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Recommendation for Gameboy?

What?Will someone who knows children video games recommend the best kind of Gameboy for an 11 year old for Christmas.  (my grandson) I don't know the difference.  He's playing now - Star Wars OB Wan, Jedi Knights, something NFL, and Tiger Wood on XBox.

He deserves it - He is an "A"student and is nominated for People to People and is on the football team.

Entry #81

The Myth of the Founding Fathers

The Myth of the
"Founding Fathers"
By: Adolf H. Nixon
Some persons, especially the extreme right-wing Republicans preach that we must go back to the ways of the "Founding Fathers." In particular, they want judges to ignore 220 years of progress and history. They desire to turn the calendar back to the politics of 1787.

For conservatives, the myth is that somehow the Founding Fathers were giants, better than we are today, smarter, more able, more clever. Above all, the conservatives argue that the Founding Fathers were more "moral" than you or me. They were like the Olympian heroes of ancient mythology, at least according to our conservative brethren. But conservatives are always looking backwards and not seeing very clearly. They have problems coping with present realities.

The conservatives want us to accede to those mythical heroes. We are expected to abandon our own good sense and trust the Founding Fathers' judgment over our own.

Of course, most rational persons realize that such political mythology is sheer nonsense, but it begs the question, who were the Founding Fathers and what makes them so great that they're wiser than you are?

The term "Founding Fathers" is somewhat vague. My dictionary says that it didn't even come into use until about 1914. It was applied to the members of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Our Constitution or what remains of it after 27 of the most serious blunders have been corrected by amendments, rests on the philosophy, genius, morality and ethics of the rather small committee which concocted it. We must look to those Founding Fathers to see what kinds of guys they were that we should surrender our good sense to theirs.

It's important to differentiate the Constitution that the Founding Fathers cooked up from the Bill of Rights. Today when we think of the protections of the American system, we usually think of the shinning example of ethics and goodness contained in the Bill of Rights. These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution. They are primarily the work of George Mason (1725-1792). He would have been a Founding Father because he was a delegate to the convention from Virginia, but he refused to sign the Constitution. He realized that it failed to protect individual liberties and failed to oppose slavery.

Mr. Mason lobbied against adoption of the Constitution just as many of the Founding Fathers lobbied against the Bill of Rights. Most of the Founding Fathers disapproved of giving ordinary citizens such liberties as freedom of religion, freedom from unreasonable search and torture, the right of free speech and so forth. In fact, when John Adams (1735-1826) was president (1797-1801), he took away freedom of speech.

The Bill of Rights is really the people's voice against the Founding Fathers; liberty against conformity.

Present-day conservatives and other right-wing fanatics insist that we (and especially judges) revere the Founding Fathers, sublimating our twenty-first century experience to their own. I have nothing against the Founding Fathers. They weren't so bad, but certainly not so good, either, about like conservative Republicans today. They certainly were NOT representative of the population of the counrty, then or now. If they represented anyone, it was a mere 2% of the population.

  • Number of women: 0
  • Number of Native Americans: 0
  • Number of Hispanics: 0
  • Number of Afro-Americans: 0
  • Number of poor persons: 0
  • Number of indentured servants: 0
  • Number of Jews: 0
  • Number of non-land owners: 0
  • Number of Moslems: 0
  • etc., etc.

None of those kinds of persons were considered important enough (then or now) to have a real say in the Constitution or its protections.

Our rather defective Constitution was patched together by the 1787 Constitutional Convention because the earlier Articles of Confederation had flopped as a frame of government. The Articles of Confederation had been written by the rabble-rouser John Dickenson (1732-1805). Even though they failed as a sane basis for a government, Dickenson was right back at the 1787 Constitutional Convention to try his hand again. At least he was smarter that George W. Bush and realized that one has to admit errors and try again.

In 1786 only 9 years after the Articles of Confederation had been tried, the old and powerful families of Virginia put together a committee to meet with delegates from the other states in order to design a better frame of government.

Rhode Island didn't care enough about it to send anybody, but representatives from the other 12 states answered an invitation issued by Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), a bastard "and illegal alien" living in New York. Ranging in age from the 27 year-old Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824) to the 82 year-old Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) the convention gathered in Philadelphia in May 1787. Altogether, the individual states appointed 65 wealthy men to be Founding Fathers, ten of them didn't bother to show up at the convention. They had important work to do and, maybe a manicure to schedule. So a mere 55 well-to-do gentlemen stopped by for grog and scones in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787. Of those 55, only 39 Founding Fathers actually liked the Constitution enough to sign it. The other 16 visited the many Philadelphia whorehouses and ambled back home.

