The Maryland State Senate is beginning its deliberations on legislation to grant in-state tuition to the state's undocumented students. Casa de Maryland has more information on this bill, which is called the "Maryland DREAM."
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Of the hundreds of counties in the U.S. participating in a rapidly expanding federal program designed to catch and deport dangerous criminal immigrants, Maricopa County leads the nation in both the number of immigrants arrested and the number deported, federal records show.
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A bill that would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws and require state businesses to prove that they do not intentionally hire illegal immigrants is in position to come up for debate by the full House of Representatives as early as today.
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The South Carolina Senate is poised to pass legislation making it a state crime for illegal immigrants to stay or seek work in the state.
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Hundreds of students gathered outside the State House in Annapolis this week to try to build support for one of the most high-profile immigration bills of the legislative session. Lawmakers on Wednesday morning are set to debate a measure that would give illegal immigrants a path to paying in-state...
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It's almost time for the sixth annual Netroots Nation convention, and America's Voice is once again partnering with Democracy for America to offer scholarships for immigration bloggers like you.
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Roxie Bacon, a former Obama Administration immigration official who has 40 years of experience in immigration law, knows what makes for an effective U.S. immigration system -- and what doesn't. She spent the last couple years working in D.C. at the Department of Homeland Security and saw a...
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The Utah Legislature passed a pair of immigration bills aimed at striking a balance between people who want to deport all illegal immigrants and those who want to integrate them into American society. Much as Arizona discovered after passing an immigration enforcement law last year, Utah's road toward...
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Georgia lawmakers were just getting started last week when the House approved major legislation targeting illegal immigrants and the people who hire them. That legislation — House Bill 87 — is the longest and most comprehensive of at least nine bills now pending in the Legislature concerning illegal...
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A bill restricting access to driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants and to stop identification fraud was voted down Monday in Washington's state senate. The Republican backed motion to bring a vote on the bill resulted in a defeat, dealing a major blow to proponents of the measure.
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