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A Rare Win For Immigrants

A Rare Win For Immigrants Conn. judge finds constitutional problems in raids by federal agents By Christian Nolan The Connecticut Law Tribune, June 15, 2009 http://www.ctlawtribune.com/getarticle.aspx?ID=34058 It was exactly two years ago that Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents rounded up … Continue reading

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Repealing Real ID? Rolling Back Driver’s License Security

Repealing REAL ID? Rolling Back Drivers License Security Center for Immigration Studies Contact: Janice Kephart, jlk@cis.org, (202) 466-8185 WASHINGTON (June 15, 2009) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has made clear her commitment to repeal the 2005 secure drivers … Continue reading

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Bill Defines Homosexual Partners As Immediate Family For Immigration Purposes

Bill Defines Homosexual Partners As Immediate Family for Immigration Purposes By Christopher Neefus The CNS News, June 11, 2009 http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49464 An immigration bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week would allow homosexuals to sponsor their permanent partners for … Continue reading

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Sharp Divide Over Visas, Temporary Workers Dims Outlook For Reform Bill This Year

Sharp Divide Over Visas, Temp Workers Dims Outlook For Reform Bill This Year By Chris Strohm and Dan Friedman The Congress Daily (Washington, DC), June 11, 2009 http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/ [Subscription] Business and labor groups have launched aggressive lobbying efforts in Congress … Continue reading

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Counties Using ICE Databases During Arrests

Counties using ICE databases during arrests By Lynn Brezosky The San Antonio Express-News (TX), June 11, 2009 http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/47688052.html Harlingen, TX — Sheriff's departments in six South Texas counties have begun accessing Immigration and Customs Enforcement fingerprint databases to determine if … Continue reading

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Senate Leader Says Immigration Reform Possible This Year

Senate Leader Says Immigration Reform Possible This Year By Maria Pea The Latin American Herald Tribune (Caracas, Venezuela), June 11, 2009 http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=336977&CategoryId=12395 Washington, DC — The leader of the Democratic Senate majority, Harry Reid, said Wednesday in an interview with … Continue reading

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Officials Want More Pressure On Human Trafficking

Officials want more pressure on human trafficking By Eileen Sullivan The Associated Press, June 10, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i7fIJFcotAd6g1yX_-L8iu5KGnUQD98O2I904 Washington, DC (AP) — The Obama administration and Sen. Chuck Schumer want to step up pressure on human-trafficking operations by taking away their … Continue reading

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U.S.–Mexico Border Fence Completion Eludes Government

US-Mex border fence completion eludes government By Christopher Sherman The Associated Press, June 10, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090610/ap_on_re_us/us_border_fence Brownsville, TX (AP) — Nearly six months after the U.S.-Mexico border fence ordered by the Bush administration was supposed to be finished, its completion … Continue reading

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San Francisco Crime Reporter Wins Immigration Award

S.F. Crime Reporter Wins Immigration Award Center for Immigration Studies June 10, 2009 (WASHINGTON, JUNE 2009) Jaxon Van Derbeken, police reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, is this years winner of the Eugene Katz Award for Excellence in the Coverage … Continue reading

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Army Report : Drug Cartels, Terrorists Inflitrate U.S.

Army Report: Drug Cartels, Terrorists Infiltrate U.S. By Nat Helms Newsmax, June 5, 2009 http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexico_border_fence/2009/06/05/222148.html?utm_medium=RSS A secret intelligence mission recently conducted along the southern border of the United States found that drug cartels are teaming with terrorists to exploit the … Continue reading

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House Passes Bill Prohibiting Immigrant Sanctuary Cities

House Passes Bill Prohibiting Immigrant Sanctuary Cities The Chattanoogan (TN), June 5, 2009 http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_152642.asp A bill that aims to curb illegal immigration by prohibiting local governments from enacting 'sanctuary' ordinances, or policies that make it difficult for law enforcement and … Continue reading

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Waiting Time For Citizenship Is Down To Six Months

Waiting time for citizenship is down to about six months By Hiram Soto The San Diego Union Tribune, June 5, 2009 http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/05/1m5citizen005516-waiting-time-citizenship-down-abo/ The waiting time for immigrants to become U.S. citizens has fallen to levels not seen since August 2007 … Continue reading

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Groups Raise Ante On Immigration Reform—-Obama Pressed To Tackle Issue

Groups raise ante on immigration reform Obama pressed to tackle issue By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times, June 4, 2009 http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/04/groups-raise-ante-on-immigration-reform/ President Obama's nomination of a Hispanic woman to the Supreme Court does not give him extra breathing space to … Continue reading

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Guilty Plea In School Immigration Fraud

Guilty Plea In School Immigration Fraud Associated Press June 4, 2009 6:34 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) – A Korean-American man has admitted scheming to bring immigrants into the country under the guise of attending an English language school he operated. … Continue reading

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Immigration Files To Become Part of National Archives

Immigration files to become part of National Archives The 'A-files' include interview transcripts, health records, photographs, marriage licenses and recordings. The first batch will include 135,000 people born before 1909 and who arrived after 1900. By Anna Gorman The Los … Continue reading

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Reid Vows Immigration Reform By End Of Year

Reid vows immigration reform by end of year By Alexander Bolton Posted: 06/04/09 01:36 PM [ET] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he would like the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year, adding another … Continue reading

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Guard Might Do Border Recon

Guard might do border recon By Sig Christenson The San Antonio Express-News (TX), June 4, 2009 http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Guard_might_do_border_recon.html A border security proposal drafted by Gov. Rick Perry would put 600 soldiers in 'reconnaissance platoons' to scour 20 remote areas for drug … Continue reading

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Overseas Screening Of Immigrants and Refugees Could Cut TB Cases

Overseas screening of immigrants and refugees could cut TB cases in US Reuters, June 4, 2009 http://www.thejobcure.com/reuters_article.asp?id=20090604publ001.html New York (Reuters) — Overseas screening for tuberculosis coupled with follow-up evaluation in the US could reduce the number of TB cases among … Continue reading

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Napolitano Backs E-Verify

Napolitano backs E-Verify By Ben Bain Washington Technology, June 4, 2009 http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2009/06/04/web-everify-napolitano.aspx DHS secretary says online worker eligibility program is an important tool for employers Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she is a big supporter of E-Verify, the Web-based … Continue reading

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Napolitano Names SW Border Task Force

Napolitano names SW Border Task Force The Current-Argus (Carlsbad, NM), June 4, 2009 http://www.currentargus.com/ci_12524038 Albuquerque, NM — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today the formation of the Homeland Security Advisory Council Southwest Border Task Force, a … Continue reading

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