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Welcome surprise for immigrant family In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6430301.html
For a few months, the Velasquez family seemed to suffer blow after blow. It started last winter with the lump in Aura Velasquez’s right breast. Then in February, doctors delivered the diagnosis: advanced breast cancer. More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, May 20, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Immigration conviction of union official reversed In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

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 retried. Braulio Pereyra-Gabino was charged in the wake of 2006 immigration raids at Swift meatpacking plants in Marshalltown and five other towns around the... More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, May 20, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Court: Day laborers can't sue Fox for defamation In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.examiner.com/a-2018227~Court__Day_laborers_can_t_sue_Fox_for_defamation.html
San Diego -- A state appeals court ruled that seven day laborers can't sue Fox News for defamation because a talk-show guest accused them of assault. In a 2-1 decision, 4th District Court of Appeals judges on Thursday upheld a Superior Court ruling dismissing the case. More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, May 20, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

English as a Second Language In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-esl-studymay12,0,3745978.story
After 20 years of sporadic English classes, Esperanza Marrufo still stumbles over the language, exasperated when unable to find the right word. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, May 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

RI lawmakers approve immigration checks on workers In the News

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.wkrg.com/associated_press/article/ri_lawmakers_approve_immigration_checks_on_workers/46208/
A bill requiring private companies to use the federal E-Verify database to check the immigration status of new hires was narrowly approved by state lawmakers Tuesday. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, May 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Commentary: Immigration and common sense In the News

By: Tina kosikowski

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/08/navarrette.immigration.raids/index.html?section=cnn_latest
On the prickly subject of immigration raids, the judicial branch is moving in the right direction. And the executive branch is moving in all directions. In a stunning rebuke of how the government has previously gone about prosecuting illegal immigrants, the Supreme Court this week unanimously... More...

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Posted on  Sunday, May 10, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

 

Askyourlawmakers Blog and Get Answers on Immigration In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.politics.com/askyourlawmaker/blog/
More importantly, what are the costs of inaction? How critical is immigration reform to the country’s economic recovery?  CNC correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson got a sneak peek a few weeks ago at a new report from the Immigration Policy Center. What do you think? This week –... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, May 5, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Summit of Americas Provides Fresh Start for US In the News

By: Tina kosikowski

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-22-voa21.cfm
  The 34-nation Western Hemisphere summit that closed in Trinidad and Tobago Sunday is being hailed by most participants as a new beginning for relations in the region. President Barack Obama was praised by many for setting a new tone of openness, especially for his comments... More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, April 29, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

 

US official nixes closing border as swine flu response In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090428/pl_afp/healthusflupoliticscongresshoyer_20090428163018
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has told congressional leaders that closing the borders in a bid to curb swine flu's spread would be expensive and inefficient, a top lawmaker said Tuesday. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, April 28, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

10 Countries in Deep Trouble In the News

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-Countries-in-Deep-usnews-14971805.html?.&.pf=real-estate
(Follow the link below for the full text) Mexico. Thousands of would-be tourists from America and elsewhere had to cancel spring break trips to Mexico due to ongoing violence related to the drug trade. Mexico was the second country recently identified by the U.S. Joint Forces Command as possibly... More...

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Posted on  Thursday, April 23, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

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