We're coming to the close of the year in which President Obama said that immigration reform would be a priority. But to date, the Obama administration has only extended harsh immigration enforcement provisions put in place by the Clinton or second Bush administrations. These punitive pieces of legislation include...
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Taking a cue from the "tea parties" and rowdy "townhalls" this summer, perhaps, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouted, "You lie!" at President Obama during his speech last night. According to the Associated Press: "OBAMA: "The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally." One congressman,...
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Retiring Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) used his farewell address on the Senate floor today to lament the failure of Washington to fix our badly broken immigration system, an issue he championed during his time in Congress. Too bad Mel's replacement, George LeMieux, is already unveiling an immigration stance...
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The nation's newest and youngest senator-to-be came to the Capitol this week determined "to fight for the people of Florida."
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The corrections expert appointed just a month ago to direct an overhaul of the nation's troubled immigration detention system is leaving the Obama administration to be commissioner of correction for New York City, Department of Homeland Security officials said on Tuesday.
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As immigrant children and their parents depart a disparaged former Texas prison that housed them while they awaited decisions in their immigration cases, advocates are questioning if the government has fully thought out what happens to the families now.
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Marcotulio Mendez has spent four months in the Palm Beach County jail on charges of driving without a license and fleeing from police. And even though the 28-year-old father of four has friends willing to post his $3,000 bond, he's not going to be leaving the jail anytime soon.
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Wilson showed himself to be a gentleman except to admit that Obama was right and the congressman was misinformed. For those who care about facts, the nonpartisan PolitiFact.com and FactCheck.org, both examined the claims that the Democratic proposals provide coverage for illegal immigrants and found the claims to be...
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As Media Matters notes, Lou Dobbs took the opportunity last night to pat Glenn Beck on the back for extreme comments on air that Obama is a "racist--" comments which caused dozens of advertisers to dump their ads on Beck's program in August. Lou seems to be coming increasingly...
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Sep 8, 2009
As we mentioned in our Labor Day reflection last Friday, a recent report by the Center for Urban Economic Development, National Employment Law Project, and UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment explored the treatment of approximately 4,500 workers in three of America's biggest cities. Well, in "Down...
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