Not all military veterans are America First, Texas Dem says "if people loot, let it burn to the ground"

If Air Force Col. Kim Olson commanded a military base would she allow rioters, looters to enter and "let it burn to the ground"?

In a video conference clip obtained by the Washington Examiner, retired Air Force Col Kim Olson, Democrat candidate to represent the 24th Congressional District of Texas made the following comment during a question and answer session on defunding the police

The Washington Examiner reports (emphasis mine):

"A leading Democratic candidate in a closely watched House race brushed off looting and arson that occurred during nationwide unrest during protests about racism and police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd. 

“What the hell you got snipers on the roof for in a peaceful march? Even if people loot, so what? Burn it to the ground, you know, if that’s what it’s going to take to fix our nation,” retired Air Force Col. Kim Olson said during a live digital event on Tuesday, shown in a clip obtained by the Washington Examiner.

Beth Van Duyne, Republican candidate for the 24th Congressional District of Texas tweeted:

The Democrat primary in the 24th District has become a despicable race to the bottom for who can be the most extreme, most radical, and most destructive to our neighborhoods, state, and nation.https://t.co/ui6Vud3qCA

— Beth Van Duyne (@Bethvanduyne) June 11, 2020

Retired Air Force Col Kim Olson, Democrat candidate to represent the 24th Congressional District of Texas is in a heated primary with Candace Valenzuela for the party nomination.

But with the news that Olson, in her own words, supports burning America to the ground is just a bridge too far, making it clear that just because a candidate served in the United States military doesn't mean they support America first and foremost.

If retired Air Force Col. Kim Olson had commanded a military base would she allow rioters, looters to enter and "let it burn to the ground"?

ICE: Inspection of employment records reveals Texas construction company knowingly employed 43 illegal aliens

Perhaps the Texas Legislature should pass an EVerify bill in their 2021 session. They could follow the lead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Joe Gruters; the chair of the Republican Party of Florida.

Earlier today, January 28 and in the aftermath of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' direction to the Florida Lege, Florida Politics reports the Republican Party of Florida Executive Committee passed a formal resolution last night rallying behind the Governor's call for passage of an EVerify bill this session.

Why does Florida --any state for that matter---need a safe and legal workforce?

County Examiner has written numerous articles: 

• the fake father who forced a 12 year old boy to work in agriculture fields in Palm Beach County, 
• the Stuart, Florida company whose officers were sentenced for knowingly hiring 92 illegal aliens, and 
• the Fort Lauderdale-area illegal alien charged in Broward County with the hit-and-run death of a Canadian snowbird while operating a forklift at a construction site without a license required by OSHA.

So here comes a news release published by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) where five North Texas businessmen agreed to pay the U.S. Government $3 million for their role in a scheme to employ illegal aliens.

DALLAS – A North Texas construction company will pay the U.S. government $3 million for its role in a scheme to illegally employ illegal aliens.

This agreement was reached following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Five individuals have already pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme.

In a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Speed Fab Crete, a Texas-based builder, admitted it illegally employed individuals not authorized to work in the United States, and agreed to forfeit $3 million to the U.S. Treasury for use in promoting law enforcement activities related to immigration enforcement.

According to the agreement, which requires Speed Fab Crete to cooperate with the government to ensure it will not violate immigration laws in the future, the company pledged to continue to use E-Verify, the federal government’s web-based employment eligibility verification system; to comply with new internal verification procedures; to conduct company-wide training on immigration compliance; and to discipline those who attempt to employ unauthorized workers.

The company’s three owners, Carl Eugene Hall, Ronald Alan Hamm, and David Leon Bloxom, are jointly and severally liable for the full amount if Speed Fab Crete does not fulfill its financial obligations under the non-prosecution agreement.

You can read the rest here.

Federal law requires employers hire only U.S. citizens and aliens who are authorized to work in the country and its a darn shame Florida Senate President Bill Galvano continues to stubbornly resist an EVerify bill that would codify into state law that which is already federal law---verify all new employees at all Florida businesses---in the hopes of thwarting labor trafficking schemes among employers who thumb their nose at our Rule of Law.

