.

Machimenchu, Pedro S - ICE HOLD
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Check us out - Protect Oregon Driver Licenses Facebook page

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January 15, 2014
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Protect Oregon Driver Licenses would like to invite our OFIR friends to check out our new Facebook page.  The PODL facebook page is dedicated to educating the public about the problems associated with granting state issued ID - if the form of a driver privilege card - to illegal aliens.

Leave a comment and share the link with your friends.  Help us spread the word - Vote NO on driver cards for illegal aliens!

Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros, charged in fatal hit-and-run: 'I kept telling myself that I didn't see anything.'

...When her younger brother later told her she might have struck two children, she “panicked,” she testified Tuesday.

Garcia-Cisneros, 19, is on trial in Circuit Court, facing two counts of felony hit and run in a deadly Forest Grove crash. Closing arguments are planned for Wednesday morning....

Police tied Garcia-Cisneros to the crash through a neighbor’s tip...

The next day, Oct. 21, she woke up thinking she’d had a nightmare, she said....

She ran errands with her boyfriend, 18-year-old Mario Echeverria. She was with him when he ran the SUV through a car wash, she said, without mentioning it to her. He pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution last month and is serving 13 months in prison....

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