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| 01/14/11 | Mexican gunman fires across border toward U.S. highway workers At least one Mexican gunman fired a high-powered rifle across the border at four U.S. road workers Thursday in an isolated ghost town east of Fort Hancock, Hudspeth County sheriff's officials said. |
| 01/03/11 | NJ Sen. Robert Menendez seeks support for immigration reform bill New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez plans to reach out to a South Carolina Republican to craft a bipartisan immigration reform bill in the next Congress. |
| 12/30/10 | Bleak prospects for broad immigration reform in near future Just days after Congress killed the DREAM Act, voices on all sides of the immigration reform debate say it’s unlikely there will be much movement on the issue during the next two years. |
| 12/28/10 | More States Seeking to Follow Arizona's Push for Tougher Immigration Rules Arizona’s get-tough approach to illegal immigration has sparked court challenges likely to take years to resolve. Randy Terrill, a Republican state lawmaker from Oklahoma, won’t be waiting to see what judges decide. |
| 12/10/10 | Federal agents, Danbury police pick up five immigrants Five men were arrested in the city Thursday during a joint operation involving federal immigration agents and local police, authorities said. |
| 12/09/10 | House passes immigration Dream Act The bill gives young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they enroll in college or enlist in the military. Supporters call its passage historic — but Democrats probably don't have enough votes to get it through the Senate. |
| 12/08/10 | Donnelly seeks to bring Arizona-style immigration law to California In his first act after being sworn in to office this week, the Tea Party-backed lawmaker introduced legislation aimed at curbing illegal immigration in California with provisions similar to Arizona's controversial immigration law. |
| 12/07/10 | How Bad Will Harry Reid's Dream Act Hit You? If the Dream Act passes, do you have any idea how much it will cost you, the American taxpayer? It will cost untold billions of your dollars and throw this country into a greater tailspin. It will increase illegal immigration faster than anyone can imagine. |
| 12/06/10 | Short goodnight expected for the DREAM Act during lame duck The DREAM Act — a priority of Democrats in both Congress and the White House — faces a difficult future in the lame duck. |
| 12/03/10 | Obama officials keep pushing DREAM Act The Obama administration has trotted out a parade of top officials to push the long-shot DREAM Act in recent days, even as tax, spending and defense issues dominate the lame duck session. |
| 12/03/10 | GOP focuses on illegal immigration Members of the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, an ad-hoc group of statehouse conservatives, are looking at the alleged costs of illegal immigration as a way of balancing Colorado’s budget. |
| 12/02/10 | Enough already with the lies about the Dream Act Congressman Steve King, R-IA, believes that Senate Democrats are blocking the release of a Congressional Budget Office report that has put a $20 billion price tag on the Dream Act. |
| 11/30/10 | Vote on illegal-immigrant students bill possible this week A bill that would give some students who are in the country illegally a chance at legal residency may go to a vote this week in Congress, immigration activists say. |
| 11/22/10 | Maine Voices: Amnesty bill to let illegal immigrants go to college unfair to citizens The DREAM Act would be the 8th amnesty since 1986. Millions of illegal immigrants have learned that if you break our laws and stay long enough, Congress can be convinced it would be too great a hardship to send you home. It's not surprising they keep coming. |
| 11/19/10 | Perry says consider military in Mexico Appearing on MSNBC on Thursday, Perry was asked, “Would you advocate military involvement in Mexico on the Mexico side of the border to help Mexico in this drug war?” |
| 11/17/10 | Hispanic lawmakers seek DREAM Act vote A last-minute push for the DREAM Act comes as Republicans prepare to take control of the House and pick up seats in the Senate in the 112th Congress, which convenes in January. |
| 11/15/10 | In-state tuition for illegal immigrants is preserved with California Supreme Court ruling The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants may continue to be eligible for in-state tuition rates at the state's colleges and universities rather than pay the higher rates charged to those who live out of state. |
| 11/12/10 | DOJ Gave Millions to Illegal Immigrant 'Sanctuaries,' Report Finds The Department of Justice has spent tens of millions of dollars this year to compensate more than two dozen states, counties and cities for their costs of jailing illegal immigrants -- even though those communities have adopted policies that obstruct immigration enforcement, according to a recently released report. |
| 11/11/10 | Arizona cops bust illegal immigrant smuggling ring Arizona police on Wednesday arrested 12 people accused of operating a smuggling ring that brought thousands of illegal immigrants from Central and South America using large cargo vans. |
| 11/09/10 | Deserted Island Being Used By Illegal Immigrants Illegal border crossings are down, according to the Department of Homeland Security. However, the number of immigrants using the sea to illegally enter the United States in panga boats is up. |
| 11/08/10 | Rubio Republicans When it comes to Hispanic voters, last week's elections were a tale of two results for Republicans. On one level, the GOP can take pride in the fact that 31% of all Hispanic members of Congress are now in their party |
| 11/08/10 | 'Arizona Style' Immigration Law Proposed in Texas The measure would be similar to Arizona's controversial SB 1070, in that it would require that local police work with federal immigration officials in determining the legal status of a person who is in their custody. |
| 10/29/10 | Few Changes Under Arizona Immigration Law When Arizona passed its illegal immigration crackdown, SB 1070, civil rights groups around the country argued it would lead to racial profiling and more arrests and stops of people deemed to look like undocumented immigrants. |
| 10/22/10 | In WA, illegal immigrants canvassing for votes Through home visits, phone banks and mailings the organization is aiming to reach about 40,000 registered voters in the Seattle area in an attempt to help Democrats gain ground in key races. Volunteers include other types of people who can't vote, such as legal permanent residents. |
| 10/22/10 | America's Toughest Sheriff rallies Tea Party troops against illegal immigrants If confirmation were needed that the Tea Party movement is motivated – at least out west – by anger over illegal immigration and a desire to turn America into a closed fortress, then it was provided in Las Vegas. |
| 10/21/10 | Democrat’s Son in Prison for Smuggling Illegal Aliens The son of Rep. Allen Boyd (D.-Fla.) is in prison for smuggling illegal aliens across the Mexican border, calling into question Boyd’s commitment to securing borders and voting on immigration legislation in the House. |
| 10/20/10 | Mexico playing a new tune on border security First, it must boost economic growth and job creation "to anchor those women and men with well-paying jobs in Mexico." Second, it must "ensure that every single Mexican that crosses the border into the United States does so with papers, through a designated port of entry, and legally." |
| 10/19/10 | Border Arrests Down Seventeen Percent Border patrol arrests along the U.S.-Mexico border are down for the fifth straight year. |
| 10/18/10 | Immigration Amnesty Pushed Through Back Door In Houston Federal Courts As voters and candidates debate the issue of illegal immigration and immigration amnesty, a sharply increasing number of illegal immigrants are getting “amnesty” not through Congress but in the courtroom. The Houston Chronicle reports an increase of more than 700 percent in dismissals of immigration violation charges since the Department of Homeland Security started reviewing cases in the Houston federal courts. |
| 10/18/10 | U.S. Hides Probe Of Illegal Immigrant Who Killed Nun The Virginia man suspected in a drunken-driving crash that killed a Catholic nun in Prince William County, Virginia is an illegal immigrant and repeat offender driving without a license who was awaiting deportation and whom federal immigration authorities had released pending further proceedings. |
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