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ICE Tracks Down Criminal Immigrants

ICE tracks down criminal immigrants Federal agents make 28 arrests in sweep By Ian Schwartz The KRQE News (Albuquerque, NM), September 2, 2010 http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/ice-tracks-down-criminal-immigrants– Albuquerque — There has been a steep increase in deportations in the United States, a record … Continue reading

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Predator Drone Begins Patrolling Texas Border

Predator drone begins patrolling Texas border The Associated Press, September 2, 2010 http://www.kvue.com/news/state/Predator-drone-begins-patrolling- Texas-border-102064858.html Corpus Christi, TX (AP) — Homeland Securitys newest weapon began patrolling the skies over the Texas border on Wednesday. The Predator B drone took its first … Continue reading

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‘Climate Migrants’ Projected To Flood U.S.

'Climate migrants' projected to flood U.S. Report cites dire conditions in Latin America By Shaun Waterman The Washington Times, September 1, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/1/global-warming-will-increase-migration-report-says/print/ Climate change in Latin America and the accompanying drought, flooding and desertification is likely to drive increased … Continue reading

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Poll : Arizona Voters Favor Immigration Enforcement

Poll: Ariz. voters favor immigration enforcement The Associated Press, September 1, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g09-Rl4pB-3WzZ9G47uQ0Y_aWj7gD9HVGAHG0 Phoenix (AP) — A poll released Wednesday found that an overwhelming majority of Arizona voters support the types of provisions that are at the heart of a … Continue reading

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New Mexico National Guard Deployed To Border

New Mexico National Guard deployed to border By Sue Major Holmes The Associated Press, September 1, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090104350.html Albuquerque, NM (AP) — The New Mexico National Guard has deployed 82 troops along the border with Mexico to increase surveillance. National … Continue reading

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Automatic Citizenship For Children Of Illegals?

Automatic Citizenship for Children of Illegals? Global Trend Is Toward Tighter Policies Contact: Jon Feere, jdf@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 Center for Immigration Studies Washington, D.C. August 31, 2010 Every year, 300,000 to 400,000 children are born to illegal immigrants in the … Continue reading

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Employment Picture Grim For Least Educated

Employment Picture Grim for Least-Educated Report: Americans Competing with Immigrants Suffered Even Before Recession Center for Immigration Studies Contact: Steven Camarota, sac@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 Washington, D.C. August 27, 2010 Less-educated, younger, and minority American workers face the worst job market … Continue reading

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Obama Signs $600 Million Border Security Bill Into Law

Obama signs $600M border security bill into law The Associated Press, August 13, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/13/AR2010081302827.html Washington, DC (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a $600 million border security that will put more agents and equipment along the … Continue reading

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Only 29% of Americans Approve Of Obama’s Handling of Immigration, Says Gallup

Only 29 Percent of Americans Approve of Obamas Handling of Immigration, Says Gallup By Terence P. Jeffrey The CNS News, August 12, 2010 http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/71035 As the Senate reconvened on Thursday, taking a rare break from its August recess to pass … Continue reading

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Should Children Born To Illegal Immigrants Automatically Become U.S. Citizens?

Should children born to illegal immigrants automatically become U.S. citizens? By Trish LaMonte The Syracuse Post-Standard, August 9, 2010 http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/should_children_born_to_illega.html The United States is one of the few countries that grants citizenship to anyone born in the country, based on … Continue reading

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Lack Of Resources Curtails ICE Tracking Of Illegals

Lack of resources curtails ICE tracking of illegals By Jerry Seper The Associated Press, August 8, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/8/lack-of-resources-curtails-ice-tracking-illegals/ New guidance telling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to focus on apprehending terrorists and criminals has many of ICE's rank-and-file agents … Continue reading

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Students Spared Amid An Increase In Deportations

Students Spared Amid an Increase in Deportations By Julia Preston The New York Times, August 8, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/09/us/09students.html The Obama administration, while deporting a record number of immigrants convicted of crimes, is sparing one group of illegal immigrants from expulsion: … Continue reading

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Across Texas, 60,000 Babies Of NonCitizens Get U.S. Birthright

Across Texas, 60,000 babies of noncitizens get U.S. birthright By Sherry Jacobson The Dallas Morning News, August 8, 2010 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/ 080810dnmetbabies.2be9a7e.html As Republican members of Congress press for changes to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, preventing automatic citizenship … Continue reading

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GOP’s McConnell On Birthright Citizenship : No One Wants To Alter 14th Amendment

GOP's McConnell on Birthright Citizenship: No One Wants to Alter 14th Amendment By Jill Laurence Politics Daily, August 6, 2010 http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/08/05/gops-mcconnell-on- birthright-citizenship-no-one-wants-to-alter/ Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is playing down his party's new scrutiny of the 14th Amendment, which among … Continue reading

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Senate Raises H-1B Fees To Fund Border Security

Senate raises H-1B fees to fund border security By Patrick Thibodeau ComputerWorld, August 6, 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180240/Senate_raises_H_1B_ fees_to_fund_border_security The U.S. Senate approved a large H-1B fee increase Thursday to help offset a $600 million 'emergency package' to improve security along the … Continue reading

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U.S. Border Bill Could Weaken Injunction

US border bill could weaken injunction By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services, August 6, 2010 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_44034327-1a8d-5df9-bdf4-19119670df95.html A provision in border-security legislation approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate could undermine at least part of the injunction against the state's new immigration … Continue reading

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Border Security Bill Goes Back To House

Border Security Bill Heads Back To House CQ Politics (Washington, D.C.), August 6, 2010 http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=cqmidday-000003720044 With just hours left before beginning its August recess, the Senate unexpectedly passed a $600 million emergency spending bill to beef up border security a … Continue reading

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Arizona Sees Drop In Legal Mexican Visitors

Arizona sees drop in legal Mexican visitors By Dennis Wagner The Arizona Republic, August 6, 2010 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/08/06/ 20100806arizona-sees-drop-in-legal-mexican-visitors.html NOGALES, Ariz. – Amid speculation about how many illegal immigrants may be leaving Arizona under the pressure of new enforcement laws, a … Continue reading

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Indian Information Terchnology Firms Say Border Security Bill Is Protectionist

Indian information technology firms say border security bill is protectionist By Rama Lakshmi The Washington Post, August 6, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/06/AR2010080604068.html Representatives of India's booming information technology industry said Friday that a border security bill passed by the U.S. Senate would … Continue reading

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Birthright Citizenship Debate Reverberates In Campaign Races

Birthright citizenship debate reverberates in campaign races By Shane DAprile The Hill (Washington, D.C.), August 6, 2010 http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/112955-birthright-citizenship-debate-reverberates-on-campaign-trail The national debate on the birthright provision of the 14th Amendment is welcome news to some Republican candidates, who have brought the … Continue reading

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