The President needs to take a detour. Heading into 2012, he can't allow his legacy on immigration to be defined by a record number of deportations and no relief for any of the undocumented immigrants he pledged to legalize. It's great that the President is using...
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A day before the Texas House is set to vote on a bill that would ban so-called "sanctuary cities," law enforcement officials from across the state lined up Thursday to oppose the legislation.
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Attorney General Eric Holder personally slammed the brakes on the deportation of a gay New Jersey couple Thursday. The nation's top lawyer threw out a Board of Immigration Appeals deportation decision so he can review the case himself.
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A program that is central to President Obama's strategy to toughen enforcement of immigration laws is facing growing resistance from state governments. Late Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois said he was pulling his state out of the program, known as Secure Communities, the first time a state has...
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An attempt to crack down on illegal immigration through new state laws creating mandatory checks by businesses, police and government agencies appears to be running out of steam, largely over concerns about the costs of the programs.
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State House Republicans turned their backs on owners of small businesses in Colorado this week when they decided to support a bill that would make already struggling entrepreneurs de facto immigration police.
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We at America's Voice have long believed in calling out associations like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) for what they are—extremist organizations masquerading as advocacy groups—and we're glad to see that others have begun picking up the rallying cry.
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The President has been meeting with people pretty regularly about immigration reform this month. The Daily Guidance informed us that the President would be meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) "on the importance of fixing our nation's broken immigration system to meet our 21st century economic and...
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Teens in Alabama -- does the dance floor at prom seem a little emptier than usual this year? No, it's not just that awful DJ the principal booked. New immigration legislation would prohibit a whole category of classmates from attending.
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A bill unveiled today by Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Penn.) would slash federal funding for cities whose local law enforcement don't enforce immigration laws. The legislation, the "Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act," would crack down on more than a hundred American cities.
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