Is it corruption, hubris, or otherwise at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS)? (A mere microcosm of a dysfunctional top-down government education system)
Today’s Times Record reported that Prof. Jay Casey was languishing at a London airport until volcanic dust dissipates. It is said that Prof. Casey was in Wales attending a conference. Another example of gross abuse of producers’ earnings. In this digital/technological age, what is the purpose behind expensive personal trips?
As noted in my email of Friday, April 16th, Chancellor Beran’s asking for and receiving a 6.9% increase in tuition, one wonders what percent of this tuition increase is funneled into Beran’s and his aspiring, elitist staff’s exorbitant and unneeded interstate and global travel extravaganzas.
For those who did not read that email, I’m including it because it sheds light on Beran and his enablers spending cabal.
Education has deteriorated into nothing more than a top-down brainwashing cabal.
For those elected officials who have dumped 10’s of millions into UAFS, might reverse their practices and become better acquainted with UAFS’s spending habits, you know, accountability. Most particularly the funding for the travel factory.
I do find humor in one of the excuses regarding the 6.9% increase that being what kind of degree the UAFS gives for the completion of their truck driving school. Ah yes, there’s all those “free” flu shots, certainly a function of education, would you say?
As long as boobus Americanus sit on their butts, the Berans of the world will continue to make fools of the payers.
University of Arkansas Fort Smith Chancellor Paul Beran, the expansionist Czar in full bloom.
Before Paul Beran arrived in Fort Smith he was a low level bureaucrat, but nevertheless a bureaucrat. Since his arrival Beran has hit the mother lode of parasitism and expenditures. Understand that bureaucrats have absolutely no understanding regarding the creation and sustaining of jobs. What they do know, as is the case with Beran, is the “go to” for funding and the ever expansionist mantra, i.e. spending other people’s money with little or no oversight, except for the insiders.
Pols and bureaucrats live in an insular culture of self-serving parasitism, financed by the producers.
Beran’s insatiable global and interstate travel habits, not unlike 3rd District Congressman John Boozman, is in sync and accompanied by UAFS’s explosive expansionist building projects with little emphasis on academics. Observe: UAFS’ Truck Driving School…this is a college course? In that regard, Arkansas taxpayers are subsidizing a commercial driving school at UAFS, and Arkansas State University–Newport. This obviously benefits two of the nation’s largest trucking companies. JB Hunt Transport Inc. and ABF Freight Systems Inc. Forbes.com states JB Hunt had sales of $3.8 billion in 2008. Why should taxpayers subsidize any truck driving school? Truck driving schools are the brainchild of Gov. Mike Beebe. $200,000 went to the Arkansas State school in his hometown.
Note for example Chancellor Beran’s asking for a 6.9% increase in tuition with the disclaimer that it’s less than other colleges are charging. Aside from the fact that we are in a global depression, this man just keeps his snout in the trough. This coupled with his very recent safari to D.C. seeking $28 million, but as pols and bureaucrats like to bloviate–hey, “it’s fed money, doesn’t cost us anything”. They are partially right, 47% of Americans pay no federal income taxes.
Take note that there’s never any reduction in the size of government and expansionist project plans fail to include cost of maintenance, etc.
I never see any emphasis placed on academics or accountability in the teaching fields.
As long as we simpletons sit on our collective butts, Beran and his enablers are going to continue to use the taxpayers as punching bags and enjoy their elitist lifestyle with no accountability to the public who pays their bills.
By the way the Times Record newspaper is paralyzed when it comes to investigative reporting and never any meaningful editorials, just political correctness nonsense and even those editorials are rare birds.
Teaching individuals how to be entrepreneurs or truck drivers and building fancy edifices is not education. No wonder the U.S. is 17th in education globally.
Chancellor Beran is a poster child for the government employee protection racket.
Former governor Mike Huckabee served 10 years and bankruptcies in our state soared under him. From 1898 to 1996 the total number of bankruptcies in Arkansas was 121,859. Mr. Huckabee became governor about mid-year 1996 if memory serves me correctly. From the beginning of 1996 through 2007 the total bankruptcies numbered 215,943. So what do bankruptcies have to do with a governor? Everything.
Financial problems are the number one cause of marital breakups, and family dysfunctions. It is well accepted that divorce is the greatest real estate producer in the world.