Things might have turned out differently had Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) not been in Europe. He was one of the few voices of real civil liberty in American. Here are the 39 much-revered Founding Fathers who invented the Constitution, the guys we're supposed to look up to, the guys judges are supposed to worship:

 

NAME
Life Span
State
Represented
Personal Qualities
Abraham Baldwin
1754-1807
GeorgiaBorn in Connecticut, religious fanatic, chaplain in Revolutionary army, wealthy, teacher at Yale, lawyer in Georgia, large slave owner, killed several, politician, representative and senator.
Richard Bassett
1745-1815
DelawareBorn in Maryland, revolutionary, captain in Revolution, Christian crazy, Methodist bishop, US judge, politician, senator.
Gunning Bedford (Junor)
1747-1812
DelawareBorn in Philadelphia, unbalanced, manic, wealthy, lawyer, US district judge.
John Blair
1732-1800
VirginaBorn in Virginia of a wealthy, prominent family, one of the older delegates, owned and used many slaves, had black mistress, a drinking buddy of George Washington, he made him one of the first Supreme Court justices, he did nothing.
William Blount
1749-1800
North CarolinaBorn in North Carolina, greedy, crook, one of the founders of Tennessee, owned slaves, expelled from the Senate, involved in real estate swingles.
David Brearl(e)y
1745-1790
New JerseyBorn in New Jersey, well off, judge in New Jersey Supreme Court, bland and inconsequential.
Jacob Broom
1752-1810
DelawareBorn in Delaware, surveyor, industrialist, used indentured servants (slaves) to operate his cotton mill, big banker, quite wealthy.
Pierce Butler
1744-1822
South CarolinaBorn in Ireland, illegal alien, officer in British Army, trader, married rich woman, wealthy planter, owned a great many slaves, instrumental in Constitution's fugitive slave language, senator.
Daniel Carroll
1730-1796
MarylandOne of the oldest and wisest delegates, born in Maryland, Catholic, married money, wrote the First Amendment to the Constitution.
George Clymer
1739-1813
PennsylvaniaBorn in Philadelphia, signer of the Declaration of Independence, rich, prosperous businessman, made money as federal tax collector, treasurer of the Revolution, stole land from Indians and treated with them, involved in fine arts and agriculture.
Jonathan Dayton
1760-1824
New JerseyYoungest delegate, born in New Jersey, captain in Revolution, Dayton, Ohio named for him, politician, crook, representative, senator, accused of treason in Arron Burr's (1756-1836) land swindle, empire plot.
John Dickinson
1732-1805
DelawareBorn in Maryland, Philadelphia lawyer, rabble-rouser (a kind of eighteenth century Abby Hoffman), author of the famous Farmers Letters, wrote the Articles of Confederation, revolutionary, general in Revolution.
William Few
1748-1828
GeorgiaBorn in Maryland, grew up in North Carolina, moved to Georgia and later New York City where he was inspector of prisons and became an important banker, a vagabond, slave owner and breeder, US circuit judge, grafter.
Thomas FitzSimmons
1741-1811
PennsylvaniaBorn in Ireland, Catholic, illegal alien, wealthy, financier, important businessman and merchant, banker with Alexander Hamilton, Founder of Bank of North America and Insurance Company of North America, member of the House.
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
PennsylvaniaBorn in Boston, oldest delegate, genius, womanizer, father of several bastards including a governor of New Jersey, rapist, sex with 15 year-old child, wealthy businessman and printer/publisher, inventor, spent 1/3 of his life in Europe.
Nicholas Gilman
1755-1814
New HampshireBorn in New Hampshire, captain in the Revolution, wondered in very late for the convention when all the work was done, mentally questionable, politician, representative and senator.
Nathaniel Gorhman
1758-1796
Mass-
achusetts
Born in Massachusetts, businessman, merchant, wealthy, President of the Continental Congress, land speculator and swindler, with partner bought six million acres in Western New York, over 9300 square miles, 17% of the state.
Alexander Hamilton
1755?-1804
New YorkBastard born to a penniless slut on Nevis, West Indies, illegal alien, criminal, married money, daughter of General Philip Schuyler, captain in the Revolution, profiteer, pompous, involved in finance, killed by Aaron Burr (1757-1836) in an illegal duel.
Jared Ingersoll
1749-1822
PennsylvaniaBorn in Pennsylvania, important lawyer, otherwise not much.
William Jackson The secretary of the convention.
Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer
1723-1790
MarylandBorn in Maryland, an old and wealthy land owner and slave owner.
William Samuel Johnson
1727-1819
ConnecticutBorn in Connecticut, British sympathizer, suspected of treason and complicity, lawyer, member of state supreme court, president of Columbia College, senator, crook.
Rufus King
1755-1827
Mass-
achusetts
Born in what is now Maine, was then Massachusetts, pro British, minister to Britain, lawyer, politician, anti-slavery, preferred indentured servants, leader in forming Constitution, move to New York, senator, upper class snob.
John Langdon
1741-1819
New HampshireBorn in New Hampshire, wealthy businessman and merchant, disinterested in ordinary citizens, general in revolution, governor of New Hampshire.
William Livingston
1723-1790
New JerseyOne of the oldest and least bad of the delegates, liberal pressed for freedom of speech and religion, born in New York, officer in Revolution, prisoner of war, commander of New Jersey militia, lawyer, publisher, editor, heavy drinker, womanizer, first governor of New Jersey.
James Madison, Jr.
1751-1836
VirginiaBorn in Virginia of a wealthy and powerful family, widely believed to be homosexual, "Father of the Constutution," slave breeder, importer and owner of many slaves, scholarly, articulate, wealthy land owner and land speculator in Kentucky, representative, secretary of state, fourth president of the United states.
James McHenry
1753-1816
MarylandIllegal alien, born in Ireland, anti-British, doctor, well educated, Revolutionary surgeon, private secretary to George Washington, prisoner of war.
Thomas Mifflin
1744-1800
PennsylvaniaBorn in Philadelphia, Quaker turned warmonger, wealthy businessman, industrialist, merchant, banker, politician, colonel and general during Revolution, aide-de-camp to George Washington, wisely turned against Washington, Governor of Pennsylvania, refused to send militia to crush the Whiskey Rebellion.
Gouverneur Morris
1752-1816
PennsylvaniaBorn in New York of wealthy, important family, major contributor to Connstitution, lawyer, pro-British turned revolutionary, author of Pennsylvania Packet, etc., raised money for Revolution, minister to France.
Robert Morris
1734-1806
PennsylvaniaBorn in England, businessman, importer, merchant, primary financier of the Revolution, signed Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, financial manipulator, fiddled with government finances to favor the wealthy and land owners, speculator, went bankrupt.
William Paterson
1745-1806
New JerseyBorn in Ireland, lawyer, wealthy, governor of New Jersey, Senator, appointed justice of the Supreme Court as a reward by George Washington, decided that federal law supercedes state law and that courts are final say on constitutionality of laws.
Charles Pinckney
1757-1824
South CarolinaBorn in South Carolina, younger cousin of Charles Colesworth Pinckney, large slave trader, lawyer, lieutenant in Revolution, prisoner of war, important in forming the Constitution, governor of South Carolina, senator, became a liberal.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
1746-1825
South CarolinaBorn in South Carolina of a prominent family, elder cousin of Charles Pinckney, educated in England, Oxford, lawyer, slave breeder and importer, Revolutionary officer, prisoner of war, prominent in drafting Constitution, strongly advocated separation of church and state, wanted senators to serve without pay.
George Read
1733-1798
DelawareBorn in Maryland, moved to Philadelphia and Delaware, lawyer, wealthy, at first opposed independence, signed Declaration of Independence, founded US Navy, favored land owners, United States judge, Chief Justice of Delaware, senator.
John Rutledge
1739-1800
South CarolinaBorn in South Carolina, large slave owner and importer, disliked common man, opposed democracy and freedoms, governor of South Carolina, made justice of Supreme Court, quit, made Chief Justice.
Rodger Sherman
1721-1793
ConnecticutBorn in Massachusetts, one of oldest and most moderate delegate, farmer, shoemaker, shopkeeper, surveyor, self-schooled, signed Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, wrote almanacs, politician, judge, representative.
Richard Dobbs Spaight
1758-1802
North Carolina Born in North Carolina, sent to Ireland at eight as an orphan, notorious, politician, Governor of North Carolina, representative.
George Washington
1732-1799
VirginiaBorn in Virginia, surveyor, military officer, blundering general, brewer, drunk, married money, suspected of homosexuality, slave owner, pompous, great accomplishment: getting his picture on the $1 bill.
Hugh Williamson
1735-1819
North CarolinaScientist, doctor, educated in Edinburgh and London, taught mathematics at what is now University of Pennsylvania, writer, published essay on comets.
James Wilson
1742-1798
PennsylvaniaBorn in Scotland, illegal alien, lawyer, instrumental in planing the Revolution, strong supporter of democracy and the common man, wanted senators elected by direct vote (as it is now done), land speculator, jailed for debts, justice of the Supreme Court.
You/Me None of the above!

