Stiff PENALTY for Hiring Americans Instead of Aliens in USA: Senate's Immigration Reform Bill

Update: The issue presented in this article may have been addressed on Tuesday, July 2. The Wall Street Journal reports "the Obama administration said it is delaying penalties for large employers who do not provide health-insurance coverage to workers under the federal health-care law for 2014, the first year the provision was set to take effect. The health overhaul passed in 2010 requires companies with 50 or more workers to provide health benefits to full-time employees or pay fines starting at $2,000 per worker." Objections were raised because implementation of the Senate's Immigration Reform Bill would essentially penalize employers who hire American citizens and legal residents in 2014 but not if they hire former illegal aliens. The implication is that most of our lawmakers do not actually read bills and understand all of their provisions before voting for them, which is very unfortunate. (This concludes the update.)

Suggested reading regarding Immigration Reform Bill Senate Passed: "Ted Cruz Exposes Amnesty Bill: $5,000 PENALTY For Hiring Citizens Over Legalized Aliens," published June 27, 2013

The Democrat-controlled Senate passed the landmark immigration reform bill Thursday by a vote of 68-32. Fourteen Republicans joined the entire Democratic caucus in approving the bill. It provides a stiff PENALTY to employers who do not give preferential job placement to persons with “Registered Provisional Immigrant” (RPI) status. 

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) reports: “I filed an amendment that would have corrected one of the most egregious aspects of the gang of eight bill as it intersects with Obamacare legislation, namely a penalty imposed on U.S. employers for hiring U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents. This bill says if an employer hires a citizen or a legal immigrant, the IRS can impose a $5,000 penalty on that employer. But if the employer instead hires someone with RPI status, that penalty will go away. That is utterly and completely indefensible.”

African Americans are plagued with high unemployment more than other communities. The Senate's Immigration Reform Bill in its present state relegates U.S. citizens to being the last choice for jobs and guarantees that unemployed and under-employed Americans will continue the slide to poverty, homelessness, hopelessness, and possibly crime. At a time of austerity cuts in benefits programs that help provide food and shelter for poor Americans, it is particularly offensive to put a $5,000 penalty on employers who hire them. Thanks to Sen. Cruz for exposing and opposing this evil provision in the Immigration Reform Bill. Read details at the link below:

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/06/ted-cruz-exposes-amnesty-bill-5000-penalty-for-hiring-citizens-over-legalized-aliens/

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)

"This is unreal, unbelievable and unforgivable." Under the Senate's Immigration Reform Bill, employers would have to pay a $5,000 penalty to hire one of the graduates pictured below instead of an RPI. Thanks, Democrat-led Senate. You are INCREDIBLE.

Suggested reading: 
Statement: Administration Delays Employer Health Care Mandate
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/07/02/statement-administration-delays-employer-health-care-mandate/

"Congratulations, Latinos. Y'all Get Jobs"
http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2013/03/congratulations-latinos-yall-get-jobs.html

Press Release of Senator Cruz
Sen. Cruz Proposes Amendment to Prevent Penalty for Hiring Citizens and Legal Immigrants [rejected by Senate]
Contact: press@cruz.senate.gov / (202) 228-7561
http://www.cruz.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=344190

Nasty Big Brother

NSA, did you see that couple making love

Through the cable TV connection in their bedroom?

Did you hear their pillow talk through their cell phones? 
Hear them moan over the laptop they pushed aside? 

When they climaxed, did you?

This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks 
to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.

Galatians 2:4

Marijuana Arrests: It's a Black Thang

Who are the victims of mass incarceration? Many are young people arrested for possession of marijuana and taxpayers who shell out roughly $50,000 per year to "save society" from each nonviolent youth with a joint. More than 1.6 million people were arrested for drug offenses in the US in 2010, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report 2010, and more than half of them were for marijuana. That's a drug arrest every 19 seconds, 24 hours a day, every day. The numbers suggest that despite "no more war on drugs" rhetoric emanating from Washington, the drug war juggernaut is rolling along on cruise control. Marijuana arrests in 2010 stood at 853,838 (Data from "Stop the Drug War.org" at the link below).