Thankfully, by God’s grace, I’ve never been through bankruptcy, but close relatives have during the Huckabee era.
It doesn’t take a Magna Cum Laud as Mr. Huckabee was in our OBU class of ’76 to understand who profits from bankruptcies. Neither does it take a Nobel Prize in economics to understand that when bankers prosper, they must pay the piper. You could ask my old classmate Jim McDougal, but it cost him his life.
President George Bush’s financial appointee’s bankrupted this nation in 2008 and put Barak Obama in the presidency. And we think little George, whom Mike Huckabee put in the president’s office by breaking federal election commission rules didn’t receive palms from the bailout of Wall Street banks?
Where, oh where is a 21st century governor Nehemiah? Don’t read Nehemiah 5.
Governor Huckabee has three candidates in the U.S. Senate race in Arkansas. Curtis Coleman, one of my old college buddies whose dad was one of my Bible teachers at CBC was Huckabee’s 1992 U.S. Senate campaign manager.
Sarah Huckabee, Mike’s daughter is John Boozman’s campaign manager.
Alice Stewart, Huck’s jogging soul partner and press secretary is Gilbert Bakers campaign manager.
When Senator Jim Holt introduced a bill in the senate to cut off all state funds to illegal residents above age 14, Huck went ballistic and said he and Holt did not drink the same “Jesus juiceâ€. While Huckabee was driving Arkansas citizens bankrupt he was illegally establishing a Mexican Consulate in Little Rock which is an alien clearing house.
There are no illegal aliens enrolled in the ASU program. Les Wyatt
________________________________
From: Joe and Barb M. [mailto:joeusa@cox.net]
Sent: Sat 4/10/2010 11:13 AM
To: LESLIE WYATT
Cc: jjeffress@arkleg.state.ar.us
Subject: RE: ESL questions
Dr. Wyatt,
Not to make an ongoing serial regarding ESL, which was contrived specifically for illegal aliens, my question is simply how many illegals are enrolled in ESL at ASU? Under legitimate circumstances students would be enrolled in traditional 103a English designed for citizens and exchange students.
Mr. McCutchen, ASU complies with all state and federal laws and policies regarding student enrollments, including our international students enrolled in the English as a Second Language program. These students are not supported by state or federal scholarship funds. I hope that this information is helpful. Les Wyatt
________________________________
From: Joe and Barb M. [mailto:joeusa@cox.net]
Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 2:36 PM
To: President
Cc: jjeffress@arkleg.state.ar.us
Subject: ESL questions
Dr. Les Wyatt
President ASU System
Jonesboro, AR
Dr. Wyatt,
April 9, 2010
A Democrat-Gazette article Saturday, April 3, 2010 stated that ASU conducts an English as a Second Language program.
I believe a detailed explanation regarding ESL is due, recalling particularly some of your statements pertaining to illegal Mexican aliens and OTM’s during past discussions dealing with scholarships to illegals.
Naturalization requires that the individual, before becoming a citizen, has a reasonable command of the English language, therefore my question to you is simply, is ASU accepting foreign national illegals?
I will appreciate a detailed account regarding the legality of said students enrolled in ESL, method of payment and by whom?
Another decision being reached by non-elected boards, commissions, fact-finders, task forces, etc. etc. (One cent tax for the CC.)
Taxes are just one of the major issues in government that you gentlemen were elected to deal with, not by a group of city insiders.
>Should I conclude that passing off controversial issues to unelected individuals is the preferred means of insulating yourselves from the very distasteful matter of taxes?
We have a plethora of very suitable venues to take the place of the $33 million boondoggle known as the Civic Auditorium, which shuttered or leased will allow free enterprise to fill any real voids. Meanwhile dissolve this unelected panel and perform your elected duties.
Secondly, I requested an answer to the question why has the city been turned down on 3 or more occasions in its request to participate in 287 (g)?
Nothing but a dose of silence.
Gentlemen, where is the transparency?
Director Hutchings & Goodman, you two allegedly represent me and I am asking that the two of you get engaged on the subject of the illegal Mexican invasion. It’s not the illegals who are cowering in the shadows it is you who were elected to protect citizens. Tell me why the city has been rejected on 287 (g).
