Oct 10, 2009
The way this country detains illegal immigrants is about to change dramatically — at least if the Obama administration follows through on a proposed overhaul unveiled this week. The man responsible for making it happen: John Morton, the assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Department of...
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Oct 9, 2009
Immigrant advocacy groups have urged Morristown officials not to participate in a federal program that would allow local police to enforce immigration laws.
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An American evangelical Christian group is urging Congress to approve reforms to immigration laws in a resolution approved Thursday.
The National Association of Evangelicals' resolution, passed unanimously by the group's board of directors, recommends that immigration laws provide a path for the undocumented to eventually gain legal status, place a...
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The Obama administration has repealed a rule that would have threatened employers with prosecution unless they fired workers whose Social Security numbers did not match entries in a government database, ending a two-year battle in a San Francisco federal court.
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Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Norwalk, is urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law a bill that would prohibit school districts from asking about students' citizenship status.
Assembly Bill 132 was introduced by Mendoza after several high-profile immigration raids in 2008.
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We realize Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immediate reaction to any possible challenge to his authority is to defiantly promise he will not bend one inch. But will a prideful Arpaio truly ignore an opportunity to review the last two years of his office's immigration enforcement and refine his...
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Oct 7, 2009
In the debate over immigration policy, there are 3.1 million defenseless U.S. citizens who are being ignored. They are constantly in danger of government agents sweeping in to take from them most precious thing in their lives. These are the children of undocumented immigrants who have been born in...
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As the White House begins to prepare for opening a debate on immigration reform later this year or perhaps early next year, Democrats worry that the controversy could be one more challenging political issue in a tough political climate.
But the challenge could be even greater for Republicans, given that...
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An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he claims the Obama administration is taking away his authority for political reasons.
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The Obama administration is curbing the powers of an Arizona sheriff who has led one of the most contentious fights against illegal immigrants.
Under an agreement involving local enforcement of federal immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies will no longer have the authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants in the...
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