May 17, 2011
President Barack Obama was right about a lot of things when he pushed for immigration reform last week. Not that it's going to make any difference. Disillusionment on the issue is pervasive. Most observers correctly interpreted his speech in the border town of El Paso as a political ploy...
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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Sunday asked Minority Whip Jon Kyl to sit down and talk about comprehensive immigration reform. The duo, appearing on "Fox News Sunday," didn't agree on much when discussing immigration -- Kyl said border security is the first priority and Durbin pressed for passage...
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Approximately 38,000 Americans in uniform are not American citizens—and at least ten soldiers who have died in Iraq did not have U.S. papers. A new MSNBC "Lean Forward" ad invokes Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez's story, and mentions that Gutierrez was granted American citizenship posthumously, which "was too late."
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Just less than 7 percent of people booked into San Diego County jails were identified as illegal immigrants, according to figures released by the federal government covering a 21-month period between May 2009 and February 2011.
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Last Friday, despite intense opposition from business, student, immigrant, and faith groups, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (R) placed his state on a perilous path by signing anti-immigrant legislation modeled after Arizona's "papers, please" law.
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Criticism has arisen from DREAM activists and progressive bloggers over the politicization of the DREAM Act by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).
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Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) want to repeal the 14th amendment. Their goal is to deny citizenship to anyone born in the United States "unless at least one parent is a legal citizen, legal immigrant, active member of the Armed Forces or a naturalized legal...
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Tens of thousands of would-be immigrants may be unable to move legally to the United States after the State Department said Friday that a computer glitch is forcing them to scrap the results of an annual worldwide lottery for U.S. visas.
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Lawmakers and law-enforcement officials in several states are turning against a mandatory federal program that is a cornerstone of the Obama administration's immigration policy.
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, calling it "a rather historic moment," on Friday signed a bill that cracks down on illegal immigration in the state by increasing some enforcement powers and requiring many employers to check the immigration status of new hires.
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