If you wonder why there are so many problems with American politics, look at how many of these guys were lawyers.

How many of these sterling Founding Fathers have you ever heard of before? and you are supposed to follow them blindly? Which ones represent you or the way you live or think? Conservatives who want you to obey these Founding Fathers have very strange morality and don't know what they're talking about.

"I have opinions of my own -
strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them"
George W. Bush, 2004

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Entry #80

Visit my site

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Entry #77

Do you Agree with this Opinion?

Assimilation key to successful immigration

Both sides' proposals would frustrate that which is most needed

ROBERT SAMUELSON
Washington Post Writers Group

It's all about assimilation -- or should be. One of America's glories is that it has assimilated many waves of immigrants. Outsiders have become insiders. But it hasn't been easy. Every new group has struggled: Germans, Irish, Jews and Italians. All have encountered economic hardship, prejudice and discrimination. If today's immigration does not end in assimilation, it will be a failure. By this standard, I think the major contending sides in the present bitter debate are leading us astray. Their proposals, if adopted, would frustrate assimilation.

On the one hand, we have the "cop" school. It adamantly opposes amnesty and would make being here illegally a felony, as opposed to being a lesser crime. It toughens a variety of penalties against illegal immigrants. Somehow, elevating the seriousness of the crime would deprive them of jobs, so illegal immigrants would return to Mexico or wherever. This is a pipe dream; the numbers are simply too large.

