Jan 7, 2011
As ordered by Governor Chafee, the Rhode Island State Police withdrew Thursday from a controversial federal program that cross-designated four troopers as immigration agents of limited authority.
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Elizabeth Lee was about to graduate from Lowell High School in San Francisco last May and was making plans for her first semester at UC Berkeley when disaster struck: Her mother was arrested.
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Jan 6, 2011
Less than 24 hours after he was sworn in, Governor Chafee honored a campaign promise by repealing a controversial executive order that his predecessor, former Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, had issued to crack down on illegal immigration.
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A coalition of conservative state legislators made shocking headlines Wednesday as they unveiled a coordinated effort to deny citizenship rights to the children of undocumented immigrants and force a reconsideration of the 14th Amendment.
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Conservative legislators from five states opened a national campaign on Wednesday to end the automatic granting of American citizenship to children born in the United States of illegal immigrants.
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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) isn't wasting any time with his immigration agenda, dropping a bill on the first day of Congress that goes after birthright citizenship.
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A group of state legislators opposed to illegal immigration proposed a legislative "fix" Wednesday that would prevent children of illegal immigrants born in the United States from being citizens.
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Republican state legislatures are ramping up a crackdown on illegal immigrants this year, in a concerted drive that risks alienating potential business allies and Latino voters.
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Sen. John McCain says he would support congressional work toward an overhaul of the immigration system once "the borders have been secured."
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Of the 50 or so women bused to this border town on a recent morning to be deported back to Mexico, Inez Vasquez stood out. Eight months pregnant, she had tried to trudge north in her fragile state, even carrying scissors with her in case she gave birth in...
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