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Latinos, Blacks Take Harder Hit Amid Recession

Latinos, blacks take harder hit amid recession Jobless rate could climb to highest in decades By Joseph Williams The Boston Globe, November 21, 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/21/latinos_blacks_take_harder_hit_amid_recession/ Washington, DC — Latinos and African-Americans in Massachusetts and across the country are facing high … Continue reading

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David Headley: Quiet American With Alleged Links To Mumbai Massacre

David Headley: quiet American with alleged links to Mumbai massacre From The Times November 21, 2009 In almost every way, David Headley was the perfect neighbour. When the 49-year-old American citizen began renting an apartment in Mumbai last year he … Continue reading

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Gov’t Data Imply High Immigrant Crime Rates

Government Data Imply High Immigrant Crime Rates Study: Findings Contradict Older Research Showing Low Rates Center for Immigration Studies Contact: Steven Camarota, (202) 466-8185, sac@cis.org WASHINGTON (November 19, 2009) Center for Immigration Studies has published a detailed report on immigration … Continue reading

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Hundreds Of Accused Felons Deported Rather Than Prosecuted

Hundreds of accused felons deported rather than prosecuted By David Schechter and Mark Smith The WFAA News (Dallas), November 6, 2009 http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa091105_mo_deportingjustice.28ae52611.html Dallas — Hundreds of accused felons charged with murder, rape, assault and kidnapping have been deported from Dallas … Continue reading

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Citizenship Question Will Not Be Added To 2010 Census

Citizenship question will not be added to 2010 census By Daniel Gonzlez The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), November 6, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/11/06/20091106census.html The 2010 census will not include a controversial question about citizenship that critics said could have led to significant undercounts … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Query Puts Janet Napolitano On The Spot

Supreme Court query puts Janet Napolitano on the spot By Josh Gerstein The Politico (Washington, DC), November 6, 2009 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29222.html A simple query from the Supreme Court is forcing the Obama administration to wrestle with the limits of states authority … Continue reading

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State Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Tax ID Search

State supreme court hears arguments in tax ID search Operation Number Games goes under legal microscope By Chris Casey The Greeley Tribune (CO), November 6, 2009 http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20091106/NEWS/911069977/1002/NONE&parentprofile=1001 Denver — The nature of a warrant for seizure of tax documents in … Continue reading

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New England’s 7th Spanish-Language Paper Begins Publishing

New Englands 7th Spanish-language paper begins publishing By Johnny Diaz The Boston Globe, November 6, 2009 http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/11/06/new_englands_7th_spanish_language_paper_begins_publishing/ At a time when the recession is battering newspapers, a group of Latino journalists in Massachusetts has launched New Englands seventh Spanish-language weekly … Continue reading

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Uninsured Illegal Immigrant Drivers

Uninsured Illegal Immigrant Drivers By Emily Sinovic The FOX23 News (Tulsa, OK), November 6, 2009 http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Uninsured-Illegal-Immigrant-Drivers/MrII2m6qAEGSeFP-2gU1Aw.cspx Illegal immigrants are driving without insurance, and it could cost you thousands of dollars. A Sapulpa mother was driving two children in the backseat, … Continue reading

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Immigration Agents Arresting More Criminals

Immigration agents arresting more criminals By Cindy Carcamo The Orange County Register (Santa Ana), November 5, 2009 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/criminal-agency-teams-2638596-orders-country Immigration agents in charge of chasing down illegal immigrants who are avoiding deportation orders are increasingly focusing their efforts on arresting those … Continue reading

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Silent Screams And Stifled Statistics—The Rising Number Of Honour Killings Among Muslims

Silent screams and stifled statistics The rising number of honour killings among Muslims By Douglas J. Hagmann, Director http://homelandsecurityus.com/?p=320/ 4 November 2009 Twenty year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki of suburban Phoenix died Monday, becoming the latest non-statistic in a rising number … Continue reading

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Flash Points Linger In Health Bill

Flash Points Linger in Health Bill Democrats Trying to Reach Final Deals on Handling of Abortions, Illegal Immigrants By Janet Adamy The Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125719816691823721.html?mod=rss_Today%27s_Most_Popular Washington, DC — House Democrats are wrestling with how their health-care … Continue reading

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E-Verify Working Smoothly

E-Verify working smoothly By Perla Trevizo The Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN), November 3, 2009 http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/03/e-verify-working-smoothly/?business Nearly two months after most federal contractors and subcontractors were required to use the government's employment verification program, local employers report things are running … Continue reading

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Immigration Law Goes Into Effect; "Widow’s Penalty" Ends

New immigration law goes into effect; 'widow's penalty' ends A new immigration law is now in effect, and this means new changes for Americans who marry foreign nationals. By Melissa Tune The WRDW News (Augusta, GA), November 3, 2009 http://www.wrdw.com/politics/headlines/69023852.html … Continue reading

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Senate Votes To Take Up Jobless Benefit Extension

Senate votes to take up jobless benefit extension The Associated Press, November 3, 2009 http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/AP/articles.asp?day=Sunday&article=a1046bc-us-unemploymentben.html Washington (AP) — After weeks of political haggling, the Senate agreed Tuesday to take up legislation that would give people running out of unemployment insurance … Continue reading

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H-1B Visa Applications Lowest Since 2003

H-1B visa applications lowest since 2003 By John Boudreau The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), November 2, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_13680374?source=rss San Jose, CA — More than six months after the federal government began accepting petitions for work visas popular with … Continue reading

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Obama Lifts U.S. Ban On Foreign HIV-Positive Travelers

Obama lifts U.S. ban on foreign HIV-positive travelers By Katherine Harmon Scientific American, November 2, 2009 http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=obama-lifts-us-ban-on-foreign-hiv-p-2009-11-02 People with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will no longer be prohibited from visiting or immigrating to the U.S., the White House announced … Continue reading

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U.S. High Court Seeks Opinion On Ariz Immigration Case

US High Court Seeks Opinion On Ariz Immigration Case By Kristina Peterson The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091102-711247.html Washington – The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General to comment on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to … Continue reading

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Auto Registration Checks Scaring Immigrants

Auto registration checks scaring immigrants By Stephanie Czekalinski The Columbus Dispatch (OH), November 2, 2009 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/02/copy/IMMIGRANT_FEARS.ART_ART_11-02-09_B1_MQFHVG6.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 News that the state will cancel the car registrations of possibly thousands of undocumented immigrants has caused panic and created rumors among those living … Continue reading

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Two Chicago Men Charged In Connection With Alleged Roles In Foreign Terror Plot That Focused On Targets In Denmark

Two Chicago Men Charged in Connection With Alleged Roles in Foreign Terror Plot That Focused on Targets in Denmark Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:25pm EDT CHICAGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Two Chicago men have been arrested on federal charges for … Continue reading

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