But it is a pipe dream that, if pursued, would inflict enormous social damage. The mere threat of a crackdown stigmatizes much of the Hispanic population -- whether they're legal or illegal immigrants; or whether they've been here for generations. (In 2004, there were 40 million Hispanics, says the Pew Hispanic Center; about 55 percent were estimated to be native born, 25 percent legal immigrants and 20 percent illegal immigrants.) People feel threatened and insulted. Who wouldn't?

On the other hand, we have the "guest worker" advocates. They want 400,000 or more new foreign workers annually. This would supposedly curtail illegal immigration and also cure "shortages" of unskilled American workers. Everyone wins? Not really.

Guest workers won't leave

The term "guest worker" is a misnomer. Whatever the rules, most guest workers would not leave. The pull of U.S. wages (on average, almost five times what can be earned in Mexico) is too great. Moreover, there's no general shortage of unskilled workers. In March, the unemployment rate of high-school dropouts 25 years and older was 7 percent. By contrast, the unemployment rate of college graduates in March was 2.2 percent. Given the glut of unskilled workers relative to demand, their wages often lag inflation.Guest worker advocates don't acknowledge that poor, unskilled immigrants -- legal or illegal -- create huge social costs. Every year, the Census Bureau issues a report on "Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage." According to the 2004 report, Hispanic children in poverty are up 43 percent since 1990; meanwhile, the numbers of black and non-Hispanic white children in poverty declined 16.9 percent and 18.5 percent, respectively.

Result: A polarized society

One side would offend and ostracize much of the Hispanic community. The other would encourage mounting social and economic costs. Either way, we get a more polarized society.

On immigration, I am an optimist. We are basically a decent, open and tolerant nation. Americans respect hard work and achievement. That's why assimilation has ultimately triumphed. But I am not a foolish optimist. Assimilation requires time and the right conditions. It cannot succeed if we constantly flood the country with new, poor immigrants or embark on a vendetta against those already here.

Our policies should recognize these realities. Curb illegal immigration with true border barriers. Provide legal status (call it amnesty or whatever) -- first, work permits, then citizenship -- for most illegal immigrants already here. Remove the job lure by imposing harsh fines against employers who hire new illegal immigrants. Reject big guest worker programs.

The new Italians?

It's sometimes said that today's Hispanics will resemble yesterday's Italians. Although they won't advance as rapidly as some other groups of more-skilled immigrants, they'll still move into the mainstream. Many have -- and will. But the overall analogy is a stretch, according to a new study, "Italians Then, Mexicans Now," by sociologist Joel Perlmann. Since 1970, wages of Mexican immigrants compared with those of native whites have declined. By contrast, wages of Italians and Poles who arrived early in the last century rose over time. Second-generation Italians and Poles typically earned 90 percent or more compared to native whites. For second-generation Mexican-Americans, the similar figure is 75 percent.

One big difference between then and now: immigration slowly halted during and after World War I. Outsiders and insiders could adapt to each other. We should heed history's lesson.

Robert

Samuelson


Robert Samuelson is a columnist for Newsweek and The Washington Post. Write him c/o Washington Post Writers Group, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington DC 20071.
Entry #75

Firms Targeted on Immigration

Firms targeted on immigration

1 day after raids, feds vow charges for illegal hiring

JIM MORRILL AND DANICA COTO
jmorrill@charlotteobserver.comdcoto@charlotteobserver.com

A day after agents arrested nearly 1,200 illegal immigrants around the country -- including 44 in Charlotte -- federal officials announced they will pursue criminal charges against employers who hire undocumented workers.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff pledged to "come down as hard as possible" on violators who "knowingly and recklessly" hire illegal immigrants. Up to now such employers have faced only administrative fines.

In Charlotte, employers and workers reacted warily. Spanish radio stations received calls from Latino workers who said their managers told them to stay home because they feared being investigated, said Raquel Lynch, a Latin American Coalition director.

"It seems everyone's in panic mode," she said. "Some wonder whether their loved ones should be at work."

Charlotte immigration lawyer Miguel Manna said about six companies called him Thursday morning requesting audits of I-9 forms, which employers must fill out for new hires.

The companies told him Wednesday's nationwide raid scared them because executives were not only fined but arrested, he said.

Agents arrested seven current and former executives of Texas-based IFCO Systems, the nation's largest pallet company. They were charged with conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal immigrants, charges that carry penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each undocumented worker.

Authorities also arrested 1,187 IFCO employees in raids at 40 plants in 26 states.

Officials said the 44 arrested at the company's west Charlotte site are immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala. Most were released and told to appear before immigration authorities in Atlanta.

All were in the U.S. illegally, according to agent Jeff Jordan of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Charlotte office. Two of the 44 had prior deportation orders. They are in custody and will be deported, he said.

Wayne Cooper, the state's honorary Mexican consul, said he met Thursday with several of those arrested and their families. Most are men in their 30s.

He said he was surprised that most workers were released, unlike most of the 66 illegal immigrants arrested in 2002 after authorities raided Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

With immigration legislation -- including a proposed guest-worker program -- stalled in Congress, the subject has emerged as one of Americans' top concerns.

