Immigration, an issue placed on the congressional backburner by attempts to revamp the nation's health care system, is percolating again as Republican lawmakers are pushing a measure that would require U.S. Census forms to include a question about the citizenship status of respondents.
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Theron Bowman, longtime police chief in Arlington, will be among several other top cops holding a conference call with reporters at 11 a.m. today on the issue of immigration reform.
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Rep. Yvette Clarke and about 100 New York clergy members have a message on immigration for President Obama: It's not just about Latinos and it's time to get moving on reform.
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House Democrats, Latino rights organizations and liberal advocacy groups voiced their opposition Tuesday to a Senate amendment that would require U.S. census forms to include a question about citizenship and immigration status.
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Oct 20, 2009
With the start of the 2010 census just a few months away, Senator David Vitter, a Republican of Louisiana, wants to cut off financing for the count unless the survey includes a question asking if the respondent is a United States citizen. Aides say he plans to submit an...
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Some stores have stopped selling an "illegal alien" Halloween costume after complaints from immigrant-rights activists. The costume includes an orange jumpsuit similar to prison garb, with "ILLEGAL ALIEN" stamped across the chest, a "green card" and a space alien mask.
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The Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would end what has become known as the "widow penalty" — the government's practice of annulling foreigners' applications for permanent residency when their American spouses die before the marriage is two years old.
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CNN is airing a four-hour special on Latinos in America this week that ignores its own commentator Lou Dobbs, whose persistent advocacy against illegal immigration has angered many Hispanics.
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Oct 19, 2009
Southern California pastors representing 1,200 Latino Protestant congregations unveiled plans Monday to marshal their collective forces to urge full participation in the 2010 census and reject calls to boycott the decennial count.
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Those who follow immigration policy in this country certainly know about Sheriff Joe.
Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County which includes Phoenix, has forged a reputation for being perhaps second only to Lou Dobbs in his zeal for staunching illegal immigration.
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