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Study : Percentage Of Latinos In Federal Workforce Remains Flat

Study: Percentage of Latinos in federal workforce remains flat By Ed O'Keefe The Washington Post, April 23, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042205708.html The percentage of Latinos in the federal workforce remained flat in 2009 compared with the previous year, and the total number … Continue reading

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Lindsey Graham : Immigration Would Kill Climate Bill

Lindsey Graham: Immigration would kill climate bill By Marin Cogan The Politico (Washington, DC), April 22, 2010 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36220.html A top Senate negotiator on climate change believes that a sudden turn by Senate Democrats to immigration could 'destroy' any hope of … Continue reading

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Immigration Raid Targets Vast Network

Immigration Raid Targets Vast Network Authorities Arrest 47 Alleged Leaders of Human-Smuggling Chain Stretching From Mexico to Cities Throughout U.S. By Miriam Jordan The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304510004575186341802033952.html Phoenix — More than 800 federal agents fanned out … Continue reading

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Immigrant Groups Try To Steal Thunder From Tea Party

Immigrant groups try to steal thunder from tea party The Washington Times, April 16, 2010 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/16/immigrant-groups-try-to-steal-thunder/ Immigrant-rights groups sought to tap some of the 'tea party' thunder Thursday by using the anti-tax-and-spending movement's nationwide protests to argue illegal immigrants must … Continue reading

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Maritime Smuggling On The Rise

Maritime smuggling on the rise By Vik Jolly The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), April 16, 2010 http://www.ocregister.com/news/border-244386-smuggling-people.html Dana Point, CA — Maritime smuggling of both humans and contraband is on the rise, according to the U.S. Customs and … Continue reading

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Congressman Talks Birthright Citizenship On Fox

Congressman talks birthright citizenship on Fox By Dena Bunis The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), April 15, 2010 http://www.ocregister.com/news/miller-244177-fox-made.html Babies born to illegal immigrants should not be made American citizens, Rep. Gary Miller said on Fox News Thursday morning. … Continue reading

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Demand Down For U.S. Visas For Skilled Workers

Demand down for US visas for skilled workers Applications indicate fewer firms have plans to hire or need to look overseas By Hiawatha Bray The Boston Globe, April 13, 2010 http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/04/13/us_demand_down_for_special_work_visas/ The nations labor market may be on the rebound, … Continue reading

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Proposed Immigration Bill Could Become One Of Toughest Laws In The Country

Proposed immigration bill could become one of toughest laws in the country By Catherine Holland AZFamily.com, April 13, 2010 http://www.azfamily.com/news/Proposed-immigration-bill-could-become-one-of-toughest-laws-in-the-country-90739249.html Phoenix — A far-reaching and somewhat controversial immigration bill is expected to be debated in the state Legislature today. If … Continue reading

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Carpet Maker, Employees Reach $18 Million Settlement

Carpet maker, employees reach $18M settlement By Kate Brumback The Associated Press, April 13, 2010 http://www.ajc.com/business/carpet-maker-employees-reach-459049.html Atlanta (AP) — One of the world's largest carpet makers has agreed to an $18 million settlement with employees who claimed the company hired … Continue reading

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Ranchers Take Message To Legislators

Ranchers take message to legislators Cattlemen's Association has plan to secure border with Mexico The Sierra Vista Herald (AZ), April 13, 2010 http://www.svherald.com/content/news/2010/04/13/ranchers-take-message-legislators In an initiative kicked into high gear as a result of the shooting death last month of … Continue reading

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Morrison To Speak at New York Immigration Rally

Morrison to speak at New York immigration rally By Nora Devin Emigrant Online (Ireland), April 13, 2010 http://www.irishemigrant.com/ie/go.asp?p=story&storyID=6396 This Thursday, April 15, New York Citys Irish community will gather to listen in on the latest of a series of important … Continue reading

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IRS Reaches Out To Immigrants—-Offers Tax Numbers For Those Who Lack Social Security

IRS reaches out to immigrants Offers tax ID numbers for those who lack Social Security By Stephen Wall The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), April 12, 2010 http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_14872030 As Tax Day approaches, more and more illegal immigrants are coming … Continue reading

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Oklahoma Lawmaker Defends Wire Money Transfer Tax

Oklahoma Lawmaker Defends Wire Money Transfer Tax The Associated Press, April 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/12/business/AP-OK-Mexico-Trade-Flap.html Oklahoma City (AP) — An Oklahoma legislator who wrote a law imposing new fees for wire money transfers defended the measure Monday after a Mexican congressman … Continue reading

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Obama Likely To Be Cautious About Military On Border

Obama team likely to be cautious about military on border Krentz family, friends still wait for troops By Brady McCombs and Tim Steller The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), April 11, 2010 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_73299b91-ca69-5be7-af85-7160d2483477.html A day after laying rancher Robert Krentz to … Continue reading

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Plan To Cut Off Citizenship For Children of Illegal Immigrants Stalls

Plan to cut off citizenship for children of illegal immigrants stalls By Cindy Carcamo The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), April 7, 2010 http://www.ocregister.com/news/hilton-242962-initiative-children.html A ballot initiative targeting children born to people who are in the country illegally is … Continue reading

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Ruling May Mean Stay In Deportation Cases

Ruling may mean stay in deportation cases By Andrew Wolfe The Nashua Telegraph (NH), April 7, 2010 http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/697183-196/ruling-may-mean-stay-in-deportation-cases.html?i=1 A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week overturned a long-standing legal precedent in New Hampshire and could prompt immigrants facing deportation due … Continue reading

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Extra Fees Upheld For Refugees To Stay In U.S.

Extra fees upheld for refugees to stay in U.S. By Bob Egelko The San Francisco Chronicle, April 7, 2010 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/07/BABC1CQM95.DTL&type=politics A federal judge in San Francisco had been considering refunds for hundreds of thousands of Central Americans, who were charged … Continue reading

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Immigration Issue Heats Up In Congress

Immigration issue heats up in Congress By Kevin Tripp The KTAR News (Phoenix), April 7, 2010 http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1281557 Phoenix — The battle on the U.S.-Mexico border has spread to the halls of Congress. In the wake of a southern Arizona rancher's … Continue reading

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GOP Candidates Take Tough Position On Illegal Immigration

GOP candidates take tough positions on illegal immigration By Jack Chang The Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2010 http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/07/2660503/gop-candidates-take-tough-positions.html Meg Whitman had just finished delivering her campaign stump speech for an El Dorado Hills audience several months ago when she asked … Continue reading

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In California, Immigrants Are Past Their Prime

In California, immigrants are past their prime By Andy Goldberg Deutsche Presse Agentur, April 7, 2010 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/317416,in-california-immigrants-are-past-their-prime–feature.html Los Angeles (DPA) — Driven by recession and demographic trends, immigration in California has peaked, and native-born Californians now outnumber people from other … Continue reading

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