The agricultural industry in the United States could face a crisis if the country doesn't find a way to attract more legal farm workers from abroad soon. That's one of the conclusions reached Wednesday at a congressional hearing.
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An examination in Arizona's Maricopa County has found that the sheriff's office, widely known for efforts against illegal immigrants, inappropriately spent $99 million from two jail funds over the last eight years to pay for other law enforcement operations — including immigration patrols.
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Lawmakers are poised to wrap up this year's 40-day legislative session on Thursday debating one of their most politically divisive measures: House Bill 87. Both supporters and opponents of the legislation predicted Wednesday the proposed Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration will pass in some form, but the question...
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A Texas House committee started grappling Wednesday evening with numerous immigration-related proposals. Most of the testimony to the State Affairs Committee in the meeting, which continued into the night, was from people who wanted stricter immigration laws.
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Twenty-two Democratic Senators sent the letter posted below to President Obama this afternoon, asking him to grant deferred action to qualified DREAM students. The letter was signed by a wide spectrum of the Democratic caucus, including leadership. We'll have more tomorrow, but wanted to post the letter once...
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Yesterday, former gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman stated at a conference at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, "My view is that the immigration discussion, the rhetoric the Republican Party uses, is not helpful; it's not helpful in a state with the Latino population we have…We as a...
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California's agriculture and food production are the envy of the world. The state's farmers not only help feed the world, but keep prices low and jobs right here in the United States. Yet this great agricultural machine is under assault by one of California's own members of...
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In a press conference today, community leaders from Michigan discuss outrageous ICE practices and demand accountability and corrective action.
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Three weeks ago, forty-one-year old Jose Gutierrez lived in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood with his wife and two children, had a solid job as a film engineer, and served as the frontman for popular Spanish rock band FZ10.
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A continuación el comunicado de prensa emitido por la oficina del líder de la mayoría demócrata del Senado, Harry Reid, así como la carta que enviaron al presidente Obama 22 senadores demócratas: Fecha: Miércoles, 13 de abril, 2011 REID, DURBIN, 20 SENADORES DEMOCRATAS ESCRIBEN A OBAMA SOBRE SITUACION DE...
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