Exactly what has been done since the Mayor declared war on the illegal alien invasion?
Another decision being reached by non-elected boards, commissions, fact-finders, task forces, etc. etc. (One cent tax for the CC.)
Taxes are just one of the major issues in government that you gentlemen were elected to deal with, not by a group of city insiders.
Should I conclude that passing off controversial issues to unelected individuals is the preferred means of insulating yourselves from the very distasteful matter of taxes?
We have a plethora of very suitable venues to take the place of the $33 million boondoggle known as the Civic Auditorium, which shuttered or leased will allow free enterprise to fill any real voids. Meanwhile dissolve this unelected panel and perform your elected duties.
Secondly, I requested an answer to the question why has the city been turned down on 3 or more occasions in its request to participate in 287 (g)?
Nothing but a dose of silence.
Gentlemen, where is the transparency?
Director Hutchings & Goodman, you two allegedly represent me and I am asking that the two of you get engaged on the subject of the illegal Mexican invasion. It’s not the illegals who are cowering in the shadows it is you who were elected to protect citizens. Tell me why the city has been rejected on 287 (g).
Exactly what has been done since the Mayor declared war on the illegal alien invasion?
You now know the law and its specifics on how to deal with the illegal Mexican & OTM invasion.
Before you trot out that “your hands are tiedâ€, due to racial profiling I will simply ask each of you….show me the law that prevents the state’s law enforcement agencies from racially profiling…which is in fact, the best tool law enforcement has in re-securing our Republic. Surely you’re not fearful of a threatened law suit from the ACLU?
Racial profiling is a creation for blacks & Hispanics orchestrated by the ACLU which has long been dedicated to destroying our culture and heritage, i.e. the destruction of western civilization. No longer is Political Correctness and political cowardice going to be tolerated in the area of illegal immigration. Why do citizen Blacks protest racial profiling? Same question for legal Mexicans.
Government statistics consistently show that Blacks & Hispanics dominate the national percentages in the commission of crimes. There must be at least ¼ million illegal Hispanics in our state and observe the devastation they are wreaking on our society. In reality, the Protection Racket for illegals has been in place for at least three decades—protection for corporations like OK Foods and their illegal slave employees.
Additionally, we are constantly told there is no space for incarceration. If elected/appointed officials upheld their sworn duties they would find space, e.g. barracks at Ft. Chaffee as one example, they were good enough for G.I.’s, Cuban and New Orleans refugees.
What is the excuse for not discharging 8 USC and its subsections? It is not our immigration laws that are broken, it is the federal, state, county & city governments that are broken.
I’m sure there are others like me who would be happy to subsidize illegals transport back to Mexico.
In the case of Governors, especially in the case of Gov. Mike Beebe who is a political coward never taking a Constitutional position on any matter that can be construed as “controversialâ€, e.g. the recent passage of the Marxist/Communist healthcare bill and his cowardly position on illegal immigration. For the immigration crisis he trots out his famous one-liner “it’s a federal responsibility onlyâ€â€”which is a falsehood. Since there is an estimated 25-35 million illegal Hispanics (these are government numbers) and there are an estimated 30 million residents who do not have health insurance, it appears quite possibly that Obamacare is designed to take care of millions of illegals as a payoff to hiring corporations and a new Democrat Socialist voting block.
We are the United States of America, not the United State of American, with the sworn obligation to secure our borders and protect our citizens against criminal advances and sociological, unconstitutional advances that are not in the best interest of our society.
I fervently hope that each of you would stand shoulder to shoulder against the foreign illegal invasion and not be intimidated by the anti-American ACLU, La Raza, Maldef, LULAC, SPLC, ADL, etc. etc.
Barbara & I came home from lunch today and listened to an extensive telephone message which, among other things, simply concluded “Life is no longer worth living in Fort Smith, we have movedâ€, this is accompanied by similar messages daily.
As the song goes “So, whata ya gonna doâ€, especially if Benton & Washington counties transfer their illegal criminals here?
Dissecting condescending newspaper column re: Secure
Arkansas/Tea Party
Unintended consequences? No doubt…but we thank John Brummett for bringing attention to matters of
extreme concern to savvy taxpaying loyal citizens.Since we are the ones footing all the
government bills we’d better educate ourselves on what they and their “partnersâ€
are doing and why…most done to our detriment.