"Kill by any means": Jordan-born Texas resident sentenced to 30 years on terrorism charges

He was arrested and taken into custody at the Dallas Fort Worth International airport where he attempted to board a flight to Amann, Jordan and now this 42-year old Dallas, Texas resident will spend 30 years in prison after being convicted on terrorism charges.

From the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas:

A 42-year-old Dallas, Texas, man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following a conviction for multiple terrorism charges.

Following a three-and-a-half day trial, Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim, a 42-year-old United States citizen, was convicted in May of one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO), one count of attempting to provide material support to an FTO, and six counts of making false statements involving international terrorism to federal authorities.

“Rahim spread the violent message of ISIS online,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.  “He also attempted to travel to support ISIS and then lied to FBI when questioned about his activities.  This sentence is the consequence of his criminal activities and a clear message to others who would consider following in his footsteps: don’t.” 

 “Mr. Rahim embraced a warped ideology on social media, promoting violence against innocent people, including Americans,” said U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the Northern District of Texas.  “The Justice Department is committed to combatting terror at home and abroad.”

According to evidence presented at trial, Rahim moderated a social media channel dedicated to recruiting fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, a State Department designated terror group.  

Rahim used Zello, a push-to-talk direct messaging application, to promote violence in ISIS’s name, prosecutors said.

Records showed he spent years on Zello’s “State of the Islamic Caliphate” channel, where he touted acts of terror under various monikers: 

“Kill and do not consult anyone,” he said in July 2016.  “Kill by any means, smash his head on the wall, spit in his face, burn -- I mean anything, anything – poison, anything.” 

Read the rest here.

Customs and Border Protection and their busy Labor Day weekend supporting the sovereignty of the United States

U.S. Customs and Border Protection had a busy Labor Day weekend supporting the sovereignty of the United States, including the arrest and detention of individuals alleged to have smuggled illegal aliens, a suspect in a felony kidnapping case, attempted to enter under false pretenses or had outstanding arrest warrants.

• On September 3rd in Carrizo Springs, Texas U.S. Border Patrol agents announced the arrest of a US citizen and a legally admitted permanent resident for attempting to smuggle two illegal aliens in the truck of their vehicle on August 29. The driver and passenger were arrested under 8 USC 1324 alien smuggling which carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

• On September 3rd in Presido, Texas U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents announced the apprehension of a woman who was sought in Harlingen on three counts of felony kidnapping after Child Protective Services filed a kidnapping report. CBP officers took her into custody without incident and turned her over to Presidio Police Department officers. CPS officials took custody of the children.

• On September 3rd in Hidalgo, Texas officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge detected three individuals from Mexico attempting to enter the United States illegally using fraudulent entry documents.

• And on August 30th in Laredo, Texas CBP announced their collaboration with Mexican authorities in the detection and apprehension of an individual with outstanding warrants for homicide, assault, and DUI out of the Dallas Police Department and the Dallas County Sheriffs Office.

Mexican national to serve 18 months in jail for 3rd illegal reentry to US

The flagrant disregard for U.S. sovereignty continues to be taken seriously by Texas courts and the U.S. Attorney's Office. For those of you from Rio Linda, Quinlan is in Hunt County, Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Fernando Antonio Garcia-Bonilla, 27, of Quinlan, Texas, was sentenced to eighteen months in federal prison by United States District Court Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg.  The defendant was convicted of re-entering the United States illegally after being deported on two prior occasions and after having committed three DUIs while in the country unlawfully.  After he serves his sentence, the defendant will be deported to Mexico.

On August 16, 2018, the defendant, an illegal alien, native and citizen of Mexico, was charged in an indictment with one count of re-entry into the United States after previously being deported and removed from the country on or about March 2, 2017 and February 15, 2018.  On March 18, 2019, the defendant pleaded guilty to the indictment.

While illegally present in the United States, the defendant was convicted of driving while intoxicated by three different Texas courts, the last of which sentenced him to serve ten years in prison, all but two of which were suspended.  Additionally, this federal conviction is the defendant’s third conviction for violating this nation’s immigration laws, as he was previously federally convicted of illegal entry into the United States on February 17, 2017, in the District of New Mexico, and then convicted of illegal re-entry into the United States on August 11, 2017 in the same district.  He was sentenced to serve ten months’ imprisonment following his most recent federal conviction.(read the rest here)