My colleagues just came back from Netroots Nation cheering the inclusion of immigration reform squarely on the progressive agenda. While they were geeking out in Minneapolis, the Southern Baptists were getting busy at their own convention in Phoenix, passing a resolution in support of immigration reform.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced reforms to a key immigration enforcement program Friday, responding to criticism from state governments and advocacy groups. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) had called for reforms to the Secure Communities immigration enforcement program earlier Friday.
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Once upon a time, Sen. John McCain was one of the few nationally known Republicans whose M.O. did not include bashing illegal immigrants for possible electoral gain. Those days are long gone. Spooked by the ugly xenophobia rampant in the GOP's base, McCain has joined his party's mainstream in...
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We know about immigrant founders at large technology companies, such as Intel, Google and eBay. Less well known is how many immigrants and children of immigrants have founded other successful American companies.
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U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta is in the unusual position of opposing a bill that would do nationally what he sought to do in Hazleton when he was mayor: require employers to check the immigration status of new workers.
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American farmers and ranchers are confident they produce the best, most affordable food in the world, but they also realize foreign workers are an integral part of production. AFBF Labor Specialist Paul Schlegel talks to AFBF's Johnna Miller about a new law that would have an enormous impact on...
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Civil liberties groups argued Monday that Georgia's law cracking down on illegal immigration should not take effect until a lawsuit challenging it as unconstitutional is resolved, and a judge said he likely would rule on that request before the law takes effect.
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For years now, immigrants have been blamed for things like homegrown terrorism via "terror babies," global warming, the health care crisis, the demise of Wall Street, and spreading leprosy and bird flu (among other diseases). Arizona Senator John McCain (R), one-time immigrant champion, is adding another to our...
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The Smith-Grassley push to make the ineffective and burdensome E-Verify program mandatory nationwide continues to generate significant opposition from a broad range of observers, from the editorial board of La Opinion, the largest Spanish-language daily in the U.S., to the Service Employees International Union, to respected columnist Andres Oppenheimer....
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The Smith-Grassley push to make the ineffective and burdensome E-Verify program mandatory nationwide continues to generate significant opposition from a broad range of observers, from the editorial board of La Opinion, the largest Spanish-language daily in the U.S., to the Service Employees International Union, to respected columnist Andres Oppenheimer....
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