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Mexico Sees Record 15.7 Pct Drop In Remittances

Mexico Sees Record 15.7 Pct Drop in Remittances By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 27, 2010 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Money sent home by Mexicans abroad plunged a record 15.7 percent in 2009 as migrants worldwide struggled to find work … Continue reading

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Spiritual Lobbyists—Religious Leaders Push Immigration Reform

Spiritual Lobbyists Religious leaders push immigration reform By Susan Carroll The Houston Chronicle, January 11, 2010 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6810414.html A coalition of top religious leaders, including Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, on Monday urged the heads of local congregations and synagogues to help persuade … Continue reading

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The Green Card Lottery May Be Stopped

The Green Card Lottery may be stopped By Ellie Velinska January 7, 2010 Right Pundits.com Congressman Lamar Smith and Congressman Bob Goodlatte, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Judiciary committee, Congressman John Conyers, urging the committee to consider … Continue reading

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Winter Olympics Will Highlight New U.S. Border Requirements

Winter Olympics will highlight new U.S. border requirements By Matthew Daneman USA Today, January 6, 2010 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-05-bordercross_N.htm When the 2010 Winter Olympic Games start in Vancouver on Feb. 12, they not only will draw athletes from across the globe but … Continue reading

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U.S. Repatriated 359,455 Mexicans In 2009

U.S. Repatriated 359,455 Mexicans in 2009 The Latin American Herald Tribune (Caracas), January 6, 2010 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=349773&CategoryId=14091 Mexico City — During the first 11 months of 2009 a total of 359,455 Mexicans were repatriated to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities, the … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Leads New York, Chicago In Abuse Of Low-Wage Workers, Survey Finds

L.A. leads New York, Chicago in abuse of low-wage workers, survey says UCLA study finds widespread violation of minimum wage and overtime laws. Large pool of illegal immigrants and predatory business strategies in garment and building sectors are major factors. … Continue reading

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NonCitizen Criminals Face Deportation

Noncitizen criminals face deportation The McClatchy Newspapers, January 6, 2010 http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/noncitizen-criminals-face-deportation/1063401 San Jose, CA — Roger Simmie is no angel. Twenty years ago, the Mountain View, Calif., carpenter was convicted of resisting arrest and drug possession. Fifteen years after that, … Continue reading

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Lessons From Last Amnesty—Problems With The 1986 IRCA Legislation Program

Lessons from the Last Amnesty Problems with the 1986 IRCA Legalization Program Center For Immigration Studies Contact: Bryan Griffith, press@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 January 5, 2010 WASHINGTON (January 5, 2010) The Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress have announced they will … Continue reading

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Illinois Senate Candidates Say Little On Immigration

Ill. Senate candidates say little on immigration By Sophia Tareen The Associated Press, January 5, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-il-senaterace-immigr,0,2882922.story Chicago (AP) — Illinois politicians and activists have helped shape the national Immigration debate, but those vying for President Barack Obama's former U.S. … Continue reading

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Reprieve Eases Medical Crisis For Illegal Immigrants

Reprieve Eases Medical Crisis for Illegal Immigrants By Kevin Sack The New York Times, January 5, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/us/06grady.html Atlanta — After a largely sleepless night, Cruz Constancia got up Tuesday morning wondering whether this would be the day that she … Continue reading

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Chicago Immigration Agency A Front For Terror Plot

Chicago immigration agency a front for terror plot, federal probers allege U.S. probe targets operations of First World Immigration By Antonio Olivo The Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-terror-rana-immigrationjan03,0,6207893.story Nestled among the restaurants and sari shops that anchor Devon Avenue … Continue reading

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Tightening Up At The Border

Tightening up at the border; Strict new U.S. travel-document requirements leading to more arrests at southern ports of entry By Leslie Berestein The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2, 2010 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/02/strict-new-travel-restrictions-leading-to-more/ In the months following the implementation of new travel-document requirements … Continue reading

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Judge Throws Out Racial Profiling Suit

Judge throws out RI racial profiling suit By Hilary Russ The Associated Press, December 31, 2008 http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2008/12/31/ judge_throws_out_ri_racial_profiling_suit/ Providence (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a highway traffic stop of Guatemalan nationals that civil rights groups … Continue reading

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Obama Pushes Ahead On Immigration Overhaul

Obama pushes ahead on immigration overhaul White House preps its allies for battle as it assures Latinos on a citizenship bill By Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger The Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-immigration30-2009dec30,0,4277224.story?track=rss Washington, DC — With the … Continue reading

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Feds Test Stricter Temporary Worker Procedures

Feds test stricter temporary worker procedures By Mariana Alvarado The Scripps Howard News Service, December 30, 2009 http://www.scrippsnews.com/content/feds-test-stricter-temporary-worker-procedures The U.S. government has started ensuring that temporary workers leave the country when their work visas expire — an enforcement procedure that … Continue reading

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Pew and Pulpit Disagree On Immigration

Poll: Pew and Pulpit Disagree on Immigration Zogby Survey Finds Religious Leaders and Members at Odds Center For Immigration Studies Contact: Steven Camarota, (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.org December 29, 2009 WASHINGTON (December 29, 2009) – In contrast to many national religious … Continue reading

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Al-Qaeda Group Makes Claim For Attempted Bombing

Al Qaeda group makes claim for attempted bombing CTV.ca News Staff Date: Mon. Dec. 28 2009 4:36 PM ET Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, for which … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Canada Makes It Easier For Temporary Residents To Apply For Work Permits Or Extend Their Visit In Canada

Government of Canada Makes it Easier for Temporary Residents to Apply for Work Permits or Extend Their Visit in Canada Voice Of Toronto Sunday, December 27, 2009 Temporary residents seeking work permits or an extension of their visit in Canada … Continue reading

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Were Workers In Deadly Fall Illegal?

Were workers in deadly fall illegal? Men of Russian descent plunged 13 storeys after scaffold gave way By CHRIS DOUCETTE, TORONTO SUN Last Updated: 26th December 2009, 10:39am Sat Dec 26, 6:18 AM Investigators are trying to determine if four … Continue reading

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Immigrant’s Custody Death Sparks Probe

Immigrant's custody death sparks probe As coroner investigates how Roma refugee died, widow and family say they've been denied details By Nicholas Keung The Toronto Star (Canada), December 22, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/741737–immigrant-s-custody-death-sparks-probe A Toronto woman is seeking answers after her husband, … Continue reading

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