A Gallup Poll released Thursday showed 19 percent of Americans call it the most important issue facing the country. Only the war in Iraq was named as the top concern by more people.

And a new poll by the Raleigh-based Civitas Institute, a conservative think tank, found that 74 percent of N.C. voters support tougher penalties for employers.

Uphill battle expected

Despite Thursday's announcement, workplace enforcement will continue to be a challenge.According to congressional testimony, immigration officials devoted 9 percent of their staff to work-site enforcement in 1999. Four years later it was 4 percent.

President Bush's proposed budget calls for 171 new agents spread across the country. That's against an estimated 7 million undocumented workers who take home regular paychecks.

Nearly half the Carolinas' estimated 390,000 illegal immigrants hold jobs. But fines have been rare. Across the country, immigration officials filed only three "notices of intent" to fine employers in 2004.

A fine line for employers

Employers say they do the best they can. They must fill out I-9 forms for every worker hired, regardless of nationality. New hires -- immigrants or not -- must show proof of identity and work authorization. The latter could include a Social Security card or a U.S. birth certificate.

Employers have to inspect the documents and vouch that they "appear to be genuine."

But fake documents are being bought and sold across the nation. "And a lot of them look pretty good," says immigration attorney Steve Garfinkel of Charlotte.

Employers risk discrimination lawsuits if they question documents too aggressively, especially if they target one type of worker, such as those who don't speak English.

Robert Hambright, CEO of Centex Construction in Charlotte, said the certification role belongs with government, not employers. He'd like to see a guest-worker program.

"(Immigrant workers) are dependable, reliable people," he said. "They show up ahead of time, work hard and are drug-free. You can't say that about their counterparts."

Several of the Charlotte area's largest companies go beyond the standard I-9 process and ensure that the Social Security numbers of prospective employees are valid. They include Duke Energy, Wachovia, Sonic Automotive, Family Dollar, Compass Group, Goodrich and Bank of America.

Lowe's is among the most thorough, sending a list of its employees' Social Security numbers each year to the Social Security Administration for verification.

Does the current system work?

No, says immigration lawyer Manna.

"The government asks the companies to do something that's not their job. They're not document experts and can't spot fake documents," Manna says.

Victor Cerda, former acting director of Homeland Security's Detention and Removal Office, now a Washington attorney, said he believes the employer crackdown can work even with tight resources.

"You will see stronger enforcement. Are you going to see the ability to go to every employer out there and knock on their door and inspect their work force? There are way too many employers for that."

-- staff writers STELLA HOPKINS, LISA HAMMERSLY MUNN, Peter st. onge and Mitch Weiss contributed.

Jim Morrill: (704) 358-5059

Verifying Identity

Employers can verify the authenticity of a Social Security number in several ways.

Private firms offer background checks. And free federal databases also can help. One, a joint effort of Social Security and the Department of Homeland Security, taps both agencies' records.

An online program from Social Security can verify up to 250,000 numbers. A phone-in program can verify up to five at a time. Call (800) 772-6270 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays.

Or you can verify up to 50 numbers by taking a list to the closest Social Security office.

None can be used to pre-screen applicants, only to verify documents for employees. Critics say the databases can be cumbersome and inaccurate.

For information, go to www.ssa.gov or http://uscis.gov/graphics/

services/save.htm.

-- Sources: Social Security Administration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

-- STELLA HOPKINS.
Entry #74

Immigrants Arrested in Raids

Immigrants arrested
in Charlotte raids

Multistate crackdown yields hundreds of arrests

DÁNICA COTO
dcoto@charlotteobserver.com

Hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants, including more than 40 in west Charlotte, were arrested Wednesday as part of a multistate raid targeting a Houston-based crate and pallets manufacturer.

Authorities raided IFCO Systems sites in at least nine states and arrested seven current and former company executives on charges that they conspired to transport, harbor and encourage illegal workers to reside in the United States, The Associated Press reported.

No executives were arrested in Charlotte.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Julie Myers are expected to present an immigration enforcement strategy today targeting employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Congress is debating several proposals that would stiffen penalties against those employers. In December, the House approved a bill that would make it a crime to shelter or aid illegal immigrants and would require employers to verify their workers' status.

Currently, an employer who knowingly hires illegal workers can face fines up to $11,000 per person.

A man who identified himself as a Texas IFCO employee told the Observer that immigration officials "conducted background checks" Wednesday at several sites including Charlotte, Houston, Cincinnati and Phoenix.

He said the company is complying fully with ICE officials and declined further comment.

IFCO lawyers in Houston, where the company's U.S. operations are based, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did local ICE officials.

IFCO has more than 150 locations worldwide, with two recycling centers in South Carolina and one near Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. The company has a crating site in Randolph County.

The company makes, inspects and cleans reusable plastic containers worldwide, many of which are used to transport fresh produce. It also sells new and recycled pallets for commercial use. In 2004, it recorded $495.9 million in revenues, according to its Web site.