Comments & clarification follow after you read
Mr. Brummett’s screed.
CONWAY — I wrote a few weeks ago
that people in the Tea Party movement are irrational extremists.
So the McClanahans of Conway —
Lowell, a prominent Rotarian, and his wife, Marsha — invited me to the next
meeting of the Faulkner County Tea Party to see that they aren’t so crazed.
This gathering took place Thursday
night. I am here to tell you that, indeed, they are not irrational at all. The
McClanahans, I mean.
But some of the 135 people in the
audience and the evening’s guest speaker, a woman named Jeannie Burlsworth —
well, let me be careful not to overstate with incendiary language: They trouble
me in the way they let their imaginations run wild to fuel their distrust of
anything having to do with government.
First the better news: Lowell
McClanahan strikes me as a perfectly reasonable man.
He explained that he became alarmed
at what he, as a thorough conservative, viewed as a leftward lurch of the Obama
administration. He said he helped found this local Tea Party organization only
to advance constitutionally limited government and fiscal responsibility,
principles we all ought to endorse.
He said he is interested in
strategic goals, not general cries to “take our country back.â€
McClanahan stressed that the Tea
Party, at least in Faulkner County, practices open attendance and free
expression. That’s admirable. So, he said, I should not ascribe to all Tea
Partiers everything that gets spouted either from the audience or by a guest
speaker.
That brings me to Jeannie
Burlsworth. (1) She’s the chairman of
Secure Arkansas, which has never quite gotten its act together to get its
ballot initiative before the voters to deny public benefits to anyone 14 or
older not properly documented for citizenship. (2)
She kept going off on tangents in
her presentation (3) — about health care reform, or Barack Obama, or
cap-and-trade, or lost sovereignty, or Patrick Henry Hays — only to say she
didn’t have time to give everyone a full report on each.
Patrick Henry Hays?
I’ll come back to that in a minute.
If there is a central theme in
Burlsworth’s scatter-shooting oratory, it would seem to be that American
politicians at all levels and off all stripes, even Republicans in many cases,
are conspiring to sell out our individual American liberties to sinister
one-world control. (4)
Here’s an example from Burlsworth of
how politicians allegedly work against the people: Attorney General Dustin
McDaniel’s job includes assessing citizen proposals for ballot initiatives,
such as those Burlsworth’s group puts forward, for fair phrasing and technical
correctness. This means his office sometimes tells Burlsworth’s group to
rewrite something before he’ll give it an all-clear for signature-gathering.
So, in Burlsworth’s view, this means
that McDaniel was trained at the elitist Aspen Institute(5), to which he
won a fellowship a few years ago, in how to keep the people down by resisting
noble initiatives arising from their attempted exercise of liberty. (6)
This Aspen Institute is one of those
self-important think tanks depleting foundation money, which has to go
somewhere, on conferences and retreats and the gifted higher thinking amid
rarefied air of a more sophisticated class.
I know Dustin McDaniel. He went to
the Aspen Institute because it made him feel like a hot-shot and was a resume
enhancer. (7)
Anyway, his office has been
approving these initiatives by Secure Arkansas, after improving them to make
them less vulnerable to legal challenge. The problem for Secure Arkansas has
been that the group hasn’t had the wherewithal to collect the signatures.
Now to Patrick Henry Hays. He’s the
veteran mayor of North Little Rock. But that, Burlsworth asserts, is the very
least of it. (8)
There’s this thing called ICLEI,
standing for International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives. It is a
collection of municipal government officials from around the world who seek to
advance ideas for sustainable economic growth deploying so-called green
initiatives. (9)
Because he wanted to feel important
by joining such a thing, and because he’s been around a long time, Hays has
risen to the current board chairmanship of the American division.
Burlsworth sees this ICLEI as a
vital cog in an international conspiracy to fabricate a global-warming scare
through which politicians worldwide, led by Patrick Henry Hays of North Little
Rock, Ark., will avail themselves of this coded phrase, sustainable growth, to
take over our free and independent country. (10)
She said Gov. Mike Beebe must report
to Hays periodically on how much he has done to deliver Arkansas to this global
control.
