Illegal Alien Arrested While Working Inside Arizona Nuclear Plant
- Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:11am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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An Illegal alien from Mexico was arrested on Wednesday while working inside an Arizona nuclear plant, KVOA-TV reports. The plant is the largest such facility in the country.
Cruz Loya Alvares was taken into custody after authorities at the Palo Verde plant in Wintersburg, AZ admitted him in, but then later became suspicious of his ID card, believing it to be fraudulent:
MyFoxPhoenix.com reports that Alvares allegedly admitted to being an illegal alien for over a decade and has recently been stopped by police:
Alvares allegedly admitted to being in the U.S. illegally for the better part of the past 15 years.
Alvares was deported in 2000, but paid a human smuggler for re-entry into the U.S., Arpaio says. And last month, Mesa Police cited Alvares for driving on a suspended license.
According to KVOA, infamous AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio said that Alvares actually tried to enter the plant on Monday, but was denied because he tried to use an expired Mexican driver’s license as ID. He then came back on Tuesday in a contractor’s vehicle and was let in after showing an AZ identification card.
MyFoxPhoenix.com says “Alvares had been on site over the past two weeks doing remodeling work at an administrative building.”
The plant has tried to downplay the incident, saying that its security procedures worked as planned. It also says Alvares was never granted access to any secure areas of the facility and added, “the safety of the plant and public were never jeopardized.”
But even if that’s true, Arpaio has some concerns.
“To some extent,” Arpaio told KVOA, “security at this nuclear power plant worked. But still, an illegal immigrant was permitted to gain access to this facility. This raises the question: how safe is Palo Verde really if an illegal alien can gain access to this nation’s largest nuclear power facility?
He added: “This suggests to me that sadly, like our nation’s borders, our most critical public utilities/installations are perhaps not nearly as safely guarded as they need to be.”
That may be especially true considering a policy at the plant. Apparently, if a contractor brings a worker with him that doesn’t have proper identification, the contractor can “vouch” for the worker.
“In post 9/11 times, ‘vouching’ for employees who contractor’s know little about is not good practice for a facility as critical as a nuclear power plant,” Arpaio told KVOA.





















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Seeds
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:21amObama most disliked man in America maybe the world. Correction on spelling fingers gone wild…
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:29amWe get the gist of the posting; Mr Obama is among the most unliked people in the nation for what he is doing and seeking to achieve with transformation of the nation.
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Edct
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:51amOur government is full of weak political whores who do not protect our country from these illegal criminal drug smuggling disease carrying tax dodging brown cochroaches.
Report Post »Bear
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 11:08amThere has Got to be a reason these Clowns won’t touch the Boarder even with such public outcry? Obama,Bush and the other progressives will not put a viable fence up because then the Socialist plans of a United North America would be in jeopardy! No boarders one North America! If you can’t see this coming then ask yourself,,,5 years ago did you see Gov. Run health care as a reality??Washington is a bunch of Stupid,Liberal,Hippie Morons!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 11:44amIs Janet Napolitano in charge of Security at Polo Verde ????
If the WH would let our Cops do their jobs without the threat of being
Report Post »sued, Shi** like this could be cut to a minimum…The General
Contractor should do Jail Time, this is bullshi** e verify, no excuse!!!!
GO- SB1070………..Joe go after the contractor !!!!!
Caniac Steve
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 12:40pmAnd a majority of “americans” love his debt plan he announce earlier today too huh ? He and Both Houses of Congress need to be booted out of office short of a few people who are trying to do what is right and needed.per the Constituion…have a good week end…
Report Post »OneCitizenOfTheRepublic
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 1:23pmThe question that seems to be the elephant in the room these days…Is there still hope for a peaceful transition BACK to the American traditional values and a constitutionally limited government, or have we already gone over the cliffs?
Report Post »perfectlyaged
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 1:25pmObama stands alone on the world stage. Foreign friends tell me their countries see Obama as a weak President and the United States is no longer seen as the strong leader of the world.
