Jul 22, 2011
The Obama administration deported nearly 400,000 people last year – a record – with the number driven up by those tossed out for traffic violations and drunken driving, according to a report on Friday. The focus on ousting minor offenses raises questions about whether the administration has lived up...
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Jul 21, 2011
Immigration has become a political hot potato, often prompting heated debate over border security, illegal workers, police responsibilities and other issues. But a conference this week at Wayne State University centered on how immigrants could be a major asset in helping Michigan to rebuild its tattered economy.
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Bay Area labor unions demanded Wednesday that the Obama administration stop its increased practice of auditing business payrolls to check for illegal immigrant workers. Known as I-9 audits, investigators check the legal status of employees through the Social Security numbers and green card information the employees supplied to the...
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If you are an unemployed American, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas has a job waiting for you. We only need to find and deport the 7 million unauthorized immigrants who are now mowing lawns, scrubbing toilets, frying hamburgers, plucking chickens, slaughtering cattle and picking onions and lettuce across America.
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Jul 20, 2011
The White House hosted yet another inconsequential Latino summit last week, with dozens of community leaders from across the country. The purpose of this Hispanic Policy Conference, according to White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Muñoz, was "more for us to listen and not for us to talk."
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The federal program "Secure Communities," a subtle but potentially far-ranging change in immigration policy, has been implemented in Pacific County. As noted by Pacific County Sheriff Scott Johnson, "I got an e-mail from ICE notifying me that the Secure Communities implementation for Pacific County would occur on July 19.
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When you know a bill was cynically crafted: If it limits the current president's "discretion" but lifts the restriction for the next president. This describes Rep. Lamar Smith's Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation (HALT) Act.
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Jul 19, 2011
Michigan has seen the results of what immigrants can do to help the economy through companies such as Meijer Inc., Masco Corp. and Dow Chemical Co., and should be attracting more immigrants who can repeat those successes, Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday.
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America's economic future depends on the strength and innovative capacity of our people. We must make the American workforce the strongest in the world. That means educating and training our people. It also means ensuring we continue to bring to our shores those individuals with the skills, innovative capacity...
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California Republicans are pushing a bill that would require employers to electronically verify the immigration status of potential hires, despite warnings from farmers that it will devastate their work force.The Legal Workforce Act is aimed at using a system known as E-Verify to prevent undocumented immigrants from taking jobs...
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