If Rick Perry's rivals for the Republican presidential nomination weren't so hellbent on proving who can be the harshest and least thoughtful on the subject of illegal immigrants, they could learn something from the Texas governor.
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Less than two months into Rick Perry's presidential candidacy, a record on illegal immigration that served him well politically as a border-state governor is proving a tough sell with voters looking toward Iowa's Republican caucuses this winter.
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The Republican presidential debates have certainly generated a conversation about immigration reform. However, within Republican circles, that conversation has gotten ugly and divisive. But, as an editorial in USA Today makes clear, that is the wrong approach.
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Outside a Catholic Church in July, Border Patrol agents handcuffed a Latino man for what witnesses say was no reason at all. His only crime, according to on-lookers, was looking Latino. Later, it was found that the man arrested was residing in the US legally, and he was released....
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Sep 22, 2011
Before Marco Rubio has even hinted he'd run for president or vice president, a rumbling has begun. People question if the Republican U.S. senator from West Miami is even eligible for either office. The issue: Does he pass the litmus test of "natural born citizen?"
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Advocates in Tennessee claim Latinos in Shelbyville were purposely coerced by federal officials during immigration raids. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) denies the allegations.
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Sep 21, 2011
Immigrant rights advocates claim federal immigration raids in Shelbyville were designed to intimidate local Latinos who complained about the way they are treated by law enforcement at a hearing last week — a claim Immigration and Customs Enforcement denies.
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Maryland Del. Patrick L. McDonough (R-Baltimore County) accused Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Tuesday of resorting to "divisive, unfair and inaccurate hate speech" during an appearance in Washington last week.
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The Center for American Progress released a new report today entitled "All Immigration is Local: Receiving Communities and Their Role in Successful Immigrant Integration," which discusses what happens when a community reacts negatively to an influx of new immigrants.
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Joe Arpaio, the notoriously anti-immigration Sheriff from Maricopa County has established himself as a birther. He's assigned his "Cold Case Posse" to investigate President Obama's birth certificate.
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