Mar 8, 2011
The Utah Legislature passed a pair of immigration bills aimed at striking a balance between people who want to deport all illegal immigrants and those who want to integrate them into American society. Much as Arizona discovered after passing an immigration enforcement law last year, Utah's road toward...
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Georgia lawmakers were just getting started last week when the House approved major legislation targeting illegal immigrants and the people who hire them. That legislation — House Bill 87 — is the longest and most comprehensive of at least nine bills now pending in the Legislature concerning illegal...
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A bill restricting access to driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants and to stop identification fraud was voted down Monday in Washington's state senate. The Republican backed motion to bring a vote on the bill resulted in a defeat, dealing a major blow to proponents of the measure.
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The future looks young, diverse, and tolerant in Colorado as the state Democratic Party elected Rick Palacio to be their new leader over the weekend. A strategist and former Congressional aide, Palacio is Latino, openly gay, only 36, and will represent the party's bid to court young and...
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Mar 7, 2011
En una reciente columna, Maribel Hastings, de America’s Voice, pregunta – “Obama y la reforma migratoria: ¿Cuál es el plan?” Aunque Maribel concluye que: “Quizá la Casa Blanca espera que con la economía repuntando, el segmento de votantes hispanos que lo apoyó en el 2008 por su promesa de...
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There is growing concern that the federal 287(g) and "Secure Communities" programs, which puts local law enforcement officers on the front lines of enforcing federal immigration laws, are actually making communities less secure.
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07/03/11 a 11:49am por Maribel Hastings Qué bonita bandera Es la bandera puertorriqueña WASHINGTON – Como si a los puertorriqueños nos faltaran portavoces que hablen del estatus político de la Isla, ahora tenemos al “experto” de inmigración, Mark Krikorian, del restriccionista Centro de Estudios de Inmigración (CIS), “abogando” por...
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The debate on immigration at the state level took marked turn over the weekend. Utah passed immigration legislation that is decidely unlike what we saw last year from Arizona.
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In the first move by a state to extend legal recognition to illegal immigrant laborers, the Utah Legislature has passed immigration bills that include a guest worker program that would allow unauthorized foreigners to work legally in the state.
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A year ago, a revolution on immigration enforcement seemed underway, with legislators in at least 20 states vowing to follow the lead of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigrants. These days, the momentum has shifted.
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