immigration
Commentary by Guy Farmer: How to achieve real immigration reform
Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 4:01amWhen it comes to immigration reform, my friend and fellow columnist Ty Cobb Sr. got it right last month when he wrote that U.S. immigration policy should be designed to attract the best and the bri...
Carson City Rendezvous celebrates Wild West history, Civil War-era living
Submitted by editor on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 5:29pmThe 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous, the area’s largest special event, returns Friday through Sunday to celebrate the wild west and Civil War era history.
The 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration is just one of many new events for the free three-day Civil War-era living history set at Mills Park, according to a news release issued by the Carson City Visitors Bureau.
The opening ceremony will be a special re-enactment of the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, at Mills Park on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Carson City man arrested for lewdness with a child
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 9:59amRosendo Plancarte-Perez, 30, was arrested Friday night in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road for felony lewdness with a child under the age of 14.
According to the arrest report, the suspect's stepson reported to Carson City Sheriff's deputies that he watched Plancarte-Perez go into his sister's room and lock the door. When the boy asked his sister later what happened, she said he had touched her private parts. The victim told deputies the suspect had been touching her groin area through her clothes during multiple incidents when her mother was at work.
Guy W. Farmer: The high cost of illegal immigration
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 4:01amDuring a recent family visit to Seattle, I came across some startling statistics about the high cost of illegal immigration. According to the Seattle Times, the state of Washington will spend more ...
Immigration Bills Fall Short As Deadline Passes
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 10:42amCARSON CITY – Bills related to immigration at the Nevada State Legislature did not make it past an important deadline last week.
One bill from Assemblyman Pat Hickey, R-Reno, would have required Nevada to use an electronic database to verify a person’s employment eligibility.
Sore Feelings: GOP Lawmakers Say Dems Ignoring Their Bills
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 7:10pmBy Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Add it up and some of them have to die.
There is not enough time for the Legislature to hear every bill, but that has not stopped Republicans from accusing Democrats of ignoring Republican bills.
Republicans Accuse Democrats of Ignoring Republican Bills As Deadline Looms
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 7:10pmCARSON CITY – Add it up and some of them have to die.
There is not enough time for the Legislature to hear every bill, but that has not stopped Republicans from accusing Democrats of ignoring Republican bills.
The partisan sniping comes as legislators are scrambling to save their bills from extinction of bills as a legislative deadline looms.
Immigration Bills Spark Heated Debate In Legislature
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:10pmCARSON CITY – Two bills relating to illegal immigrants sparked heated debate in an Assembly committee this morning.
One from Assemblyman Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, would impose penalties and restrictions on illegal immigrants in a way similar to a controversial Arizona law enacted this past year.
Immigration Bills Spark Heated Debate In Legislature
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 1:10pmBy Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Two bills relating to illegal immigrants sparked heated debate in an Assembly committee this morning.
One from Assemblyman Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, would impose penalties and restrictions on illegal immigrants in a way similar to a controversial Arizona law enacted this past year.
GOP Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Visits Las Vegas
Submitted by Nevada News Bureau on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 7:52pmBusinessman and radio host Herman Cain stopped in Las Vegas last week as part of his preparation for a possible presidential run in 2012. The Republican is the first potential candidate so far to have created an exploratory committee, often the first step for those who hope to win their party’s nomination.
Cain has been traveling the country and testing the waters, generally eschewing large events with significant media coverage in favor of intimate settings with the conservative activists and Tea Party groups that constitute much of the GOP base.
Sen. Harry Reid Talks Tough On Deficit
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 7:50pmBy Andrew Doughman / Nevada News Bureau
Driving down debt and reining in federal spending might not two things people normally associate with Sen. Harry Reid, but that’s what he spent most of this time addressing on television tonight.
“We cannot sustain the spending of this country,” the Democrat said. “We cannot wind up being a Greece or an Ireland and default on our debt.”
Secretary Of State Wants Private Employers That Win State Contracts To Check Status Of Employees
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 3:12pmCARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller today asked the state Board of Examiners to adopt a new rule requiring private employers who are awarded state contracts to use the federal E-Verify® program to ensure that only eligible workers are hired at their companies.
Miller asked that the board take up the issue at its next meeting in January.
Tahoe authorities make significant meth bust at Stateline
Submitted by editor on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 3:27pmOne man has been arrested and around two pounds of methamphetamine was seized on Thursday in Stateline on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, Douglas County Sheriff's Office officials report.
A multi-agency drug trafficking investigation culminated in the arrest of 45-year old Francisco Sandoval-Estrada, after a drug sting operation.
Investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (DCSET), Western El Dorado Narcotic Enforcement Team (WENET) and the All Threats/All Crimes Unit (ATAC) from Reno conducted the investigation.
Nevada Senate Candidates Reid, Angle Spar Over Economy, Jobs, Immigration In Only Debate
Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/15/2010 - 1:33pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
A much-anticipated face-to-face debate between U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and his GOP opponent Sharron Angle on Thursday displayed stark contrasts between the two candidates but provoked little in the way of controversy.
