Avena decision upends pending Texas execution of Mexican rapist, murderer

Above the fold: the pending execution of Humberto Leal Garcia. Garcia, described by media as a Mexican national, was convicted of brutally raping and murdering a 16 year old girl in 1998 in Texas.

The UN, numerous amnesty groups and others lobbying for Garcia want the execution blocked because he didn’t get to call  Mexican consular officials when he was arrested.

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States sued feds over greenhouse gases; why not illegal immigration?

Most of us will pay more (and then some more) for utilities because Massachusetts and 11 other states successfully sued the Environmental Protection Agency over greenhouse gases.

Because of that suit, is it not logical that states could sue federal agencies for refusing to enforce immigration laws?

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Ahead of UN review, group chides US for ‘draconian immigration practices’

President George W. Bush refused to politically bow to the UN Human Rights Council (formerly the UN Human Rights Commission) for a very good reason. Politics at the international level runs against the US more often than not.

When President Barack Obama sought a seat on the council, I called it his “worse decision yet.” The US now faces review along with more than a dozen other members of the UN.

How will that review go?

Judging by the report filed by the Obama administration ahead of the UN review, I’d say it’s likely this will be a negative experience for the US.

In the Obama administration report, one very troubling passage declares support for “the obligations arising from the Avena decision of the International Court of Justice.” This passage relates to Mexico and immigration and in my opinion will erode both law enforcement and criminal courts in decisions covering a number of issues—even cases where an illegal alien rapes, tortures and kills a teenage girl. Thankfully such horrible acts are not an every day occurrence. But the Avena decision is no friend to victims’ families seeking justice for their loved ones. Government-friendly media did not cover that decision or inform Americans of the president’s stance on it.

A story filed by Agence France Presse said that a network of human rights activists in the US Human Rights Network filed a report too. AFP said, “The Network produced a 400-page report criticising ‘glaring inadequacies in the United States’ human rights record,’ including the ‘discriminatory impact’ of foreclosures, ‘widespread’ racial profiling and ‘draconian’ immigration policies.’

The US has some of the most generous immigration policies in the world, by the way.

Marco Rubio, frontrunner in the race for a Senate seat for Florida, said during one campaign speech that the 2010 midterm election is a referendum on America’s identity as a nation and a people.

The current administration’s foreign policy suggests Rubio’s statement is accurate in more ways than one. (Commentary by Kay B. Day/Nov. 1, 2010)

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Justice Alert: Human rights report pledges compliance with ICJ Avena decision

Justice Alert: Human Rights Report pledges ICJ Avena compliance

The US for the first time ever has filed a Human Rights Report as part of the Universal Periodic Review with the United Nations Human Rights Council. Democrat President Barack Obama is the first commander-in-chief to seek and obtain a seat on that council. A brief mention of the Avena decision from the International Court of Justice is referenced; this should raise justice alerts throughout the country.

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