That ignoble immigration law just doesn't quit. Remember, HB56 was touted as a job-creation bill. All the jobs being held by undocumented workers would be opened for unemployed Alabamians looking for work.
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Alabama government workers should not inquire about residents' immigration status under the state's immigration law during certain "business transactions," such as getting water, parking at a meter or renewing mobile home registration, Attorney General Luther Strange wrote in a guidance Friday.
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio apologized Monday to victims for his office's botched investigations of a large number of sex-crimes cases as the tough-talking lawman faced a growing outcry over mismanagement in his office. Arpaio held a news conference to discuss the investigations in the city of El Mirage a day...
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A new phase of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign begins today, complete with his first TV ad in Iowa and a visit with Donald Trump. The former House speaker plans to hold a news conference in New York City today. He's getting more buzz, in part because of his lead...
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A federal effort to step up deportation of illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes is discouraging immigrants from reporting crimes or otherwise cooperating with police, a state legislative committee was told Monday.
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More and more, business leaders, lawmakers and others throughout the country are realizing the vital role immigrants play in sustaining the U.S.-American economy, and the potentially critical influence they could have in revitalizing it.
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Dec 5, 2011
Conventional wisdom dictates that Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) would be a significant asset as a vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket, but immigration activists believe his opposition to the DREAM Act would likely hurt the high-profile Latino lawmaker's appeal among Hispanic voters.
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Republicans should tread carefully on the issue of immigration so they do not alienate Latino voters, adding that the party may be able to win in key southwestern states if they can appeal to Latinos.
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) insisted on Saturday night that as president she would see to it that every undocumented immigrant in the country be deported. Speaking at a Fox News forum hosted by Mike Huckabee, the Minnesota Republican was fairly broad in describing how she would round up and...
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Alabama's harsh new immigration law has been in effect for less than three months, but it has already wreaked the kind of havoc that's inevitable when legislators are so obsessed with driving out illegal immigrants that they don't think much about who else gets hurt in the process.
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