Six years ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a rare type of bill that blocked the U.S. government from punishing an South Carolina high school girl for a crime her mother had committed long ago by smuggling her across the Mexico border.
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It was just another suburban fender-bender...But for Felipa Leonor Valencia, the Mexican woman who was driving the Jeep that was hit that day in March, the damage went far beyond a battered bumper. The crash led Ms. Valencia to 12 days in detention and the start of deportation proceedings...
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A cluster of undocumented students cheered South Florida lawmakers, such as Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, when they rose in Congress on Wednesday night to speak in favor of the DREAM Act and loudly booed when opponents spoke against the bill.
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A bill to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant students passed the House of Representatives late Wednesday, giving President Obama an unexpected although largely symbolic victory in the final days of Democratic control of Congress on an issue he has called a top priority.
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Let's start with a tale of two students. Both were raised in U.S. suburbs and attended American schools, where they pledged allegiance to the U.S. flag every morning. Both got good grades and played on their schools' teams with their classmates. Both dream of earning a college degree, pursuing...
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Dec 7, 2010
It would be difficult to define a more sympathetic group of potential Americans. They must demonstrate that they are law-abiding and education-oriented. Some seek to defend the country they hope to join. The Defense Department supports the Dream Act as a source of quality volunteers. Business groups welcome a...
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Dec 6, 2010
If you take a serious look at our alternatives on immigration policy and dealing with the population of immigrants in the country illegally, we really do not have many choices. Mass deportation or policies designed to spark a mass exodus are clearly beyond the scope of reality.
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The proposed DREAM Act is one of the wisest pieces of legislation in the comprehensive immigration reform package. That is why public opinion polls show that the majority of Americans back it. Given this widespread support, the House of Representatives does not have to be reluctant to put the...
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said if his children walked the streets of Phoenix they might look awfully suspicious to police. His wife, Columba, is from Mexico.
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Young people brought here illegally by their parents as children are mobilizing across Connecticut as both the federal and state governments consider proposals that could profoundly improve their future.
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