State Attorney General Defends Record, Denies Playing Politics Under Fire from Opponents
Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 3:55pmCARSON CITY – Catherine Cortez Masto points to a number of accomplishments in her first term as attorney general, from reducing methamphetamine production in Nevada to cracking down on mortgage fraud, all while having to live with major budget cuts and fewer staff.
Why high unemployment is here to stay
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 8:38pmIt’s hardly a surprise to those living in Nevada that the unemployment rate is high, 14 percent more or less depending on who’s counting. The state is in a hole because of poor tax structure, decreased tourist visits and encroaching California Indian casinos, among other things.
And all the experts are predicting a slow growth and return to the basic 3 or 4 percent unemployment.
The Obama Adminnistration in Washington says we’re on the track to recovery and if we can just control the lunacy that is the New York Stock Exchange and others we’ll be all right.
Yeah.
Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley Supports Ground Zero Mosque Construction, Says May Run for Senate In 2012
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:05amBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley Thursday defended the right of mosque supporters to build their facility near Ground Zero in New York City, saying she supports religious freedom for all.
Gang-shooting investigation continues; Carson City man faces drugs, weapon charges
Submitted by editor on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 9:28amA Carson City man, who may have been involved in a gang-related shooting last week, faces drug and weapons charges after a search of his home on Thursday night.
Clark County Benefitting From Federal Strategy To Enhance Identification, Removal Of Criminal Aliens
Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 3:26pmToday U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using a new biometric information sharing capability in Clark County that helps federal immigration officials identify aliens, both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States, who are booked into local law enforcement custody for a crime.
The capability is part of Secure Communities, ICE’s comprehensive strategy to improve and modernize the identification and removal of criminal aliens from the U.S.
Carson City man faces weapons charges after bringing knife to concert
Submitted by editor on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 2:56pmA Carson City motorcycle gang member faces gross misdemeanor weapons charges after bringing a concealed knife into a concert attended by more than 200 people.
Dave Ernest Herrick, 46, faces charges of possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. Bail was set at $5,000.
According to the arrest report, Gold Dust West security officers alerted Carson City deputies that there was a man with a concealed weapon attending a Saturday night concert.
Nevada Officials Defend Early Release Program To Deport Illegal Immigrant Prison Inmates
Submitted by on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 9:36amCARSON CITY – Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty said a program the state initiated a few years ago to pardon selected illegal resident inmates so they could be deported to free up space in the prison system was in his view successful.
Hardesty said the review resulted in 106 nonviolent inmates being granted conditional pardons in exchange for a waiver of any immigration hearing and agreement to be deported to their country of origin.
Nevada Senate 2010
Submitted by on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 9:57amby Diana Caswell Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/05/26/nevada_senate_2010 Nevada senate 2010- Chad Christensen- a true conservative-Dump Reid! Taking America back. Vote Chad Christensen Senate 2010 Nevada!
Speakers, Audience Argue at Forum on Economic Impacts of Illegal Immigration
Submitted by on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:50amTensions quickly arose during a discussion on the economic effects of illegal immigration at a town hall forum in Reno yesterday.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies, said that immigration – both legal and illegal – creates a “fiscal drain� on public services that is significantly larger than the “miniscule� effect that they have on the per capita income of the nation.
Nevada Rep. Dean Heller Predicts No Action on Immigration Reform in Congress This Year
Submitted by on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 3:29pmCARSON CITY – Nevada Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said today he does not believe Congress will move forward with any type of immigration reform this year because the issue is too controversial for Democrats in an election year.
Barbara Buckley Speaks on Immigration Reform, State Budget and Lack of Ideas from Gubernatorial Candidates
Submitted by on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 7:49pmCARSON CITY — Nevada Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley spoke today about a number of issues concerning both Nevada and the nation, including immigration reform and Nevada’s projected budget shortfall.
Economy, Health Care and Harry Reid Hot Topics at GOP Senate Debate
Submitted by on Sat, 04/24/2010 - 1:36pmRENO – Half a dozen candidates in the crowded GOP field seeking to take on Harry Reid in the U.S. Senate race in November debated here Friday, with responses showing more agreement than discord on issues ranging from immigration reform to the need to reduce the size of the federal government.
Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Discuss “Real ID” in Nevada
Submitted by on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 11:47amThe Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Review Regulations will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the fate of the controversial “Real ID” in Nevada.
Citing concerns with both privacy and cost, numerous organizations have come out against the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 including the ACLU, Americans for Tax Reform, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of Nevada, Campaign for Liberty, the Cato Institute, National Immigration Law Center and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Congressman Heller to address Northern Nevada Development Authority
Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 8:32pmU.S.
Carson area latinos rally for immigration reform
Submitted by on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 8:37pm(Click image to play video)
Several hundred latinos gathered at the Fuji Park Exhibit Hall this week to take part in a nationwide letter writing campaign to the Congress.
Life in Carson: Jim and Dawn Gibbons head to court
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 9:53amBreakups are usually sad affairs, and the implosion of the marriage of Jim and Dawn Gibbons is no exception. Having met and talked with both of them on multiple occasions, it's hard not to feel sorry for them.