This morning I was live-tweeting from an event at the Center for American Progress, co-sponsored by the Immigration Policy Center, where economic experts from a wide range of institutions had come together to document the astounding economic benefits to the United States that would come from passing a comprehensive...
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Two top county officials said Thursday night they have been subpoenaed to answer questions next week before a federal grand jury about a high-profile Arizona sheriff and his office.
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Cristina, an illegal immigrant living in South Tucson, recently went to a government office to sign up her children for a state-run Medicaid program.
The boy and girl, ages 7 and 3, respectively, are U.S. citizens and entitled to benefits. But Cristina, who spoke on condition her last name not...
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THIS is census year in America, and although we hesitate to pre-empt the results of a mighty exercise that will involve over a million staff and whose calculations will not be complete until late December, we can confidently predict one finding. America's Hispanic population, which is expected to come...
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Legalization of the more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States would raise wages, increase consumption, create jobs and generate more tax revenue, two policy institutes say in a joint report Thursday.
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Jan 6, 2010
06/01/10 a 10:50pm por Maribel Hastings Un plan de legalización de indocumentados supondría 1.5 trillones de dólares adicionales al producto interno bruto (PIB) de Estados Unidos por diez años, mientras que un programa de deportación masiva supondría una pérdida de 2.16 trillones de dólares a las arcas de este país...
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The anti-immigration wedge issue that was supposed to materialize in 2006 and 2008 failed spectacularly - as Ford personally found out. This is because swing voters want solutions and the hostile, anti-immigrant minority produces a lot more noise than they do votes. Here's hoping that New York...
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"Center for Immigration Truth" was launched with the goal of "present the truth behind the agenda and tactics of the radical open borders network." The parody site, which is designed to look just like the National Council of La Raza's (NCLR) We Can Stop The Hate website, seeks to...
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Two years ago, a push for comprehensive immigration reform nearly unraveled John McCain's bid for the White House. Now, his long-standing support for border reform is complicating his bid for a fifth Senate term.
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Hardball tactics by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus may make immigration reform a step closer, and tens of thousands of Irish undocumented are among those who are anxiously awaiting news on a new bill.
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