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Must-Read News on Immigration Reform, December 19, 2013

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Yahoo News by Liz Goodwin: Deportations on track to drop to a 6-year low

McClatchy Washington by Franco Ordonez:  Survey: Most Latino immigrants want legal status, won’t insist on citizenship

Texas Tribune by By Julián Aguilar: Immigration Reform Advocates Open to Piecemeal Approach

Huffington Post by Elise Foley: Jeh Johnson, New DHS Secretary: ‘Deportation Quotas’ Aren’t A Good Idea

Associated Press: Fewer deportations big issue for Asians, Hispanics

The Hill By Mario Trujillo: Poll finds deportation concerns outweigh path to citizenship

Fox News Latino By Elizabeth Llorente: U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Among Six Called Out By President Obama To Act On Immigration

Reuters By Alex Dobuzinkskis and Curtis Skinner: Obamacare enrollment by Latinos hurt by immigration law concerns

Washington Post (Post TV): Immigration advocates warn of political fallout (VIDEO)

Associated Press: US to migrants: Crossers won’t qualify for reform

Washington Post (GovBeat) by Reid Wilson: New Mexico’s Martinez targets driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants

Wall Street Journal By Sophia Hollander: City Sees Wave of Newcomers

New York Times by Kirk Semple: Immigration Remakes and Sustains New York, Report Finds

New York Times by Sabrina Tavernise: Life Expectancy of New Yorkers Rises With Influx of Immigrants, Study Finds

CNN (New York) By Ray Sanchez and Cindy Y. Rodriguez: Hate crime killing triggers federal oversight of town’s police

CBS LA (California): Councilmen Call On Obama To Suspend Immigration Deportations

MLive (Michigan) by Matt Vande Bunte: Fast dates here: Grand Rapids activists push immigration reform

Miami Herald (Florida) By Patricia Mazzei: Miami-Dade plans to stop paying for federal immigration detentions

La Opinión (Editorial): A tough year for Latinos

The Hill (Congress Blog) By Jeb Bush Jr.: Time is now for immigration reform

Washington Post (The Fix) By Chris Cillizza: Congress has found a kumbaya moment. Can it possibly last?

Huffington Post (Blog) By Ju Hong: Hundreds of Immigrants Are Wrongfully Detained Inside the Inhumane El Paso Detention Center

Chicago Tribune By Rabbi Shoshanah Conover, Pastor Wilfredo De Jesus, Francis Cardinal George, Bishop Jeffrey Lee, Imam Matthew Ramadan and the Very Rev. Donald Senior: This holiday season, love your neighbor — native-born, immigrant or undocumented

Herald-Dispatch (West Virginia — Opinion): Diane Mufson: US shouldn’t wait for ‘perfect’ immigration solution