Report Post »At the G20 Summit, Obama wanted to keep spending and even Merkel of Germany disagreed strongly with Obama about continuing spending. Merkel said her country had clamped down drastically on spending and the other members of the G20 Summit agreed with Merkel. I was not surprised that Obama wanted to keep spending!
Marci
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 2:09pmAnd as usual, the moonbats will cry this is about racism. FALSE. More than just Mexicans come through our borders illegally. Either way, this guy was deported and smuggled back in. This shows our extreme vulnerability and we don’t HAVE to be this way. If our politicians would stop working so hard to rally votes for permanent power and for once, protect this country from our enemies, we might have a chance. When we try to defend ourselves in Arizona, we end up with a lawsuit that costs us in the millions for something that the federal government should do and won’t. This is what a THUGOCRACY looks like. You try to defend yourself–you go down. Federal law ends up trumping states rights over political reasons. And I think we all know that political no longer just means currying favor and partisan antics. Political now means submit or die. Wow—sounds a whole lot like the religion of peace. The ONLY religion in fact that our politicians will defend while screaming separation of church and state regarding any other religion.
Report Post »Whostolemypig
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 3:27pmOf course he’s the most disliked man in America. I took a scientific poll (just like the White House). I asked my dog, bird and a stray squirrel, then I weighted the poll to reflect the outcome I desired. It was still close because the squirrel is partial to nuts.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 5:30pmI’m working on a power plant construction job in the North West and we have 4 (FOUR) “hispanics” with the exact SAME SSAN AND NAME working on the job. Is anything being done about it?
No.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:13pmAn illegal ALIEN working inside one of our nuke plants? Awww, that’s OK … move on now. Nothing to see here …
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:56pmAnother example of a failed Obama policy decision!! AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE and our CONSTITUTION and LAWS!!!
I say its time to take action ourselves!! You can make the difference!!
personally feel it is every American Citizen’s DUTY to sign this Petition
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/sign-the-petition/
Dont wait any longer DO YOUR DUTY!! STAND UP NOW!!!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on July 16, 2011 at 2:22amA real cause for concern. No background checks to work in a nuclear power plant?? what??
Report Post »Richard Compton
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:17amMake getting here so dangerous and the price for being caught here illegally so severe that they will no longer take the chance. They come because they think there is opportunity here make it so they have no opportunities and that being caught is so severe that it is no longer worth trying to get here. If we make it harder on them here than what they‘re leaving there they won’t come, I know it’s harsh, but what else will work? We put up a fence they climb over or tunnel under, we arrest them they come back. If we make so bad to be caught that they fear it then they will not chance it, if the pennalities are so severe for getting caught trying to or being caught here they will stop comming. Word will spread and the idea of comming here will be out of the question. Legally is fine but, caught illegally you don’t want to go there!
Report Post »mils
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:23amnever happen…democrats need those illegal votes…illegal votes..yeah…
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:32amIt will never happen. Even if we pass laws now an activist judge blocks the law or a crimmigration group sues to block the law. Our laws aren’t being enforced anymore so it is now up to the American people to enforce our own laws. We need to form militias and track and target these illegals, these activist groups and those that support them. We need to start carrying out secret campaigns that cause them repeated economic damage and intimidation. Strategize and use covert tactics. This is the first step, the next step if they don’t leave will be that we will have to use force to defend ourselves from this invasion and violation of our nations sovereignty! Invading ones country is an act of War! It’s time to declare War on these illegals and their supporters!
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:56amIt is really hard for the illegals to take us seriously when our own government is selling them weapons.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 1:12pmIn order to make it so none come, you have to hit those that employ illegal aliens. They will work hard jobs that would normally earn $12 an hour, for minimum wage.
Report Post »rixse
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 1:15pmAren’t you an illegal. Ask your ancestors who came here from foreign lands! You need to be kicked back to wherever the hell hole you came from.
Report Post »JustMeInAZ
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 4:01pmrixse, Most of us were born here. Our ancestors came here the legal way. What part about that don’t you get?