A Charlotte IFCO employee who declined to give his name said those arrested had been with the company for several years and were hard workers. He said the Charlotte site on Scott Futrell Drive had never been raided before. He declined to say how many employees worked there and what percentage were arrested.

On Wednesday afternoon, the cars of those detained in Charlotte were still in the parking lot. Celedonio Castro, whose nephew and three friends were arrested, was waiting at Mecklenburg County Jail for keys so he could move the cars.

His nephew, Alejandro Cruz Castro, had arrived in Charlotte about five years ago, found work with IFCO and was happy with his job, Castro said.

"In Mexico, there's not a lot of opportunities," he said. "The government doesn't provide for us."

Around 6 p.m., Castro gave a deputy his nephew's name and three others but grew worried when told they weren't in jail. The deputy said only seven people out of those arrested had been booked, and they would be held without bond because it was a federal case.

It was unclear late Wednesday where the rest of the detainees were being held.

Three other people who said their friends or relatives had been arrested also said they were afraid to visit the jail and get information about the raid because they were here illegally themselves.

It's the second time immigration officials have arrested one of Castro's nephews in Charlotte.

In March 2002, authorities arrested 66 immigrants who worked at the airport on immigration and fraud charges. Most worked for a private cleaning service. Castro said another nephew was arrested, taken to jail and then deported.

-- The Associated Press contributed.

-- Dánica Coto: (704) 358-5065.

Recent Immigration Raids in U.S.

MARCH 13, 2006: 57 illegal immigrants were arrested at four car washes in New Jersey.

FEB. 22, 2006: 56 immigrants were arrested at a construction site in Missouri.

FEB. 10, 2006: 9 immigrants were arrested at a Utah military testing facility.

MARCH 18, 2005: Wal-Mart pays a record $11 million settlement after authorities investigated independent cleaning companies that hired illegal immigrants from 1998 to 2003 to clean the stores.

2005: Throughout the year, authorities arrested 150 immigrants in military installations nationwide. In North Carolina, 74 construction workers were arrested at Camp Lejeune; 49 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (through a sting veiled as a mandatory safety meeting by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration); and three at Fort Bragg. "ICE has no tolerance for corporate officers who harbor illegal aliens for their work force. Today's nationwide enforcement actions show how we will use all our investigative tools to bring these individuals to justice."

Entry #73

Lead Number and Pointer Lie

UnhappyThere are still people who will tell you that they have the lead number and pointers to get you to subscribe to their website.  Don't believe it.  It is a lie.  You will be spitting in the wind.  The original lead number and pointers come from me.  Tenaj.  One that I created.  They may even use my name saying that it is the lead number and pointers but they are lying like a rug. 

You might get something they call the lead number and pointers but it will not be the same as mine. 

Entry #72

No More

UnhappyBecause of copyright infringements that can not be enforced on Lottery Post, I will no longer post the lead number and pointers or the lottery bible method.  I do not feel good about this and I want so much to share that information but unfortunately lurkers are capitalizing on it.  I don't think it is fair for them to take what I post on LP and sell it. 

There are lots of good systems to us on LP and I'm sorry to leave those who have been using my system hanging.  I have no other alternative.

GOOD LUCK! 

Tenaj

 

 

 

Entry #71

Another Lottery Bible Method

SmashALERT

Just to let everybody know that there are imitators out there with a similiar lottery bible method who will tell you how to find a pointer in the lottery bible.

Just so that you don't get confused, in my method the Lead Number and Pointers are given out by me (Tenaj) every Friday to be used weekly with the lottery bible. 

How to find the pointers is not.   

If someone have a method to find the pointers or the Lead number for that matter it is different from mine.

 

Entry #70

Adolph is a Slithering Scoundrel!

MadAdolf is not only using my methods but other LP members methods and selling it on his website.  A member of his site told me.  I think is it wrong for him to capitalize on our good will and efforts.  I've had problems with Adolf before claiming that he had the Lead number and Pointers when I wasn't posting them. 

I was like how can you have the lead number and pointers when I made up "pointers" to throw people off from where they came from?  He even have the Lead Number and Pointers Lottery Bible and that was before I stopped posting them. 

He is a scoundrel and slither.  I don't understand why he is allowed to make money from information that is given freely to all on this site.  I know they are just methods but they shouldn't be for sell and people shouldn't be stupid enough to buy something that is free but that doesn't make it right.

He tried just recently to talk me out of a program that I have (he wanted to trade).  I am so glad that no one knows my lottery secrets and I'm not talking about just the lead numbers and pointers either.  It's a shame you can't share without someone capitalizing on it.

I understand that if we have methods with merit why not sell them ourselves but that's not what we are here for on LP.  Why should he be allowed to capitalize on us.  Todd, bar him from the site. 

I understand that we've had trouble with him before, but the topic was closed. 

