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U.S. Fears More Illegal Crossing Along Northern Border

U.S. fears more illegal crossings along northern border By LES BLUMENTHAL McClatchy Newspapers November 11, 2007 BLAINE, Wash. | Tucked in the countryside where paved roads give way to gravel is the Smuggler Inn, a bed-and-breakfast on the U.S.-Canadian border. … Continue reading

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Discord Roils LA Unified Parent Panel

Discord roils L.A. Unified parent panel Acrimony with racial overtones has plagued the advisory council. The key issue: whether meetings in Spanish should be allowed. By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 10, 2007 For months, parents on … Continue reading

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Negative Population Growth Asserts America Is On Path To Population Disaster

NPG Asserts America Is on Path to Population Disaster ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 PRNewswire-USNewswire Negative Population Growth President Donald Mann has announced the start of a Campaign for a National Population Policy, a grassroots effort to get the American people … Continue reading

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San Diego County Remittances Hit $1.1 Billion

San Diego County remittances to Mexico hit $1.1 billion By James Giannini COPLEY NEWS SERVICE October 19, 2007 WASHINGTON The amount of money that workers in San Diego County send to Mexico has ballooned reaching $1.1 billion last year from … Continue reading

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New Mexico’s Low Tech Fence Stopping Migrants Most

N.M.'s low-tech fence stopping migrants most Arizona's high-tech 'virtual fence' isn't having as much success in staunching the flow of illegal immigrants as neighboring New Mexico's more solid approach. By KEVIN G. HALL khall@mcclatchydc.com Posted on Fri, Oct. 19, 2007 … Continue reading

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New U.S. Visas Offered To Crime Victims

New US Visas Offered to Crime Victims By Roxana Hegeman The Associated Press, October 19, 2007 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Illegal immigrants who are victims of violent crimes in the U.S. can now apply for special visas, seven years after Congress … Continue reading

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GOP Voters’ Worries Over Immigration Shape Race In Iowa

GOP voters' worries over immigration shape race in Iowa By Jerry Kammer COPLEY NEWS SERVICE October 18, 2007 STORM LAKE, Iowa During the 1960s and 1970s, Richard Krout slaughtered hogs at a now-defunct meat-processing plant where the union label helped … Continue reading

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Military’s Quick Path To Citizenship Lures Young Immigrants

Military's quick path to citizenship lures young immigrants But critics say immigrants unaware of pitfalls, options By Tal Abbady South Florida Sun-Sentinel October 18, 2007 In a sunbaked parking lot, Ruben Gomez, 17, takes a break from the pull-ups, crunches … Continue reading

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Gov.: Employer Sanctions Law Is Better Than Ballot Initiatives

Gov.: Employer-sanctions law is better than ballot initiatives Touts flexibility of measure that takes effect Jan. 1 By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.18.2007 PHOENIX Gov. Janet Napolitano prefers a new state law that would punish … Continue reading

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Gang Rivalry Grows Into Race War

Gang rivalry grows into race war Battle over the drug trade has led to escalating violence in Florence-Firestone. By Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 18, 2007 As the story goes, the East Coast Crips robbed a Florencia … Continue reading

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Feds: Deportation A Crapshoot—U.S. Agents Lack Guidelines For Removing Illegals

Feds: Deportation a crapshoot U.S. agents lack guidelines for removing illegals By Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News October 17, 2007 Federal immigration agents lack guidelines in choosing which illegal immigrants to deport, often taking sole caregivers or those with medical … Continue reading

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Border Agents Treated Worse Than Terror Suspects, Congressmen Say

Border Agents Treated Worse Than Terror Suspects, Congressmen Say Fred Lucas Staff Writer Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) – October 17, 2007 Calling the treatment of two imprisoned border agents worse than the treatment of suspected terrorists, several House Republicans demanded that … Continue reading

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Trafficking Case Exposes Child Servitude

Trafficking Case Exposes Child Servitude By JENNIFER KAY Oct 17, 2007 MIAMI (AP) The teen slept on a rolled-up mattress on the dining room floor and bathed in the backyard with a garden hose. For six years, she washed dishes, … Continue reading

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Immigration Law Cited For Enrollment Decline

Immigration law cited for enrollment decline Ray Parker The Arizona Republic Oct. 17, 2007 02:31 PM Mesa Public Schools' alarming drop in enrollment this year comes largely in its elementary schools and almost exclusively in west Mesa, where there is … Continue reading

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Fairfax To Count Illegal Immigrants And Identify County Services They Use

Fairfax to count illegal immigrants and identify county services they use by William C. Flook, The Examiner Oct 17, 2007 Fairfax County is joining the growing ranks of local governments focusing on the impact of illegal immigrants in their jurisdictions. … Continue reading

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Wildlife At Border May Lose Sanctuary

Wildlife at border may lose sanctuary A double-crested cormorant takes off from the Rio Grande. South Texans have spent millions to create a lucrative eco-tourism site, which draws more than 125,000 visitors every year. A fence along the lush Rio … Continue reading

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Republican Candidates Stress Immigration

Republican candidates stress immigration By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org Staff Writer Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Stateline.org Virginia Republicans campaigning to keep control of the General Assembly this year are vowing to crack down on illegal immigration. Out of the five … Continue reading

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Poll: No Consensus On Policing Immigration

Poll: No consensus on policing immigration Half of Arizonans don't want cops detaining entrants By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.17.2007 PHOENIX Arizonans are sharply divided over whether their police departments should be enforcing immigration laws, … Continue reading

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In Shift, 40% Of Immigrants Move Directly To Suburbs

In Shift, 40% of Immigrants Move Directly to Suburbs By SAM ROBERTS The New York Times Published: October 17, 2007 About 4 in 10 immigrants are moving directly from abroad to the nations suburbs, which are growing increasingly diverse, according … Continue reading

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Plan To Crack Down On "Sanctuary Cities" Killed In Senate

Plan to Crack Down on 'Sanctuary Cities' Killed in Senate Wednesday, October 17, 2007 WASHINGTON A House-passed plan to threaten local police agencies with losing federal money if they don't assist in cracking down on illegal immigration was defeated Tuesday … Continue reading

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