I know Mike Beebe, too. And I know
Patrick Henry Hays. Somehow I can’t picture Beebe reporting diddly to Hays.
But some of these people would think
I’m naive, or in on the fix.(11)
——-
John Brummett is a columnist for the Arkansas News Bureau in Little Rock. His
e-mail address is jbrummett@arkansasnews.com; his telephone number is (501)
374-0699.
Regarding the above Brummett
article:
This kind of journalism is just what
we have come to expect regarding anything politically incorrect, e.g. the Constitution, rule of law, individual
rights/responsibilities/freedoms, etc.
1. Jeannie Burlsworth is a lady of
considerable intelligence, oratory abilities and ethically impeccable.
2. Denial of benefits, not mandated by
the federal government, to illegal aliens.
3. Burlsworth is passionate about the
reality of the many undermining attacks occurring in/on our republic. (There
are so many, you cannot come close to covering them all in one limited speech.)
4. Anyone not in denial or complicit
knows there is no real difference in the two parties ultimate goals…power &
control.
5. Aspen Institute of Humanistic
Studies is a global organization with offices around the world.Environment, education, and health are major concerns for this “international
non-profit organization dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of
global concern.”(Newspeak for
global Collectivism)
6. The AIHS targets “leadersâ€
in the public & private sectors, unlike ACORN which targets the “disaffectedâ€â€¦.both
are organizers with specific goals, none of which is good for the American
middleclass. A.G. Dustin McDaniel was not randomly chosen in order to make him
feel like a “big shotâ€, he was selected because he was seen as a “playerâ€.
7. 2009: McDaniel
took a Middle East trip, including Egypt, with Aspen ($13,232) and attended
their Seminar in Aspen, CO. ($2,224) The Institute did not subsidize these
trips for the fun of it. Also, the trips were taken during the height of the
Arkansas Legislative session—why was his presence not mandatory and what were
citizens paying him to do?
Aspen
Strategy Group Members (A selected few for those who are familiar with famous Neo-Cons &
Progressives…a veritable “Who’s Who†of anti-American Globalists.)
8.The same is true of ICLEI…a global organization
dedicated to the destruction of individual, state, and country
sovereignty.Their mission statement=†Local Governments for Sustainability
is an international association of local governments as well as national and
regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to
sustainable developmentâ€. Translation=Government control of every facet of your life.Extremely interesting that the North Little
Rock mayor is the president/CEO of the entire USA division and he didn’t rise
to such an important global position by wanting to “feel importantâ€.He was selected because he was seen as one
who would work to move their agenda effectively.
9.“Over 1107 cities, towns, counties, and their associations
worldwide comprise ICLEI’s growing membership. ICLEI works with these and
hundreds of other local governments through international performance-based,
results-oriented campaigns and programs.†(ICLEI website)
10.“Our
campaigns, programs, and projects promote Local Agenda 21 as a participatory,
long-term, strategic planning process that addresses local sustainability while
protecting global common goods. Linking local action to internationally agreed
upon goals and targets such as Agenda 21, the Rio Conventions, the Habitat
Agenda, the Millennium Development Goals and the Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation is an essential component.†(ICLEI website)
11.Brummett could be either naïve or complicit…or
both.Hard to tell.The point is that asking bold, direct
questions can now make a citizen a target of some ugly repercussions, making it
uncomfortable, even unsavory to question boldly, which of course is the goal.
Those who are familiar
with Brummett’s columns understand that he is a Progressive, constantly &
consistently advancing the Collectivist agenda, but in this particular piece he
may have angered his mentors by commenting on their activities…including
Governor Beebe.In any case we are glad
to see these activities discussed in a newspaper and brought to the attention
of the public.
Director Michael Langley & the ABC Board, March
13, 2010
Briefly, I am sorely disappointed in your various
conclusions regarding the issuance of a liquor license to Maria L. Diaz-Leon.
This woman allegedly became a naturalized citizen in 1999
and in 2005 & 2006 she was arrested by the INS station at Hebbronville,
Texas for smuggling aliens or harboring aliens. That is a fact.A fact
that should have negated her citizenship.The
fact that she is not in jail is simply
due to the non-performance of at that time the INS, now ICE.By the way, if she is a naturalized citizen,
why does she need an interpreter? When was the requirement of learning our
English language dropped from the process of becoming a naturalized citizen?
