Posts Tagged ‘immigration’

Harsh GOP Rhetoric Sends Hispanics to Obama

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Latino voters are disgusted by Republicans’ attitudes on immigration.

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Gingrich mocks Romney’s ‘self-deportation’ plan for illegal immigrants

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

MIAMI — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday mocked as an “Obama-level fantasy” Mitt Romney’s plan to deal with illegal immigration by encouraging “self-deportation.” Gingrich made the comment as he began a day of outreach to Florida’s Hispanic voters with an extensive interview on Spanish-language television and a speech at Florida International University in which he called for a more a forceful U.S. role in ending communist rule in Cuba, as well as an overhaul of U.S. economic policies toward all of Latin America. Read full article > >

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Dozens Killed by Radical Islamic Sect in Nigeria

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

The attacks by the sect Boko Haram, which killed at least 143 people, struck police buildings, immigration offices and an office of Nigeria’s secret police.

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Hispanic Republicans Endorse Gingrich

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Praise his immigration stance.

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Hispanic Republicans Endorse Gingrich

Survey Finds Rising Class Tension

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Eclipses race and immigration conflicts.

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Survey Finds Rising Class Tension

Kris Kobach Endorses Romney

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Mitt’s “so proud” to have the support of Arizona’s immigration law author.

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Kris Kobach Endorses Romney

Editorial Board: Ending a cruel immigration twist

Monday, January 9th, 2012

AMERICA’S HALF-BAKED immigration system is riddled with unfair, arbitrary and inhumane provisions, but few are so senseless and cruel as those covering the undocumented immigrant spouses and children of U.S. citizens. Now the Obama administration is proposing a prudent rule change that would prevent thousands of pointless family separations and prompt untold numbers of illegal immigrants to seek legal status through lawful channels. Read full article > >

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Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes Focus of Deportation

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Administration officials want immigration officers to speed deportations of high-risk offenders while halting those of illegal immigrants with clean records and strong ties to the country.

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Path to Green Card for Illegal Immigrant Family Members of Americans

Friday, January 6th, 2012

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services is proposing to correct a bureaucratic Catch-22 that separated families for as long as a decade.

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Path to Green Card for Illegal Immigrant Family Members of Americans

Man Arrested for L.A. Arsons

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

German likely motivated by immigration disputes.

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Man Arrested for L.A. Arsons

Illegal Immigrant’s Transplant, Cheaper Over Life, Isn’t Covered

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Two brothers’ journey to make a kidney transplant happen has taken them to the core of the national impasse between health care and immigration policies.

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Illegal Immigrant’s Transplant, Cheaper Over Life, Isn’t Covered

New York Developers Take Advantage of Financing-for-Visas Program

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Development zones in New York City have been drawn so that even projects in affluent areas can generate financing from foreign investors under a federal immigration program.

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New York Developers Take Advantage of Financing-for-Visas Program

Ariz. sheriff illegally discriminated against Hispanics, Justice Dept. alleges

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

The Justice Department on Thursday accused a controversial Arizona sheriff known for tough immigration enforcement of widespread discrimination against Hispanics, saying Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s department illegally detained Hispanic residents and denied them critical services in jail. Arpaio, the longtime sheriff in Maricopa County, oversaw a pattern of unconstitutional conduct that targeted Hispanics and retaliated against others who criticized the practices, the department said in an investigative report. Read full article > >

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Justices Agree to Hear Challenge to Arizona Immigration Laws

Monday, December 12th, 2011

The Obama administration challenged parts of the tough immigration law in court, saying it could not be reconciled with federal immigration policies.

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APNewsBreak: Alabama attorney general recommends some changes in tough immigration law

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s attorney general is recommending that the Legislature repeal some portions of the state’s tough new immigration law that have been put on hold by federal courts and clarify some others. In a letter to legislative leaders, Attorney General Luther Strange recommended repealing a section that makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant to fail to carry registration documents. He also suggested repealing the requirement that public schools collect information on the immigration status of students. He said both sections have been put on hold temporarily by federal courts. Read full article > >

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APNewsBreak: Alabama attorney general recommends some changes in tough immigration law