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Audits Becoming The New ICE Raids

Audits becoming the new ICE raids By Matt O'Brien The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), December 4, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13924906 Immigration agents made headlines during the Bush administration when they rushed into Midwestern meatpacking plants, a New England leather goods … Continue reading

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U.S., Cuba Migration Talks Delayed Until February

U.S., Cuba Migration Talks Delayed Until February Reuters, December 3, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/03/us/politics/politics-us-cuba-usa-migration.html Washington, Dc (Reuters) — Long-planned talks on Cuban migration to the United States have been delayed by two months until February, a State Department official said on Thursday, … Continue reading

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Immigration Is Critical Subject To Mexico, U.S.

Immigration is critical subject to Mexico, U.S. By Laura Urseny The Mercury Register (Oroville, CA), December 3, 2009 http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_13923685 Chico, CA — Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, the new consul general of Mexico in Sacramento, said that immigration is as much a … Continue reading

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Health Care Provisions Still Soft On Illegal Aliens

Health Care Provisions Still Soft on Illegal Aliens Amendments Expected to Target Issue Center For Immigration Studies Contact: Bryan Griffith, (202) 466-8185, press@cis.org WASHINGTON (December 2009) Assurances that the two health-care reform bills would not benefit illegal aliens are not … Continue reading

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Are The Number Of Immigrants Seeking Asylum Over Sexual-Orientation Discrimination Increasing?

Desperately Seeking Freedom Are the number of immigrants seeking asylum over sexual-orientation discrimination increasing? By Krista Gesaman Newsweek, November 30, 2009 http://www.newsweek.com/id/224893/page/1 Luiz enjoys cooking family dinners for a small household in New York City. He works as an au … Continue reading

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Ban Lifted For Green-Card Applicants With HIV

Ban lifted for green-card applicants with HIV A two-decade-old rule kept those with the virus out of the U.S. Now such immigrants will be able to visit the country and apply for legal status. By Anna Gorman The Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Immigration Reform Next Up On Bishops’ Wish List For Congress

Immigration reform next up on bishops' wish list for Congress By Nancy Frazier O'Brien The Catholic News Service, November 25, 2009 http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0905256.htm Washington, DC (CNS) — Over the years, hundreds of thousands of postcards have come from U.S. Catholics in … Continue reading

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Arrests of Illegal Immigrants Along Border Drop 25%

Arrests of illegal immigrants along border drop 25% Bolstered enforcement efforts along the Mexico-U.S. border and the weak economy are cited. The trend is also apparent across the Southwest. By Richard Marosi The Los Angeles Times, November 25, 2009 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-border25-2009nov25,0,5713070.story … Continue reading

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Hispanic Group Sues Ohio Over License Plate Policy

Hispanic group sues Ohio over license plate policy By Lisa Cornwell The Associated Press, November 25, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hz5Ed0-8iDBTIZrHnvPrIJvupw5QD9C6KD8O1 Cincinnati, OH (AP) — A Hispanic group filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop Ohio from canceling vehicle registrations for thousands … Continue reading

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Terrorism Probe Casts Scrutiny On Minneapolis’ Somali Immigrant Enclave

Terrorism probe casts scrutiny on Minneapolis' Somali immigrant enclave Little Mogadishu residents talk of a lack of identity and a life of poverty and racism. And they disagree over their former neighbors who are accused of plotting jihad in Somalia. … Continue reading

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US, Canada Extend Border Security Cooperation

US, Canada Extend Border Security Cooperation By Mickey McCarter HS Today, November 25, 2009 http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/11226/149/ Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined her counterpart from Canada in Washington, DC, Tuesday to announce a bundle of cooperative efforts on information sharing, maritime … Continue reading

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Feds to Crack Down On Illegal Wire Transfers

Feds to crack down on illegal wire transfers By Sergio Chapa The KGBT News (Harlingen, TX), November 24, 2009 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=381965 Federal authorities are looking at new ways to keep millions of dollars out of the hands of immigrant smugglers. For … Continue reading

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Haitian-American Politicians Make New Push For Power

Haitian-American politicians make new push for power A community that lacks political clout is making a new push to claim some power. By Lesley Clark The Miami Herald, November 34, 3009 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/v-fullstory/story/1350671.html Washington, DC — Haitian-American politicians from across the … Continue reading

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GF Border Patrol Seeks To Expand Reach With Rural Agents

GF Border Patrol seeks to expand reach with rural agents In a pilot program, the Grand Forks sector of the Border Patrol is stationing agents in smaller towns with the hopes of boosting its presence in the region near the … Continue reading

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Dobbs Mulls White House Bid

Dobbs mulls White House bid By Alexander Burns The Politico (Washington, DC), November 24, 2009 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29861.html Former CNN host Lou Dobbs fueled already rampant speculation about his political future Monday, sending the clearest signals yet that he's mulling a bid … Continue reading

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More Migrants Applying For U.S. Citizenship

More migrants applying for U.S. citizenship By Daniel Gonzlez The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), November 24, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/11/24/20091124citizenship1124.html The number of legal immigrants applying for citizenship rose this year in Arizona, mirroring an increase in applications nationally. The increase comes despite … Continue reading

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Missing-Somali Case Gives Recruitment Clues To FBI

Missing-Somali Case Gives Recruitment Clues To FBI By Dina Temple-Raston The NPR News, November 24, 2009 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120757628 When federal authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight Minnesota men, they provided the first detailed account of how some two dozen young … Continue reading

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10 Charged In Marriage-For-Money Scheme

10 charged in marriage-for-money scheme By Mike Robinson The Associated Press, November 23, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-immigrationfraud,0,7210363.story Chicago — Ten people including at least five current or former traffic court employees have been charged with taking part in a marriage-for-money scheme aimed … Continue reading

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States Want To Keep Illegal Immigrants Off The Road

States Want To Keep Illegal Immigrants Off The Road The NPR News, November 23, 2009 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120682785&sc=nl&cc=ph-20091123 Only three states Illinois, New Mexico and Washington allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses and other states have recently implemented practices aimed at … Continue reading

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Immigration Looms As The Next Test For Congress

Immigration looms as the next test for Congress By: Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst Washington Examiner November 22, 2009 Is Congress, behindhand on Barack Obama's deadlines on health care and cap-and-trade legislation, and flummoxed by the failure of the stimulus … Continue reading

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