Report Post »rafarn
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 4:12pmGive them all to Sheriff Joe, he will make sure they won’t want to come back.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 7:37pmRICHARD COMPTON,
What difference does it make?! Illegal…,Schmegal!?
Report Post »I am certain that someone named Ali Achmed Muhammed is in charge of some other Nuclear plant in this country.
Cheesus Richard…,put on your P.C.,diversity, multiculturalism hat and just suck it the hell up! It’s all good. NOT!
ssortors
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:16amshouldn‘t the contractor be held liable for hiring someone that didn’t have the right papers to start with? then vouch for him… seems lame. when we as Americans only hire Americans then we will have less of a crappy economy. every person that knowingly hires a illegal to save money should have there license pulled and a fine of at least $500 per person.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:47amBingo, but the fine should quickly climb to $250,000 for subsequent offenses. Enough to put them out of business as they are no longer acting as a citizen.
Report Post »Anton Phibes
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:15am(in my best Fred Flintstone voice.)….Illegal criminals working in a nuclear plant~? That’s a hot one.
Report Post »Seeds
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:07amThere are very good and caring people on this site. They suffered they were resurrected again to fight again and try to live life the best way possible. They need somewhere to go to express theirselves besides bars, bedrooms, and selected liar groups. Maybe you too are a Sallie since you are here.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:06amWhen will the illegal alien in the WH be arrested? I hope before 2012!!!
Report Post »Seeds
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:00amSallies. Another troll from planet x……Obama must disliked Man in America maybe the world..
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:52amCHEEZWHIZ…I was just thinking the same thing. Instead, we have Holder/Obama running guns into Mexico to the Haamas drug cartels and then at the same time using it as an excuse to disarm US citizens. Ingenious. I would say that they never cease to amaze me but they are actually very predictable. Destroy the US from within and without. You can always count on that being their MO…
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:59amFine the contractor $250,000 for knowingly hiring the guy. And don‘t tell me you wouldn’t be suspicious of this guy and it is hard to check his status. How hard is it to have every contractor submit a list of employees with verification of their citizenship. Focus on the employers breaking the law will start moving us in the right direction.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:04amYes, there’re terrorists who go to Mexico & then come over as the illegal aliens…..And how about the link between the Mexican drug cartels & terrorist groups???!!!! “.. the radical, pro-Iranian Islamic group, Hezbollah, was forming an alliance with the Mexican drug cartels to smuggle across (or under) the US border not only cartel drug shipments but Hezbollah agents who could be unleashed as terrorists against US civilians in the future war. ”
http://stevenmcollins.com/WordPress/?p=4145
WARNING!!! :
How about the UN/Hillary trying to pass Small Arms Treaty which would lead to our gun confiscation!!!!f?????? I just got this from Sen. Rand Paul:
“Hillary Clinton recently announced the Obama Admin. will be working hand-in-glove with the UN to pass a new “UN Small Arms Treaty”. In truth, it’s a massive global gun control scheme & assault on our nat’l sovereignty, Sen. Rand Paul is leading the fight against it – we must flood our Senators with our disapproval” Link to go if you want to help, info:
http://www.nagr.org/UN_RP_BannerLetter1.htm?pid=UNWS&emx=momprayn@aol.com&fn=Donna&ln=Massmann&z=78070&mid=56
Spread the word !!!!!
Report Post »scjeff
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:15amI work for computer services company and I can tell you some of the places I have been to were much better than others. For one shop south of Houston, they ran a background check for all of us that entered and gave us photo ID‘s in exchange for our driver’s licenses. We were allowed to park 1/4 mile away only and we had an escort 100% of the time. It sounds like this AZ plant has some retraining to do.
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:48amMust be a real shortage of American construction workers. At least those that will work for $6 an hour. The poor contractor had to hire an import.
Report Post »Texas Grasshopper
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:10amyeah …a Carpenter is now paid $ 8.00 per hour here in Texas ….I made more than that in 1985 as a helper …..” I have No patience for illegal workers in this Texas …grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:26am$6.00/ hr. on a Govt job- I don’t think so!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:35amI worked as a carpenter in 1973 $9.50 an hour… 2011 they might be pay $10 if you are lucky in Florida. Thanks Mexico for the cheap labor.
