Jan 28, 2011
President Obama said Tuesday night that he is prepared to "work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows."
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Yesterday, the Immigration Subcommittee (of the House Judiciary Committee), which is led by notoriously anti-immigrant members of Congress -- Lamar Smith (R-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), and Steve King (R-IA) -- held their first immigration hearing since Republicans took control of the House.
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The Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing under Republican leadership yesterday, titled "ICE Worksite Enforcement – Up to the Job?" It is the first unveiling of Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Elton Gallegly (R-CA), and Immigration Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Steve...
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The Spanish-language press reports today that Republicans' response to President Barack Obama's request to cooperate to pass immigration reform was a hearing during which they advocated enforcement-only policies with no solution but deportation for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
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A high-level immigration official says it costs $12,500 to arrest, detain and deport each person removed from the U.S.
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This week, leaders of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), and Rep. Steve King (R-IA) are launching the GOP's approach to immigration for the 112th Congress with a series of Immigration Subcommittee hearings that use our nation's jobs and economic crisis to peddle...
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Leaders of top labor groups on Monday denounced the Republican immigration agenda as detrimental to American workers, citing a new report by the pro-immigration America's Voice that says the legalization of undocumented immigrants would be a boon to the US working class.
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House Republican leaders have placed a familiar cast of anti-immigrant characters in position to draft the chamber's strategy on immigration. Rather than change course and embrace comprehensive immigration reform -- the only proposal that would truly level the playing field, turn workers into taxpayers, and restore the rule of...
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Jan 14, 2011
The state Senate Republicans' immigration bill would cost Kentucky a net $40 million a year in court, prison and foster-care costs, according to a fiscal-impact statement issued Thursday by legislative staff.
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The Immigration Policy Center has released a comprehensive new guide to responding to the controversial Arizona-style immigration laws already popping up in states like Florida and Texas.
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