 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/114170

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/114100

Tenaj 

 

 

Entry #69

Lottery Bible 052 465 076 866

Lottery Bible

Lead Number/Pointers

052 465 076 866

LEAD# 052
------------------------
025
047 436 592 981
052
793 939 359 595
063 681 827 025
261
069 609 205
821 274
087 223 469 889 025

148 384 520
940 186
205
823 069 267 403
250
373 519 717 953
323 705 941 250
496
378 750 996 205
441
397 892 038 014 250

407 025
261 469 605
434 816 052
361 507
439 811 057 366 502

502
748 984 304 540
519 014 250
236 472
520
902 148 457 693
568 186 322 520
766
582 728 964 384 520

643 889 025
449 681
748 502
847 380 526
793 052 298 830 076

823 205
441 750 996
847 083 748 069 205

878 250
496 705 941
915 274 410 052
298
960 724 609 502
487
984 366 502
811 057
989 361 507 816 052

Pointer# 465
------------------------

197 456 692 234 470
229
465 106 021 267
272
654 890 109 345
300
546 782 102 348
301
546 782 102 348
319 678 814
456 692
342 324 588
564 700
366 984 120 328
564
383 765 901 210
456
423 234 699
645 881
447 065 201 409
645
456 197 333 753 999
465 229 546 007 342
546 300 645 188 432
564 700 465 922 678
645 546 881 867 300
654 777 913 111 357
663 809 045
465 601
687 441 786 229
564
700 328
564 762 908
727 109 345
654 890
744 980 126
546 782
768 522 867 300
546
791 296 432 418
654
838 210
456 765 901
881 409
645 843 089
913 418
654 630 876

Pointer# 076
------------------------
067 203 449 869 005
076 335 571 113 359
175
670 816 892 038
203
067 023 845 081
302 023 548 524
760
311 434
670 878 014
335
076 212 632 878
388
760 906 215 451
425 289 524
067 203
449 821
067 376 512
461
607 843 263 409
508 126 362 560
706
524
760 452 982 467
571 830
076 618 854
584 845 720
607 942
607 461 607 249 485
670 175 311 397 533
706 942 670 928 164
760 388 524 722 968
779 410 656
076 212
793
052 298 830 076
805 041 287
607 843
829 683 928 461
607
833 215 451
760 906
942 560
706 904 140
953 458 694
670 816
977 090 236 434
670
994 376 512 821
067

------------------------

Pointer# 866

040 422 686 799 311
125 620
866 842 088
129 242 488
686 822
143 884 020 440
686
484
866 002 311 557
521 880 026
668 804
563
686 822 020 266
595 977 113 422
668
668 309 545 965 101
686 068 204 513 759
709 440
686 006 242
866 989 125 323 569
903 408 644 620
866
939 311 557
866 002

Entry #68

Lottery Bible using 052 465 076 866

Louisiana Lottery Bible Feb 24

052 465 076 866

703 369 764 498

Pull the Draw History

Thu, Feb 23, 2006 848

Wed, Feb 22, 2006 669

Tue, Feb 21, 2006 815

Mon, Feb 20, 2006 978

Sun, Feb 19, 2006 114

Sat, Feb 18, 2006 809

Fri, Feb 17, 2006 222

Thu, Feb 16, 2006 753

Wed, Feb 15, 2006 062

Tue, Feb 14, 2006 094

Mon, Feb 13, 2006 161

Sun, Feb 12, 2006 555

Sat, Feb 11, 2006 294

Fri, Feb 10, 2006 370

Thu, Feb 9, 2006 857

Wed, Feb 8, 2006 324

Tue, Feb 7, 2006 657

Mon, Feb 6, 2006 243

Sun, Feb 5, 2006 799

Sat, Feb 4, 2006 134

To see how far you need to go back pull the

 last draw from the complete

Lottery Bible and see what draw comes

up with it. 143 come up with 848

so we will go back as far as Feb 4.

After you pull the 848 out of the
complete

Lottery Bible, keep the lines with the

lead number and pointer.

I normally have the Lead Number and

 Pointers lines place in my blog but

this is from scratch.

129, 242, 488, 686, 822*

143, 884, 020, 440, 686*

305, 046, 282, 602, 848488

488, 983, 129, 105, 341

587, 228, 464, 884, 020

785, 808, 044, 242, 488

884, 143, 389, 921, 167961,

602, 848, 268, 404

040, 422, 686, 799, 311

So we see that 848 comes up with 686 with

is pointer #3, those will be the lines you

will look at. 129,242,822,143,020 and 440

 is to be considered. We will back test 242 by

 pulling the lines from the complete lottery

 bible to see if 242 in any combo comes up

with the lead number and pointers, other

recent hits and previous lead numbers and

pointers. It's like when you subtract a number

from another number, you add the first

number to the answer to see if it is right.

That's what we are doing here checking it.

129, 242, 488, 686, 822 040, 422, 686, 799, 311

595, 977, 113, 422, 668

 

so 422 is a good number to play in La because it back

checks with 686 and 668, notice that 311 and 113

the mirror to Pointer 866 comes up as well.

Lets back check 779

014, 159, 575, 371, 797

151, 533, 779, 088, 224

230, 353, 599, 797, 933

236, 731, 977, 953, 199

254, 995, 131, 551, 797

410, 779, 915, 557, 793

595, 977, 113, 422, 668

606, 088, 224, 533, 779

632, 991, 137, 779, 915

674, 797, 933, 131, 377779, 410, 656, 076, 212

797, 179, 315, 624, 860

810, 551, 797, 117, 353

977, 090, 236, 434, 670

I don't see a recent hit in the 797 mix for

La but these are some states That might get it.