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, billions of dollars are wasted on racially biased arrests.
http://www.aclu.org/billions-dollars-wasted-racially-biased-arrests
The aggressive enforcement of marijuana possession laws needlessly ensnares hundreds of thousands of people into the criminal justice system and wastes billions of taxpayers’ dollars. What’s more, it is carried out with staggering racial bias.

Blacks are four times more likely to endure marijuana arrests than whites, although marijuana usage is slightly higher among whites. Rev. Jessie Jackson and others planned a march on White House on June 17 over marijuana arrests. Arrests may be to eliminate blacks competing for jobs and to take voting rights. Rev. Jackson says blacks are in a "state of emergency" and requests the President's help.

http://breakingbrown.com/2013/06/rev-jesse-jackson-to-lead-aobama-protest-at-white-house/

Black and brown youths are probably 100 times more likely to endure warrantless searches of their persons than their white counterparts. The recent "stop and frisk" trial in New York revealed that police were instructed to intimidate minorities and were actually given arrest quotas. The United States Department of Justice is set to investigate New York for a pattern of civil rights violations. See "Atty. Gen.Eric Holder Turns DOJ Attention Towards Mayor Bloomberg, Ray Kelly Over ‘Stop And Frisk.'"

http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/eric-holder-turns-doj-attention-towards-mayor-bloomberg-ray-kelly-over-stop-and-frisk-61533/

This DEA agent was told not to enforce drug laws in "white" areas, really (video).
http://youtu.be/72Lf9ZQK8t0

Taxpayers have shouldered the cost of arresting and incarcerating hundreds of thousands of people for the possession of marijuana, often in small quantities for personal use. Some national estimates put the annual cost of marijuana arrests above $10 billion, and low-level arrests for marijuana possession cost New York City alone $75 million in 2010.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/marijuana-possession-arrests_n_2490340.html

In Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal seeks to reduce incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders by diverting them to alternative programs, including drug courts, DUI courts, mental health courts, day reporting centers and expanded probation and treatment options. Other states should follow his lead to lessen the burden on taxpayers and avoid over-prosecution of marijuana users.

Besides the racism and over-prosecution inherent in America's "War on Drugs," many lives have been lost in the war, including police officers and potential defendants. New York police officers recently followed a teen home, entered by force, and shot him to death as he flushed a small amount of marijuana down the toilet. Can you picture that happening to a Caucasian child in an affluent neighborhood? It is time for everyone, especially African Americans and Latinos, to unite and denounce mass incarceration with Rev. Jackson, Dr. Boyce Watkins and Russell Simmons, along with 175 celebrities and public figures in their campaign to end the War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration.  You can learn more at this link. 

The real shame is that the criminal justice system is sometimes used to penalize people for noncriminal behavior. For example, a judge recently responded to an assault victim by demanding sex in exchange for 'legal favors.' She filed a complaint, and he sent cops to plant meth in her car. If the judge had not retaliated against the woman for rejecting his sexual advances, neither he nor the police officers would be in trouble today. Many civil and human rights activists and nonprofit organizations also claim being wrongly targeted for criminal prosecution and/or IRS audits for using their free speech rights. http://www.alternet.org/drugs/cops-plead-guilty-helping-plant-drugs-woman-sexually-harassed-judge

See more information at "Stop the Drug War" website. Select the "home" button for recent news.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/sep/20/drug_arrest_every_19_seconds_say

Which of these young people is the most likely subject for arrest?

BE SOBER, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. ~1 Peter 5:8

Supreme Court: Warrantless DNA Samples OK

Supreme Court: DNA Samples Can Be Taken From Arrestees Without Warrant

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that DNA samples can be forcefully removed from arrested persons. Therefore, DNA samples can now be forcefully retrieved and used AGAINST Americans, but DNA test results do not necessarily get used FOR defendants facing long prison terms and executions. I respectfully disagree, justices.