As you know, she has had other legal problems. Each of you,
with the exception of Director Langley, demonstrated that you were hell-bent on
giving this woman a liquor license.Why?
Political Correctness, or some other reason?Cui bono?
Long time Detective J.C. Ryder made a statement “as far as
Mr. Ryder knows there is nothing about Ms. Deleon that would disqualify her
from holding an ABC permitâ€. This flies in the face of testimony by Fort Smith
Police Chief Kevin Lindsay.J.C., may I
introduce you to 8 USC, Section 1325, most particularly 1324a…hiring, harboring,
transporting any illegal alien—a felony punishable by 10 yrs jail and $2,000
fine for each illegal.J.C., I believe
if you had conveyed the above to the Board we would not have another
out-of-control illegal Mexican operation on Midland Blvd.In all actuality it should never have gotten
to the point where you became involved.
I hope your future performances display a more professional
and Constitutional conduct.The awarding
of this license is a travesty, another example of selective law enforcement.
Kindest regards,
Joe McCutchen
Fort Smith
P.S. Isn’t it ironic that she named her “club†El Coyote?
February 12, 2010
Via Facsimile 501-682-2221
Alcohol Beverage Control Division
Attn:Legal Division
1515 W. Seventh Street, Rm. 503
Little Rock, AR 72201
Re: Freedom of Information
Act Request of Joe McCutchen
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I
represent Joe McCutchen of Fort Smith who sent a Freedom of Information Act
request to your agency that was received on January 27, 2010.Please advise me as to when he may expect the
requested items.
Thanking you for your attention to this matter,
Yours very truly,
Sam Sexton, III
Attorney
at Law
Joe McCutchen
2916 Heather Oaks Way
Fort Smith, AR 72908
Phone (479) 646-8261
January 26, 2010
CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Custodian of Records
Arkansas Alcohol Beverage Control Board
1515 West Seventh Street, Suite 503
Little Rock, AR 72201-3939
Re: Freedom of Information
Act Request
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (Ark. Code Ann. §
25-19-101), I hereby request copies of the following public records:
a copy
of all documents that are subject to disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of
Information
Act in the files of the Arkansas Alcohol Beverage Control Division or Board
regarding an application for and issuance of a permit of any type to Maria L.
Diaz De Leon or the Club El Coyote in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Please
be advised that I am specifically excluding from this request any documents
that are protected from disclosure by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974, 20 USC § 1232g.I am
requesting that any documents that contain information that may be exempt from
disclosure be redacted so that the redacted document may be provided pursuant
to this request.
The requested information may be provided to me at the
address specified above.I offer to pay
the actual cost of reproduction, as defined by statute, either in advance of
copying or pursuant to a statement or invoice from you after copying
occurs.If such charge will exceed
$100.00, please notify me in advance of copying.
Alternatively, if you are otherwise unable to comply with
this request, I request reasonable access to the identified public records and
reasonable comforts and facilities for the full exercise of the right to
inspect and copy those records.
I likewise request to know the name of the custodian of the
records specified above if you are not in possession of such items.
Thanking you for your attention to this matter,
Yours very truly,
Joe McCutchen
January 25, 2010
Open letter to the Arkansas Beverage Control Board
Are the Constitution, federal and state laws being corrupted
by politicians, bureaucrats and other appointed and/or hired “officialsâ€
through stupidity, ignorance, criminal activity or buy-outs?
Witness the story appearing in the Fort Smith Times Record
1/21/10
titled “Alcohol permits awarded.â€The
principal in this piece was one Maria L. Diaz De Leon who was awarded an
Arkansas state liquor license by the Arkansas Beverage Control Board (ABC).