 

Thu, Feb 23, 2006 TriState Midday 236

Thu, Feb 23, 2006 Nebraska Pick 3 393

Wed, Feb 22, 2006
Ontario Pick 3 104

Wed, Feb 22, 2006 Washington, D.C 959

Wed, Feb 22, 2006
Western Canada 623

Tue, Feb 21, 2006 Florida  755

Tue, Feb 21, 2006
Kansas  140

Tue, Feb 21, 2006 Western Canada599

 Mon, Feb 20, 2006
Maryland Mid 3 014

Mon, Feb 20, 2006 Quebec 104

Sat, Feb 18, 2006
California  443

Fri, Feb 17, 2006 Georgia  362

Thu, Feb 16, 2006
Georgia 755

Thu, Feb 16, 2006 Idaho  575

Thu, Feb 16, 2006
New York Mid 443

Thu, Feb 16, 2006 Western Canada 041

Tue, Feb 14, 2006
Indiana Mid041

Sat, Feb 11, 2006 Missouri Mid 236

Sat, Feb 11, 2006
South Carolina 933

Fri, Feb 10, 2006 California Mid 434

 

Now lets do 669

102, 966, 102, 744, 980

132, 966, 231, 744, 910

139, 252, 498, 696, 832*

153, 894, 030, 450, 696

201, 120, 447, 423, 669

 

287, 669, 805, 114, 350

324, 188, 234, 966, 102

348, 720, 966, 275, 411

497, 015, 251, 459, 696

573, 696, 832, 030, 276

669, 287, 423, 621, 867

696, 078, 214, 523, 769

719, 450, 696, 016, 252732,

114, 350, 669, 805 893, 275, 411, 720, 966

966, 102, 348, 768, 904*

 

So the looks like the recent hit 669 came

from pointer 498 and it back checked

to Lead number 483

139, 252, 498, 696, 832*

966, 102, 348, 768, 904*

I will pull some more line but not back

check because I like doubles LOL but if

You need some lines pulled let me know

but more program pulls it in a second.

Here's 222

109, 222, 468, 666, 802

222, 604, 840, 159, 395

345, 086, 222, 642, 888

765, 888, 024, 222, 468

789, 420, 666, 086, 222

These are the lines for 815

051, 815, 051, 693, 839

085, 467, 603, 912, 158

086, 345, 581, 123, 369

 

136, 518, 754, 063, 209

150, 015,
396, 372, 518

158, 394, 530, 950, 196

185, 680, 826, 802, 048

208, 567, 703, 345, 581

273, 037, 723, 815, 051

284, 925, 161, 581, 727

297, 679, 815, 124, 360

372, 273, 518, 594, 730

394, 158, 349, 936, 172

468, 963, 109, 185, 321

479, 851, 097, 306, 542

482, 505, 741, 949, 185

493, 639, 394, 851, 516

516, 370,, 156, 158, 439

518, 136, 372, 570, 716

530, 912, 158,
467,, 603

581, 840, 086, 628, 864

615, 516, 851, 837, 073

680, 185, 321, 307, 543

681, 063, 209, 518, 754

742, 124, 360, 679, 815

815, 051, 297, 617, 853

826, 949, 185, 383, 523

840, 581, 727, 147, 383

851, 479, 615, 813, 059

924, 306, 542, 851, 097

Here is 978

024, 529, 765, 417, 987

033, 561, 978, 905, 312

050, 432, 678, 987, 123

077, 213, 459, 879, 015

091, 855, 190, 633, 879

114, 732, 978, 176, 312

161, 543, 789, 098, 234

246, 741, 987,
963, 109 

420, 789, 925, 567, 703

505, 987, 123, 432, 678

552, 798, 934, 354, 590

616, 098, 234, 543, 789

633, 879, 015, 435, 671

642, 901, 147, 789, 925

675, 811, 576, 033, 789

699, 217, 453, 651, 897

756, 992, 657, 978, 114

770, 398, 534, 732, 978

789, 420, 666, 086, 222

798, 552, 879, 330, 576

879, 633, 978, 411, 756

897, 033, 798, 255, 019

910, 774, 109, 552, 897

978, 114, 897, 336, 019

987, 000, 246, 444, 680

996, 132, 378, 789, 934

 

Here is 114

028, 141, 387, 855, 217

114, 732,
978, 176, 312

141, 523, 769, 078, 214

264, 905, 141, 561, 707

287, 669, 805, 114, 350

348, 720, 966, 275, 411

411, 657, 893, 213, 459

608, 349, 585, 905, 141

657, 411, 756, 299, 435

684, 707, 943, 141, 387

732, 114, 350, 669, 805

756, 992, 657, 978, 114

879, 633, 978, 411, 756

893, 275, 411, 720, 966

978, 114, 897, 336, 019

Entry #67