~Please make DNA tests a right in order to safeguard Americans' right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 

~Please also declare that DNA samples must be held for as long as the inmate is held and for up to a year after incarceration for those inmates and survivors who request a DNA test to prove innocence. 

~Please mandate that forensic labs must meet rigid standards and that states must pay for an independent assessment annually to ensure that forensic labs meet the criteria. People's lives and freedom depend on the accuracy of findings at these labs.

~Please mandate that inmates who continue to deny guilt despite the DNA test results that arresting police took by force have the right to an independent DNA test, because not all police officers are honest.  

Thank you.

Regarding DNA tests being FORCED upon Americans upon arrest, I tried but was not permitted to place my comment at the Huffington Post article regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/supreme-court-dna-samples_n_3378379.html

I am signed in at Facebook, but I was not permitted to use that sign-in to place the comment. I also completed the form to receive a reset on my Huffington Post password (which was stolen during my burglary in August 2012) but did not receive an email with the reset code from Huffington Post. I checked at Google+ to see if I could comment there, but the Huffington Post's last post on my view at Google+ was "The real meaning of Memorial Day..." and was dated May 25, 2013, although this is June 3, 2013. Therefore, I take it that stalkers REALLY don't want Mary Neal to have an active Huffington Post account. I posted the comment at the Memorial Day report, because people who died during military service likely wanted Americans to have truth and justice in court processes. Blessings.

Petition Heaven for Justice

Christians must pray together for justice and compassion. We are bombarded with petitions to sign for officials to render justice, but we must first petition Heaven for whatever we need. For we remember that it is God who promised to cause men to give unto our bosoms. "I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD" (Ez. 34:15). This blog is a place to read about and pray for one another regarding justice issues.

Like most human and civil rights activists, I have spent years speaking truth to power and admonishing our decision makers to be just and to honor the Golden Rule. Some improvements have been made in some areas, but I am reminded that the Bible says that we have not because we ask not or because we ask amiss. We must make our prayers and supplications to God.

I have many online friends who are atheists, agnostics, and who serve other gods. We can and do fight injustice together, but we cannot pray together. Just send good vibes.

This activist will soon leave online advocacy. I leave this with you:

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." ~2 Chronicles 7:14

Pray for justice and compassion
in the name of Jesus Christ.

"Kill the heathen negress!" ~Texas

The following article is re-published from our blog, "Davis-McPhail Truth Committee" at http://DMTruth.blogspot.com ~ Davis/MacPhail Truth Committee is an anti-death penalty organization established to contest capital punishment, especially in cases where guilt is not irrefutably proved or extenuating circumstances exist. Abolitionists "continue to fight this fight," as Troy Davis asked. Please see the index to "Exposed" blog, opportunity to follow this blog, and a link to a petition to free Mary Neal from censorship. The widgets should be on the left margin, but anti-DP articles are censored more than others. Thank you for your interest in justice. (Seventeen(17) links, three(3) photos, and two(2) videos are in this article.)

A death warrant has been issued for Kimberly McCarthy, a 51-year-old woman, by the State of Texas. Her scheduled execution date is June 26, 2013.

Execution Watch reports:

http://executionwatch.org/

"Kimberly McCarthy is a former crack addict who was sentenced to death for the 1997 slaying of an elderly, Caucasian woman [her neighbor, Dorothy Booth, age 71], during a home robbery near Dallas. McCarthy is the former wife of New Black Panther Party founder Aaron Michaels, with whom she has a son. She is one of 10 women on Texas death row. She is the only woman with a scheduled execution. Three of the nearly 500 people Texas has put to death in the modern era have been women. The week before her scheduled execution of April 3, 2013, McCarthy's attorneys persuaded a judge to delay it until June 26.