Report Post »shazam3
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:50amDon’t you realize that we are not talking about farm workers anymore. They have crept into every part of our work force and most of it can be blamed on the employer. Cheap bidding for contracts kicks the legal worker out and relies on the illegal at cheap wages. Then the wages stick for future jobs even for the legal worker. Money talks and the big contributers from the businesses keep the politicians in line. The states are inundated with this plague and it has to be stopped not with immunity but with the law. Make all illegals no matter who they are leave this country.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 11:07amHey they don’t belong here and should be shown the door so to speak ASAP. However, don‘t blame them for the wage rate as I’m sure they would except more if it was offered. Doesn’t appear that overall construction costs have come down either, so where is the difference in the wage rate ending up. Profits for the employers……. Tough to work if employers don’t hire them. Time to fine the employers hiring them until they stop the practice or go into bankruptcy.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:48amI wonder how many have earned “brown belts” for sitting up in the basement all night.
Report Post »Do you think? Or don’t you?
MONICNE
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:46amWhat a bunch of “sallies” on this page!
The article is about another successful arrest of a persistent and clever criminal. Good News! The story reveals a coordinated effort by dedicated professionals.
Borders have never been safer, incidents are down, enforcement efforts are up.
TEA
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:22amPlease, lube before you ram.
Report Post »JustMeInAZ
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 4:07pmmoncine, I live in AZ and your post shows you know absolutely nothing about what’s going on down here. Our borders are a sieve and the feds do nothing about it. On top of that they will prosecute the state itself for trying to do the job they refuse to do.
Report Post »4blackhorses
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 7:32pmSuccessful arresst, yes. Persistent criminal, yes, Intelligent, no, shows up one day with Mexican I.D. the next day with fake I.D.
Police and Border Patrol are hampered or in some cases unable to do their jobs due to the Executive Orders of this so-called, weak-knee-ed, suck-up for votes pResident in the Brown House.
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:45amUntil we have administrators in charge who exercise common sense, America is at great risk. Today, all I see are traitorous people bent on making a huge profit for themselves with little concern for their country or posterity. This is the mentality of Harvard elitists who think everyday citizens are beneath them and should leave everything up to “professional politicians.” I have come to loathe liberals. There is nothing “progressive” about them other than in the sense that cancer is progressive. God help us!
Report Post »mattintexas
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:44amKill them all and let God decide.
Report Post »Redistributor
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:42am@ sitonit… This guy has been in the country for 15 years which makes Bush and even Billy boy just as bad.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:04amBush deported him, it doesn’t say when he came back in. The story also doesn’t explain how this illegal was able to be a passenger in a contractor truck. The practice of vouching and the voucher needs to also be arrested. Had Obama not interfered in AZ immigration laws, they could have caught him in June.
Report Post »This is the problem with Mexican immigrants. Some do try to become legal, but most don’t. This guy has had 15 years to do so, but never became legal.
I would venture to guess that they don’t believe they have to become legal, because they believe this is their land. They also do not become legal, because there are no deterrents put in place by this and the previous administration to do so.
SiToNiTsOrOs1
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:34amYet another example of the corruptness and incompetence of the BHO White House and the DOJ.
Secure OUR borders – build a fence, capture and return all the gate jumpers.
Find all the illegals that are here now. If they are gainfully employed and not breaking any other of our laws, make them pay taxes and
Make them learn ENGLISH and
If they are criminals,
Deport them.
There are many want-to-be legal immigrants going through the process by the numbers. Insist that illegals go to the back of the line and register for LEGAL status as a US citizen.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:01amThe Goverment has dropped the ball for a long time .However we do protect some borders ,just not in the US.@ Mocine/emicon why don`t you go live on the border and then say they`re safer,Troll.
