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Napolitano Appears To Straddle Political Divide

Napolitano Appears to Straddle Political Divide By Ginger Thompson The New York Times, May 19, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/us/politics/19napolitano.html?ref=us Washington, DC — The day before she mounted her first campaign for public office, Janet Napolitano, then a federal prosecutor, held a news … Continue reading

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Immigration Conviction Of Union Official Reversed

Immigration conviction of union official reversed By Tony Leys The Des Moines Register, May 19, 2009 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090519/NEWS/905190370/1001/NEWS A Marshalltown union official who was convicted of helping illegal immigrants has won an appeal of the case and probably will not be … Continue reading

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Officials Draft Changes To Bush-Era Mandate On ID Cards

Officials draft changes to Bush-era mandate on ID cards By Chris Strohm The Congress Daily (Washington, DC), May 18, 2009 http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090518_4120.php Federal and state officials have drafted legislation to replace a controversial 2005 law that set national standards for driver's … Continue reading

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Blacks, Latinos Lead Vallejo Drop-Out Rates

Blacks, Latinos lead Vallejo dropout rates By Shauntel Lowe The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), May 18, 2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_12394166?nclick_check=1 A ray of good news streamed into Vallejo this past week when state education officials released data showing a nearly … Continue reading

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Stakes Rise As Drug War Threatens To Cross Border

Stakes rise as drug war threatens to cross border By Ann O'Neill The CNN News, May 18, 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/mexico.us.cartels/index.html Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera, a 54-year-old drug cartel leader whose nickname means 'Shorty,' is the most wanted man in Mexico. … Continue reading

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Immigration: When Only ‘Geniuses’ Need Apply

Immigration: When Only 'Geniuses' Need Apply Top artists, writers, and musicians are among those awarded O-1 visas each year to add to U.S. culture and the economy By Moira Herbst Business Week, May 17, 2009 http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/may2009/db20090517_864505.htm In the coming weeks, … Continue reading

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Who Should Get Aid From City?

Who should get aid from city? Comment about citizenship status by mayors office sets off foes of illegal immigration By Susan Carroll and Bradley Olson The Houston Chronicle, May 17, 2009 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6427551.html Just weeks after Mayor Bill White did an … Continue reading

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Airline Mechanics Who Can’t Read English

Airline mechanics who can't read English By Byron Harris The WFAA News (Dallas), May 16, 2009 http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/localnews/investigates/stories/wfaa090515-_lj_harris.7a4a7d4.html News 8 has recently revealed serious flaws in the way the FAA licenses mechanics who fix planes. There is evidence of years of … Continue reading

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Mexican Data Say Migration To U.S. Has Plummeted

Mexican Data Say Migration to U.S. Has Plummeted By Julia Preston The New York Times, May 15, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15immig.html Mexicali, Mexico — Census data from the Mexican government indicate an extraordinary decline in the number of Mexican immigrants going to … Continue reading

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Indians’ Surge In Silican Valley Continues Despite Downturn

Indians' surge in Silicon Valley continues despite downturn The Hindustan Times (India) May 15, 2009 http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=a6c8e63d-fdc7-4ce9-b25a-21f3f9469994&Headline=Indians%27+surge+in+Silicon+Valley+continues+despite +downturn The numbers of Indians and other Asians and Latinos in America's Silicon Valley continued to surge from 2007 to 2008 even as the … Continue reading

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Census Pick Rules Out Use Of Sampling In 2010 Census

Census pick rules out use of sampling in 2010 Census The Associated Press, May 15, 2009 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-05-15-groves-census_N.htm Washington, DC (AP) — President Obama's pick to lead the Census Bureau on Friday ruled out the use of statistical sampling in the … Continue reading

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Fake Immigrant Papers Are Genuine Growth Industry

Fake immigrant papers are genuine growth industry Illegal immigrants seeking work don't get far without documents, and counterfeiters are getting rich through underground operations. By James Walsh The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), May 14, 2009 http://www.startribune.com/local/44946752.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc: aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUsr Illegal immigrants in … Continue reading

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84% Say English Should Be America’s Official Language

84% Say English Should Be Americas Official Language Rasmussen Reports, May 14, 2009 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/may_2009/84_say_english_should_be_america_s_official_language Eighty-four percent (84%) of Americans say English should be the official language of the United States. Only nine percent (9%) disagree, according to a new Rasmussen … Continue reading

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Report Citing Veteran Extremism Is Pulled

Report citing veteran extremism is pulled By Audrey Hudson The Washington Times, May 14, 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/14/report-citing-vet-extremism-is-pulled/ A contentious 'Rightwing Extremism' report that warned of military veterans as possible recruits for terrorist attacks against the U.S. was not authorized, has been … Continue reading

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Feinstein Again Introduces Agricultural Guest-Worker Bill

Feinstein again introduces agricultural guest-worker bill By Michael Doyle The McClatchy Newspaper, May 14, 2009 http://www.thestate.com/business-wire/story/787099.html Washington, DC — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday introduced an ambitious agricultural guest-worker bill that faces a harder road than ever before. Feinstein's … Continue reading

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U.S. Customs And Border Protection Uses New High Tech Aircraft To Zero In On Atlantic Smugglers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses new high-tech aircraft to zero in on Atlantic smugglers Scan, point, click, zoom, identify and reel in the bad guys By Luis F. Perez The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), May 13, 2009 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-anti-smuggling-planessbmay13,0,4086642.story … Continue reading

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Immigrant Homeownership Proves Resilient In The Face Of Slowdown

Immigrant Homeownership Proves Resilient in the Face of Slowdown; Boosted by Boom, Rate Virtually Unchanged During Bust By Alejandro Lazo The Washington Post, May 13, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/05/12/ST2009051201660.html The rate of homeownership in the United States is holding up better among … Continue reading

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U.S. To Build More Virtual Border Fencing

U.S. to build more 'virtual' border fencing By Tim Gaynor Reuters, May 12, 2009 http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN1234605920090512 Tucson, AZ (Reuters) — The U.S. government has begun building more 'virtual' fencing along the border with Mexico at a cost of $100 million after … Continue reading

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Who’s Illegal? Crackdown Targets Employers Of Undocumented

Who's illegal? Crackdown targets employers of undocumented By Sheena McFarland The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City), May 12, 2009 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12354718 The Department of Homeland Security is redirecting its immigration branch to focus on cracking down on the employers who … Continue reading

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RI Lawmakers Approve Immigration Checks On Workers

RI lawmakers approve immigration checks on workers By Kelsey Abbruzzese The Associated Press, May 12, 2009 http://www.wkrg.com/associated_press/article/ri_lawmakers_approve_immigration_checks_on_workers/46208/ Providence (AP) — A bill requiring private companies to use the federal E-Verify database to check the immigration status of new hires was … Continue reading

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