Four Republican senators are pushing ahead with plans to limit automatic citizenship for children born in the USA to illegal immigrants. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., introduced legislation today to end what he calls "birth tourism."
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Seven students were arrested Tuesday after staging a sit-in at an Atlanta intersection, blocking traffic in a symbolic effort to raise awareness about a controversial immigration issue. Georgina Perez, Viridiana Martinez, Jose Rico, Dayanna Rebolledo, Andrea Rosales, David Ramirez and Maria Marroquin were arrested near Georgia State University.
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Although the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill modeled after Arizona's controversial legislation that targets illegal immigration, legislators on both sides expect the proposal to end up in court. The House passed the bill 73-28 after about six hours of debate. Republicans applauded after its passage.
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House lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to grant in-state tuition rates at Maryland colleges to illegal immigrants if they complete two years at a community college and can show their parents paid state taxes for the three years before they enrolled.
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A group of 270 farmers and businessmen from Georgia's agricultural and landscaping industries delivered a letter to state lawmakers yesterday asking them to reconsider the economic consequences of a proposed immigration bill.
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The White House is urging lawmakers to back away from a campaign led by Hispanic Democrats to block deportations involving U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants, a move that risks antagonizing Latino voters crucial to President Barack Obama's re-election.
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Two weeks after Utah's Republican Governor Gary Herbert signed into law sweeping immigration reforms, the backlash is still being felt across this conservative state, and Herbert faces possible primary challengers when he seeks reelection next year.
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A tea party member promoted an anti-illegal immigration bill Monday that is loosely modeled after one that drew attention to Arizona last year. The bill by Republican state Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of San Bernardino County would go after so-called sanctuary cities and employers who hire illegal immigrants.
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A group of 270 farmers and other businessmen mostly representing Georgia's agricultural and landscaping industries is warning lawmakers about the impact their immigration enforcement legislation could have on the state's economy.
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The Florida Immigrant Coalition is afraid that a law as tough as Arizona's SB1070 - or even tougher - would plunge the state into a severe economic recession since the area depends so much on Hispanic investment, labor and spending.
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