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Politics Count In Census

Politics count in census Officials fear tally will be tainted By Oscar Avila The Chicago Tribune, October 4, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-bd-census-politics-04-oct04,0,2149033.story Census Director Robert Groves is a by-the-books statistician, but he recently made a heartfelt plea to a congressional subcommittee: If … Continue reading

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New Mexican Consul Says U.S. Influx Bad For Mexico Too

New Mexican consul says U.S. influx is bad for Mexico, too By Stephen Magagnini The Sacramento Bee, October 4, 2009 http://www.sacbee.com/news/story/2229189.html The Mexican government has sent one of its top experts on Mexican migration to Sacramento to dispel myths about … Continue reading

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2009 Immigrant Deaths Likely To Exceed 2008 Total

2009 immigrant deaths likely to exceed 2008 total By Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press, October 3, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5goebUSBZNXcZattF9F5FJvTUbDNwD9B372C00 Phoenix (AP) — The number of immigrants who died while sneaking across America's southern border in the last 12 months is expected … Continue reading

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Arpaio May Lose Some Immigrant Authority

Arpaio may lose some immigrant authority By JJ Hensley The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), October 3, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/10/03/20091003arpaio-ice1003.html The controversial agreement that authorized Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies to act as federal immigration agents on the streets appears to have ended, Arpaio … Continue reading

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Collier Deputies Team Up With ICE To Catch Man Wanted For 20 Years

Collier deputies team up with ICE to catch man wanted for 20 years By Elysa Batista The Naples Daily News (FL), October 3, 2009 The law finally caught up with Douglas Elmore Brenner in a Homestead motel. 'If you are … Continue reading

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Hispanic Caucus Calls For Ending Program That Identified 100,000 Illegal Aliens, Many With Criminal Records

Hispanic Caucus Calls for Ending Program That Identified 100,000 Illegal Aliens, Many With Criminal Records By Penny Starr The CNS News, October 2, 2009 http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54918 The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has asked the Obama administration to 'immediately terminate' a U.S. Immigration … Continue reading

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Agency Plans For Visa Push By Residents Made Legal

Agency Plans for Visa Push by Residents Made Legal By Julia Preston The New York Times, October 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/us/politics/02immig.html Although President Obama has put off an immigration overhaul until next year, the federal agency in charge of approving visas … Continue reading

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Vetting E-Verify

Vetting E-Verify QSR Magazine, October 2, 2009 http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/operations/133/everify-1.phtml Like most small-business owners, Rolf Wilkin wants to do right by the law. He wants to make sure his Arkansas-based pizza chain is in compliance, and this means making sure people who … Continue reading

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American Apparel Forced To Lay Off 1800 Immigrant Workers

American Apparel Forced to Lay Off 1,800 Immigrant Workers By Mariela Rosario Latina, October 2, 2009 http://www.latina.com/fashion/news/american-apparel-forced-lay-1800-immigrant-workers After a lengthy investigation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, American Apparel owner Dov Charney has been forced to fire 1,800 employees … Continue reading

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A Call To Set Up An African Immigrant Bank

A Call to Set Up an African Immigrant Bank By James Butty The Voice of America News, October 2, 2009 http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-10-02-voa4.cfm It is estimated that remittances to and within Africa total $40 billion dollars a year. But only a few … Continue reading

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Complaint Filed Against Recruiter of Teachers

Complaint filed against recruiter of teachers By Kevin McGill The Associated Press, October 2, 2009 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13462616 New Orleans (AP) — A teacher union has filed complaints with state authorities alleging a company that recruits Filipino teachers for Louisiana schools is … Continue reading

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Resort To Hire Fewer Foreign Workers—More U.S. Citizens Willing To Fill Service Jobs

Resort to hire fewer foreign workers More U.S. citizens willing to fill service jobs By Trevon Milliard The Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum, ID), October 2, 2009 http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128109 With Americans clamoring for work, Sun Valley Co. will hire fewer foreign workers … Continue reading

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Anger Up, Visas Down: Top 10 H-1B Stories Of Last 12 Months

Anger up, visas down: Top 10 H-1B stories of last 12 months Active year could lead to final H-1B showdown during 2010 immigration reform debate By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld, October 1, 2009 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138777/Anger_up_visas_down_Top_10_H_1B_stories_of_last_12_months_ Even though demand for H-1B visas fell … Continue reading

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Halt To Gov’t Raids Not An Option To Boost Census

Halt to gov't raids not an option to boost census By Hope Yen The Associated Press, October 1, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_13463508 Washington, DC (AP) — With the 2010 census six months away, the Commerce Department said Thursday it won't seek a … Continue reading

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Haitians United In Crusade For Temporary Protected Status

Haitians United in Crusade for Temporary Protected Status By Elizabeth Roberts The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), October 1, 2009 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/deerfield/sfl-fldffhaitiside1001dffoct01,0,1389152.story Abner Clerveaux spent 48 hours on a bus for a five-hour rally in front of the White House and … Continue reading

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Smadi Case Well-Executed, Highlights Immigration Issues, Senator John Cornyn Says

Smadi case well-executed, highlights immigration issues, Sen. John Cornyn says By Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News, October 1, 2009 http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/smadi-case-well-executed-highl.html Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the Smadi case — the Jordanian arrested last week for trying to blow … Continue reading

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Social-Justice Program Looks At Immigration Issue

Social-justice program looks at immigration issue By Jennifer Burke The Catholic Courier (Rochester, NY), October 1, 2009 http://www.catholiccourier.com/tmp1.cfm?nid=78&articleid=109456 Immigration is a hot topic in Wayne County, where hundreds of farmworkers migrate to the area each year for the autumn harvest. … Continue reading

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Iraqi And Afghan Refugees Who Assisted U.S. Forces Pursue A Fresh Start

Iraqi and Afghan refugees who assisted U.S. forces pursue a fresh start By Stephen Magagnini The Sacramento Bee, October 1, 2009 http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/2222087.html Farhad Kareem Faraj and his wife eat mahshi, stuffed vegetables Iraqi-style, in their sparse one-bedroom apartment on Watt … Continue reading

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Boeing’s ‘Virtual Fence’ On Mexico Border Is Full Of Holes, Critics Say

Boeing's 'virtual fence' on Mexican border is full of holes, critics say After 3 years and $500 million, Boeing getting a chance to fix glitchy border system By Oscar Avila The Chicago Tribune, September 27, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-sun-boeing-border-tech-0927sep27,0,2613588.story Along the boundary … Continue reading

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Alleged Skyscraper Plot Highlights Problems Of Keeping Tabs On Immigrants

Alleged skyscraper plot highlights problems of keeping tabs on immigrants By Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News, September 27, 2009 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-terrorsecure_27nat.ART.State.Edition2.4c67535.html Washington, DC — The tension between security and civil liberties, between surveillance and privacy, has simmered for eight … Continue reading

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