Examine the facts as the Times Record presents them: Fort Smith
detective Cody Elliott uncovered a dearth of evidence suggesting that Maria De
Leon was not legally worthy to receive a liquor license. The ABC had the negative information in hand
regarding De Leon.ABC Director Langley
voted to deny De Leon a liquor permit, but he was overridden by Board member
Ron Fuller’s comments and vote and the rest of the board was swayed by his
politically correct rhetoric.Fuller’s
comments: “the language barrier may have caused some confusion during the
interview,†and “I think we should give people new to our country perhaps an
opportunity to show they can be very successful and to show that they are
genuine part of American society.â€
The Fort Smith Detective’s investigation revealed the
following:De Leon had been cited for
traffic violations and was reportedly once arrested in Texas on suspicion of
smuggling and harboring illegal immigrants (a felony under federal law 8 USC,
but law enforcement rarely ever pursues charges against illegals).Furthermore she
lied through a translator
saying she’d never been cited or arrested.
It certainly appears obvious to me this woman is an illegal
alien, unable to speak English (a requirement for naturalized citizens), a
suspected illegal smuggler, an unsafe driver, and a liar. To top it off she has the audacity to name
her club “El Coyote.â€Coyote is the
common name used to describe Mexican human traffickers.
In my opinion, a majority of the ABC Board, and in
particular Ron Fuller, can only be described as criminally contemptible and
grossly incompetent. Fuller’s statement saying that De Leon is a “genuine part
of American society†is blasphemous to the rule of law and legitimate
citizenship.
As a citizen of the U.S. and Arkansas, I demand this license
be cancelled immediately and if not so, action be taken against the ABC to
prevent it from issuing licenses to persons who are not lawfully present in
Arkansas.What’s more the woman should
be arrested, punished and deported if, in fact, she is not here legally.
This woman appears to be potentially guilty of at least two
criminal acts—invading our country illegally and trafficking in human beings,
while lying about receiving numerous traffic citations, which poses the
question … did she have any insurance?Meanwhile the Sebastian County Sheriff, ICE,
and the FBI refuse to enforce 8 USC Sections 1324(a), 1324(c), & 1644.
The Club El Coyote will no doubt be a conduit for more illegals.It’s a
shame that the American citizen who applied for a license at the Season’s Inn
was rejected for minor citations 20 years ago—American justice?
On the subject of enforcement, I can only give you my
opinion. First, most city officials are so overloaded with normal
“stuff’…they just don’t have time/take the time to investigate options
on matters normally reserved (by that, I mean traditionally reserved) by
federal officials. Illegal immigration enforcement is one of those.
Second, most city officials run from the threat of litigation. It’s
expensive and time consuming. Local officials have a much easier course
of action–blame it on the Feds. It has worked. Third, a high
percentage of local officials have liberal tendencies and while they may not be
for “open borders”, they sure act like they are.
I’m cut a little differently. It is probably the
military in me. I believe in the rule of law–and it was obvious to me
that our country was under “attack” from a non-English speaking,
unskilled, and largely uneducated population that did not respect our laws nor
our values/traditions. I saw the opportunity with 287(g) and sought
it. I faced opposition from sympathetic groups, etc, but because 287(g)
was a federal program, I thought “What the heck? who can fault me
for pusuring a program authorized by Congress? And, if they sued me, what
would it be for?”
I can’t begin to tell you the pressure I got from a number
of individuals and groups. But my default setting was always back to
this:
1. Was it right (to ignore the laws of this country)?
2. Was the program I was pursuing purposed in solving
the dilemma–and was it litigation-proof?
3. Would our city embrace it?
To our credit, even despite the efforts to shoot me down,
our city was successful and it did not take very long (a few days) for Springdale
and the Wash/Benton County Sheriff’s offices to jump on. Why? To
me, the answer was clear—because they knew illegals would leave Rogers and
displace to their areas. Simple.
You did not write to get a thesis on this subject. But
it is important for people to know the context of what I have done, why I have
done it, and more than anything–that I have the courage to lead.
This subject/issue is complicated for sure. There’s
much more that could/should be done to protect our borders. Honestly,
there is likely no better time than now to reach some consensus on the way
forward–given that 6 people are “looking” for every job that is
open. When unemployment is low and jobs are aplenty, rank and file
Americans are not so predisposed to taking a stand. Right now, it
“ain’t” that way.
All I want is a “seat at the table” when Congress
takes this issue on. As I said before, if we don’t address it now, we’ll
be having this discussion again–and the problem will have grown. America
does not need that.
Steve
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Joe and Barb M. <joeusa@cox.net> wrote:
Mayor,
Thank you so much for your studied
reply. Needless to say it is refreshing to ever hear a politician answer
questions directly.