State District Judge Larry Mitchell's action formalized an agreement . . . between Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins and McCarthy's attorney that McCarthy's punishment should be put off until the fate of death penalty-related bills now in the Texas Legislature are determined. Lawmakers are about halfway through their six-month session.

McCarthy's attorney, Maurie Levin, contends the jury in McCarthy's case was unfairly selected on the basis of race. [Of the 13 jurors selected in McCarthy's case, all were Caucasians except one.]"

A CBS news affiliate reports that DNA evidence linked McCarthy to Booth’s murder and the murders of two other women: Maggie Harding, 81, and Jettie Lucas, 85, who were not Caucasians. She was never tried on those other two cases. McCarthy is scheduled to become the 500th execution in Texas since the year 1976. DPIC reports that 1,089 of the 1,332 executions since 1976 were done in the South, where there is a church on nearly every corner: the Bible Belt.

McCarthy killed a trusting, elderly neighbor who she reportedly asked for a cup of sugar to gain entrance to her victim's home. While McCarthy was addicted to drugs, she preyed on helpless people. The same can be said of Kermit Gosnell, the abortionist who murdered newborn babies as they lay crying on his table after late-term abortions. Both McCarthy and Gosnell were black medical professionals who killed repeatedly. McCarthy was an occupational therapist, and Gosnell was a doctor. Gosnell did not face the death penalty, because he was a very wealthy man in Pennsylvania. She was a working class black woman in the South, whose ex-husband was connected to a radical political organization. Capital punishment sentences depend on who the defendant is in terms of his or her economic status, the region of the country the defendant lives in, the defendant's race, and the victims' race. Gosnell killed black babies, but McCarthy killed a white woman.

When health care professionals in Louisiana killed their patients during Katrina, none of them were even imprisoned. Many police officers have been filmed killing unarmed citizens, and they suffered no prosecution whatsoever. The same district attorneys who give persuasive arguments for the death penalty regarding some defendants generally withhold prosecution when police officers do violence, perhaps to help the city avoid liability for wrongful deaths the officers caused. See the second of two videos embedded at the end of this article portraying numerous instances of police violence, from YouTube at http://youtu.be/Dxaxd8MNjQo . It appears that some killers are excused from prosecution if such prosecution would expose the city to wrongful death litigation. Sincere outrage over murders would compel the same response to every murder, but that is not what happens. There exists great disparity in application of the law.

Who shares the blame that McCarthy was addicted to crack cocaine and became a desperate junkie looking for her next fix? There is reason to believe the CIA introduced crack, a highly addictive drug, into America, possibly to derail African Americans. Wikipedia reports, "The involvement of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in cocaine trafficking in Central America during the Regan Administration as part of the Contra war in Nicaragua has been the subject of several official and journalistic investigations since the mid-1980s." See "CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the U.S." at Wikipedia.

An even more compelling reason to spare McCarthy and end capital punishment, especially in Bible Belt states like Texas, is that God forbids executions throughout the New Testament. Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person" (Matthew 5:38). Capital punishment is incongruous with Christianity, yet most executions occur in the Bible Belt and are sanctioned by so-called Christians.

People who disregard commandments from Jesus might want to destroy a drug addicted murderer, but it is impossible now to kill that person. No murderer lives in McCarthy's cell. Kimberly McCarthy has been imprisoned for 15 years. She is drug-free and devoted to God. Texas has no opportunity at this point to "kill the heathen negress." Texas can only kill a vulnerable, repentant woman who prays for mercy, and reveal itself to be a heartless, vengeful heathen that is only interested in making its 500th execution in the modern DP race. (Photo: McCarthy in 1998)

Nearly 2,000 people have signed the following petition to spare Kimberly McCarthy:

