Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking federal immigration officials not to deport an undocumented immigrant student who has been in the U.S. since he was 22-months old and is now weeks away from earning his engineering degree from Capitol Community College.
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Law enforcement officers are ready to enforce SB 1070 — if they have to enforce it at all. After thousands of taxpayer dollars were spent on training materials for officers and hundreds of hours went toward enforcement training,
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In the month since Utah passed a controversial package of immigration reform legislation the country's been buzzing with praise and criticism. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday reiterated its appreciation for the legislation.
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Some Georgia business owners and farmers say they could have a harder time finding workers because of a bill passed by lawmakers to crack down on illegal immigration — among the toughest in the nation. Republican Gov. Nathan Deal has pledged to sign the bill, which would require employers...
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The Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center along with the American Civil Liberties Union plan sue the state immediately if the Legislature passes either of two pending immigration bills in the House and the Senate, the nonprofit said Thursday.
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President Obama may be 3,000 miles away from Washington this week, spending today and tomorrow wrapping up a visit to the West Coast, but the topic of immigration has been following him everywhere he goes. One day after he summoned stakeholders to the White House to discuss immigration...
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Apr 21, 2011
Rep. Lamar Smith is on the warpath against the state of Utah for passing a law that seeks a federal waiver to create a Utah-based work permit program for undocumented immigrants. This provision was part of a package passed signed into law by Gov. Herbert in March, along...
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Prerna Lal is a J.D. Candidate at GW Law School, a writer at Change.org, and a Board Member at Immigration Equality.
She's also a DREAMer.
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Back in the early 80s, during Dan Lungren's first stint in Congress, he supported immigration reform – just like his fellow Californian, then-President Ronald Reagan. But not anymore. Lungren is unabashed about his anti-immigrant views.
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With prospects for an immigration overhaul looking dim, President Obama is facing increasing pressure from Latinos, Democratic lawmakers and immigrant groups to use his executive powers to offer relief from deportation to broad groups of illegal immigrants.
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