Would it be all right with you if I
share this response with some other interested citizens?
Again, many thanks,
Joe
P.S. Would you be so kind as to
tell me why no officials cite or enforce federal immigration laws under 8
USC….aiding, abetting, transporting, hiring illegals a felony punishable by
jail & fines, plus all law enforcement officers are authorized &
obligated to arrest illegals and illegal employers??? No official has
ever answered that question that I know of.
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:36 PM To:joeusa@cox.net Subject: Re: FW: Political position questions regarding your campaign
for 3rd Congressional Dist.
Joe:
Sorry
for the delay. I know that you have been out of town and I trust your
travels were safe.
In
response to your questions, here are my answers:
1.
I am opposed to amnesty.
2.
I believe I have already enunciated a position on the “invasion” you
describe–in leading by example. I am the only candidate in the field
with a proven record on the subject. I championed the effort in
Rogers–the first city in Arkansas–to seek affiliation and implement the
287(g) program in our local police department. It has been a
“model” program according to ICE leadership. My understanding
is that >1,000 criminal aliens have been deported as a result of this
program. I understand the impact of illegal immigration. As mayor, I have
witnessed the impact on our public schools, health care, and the social
infrastructure of a community. When a Rogers Police Officer was nearly
killed by an illegal immigrant, I sought solutions to the problem. The
287(g) program was, in my judgment, the only legitimate way of addressing the
situation without subjecting our city to almost certain expensive and
timeless litigation like other American communities had endured. And
when the issue surfaced in public meetings, there were no senators,
representatives, retired generals, or lawyers there defending me. I had
the courage to act on my own. Fortunately, my City Council was fully
supportive and over three years into the program, I believe the results speak
for themselves. In Congress, I will continue to demonstrate leadership on
this issue.
3.
I am not beholding to anyone. My platform is based on conservative values
for our nation. I welcome support for those who wish to send me to
Washington for that purpose. I welcome your support. As a
pro-business conservative, I expect to receive financial support from
business. I believe my record of economic development in the City of
Rogers ($1+ billion in development without raising taxes) will attract support
from the business community. I will work in Congress to advocate for
legislation/initiatives that help create jobs for the American worker.
With six people unemployed for every job opening, I believe job creation is
among our highest priorities as a nation. Probably THE highest priority.
On
the subject of illegal immigration, I will continue to demand:
1.
Our border is sealed.
2.
The flow of benefits to illegal immigrants is stopped.
3.
Our Congress must work toward immigration reform.
If
we do not accomplish the aforementioned, we will be having this discussion ten
years from now and the scale of the issue will not be 12-20 million illegals,
it will be 20-30 million or 30-40 million, etc. Keeping the status quo is
a victory for the “open borders” crowd, not you and me. You
mentioned the Eisenhower program of the 1950s. My understanding is that
this effort resulted in the deportation of 1 million =/- illegal
immigrants. The scale of the issue today is many times greater. I
am deeply concerned that this issue–if not now, certainly very soon–will be
like the banks that were “too big to fail.” The issue will
simply become “too large to fix.”
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:34 AM To:Mayor@rogersarkansas.com Subject: Political position questions regarding your campaign for 3rd
Congressional Dist.
Rogers, Arkansas
Mayor Womack,
March 3, 2010
A question or so regarding your political
positions.
Without vacillation or disclaimers, I would like to
know your very specific positions on the following: You are obviously very
aware of 8 USC and its numerous subsections.
1. If elected to congress will you vote for or against amnesty in any form
for the estimated 25-35 million illegal Mexicans and OTM’s now nesting in our
republic?
It has been said that you do not believe deportation
can be achieved. I remind you that it was accomplished by President
Eisenhower and looking at subsection 1324a of 8 USC, a few well placed arrests
will terminate the illegal alien crisis.
2. Are you going to enunciate in a specific manner your position regarding
the illegal alien invasion and the huge costs placed on the backs of taxpaying
citizens, eg. Education, health, legal, food, incarcerations, translators, ad
infinitum.
3. Are you in any way politically beholding to the Tyson’s, Walton’s,
George’s, Simmons, OK Foods, et al?
Will look forward to hearing from you in the near
term.
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