The family, friends and supporters of Kimberly McCarthy are petitioning Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles in an effort to save Kimberly from being put to death by the State of Texas. Kimberly suffered from a severe addiction to crack cocaine in the 1990's, and her life went into a downward spiral into the underworld of drugs. Her association with the wrong people coupled with her out of control drug use became a lethal combination that led to tragedy. Prior to her drug use, Kimberly had no criminal record and was in the field of helping and healing the sick as an occupational therapist. When she was introduced to drugs, her life took a dark and destructive turn that led to tragedy - a tragedy that she lives with daily for which she is deeply remorseful. Over the years, Kimberly's faith in God has strengthened. Her spirit and personality touch each and every person she encounters. We are asking that Kimberly's sentence be commuted. We ask that the State of Texas show mercy! Killing Kimberly will not bring the victim back. It will only create more suffering and heartache and another victim. She could be such a positive influence to others. God can use her to touch the lives of other women headed down the road to destruction.  http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-kimberly-mccarthy

Texas Moratorium Network carries information about bills the Texas House of Representatives is considering that could have impact on McCarthy's sentence:

Next Tuesday, April 16, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence will hear testimony on HB 2458 that would prohibit seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of a person’s race.

Next Tuesday, the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee will also hear testimony on HB 189 by Rep. Dutton that would affect what is allowable testimony in death penalty cases.

(b) Testimony of an informant or of an alleged accomplice of the defendant is not admissible if the testimony is given in exchange for a grant or promise by the attorney representing the state or by another of immunity from prosecution, reduction of sentence, or any other form of leniency or special treatment. Article 38.14 does not apply to accomplice testimony described by this subsection.

(c) A statement against interest made by the defendant to a person who at the time of the alleged statement was in custody with or imprisoned or confined with the defendant is admissible only if the statement is corroborated by an electronic recording.

The justice system seems more concerned about money than justice. Therefore, effective anti-DP advocates should launch lawsuits after each execution if some cause for legal action can be found. Whether or not advocates win, the lawsuits will demand public attention to the state-sponsored murder long past the condemned person's death, and such litigation will increase the cost of conducting executions, which is already considerably more than life in prison without parole. If McCarthy is executed, anti-DP advocates should sue the CIA for distributing drugs in African American communities in the first place. Sue on behalf of McCarthy, who was changed from a well adjusted, working mother into a crack addict, and sue on behalf of her victim, who would not have been murdered if not for McCarthy's crack cocaine habit.

More information is at the Texas Moratorium Network 

http://www.texasmoratorium.org/archives/2343

If McCarthy is executed, she will be the first woman subjected to capital punishment in America since 2010. Death Penalty Information Center reports that 51 women have been executed in the United States since the year 1900. For more information, access "Women and the Death Penalty"
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/women-and-death-penalty

More information about racial issues regarding McCarthy's sentence is in this article by DPIC: 

UPCOMING EXECUTION: Lawyers Request Reprieve Because of Racial Bias in Dallas County

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/upcoming-execution-lawyers-request-reprieve-because-racial-bias-dallas-county

Repeat of Paragraphs 1 and 2 - The following article is re-published from our blog, "Davis-McPhail Truth Committee" at http://DMTruth.blogspot.com ~ Davis/MacPhail Truth Committee is an anti-death penalty organization established to contest capital punishment, especially in cases where guilt is not irrefutably proved or extenuating circumstances exist. Abolitionists "continue to fight this fight," as Troy Davis asked.

A death warrant has been issued for Kimberly McCarthy, a 51-year-old woman, by the State of Texas. Her scheduled execution date is June 26, 2013.

See the next article in FreeSpeakBlog: "Malcolm Shabazz Killed in Mexico" 
http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/malcolm-shabazz-killed-in-mexico.html

Start with the "Man in the Mirror" - MJJ
http://youtu.be/PivWY9wn5ps

Here are some murderers:

Repeat of Paragraphs 1 and 2
The following article is re-published from our blog, "Davis-McPhail Truth Committee" at http://DMTruth.blogspot.com ~ Davis/MacPhail Truth Committee is an anti-death penalty organization established to contest capital punishment, especially in cases where guilt is not irrefutably proved or extenuating circumstances exist. Abolitionists "continue to fight this fight," as Troy Davis asked. Please see the index to "Exposed" blog, opportunity to follow this blog, and a link to a petition to free Mary Neal from censorship. The widgets should be on the left margin, but anti-DP articles are censored more than others. Thank you for your interest in justice. (Seventeen(17) links, three(3) photos, and two(2) videos are in this article.)