Report Post »GulfPeg
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:33amIf E-Verify was mandatory nationwide, this would NOT happen, folks! When is Congress going to pass E-Verify?!?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:27amLa Raza / MS-13 and Obama won’t let that happen
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:41amObama ARMED M-13 out of the TAMPA office of the ATF .. Part of Project GunRunner … AKA FAST AND FURIOUSGATE >>>> people we are on our own!
TEA!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:31amI you are going to employ Mexicans at nuke plants, better stock up on duct tape and bailing wire. Both are mandatory materials for any repair done in Mexico.
Report Post »No problemo jefe, ees jus leekin a leetle bit!
dealer@678
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:37amThis guy could just have easily been a Saudi terrorist that spoke fluent spanish
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:37amI would rather have a competent security around the facility itself to make it as hard as possible for such a failure to occur again — I know there will almost always be one some time; yet it can still be made reasonably more secure by filling in any loopholes and tightening up the discipline at the place.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:52amCalm down Dealer. “Alvares had been on site over the past two weeks doing remodeling work at an administrative building.” Not like he was in a position to cause a melt down.
Report Post »Diablo4965
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:29amSheriff Joe for President!
Report Post »quicker
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:46amLet us hope that whoever is elected will put him in charge of Homeland Security.
Report Post »psst
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:29amThat guy better call the ACLU. ICE would be even better.They are into catch and release.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:35amEric Holder will file a lawsuit against Arizona to have him reinstated
Report Post »psst
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:48amDealer said :“Eric Holder will file a lawsuit against Arizona to have him reinstated”
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Um ya mean another lawsuit? These marxists sure have phardons for Az.
AZ is gonna get tired of all these lwasuits and declare themselves a province of Mexico.
eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:29amBarry and Jan are doing a great (con) job (on America)!
Report Post »Highland
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:34amButch Napolitano assures us we’re just as safe as can be. Nothing to see here, move along.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:25amI dare these racist check his ID………
Report Post »rabblechat
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:23amHeck, when I was a kid working at Taco Bell they checked my ID and did a background check.
Report Post »And this plant is trying to say their security measures worked?
Class2000Generation
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:25amI’m trying to get employment at a propane company and they have to do crinimal and credit checks. And get cleared by FBI first. And I’m worried about my credit affecting my employment??
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:39amI agree .. my son in law had a back round check to get a job in a small hotel, and had to show his Birth Certificate as well…. this was in Northern New England in a town of about 5′000 people
Report Post »wtf is wrong with Arizona … damn this happened a a Nuclear Plant …Fire all those involved !!!!!
I SPY
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:20amObama is completely incompetent.
Report Post »boomboom
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:33amWrong. Obama is completely evil. The differecne is intent.
Report Post »He intends these things to happen. Evil.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:20amOkay now that it has happened seal up the obvious holes in the security around the place; which hopefully is not a utter joke and failed just this one time…still a failure though that needs to be dealt with swiftly.
Worst case scenario; a radical band — terrorists, home grown lunatic, eco radicals, etc, — see this matter and attempt to exploit it for their own extreme ends; say to infiltrate a person or group and try, repeat TRY, to cause damage to the nuclear plant.
Hopefully they will not attempt to do so; and the other question now is, what will the Obama admin do with this matter? How will they use it to their own advantage for even more control being imposed onver the people of America?
Report Post »Class2000Generation
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:26amI can’t wait to see the reactions of liberals/progressives and the Obummer administration. I’d like to see what their argument on this is… besides “they’re racist”.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:09amIf this is a standard operation; they will react by debriefing the staff and perpetrator, learning the root causes with specific details, and strengthening the site security with the lessons learned.
Just like they routinely do.
TEA
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:20amIsn’t that how Obama got his current job?
Report Post »FedUpWithLeft
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:01amThat’s exactly how he got his job!! If you didn‘t vote for him you’re racist. If you disagree with him you’re racsit. If you just don‘t like him you’re racist!! I guess that makes me racist!!
Report Post »hechafteth
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:02amNow that’s an interesting take-away.
“The Office of the POTUS has become nothing more than a temporary contract hire.”
I like it.
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