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| 10/15/10 | Now illegal aliens are "new Americans?" When referring to the millions of illegal aliens now residing in the United States, O’Malley called them “new Americans.” |
| 10/06/10 | Supreme Court to Review 2007 Arizona Immigration Law The Supreme Court will hear a case this session that could clarify whether states have the right to crack down on illegal immigration. The case, to be heard Dec. 8, takes on a 2007 Arizona law — no, not that Arizona immigration law — that mandates the use of E-Verify, a federal work-eligibility verification system. |
| 10/04/10 | Border fence benefits the environment Although environmental groups claim building a fence along the U.S./Mexico border will harm the ecosystem, it turns out the opposite is true. Illegal immigration causes enormous harm to the environment and fencing is stopping the damage and allowing the land to heal. |
| 10/02/10 | Border Fence Proving Effective at Southwest Border Border fencing is a key ingredient to success in reducing illegal immigrant traffice in Arizona's southwest desert. Between 2005 and 2008 when the fence was constructed, traffic accidents in the county dropped 30 percent, auto thefts 54 percent, drug and DUI cases 38 percent; and burglary and other thefts were down 88 percent. |
| 10/02/10 | Immigrants DO support AZ immigration law Read how one woman gave voice to a largely unheard segment of the Hispanic population -- those who treasure the law, and understand the danger our open border represents to national security, public safety and the very concepts of sovereignty and citizenship. |
| 09/29/10 | Lawmakers consider tough new illegal immigrant bill A controversial measure is up for discussion at the State Capitol. Mississippi is looking to pass its own version of Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigrants in this country. |
| 09/27/10 | Most Texas Voters Favor Immigration Crackdown A poll published Sunday in five major Texas newspapers shows that more than half of the registered voters surveyed support legislation similar to a new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants. |
| 09/23/10 | Mexican Government Proves to be Supreme Hypocrite Raul Diaz of the Mexican Superintendence of Tax Administration confirmed this week that the Mexican government intends to build a wall along the Mexican/Guatemalan border. |
| 09/22/10 | GOP senators demand assurance of no 'backdoor' illegals amnesty Backdoor amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants is under discussion |
| 09/21/10 | Sen. Scott Brown opposes effort to tie ‘amnesty’ to defense U.S. Sen. Scott Brown said Monday that a federal proposal to allow illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship through college or military service amounts to amnesty, and claimed that supporters of the measure were "playing politics with military funding." |
| 09/20/10 | Illegal Immigrant Students Rally For DREAM Act Illegal immigrant students in Chicago say they are encouraged by talk of passing federal legislation to allow thousands of young people who attend college or join the military become legal U.S. residents. |
| 09/15/10 | Reid adds controversial immigration measure to defense bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week. |
| 09/14/10 | Sheriff Arpaio Continues to Enforce All Illegal Immigration Laws Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s continued crackdown on illegal immigration resulted in the detaining of twelve illegal aliens last night by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Human Smuggling Unit. Five of the illegal aliens detained were booked on charges of Human Smuggling, and the other seven were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for appropriate disposition. |
| 09/13/10 | Children of Illegal Immigrants Spark Clash on U.S. Citizenship “You can’t break into somebody’s country and think you have the right to citizenship because you were born here,” said Russell Pearce, an Arizona Republican state senator who is joining counterparts in other states to urge legislation to end so-called birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. |
| 09/10/10 | County’s Monthly Welfare Tab For Illegal Aliens $52 Million As the mainstream media focuses on a study that reveals a sharp decline in the nation’s illegal immigrant population, monthly welfare payments to children of undocumented aliens increased to $52 million in one U.S. county alone. |
| 09/10/10 | U.S. shifts approach to deporting illegal immigrants The Obama administration is changing the federal immigration enforcement strategy in ways that reduce the threat of deportation for millions of illegal immigrants, even as states such as Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, Ohio and Texas are pushing to accelerate deportations. |
| 09/09/10 | Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration law A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country. |
| 09/09/10 | Illegal immigrant indicted for murder in nun's death The illegal immigrant accused of killing a Benedictine nun in a drunken driving crash in Prince William County has been indicted for murder. Carlos A. Martinelly Montano, 23, now faces a charge of felony murder, court records show, for the Aug. 1 crash that killed Sister Denise Mosier, 66. |
| 09/09/10 | Virginia Cracks Down on Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is cracking down on immigrants' use of a certain federal document to get state driver's licenses in the wake of a deadly car crash blamed on an immigrant facing deportation. |
| 09/07/10 | L.A. County welfare to children of illegal immigrants grows Welfare payments to children of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County increased in July to $52 million, prompting renewed calls from one county supervisor to rein in public benefits to such families. |
| 08/30/10 | Illegal immigrants find new route to enter United States: the Pacific This is a new frontier for illegal immigrants entering the United States — a roughly 400-square-mile ocean expanse that runs from a bullring on the shores of Tijuana, Mexico, to suburban Los Angeles. |
| 08/30/10 | Soldiers Arrive at Arizona-Mexico Border: Does This Deter Illegal Immigration? The Obama Administration's push to strengthen border security begins this week with the arrival of 30 Army National Guard soldiers at the Arizona - Mexico border. |
| 08/27/10 | Maine Ballot Initiative Seeks to Extend Vote to Legal Immigrants As Arizona tries to make illegal immigrants a little more uncomfortable, residents in Portland, Maine are trying to make legal immigrants more comfortable. |
| 08/26/10 | How Obama is firing immigrant workers -- but not deporting them While President Obama has moved away from the controversial workplace raids that characterized the Bush era of immigration enforcement, the Obama administration has ramped up audits on employers that hire illegal immigrants. |
| 08/25/10 | Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases The Department of Homeland Security is systematically reviewing thousands of pending immigration cases and moving to dismiss those filed against suspected illegal immigrants who have no serious criminal records, according to several sources familiar with the efforts. |
| 08/24/10 | 2010 may see new high in border-crossing deaths 2010 has seen illegal immigration become firmly embedded as a point of contention in the partisan warfare dominating today's political environment. The passage of Arizona's immigration law SB1070 (partially blocked by a District Court injunction) earlier this year set the tone. |
| 08/23/10 | Immigration Plays Major Role In Arizona Primary Arizona voters go to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates for November's general election. The vote could be key to Republican efforts to regain control of Congress, but some of the party's luminaries have struggled. |
| 08/20/10 | Immigration law efforts expanding Arizona does not stand alone. With a growing number of states seriously considering or planning for measures similar to Arizona’s to combat illegal immigration, it's time Democrats take this seriously. |
| 08/19/10 | Nearly Half of United States Considering Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation Twenty-two states are now in the process of drafting or seeking to pass legislation similar to Arizona’s law against illegal immigration. |
| 08/18/10 | U.S. may sue Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio for not cooperating in investigation A federal investigation of a controversial Arizona sheriff known for tough immigration enforcement has intensified in recent days, escalating the conflict between the Obama administration and officials in the border state. |