A death warrant has been issued for Kimberly McCarthy, a 51-year-old woman, by the State of Texas. Her scheduled execution date is June 26, 2013.

Mary Neal

Davis-MacPhail Truth Committee

http://DMTruth.blogspot.com

Malcolm Shabazz killed in Mexico

'I’m confirming, per US Embassy, on bhalf of family, the tragic death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X.' ~Terrie Williams on Twitter
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=327943

The news outlet, citing the US Embassy as the source of the information, is reporting that Shabazz, 29, was killed today, Thursday, May 9. The report says he died from injuries sustained after being thrown off building as he was being robbed in Tijuana, Mexico.

Malcolm published a letter exactly two months ago about his detainment in February, which prevented his trip to Iran. He planned to join people gathered there for an international media conference. See Shabazz's last letter to the public:

Malcolm Shabazz Reveals FBI Harassment
http://marylovesjustice.blogspot.com/2013/03/malcolm-shabazz-reveals-fbi-harassment.html

The reported death of Malcolm Shabazz is unsubstantiated at this time. Hopefully, the report about his murder is untrue. If it is true, we send condolences to his family members who already suffered so much.

Malcolm Shabazz complained about his censorship, like I do. We were to be guests together on an online radio show on July 9, 2012, arranged by Dr. Randy Short. The stalkers allowed me to speak a little at first, but they never did let Malcolm on the line. Dr. Short left the conversation to see if he could connect Malcolm using three-way calling, but then he also had trouble reconnecting. I started tweeting about the stalkers censoring free speech in America at Twitter and on my Facebook wall. Finally, Dr. Short was allowed to join us again, but Malcolm never was. Here is one of my @koffietime tweets about that incident:

@MumiaAbuJamal Malcolm Shabazz & I were kept off this @Blogtalk show tonight http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sayyourpiece/2012/07/08/i-will-surprise-you … re increase in post-Holder #racism in USA  9:49 PM - 7 Jul 12

I spoke about that radio interview that didn't happen when interviewed recently by PressTV about Malcolm Shabazz: "Malcolm Shabazz Arrested a Few Months Before Death." They may let you see/hear it.
http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/303013.html

UPDATE August 12, 2013

Dear Mary Neal:

We are having a protest at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C. on August, Friday 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

Why: we continue to have a lack of and/or conflicting information, concerning the death of Malcolm Shabazz on May 9, 2013.

I am working with a contingent of organizations that will go to the Mexican Embassy in DC to find out the truth. Razakhan Shaheed who represents The Philadelphia Innocence Project, Pam Africa who represents The International Concern Family and Friends of Mumia Abu- Jamal and Basiymah Muhammad 4th Assistant President General of the World Body of The( UNIA) United Negro Improvement Association and Philadelphia President General of (UNIA) Mshindi, and Dr. Randy Short who represents Black Autonomy Network Organization, International Human rights Association for American Minorities, the Anti-Depo Provera Clergy Coalition We will be meeting at the Mexican Embassy, 1911 Pennsylvania Ave., August 16th at 10:00 am. All those that are interested meet you there, if you need more information contact me. 

Min. Dr. Randy Short, M.Div.
President & National Spokesman
Anti-Depo Provera Clergy Coalition

wrandyshort@yahoo.com
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The last post on Malcolm Shabazz's Facebook wall.
 Hajj Malcolm El Shabazz
The Last Supper... (Inspired By)
www.intifadastreet.com

Mary Neal, Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

Website: Wrongful Death of Larry Neal 

http://WrongfulDeathofLarryNeal.com