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Immigration To Go Paperless

Immigration to Go Paperless Agency Plans Electronic Overhaul of Case-Management System By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 7, 2008; Page A17 The Bush administration has launched a major overhaul of the nation's immigration services agency, selecting … Continue reading

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Immigration Steered Latinos To Obama

Immigration steered Latinos to Obama By Leslie Berestein and John Marelius UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS November 7, 2008 Although economic concerns reduced immigration to nearly a nonissue by the time the presidential campaign drew to a close, political experts believe it … Continue reading

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Judge Bans Use Of "Illegal" and "Aliens"

Judge Bans Use Of Illegal and Aliens Judicial Watch Blog Thu, 11/06/2008 – 17:10 Arizonas Supreme Court chief justice has agreed to enforce the Hispanic Bar Associations demands of banning the terms illegal and aliens in all of the states … Continue reading

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Bush Administration Makes Immigration Strides In 2008

Bush admin. makes immigration strides in 2008 By EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press November 6, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. government arrested and deported record numbers of illegal immigrants nearly 350,000 in the past year, authorities say. It has also naturalized … Continue reading

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Voters Go After Businesses That Hire Illegal Workers

Voters go after businesses that hire illegal workers by Gosia Wosniacka The Oregonian Thursday November 06, 2008, 9:24 PM While Oregon voters were deciding the fate of bilingual education on Tuesday's crowded ballot, an unnoticed immigration measure passed quietly in … Continue reading

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Immigration Holds Placed On More SoCal Inmates

Immigration holds placed on more SoCal inmates VVDAILY PRESS.com November 6, 2008 – 1:52PM FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS About 2,000 inmates in San Bernardino County were flagged for deportation in the last fiscal year, federal immigration officials said Thursday. … Continue reading

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Immigrant GI’s Saluted In Iraq As New Citizens

Immigrant GIs Saluted in Iraq as New Citizens By David K. Li The New York Post, November 5, 2008 http://www.nypost.com/ Almost 200 immigrant American troops serving in Iraq received the ultimate reward yesterday – US citizenship. In a moving swearing-in … Continue reading

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New Cuban Escape Route : Via Mexico

New Cuban escape route: via Mexico By Sara Miller Llana The Christian Science Monitor, November 5, 2008 http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1105/p01s01-woam.htm Isla Mujeres, Mexico — Cubans have a new route to the US – and it goes through Cancun. As the US Coast … Continue reading

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Postville Streets Empty As Immigration Officials Return

Postville streets empty as immigration officials return By Grant Schulte The Des Moines Register, November 5, 2008 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081105/NEWS/811050337/ -1/LIFE04 Federal immigration agents returned to Agriprocessors Inc. on Tuesday and arrested one suspected illegal immigrant in a follow-up to a May … Continue reading

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What Will Be The New US Immigration Policy?

What will be the new US immigration policy? By Liam Clifford Globalvisas.com, November 5, 2008 http://www.globalvisas.com/news/what_will_be_the_new_us_ immigration_policy_582.html Barack Obama's landslide victory in the American Presidential Election this morning was in some part due to the support he received from millions … Continue reading

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Obama Wins Big Among Hispanics–With GOP’s Help

Obama won big among Hispanics — with GOP's help By Andres Oppenheimer The Miami Herald (FL), November 5, 2008 http://www.miamiherald.com/andres_oppenheimer/ One of the big surprises of Tuesday's elections: Florida's Hispanic population voted heavily for Democratic candidate Barack Obama after decades … Continue reading

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Judge Rules Against Voting Rights Lawsuit

Judge rules against voting rights lawsuit By Anabelle Garay The Associated Press, November 5, 2008 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6094916.html Dallas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday against three Latino voters who wanted to change the way council members are elected in Farmers … Continue reading

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Border Agent’s Retrial Another Mistrial

Border agent's retrial another mistrial Prosecutors now must decide whether to try case a third time or dismiss charges By Brady McCombs The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), November 5, 2008 http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/265735 The retrial of a U.S. Border Patrol agent facing … Continue reading

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Boston Housing Authority Takes Heat For Housing Obama’s Aunt

BHA takes heat for housing Obama's aunt By Maria Sacchetti Boston Globe Staff November 4, 2008 Reports that Senator Barack Obama's aunt is an illegal immigrant living in Boston public housing sparked outrage yesterday at a time when nearly 20,000 … Continue reading

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78% Of U.S. Hispanics Favor Obama Over McCain

78 percent of U.S. Hispanics favor Obama over McCain REUTERS Tue Nov 4, 2008 8:02am EST PHOENIX (Reuters) – In the final stretch to the presidential election, more than three quarters of likely Hispanic voters say they support Democrat Barack … Continue reading

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Harris Jailers To Resume Role As Immigration Officers

Harris jailers to resume role as immigration officers By Liz Austin Peterson The Houston Chronicle, November 4, 2008 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6094165.html Commissioners Court voted 4-1 today to allow the Harris County Sheriff's Office to continue participating in a program that lets local … Continue reading

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Sheriff Arpaio Wins Re-Election

Sheriff Arpaio Wins Re-election The Associated Press, November 4, 2008 http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId= 7794081&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 Phoenix (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — who embraces the 'Toughest Sheriff in America' title — rolled to victory in his fifth general election on Tuesday. … Continue reading

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Downturn Means Less Money For Immigrants To Send Home

Downturn means less money for immigrants to send home By Tyler Sipe The Contra Costa Times (CA), November 4, 2008 http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/ci_10898901 Sending funds back home is a longstanding tradition among immigrants living in the United States, including those in the … Continue reading

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Mainstream Media—Hass It Hindered Effective Policymaking On Immigration

Mainstream Media – Has it Hindered Effective Policymaking on Immigration? The Imperial Valley (CA), November 4, 2008 http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=3211&Itemid=2 Los Angeles, California – Focusing almost exclusively on dramatic, episodic events such as the Elian Gonzalez saga and other illegality issues, … Continue reading

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Immigrants Confront The Recession

Immigrants Confront the Recession By Larry Tung The Gotham Gazette (NYC), November 3, 2008 http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/immigrants/20081103/11/2735 Fong Oi Kan wishes that she only worked five days a week. But in the midst of the worst economy in decades, she said she … Continue reading

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