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Activists Keep Heat On Obama Over Immigration

Activists keep heat on Obama over immigration By Tim Gaynor Reuters, January 28, 2009 http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE50R7K320090128 Phoenix (Reuters) — When U.S. President Barack Obama took office last week, a coalition of south Texas landowners wrote to his new administration urging an … Continue reading

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Republicans Oppose Broader Children’s Health Bill

Republicans oppose broader children's health bill By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press 01.27.09, 08:48 AM EST Republican lawmakers tried to slow momentum for expanding a children's health insurance program Monday by arguing that a bill in the Senate would draw about … Continue reading

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Senator Wants U.S, Companies To Fire Foreign Workers First

Senator wants US companies to fire foreign workers first The Economic Times 26 Jan 2009, 2301 hrs IST, IANS WASHINGTON: An influential senator has asked US companies to make efforts to fire foreign workers first while making lay-offs during the … Continue reading

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U.S. Says Rule Lifted Limiting Immigration Arrests

US says rule lifted limiting immigration arrests By TED BRIDIS and EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press January 26, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) The Homeland Security Department reversed itself Monday, saying that weeks after the presidential election it lifted a new rule requiring … Continue reading

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Immigration Less Important

Immigration less important, report says Stephen Wall, Staff Writer Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Created: 01/26/2009 04:31:10 PM PST A year and a half ago, the immigration debate rankled members of Congress and the public. Today, it has receded in importance, … Continue reading

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Save American Jobs—Curb All Immigration

Save America's jobs – curb all immigration Chad Groening OneNewsNow 1/23/2009 7:40:00 AM A former U.S. congressman who now runs a Colorado-based think tank says the current economic climate has made it imperative that immigration — both legal and illegal … Continue reading

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Immigration Still A Minefield

Immigration still a minefield By Phil Kent For the Journal-Constitution Friday, January 23, 2009 Illegal immigration again emerges as a major issue now that Barack Obama is president. The new administration is veering toward a more-open borders policy as underscored … Continue reading

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On Both Sides Of Mexico Border, Immigrant Families Struggle With Faltering Economy

On both sides of Mexico border, immigrant families struggle with faltering economy By SOPHIA TAREEN and JULIE WATSON, Associated Press Writers 2:50 PM PST, January 22, 2009 CHICAGO (AP) Marilu Vargas digs through bargain meats at a Mexican grocery store, … Continue reading

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Mexico Violence Felt In North Texas

Mexico violence felt in North Texas By MONIKA DIAZ WFAA-TV 10:15 AM CST on Thursday, January 22, 2009 The toll of terror The violence south of the border is staggering, and it's crossing the border and spreading fear in some … Continue reading

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Obama To Stop Ousting Illegals?

INVASION USA Obama to stop ousting illegals? President asked for executive order to halt deportation, work raids By Chelsea Schilling WorldNetDaily Posted: January 22, 2009 12:45 am Eastern A former illegal alien who sought sanctuary in a Chicago church in … Continue reading

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Crackdown At The Border

Crackdown at the Border Data: Immigration prosecutions jump fourfold during bushs tenure Jared Taylor The Monitor January 21, 2009 – 11:42 PM Annual immigration prosecutions more than quadrupled during former President George W. Bush's eight years in office, reaching an … Continue reading

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Opponents Of The Border Fence Look To Obama

Opponents of the Border Fence Look to Obama By Hilary Hylton Time Magazine, January 21, 2009 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1872650,00.html Federal bureaucrats call it the 'border fence.' The residents along the Texas-Mexico border say it's a wall echoing the Cold War. And south … Continue reading

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Dangerous Suspects Could Be Asked Immigration Status

Dangerous' suspects could be asked immigration status County leaders say aim would be to keep criminals off the streets By Sebastian Montes The Gazette (MD), January 21, 2009 http://www.gazette.net/stories/01212009/silvnew183750_32482.shtml After meeting with advocates from both sides of the immigration debate, … Continue reading

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Bush Commutes Border Patrol Agents’ Prison Terms

Bush commutes Border Patrol agents' prison terms The president grants clemency to two men convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler and tossing evidence. The prosecution and sentencing in the 2005 shooting caused an uproar among conservatives. By Josh Meyer … Continue reading

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State Senator To Introduce Immigration Bill

State senator to introduce immigration bill By Kevin Rader The WTHR TV News (Indianapolis), January 20, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28738764/ Indianapolis — An Indiana lawmaker is introducing what he calls the toughest immigration bill in the country. Illegal immigration has been a … Continue reading

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Catholic Leaders Hopeful That Obama Will Change U.S. Immigration Policy

Catholic leaders hopeful that Obama will change US immigration policy By David Agren The Catholic News Service, January 20, 2009 http://www.catholiccourier.com/tmp1.cfm?nid=76&articleid=105224 Mexico City (CNS) — Senior Catholic leaders participating in the Sixth World Meeting of Families expressed optimism that the … Continue reading

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Border Patrol Radar Camera System In Arizona Detects Migrants

Border Patrol radar-camera system in Arizona detects migrants The Associated Press, January 20, 2009 http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=9704290&nav=menu 429_2 Tucson, AZ (AP) — A mobile radar and camera system in Arizona lets Border Patrol agents observe areas nearly seven miles away. The $500,000 … Continue reading

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Obama Poised To Give Insurance To Illegals

Obama poised to give insurance to illegals President-elect calls SCHIP expansion '1 of first measures I sign into law' By Chelsea Schilling The World Net Daily News, January 19, 2009 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86549 Shortly after taking office, President Obama is expected to … Continue reading

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Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List At D.C. Meeting

Immigration Tops Latinos Wish List at D.C. Meeting By Fernanda Santos The New York Times, January 19, 2009 A new president takes office on Tuesday. It is time to ask for favors, to settle debts accrued during the campaign season. … Continue reading

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African Immigrants Feel Special Link With Obama

African immigrants feel special link with Obama Civil-rights movement is source of historic journeys The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), January 19, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/01/19/20090119obama-immigration0119.html Much attention has been paid to Barack Obama becoming the nation's first Black president, but his ties to … Continue reading

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