Governor Susana Martinez has been busy pushing bill HB18 of late. The bill would repeal a law that currently allows undocumented immigrants to register for driver's licenses--a measure passed by her Democratic predecessor.
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A vast investigation by the Department of Homeland Security of 1.6 million cases of foreigners suspected of remaining in the United States after their visas expired has shown that more than half of them have already left the country or obtained legal immigration status, officials told Congress on Tuesday.
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A judge is allowing Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's administration to move ahead with a limited investigation to determine whether some immigrants with a New Mexico driver's license still live in the state.
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The Republican presidential candidates aggressively confronted Gov. Rick Perry at a debate here Monday night, and pressed him to explain his views on Social Security and his decade-long record in Texas, including an effort to require the vaccination of schoolgirls and granting children of illegal immigrants a college tuition...
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Missed Monday night's one-hour, 52-minute clash of the GOP presidential candidates? Here's a quick rundown: the most important development in the debate was the emergence of attacks on Texas Gov. Rick Perry from the right led by Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Sen. Rick Santorum.
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The Obama administration is cracking down on immigrants in the U.S. who have overstayed the terms of their visas by using a system that automatically checks multiple national security, immigration and law enforcement databases at the same time, a senior Homeland Security Department official said.
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One of the nation's largest jails has quit holding inmates for an extra period of time when requested by immigration officials. Disregarding those federal requests is the new policy of Cook County, Ill. The county enacted the measure even though the jail holds sometimes help officials deport dangerous illegal...
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Like many Latin American immigrants watching the Sept. 7 televised debate among Republican hopefuls, I drew a clear-cut conclusion after the show — these guys don't like us. With the possible exception of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, they seemed to be competing among each other to see who...
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The Obama administration recently announced that immigration enforcement programs will no longer target DREAM Act-eligible youth and other low-priority immigration offenders. This is a huge step in the right direction for the White House and its Department of Homeland Security.
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The workers have been in fine spirits this summer in the small plant where Dexter Guillory cuts up alligator meat to feed the growing demand from Southern restaurants for the swamp creatures' steaks.
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