Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu — who became the face of Arizona border security nationally after he started stridently opposing illegal immigration — threatened his Mexican ex-lover with deportation when the man refused to promise never to disclose their years-long relationship, the former boyfriend and his lawyer tell New...
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An A-Star helicopter got the radio call at about 9:30 p.m., as it traversed the Ajo Desert, roughly 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexican border. "We're on a group of 13. We're close to moving in if you guys want to come and play."
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The Obama administration is starting to shut down a program that deputized local police officers to act as immigration agents. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have trained local officers around the country to act as their agencies' immigration officers.
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You'll often hear that the immigration debate suffers from a lack of political will. But what it really needs is honesty and clarity. And so, thank goodness for people like Peter Brimelow. His beliefs are vile, dangerous and antithetical to the greatest traditions of this country. But what is...
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Brothers Manuel and Valente Valenzuela still don their dress blue military uniforms with the ramrod-straight posture from their Vietnam War days. Manuel, a former Marine, carried out rescue missions. Valente, an Army soldier, was wounded and received a Bronze Star.
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In advance of tomorrow's GOP debate in Mesa, Arizona, an editorial in the New York Times today captures how the Republican candidates for President have lurched far to the right on immigration.
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In a hollow effort to distract Latino voters from their Party's poor record on immigration reform in recent years, the Republican National Committee picked fights with Democrats this week over "chimichangas" and perceived insults.
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In a hollow effort to distract Latino voters from their Party's poor record on immigration reform in recent years, the Republican National Committee picked fights with Democrats this week over "chimichangas" and perceived insults. First targeting Jim Messina and now going after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the...
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A new report released today by the Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland details the many ways in which immigrants of all stripes lift up Maryland's economy, and recommends steps the state should take to preserve a healthy relationship with all of its residents.
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As costs mount, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking a federal judge to consolidate legal challenges to the state's "papers, please" immigration law, SB 1070. Brewer's learning the hard way that when you attack the Constitution, civil society stands up to protect it.
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